Dark, gloomy, depressing, dismal, how else are you meant to describe a Mortem's lair?
Defectus sat on his black throne. He completed his task, Krystal was dead, he did what he needed to do, and the job was done. He looked to his right and smiled with satisfaction at the yellowish paper hanging up on the slimy wall with a pin. It had his name on top and in scrawny smudge writing it had all the people he had killed, he made them give up: 103. Wait, make that 104 now, he thought waving his hand, turning the '3' into a '4', chuckling slightly.
The door opened and another Mortem walked in. He wasn't as good looking as Defectus, he had a nose which was turned up slightly, wonky yellow teeth, a very spindly body and enormous ears.
"Tristis," Defectus said with a forced tone, "What do I owe the pleasure?"
"I don't remember you being in the high council, Defectus." Tristis said with a smirk, ignoring his greeting.
"Well," Defectus said with a fake sigh, "I have broken the record," he jabbed his thumb towards the yellowish paper, looking bored and Tristis's face went sour.
"Yes, yes," Tristis said, trying not to care, "I didn't come here to see you show off, I came here to tell you that Obscurum says that you have another erm...quest if you please,"
Defectus leans forward suddenly interested.
"Hold on," Defectus said holding his palm out in front of him, "Let me guess...it's a wife whose lost her husband in a terrible car accident and she's heartbroken, never to find her true love again? Or wait! A poor orphan boy who saw his parents get killed and ever since then he's been feeling a little suicidal? What?! Get on with it!"
Tritis cleared his throat, refraining himself from rolling his eyes.
"It's a girl, heartbroken from a close ones death...sound familiar?"
Defectus looked thoughtfully into the distance but then he raised his eyebrows and grinned, realising who it was.
"Ginevra, also known as Ginny Weasley, she was the brother of George wasn't she?" He started rubbing his hands together with glee, "Oh this is going to be such fun!"
END. Thank you so much you guys for your constant nagging, determination, stubbornness and endless support to help me finish this poorly written FIC 3 ;)
Amy x