The Villainess Wants To Go Home novel Chapter 56

\~Spades P.O. V\~

The cloak figure placed his palm on the hard rocky surface feeling the coldness seep through his glove and to his skin. The motion of the ground felt uneven to the touch then it was on the left side of him.

"What do you feel Master? Does their presence still linger beneath the earth?" another cloak figure spoke from behind his white plain mask where the black eye sockets were the only features carved on.

The man rose up as his cloak met the ground beneath him. He scanned the surrounding of the cliff side, the tall trees that reached to the level of the cliff as their green leaves that only grew in the springtime of the years gently flowed with the rhythm of the wind and the small, shaped triangles of the mountains were seen in the far distance.

The man walked towards the edge of the cliff feeling the breeze light against his skin and the fragrance of the fresh green forest lightened his lungs at each inhale of the clean air he breathed in yet there was something faint and murky lingering within the scent of the forest and it trailed north.

It didn't sit right with him.

"Master?" another cloaked man called out to the superior who stood still, eyeing the far horizon in deep thought.

A huge gust of wind blew towards them pushing their hoods off their heads to reveal their hair.

The master whose brown oak coloured hair that danced in the wind smirked beneath his mask "It seems like our runaway noble is heading to Ventus"

\~Artemis POV\~

I trailed through the forest ground without making a single noise as I stepped with the sleeping fox tucked tightly within my arms. Stepping over moss covered stones making sure I wouldn't, I followed the sound of the distance stream.

Demarcus followed beside me. I could hear his soft breathing in my ear and the light stomps he took. I stole a side glance over to him and I realised how beautiful Demarcus was under the sun. He had dangerous looking horns growing out from the side of his head, there was spiky spines that grew out on the back of his head, but they were like hair slicked back and two little horns grew from the end of his chin.

He was a magnificent shade of gold that glowed whenever he went under the sun but what attracted me the most was those deadly emerald reptilian-like eyes of his that was focused on what was in front of us when he suddenly gave me a side glance. I wasn't ashamed of staring at him creepily that I didn't bother to turn my gaze away.

"Is there something matter, Artemis?" he spoke in a soft tone, his emerald eyes now glancing my way.

"You look very handsome Demarcus" I wanted to stretch my hand out and pat him but couldn't because of Homura in my arms.

I could tell by his softened eyes he was thankful for the compliment. "Thank you Artemis and you are one of the most beautiful human girls I have laid eyes on" Demarcus sounded genuine, but I already knew that Demarcus would never lie. Dragons don't lie, it's not in their nature to.

"I appreciate the compliment but this isn't my body so I can't take it as my own." This is Diana's body that I took over; she has the right to hear how beautiful she is not me. I felt my gut twist from guilt that I was hearing these sincere words from a dragon and not the fake words of her maids.

However, I wonder if Demarcus would have said the same thing if I was in my original body. Would he think I'm beautiful as well?

A sudden huff of warm air blew down at me startling me out of my thoughts. "I wasn't talking about Diana; I was talking about you"

I looked at him puzzled 'What is he saying?'.

We stopped walking and gazed down at me, stretching his hand out and placing the point of his claw to my chest. "The soul that resides is the most beautiful"

"Dragons greatest ability is not breathing out fire or the defence of our scales but the ability to see through someone's soul. That's how we choose our riders" he lowered his hand and started to walk again, and my eyes followed behind him.

'A beautiful soul, huh. I have nothing of that sort, my soul is nothing, but an empty shell filled with a dark fog'

"Artemis why aren't coming?" I looked over to Demarcus who waited for me to come. "Oh right, I'm coming"

I dipped my drink bottle in the flowing stream of sparkling water where the sun rays played on the water making it appear to dance. The sound of the water crashing against the and rushing water was the melody of the forest.

Demarcus and Homura lowered their heads to a take a drink of the blue and green tinted water when suddenly Homura's ears perked up and his eyes darted around the forest ground, Demarcus lifted his head up like a submarine snorkel and scanned out surrounding.

By the sudden of action of the two I realised there is another presence nearby. I slowly slid out my Kunai while feeling the earth beneath me. There was regular feel of the creatures of the forest when I suddenly felt a heavy presence not far from where we stood. It was heavy to the earth and by that I indicated that it must be a 3 to 4 metre creature however I wasn't able to figure out what it was.

"As I thought" Homura grumbled silently and went back to drinking the water. Demarcus lowered his guard down and continued as well.

I looked to where they were looking and saw nothing, but giant stones covered in vegetation across the riverbanks. I titled my head in wonder. 'What did they see?'

Since Demarcus and Homura aren't minding it, that means there isn't any danger. I slid my Kunai back in my pouch and proceeded doing what I was doing before when something moved from the corner of my eye. I hurriedly span my head around to see what it was, but I still couldn't see anything except for the rocks.

'Is it hiding behind the rocks? Or is-"

"Don't pay too much attention to it" Homura said interrupting my thoughts. I looked down at him confused.

"It's a Kautegris" Demarcus stated. "A Kautegris?" I titled my head in wonder.

"A shy creature of the forest of Viridis" Homura started as he eyed one particular stone that was behind a very thin tree.

I squinted my eyes for a better look, the shape of the stone was like a figure hiding behind a tree. Examining the stone more thoroughly I could see two black holes on the round head of the stone and oddly I felt as if it was staring right back at me as if it was alive.

"That Artemis, is a Kautegris" Demarcus lowered his head to my shoulder level. I glanced back at the stone figure and my jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

'That stone thing is alive!'