Chapter 53
Voldemort's Lair
Lucius was standing on a corner observing everyone that Narcissa came toward him. Lucius smiled at her.
"Lucius , I want to leave. I am feeling very uncomfortable here," said Narcissa.
"I am very sorry, my love but please bear with it for a little while. I want your help, if you don't mind," said Lucius looking at Narcissa.
"What kind of help?" asked Narcissa.
"I want you to become friends with witches of Koofa and get as much information about them as possible; without arousing suspicion, though," said Lucius.
Narcissa gave him a startled look and said," What do you mean by that ?"
Narcissa would have continued but Lucius cut her off ,"I will tell you details later. Right now I need your help with this."
Narcissa nodded and started walking towards witches of Koofa. Lucius now decided to walk towards Roman Society of Satan.
Witches of Koofa
Narcissa, reluctantly went over to witches of Koofa and smiled.
"I welcome you among ranks of Dark Lord. I am Narcissa Black," said Narcissa.
"Oh thanks , thanks, Miss Black. Its always a pleasure to meet Black family. I am Red,' said a witch wearing red robes. Narcissa thought the name fitted her perfectly as ever her hair, eyes and lips were of red color.
"Oh, pleasure to meet you ,Miss Black. I, once happened to meet another Black few years back in Hogsmeade. A very handsome and talented man, indeed. Oh by the way, I am Blue," said another witch. And she indeed like Red was Blue in all aspects.
"So what kind of magic do you specialize in?" asked Narcissa.
"All kinds," replied the third witch who was all green. Narcissa was sure her name would be Green,too.
"If I may ask, what are main subjects in Hogwarts? You must have studied in Hogwarts, if I am not wrong? I am Yellow", said the fourth witch who was yellow.
"Well, we are taught all basic subjects like Transfiguration, Charms, etc," replied Narcissa.
"What about Dark Arts ? We specialize in that" asked the fifth witch named Orange.
"Well, since current headmaster is not fan of Dark Arts, we were rather taught Defense against Dark Arts," said Narcissa.
"But Black family is quite famous for Dark Arts, even on our little corner of world," said Orange.
Narcissa discussed Dark Arts with them for a while and then her eyes fell on Lucius whom she saw being frank with masked woman of Roman society's woman. She excused herself from witches of Koofa and sat angrily on the sofa in the corner of hall.
Roman Society of Satan
The Roman Society of Satan was the second oldest institute of magic in the world, second to Kabal's den of magic only. They had been at war with Vatican for a long time. They had forced the Vatican to form a secret army and train exorcists. They were different from the other lot, as they summoned demons to do their dirty work rather than dark creatures.
The minister of Roman Society of Magic has sent few of his new recruits to help Voldemort , just for the sake of getting them experience of fighting. These new recruits included four boys and a girl; they all had their faces covered with different colored masks and were wearing elaborate costumes,
'It seemed like they are here to attend carnival of Venice', thought Lucius.
So he decided to talk to a tall guy, wearing gold white mask which was covering his entire face; his mask had an over-prominent nose, a thick supraorbital ridge, a projecting "chin line", and no mouth. The mask had a beak-like chin which enabled the wearer to talk, eat, and drink without having to remove it, thereby preserving the wearer's anonymity.
"Hello, there. I am Lucius Malfoy," said Lucius confidently.
"Greetings. I am Bauta," said the masked guy.
"So Mr. Bauta , Roman Society of Magic sounds powerful and interesting," said Lucius Malfoy.
"Yeah, it is. But I don't think a man of your talent can ever hope to join it," said Bauta bluntly.
Lucius suppressed his anger at that and was about to reply when one of the other Roman Society representative replied.
"Bauta, stop being rude," said the other guy wearing a golden mask consisting of a hollow beak and round eyeholes covered with crystal discs, creating a bespectacled effect. Lucius recognized this mask , it was Plague Doctor mask.
"Mr. Malfoy, I am Medico. I apologize for his behavior," said Medico grinning.
Lucius didn't reply.
"Well, why don't rest of you introduce yourself to Mr. Malfoy," said Medico grinning continuously.
'I am Zanni," said another guy wearing a brown leather mask with low forehead, bulging eyebrows and a very long nose with a reverse curve towards the end.
"I am known as Volto. Nice meeting you Mr. Malfoy," said the fourth guy who was wearing a stark white mask covering his entire face including the whole of the chin and extending back to just before the ears and upwards to the top of the forehead; it depicted simple facial features like the nose and lips.
"I am Columbina," said the girl wearing a half-mask, only covering the her eyes, nose, and upper cheeks. It was highly decorated with gold, silver, crystals and feathers. She then flashed a seductive smile to Lucius and ran a finger on Lucius's face , finally placing it on his lips. "I like guys like you," she whispered in Lucius's ear.
Lucius startled, backed away a little. He, at once, glanced towards Narcissa, who was glaring daggers at him.
'Columbina, don't tease our host," said Medico.
Lucius, however after seeing Narcissa's expression, decided to bid good bye to Roman Society.
He walked towards Narcissa and said,"Let me ask Dark Lord and we will leave."
Narcissa ignored him like she has not listened.
"Dark Lord, Narcissa isn't feeling well ; so I was wondering , if I could take her home for rest. You are fully aware that she had been tirelessly working to plan a wedding worthy of your attendance," said Lucius.
"You may go," said Voldemort.
Lelouch from Kabal's Den of Magic smiled towards Lucius and said, "Rest well."
Lelouch's expression and tone was enough to tell Lucius that Lelouch didn't trust him at all.
When they were outside the mansion, Lucius asked Narcissa to go and rest in Black House and nowhere else; while he decided to pay visit to Order.
