The box was swiftly opened.
It contained,
[Black Orb]
[Book Of The Dead (Necromancer)]
[The Laws of Living Dead]
My face was feeling relieved, I calmed my expression.
I felt concious of the lady, I gently asked,
"Why help me?"
She smiled sarcastically, and responded
" I was once a mother too, I had a kid of your age.
He was a delightful kid, often getting into trouble. One morning he left for the town, not telling anyone.
We all went to find him, till evening we were informed that he was being sold as a slave.
The boy was priced by the highest of bids, I couldn't save him. I begged the woman who bought him.
I cried, screamed and even bowed my head.
But my husband, he had already given up.
The status of lady was a 'Duke'.
Second highest authority of the country, meanwhile we were barely a viscount.
My husband played smartly then, the woman was a bit disgusted seeing me.
He declared that I was was having the same interests as a woman. Through a bit of arrangement and negotiation the Duchess formally invited me to meet and play with my child.
She was not surely knowing that he was my child. But knew that I knew the boy from before.
After a month, I went to the Duchess' castle.
It was as big as 3 houses combined of a count. The Duchess was playing with him, with giving punishment.
I was sorrowful, I wanted to escape with my boy but I knew that in case the identity of mine and the child is revealed, it can cause major problems.
I looked at my boy as if lifeless. He was given a small scolding at first, then beating as the days passed.
The Duchess had a weird taste, she was a freak is what I will call.
I talked and consoled with my child, but he was not responding as if he forgot who I was.
Long after, he ran and went to the Duchess' bedroom. He was cuddling to her as if the mother.
He was severely punished by the husband of Duchess'. The allegations were put that the child tried to be a heir and was executed.
I also became a freak with Duchess' after that. With her, I enjoyed my days and after in buying and using them as mere toys.
My husband tried to stop me, make me understand and after last he left me.
I was heartbroken and for the last I thought to take a last slave and raise him like a proper boy, who I once was trying to save.
I don't want redemption, but correction.
I know your past, I atleast wished to give you a heartfelt life away from all sorrows but you seemed hell bent on revenge.
This is the most I can do.
Rest is upto you. Atleast let me be your mother till and after your death. Not your blood, but the blood sucking maybe, right?"
She said those last words with a smile and tears from her eyes.
[AFTER 10 YEARS]
I reclaimed everyone, everything and gained the world. But when? After everything died.
A light came to me, speaking
"Speak what you wish, tainted immortal?
It was like heavens, finally looking at me.
God came to me after everything finished to let me love the ones that I killed, died by another's hands and all these ghouls who came under my command.
A dead world of ghosts, wraiths, ghouls and zombies I created. Will it go back to the world of Living like when I was born?
I wished,
"Give me back, give everyone back everything they deserve and want.
Mend my mistakes which tainted me"
***
A brilliant light came across the sky.
I found myself in an unknown surrounding.
A girl, etheral body, about to vanish.