Unsightly

"...." Luon kept her silence but then spoke, "you've finally started using that little head of yours after 5 years."

Luon glares at Christine, but also laughs. She holds up the gem and looks at it, "You really think I didn't think about these things? I was hoping you'd stay as that stupid, self-righteous self, but people do change. Although, you're wrong about one thing."

"And what's that?" Christene starts to sweat, but tries to hide it.

"I don't need to kill anyone." She smiles, waving the brouche around. She then waves at one of her maids.

"I can just-" She puts the brouche onto the maid. "-give it to someone else, no?"

"!?" Christine regained her composure and guessed, "Mercenaries."

Luon then waved again to tell her she's done with her and to leave (the maid).

"Really, and here I thought you'd have grown. The correct answer was… Anyone. Just think about it, your next door neighbor might just be the killer! A kid from the slums, a noble, a thief, a commoner, your lover! Hahaha, just thinking back on the past made me laugh, there are many that would betray, kill, and steal just because I give them a bit of money!"

Christine gulped.

"What did you say again? Oh right, your move Saint~"

At this moment she had only one thought.

[This is the witch of death]

"B-but even then there would be evidence you were involved-"

"A middle man, pfft we're dukes. We do this for a living. We can't get keep getting caught for small crimes"

"I as the saint can still-"

"-Claim that I am the one? Where's the evidence? Oh, is it because I'm a black mage? You sure you just don't like skeletons and blood so this is your strategy to throw us out?"

"Dia will find out!"

"Find out how? I'll be with him all the time, if there are incidents outside, am I responsible? Ms. Saint, you really have to be careful of your words or it'll seem like you're trying to frame an innocent person."

"Y-"

"Sigh~ just stop. You can't think of anything to stop me, honestly I even feel bad for you right now. Or rather."

Luon looks at christine with a indifferent face, "it's unsightly."

"!?"

"You want to know why I didn't just tell you all this from the beginning of our last conversation? Because I know you. You won't give up so easily. So I merely gave you a fire called hope. Hope that you could be with the person you love. But you know Chirstine…"

Luon whispers to her ear, "I've crushed everything of you and your hope with 2 conversations. You really want me to get serious?"

Luon slowly walks back and her face darkens, "I could be much, much worse. I could do the most dirty things that you can't even imagine. I could make people scream for death. This is who I am, a dirty villian that does whatever they want to get what they want."

Luon walks out and sends a telepathic message to her. "I said before that you could have a chance to beat me if you gave up that kindness? Sure. But the one who truly wins, is the one who's dirtier."

The door closes and with one last message.

[Live a life of misery if you can't have Dia? Go dig a hole and die for all I care. The next time you test me again, I'll make sure you regret it. There are no more chances.]

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