Prince Saganu arrives at the pharmacy of the palace, looking for Amethyst. By his side was Wuxunle, who seems to be looking for princess Dunishia.
"Lady Amethyst? Oh, you're here." He looks down at the trio with curious and deadpan expression.
Amethyst (with her physician clothes), Guilherme and Fugi were sitting on the floor, sipping some tea, discussing the Ethyl alcohol they are producing and knowing a bit more about each other, while the ethyl alcohol itself was being sterilized in an amphora outside of the pharmacy. Princess Dunishia is next to Amethyst, eagerly hearing the conversation and doing questions about it when she haves opportunity. They were listening to music on the radio of the pharmacy.
"And this is why you don't use the healing potion when the wounded one is not in a unconscious state of mind." Says Amethyst.
"Your grace, I was searching for you!!" Exclaims Wuxunle, approaching the princess, with a worried expression. "You should not leave the chambers like this without warning. Next time please tell me where will you go so I can go with you. Now please come with me, your breakfast is ready."
"NO!! I want to be with lady Amethyst a little longer!!!" Dunishia holds Amethyst by her arm, not wanting to go yet.
Amethyst looks down at her, giving a polite smile.
"But that doesn't mean that we will not meet in other times." She says softly to the princess. "In another time, a more appropriate time, we can be together and I will teach you more things."
The princess, hesitant, agrees with Amethyst and stands up, sad, with a pout on her face, ready to go. But, before she goes...
"Can you give me some advice, at least?" She asks to Amethyst.
Amethyst, ponders for brief seconds, remembering of an advice her mom gave her. She whispers in the princess ear, making her eyes widen and nodding in understanding, she seems like she will apply this advice very soon.
***
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The prince was sitting now with a cup of tea and a snack on his front served by physician Fugi.
"Well, now the distractions had gone." He starts, taking a sip of the tea. "Lady Amethyst, some rumors have spread of a ghost of a woman wandering around the palace and haunting a certain area of the nursery."
I simply nod, as if I'm gonna do something about it.
"A ghost of a woman?" Ponders Guilherme. "Well, this is the first time. This must mean that the spiritual shield is weakening."
"It's quite a time that we didn't call the Dionisias to renew it." Answers the prince. The prince then looks at me with a silly and a bit mischievous expression.
What's with that look?
"Well, since you're the Miss of the Flowers, I wanted to ask you if you could exorcise the ghost."
I look at him with a deadpan expression. I knew it.
"I may not have the experience of knowing how to perform an exorcism." I respond, politely.
"Pleeease, think about it. You already have people humoring that either you're a vampire, either your an exorcist, either you're an unknown entity. If you do it, you will gain more orders and money." The prince cajoled, trying to convince me to do it.
I mean, yeah, I want the money, but I didn't get exorcism lessons from my mama. She is a Dionisia, and one of the most experienced in the area, but that doesn't mean that her children will also have experience in the area.
After minutes of pondering, and the prince losing his hopes, I sigh in frustration and make my decision. I guess that by the expression changing and the big smile appearing on the prince's face, he could already know what my answer is, so I didn't put much suspense in the revelation.
"I will send lady Tulipa to warn the witnesses of the ghost to come here and talk to you." Stated the prince, now in a good mood and a bright smile.
"Okay, I will. But let me do a little call to my mother first and then I'll start at a certain hour." I grab my clock, position the hands of the clock to some symbols, waiting for a second for a telephone to appear. I approach it to my ear.
"Hello? Mama...? I need your instructions on something."
***
It was now midnight, I was in the hall waiting for the witnesses, when I heard a duo of girls muttering and walking in the dead silence of the night. Since my curiosity is bigger than my stomach, I discreetly approach the hall they're in and hide, peeking my eye out of the wall so I can see who they are—Well, mastering the Wind element manipulation gave me advances, like experience in Sound element manipulation, hehe.
"Where is the Miss of Flowers? Like, isn't she a bit late?" Stated the workers one, eith a annoyed tone.
"Hmm, I don't think so, where in the wrong hall anyway, she must be waiting for us." The worker two responded. "But, you know, since the day that we... baptized the food of the eighth concubine, the palace suddenly started to get eerie."
"What? You think that the ghost in this palace is actually the eighth concubine searching us for revenge? She doesn't even know that it was actually us who did it." Giggles the worker one, before adding. "Besides, we just followed orders of Nurse Rose, if she wanted revenge, then may she haunt her, not us."
The girls both giggled at the comment, before continuing walking until they arrive at the hall "Miss of the Flowers" is supposed to be waiting.
Oh... I get it now...
Silently, I appear behind them, making them squeak in fright.
"Ah! Oh... Good evening, Miss of the Flowers." The worker one bows for me. "It's a big honor to be graced by your presence here, and a great honor that we are in your presence—"
"Where is the local?" I cut her words, calmly, but sternly, and distant. "The area you found the ghost. Take me there, and make it quick." Adjusting my hat, I start to hurry them up.
The girl stumbles in her words, before recomposing herself and says: "Of course."
Ha, you thought that could flatter me that way? Coward, I'm a different type of bird.
