How to Be Diligent pt. 1

6 days ago-

It’s a sunny day and I am cooped up in the library reading books on enchanting items. It’s not like I don’t get the gist of how to do it but the library is the only place I can be to plan my escape from the dreadful house.

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I was born and raised in the Vermillion House who are powerful mages and witches. The Vermillion’s are just 1 of the 5 powerful families which have no ties to any Kingdom as they rule their own land with their own power.

There are The Tahhan Family whom descend from demons: The Secretum, who deals and owns the underground blackmarket; The Naese Family, who only serves and protect spirits in the world; The Clairé Family which have been blessed by with Holiness; and mines, The Vermillion, who descend from mages and witches.

I am the third born child out of four.

The oldest, Percy, is 28 and getting ready to wed our cousin, Maria from our father’s side who is 22. Marriage within our family is normal as each family wishes to keep their bloodline pure and righteous.

My oldest sister, Sapphire, is 20 and engaged to our other cousin from our mother side who is 24 named Kyle.

Then- there is my youngest brother, Dylan, who is only 8 and has just mastered Fire Techniques this year.

I, on the other hand, wish to not marry within my family.

6 years ago, I cast a memory spell on myself thinking I could regain memories from when I was a child but instead, I gained memories from my past life. I was once a normal kid, with normal choices, living and breathing for myself and getting to choose who I would get to fall in love with but I died young, barely 20, protecting a child from being killed by a car collision and got reborn. I don’t regret the choice I made in my pass life to save that child but I want to live a life I want this time until I am old. I want to live ‘normally.’

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**Knock Knock**

“Who- who is it,” I responded flinching while shuffling all my papers around since they all contain my plans of escape.

“It’s Shelly Ma’am,” she says kindly, “The Madam wishes to see you right now in the garden.”

[Mother?]

I gather all my things into a neat pile and leave the library with my hands full of papers.

She’ll reaches out her hands, “Would you like me to help carry your things,” she kindly gestures.

I stare at her and then smile, “No. it’s okay,” I start walking, “I’ll put these away and then make my way to greet mother in garden.”

As I make my way into my bedroom, I lock the doors and shrink my paperwork to bite size. I go into my closet and grab my jewelry box and place all the paperwork inside.

[Magic is quite usefully when nobody suspects you doing the unspeakable.]

Then I soon change out of my casual dress and into something a little more formal.

[Since I’m meeting mother in her favorite spot, it must be something important.]

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I come out to the back of the house and walk along the cemented path.

[Gosh, it is hot. I should of put my hair up.]

In seeing eye, I see my mother sitting there with Lady Diane, her younger sister. I start to think of all the possible outcomes that can happen since Mother rarely meets with her sisters since they all have sister rivalry over power.

As I approach them, Lady Diane stares at me.

“Oh my,” she grins with her eyes as if she is happy but not her mouth, “Lele, is that you?”

“Lady Diane,” I bow, “It has been quite some time since I last saw you,” I say in a lovely manner.

“No need to bow,” Lady Diane chuckles, “We are all just family,” grinning again with her face all twisted.

Lifting my head, I responded, “Is that so?”

[Don’t be sarcastic. Don’t be sarcastic. DON’T BE SARCASTIC...!]

“If that is the case,” smirking, “Why would anyone ever resort to kill for power,” I chuckle, “Maybe even family.”

[AND I DID IT..!!]

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