BITE ME THE HOLY OF HOLIES
04 BITE ME THE HOLY OF HOLIES

Zzaya sat quietly in an iron cage. Many eyes were looking at him.

Some of them wondered, some said that Zzaya was the girl from Atheril to be taken prisoner.

Zzaya heard that clearly. The girl felt uneasy and scared, with various meanings from the gazes of the eyes that saw her.

On the other hand, Callum has been welcomed by members of the Royal family.

"Daninah salutes Her Majesty Callum.”

That gentle salute made Callum's and the others' eyes diverted.

Daninah Luwen, a little late with some of her personal servants.

She was the only daughter of Prime Minister Castor. A mature girl who has a beautiful look. She is the most beautiful girl in Castor.

Daninah had just come out of the Kingdom to welcome Callum's return from the Atheril massacre.

The girl saluted with great dignity and courtesy.

Callum nodded slowly without responding to a word. He was really being indifferent.

Even so, he remained courteous and took the time to be with the Emperor and the others to enter the Kingdom following the banquet to be held.

Before that, Callum had told two special soldiers tasked with taking the captives to Castor's dungeon to take Zzaya there.

According to this order, the train that locked up Zzaya was taken to the back of the Kingdom, then dragged out.

Zzaya grimaced in pain as the chains that locked both of her wrists were instantly pulled violently.

His back was even kicked by one of the soldiers.

After being put into the detention room, Zzaya was left behind.

No one's guarding. However, Zzaya's eyes looked at all the captive rooms where he was.

His body trembled violently and shuddered, looking at the many human heads hung on the prison walls.

There were even remains of bones lying on the ground from the intense torture.

Zzaya felt that she was instantly unable to make her voice. His breath was choked with fear and cornered himself in a corner of the prison.

He hugged his knees tightly and sat down with fear.

At the same time, his stomach was sounding hungry.

Zzaya hasn't eaten anything since morning. It was late in the afternoon when they arrived at Castor.

Not only the hands and feet, his back was kicked by the soldier was again creating pain all over the body.

Zzaya could do nothing but endure the pain alone.

He realized that with himself in a place like this, he would definitely join those who had died in this place with sadistic torture.

***

  The banquet took place with many discussions from the officials of the Kingdom.

“We are indeed lucky to have Callum as the envoy protecting Castor and other small Kingdoms. Callum has proven that he deserves to be Castor's successor, His Majesty” Count Eliazer said.

Instantly King Ilias chuckled softly and nodded in agreement.

“My son deserves it. I also want, as soon as possible, for him to be my successor”

“Not” reject Callum.

“–aku can't”

Ilias looked at Callum in confusion.

“Son, you should have replaced Dad, right?”

“I know”

“Then? Why?”

“Terms, Ayah” says Callum.

“Of course. You will soon be my successor if that one condition is fulfilled. After all there is nothing difficult with qualifying it”

“—because princess Daninah will help you fulfill her” continued Ilias.

Callum looked at Ilias sharply and seemed to imply rejection through his gaze.

“Sorry, I can't do it” Callum said.

Ilias growling. “Princess Daninah will be the best among the best. I've known him since he was a child and grew up with you in this Kingdom. Likewise with his father, Prime Minister Magnus”

“That's right, Callum. My daughter, Daninah, is a good girl and a good boy. Don't you know that?”

Callum turned his gaze sharply towards Magnus.

Instantly he lost his appetite to continue this banquet.

Although he knew, his actions leaving the banquet would be considered disrespectful, still, Callum would not be able to qualify.

“Sorry, but there's something I have to take care of. Excuse”

Callum shuffled up from his seat and left.

He was stopped by Daninah who approached him. “Your Majesty, is there a problem? Your face–”

The girl looked at Callum with question marks.

Callum went to the basement where Zzaha was in the cup.

Upon arriving there, Callum found that the girl was sitting in a corner hugging her legs with her head bowed in fear.

The sound of the cell where Zzaya was locked up rang, the girl immediately raised her head and saw who had entered.

Apparently ... Callums. The man positioned himself crouching before Zzaya.

“Now, you're in Castor. You're under arrest, to provide a caption on Atheril”

“–dan about yourself” said Callum.

“Master, didn't ... I have said it?”

“I can't believe it. Atheril was the center of the rise of Satanic cults and black sorcerers. You must know something” Callum said.

“I don't know the rest, I'm also not part of the adoration of it”

“Then?”

“I–”

Callum directly cut, “why are you in that place?”

Zzaya.

“Why are you in the house of adoration?”

“What ... if I say it, Sir will believe?”

“What?”

“That I, not part of them”

“No. I won't believe”

“—Until you can't prove everything, you'll stay here” Callum said.

The man stood up and went out and locked the cell door. He passed from the captive room and left Zzaya.

Zzaya was still silent then let out a weak sigh.

Is correct. Any time, even if Zzaya tells Callum, he won't believe it.

While Callum, as he left the captive room and headed to his private room, he told his special servant, Sir Luken, to summon the soldier who brought Zzaya before him for the first time.

He wanted a second explanation for Zzaya.

***

[FLASHBACK ON]

  Zzaya was in a captive camp tent and guarded by several soldiers.

As for Callum, the man was in his own tent with a soldier who brought Zzaya to him.

“Where did you find the girl?”

“At a place of worship, Sir. He was there”

“What does he do?”

“I don't know that, Your Honor. He was standing in front of a statue of the Devil with several people. It seemed like they were performing a ritual, and the girl stood at the leading position of those people. The moment we entered, they were so shocked that we instantly caught and killed them. However, only the girl pleaded and said that she knew something about King Siloh” explained the soldier.

Callum listened carefully and nodded slowly.

“Didn't you check the others before killing?”

“No, Your Grace. However, we found a mark on the inside of their bodies. Its location is not certain, some on the back, upper legs, wrists, even the back of the neck. A strange sign and letter are black.”

Callum was silent for a moment.

A sign ...

During this time, he killed many people and did not find any special sign as conveyed by the soldier in front of him.

This is new information.

It is true that Atheril was the center from which the Satanist came. That means, it is true that Zzaya is part of them.

“Good. Keep looking for information during the massacre. Anyone who is killed, check if the mark is on them or not!”

“Good, Your Highness”

[FLASHBACK OFF]

***

  Callum really remembers that. However, he wanted to confirm it once again by summoning the soldier.

The same thing came back as information.

There is no mistaking it, if the girl, is part of a Satanist.

“You must want to be tortured for so long apparently. Fine, I will do with pleasure ... mercilessly.”

***