Disclaimer: I do not own Noblesse or its characters; that right belongs to Lee Gwang-Su.

Author's Notes: Okay, I am still following the Noblesse Manhwa without copying it word for word. And this is a small filler chapter before the take off for the Werewolf lands and attempt to save Muzaka… and meeting the 1st elder of the Union. If you all have read it, you know the basics and what is being changed marginally. I just want to remind you all this is a Fanfiction, thus anything is possible. So if you do not like that, I politely ask you toturn around and leave now because I don't see the point in you wasting your time and mine.


"It couldn't be helped. It was one of many fates that all came from a singular point. Each person has their own choices they have to make… I can do nothing about it," she thought, letting her eyes slide shut as she let her body sink into the hot bathwater. "I hate this. And more-so I am still in trouble from before... on two fronts. With the gods and him... the man I now call Master. Punishment is imminent."

Taking a deep breath through her nose, Delphi let it hiss between her lips as she did her best to stay calm and listened to the sound of her heart as it seemed to echo in her ears. This was odd, and she found it soothing still, listening to her heartbeat while mostly submerged under the water. A habit she picked up in Spain oh so long ago.

"The outcome is still uncertain. The pat forward partially clouded... and I am unable to see even when I try," she continued to think to herself. "The news had been delivered that he had survived. Now a small light in the void is being seen, yet it is so small... that little seed of hope. A thing they'd all hinge on it?"

Taking a deep breath and fully submerging herself, Delphi enjoyed the sensation of free-floating as strong emotions of shock and happiness washed through her, making her smile against her will. There could have been worse things for the bond she had forged with her blood with the Noblesse. A man, the Gods, wanted to exist at all costs. Unable to help herself, Delphi opened her mouth and laughed, letting the water escape her lungs as she opened her eyes to see a pair of red ones framed by long white hair staring down at her in concern.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Delphi thrust her hands out and grasped the edges of the bathtub and pulled herself up, trying to cough out the water and gasp for air at the same time. When small, yet powerful hands began to pat at her back, Delphi blinked the water from her eyes and looked at the intruder, only to see Seria stare back at her with a small lift to the corners of her mouth.

"Have I been in here that long?" Delphi asked.

The small shake of Seira's head was all the answer she needed. But it was the way Seria's red eyes became a bit harder had Delphi sighing. She didn't have to be a genius to know what Seria was going to ask her. Slowly Delphi pulled her legs up and wrapped her arms around her knees and gave a small nod of her head.

"Muzaka is alive," Seira stated. "But you knew that, didn't you?"

Not bother even to try, Delphi felt her lips twist into a wry smile as she let her eyes meet the young Nobles. The way Seira didn't even flinch as she began to frown.

"Why did you say anything yourself?" Seira asked.

At this, Delphi wanted to close her eyes and just lay on the bottom of the tub again. Of course, she was not surprised that the quiet woman before her would figure this out. It was her choice at this point to answer or not.

"Because I cannot interfere, Seira J. Loyard," She responded softly. "I can only tell someone or show someone if they directly ask me themselves, even then what I can say or show if future events are done cryptically. Besides, I have already altered fate once and am being punished for it."

At her omission, Delphi watched as Seira stood up and stared down at her. There was curiosity in that vermillion gaze, yet dissatisfaction as well. But it didn't phase her.

"What do you mean you have already altered fate and are being punished by it?" Seira asked, her voice soft.

Delphi didn't stop as a dry laugh escaped her lips before she answered, "I told you all... him... that he got to make a choice. I changed what was predetermined... by giving him a choice. And punished because I messed with the grand tapestry that is destiny."

Shifting her body, Delphi looked more directly at Seira. The way the girl stared at her before a sad smile appeared had something in Delphi breaking. Lifting her hands out of the water and drawing them away from her knees, she looked at them. Then she was pressing them against her face as her eyes felt hot with the tears she did her best to shed, rubbing the heel of her palms against her eyes.

"I am sorry. I didn't mean to upset you," Seira said.

With a small shake of her head to indicate that it wasn't Seira's fault, Delphi calmed herself as best she could and pulled her hands away. Only to feel heat rush to her already red face. Seira had stripped down and was climbing into the tub. It was not unheard of in the Asian culture, but still, it made her feeling a bit insecure. Seira was one of the perfect beings, and her body was perfect.

"Let me wash your back, and then you can wash mine," Seira stated.

Giving another slow nod of her head, Delphi felt a bit awkward as Seira just seemed to stare down at her.

"Uh... what?" she finally asked.

"How do you hide those things?" Seira asked as she finally sat down.

Knowing what Seira was referencing had Delphi feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Well, I can ask the same thing, how do you hide your's?" she asked in return. The smile that she got was a gentle one, full of amusement


Everything was ready for them to leave, except he had to tell one other person that they were going again. The news that Muzaka was alive was huge, and he had not expected it. So when he had told Tao to get everything ready for their departure and not to tell Raizel, he had been repaired for the chaos when he got home. What met him instead was not what he was expecting. They were all quiet, watching Delphi, who had just stood up from where she was reading on the couch and excused herself. It had struck him as odd, but first, he had to inform their Master. That took priority.

But now that was done, Frankenstein couldn't help but felt odd at her reaction. He had not asked, Tao had informed him after returning from Raizel's room. That she had just looked up, smiled, and gone back to reading. He knew Delphi was an oracle, did that mean she had known? Why did she not say anything?

