Horned Heiress

ired. He's sleeping. Let'

birds chirping and the moon fully awake. Nadia woke up, stretched her body, and walked

ock down her spines as she startled in extreme fear. Nadia screamed in fear and began to hear a rattling noise. She fearfully

sly asked. She slowly approached

eginning to scare me, and I

ing room. She approached the living room in fear. On reaching the living room, she sa

face, black eyes, long snake fangs, and he was wearing a ragged, long black robe. The monster held the stai

a asked, stuttering i

see his face clearly. When Nadia got much closer to the monster, the monster stood immediately and grasped her neck

head vigorously to bite it off. The rattlesnake bit off the monster's right hand. The Death Executioner picked up his right hand,

idor in awe of the noise he heard. The snake rat

d as she enveloped

at, Nadia?"

d to bite me, but a snake

's fine, okay. Now let's

heir greatest surprise, Set stood at the ent

rd something about... a monste

nothing. Let's go i

He covered them with a duvet, as their expressions still showed

he light bulb in the kitchen was very low. He turned on the gas cooker, and he suddenly heard a drip

n his thumb finger. Gwydion turned on the tap water on the sink and fetched some water into the pot. As he wanted to put the pot on top o

adia woke up from bed on hearing the sound of the pot and rushed

d to you? Are you

Please help me

way Nadia was star

that; it's just a minor

" Nadia asked, her brow

It could have poured on yo

issively. "It's fine, reall

bing the sleep from his eyes. "What's going

ession turned worried. "Dad, you've been acting w

I'm fine, Set. Just a little tired, th

y knew better than to argue with their father. They

ut the pot on the fire. He picked up a mop behind the kitchen doo

ws after putting on their school uniforms. They heard Gwydion approaching th

n there? What's the noise

getting ready for s

urry up, I'm done. You're running late. Now, I miss your mother. She should be

d Nadia and Set both call

dion muttered as he walk

wing pillows at each other.

ere, moron!"

kfast, weirdo," Set

auded her father's culinary skills. "Dad, this is d

ancholic. "I miss my wife, your

, how come we've never seen

ve always wanted to ask you th

y. Each day I remember her death, I

something standing behind Nadia and Set. His expression f

s wrong?" N