Chapter Three
The One Who Cast the Curse
"So, you said no one here remembers anything?" asked Lisa as she drove down the road.
"Yes, except for the ones I mentioned before, and you." Aster replied as he looked around.
"Why is that?" Lisa asked. Aster stopped looking.
"For the caster and the one who invented it, that's why they remember. As for us, we were banished from our realms. Therefore, entering here caused a magic paradox. We weren't affected by the curse, but we are here. Therefore, any powers and memories we had were given back to us. It's all very complicated." Aster made a motion with his hand that meant it was time Lisa shut up.
Aster commanded her to drive around as he looked for a specific location. He made a gesture for Lisa to stop, and she slammed the brakes. Aster nearly fell out. The house she stopped at was very grim and dark. Crows rested upon the top of the towers.
"Here we are. The house of the caster. She'll know where we can look first." Aster lifted his hand. Lisa found herself rising out the car. He snapped the fingers on his other hand. The car turned into a toy in his hand.
"My car!" yelled Lisa.
"Don't worry, Misa, I'll take care of it. We just need to keep it safe. I left something in it."
"What did you leave in it?! Also, call me Lisa. We're still in this realm."
"You don't need to know, and alright, Lisa."
After the squabble, the two finally decide to walk up to the door. The knocker was in the shape of a dragon, and had a discrete scent of sulfur. Aster knocked three times. The door opened to reveal a tall woman. Her skin was very pale, but she wore long black robes with purple accents.
"Aster, you fool. What are you doing here?" asked the woman. Lisa read her name: Maleficient. "And you brought some winch here? Do you know her name? I've never seen her before."
"Mallory, this is Lisa Amaura. She's here to help me find the Sorcerer." Maleficient, or Mallory, lets the two enter. Lisa introduces herself, and then tells Mallory of her powers of the Shinigami eyes.
"So, which name do you see? Mallory Fisher, or…?"
"Maleficient. You know you're alias is very similar to your real name." commented Lisa.
"Well, Mallory is what I prefer to go by in this realm. Especially since there are very few people who know my true identity." At that moment the door knocker knocked again. "Oh, who is that?" Mallory got up to see who was knocking at her door this time. A gleeful yelp could be heard from the other room. Mallory reentered the room with a young man by her side. Lisa began to gasp, but Aster shut her mouth. This young man had deathly eyes and brown messy hair.
"Lisa, Aster, I don't think you two know my umm…friend here. His name is Lyle. Isn't he a handsome prince!" Mallory left to the kitchen. Lyle stared at Lisa and vice versa. Lisa could feel her blood boil. Standing in front of her is the one who got sent to the Mortal Realm in the first place. She saw his real name and knew this not a trick of some sort. She was looking into the eyes of Light Yagami.
