As soon as Zarathoz opened the door, she was met with a scene as unusual as it was unsettling. Morgan was still unconscious, breathing softly, unaware of everything. Satana, however, had opened his shirt and was straddling him with a "curious investigator" look on her face. Beside them, the human girl stood covering her face in embarrassment but leaving one eye uncovered to peek, trembling between blush and curiosity.
Zarathoz raised an eyebrow and, unable to help herself, let out a small chuckle under her breath.
Satana noticed her presence and, feeling Zarathoz's piercing gaze, turned red as a tomato. She tried to explain what she was doing, but her words tripped over themselves:
"N-no, no… It's not what it looks like! I was just trying to find out what race Mo… Morgan belongs to… I was just investigating, I swear!"
( said Satana, waving her arms desperately and embarrassed )
"Yes… investigating… sure…"
( said Zarathoz, ironically )
Luzbel stepped forward and, with a slightly annoyed face, addressed Satana in a reproving tone:
"And do you plan to keep investigating while sitting on top of the young man?"
Satana, fully realizing what she was doing, leapt off Morgan and backed as far away from the bed as she could. Luzbel leaned over the boy to look at him more closely, but he remained unconscious.
"So then… why did you choose me, Zarathoz? What do you know? Why me for the interrogation?"
( said Luzbel in a more serious tone )
Zarathoz, leaning against the doorframe with arms crossed, gave a slightly mocking smile:
"Well… nothing escapes you, does it, Luzi?"
( said Zarathoz, smiling but with a serious tone )
"I don't like you calling me that. Tell me right now what you know and why you chose me!"
( said Luzbel, touching Morgan's arms )
Luzbel turned and shot Zarathoz a serious, cold, annoyed look without saying a word.
"Oh… how scary…"
( said Zarathoz with a mocking tone while smiling )
Zarathoz sighed and turned her gaze to Satana:
"Miss 'investigator'… would you please leave the room along with her."
( said Zarathoz, laughing at Satana )
Satana covered her face in shame, grabbed the girl by the arm and hurried out of the room, shouting:
"It's a misunderstandiiing!"
( shouted Satana as she left the room and slammed the door )
Zarathoz and Luzbel were left alone in the room with Morgan.
"So… will you talk? Tell me what you know… why did you choose me?"
( said Luzbel, standing in front of Zarathoz )
"Whoa, whoa… calm down, Luzi… one question at a time, one question at a time."
( said Zarathoz, trying to calm Luzbel )
"First: to be honest, I don't know more than you do. All I know is that, apparently, he doesn't belong to any race known to us."
( said Zarathoz, crossing her arms )
"If you don't plan to tell me anything, then why did you call me? It's clear you know something but don't want to say it."
( said Luzbel, a little upset )
"Believe me, it's true. I don't know more than that…"
( said Zarathoz, with an abrupt pause )
Luzbel, growing more annoyed, walked toward the door, ready to leave:
"If you're not going to tell me anything, then I'm leaving."
( said Luzbel indignantly )
"And one more thing…"
( said Zarathoz coldly )
When Luzbel was about to open the door to leave, Zarathoz spoke words that made her freeze:
"He's not connected to her."
She quickly turned; her face had changed, now confused, incredulous.
"Impossible! That's not possible…"
( said Luzbel, unable to believe the statement )
"It's the truth. He's not connected to her."
( Zarathoz reaffirmed sharply )
"But… how? How is that possible? Then… where did the power we saw come from?"
( said Luzbel, remembering Morgan's transformation )
"If he's not connected… how? Is that even possible?"
( said Luzbel, a million questions rushing through her mind )
"And the reason I chose you to conduct the interrogation is because I need you to do this."
As she finished speaking, Zarathoz opened her hands, palms extended, indicating that Luzbel should place her hands on his head. Seeing this, Luzbel filled with fury:
"No! I'll never use that again, never!"
( shouted Luzbel angrily )
"I know you don't like the idea of using it, but I need you to do it this one time. That's why I chose you."
( said Zarathoz seriously )
"No, no, no… Never! NEVER! I WILL NEVER USE THAT AGAIN!"
( said Luzbel, angry and a little sad )
"This… this…"
( said Luzbel, looking at her hands )
"It's something so disgusting… something that shouldn't even exist…"
( said Luzbel, angry and helpless, shedding a few tears of frustration )
Zarathoz moved closer to Luzbel and, as she began to cry with rage and helplessness, slapped her, knocking her to the floor.
"I don't need your whining. I called you here because I need you to use that to find out more about this boy: who he is, where he comes from… but above all, what he is. And if you don't do it, then I'll tell one of the others to do it, and believe me… they might not be so kind."
( said Zarathoz, serious )
"So will you do it or not?"
( said Zarathoz with an annoyed scowl )
"But… but…"
( said Luzbel, stammering )
"Will you do it or not?"
( interrupted Zarathoz )
Luzbel looked at her hands, then at Morgan, and with her gaze lowered, resigned, she answered:
"I'll do it."
Zarathoz, extending her hand with a soft motion, pointed at Morgan's body as if offering or presenting him to Luzbel. She sighed again and sat down in her chair, as if tired, but watching closely.
Luzbel, with difficulty and reluctance, climbed onto Morgan and placed each of her hands on either side of his head, bringing her face as close as possible. She sighed, bit her lips and closed her eyes, as the veins of her hands began to glow golden, making them translucent.
Zarathoz was about to rest a little when, out of nowhere, Luzbel began to cry inconsolably. Not out of rage or helplessness… she was simply crying. This unsettled Zarathoz, who quickly came closer:
"Hey, hey… what's wrong? What's happening?"
( said Zarathoz, confused )
"So much time… so many centuries… so much searching… finally, finally it's over! When I thought it was impossible for someone like this to exist… I found you… I found someone just like her… I finally found you!"
( said Luzbel through tears, her words breaking )
End of the chapter.
Next chapter: I can't let you take it with him .