“Umm… Can you tell us who you are and how you got down here ? This dungeon is atleast thirty feet down from the surface and very, very far from the Human Kingdom.” Rees asked as he looked at the Human Girl.
“M-My name is Leena Afloman. I am the first daughter of the Afloman Household-”
“Afloman Household ? I have read about it… Wait, Wait. Search Afloman.” Leon spoke in a low voice as he immediately activated his skill.
[Afloman – 3 results found. Flashing into memory.]
As soon as the memories were flashed into Leon’s mind a serious expression appeared over his face.
“Your house used to be a three star noble household but your father was executed when he was found conspiring against the king and your noble status was ripped off.
That very night… Some assassins killed your whole family but no one tried to raise this issue, right ?” Leon asked with a serious expression.
“Y-You are right.” Leena replied with a hesitated and scared expression.
“By that… Isn’t she supposed to be dead, Master ?” Fruela asked with a confused expression as she looked at Leon.
“Please give me a chance to explain… If you aren’t here to kill me that is.” Leena spoke as she looked at Leon.
“I don’t have time for your explanation… Rees, Where is that thing ?” Leon asked with a serious expression as he looked at Rees.
“Ah, Yes… Little girl have you seen a device that used to be there ?” Rees spoke as he pointed towards the empty wall.
“A device ? Ah… That thing. I placed it inside that room with the other garbage.” Leena spoke as she pointed towards a room to the left.
“Nothing… Keep it in mind little girl. Nothing in this dungeon is trash other than you.” Rees spoke in a very angry tone.
“Wow man, that was Savage.” Leon spoke with a smile as he looked at Rees.
“That equipment is the most expensive thing that you have ever seen in your life, Girl.” Rees spoke as he immediately walked towards the room opened it and went inside.
In just a few seconds, he dragged out a big ’C’ shaped machine made out of rusted iron and magic runes were etched into it’s base.
It was also threatening to break any second.
“Okay… Just give me a moment to set it up, Mr. Leon. I have to clean the rust from over the runes, so that they can work efficiently.” Rees spoke as he started scratching the rust using his bony fingers.
Leon looked at the timer on the bracelet and noticed that it had gone half white and half-red.
“Do it fast, Rees. I only have two hours.” Leon spoke with a serious expression.
“More than enough… Mr. Leon. Don’t worry.” Rees spoke as he continued his work.
“What even is this thing ? I-If you don’t mind me asking, Sir Skeleton.” Leena asked as she looked at Rees.
“My name is Rees Krambelbar. Don’t call me Skeleton. I hate it whenever someone calls me that.” Rees spoke in a neutral voice as he continued to scratch the rust from the runes.
“I-I am sorry, Mr. Krambelbar Sir.” Leena spoke as she immediately apologised.
“You don’t seem that much nobleish from the way of your talking.” Leon spoke as he looked at Leena.
“Ah…It’s been a while since I met fellow humans. First I thought that the ones who are going to find me will be Elfs but I am really surprised to see you here.” Leena spoke with a neutral expression.
“How much time do you think has passed since you are down here ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Umm… About seven years, eleven months and today is the sixteenth day. I think the time out there would be around mid-night, right ?” Leena asked as she looked at Leon.
“Three hours past mid-night.” Fruela replied with a neutral expression.
“Ah… My calculations are off by three hours ? That’s a shame.” Leena spoke as she placed her hand back on her head.
“How did you survive down here without food or water ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Ah… Yes, You see… I found this.” Leena spoke as she pointed towards a wooden plate that was sitting over the counter.
“Hmm…? A wooden plate ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Not an ordinary wooden plate. It’s a defective magic equipment, if you transfer mana into it… The equipment looks for a random eatable food in a range of four hundred kilometres around it and teleports it to the plate.” Rees explained as he continued to do his work.
“Yes.” Leena spoke as she nodded slightly.
“That’s food robbery, isn’t it ? What were you even thinking when you made it ? And why did you even make it in the first place ? You are an undead, you don’t need food to survive.” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“I was trying to make something else, Mr. Leon. As I said, it’s just a defective equipment used to steal food and drinkables. Wasted five years over it.” Rees replied.
“What were you trying to make ?” Fruela asked with a neutral expression.
“Something else.” Rees replied.
“What is that something else, if I may ask.” Fruela spoke as a smile appeared over her face.
“I don’t think, I am obliged to answer that question.” Rees spoke as he looked at Fruela.
“Let me guess… You were trying to make a magic plate that would summon you anything you wished from the whole elf kingdom without ever going out of your dungeon.
Am I right ?” Fruela asked with a smile.
Rees remained silent and continued to work.
“Fruela, don’t do it. There are somethings better remain disclosed. We all have our secrets, just like I have never asked you about your past.” Leon spoke as he looked at Fruela.
“I-I am sorry, Master.” Fruela immediately apologised as she bowed down to Leon.
“One day… When I went out to get somethings from the Elven market. Your Queen’s carriage was supposed to make a round through the kingdom.
I always covered my face with this black robe that I am wearing, everytime. But that day, something slipped from my hands and when I bent down to pick it up, a little elf girl got the glimpse of my face.
She got so scared that she tried to run away, I tried to stop her but at that very unfortunate second, a carriage with twelve shining spirit horses came running through the road and crushed that little girl to her death.
Her mother and father cried their eyes out in front of the whole crowd… Her brother ran to attack the Queen, but the guards pushed him away.
From that day… I never decided to get out of the dungeon. I tried to make a device that can bring me anything I want from the whole elf kingdom but not with the intention of stealing.
Just because I am undead doesn’t mean I don’t have feelings. I have everything a living human has except a living body. So, I am sorry if you think I am a nothing but a petty thief, Dark Elf.” Rees spoke as he continued to scratch the rust.
*Sob-Sob-Sob-Sob*
Leon immediately turned to look at Leena and noticed that she is crying.
“Why are you crying ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“I-I am sorry, I-I haven’t heard such an emotional story for years.” Leena replied as she looked at Leon.
“Okay, It’s done and ready to use, Mr. Leon.” Rees spoke as he stood up and looked at Leon.
“What do I need to do ?” Leon asked as he stepped forward.
“Just stand on the platform and I will start it immediately.” Rees spoke as he pointed towards the platform.
Leon immediately walked upto the platform started staring at Rees as he took off his robe.
“What are you doing, Rees ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“I am undead Mr. Leon. I am the most cursed thing in this whole world since death is the absolute truth and I am something that goes against it.
In order to keep me from turning into a stupid monster, my necroheart helps me. It fights the curse.” Rees spoke as he ulled his necroheart out and placed it right over the upper edge of the equipment.
As soon as he did this, the necroheart started hovering right above Leon’s heart.
“Okay… What now ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Now stay still for a moment. Alcusto Opria Furk Mei.” Rees spoke as he started chanting and as soon as his chanting ended, the necroheart let out a sharp green coloured beam out of it that went directly into Leon’s head.
After exactly three seconds, it stopped.
“Okay… Is it stopped, Mr. Leon ?” Rees asked as he looked at bracelet.
“Hmm…?” Leon looked at the bracelet and noticed that there was no timer on it now.
He slowly touched it from the sides and…
*Click*
The bracelet opened up immediately.
“Nice.” Leon spoke with a smile.
“Now, I will take back my heart.” Rees spoke as he placed his heart back into his rib-cage.
“Shall we head back, Master ?” Fruela asked as she immediately turned around.
“Yes… Let’s go.” Leon spoke as all three of them started walking towards the room that came in from.
“Wait please…” Leena shouted from behind.
“Hmm…? What ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Can you please take me with you ?” She asked with a hopeful expression.