After John left I was frozen in place. My marks were pulsating in the rhythm of my hearbeat.
Slowly I regained power over my limbs, putting one foot after the other until I halted in front of the big mirror.
For a split second it seemed as if the marks were glowing as they pulsated.
A glim of silver mixed with deep black.
But the moment it caught my eye it stopped.
Sighing I made my way towards the bathroom and thoroughly cleansed myself of whatever it was that made me feel dirty.
When I finished I looked for my clothes that had been scattered all around the place.
While fixing my clothes I twisted around in front of the mirror, searching for any traces of Sebastian on my nape but nothing was to be found but the swirls John etched into my skin.
I thought back to the time I spent with Sebastian, to the times he, a demon, loved me and gave my hope after years of being mistreated.
Taking a deep breath I finished fixing the clothing parts into place and left the room in search of my new master.
There was an unexplicable source of energy which drew me to him.
I was unable to deny this desire to serve deep inside of me.
~
Some time later I was able to find my master, John.
He was in the middle of taking care of the documents from Samuel.
I yet did no understand why he worked for a human for so long without any definite pay, a reward. Was he that bored?
It might be possible as he was much older than I could possibly fathom.
I entered the room. „Master...", I said while sinking down on one knee. „I want to be of help".
It has been a while since I did anything remotely useful.
The beautiful man took his time to pin his gaze onto me but as he did I unwillingly shuddered.
„Lucia...", his voice was like honey. „You must have been bored in this big mansion.", he sounded melancholic.
I watched him get up from the big red cushioned armchair.
His hand caressed my hair, then trailed along my cheek, pausing for a moment.
„Stand up.", his command roared through my body and movements followed immediately until I was standing bolt upright in front of him.
„It's time I start teaching you how to make use of the power I granted you.", he breathed into my ear.
My body was electrified by the excitement which rose from deep within.
John stepped behind me and let his hand glide down along my spine while my breath became rigged.
Only when he left the room, expecting me to follow him, I was able to release the air I inhaled.
Quickly I turned around to follow him along all these hallways to a backdoor which ldead to a vacant space on the outside, close to a big forest.
It was my first time seeing this place.
John stepped behind me and pushed a tiny spot on my lower back.
Power seeped through my body and I groaned.
I slightly staggered forward but John stopped me from enitrely falling face down.
All kinds of colors flashed in front of my inner eye like a caleidoscope, hues changing every time I blinked.
It took a couple of deep breaths until I was back to normal.
After briefly closing my eyes everything appeared so much sharper.
I took notice of every small detail surrounding me at once.
I have become aware.
„Amazing, right?", John whispered.
„You must be stunned."
I eyed him as he grinned at me.
„Humans are truly dirt. Unable to process what's truly happening around them.
So ignorant and stupid. A lower species yet they think they are on top of the world. In the end they're just food for us", he spat the last words out in anger.
I furrowed my brows.
My eyes were pinned to the ground yet not looking at anything in specific.
The energy was pulasting in every yet so tiny corner.
I slowly raised my head and looked straight into his face.
John cocked his head slowly, squinting his eyes.
Quickly his fist rushed towards my jaw and without any effor my forearm redirected his punch away from me while my other first leapt towards his chin.
Of course I couldn't hit him.
He vanished in a split second. I instictively ducked and aimed to sweep him off his feet as he was attacking me from behind.
John dodged and in a single moment I found myself being ina chokehold.
My heart was pounding like crazy when his hot breath tickled my nape.
„No human could ever even hope to move like this."
He was right. I didn't notice until he uttered those words. My movements were abnormally fast.
John let go of me, leaving my body trembling.
After a few moments of silence he started to speak again.
„Although you are merely my puppet, I didn't empower you just for fun.", he paused for a while and I could see insanity raging in his eyes.
„From now on you are gonna act as our premium bait. You see, Sir Samuel is actually earning all his money from assassinating men for other rich people.
Of course that fat fuck is unable to do so himself so I got my hands dirty in exchange for the souls.", he was grinning from one ear to the other.
I wasn't exactly expecting that.
„So how will I be of service, master.", that sentence melted like honey on my tongue.
„You, my dear pawn, will assist me in assassinating those bugs.
I had quite a hard time getting them to trust me but it should be easy for you.", his thumb softly brushed over my lips.
„Yes, master.", it was barely audible.
The following days John spent training me, showing me how to move my body in the most effective way.
Each day I felt something eclipsing in the back of my mind but I was unable to put my finger on what it was.
Solely a hollow feeling remained in the place where that memory was until I stopped paying attention to it.
