(Lucalus's pov)
I tie my golden hair with a rubber , adjust my tie and blazer and look into the mirror.
I look elegant...
And as close to human as I can.
Not that my heterochromic eyes help in disguising as a human being.
Which human would have one eye golden and the other silver coloured.
Nevermind that . My vessel got adopted by one of the richest businessmen here. So that helps a lot with the disguise. People just think that I'm some spoiled rich kid who wanted to wear lenses.
I flip open the watch case. It contains one of the finest and most luxurious kinds of watches which father( that man may not be my biological father but... he has cared for me like one) had bought me.
Each one of them has my initials engraved on it.
L.S
As in Lukas Schmitt
My alias.
Chronulus suggested that name. Because according to him my original name would apparently attract a lot of attention.
' Nobody would have a name like that in the human world, Lucalus"
This is what he had exactly said. So I decided to take up the one which most closely resembled it, Lukas.
" Lukas we are in a hurry. Please make it quick darling"
Julia Schmitt, my adoptive mother calls out from below.
I pick up one of the watches tie them onto my wrist and rush downstairs.
A limousine is waiting for us outside the gates of the mansion. I slide into it quietly.
We are going to meet another successful and rich businessman, Kevin Granger and his son Max Granger. Dad had decided to make him an ally instead of a rival. I don't know why though? The man rarely makes any allies. Till now he was a solo player. Why suddenly make allies?
Why are they bringing me with them for such an important occasion? I'm actually supposed to be the main anchor of this alliance. Me and Max Granger's daughter, Sarah Granger.
Sarah Granger. I look into her her bio on the Internet.
Age: 20
Gender :female
Job: Model
Hmm ...pretty impressive.
I ignore the rest of the bio. I know it'll be just some worthless yapping.
I open her account and start looking for her pictures.
I see one and almost bite my tongue off(nothing serious I can just regenerate it). She looks exactly like my friend or enemy. Those red hair. Sharp red eyes. Even the facial features are similar.
Great!
I just hope they aren't related.
I don't want to be related to that freaking backstabber.
The Granger's mansion leaves me in utter disbelief. I had expected the Schmitt's to be the richest around here. But apparently it wasn't true. The Granger's were richer and according to father they were the richest of all the businessmen here. That sure came as a surprise
The mansion is heavily guarded( against humans). The gates have gold etchings on them .It have a huge fountain in the front surrounded by bushes which are in different shapes.
We see the Current Head of Granger family, Kevin Granger standing at the door waiting for us along with his wife, Ruby Granger.
He is wearing a black leather shirt which fits his athletic body perfectly. A black jeans and a brown belt. Overall fashion -senserating 9/10. Simple yet commanding appearance.
His has a sharp jawline which adds up to his handsome looks. And not to mention his grayish hair– which I think aren't due to aging– make him look even better.
I won't describe his wife. Didn't pay much attention to her. Can't trust women. Just looking at them could get you into trouble(atleast in human world. And as I'm trying so hard to be human. I'm a victim too :(
All I can tell is that she had white hair and wore a long white dress with snow flake patterns.
Are these guys even humans? That hair colour doesn't belong to normal young humans.
No. Must be my imagination. Gotta stop overthinking. Humans dye their hair nowadays. Makes it more difficult for us to differentiate between the supernatural beasts and humans. Especially between the humans and witches. Oh what a time it was! When all these pests were slaves for us devils. The devils nowadays have gone way too soft. They don't oppress these pests as much as they used to in our time.
We are escorted directly to the magnificent dining room. It's ceilings have been decorated with golden architectures( I don't know what you humans call them. In our times it was architectures. And humans could never afford them. Another thing that proves that the devils have gone soft.
I can see many luscious dishes in front of us. Some of the seats have been occupied by the grandchildren of Kevin Granger. I fail to see any of his children here. There's a woman with sharp,bright eyes and red hair sitting there(who I assume is their daughter- in-law).
As the three of us take our seats the Granger grandchildren introduce themselves to us one by one. First the oldest one. The one with whom I'm possibly supposed to get married.
She fidgets with her long black hair and introduces herself.
" Hey there. I'm Sarah. Sarah Granger. You must've seen my social media bio already so I don't need to into much detail. But I'd like to know more about you. Later. When we get to talk in private."
"Uhh..ok"
This is all I can manage. She seems to be of easy going personality. Her face seems to be eerily similar to his. I just hope they aren't related.
Next up is Kevin Granger's oldest son's son. He had spiky yellow hair. If he had such hair during our times I would've put him down as a lighting element user. But then again. This is the age of dying...
" Hey there. Myself Volkner Granger. Aged 16. I don't have much about myself that I cam tell you. And based on my assumptions about you. I'd avoid telling you much about myself. Could be disadvantageous for me in the future."
Ok this one's weird as far as humans are considered. If he were a devil or god or even some huamn with supernatural abilities... I would've blasted him on the spot. Most of the times distant and cold guys like these end up as your enemies.
But all I'll say now is this.
" Allright..I guess".
Next up.
" Hey so my name is Emma Granger. I'm Philip Granger's daughter. My age is 14. I'm currently single. I attend the Wisteria Heights school which is quite nearby from here. You can pay a visit to me there anytime you want. But expect me to introduce you as who you aren't. And..."
" You are revealing too much keep something later too."
Her brother pokes in immediately.
Ok... so completely opposite siblings. One's an introvert and other's and over-extrovert. I don't even know what I should do with all taht information she had dumped onto me. So I just say what a normal human.
" Well I'll surely pay you a visit there."
As soon as she hears this she buries her head into her snow coloured hair( are the granddaughter and grandma doing matching hair colour?)
I expect the guy with ice coloured(white with blue tinges) hair to be next. He has been eyeing me suspiciously for a long time. As if he wants to kill me. Well if it comes to that I'm just gonna let go of my good-guy mode. He'll see what a devil really looks like. Well it won't be my real look though. Because I haven't awakened by real powers yet. It would just be a manifestation of Chronulus's powers.
Instead of him some other guys speaks up. He had jet black hair( sigh finally a normal human)
" Hey my name is Michael. Originally I was Michael Kaset but I was orphaned at a really young age. My life was he'll until thsse people adopted me two years ago. And ever since I met them I feel as if I'm in Heaven itself. I'm really grateful to these guys for being there for me. I don't know how I cam repay."
Ugh this is what I hate about you humans. Why do you believe in taht stereotypical, Gods are good Devils are bad. Heaven is pleasant and Hell is ...well Hell as they show in your movies.
You don't know how to repay them. Well for starters you could stop stereotyping. Heaven really isn't that good. I know because I was the one commander of the army which had led siege onto the Heaven in the First Holy War.Fun Fact: I'd actually won.
" Well. They sure seem like good people" I say it eyeing the ice coloured hair guy. He doesn't seem to be nice. He looks like a deliquent. With all those spikes and all.
He finally says
" Well I guess I have to introduce myself. We'll be meeting a lot in the future. You'll get to know me more then. The name's Xeno Zankochi. Age 18.And no I'm not adopted . Zankochi is our family name. You must have heard it earlier right? I don't need to tell you much about that. 'He' must've already told you about it."
That last name. It rings in my years. That traitor had the same last name. And he has it too. That means Xeno is his brother. Well,well,well. That's something I wasn't expecting .
I release some of my bloodlust and dorect it towards him . I say in a grave voice
"Well I'd like to ask you to do something."
I speak in Latin so nobody would understand.
"Dic Sanroku me eum interfecturum esse, ultionem meam subiturum et Regem Diabolorum futurum esse."