***
When we pass to a certain corridor, Discreetly and silently do a signal with my hands to call Aya, Lun Re, and Tulips who were hidden in the spot I indicated them.
Two of them walk towards my behind, while Tulips stays on the walls, being the witnesses I need for what I will do after the exorcism.
***
"We arrived, Lady of the Flo- AH!" the worker one squeaked in fright when she noticed the presence of the other two in my back.
"Be not afraid of their makeup." I reassured. "They are with me."
It was a locked room, paper amulets with almost no mana glued on the door, and a warning— Do not enter.
The girls unlocked it and let me enter. The room was messy, unorganized, unclean, and the remains stuff of the eighth concubine was still there. It seems that after the woman's death, they did not made even an effort to at least organize the room.
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Aya put four red candles in a square formation on the floor, Lun Re surrounds each candle with holy salt.
In the moment Amethyst was in the middle of finishing the spell circle, circling the candles, suddenly, a big mouth appears behind the girls, ready to swallow them whole...
AAAH!
The ghost screams in pain. Amethyst had thrown a handful of holy salt right in its mouth, making them agonize. The windows opened letting a strong wind enter in the place and turn off the candelabra one of the girls were holding for illumination. The ghost recoil in the darkness.
"The ghost will put up a fight very soon, and will not give up yet." Warned Amethyst. "Aya, protect the girls! Lun Re, here."
Amethyst grabs her collar and throws to Junzhi, the blood ruby heart transforming into a long, silver sword in his hands.
The ghost appears again, now going to attack Amethyst, but Lun Re's was fast, slicing one of the ghost fingers with the silver sword. And a fight starts.
While they fight, Amethyst was finishing to draw the magic spell on the floor with oak, making sure she doesn't skip an inch.
"Lun Re, bring her here!" Amethyst shouts, Aya turns on the candles.
Lun Re quickly provokes the ghost, Maddening it and pounce at Lun Re. The tiger recoils to the circle, staying there waiting for the ghost to attack to then... Get out of the circle.
In the moment the ghost enters in the middle of the spell circle, Amethyst activates it. The fire of the candles, once reddish, now turns blue, forming fire chains and holding the ghost down in place. The circles start to shine red, starting the exorcism.
"Poor woman... A childless mother, who couldn't get enough time to pass time with her own baby. I will end your suffering, and you will rest in peace." Amethyst vowed, opening her hands in the ghost's direction.
A soul once free from its body, may rest in peace until their next reincarnation. No soul should come back to earth in rage, revenge, sadness, or a ghost it will be corrupted into. May you be free from this rage.
Amethyst brings her hands down then to herself, pulling. Multiple red hands with golden dust in the fingers appears from the spell circle, grabbing the ghost and pulling her down. But, they weren't just pulling... They were ripping.
The ghost slowly is ripped off in the middle, letting a beautiful woman get out of it. It was shiny, her presence serene and calm.
"The eighth concubine." Amethyst mutters, incredulous. She finalized the exorcism, using her wind mastering to turn off the candles. The circle stop shining. And the soul of the woman goes up, finally having the sleep she deserves.
***
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The girls bow deeply at me, 'very' glad that I, Amethyst OwlHeart Orchids, or, by my alternative identity, Miss of the Flowers, could do the exorcism of this room with such precision and quickness.
"We are very thankful for having your services, Miss of the Flowers." The girl one thanks.
I silently just nod, it's not necessary for me to speak when it's with people like them.
I signal Lun Re and Aya to come with me, leaving the room with them alone, without saying a word. Looking up, I wink at Tulipa, who nods and quickly goes away, understanding the signal.
Once we are far enough, Junzhi says.
"It was... Very kind of you to feel pity of the ghost." He comments. And Aya nods.
"Not all ghosts are ghosts because they are bad souls. Remember that, always." I advice.
"Uhm... Amethyst?" Aya calls out, a bit hesitant. When I look at her, I noticed that she was trembling, as if scared.
"Can I sleep with you tonight? Just tonight?"
I look at her with a blank expression. What? She got too scared of the ghost that much???
...But hey—why not?
"Is it possible for me to also do such request?"
Even you, tiger?!?
"Okay, you two can. IF..." They tense.
Haha, I love doing suspense.
"You guys let me test my new moisturizing hair soap on your hairs."
They Sigh in relief, at least it is not something intense.
"But before we go to my room, I need to do something..."
***
"I can't believe it, Miss of the Flowers truly is an exorcist!" Says the second girl, walking down the hallway with girl one towards the dorms of the workers.
"I always thought that was just rumors you know?" Commented the girl one. They both giggle before simply being stopped by two night guards.
The girls look up at them, confused, and the guards look down at them in return, but with serious faces.
"We found you." One of the guards says before both of them start cuffing the girls.
"You two are under arrest for suspicion in involvement on the eight concubine's death."
Me, Lun Re and Aya were picking out over a wall, watching the girls being arrested. My finger slides in circles motion on the wall, while I have a triumph smirk on my face. Ha, these idiots thought that I didn't listen to the small chitchat of them literally confessing their crimes. Tulips appears above us, giving thumbs ups to me. Good job!
Now I can have my beauty sleep... With two more people in my bed. Oh... Wait is actually three.