Struggling as a Villain

Richard asked Emily to accompany him inside the room where he led the prisoner.

The others were guarding his hip for any other possible attack.

Inside the small cabin, Richard sat while facing the red-haired woman who seemed somewhat familiar,

"You are from the Scarlette clan, right?"

Richard asked without beating around the bush. Red hair was very rare in this world and considering how strong she seemed, Richard believed she must be a part of a strong clan.

The lady sobbed as she nodded, "Yes…I am your grandmother."

Emily's eyes widened upon hearing that. Seeing the woman in front, one wouldn't regard her as more than a thirty-year-old woman.

She still has such fair skin, perfect and well-toned shape, along with perky breasts that it is hard to believe that she is Richard's grandmother.

'Are all women of Scarlette house this….packed?' A sense of inferiority was born when Emily looked down at her still-growing breasts.

Richard frowned," She is dead." He simply stated.

His mother told him about her family and all the close relatives she had back when she used to live with them.

And from his knowledge Richard knew that his grandmother was dead.

"I was considered dead since I betrayed them." Her eyes turned solemn when she said that.

Richard could sense clear detest towards the Scarlette clan from her. For some reason, it seemed she hated even talking about them.

"Betrayed?" He asked, "From what I know, Mother said you were met by an accident during your magical experimentation and-"

"It was all a lie which even my daughter accepted since she also assumed that I am a traitor." The lady sighed, her shoulders slumping when she mentioned her daughter.

"Okay then, tell me…why were you branded as a traitor?" Richard never paid much attention to his maternal side of the family since the only person from the Scarlette house who mattered to him was his mother.

But now that he was soon going to get involved with them, it was better to understand to get to know about their history and past relations.

The woman glanced at Emily before saying, "Send her out. The history of the Scarlette clan cannot be disclosed to an outsider."

Emily narrowed her eyes but she didn't say anything against that.

She assumed that Richard might send her out since gaining knowledge about her past was important, it seemed.

However, to her utter surprise,

"She belongs to me. You can start speaking now."

Emily stared at Richard, with her eyes parted wide.

Her face began to turn hot hearing how he showed his possession over her. The bliss of being regarded as someone close to Richard made her nearly drop her barrier but she soon collected herself and focused on her job to keep the woman locked.

The woman heaved a sigh, "You are the first person after the Flame Warden who can afford to have multiple wives."

Richard shrugged and silently urged her to get into the main topic.

The lady leaned forward, her hands resting on the table as she asked,

"You must be aware of the tradition that the Scarlette clan follows, right?"

Richard raised his brows, "About the mandatory union of Scarlette clan's woman with the descendent of the Warden?"

The older one nodded, "Yes….that…" The woman clenched her fist and said, "Our clan might be cursed since a single man takes multiple wives to have a single woman who becomes the destined one."

"I was that chosen wife who gave my husband a daughter, and named her Bellarine."

She took a pause, seemingly collecting her thoughts before saying, " We loved her…well at least he showed concern and love for his daughter. However, when it came to sacrifice her, he showed no hesitation whatsoever."

Richard frowned. Without telling her he knew that the sacrifice in question here was giving birth to Flame Warden's descendent.

Wordlessly he urged her to continue.

The woman looked reluctant but she continued, Stay tuned with mvl

"I didn't want Bellarine to meet the same fate as our ancestors so…when she was at the age of seven, I took her and ran away from the Scarletre clan."

"I thought that if I keep Bellarine away for a few years, then she would be spared….however,"

"You got caught," Richard added that the reason was obvious. His existence.

She clenched her fist, " I underestimated their reach and connection and ended up believing the wrong people. In the end, Bellarine was taken away and I was told to never come back."

Somehow Richard expected that. No mother wants their child to get sacrificed over an oath that years ago someone took for them.

However, if his mother had been reluctant then he might have been able to sympathize with his grandmother.

"Why are you helping the Apostles? Did they promise you something?" Emily asked, given the lady had fought with apostles and caused Richard great trouble.

There was a brief pause; however, since most of the story was already out, she decided to reveal it as well.

"When I ran away with Bellarine, a person sheltered me…and that person was an Apostle."

"After roaming around for years, trying to not get caught by those twisted beings of the Scarlette clan, I met that person again. And this time when he asked for my help, I didn't reject."

Richard thought for a moment before asking, "Who was this person?"

"I don't know his name…he always wears a hood. But I can identify his voice and know his hair color. Platinum silver."

Richard thought back on those and then faxed them back to the academy…however, he couldn't remember if there was any silver head among them.

Who can it be who suddenly sent his grandmother to attack him?

'Well, I am already the enemy of humanity…' There was no point in trying to think about it.

Richard got up from his seat before telling Emily, "Throw her away, as far as you can."

" Wait! You are sparing me?" The lady looked bewildered, given she tried to harm him twice by now, and knowing her grandson, she thought she was surely going to get killed today.

Richard paused in his tracks, and without turning to look at her, he said, "Thank that picture frame on Mom's working table."

He didn't wait there to explain anymore and walked out.

Emily manipulated the barrier in which the lady was stored before she began to take her out.

" It won't hurt right?" The older one asked.

The good girl emotionlessly stated, "After what you have done, be thankful that I ain't squeezing the life out of you."

The older one gulped and decided to remain silent for the time being.

This girl was serious about that.

…..

After they dealt with the infiltrator, Richard, along with others, gathered around the deck.

Richard didn't explain to them about the woman's identity but her red hair told them that she must be related to Richard.

Bella wanted to ask what he heard from the woman, however, but she held back for the time being.

Standing with his arms Richard looked at others and said,

"Once we land on Earth, we are going against the biggest Asian gang, which comprises high-ranking hunters and beasts. I don't need to tell you how dangerous this would be and what are the chances of your survival."

"There is a high chance for you to die out there."

He plainly stated.

Carl looked unaffected, and so did Ben, Emily, and Bella. However, the other four members were affected by his words and his current demeanor.

Looking at them, Richard added, "You can spend a normal life on Clion. You are not obliged to fight and no one will blame you if you back off now."

Richard gave them an offer. He wanted to see their determination and if they failed to meet his expectations he might as well leave them here.

However,

"When I speak, I will be speaking on behalf of all of us." The fox masked one stepped forward,

"Those people have taken everything from us….family, friends, lovers and our dignity. They had treated us as beasts, snatching everything away which we once held dear."

With his fist clenched the man could be seen shaking in raw agitation, as he added, "So rather than asking whether we are willing…you should just tell us who we should kill…where we should kill….how many times a person has to die."

Richard felt a chill down his spine feeling their bloodlust. There was no doubt in the fact that more than anyone, these people antagonized those bastards.

There was no doubt. When the time comes they won't back out so possibly they can be trusted.

And Richard wanted nothing more than that.

With a smirk, Richard stepped forward and patted the guy on the shoulder,

"When the time comes, I definitely will."

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