In my previous life, this girl was killed by my uncle David.
That act was something that had a bigger impact than anybody realized. In fact, this girl was hiding a secret, no, not a secret, maybe this was something she didn't know about either. But that didn't matter.
What mattered was that I could use her.
"Father, I would like this girl as my servant," I said while turning to Victor
The look of surprise was replaced by annoyance. "What happened to your servant…uh, Tobis?"
"I'm afraid Toby isn't my servant anymore," I said
Seeing his brow twitch, I could tell that he was annoyed by that however I didn't care. I watched as he let out a sigh before he approached us.
"Elder Paxton, excuse us," Victor said before he turned toward the girl.
"You, why have you trespassed onto the ancestral ground?" Victor asked
I watched the girl bow and tremble, "E-elder, I-I wanted to volunteer to be one of the servants attending for the young masters and try to attend the ceremony…"
While a bloodline is important for the ceremony, some people have other talents and can pass the ceremony without it. However, the survival rate wasn't very high; only 5 out of 100 servants would survive. That being said, if they successfully pass and become players, then their status would be slightly elevated and they would be able to became a disciple of an elder.
"Participation requests ended 2 weeks ago!" David then snapped, "Your hallmaster was in charge of that."
The girl flinched "He…rejected me," she said meekly
Hearing that caused both Victor and me to frown.
Despite the halls technically being a part of the family's servants, politics still existed. At the same time, it isn't unusual for some hall masters to have some agendas. And while it is a big chance for a mere servant to be able to become an awakened, only a few usually volunteer, and the rest are forced to participate by the elders.
Seeing that Victor was still in thought, I acted.
"I don't care, I like this girl and I want her." When I said that, I saw the people's faces around me change.
This wasn't a surprise, though, as there were many rumours about me. Some stated I was a pervert, while others said that I was a deprived young master who drinks a lot and does a lot of drugs.
This probably confirmed some of these rumours, but these rumors could also be used to my advantage.
***
Victor looked at his son curiously.
Aaron was also confident; however, he always knew his place and never acted out of turn. So just what exactly was his goal here?
But Victor just shrugged before he looked at the other guy. "Elder Paxton, while it isn't common, the heirs can choose and change servants before the ceremony, with my authority, the permission of her hall master wouldn't be necessary." Victor stated plainly, "So I'll give this girl to Aaron, I don't believe that I've violated any of the rules, correct?"
Elder Paxton put on a bitter expression, "N-no, it is per the rules."
"Great," Victor smiled. "From here on, the girl is Aaron's property, and her punishment will be decided by him."
Hearing that, the girl looked at Aaron with sparkling eyes.
Her name was Alura, and her life was tragic at best.
She was born into a humble family; however, after her father gambled their money away, he put the family in debt. Out of desperation, he and her mother sold her off despite her begging. She was then sent to the Van Bismarck archipelago, where she was sent to the assassin hall. There she was trained in the way of the assassin.
From sneaking to killing, she was taught a variety of different skills along with the other girls that were brought there, whom she considered her sisters. However, thanks to the harsh training that they endured, some of them died. Day in an out they suffered, and thanks to this, when they saw one of the family heirs, that train they couldn't help but imagine someone saving them just like one of those prince charmings from the books they remember.
But alas, that was never going to happen.
Rather than a prince charming coming to save them, it was more like the evil duke came to abuse them.
The master of the assassin hall was Lennox Van Bismarck. Despite him not seeing them or supervising their training, they saw his son a lot.
Henry Van Bismarck.
He was a cruel person who got off on others' suffering.
Day in and day out, they were beaten, insulted, and tortured. Despite him killing some of her sisters, the hall never punished him, and Lennox justified it by saying that he were training their mentality. However, the thing that made her snap happened a few days ago.
5 days ago, the one she considered her best friend was tortured.
However, this time it was more brutal. This was because Henry was frustrated with the family rules.
Thanks to the Van Bismark rules, an heir couldn't have intercourse with anyone before their ceremony. This made him frustrated as he had "so many pretty girls around him," and he couldn't touch them.
Thus, in his rage, he killed her. But later he regretted that decision, but not for the right reasons. He lamented that he should left her alive so he could fuck her after the ceremony. This made Alura furious, and she made a plan.
A plan to kill Henry.
While her plan was somewhat of a success in the end, it was a failure.
One of the beasts that was guarding the island found her out, and she was caught by an elder. There, she thought she was going to die.
And she was ready.
"I like you," looking at the owner of the voice, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Handsome. Her memory of all those children's tales came back.
'Is this my prince charming?'
That was the thought she had. The young heir was very dashing with his blonde hair and charming face..
Before she could even think about anything else, she was suddenly being dragged along. Looking at the young man, she couldn't help but go along.
But then those thoughts were shattered before she felt a hand indecently feeling on her rear.