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Chapter 7 - Flower

The full moon stood hanging in the sky casting it's bright light on Guttric city, it was almost midnight and almost everyone has gone to bed, in Hazel's cottage she bit a part of the cake she stole from the coffee shop and turned the map in front of her, according to the old man, old Roland, the estate of death was after the black lake, she traced the location of the black lake on the map but there was nothing else, the rest of the place was marked under a forbidden zone and not part of Guttric city, "my stop point" she muttered as she marked that part of the city, she wrapped the map threw it in her coat's pocket and threw the remaining part of the cake in her mouth, "they sure make good cakes" she said as she tied her viel, she fastened her all black coat and her passed,hen blew out the candle and slipped out of the house. The night was sure going to be long, jumping from one roof to another, sliding through bushes and stalls, her figure swift and light dashed through the forest and finally appeared at the other side of the black lake, the water was very clear and strangely there was no sound of water flow, the place was dead silent and calm that she could hear her own breathing so clearly, even the crickets didn't make sounds in this part of town, the temperature was also very cold, autumn felt like a harsh winter, she rubbed her palms together and blew hot breath on them, then she looked ahead, she could see nothing, the tall trees were blocking her view, she suddenly felt uneasy and she silently picked her dagger then jumped to the other side of the lake, she dashed swiftly through the forest with all cautiousness as she marked all the trees she passed, unfortunately she didn't notice the marks clear off as she made them, time passed and she finally appeared in a clear area, there was a sign board just beside her with an inscription "death ahead" it looked very old and the stick used to support it was almost falling, she became even more alert she could already see the bright and full garden of blooming flowers ahead and the ancient castle like structures behind them, a larger sign board was at the entrance with a larger inscription, "blood estate, no humans allowed", she held her dagger tightly as she stepped cautiously into the estate, the air was filled with the harsh scent of evil and suddenly the flowers all moved straightening themselves and facing Hazel in snake like stances, "been expecting this" she muttered and the flowers attacked her, slithering and twisting like snakes as they lunged at her with their trendils snapping like wind, she dodged their attacks her movement fluid and precise as she swiftly swung her dagger and pierced the petals of one of the flowers, it screeched loudly it's cry echoing through the forest as it burst into dust, the other flowers became even wilder as they attacked with fury, and she increased her speed her chest heaving up and down as she swung her dagger wildly, slashing and cutting through the wind causing loud screech's echoing through the place, she soon brought the last flower down and she wiped her dagger with her sleeve, the place became even more sinister, the silence told the evils hidden in the shadows, the once flower filled estate had no single petals on its ground, suddenly she felt a sting in her left arm and she hissed, she just noticed the cut she was given and she frowned, "I would get what I want today" she muttered and turned her focus away to continue with her cautious walk through the estate but she didn't notice the dark coloured owl perched on the fence. Up in the largest mansion in the estate, a god like figure sat in the shadows motionless yet elegant with eyes closed as he leaned back on the chair, he looked lifeless except for his middle finger which was tapping continuously on the arm of the chair, he was dressed in a black unbuttoned robe revealing his fine strong and he was barefooted, just then a dark coloured owl flew in and took the form of a handsome young boy filled with boyish charm and dressed in an all white uniform contrasting greatly with the surrounding, "young master there is a human in the estate" the boy reported and Ezra stopped tapping his finger, he opened his eyes which was blood red and it immediately switched to emerald green, "I can smell it's blood" he said as he stood up from the sofa, "she killed your long cultivated flowers" the boy muttered as his face morphed into an angry one and Ezra smiled with his gaze out of the window and fixed on Hazel who was walking with full alertness and Cautiousness, "I can already perceive the sweetness of the blood and I can't wait to get a taste" he said as his eyes turned back to blood red and his fangs gradually protruding but he immediately fixed himself, his eyes turned back to its original colour and his teeth went back to normal, "should I get her for you" the boy asked and Ezra became irritated "so impatient, it's my prey let it get to me itself why chase it around" he said as he strolled out of the room with the boy following him, "put out the candle light in the other room" Ezra said to the boy and the boy paused "the ritu.." "It can continue tomorrow" Ezra said and suddenly disappeared while the boy sighed and strolled to the room where the candle was.