The Butterfly Trap

Part 12's

I confirmed the Prophet's remark, something strange with the contract, I twisted my brain, I said, recalling every event that happened during my time in the north but as hard as I remember it was nothing else that made Zurich bind a contract with me other than to cover up the power of my purifier.

" It's strange" I replied, nodding my head but in my head I still think about every incident that happened in the north.

' Did he know that I was the last of the mgcnagal family to be accused of developing drugs? but if he knew for sure he executed me right on the spot, right? ap dia-'

" Did he know your true identity?" ask the Prophet who made me stop thinking and focus on him.

" I thought so, too, but if he did know he should have executed me on the spot, right?"

" It's true, and maybe she made you her Duchess"

We both nodded our heads but a thousand questions were still lodged in my head and I was sure the Prophet was too because right now I could see the frown on his forehead while he was thinking hard.

" Let's put it aside first" I said at last, "There's something else I want to tell you and Stella when I get to Capital!"

" What?"

" First, I can't join you guys in the Taurus faction and you must know why, secondly I've figured out how that guy took my family down and I'm now convinced their goal is the downfall of the country!"

" What do you mean Si?"

" The reason I'm in the north is because one of Zurich's team was exposed to the poison that killed my family and not only that we also discovered the fact that their next target was the purifiers".

The Prophet kept his mouth shut not believing what I was saying, The Prophet was one of the people who helped me in my research that I did in the Huminggbird guild, all this time I was convinced that Emperor Muller killed my family but now I am beginning to suspect that Emperor Muller is just a chess piece worn by that person.

" How did you come to that conclusion?"

I sighed, "When treating the members, there was one of the purifiers who helped me named Penelope and then she accidentally fell into the liquid tester and you know what happened? the liquid turned a light purple color!"

" Crazy, this is really crazy Si"

" After that I started to hypothesize that the target person was now the purifiers, but I wasn't sure at first, it could be that Penelope was only infected because of a team with Sir Red who was the one who was exposed to the poison but after I checked the blood of some purifier in the north, that's where the truth was revealed".

" But how are you sure that person wants to destroy the country?"

I looked around the place, only Gawin was standing about fifty meters away from us and some noble girls were laughing under a tree not far from Gawin, I asked the Prophet to bring his ears closer and whispered.

" Homucullus, have you heard of it?"

Prophet shakes.

" We had to meet Miranda and go to the basement where my grandfather's book was, I read the name there once, but the problem is we have to separate from the man" I whispered again.

The Prophet glanced at the old Gawin.

" How about we go to Stella's residence first, you have to solve your problem with Stella and maybe she can help us separate from her," she replied in a whisper as well.

I nodded and called Gawin.

" Sir, I want to go to Count Alberto's residence so can you tell the Grand Duke that I'm going home a little late today" I told him when he got near me.

" Good Lady, I will send her message and escort her safely to the residence of Count Sterno!" answer it politely.

" I mean, you said straight to the Grand Duke not through an intermediary".

" I'm sorry Lady, but the Grand Duke ordered me to continue to be by your side whatever the circumstances" he replied politely.

" Cih" I said as I turned my eyeball and glanced at the Prophet, he just nodded and hinted at me to let Gawin, I sighed then followed the Prophet towards the horse carriage.

The trip to the Stella residence was not long, it only took half an hour by horse carriage from where we met and since we had been there so many times, it was no wonder that we visited without notice.

Arriving at the Stela residence, we were greeted kindly by Josep, the butler of Count Alberto's residence, and they led us to the room where we used to spend tea parties or gossip.

" How are you doing, Stel?" ask me awkwardly.

" According to Ngana?" he answered tightly and sat on my hands in front of me, he turned his face away from me, his legs crossed.

" Stel, I'm really sorry, there's a reason why I didn't tell you I was a purifier".

" What then is the Prophet?oh how come you guys grew up in the same house so I'm a stranger then?" his voice was still upset but this time he was already willing to look at me.

" It's not Stel".

" I also know because I accidentally saw my father's document, Sisi also never said it was sluggish to me," replied the Prophet in self-defense.

" Excuse!", he said as he rolled his eyeballs away from my sight.

" Okay, I'll tell you, but the question is how much do you think I'm a friend?"

" What!? now you're questioning my loyalty?" he asked while standing in a half-screaming voice.

" It's not Stel, the problem is that the thing you're going to hear is a big thing" I assured him.

He looked at me with a suspicious look, then sat back down but still in position the first time he came.

" How big is it?" he asked, but this time his voice softened.

" I-" I silently gulped, it felt heavy to pass on the long-held secret I had in these eight years to others, he looked at me sharply, waiting for me to continue my words.

" I'm actually-" I'm still hesitating.

" I what the hell is Si?" he cried out impatiently waiting for what I would say.

" It's just in case, are you gonna keep this a secret even to your own father, Stel?" ask the Prophet.

He who was questioned as soon as he went up black, red face held back anger, he did not accept his two best friends were treating him like a stranger .

" If you don't want to tell me ", he got up from his seat and walked to the door to get out.

" I AM THE GRANDSON OF NOAH MGCNAGAL!", I shouted that made him turn around and look at me sharply.

" What did you say?" tanyanya.

" I kept my powers a secret from you because my powers were unstable and only Noah Mcgnagal's grandson had that condition, it was a non-secret thing among the awakeners, and if I were to reveal my powers, it would be a secret, what if the higher-ups find me? you know for yourself how this country sees me".

" Si, I'm not kidding", he said sitting near me and then he glanced at the Prophet, hoping that the Prophet said it was just a joke but the Prophet only nodded his head.

Stella sighed as she covered her mouth, she refused to believe that her best friend was a descendant of the family accused of being the traitor.

" How could it be? isn't the whole family already" he stopped his speech.

" Only I survived the incident because of my unstable strength so that the poison had no effect on me so my father asked me to escape and Mirand it was Mirand who took me away from the incident then Marquis Rafael who raised me".

" Poisons? wait wait, I'm still trying to digest this shocking news" he said as he stuck his hand out at me.

" So, you're a royal fugitive? I mean how do you live your life Si?" tanya then hugged me tightly.

" It must be heavy for you" he added this time his voice trembled and I felt warm water on my shoulders.

" Why is your life so heavy?" he asked sobbing, no more disappointment and annoyance in his tone, only a touching cry that made warm water roll down my cheeks, the Prophet joined us and embraced me and Stella, too, we cried for an hour.

Josep entered accompanied by three servants to bring cold water compresses, at first he was shocked and embarrassed when he found us crying but finally he raised his hand because none of us spoke up.

After that, I told Stella everything that happened to me and how I got to the north and how I finally signed a contract with Grand Duke Dagaras, while compressing my eyes that had been swollen from crying, two hours later I and the Prophet decided to return to their respective homes and postpone the meeting with Miranda.