Chapter 61: Mahogany Tree's Teardrops

The door creaked open with difficulty, blocked by the harsh roots that protruded from the edges.

Knife-in-hand, Sasha and Vera entered the place with cautiousness, who knows what they're going to find here.

The visage that awaited them was that of a corridor filled with roots.

"What should we do? this doesn't look safe... if any of those creatures or more appear here, we're going to be in trouble." Vera asserted the situation, this corridor is too slim and there is only one exit through the door. if push comes to shove they can burn the entire place and run but that would mean using what they have left.

"I don't think they're going to be inside this place, but... this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity, are you sure you want to give it away? it's likely no one has ever reached these passages."

Sasha stood up beside her, regarding the entire place with a keen eye.

This passage is truthfully something she hasn't seen, but... there are precedents.

"You don't have the slightest idea of what awaits inside? why would you say it's an opportunity?"

"According to the legends, sometimes... humans would be allowed inside the curse's core by the curse itself... I don't know what the requirements are, I only know it has happened before as for what you can find inside, I don't know either... sometimes it's weapons... or treasures... or... abilities..." 

'Perhaps, such is the origin of the Rose Eagle Thorn and the Sinister Sundew... could it be because... she somehow broke the curse?' Sasha regarded Vera's thinking expression with a handful of thoughts of her own.

"Let's go in, so far... it's not attacking." 

The two beauties started to walk through the corridors, and that's when it started.

!!!!

The vines protruded and the roots twisted, showing their threatening behaviour, towards Sasha!

"Looks like it's only you that it wants... Vera, if you decide to go... have your bottles ready, shout if you need me, alright?" Sasha decided to just remain here and wait for her.

After giving it some consideration Vera stilled herself, after trying for so long, even she is starting to get a grip of the difficulty of this endeavour, if there is a way to hasten the process, she will do it.

Vera nodded and grasped one of the bottles tightly together with the lighter, the tree seemed to not care about her threatening manners as she stepped inside the passage, leaving a nervous Sasha.

'I hope you find something and come back... I can't find 'him' without you...'

**

**

As vera walked through the long passage of twisting roots, several mahogany branches raised up as if to stare at her, but they never attacked her.

'What exactly is this place?' She wondered within her mind, reassured that at least she's not being attacked, but if the tree were to do it, she'd be likely fucked.

'This is my core, I led you here...' A rather feminine elderly voice spoke to her as if the voice of a very old grandma!

!!!!

'W-WHO ARE YOU!?' Vera stopped in her tracks and turned her head frantically to the vines that were encircling her.

'I'm one of the cursed regiments of wrath... the tree of violence and reprieve.' The voice continued to explain as the branches started to push Vera along the passage, a little anxious.

'Y-You... you are that accursed tree?!' Vera couldn't do anything except keep walking forward, but she can't believe right now someone is talking inside her mind, this is clearly not her own consciousness or her voice.

'Yes...' The tree didn't get offended at the 'accursed' part.

'What is your name?'

'I don't have a name nor do I have a desire for one... this between you and me is a one-time encounter...' The tree followed and Vera felt outraged!

Why is this thing asking for a one-night-stand all of the sudden!?

'Give them back!' Seeing that the tree is just a perverted being, gone was any politeness, Vera went straight for what she wanted.

'It won't be that simple... you want something, and I want something...' The tree's grandma-like voice suddenly turned wicked, like a scheming granny.

'I won't let you have your way with my body!'

'... Excuse me?' Now it's the tree that's surprised... the fuck?

'I said you won't have your way with my body!' Vera kept her line of thoughts, that's definitely what this accursed tree is after!

'Why would I want to do that...? *sigh* I thought I found intelligent life... come back from whence you came, girl... you're no longer qualified...' The vines started to push Vera out!

'Wait wait!! I was joking!' The girl resisted, knowing that she messed up, thankfully... the bipolar vines stopped and pushed her in again...

'Leave your jokes for later, girl... I don't have the time, now come...'

'I thought you said I'm no longer qualified...?'

'I was joking...'

'Y-YOU!'

