Chapter 453: Whose Shadow?-I

Ian could remember his mother's pain, all the humiliation she had to go through, and whenever he recalled the sight of his mother's last moment, anger spark. A deep rage crawl like a poisonous snake deep through his heart. 

"I am," Ian answered, tendering her a smile but somewhere Elise could see that his smile wasn't entirely joyful and she could understand his reason. "I only had some nostalgic memories running in my mind now. Some which are good and some which would always compel my anger. Do you know what the dark sorcerer wanted was to bring back the dead to living?" He then asked her.

Elise who heard his question blinked and she hurried to ask, "Will you work with the dark sorcerer to bring back your mother?"

"No way, silly," Ian chuckled, pinching her nose, "I have made peace with her death. My mother is living pretty well in Heaven. I never see how she is up there but I can tell she would be alright. She has the purest soul that God wouldn't miss and even though she suffered so much in the living world unable to be helped by anyone, Heaven must provide all the happiness and consolation for her pain."

"She must be happy there," Elise agreed, and she felt him squeezing her hand warmly. "I never met your mother but I am sure she is no less kinder as mine. If chances provide, maybe they can meet each other in Heaven and look over us from up there."

"Maybe," Ian answered after a while with a low hum. He then took a seat on the nearby couch, patting his legs to offer her a seat. Used to sitting near him, Elise came toward his side only to be pulled by the waist and placed to his laps. Her heart thundered inside her chest but she can't help the wide smile across her lips as he kissed her lightly.

"Amongst the memories that I gathered today by speaking about the past, I had some of my forgotten memories," said Ian, his hand nimbly bruh her hair and in a gentle movement running across the skin of her fair shoulders. Elise listened to his words as it was what she could do now, "Do you know who my first kill was?"

His first kill? Elise shook her head and listened to him saying, "It was before I became a Demon. I was out of my house that day, leaving to find a work. My mother can do some work but as a woman, there were little work that she could take. We lived not in a very good environment at the time. On that particular day, I came back home late only to find the door of my house was barged open. There guess who I found?"

With the clues, it was easy for Elise to guess, "The person who you killed."

Ian nodded his head, leaning forward for the tip of his nose to brush against Elise's shoulders, with her dress that she wore today reveal her pale shoulders, it allowed him to have easy access to the column of her shoulder. After his nose, his lips brushed against her shoulder, and his breaths that trained on her skin both cause her shiver and deal heating up.

"Why were they there?" Elise asked, looking down at him and she met Ian's striking and deadly eyes.

"They were about to rape my mother," his deep voice came from the back of his throat and now it was deep and chilling, causing everyone and Elise to no exception to feel shivers which was deadly. "They because there was four people there. I didn't think, I guess it was true what Lucifer said about his blood being in me. The first thought coming to my mind was to kill and I didn't resist to the thought nor hesitate," Ian could still remember the anger of that day and it causes the small items in the room to shake, "I took the nearest knife. Not to forget to avoid my dear mother from waking up, I brought the four of them out of the house and kill them in fashion."

Elise watched how Ian had spoke, the way his smile twisting cruelly. She cannot revisits to ask the word that stood out to her, "Fashion?"

"I gouge their eyes, cut their hands and legs for all of them had helped them to sin," Ian answered smoothly, as others death don't mean anything to him. "In this world, we are all sinners who judge other sinners for sinning. I don't care of their sins though, it just that they have crossed the line by touching what is mine. I have lost only one person who mattered to me and that turn me to Demon from a word to a true Demon. That's why, Elise. I cannot lose you," he said brushing his fingers on her cheek, his little finger caressing faintly Elise's neck.

"I won't disappear," Elise offered her a sweet and warm smile, her words were achingly sweet to his ears. "And I also don't want to lose you. We share the same sentiments."

Ian said, "Sometimes there is fear in me. I didn't know there is still a part of me that could be scared. It is not people or others that I fear but loosing you. Lucifer had lost someone and I doubt anyone in this world can ever prevent losing the people they treasure. But I assure you, no matter what, and no matter who is trying to separate us, we will be together, forever."

Sometimes, Elise couldn't shake the fear in her either. Being a Demon's Bride everything written about her say that she would kill Ian soon. She didn't want to believe it because Ian's existence had replaced her heart and no one would want to wound their own heart. She just hoped that nothing could get between them.

Reaching out her hand, she touched both his cheeks in response, "We will be together," she promised, "Everyone have that fear in them, Ian and me no less. I fear that one day I will kill you."

"You won't," came Ian's quick reply that always put her in peace.

"I am glad you choose me," Elise then said, her head tilting to the side to take a better look of his features, admiring her soon-to-be husband. "There are thousands of people out in this land and for you to choose me, I am more than flattered and grateful."

"Likewise, I am glad I was chosen from all the men you've met in your life. Though, truthfully I have all the confident you will choose me," Ian grinned, the lopsided smile coming again to be mischievous. "If you didn't choose me I would have used all the cards on my table, the seductions that I know you won't resist."

But he was her living temptation, thought Elise. She won't tell it aloud because it turn her shy but she was sure he knew it as well.

"Earlier, what do you mean? That Lady Lucy didn't call Lucifer's name," Elise questioned when she remembered the conversation. She wondered why Lady Lucy didn't call Lucifer's name either as she was sure the woman also know of the deep love Lucifer had as her older brother. No siblings would want to see their other one in pain and came no matter what was the cause to save them. Elise knew it because she also had a brother once. 

Ian's eyes rolled to the side in a thoughtful look, "Nothing had been confirmed but I am going to find the answer. My memory didn't fail me and I was sure she had called upon someone's name desperately, the person ignored her call, however. Thankfully we have a lead now."

"We do?" Elise didn't remember taking any lead earlier. 

"Lucifer have given a present that could help us to find out who it was that my mother had called," the servant, thought Elise, in the midst of Ian's explanation. "I remember that during my mother's life in the mansion she would sneakily write letters without me watching it. I thought she wished to contact my 'uncle' but seeing that he was punished I doubt he had the luxury to read her letter, and mother had used human's method of delivering the letter which won't include Hell. Now, I narrow the possibility of the person she had been in contact with is someone else."

Elise pursed her lips, wondering if the person is alive but she felt the larger possibility the person won't be a human, seeing how Lady Lucy called their name during the fire, "What will you do once you found that person?"

"What else?" Ian grinned, "Talk. Should we now go to your aunt?"

Elise was a little startled, "You heard?"

"Just a little, I don't want you to get hurt while talking with her. It would be shameful for me if I allow such a small vermin could harm you. I heard a little of your conversation and how impressive you are for picking up my lessons. As you didn't manage to finish your talk, let's go meet her now."