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nBelle continued to keep her hand on the side of the mighoul's face until every inch of his shadow like a body covered itself with skin and flesh. Everyone in the room looked at her with a shocked expression on their face as they had never seen anyone do something like this before. No mortal or dead had ability like this. Lucas turned to Greed, to say,

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"Go get clothes for him to wear.

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nBelle pulled her hand away from Hector, leaving the mighoul who looked like a mortal right now. He looked scrawny like a human who had not been fed for weeks. She had hoped to be able to see his face, a face that he once used to possess when he was part of the land of the living. Hector had straight silver hair that was long. His skin was paler than anyone in here, his eyes grey in colour.

nWhen Greed brought clothes, Hector was helped to wear them as the mighoul had lost its ability to think and comprehend, even how to wear clothes. Lucas put his scythe back.

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"Is this how he used to look?

" asked Lucas to Belle, who turned and gave him a nod.

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"I think so. I used the elements that he was carrying from the land of the dead along with the forbidden magic,

" she answered before turning back to look at Hector who looked confused.

nThe mighoul who turned to a person, snapped his eyes from Belle to look at Barron to say,

"Me food!

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"Who are you calling food?!

" shouted Barron.

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"He needs to be fed,

" said Belle,

"Before everyone arrives.

" Guests would start arriving in no time and if Hector was well-fed, they could then think of what to do next and how he followed her here,

"Barron. Take him to the kitchen and ask Cassie and Emma to feed him. Raw meet.

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nBarron pulled out his scythe without bringing the metal out to tap Hector's shoulder's from a far distance,

"Time to go.

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nHector followed Barron and seeing them disappear into the kitchen, she turned to hear Lucas say,

"We could have sent him back. Why did you give him a mortal form?

" he asked.

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"He helped me when I was in the land of the dead and he was once part of the alignment of stars…

" trailed Belle,

"I saw a creature trying to eat him.

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"Watch him eat people here,

" commented Greed to make his way towards the kitchen.

nBelle looked into Lucas' eyes, and said,

"There should be a reason why he's here right? Nothing happens in our world because of coincidence. Let's see why he's here and then we can send him back.

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nLucas stared at her,

"That won't be anything less to, giving normal life to only steal and throw him back in hell.

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"Then we keep him here?

" she raised her eyes with a hopeful expression on her face. When she noticed a furrow forming between Lucas' eyebrows, she said,

"We have people like Baltimore who is stuck in the cell doing nothing. What if Hector starts to turn normal? Or maybe there is something we can find out from him.

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nLucas gave it a thought before saying,

"But if he causes trouble, it is your responsibility to send him back. Okay?

" Belle was quick to nod her head.

nHector was left in Barron and Greed's care, while the guests started to pour into the mansion. It was after a very long time Belle had seen so many people in here. Somewhere deep down, she felt anxious.

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"Belle! It has been so long since we last saw you. We thought you probably sold the house and moved,

" said one of the women.

nBelle put up a smile on her face, and said,

"I won't lie that I didn't consider it, but this has been my home,

" she wondered if her answer was normal but she invited the guests in. After several minutes, her friend Simone appeared on the door with a gift in his hand.

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"Merry Christmas, Belle,

" wished Simone with a hug who quickly stepped away from her without giving her time to hug him back when he noticed Lucas standing not too far from her.

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"Merry Christmas,

" she wished him back with a puzzled look on her face, as to what was up with Simone.

nWhen most of them had arrived, drinks were served for the guests. Belle, who was standing next to Simone, noticed him furrow his eyebrows,

"What is it?

" she asked him.

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"Do you have a moving rabbit?

" he asked, leaning to his side to get a better look.

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"Of course, not,

" Belle answered. Was Barron back to lurking in and out around the guests? She asked herself.

nSo far everything had been calm in the mansion, and they were having a decent alibi. Even Edith, the first Grim, was invited to join who was Belle's dance instructor.

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"Give me a moment,

" said Belle to Simone, who gave her a nod. Lucas was playing the piano, her favourite music as she made her way through the guests, bowing at them with a smile to take a look if Barron was doing alright with Hector.

nShe opened the door where she and Lucas had told Barron to occupy and keep Hector with him. Turning the knob, she found Hector lying on the floor and Barron on top of him,

"That's right, huff for more air! No, not like that. Act, like you are drowning,

" Belle didn't even want to know what Barron was up to and quietly closed the door to leave them be.

nStepping away from the door, Belle started to walk back when she met an acquaintance of her parents,

"Merry Christmas, Belle.

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"Merry Christmas, Anne,

" she said to the girl who was of her age. It appeared that she had come here with a man. Belle hadn't heard, if she was engaged or married, but then Belle had lost contact with the land of the living. Worse than the time when her parents were still alive,

"I hope you are having a good time,

" she smiled.

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"Yes, thank you for inviting us,

" answered Anne,

"This is Michael.

" The man appeared to look grumpy, and it made Belle question if Anne was forcing him to stay with her. Belle bowed her head, and the man greeted out of politeness.

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"There's food in the dining room,

" informed Belle and Anne nodded her head.

nBelle giving the couple one last look before, she walked back into the crowd to find Edith standing with her back against the wall and holding a glass of wine in her hand,

"You have good wine,

" Edith complimented raising her glass.

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"Lucas picked it,

" answered Belle,

"I had some questions to ask you. Will you be able to stay back later, once everyone leaves?

" she asked the lady.

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"That will depend on what happens later. You have very interesting guests in the mansion today,

" smiled Edith before taking a sip from her glass. Belle wondered what she meant by that, before she could ask, she heard a faint knock on the door, over the sound that was inside the mansion.

nBelle opened the door to find two people standing in front of the mansion. One who was short and one who was tall.

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