Elise carefully stood from her place. She didn't immediately go to her aunt as she noticed the arrow that struck her neck and instead, she carefully went to Ian who stood behind a wall. When she got there she saw his hand that was holding Angelica's neck from earlier was wounded. 

A frown appeared between her brows after seeing the wound, "Are you alright?" concern laced Elise's voice as she didn't know what the arrow could effect, but it seemed to be a normal arrow as the wound didn't seem to turn purple in color as a sign of poison.

"Lively and healthy," Ian raised his hand and Elise saw the wound cut close. "Don't get too far the archer is still here."

"Why would they kill her?" asked Elise, she was confused about what was going on, "Is she dead?"

"She is not breathing for now," he replied while his eyes looking askew at the dark sorceress whose heart had stopped beating, "It could be one of her ally, the dark sorcerers who wanted to kill her and me at the same time."

"They wanted to kill her to silence her?" It was hard to believe for allies to kill one another, but Elise knew how shrewd dark sorcerers were. They don't mind killing infants and her aunt who was pregnant. Why would they hesitate to kill their own ally then?

Ian confirmed her words with a nod, "They don't want her to spill any of their secrets. That just proves how she isn't trustworthy enough." A grin came at the end of his words. It was annoying to know that the woman who he wanted to kill with his own hands had died, but then she had died. It was useless to cry over spilled milk.

"Do you think they have left?-" Elise stopped when she heard screamings. The screaming was not only one but many that made it loud enough and it came from somewhere outside the house. "What's going on?" she questioned while Ian took a step forward to see that the arrow didn't come again. 

Once he confirmed the archer wasn't there he then moved toward the window and Elise followed. It was then when they saw a large furry animal like a bear but with a dirtier fur that was wet stepped to the red-colored snow. 

The beast had horns curling on the side of its head and large red eyes that glimmered like blood. The worse news was, there wasn't only a single beast as two more appeared to come to the village, destroying the houses and anything that come across their path. 

A man was running when he fell on the ground only to be picked by the beast. His body hung on the beast's hand, and he met the jagged large teeth of the beast's before a loud snarl follow that was enough to blast one's hearing.

Some villagers were stunned and could only watch the man eaten by the beast before more screaming of help echoed in the village.

Elise watched how it all transpired and her eyes shut close when the man was eaten alive by the beast. She could feel her head turning light-headed as she witnesses the gore, and she didn't know how she managed to pull through without fainting or screaming. "We need to help them," Elise proposed, but how? 

Ian instead coolly watched over how people were eaten. He was the Lord but he didn't have enough sympathy to start moving. As cold as it sounds he was a Demon. To see people dying was something he was used to but not helping. "You still want to help them after what they did to you? I remember how they watched you with their dirty eyes before. This could be their divine punishment for basking in their violence while justifying themselves as right like your aunt did."

Elise looked at Ian's eyes, confirming that he was asking her the question. "The fault lies on the adults, there were children there, and I don't want the dark sorcerers to win as they did to my family. I'm angry but not to the one who is not at fault and I don't wish for more people to die. Can you help them?" she asked, knowing that in this village only Ian could beat the beasts who were hungry for more human meat.

"Will you be alright checking the basement alone? Be careful with what you touch and if there is danger call my name." Elise responded with a nod but she saw how Ian didn't move yet, "Will you promise me a reward?"

"Now?" asked Elise, wondering if he was questioning now as the time they have was short. She wondered what Ian want from her but this wasn't the time to hesitate, "I will."

Ian twisted his lips. He took the chance to kiss her lips before taking one step back, "Stay safe." and he left with teleportation magic.

Now alone, Elise made her way to the basement door. On the way, she saw her aunt's body that had rolled to the side and her lifeless eyes stare back at her. Gulping down the nervousness that suddenly took in her heart, Elise opened the door which was attached on the floor to climb down the stairs.

During the chaos, on one of the trees located on a hill, Beelzebub sat on one of the tree's branches with his two hands circled in front of his eyes to make up a goggle shape. "The beasts are appearing, this is an improvement. I've been bored with the silence."

"What? What beast?" Hallow who had been inside Beelzebub's chest pocket pushed himself to look but he was small and his large green eyes didn't seem to work great to see far. Had his eyesight turn for the worse because his body turned small?

"Beasts, a mutant," answered Beelzebub, his tone was light as he explained what he saw, "The village where the lass went is under the attack of the dark sorcerers."

"You're lying, where?!" Hallow climbed from Beelzebub's shoulders to his head. Leaning more forward, Hallow squints his eyes trying to see until he saw shadows of people and a large beast. What did Elly do this time?! But it isn't her fault, every time death seem as if it was chasing her with troubles that were grave.

Beel would have pulled the chick but he had something to tease instead. "Are you worried? For a human girl who you don't think much of?"

"Shut the Hell up! What's wrong with you. I'm not worried," Hallow climbed down and walked to sit on the end of the branch. His feet continue to tap in an anxious sound while he stared at the location where Elise was and asked, "Do you think Elise could defeat that beast without Ian?"

"I wonder..." Beelzebub watched Hallow's reaction and his lips twisted in a malicious thought. While Hallow convinced himself that Elise's safety wasn't of his business, Beelzebub suddenly raised his voice that got Hallow's attention, "Would you look at that! A red-haired woman is running and chased by a beast!" This was enough to have Beelzebub turn back to his head, searching for Elise who was chased by the beast.