Chapter 137: Chapter 137 : Unnecessary Plans

After going downstairs, Linda crossed a dimly lit corridor as Victor followed closely. This place’s walls were full of sound isolation foam. As if they didn't want a sound to escape this place.

Linda was headed to a room at the end of the Corridor. Where she entered quickly and closed the door behind her as Victor slipped in behind her.

The room was mostly empty, besides a tattered bed placed in the center with a monster chained to it surrounded by piles of bones. And a maid sitting on a chair to the side.

Looking closely Victor quickly realized that the monster was in fact a girl that was covered with black hair and her face had a wide jaw full of sharp protruding teeth. Her body was shivered like a mummy in some places while others were muscular. But he could easily tell that she was a girl…

She was dressed in some kind of a straitjacket that constrained her hands that had sharp bones protruding from their joints. She was very lively. Her eyes which glowed red were full of anger and savagery.

When Linda entered the basement, The girl looked at her and growled like a feral beast. She even tried to attack Linda but was constrained by the chains. 

“You are lively today.” Linda mocked then looked at a maid that was sitting on a wooden chair to the side. Seemingly monitoring the girl.

“The medications are not that effective anymore… and we didn’t dare to give her anything stronger fearing for her life. The doctor thinks that she is nearing her limit….” The maid said. Was she a nurse?

“Oh….Leave us.” Linda said coldly, making the maid bow respectfully and then leave the room as Linda sat on the chair with a mocking smile.

“What shall we talk about today? Ah yes….. Today I went shopping with my friend Kuku, the one from school. We were choosing a dress for MY wedding..” Linda said, Making that monster girl look at her angrily. Then try to attack her again before retreating in pain. Victor could see blood dripping from her. It looked like her skin was breaking up in some places and then healing again.

“Oh. don’t be angry. Are you that upset that I am going to marry your fiance?” Linda mocked, making the girl who was withering in pain look at her angrily again.

“Don’t worry, I will not…. Well… Seeing how much you are bleeding, the demonification should be reaching its last stages…. Since you will not live longer I will tell you a little secret.” Linda said, looking back and making sure that the door was closed. Then stepped forward till she reached a line drawn on the ground. This was the limit of that girl’s chains.

“The reason you failed the ritual at that time was not your incompetence as everyone thought.” She whispered, “In fact, I changed the offering in your bowl. I added some sludge from one of Mother’s discarded vials. I only expected the ritual to fail. But didn’t expect you to be possessed by some demon.” Linda said, chuckling as that girl froze in shock and her mouth split wide while rows of demonic teeth sprung forward trying to bite Linda who just stood proudly at a safe distance.

“Who would have thought that the engagement was so important that Mother chose to give me, the lowly maid who used to follow you, your name and status…” Linda added as she laughed, 

“It was because I always followed you, so it was easy for her to tell everyone that you were the maid. I became the bride while the genius Miss Linda became the slave. I can’t stop my laughter every time I remember how you begged your mother for me to attend the ritual too. Not realizing I was plotting against you.” She laughed hard while holding her stomach, as the girls screeched loudly and Victor stood behind her in shock. 

Was this girl the real Linda?

He met “Linda” for the first time when he was 10 years old at the family's archipelago. Her mother brought her then to meet her fiance.

The switch must have happened a little earlier. And this girl must have been here since then.

The Von Rosen Ritual, the way they turn their heirs into players, was different from the other families.

Their awakening artifact acts as an intermediary. Every heir would attempt a demon summoning ritual, they would fight the demon that got summoned.

If the summoning fails then they would lose the right to be heirs. If they win, they would gain the demon's powers., if they lose they might die, or worse, lose their body to demonic possession. although that rarely happened.

Sometimes though, a demon that is more powerful than expected appears, making the heir face mortal danger. By winning, he would gain immense power, by losing … No one can save him.

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This girl must be in the latest possession stages. And when the possession finishes, the world would kick the demon to its original dimension and kill this girl.

Victor wondered why they let her live until now. The pain of being possessed by a demon was not something a young girl can tolerate. Like how Rita was weathering in pain earlier. Couldn't they just kill her and relieve her of her misery?

Was Amelia really that indifferent to her daughter’s suffering? Not likely.

“Let’s see,” Victor thought as he activated his appraisal skill.

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