A/N: I am down with illness and fever. So today I might only upload one chapter, sorry everyone TT

Esther's bright blue eyes widened, a high Demon? Out of everyone, Thomas and the Dark Sorcerer Lord had resurrected a High Demon. Her eyes went across the room, looking at Daphne who was staring at the boy and Esther looked around to see the shadowy figure on the curtain, the person was unmoved that had her wonder if there was actually a person there in the first place.

While most people went to whispers and talked with their neighbors, one brave man raised his hand and asked, "Apologies from what I am about to say, Sir Thomas, but I find it doubtful such a small boy would be able to help us," the man believed he had voiced out the questions other wanted to ask but didn't out of fear.

"Hm, I see that some of you still doubt this little boy is a High Demon," Thomas said with a look of pity. He made a circular walk around his spot, "Then let us perform a small demonstration. Can you do that for us, Caleb?"

Caleb didn't turn to look at Thomas instead he raised his hand. People wondered what the High Demon would do, all eyes staring in anticipation as they were eager. The same man who had asked the question shared the same sentiments awaiting for the performance without knowing he was to help Caleb's performance with his life. 

Caleb pulled his hand that he raised and the man earlier was suddenly pulled forward with an invisible force. Esther could see the person in panic as the hood of his cloak fell but his panic didn't stay long as from his feet fire appeared, burning his cloak and like a living fire, it continued to climb upward, ceaselessly burning the person regardless of his scream. A friend of the man quickly came to pour water over his friend that fell on the ground, burning yet the fire didn't extinguish instead it only burn brighter than before.

Thomas didn't stop him and everyone watched on their seat, not wanting to help as they were enjoying the scene. Caleb only stopped the fire when the man was in verge of death. With a single snap of his finger, the fire disappeared from the middle as if it had never been there before. The man continued to struggle, twisting his body in the agonizing pain, and Ether watched what happened in a frown. That amount of fire that even water could not extinguish it was truly a strong power and the demon had willed it effortlessly, doing what even Thomas, the dark sorcerer wouldn't be able to do.

As if earlier wasn't enough to sent people in awe, Caleb then bent down to the man whose skin had scaled from the fire. Only a single touch and the wounds healed on its own. Thomas who was watching everything pulled his smirk wider, "Do you understand now what Caleb could do?" No words come from the spectators as they were flabbergasted by what happened across their eyes and applause came when Daphne started to clap her hands. 

Once the man from earlier was taken away from the stage, another person hesitantly asked, "With the experiment success will be resurrecting other High Demons, sir Thomas?" If they did, Hell would immediately descend to the living world, and the war against humans had been decided even before they commence.

"No," Thomas said to many people's dismay. "Caleb is a different situation. We both have a goal to achieve which why he lent us a hand. But other demons or soul we would resurrect won't follow our orders willingly. They all would still have their own will to make their own choices. Which why we would begin by being careful of which soul and people to resurrect."

Daphne raised his hand at this moment and Thomas nodded, letting her to speak, "I have someone I would like to resurrect."

Thomas recalled Daphne's ambition and her sole reason for entering the dark sorcerers, "We can talk about that later." And Daphne nodded.

Esther went down from the second floor once the meeting was adjourned. Most people had went back to their hiding, except for a few including Daphne and her. She made her way toward where Thomas was, standing with Caleb. 

"Esther, I was wondering if you are absent today," said Thomas while Esther looked at the room that was curtained behind Thomas, finding the Lord had disappeared. As if knowing her gaze, Thomas said, "He had went away. Did you want to meet him?"

"How can anyone refuse meeting such a strong man?" chuckled Esther, "I have been working under him for years that I can't even recall to count. I was wondering when will I ever have the chance to ever met him."

"The Lord is preparing for a day when everyone could meet him, just not now. How I your act in the village, the wind told me that there are people chasing for you," Thomas said with his eyes trained on Esther. Esther knew what kind of man Thomas was, if a day were to come where she make a blunder, the man would be the very first person to sent others to kill her. 

She put a smile on her face, showing an expression undeterred by Thomas's light warning, "I manage to shake him off today. I wish I could kill him but if I do that would raise suspicions to me. I only have one mission, right? To wait until a red-haired girl come there."

"Glad that you remember your work, I was a little concerned if you forgot and discard your mission to enjoy a normal person's life," Thomas answered, his smile was stale, not reaching to his eyes. 

"But will that red-haired girl come? It has been almost three years I live there," Esther said having Thomas to chuckle.

"Sure she will. Remember, she is the Demon's bride. She is our key to kill Demons too in time we need it. The Relics will fight her with us, but Caleb would take care of them," Thomas shifted his gaze to look at the small boy. Esther did the same, finding the Demon stared at her before looking away. "I have spread rumors around the village where she lived at and the villages next to the place, saying that her father left her with another baby girl which is you. She will come for you soon, I am sure and use that chance to acquire her trust. She is the key to our Lord's plan."

"Oh? I am interested to hear that plan," Esther said, being sly and cunning.

"I will think about it," Thomas brushed her word away and look at Daphne, "I know who you want to resurrect," Esther hadn't leave and she didn't to keep more informations by staying there. "You will need to find a soulless body as a vessel for your lover's soul."

Daphne took in the instructions, "Any body that I like?" She asked.

"Yes, any body that you like. You want them to have a good face, or should I give you a few selection?"

"No, I have someone in mind," Daphne interjected, someone who she knew would be perfect as the man shared similar features to her late lover. 

"Great, then we can go to our next plan, there is a place I want you to attack," Thomas said, "I will be there too, but I need a few people who can go low profile. It's a little bit dangerous but very important for the resurrection process.

Daphne were more than willing if it was for the resurrection magic to bring back her dead loved, "Is it large scaled? How many souls are needed in the sacrifice to bring one person back?"

"A hundred," answered Thomas to Daphne's second question. "And it is a very large scale. Soon there will be an event hold where people would gather, almost over two hundred of them, enough to resurrect two people, and we will need to use this wisely."

Esther raised her brows, "Where is the place?" And Thomas's smile widened a maliciousness lurking beneath his smile.

Everyone had left the place including Esther and Daphne. Caleb who was standing near the door shifted his gaze to the corner of his eye when Thomas walked beside him, "Did you find any trouble, Caleb?"

"No," Caleb answered briefly which was normal, thought Thomas a the High Demon want one to speak a lot since before. His eyes then shifted at the tree, narrowing his eyes, wondering whether it was snow that piled on the branch of the tree or whether it was a white feather of a bird. "Have you ever thought what you did wrong?" Caleb asked, for the first time speaking something more personal.

"I don't. For the Lord's sake, I believe whatever I do is never wrong," Thomas said, admiration and conviction was clear to his eyes, almost as if he worship the Lord he serve.

"But you have heard to let the dead sleep, didn't you?" Caleb questioned, his black eyes stared at Thomas who chuckled.

"But not all the dead who want to sleep, like you there are many who I am sure want to go back to the world."

"Fair point," Caleb answered tonelessly, turning his back he entered the house again. 

"But I have something I am curious of, Caleb," and the High Demon turn to look at Thomas who had spoken. "During the Winter Celebration, who was it that you were trying to find?"

Caleb didn't immediately reply and only answered after a moment of pause, "The person who killed me."

"Oh, revenge I see," Thomas chuckled, and Caleb didn't bother to explain as he left the place.

****

A/N: Today update will only be a single chapter because I am terribly ill. I am sorry everyone, I will try to regain my health soon. Don't forget to support the author by power stones^^