"Where are Delphi and Seira?" he asked, only to have each of the guys shift as if they were uncomfortable with answering.

It was then he heard the sound of water being sloshed out of the tub. He didn't have to take a guess, and they were in the bathroom together. Meaning there was a good chance that Seira was already asking her. Not that Delphi would answer, Frankenstein was sure of it. That girl's stubbornness was almost as bad as his, according to Master.

"Well, then I will assume that Seira is going to tell her the news about us leaving at dawn," he said before turning to go into the kitchen.

"Hey, Boss, do you think that Delphi knew already?" Tao spoke up.

Pausing and sighing, Frankenstein gave a small shrug as he answered. "Who knows? There is a chance she did. But I have a feeling that if she did, she couldn't say anything."


He was happy and very shocked. If it were true that Muzaka was alive, he had faith that Frankenstein could do something, anything. They were still healing from the last fight. Turning to look out the window, Rai clamped down on his emotions, realizing that the bond he had with her was wide open. But he could feel a few things coming from her, something that echoed his feelings, yet were so different. It felt as if she had an internal war.

He knew that he still had to correct her for her behavior. Though he knew why she had done it, sighing as he lifted his hand and noted that it no longer shook, his vitality was healed a good bit, giving him a bit longer to live the life he had. And now would be the perfect time to have a conversation with Delphi about her powers and what she knew and didn't know. There was a reason


She stood looking out her bedroom window, enjoying the clear night sky. And though the city lights washed the sky with their brilliance, she could make the stars just barely twinkling like small jewels. The level of apprehension she felt when another presence entered her room, Delphi just continued to stare out the window. She had said she would accept any punishment for her actions when she had confronted him after Muzaka made his choice.

"Delphi."

Unable to stop her body from stiffening, she let her head drop a little to show she was acknowledging his presence. When the sound of him walking across her carpeted floor reached her ears, Delphi turned her head enough to look behind her, only to lift it up into his eyes. She saw so much in their depths, and it made her smile sadly at him before looking back out the window.

"What is my punishment, Master?" she asked softly.

Silence filled the room as she awaited her answer, knowing he was thinking about it. When she felt a tug at the base of her braided ponytail, Delphi jerked away and looked back at her Master, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel, in shock. She could feel the heat rushing to color her cheeks as she stepped back only to bump against the window sill. This was not what she was expecting.

The way he just looked at her as her eyes dropped to his hand to see the pale red scrunchy she used to keep the braid locked in place. Delphi couldn't help the horror that flooded her person as her barriers dropped between them. No one except her mother and grandmother had ever seen her with her hair down and undone. It was not a thing that happened... ever. Afraid to move away from the window, as she was using it to hold the braid in place.

"Please, anything else," she whispered as she just looked at him.

The wave of emotions that slammed into her had her hanging her head. It was a lost cause. There would be no changing his mind, and she had been very particular about her hair never being seen down. A point of pride for her. Her sin of Vanity and shame all in one go. Closing her eyes when he stepped away, Delphi knew he could command her, and that would make it so much worse. Taking a deep breath and refusing to look at him, she stepped away and felt her half-dry hair come undone and fall to the backs of her knees.

"Did you know Muzaka was alive?" he asked.

Afraid to answer for fear of her voice cracking, she gave a small nod of her head.

"Why did you not tell me or the others?" he spoke again, asking her with a hard edge to his voice.

"I couldn't. I am forbidden from directly interfering. I told this to Seira earlier in the bath," Delphi stated, hating the visible tremor in her voice.

"Why?" he asked her pointedly, though his tone was softer, the command was still there.

"Because it would mess up the grand tapestry that is fate. Sending many things spiraling out of control," Delphi replied. "I have already done that once since coming to this house. The gods were very displeased with me, and the Fates were as well."

The silence hung heavy as she waited for him to do anything. When his hand connected with her head and rubbed the top, Delphi couldn't help it and jerked back and looked up at him in shock.

"You are upset and hurting, this gift you bear from the blood in your body, Delphi, do you want me to take it away?" he asked.

Unable to answer the question, she just stared at him. He had tried to comfort her and what he just asked her. This was a jump she had to take, and she couldn't throw the question back in his face. Her power worked so differently from Frankenstein's. Hers was inborn, given by the blood of the gods to her ancestor. While Frankenstein was fought for, derived from using his own body as an experiment, sealing it would take so much more. And that means losing a significant part of herself.

"Give me your answer when I return from the Werewolves homeland," he said.

She watched as he turned and started to leave. Delphi was not sure what to say to that. How to even react. When he paused at the door, hand on the knob, Delphi sucked in a deep breath and held it.

"If I want to know the future, I have to ask you for the answer, don't I."

Delphi knew it was not a question but a statement. And it made her smile as she watched him leave and shut the door behind him. He was the type that didn't want to know the future, especially if it meant that things would change. And that was the other side of her gift, by telling someone their future, giving them that insight into what would happen, other things would change. That those outcomes wouldn't be like they were if it was supposed to be.

She was sighing as she took the few steps to her bed and slipped between the sheets. She could live with the fact that her Master, A Noblesse who marched to his beat, didn't want to know the future. It amazed her how caring he was, and that he didn't think he was above anyone else. This was what Frankenstein had told her about all those years ago when she had asked him why he was so loyal to his Master.

TBC!