37 Yousre Not Ugly (1/2)

Rummaging around for something in the cabin was the young woman from the tavern. He had found out later that he was correct that she was the older woman's daughter. His eyes flashing, he realized that he had not imagined the glare that day. This young woman had just hid it well. Thinking for a moment, he decided to pretend to wake up in order to figure out what was going on. He already had an assumption in his heart, but since he was not sure he wouldn't speak out just yet. Shifting his body a little, the table underneath him creaked as his eyes slowly opened. Blinking and looking as if he was trying to rub his eyes only to realize he was tied up, Greyson feigned terror after ”realizing” his situation.

”It's useless to pull. With your strength, you won't be able to break those ropes.” A cold voice rang out quickly.

”O-o-older sister Nelly? W-w-w-what do you want? Please let me go!” Greyson continued his act while forcing tears to show up in his eyes. After a couple years of pretending to be upset to fool Sister Lily, he was almost an expert at bring up a pitiful look.

”Hmph! It's no use trying to use that face to look pitiful. I won't be letting you go no matter what. You'll be dying here today! Very miserably at that!” The young woman's originally calm face twisted with visible hate. Greyson's expression went pale and he started to tremble.

”What did I ever do to you? Why are you doing this? Please, I'll apologize...” He started crying in fear.

”Nothing... You didn't do anything, but fate did! It cursed me with living with this face. Did you know, I originally looked normal? People would even compliment me for being cute. However, when I was 4 this all changed! Before my mom set up the tavern, she and my father were normal merchants who traveled often. When I was four, our caravan was attacked by a group of magic beasts. We survived, but my father died from heavy wounds and I was scarred for life from the claws of one of the beasts! Nowadays I wish I had just died.” Nelly's face changed expression quickly as if she could not control the hate within herself either. First was regret, then the wild hate, then self-pity.

”But that wasn't me... Just let me go! I want my daddy!” Greyson continued to be the scared out her mind little girl. He almost irked himself with the act, but he wanted to make sure that the woman fell for it and let down her guard.

”It wasn't you... I know that of course! But when I see beautiful little girls like you with a bright future, I can't help but hate. Just so much ugly envy and hate boils within me. I'm sure you've heard of those other girls, no point in hiding that the one who killed them was me. You are all blessed with such good looks and a nice comfortable life. Can't you just suffer a little and pass on your luck to me? The heavens looked upon you so favorably, don't you think it's my turn? I just want a normal relationship where a man will actually look at me. Why, why, why, WHY?!! Why is it just me suffering like so? I wouldn't even ask to be beautiful, just without this scar. It is blocking everything in my life. I can only be slightly comforted by making beautiful girls' lives like yours more miserable than mine. That way I know girls out there are suffering worse fates than mine.” Looking at the craziness in her eyes, Greyson knew that she had already justified her actions in her mind.

”So just do me a favor and DIE!” Nelly quickly approached with a large hammer to start breaking Greyson's bones. But before she could, fire quickly broke out and burned the ropes away. Greyson stopped crying and terror in his expression immediately receded. His eyes coldly looked at the crazed woman in front of him.

”Y-y-you... What...” Nelly was shocked with the sudden change in the situation.

”I'm a magician. My friend chose a mission from the Dalia Magic Academy to catch the murderer in this city, so you. We have been trying to lure you out, so I pretended to be a girl. Sorry to say, but you have picked the wrong victim this time.” Slowly jumping off the table and walking in front of the woman, Greyson calmly explained the situation. Summoning his dark magic, shadow hands acted as ropes and restrained the woman. This was the second dark spell that Greyson learned, Hands of Darkness, which restrained his enemies.

”You tricked me!” She shouted out looking at Greyson with fury.

”Trick? You have the nerve to be upset that I tricked you? I'm so sorry, but as a crazy murderer I have no feelings of pity for you. I would do much worse than trick you, but I'm not some violent psycho like you. With the kingdom's laws, you will most likely be executed once I turn you in. Looks like your suffering is coming to an end soon anyways.” Greyson's cold black eyes looked down at the woman with disgust.

”No, don't look at me with those eyes. I'm not disgusting! I can't die! Haven't I suffered enough? Why must I be killed like that? I'm the victim of this cruel world that won't allow an ugly woman to live.”