"I don"t understand what"s going on anymore." Vanessa said as she grabbed her head in disbelief. "Let"s keep going." Ariana said as she resumed walking. "No! I am not going anywhere with you!" Vanessa shouted as she slowly released her head and brought up her gaze. "Fine we can talk here." Ariana said as she crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Vanessa. "No! You are too much! How am I supposed to handle this kind of information?! You don"t even like me! I don"t like you! So why the h.e.l.l would you tell me such a huge secret?!" Vanessa shouted. "Because it won"t change how you look at me!" Ariana shouted back."What?" Vanessa said in a tiny voice. "You"re wrong about me not liking you. I think your reactions are adorable. Especially when Felix shows what your really feeling when he gives you his ears and tail. But I don"t know anything about you so I can say that there will be love loss if you look at me like the monster that I am. So yes I think you are the best person to talk too." Ariana said with serious face but her eyes betrayed her. Vanessa could see the utter fear she had if she just voiced her thoughts about her being a monster. Vanessa averted her gaze and calmed down her temper.
"Fine... fine, so you"re a real taboo. Heh. I don"t think I can believe such a fairy tale and neither should you." Vanessa said in a tired tone. "You said it"s a fairy tale but I have never heard of it." Ariana said pitifully as she brought her arms down. "Of course you wouldn"t! It"s only a tale that n.o.bles would tell their children. Would a commoner care if their child goes missing? Then again Edlyn was lucky enough to never be told about such a tale." Vanessa said as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Can you tell me it?" Ariana asked hopefully.
"Sigh... I have no choice do I? Especially if you think you are one." Vanessa said as she brought down her hand. "They say that a child that belongs to n.o.bility must be exemplary in every way. From education, to manners, to personality. If a parent catches their child, throwing a tantrum, terrorizing other children, voicing their opinions or bringing shame to the house or n.o.ble name there is a man that they can seek out. One that will act with righteousness and provide you with a perfect child in exchange for your current child"s soul." Vanessa said as she spoke in a eerie voice. Ariana could feel a chill ran down her body. She wondered how many n.o.bles wished for their child to be perfect and how many were willing to get said perfect child.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
"They say on a cold, moonless night you can find "the" man you need, standing out in the middle of a clearing out in the woods just outside of the Capital. His body and face shrouded in a purple cloak with glowing blue runes. The only thing you ever see is his dry, grey, scale like talon hands when he beckons you to step forward." Vanessa said as body started to tremble like a small leaf. "You tell him what you want your perfect child to be like. If you don"t have what you want in mind or why your child needs to replaced it means you are wasting "HIS" time. "HE" will kill you right then and there. Everyone is bad, every child is wicked but how wicked?" Vanessa said as her eyes started to lose its light.
"Why would every child be wicked? Every child born is innocent. Parents, people and their interactions are what change them, shape them. So why hurt them?" Ariana asked. "That is why everyone is bad and he is justice. "HE" exists to punish the bad and wicked. He will go out hunting, to satisfy he"s need to purge the world. If you are ever caught walking late at night, all alone by the edge of the woods when you should be sleeping "HE" will come at you. Screeching in hunger before he lunges forward and devours your soul! Be warned, there is a heavy price to pay if you call on "HIM" to take your child"s soul. The one who make a deal with "HIM" will have to give up their own life for doing something so horrible. To kill a child is a sin, so to keep the balance of the world "HE" will take the life of the sinner. That"s why it"s a taboo. Murder and suicide." Vanessa finished saying.
"Does "HE" have a name?" Ariana asked. "Of course "HE" does but there is no way in h.e.l.l that I will ever say it! It"s dark, it"s not a clear sky and the moon is waning, overcast and with you calling yourself a taboo. I don"t need to be d.a.m.ned, thank you very much." Vanessa said with a strained, slightly higher pitched voice. "Well I can tell you the cloaked figures are real. Met a whole bunch of them a couple of years back but they were all human and as for the sinner who made me into a taboo... she was already dead before the ritual was performed. At least that"s what I saw in my memory." Ariana said as she grabbed Vasu and looked into his eyes.
"That"s insane! So dead people are the only ones who can perform "make believe" taboo rituals? You"re nuts, I"m nuts for listening, whatever I"m going to bed. I already remembered something horrible and I just want to go to bed. So goodnight and good bye." Vanessa said as she automatically brought her hand into the air and waved. "Vanessa, all fairy tales have a bit of truth to them." Ariana called out. Vanessa ignored her and continued to walk. "So there"s a lead." Ariana said as Vanessa disappeared. "So what?" Vasu said as he looked at Ariana. His body was properly held in place between Ariana"s hands. "So that means I can track down this book at the school library but for now Vanessa had the right idea. Come on Lumas time for bed." Ariana said as she turned back.