The Demon’s Bride

Seeing that the reaper was tied and even though she was worried that he could release himself from the flimsy rope fortunately, the grim reaper doesn't seem like he could move after being tied on the tree.

"Can't you release yourself?" Elise tried to confirm her thought and the grim reaper narrowed his eyes at her word.

The human girl seemed to be smarter than he thought but one thing the human doesn't know he had the power to order her soul. Though he had many questions to the human he need to get out from the place first before the damned dead being come back. With a grin he whispered in a voice that belatedly came from his lips like a light breeze of a smoke, "Come closer human and help me to untie this rope."

"So you can't untie the rope." Elise concluded seeing that the Grim reaper didn't want to reply to her question.

The grim reaper looked at her surprised and confused with wide eyes which was covered by his the hood of his cloak. Not only the human can see and be touched by him, when he had tried to use his power to order her the human stood there unaffected! Usually when the reaper used this power to humans they would readily follow his words no matter what he asked for but right now Elise stood in front of him not doing what he had asked. It was his first time meeting a human who wasn't affected by his power.

"That's not possible! What the ** you?!" The grim reaper began to whine and yell at Elise who was more dumbfounded than him as the reaper began to muttered something she didn't understand.

Elise didn't want to waste any time there anymore after knowing that the reaper was unable to loosen the rope and quickly dashed her path backward to run toward the mansion to call Master Ian when a red mist appeared behind her back to form into a hand before his entire body leave the claret mist.

Ian held one hand on her waist and the other and her palm as she softly bump to his chest. She looked up to see him bringing his chin down to form a smile over his thick lower lips.

"I remembered to have told so that no one would be able to come here." he said, his bright red eyes holding captive of her reflection. "So why are you here puppy?"

Elise faltered back and pulled herself from his chest with all her pale cheeks turning bright pink to where her nose and the shell of her ears were gloss over in the shade of pink. She could feel her heart racing and she could still feel the warmth of his embrace which was unexpected for her to feel.

Ian saw the adorable changes on her face and upped a smile. He wanted to touch her more like a blooming rose but it was still not the time to pluck her from where she belong. A little more. He would wait until the time she had given her heart completely to him and he wouldn't wait his advances.

"Mila asked me to help and clean the garden," But that wasn't important now, "Master Ian there is a grim reaper tied by a rope to a tree." she explained hurriedly.

Ian gave a nod unsurprised by her words as he was the one who had ordered Maroon to tie the reaper. "Don't worry. He is our guest but he made a little ruckus last night that disturb everyone so as punishment he is tied on the tree for now."

Elise blinked and thought, Was tying a guest who make a ruckus is fine?

"He is here to help us know more about the corruption of the ghost." Elise had all her attention to remember the ghost boy they met at the village and when Ian moved to stride over the grim reaper who had been cursing aloud she followed his steps.

"You *** undead!" The grim reaper growled when Ian get closer to the tree.

"I should have gagged your mouth too or maybe your boney mouth?" He chuckled where he received the glare from the grim reaper.

Aryl floated by his side seeing him talk she asked, "What is he doing now, Dem- Ian?"

"Glaring. That is all it could do anyway." he narrowed his red gaze then turn to whisper at the Sulix, "I have something to say to you later." and Aryl knitted her frown thinking what he was going to say when the man took a step closer toward the grim reaper.

"Have you remembered the memories you have lost and also learn how to talk while you are at it, reaper?" His sarcasms shot up the anger meter of the grim reaper.

"What do you need of me anyway?! There should have been enough reaper who you can catch other than me!" If the unknown creature who was supposed to be dead by the his scent now was stronger than him there should be better target than him.

"There isn't any reason you just draw the shortest stick. Blame it on your luck." and even without Ian's nonchalant reply the reaper had cursed his entire generation for his bad luck.

"And what's with the human girl?! She is an improbability yet I could touch her!" Even if a human who could see grim reaper appear grim reaper in his unseen state at the moment shouldn't be able to touch her but he could!

Elise appeared to be suspiciously looking at the grim reaper who had turned meeker than when he had first talked with her.

"She is the sweet child." Ian explained briefly not wanting to get deeper into information as he came to ask and not give.

"Even if she is the sweet child she shouldn't be able to see me nor touch me!" He hissed, doubting the words of the undead and the mortal girl.

"A sweet child couldn't see you?" Ian asked for confirmation and the reaper quickly said,

"Yes! I'm sure about this!"

Previously he had heard from his elder companion who had taken the soul of a sweet child from the realm of the living but he hadn't heard of the sweet child being able to see them. And if the sweet child was able to see grim reapers, there should have been notes of them but he had never seen or read anything relating a sweet child who could see grim reaper...