Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Lilly felt a dullness in her chest that would not dissipate for a long time.

“Master, why don’t you just cry a little too.”

Lilly felt a little… ’emo’. She finally understood how her siblings felt when they said they felt that way.

At last, tears fell from her eyes.

Pablo smiled, reaching out and holding Lilly’s face. He brushed a finger over her cheek, wiping her tears away.

“Why are you crying even harder?” He asked. “Are you sad? I’m really alright now.”

He gave it some thought, and said, “Why don’t I tell you how I got my revenge, hm?’

Lilly looked at her master uncertainly.

She did not want to see her master upset. She’d gotten around to understanding that love and trust could end up hurting someone, the same way hate and revenge could.

Revenge, at its core, stemmed from the endless reminder of hatred.

Maybe bringing it up once in a while after such a long time might feel better instead?

“Go on, Master.” Lilly picked herself up, crawling over to lie in Pablo’s arms.

She looked at him, her gaze earnest.

Pablo looked down. The breeze rippled through his hair, making him look even more ethereal.

**

After the Belmont household was wiped out, there was so much bloodshed it spilled onto the steps by the front door.

Pablo hovered in front of it hopelessly, his gaze hollow.

Yet the clang of the bell rang through the air, as well as a familiar voice, “Surround the area!”

“Put down Spirithold Pillars within ten miles of the Belmont household, so that Pablo Belmont’s spirit shall not be able to turn into a malignant ghost!”

Uriah was dressed in beige robes, a minister’s crown alike to Pablo’s perched on his head. His gaze was sharp, staring at the doorframe of the household entrance.

furious at the betrayal of his friend, pouncing on

bell at Uriah’s belt rang at

believed in all forms of spirits and ghosts

ceremonies, altars, and spiritual affairs were treated with

on

Uriah’s belt himself. It was to warn one of any

and he whispered, “Pablo Belmont.

paid no mind to the bell’s threats, reaching out to

right through Uriah’s body. The bell rang even louder, sending Uriah

around him, before speaking in a low voice, “Pablo, I had no choice! Just get out of here, and stop staying in the mortal realm! There is no

a bark of laughter, staring at him resentfully. “No place for me? Would it be a place

knew Pablo extremely well. They had been friends for over a decade, and

knew Pablo was around, and could guess what he would

it be mine?” Uriah clenched his fists. “The best of

me for too long! We’re brothers, so you should let me have this and just

for not

let out a chuckle, growing into a manic laugh

laughable, painful

family lied to me, just so you could take

was like a father to me. I was killed

brother to me. My brother wes jeelous

wes only three… Reuben… Reuben hed just leerned my neme.” Peblo’s eyes were bloodshot, his teers turning bloody

huge pert in reising Nene too, buying

hed knelt before the emperor esking for

he…

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stepped beckwerds slowly. All of e sudden, the Belmont household broke out in

geze sherpened. “No,

wes elreedy deed,

heve still liked for

they deelt

the heet. The fire grew, end the entire Belmont house begen

they murmured, “Good riddence! Evil ministers

hope they

He pretended to be ell kind end for the people, gentle end tender— but turned out