Chapter 16: Chapter 16 – Reunion

“Ah, for the love of… who goes knocking on the door like that in the middle of an experiment!”

“Wait, honey—”

The door swung open, and Novus expected to see an old witch of the northeastern woods greet him. That’s why it was strange when a middle-aged man with hazelnut-coloured hair opened the door and shielded him into a bear hug. Novus, of course, protested the physical touch.

“Get off! I don’t swing that way!”

The tone made the joke fall flat, but the middle-aged man levelled his dark brown eyes against Novus’ as he gave a hearty chuckle. He put Novus down as he gestured to the doormat.

“Sorry, young man. Didn’t mean to frighten you. I swear I’ve already chosen one woman for this lifetime. Just didn’t want to clean up after, well, that.”

Suddenly staring at the man with more attention, Novus’ face showed shock, followed by intense confusion. Novus followed the man’s gaze to the doormat, which had the sickle end of a sickle and chain embedded deeply into it. The sickle had a green hue, and a rotting stench assaulted Novus’ nose as he watched the doormat begin to dissolve.

Unconsciously, Novus followed the chain end to a middle-aged woman standing in the doorframe of a room filled with plants. She wasn’t precisely witch-like, but the black soot clinging to her body made her look like a dirty miner. The middle-aged woman quickly turned from angry to joyful beyond belief as she dropped the chain in her hand and rushed into the middle-aged man’s embrace.

“I knew I picked the right man. Come here.”

The woman rained down kisses, and after a few more soot-loving moments, the middle-aged woman resumed her cold exterior towards the shocked-out-of-words Novus.

“Leave.”

However, the well-chiselled muscles of the middle-aged man raised the woman’s chin to meet his convincing eyes.

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“Now, honey, we haven’t had a single guest since coming here. You’ve also used up some of your ingredients for experimenting, right? So why don’t we have him stay for a moment, and he’ll get you some more ingredients later.”

The woman hesitated for a moment before a refreshing smile graced her features that sent a chill down Novus’ spine. Then, the woman brushed aside her black, exploded hair and pulled the man into a deep kiss. She left a trail of words behind as she released him and walked away.

“Alright, dear. Get ready for something special!”

The woman turned as she gripped the doorknob to the plant room and squinted her eyes at Novus.

“Fetch me some slime cores.”

Slam!

 

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