**

**

The Russian beauty, after walking for a long stretch, came face to face with what could only be described as astonishing.

Isn't this a paradise?

It was like a small wonderland, and there is even waterdrops falling from this small tree.

'This is a small version of my body...'

'You're beautiful... it's hard to believe that you devour millions every week.'

You are reading story Assassination Through the Netherworld at novel35.com

'Millions every day... It's what I was created for...'

'Who created you...'

'Our father...'

'And who is your father?'

'The one that created everything...'

'... I see.'

'Leaving that aside... come forward.'

Vera stepped inside the small lake that had clear water in it, this whole situation seemed fantastical.

How can this tree that tortures human beings and demons be so 'beautiful' inside?

On this lake, there was the 'replica' of the tree which had waterdrops falling from it, forming this lake.

'Don't drink the water...'

'...'

'Do you see those two seeds?'

Vera glared attentively at the place where there two seeds atop what looked like a wooden altar.

*THUMP!*

'EAT THEM! EAT THEM NOW!!'

At the sight of those two seeds, the Rose Eagle Thorn seemed to go insane!

Vera's mouth salivated all of the sudden but she tried to control herself!

'Control yourself... demon... you're in my domain!' Within the realm of her soul, that majestic voice ensued with the potency of a whirlwind!

*RUMBLE!!!*

A shockwave spread through the area, having the beautiful tree's branches flutter slightly into a delightful and calming movie.

Vera's impulses receded and the Rose Eagle Thorn retreated...

'Girl... I want you to take one of the seeds and eat it, the other... you're going to take for yourself and plant it somewhere, this is our deal... as long as you do this, I'm going to give you back your two beloved sinners...' The tree's voice sounded rather compassionate when she mentioned the two of them.

'Why? what is this going to do?' Vera gulped a mouthful of saliva, can she just accept this like it's nothing?

What if she has some ill intentions? but then... so what? so long as she gives Valentine and Fayette back...

'You don't need to ask, you only need to do it... plant it anywhere you want, preferably in any other circle rather than the circle of wrath... this is my mission to you... by eating this seed, you will get some of the powers that shall assist you in this endeavour... don't eat the other seed... don't fail me.'

'...'

'Do we have a deal or not? if we do... eat the seed.' 

Vera's hands quivered, she felt as if she was making a decision that will change her life forever, but... right now she has the chance to get Valentine and Fayette right away...

Therefore, without any more thoughts, she did what was expected of her and ate one of the seeds.

*GULP!!*

....

At first, she felt nothing, nothing changed but... then she felt tingles, small ones all over her body.

"UGH!"

It felt uncomfortable.

"I did as you asked, give them back to me now!" Right now she wants nothing more than to see their faces, she doesn't know what the repercussions of this decision is going to be, but it's a worthy price to pay.

'Very well... don't forget our deal, girl...'

...

Rustling noises ensued in front of Vera as she regarded the place expectantly, moving her legs across the pristine waters desperately.

Her breaths were roughed and she didn't notice how her skin seemed to change its texture as she moved, hydrating at the touch with the water.

Outside of the small pristine lake and two naked bodies protruded from the ground shortly after a backpack too came out of the roots and right at that moment... Vera felt as if everything had been worth it.

The unparalleled despair she went through, and the force it took to stand back up, it had been worth it.

In her anxiousness, she even forgot to take the seed from the altar, Vera ran with tears in her eyes, falling like the waterdrops of this tree.

With the tree as a witness, she jumped on those two bodies that were regenerating, they had lacerations, missing their eyes and limbs, they clearly went through the worst kinds of tortures.

Vera embraced both of those bodies tightly and cried disconsolately.

They're back, finally...

...

'I hope you won't fail my expectations, Vera Sidorov, for as long as you roam this hell...' The tree thought inwardly, one that had existed since the primordial era of the netherworld... and perhaps.... even before.

You can find story with these keywords: Assassination Through the Netherworld, Read Assassination Through the Netherworld, Assassination Through the Netherworld novel, Assassination Through the Netherworld book, Assassination Through the Netherworld story, Assassination Through the Netherworld full, Assassination Through the Netherworld Latest Chapter