Sixteen _FIEND and Lyca's blood

Lyca

As I strolled down the corridor, I encountered my grandfather. I bowed my head and continued on my way.

"Lyca, you seemed quite disheveled earlier. What happened?" He asked, "Did you murder someone?"

His voice echoed throughout the mansion, startling me. I lowered my head further and responded,

"I apologize, grandfather, but it's not what you're imagining."

"Then clarify it to me, child!"

His voice, slightly louder this time, made me jump again. I swallowed hard.

"I... I went to Auntie Jove's grave and saw something... a grotesque creature... Its eyes were enormous, and its tongue was so long it resembled a corpse, yet it was still moving. I saw it devouring Auntie Jove's body, and I was filled with such fury that I killed it with my bare hands."

I glanced at my hands, recalling how I had slain the hideous creature.

"I used my powers to kill it, grandfather. I'm not sorry! That abomination disrespected my aunt; it got what it deserved!"

After uttering those words, I brok