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Buck private area, Y city.

Another reserved area for the rich. There are a total of 4 villas. The last one's owner is unknown but we're visiting the second.

Guess who lives here? That's right. Andre Mills.

Currently, he's in the garden discussing with a tastefully dressed lady. She's prettier than Evelyn and Vanessa combined, tall and possess an elegant aura.

"Annabelle, I just can't understand. The evils lately keep increasing. There's one villain eating unborn fetuses in M city, another sucking blood of virgins till they almost die in Doe city and now here in Y city- another unknown villain who wants both mother and child dead with the husband's bad reputation?" Andre just couldn't put his finger on the matter.

"Who was it or rather who are they? Who are those people bent on destroying the balance and throwing each city into chaos?"

The lady exhaled and took out a very old rusty book from her bag. Seeing it, Andre raised his eyebrows in doubt.

"What's that?" he asked.

"Well, it's what you see. A very old and rusty book. Why ask?" she replied with her enchanting voice.

"I'm just curious, okay? Is that a sin?" he whined.

"Forget it. This book is what I found in a cave when I went swimming in the ocean last week." she explained.

"Oh! Has your tail recovered yet? I'm really sorry that I hit your tail with my fire chain. I apologize again." he said with flushed cheeks. Obviously the incident behind this apology was embarrassing.

"I'm tired of hearing your apology a million times. Let's get to the real business." she opened the thick brown book cover after wiping off the dust. The pages were really old and rough.

"Wait, you said you found it in a cave in the ocean?" he asked for confirmation.

"Yup. My guess is, this book isn't ordinary. A book in water should not be like this right. Honestly, It was kept in a transparent but waterproof glass. It wasn't easy for me to obtain it. I had my magic level decreased. But I think it's worth it." she said with a sigh.

"No wonder you look paler than the usual rosy and energetic girl I know. I have a thought. Forgive me though."

"What is..." she couldn't continue her question as she felt something cold on her legs.

She reached her right hand to her neck and found it bare. Her golden pearl necklace was gone.

"You..." she immediately ran off at inhuman speed with Andre following behind. He didn't forget to take the book.

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5 seconds later.

The lady called Annabelle, dived into the chilly pool while Andre had just arrived. He sat on the rocking chair to catch his breath a bit.

Not long after, Annabelle swam to surface and glared daggers at an unbothered Andre.

"What? I'm used to that stare. You can't blame me for seeking to have fun and at the same time do a little investigation." he defended. Annabelle responded by going back inside the water.

Then she jumped up with a big splash of water on Andre. She did this seven times in quick succession. Andre's eyes immediately changed color and his clothes dried. Then a gold shield appeared in front of him. It's capable of resisting the water splash.

"Well, I was caught unawares!" Andre spoke loudly after Annabelle resurfaced and mocked him. Her laugh was like a song as expected of a siren.

She climbed to the smooth floor and sat with a little difficulty. Her tail is heavy out of water.

Currently, her siren form is as follows: A face bare of make up, enchanting silver eyes, tempting, full red lips, black fin-like ears, bluish grey long hair that starts to flutter without any wind once out of water, a sea shell bra, a transparent skirt studded with silver pearls at the waist and an obsidian black tail with gold spirals. Her tail fin is very wide and grey colored.

"Little siren, let's continue alright? You can beat me later" Andre suggested.

The book vanished from Andre's hands and appeared at Annabelle's.

"The language is ancient too but I can understand the first page. It reads: 'The life of a fairy- magic level and spells' "

"That's all?" Andre asked in disbelief.

"Yup! It wasn't easy for me to discern this first page. As for the rest, I can't." Annabelle shrugged and closed the book.

"Sigh. We'll need to find another magical being most probably a high ranking fairy to know the contents. What a pity that's illusory. Fairies are extinct already. Even if there's one left, she wouldn't reveal herself easily. Who knows what dangers he or she might face. Sigh." said Andre dejectedly.

"However, we need to find at least one of the villains. Probably they could be just one person or have a super evil mastermind. I can tell these news is just a tip of the iceberg. Can we really resist the evil unknown? Sigh"

Andre threw the pearl necklace back to her and she wore it.

"Um I guess I should turn around right? You said your magic level decreased." Andre asked.

"No need. I only lost one level" she said and entered back in the water.

Two seconds later, she jumped out and landed on the dry floor behind Andre with ease.

She looked the same as when she was in the garden. (i.e same dress, shoes, make-up and all that)

Andre's golden shield evaporated and when he wanted to stand up, Annabelle kicked him together with the rocking chair into the pool with an evil smirk on her delicate face.

The water in the pool soon bubbled and emitted smoke. Andre then surfaced with his yellow t-shirt missing. The red dragon tattoos in his body were shining with gold light. And his hair flustered wildly with fire. A golden shield surrounded him instantly drying his body and preventing water from touching him.

"Well, It doesn't sound bad if I decide to have a little fun and do some little search right?" she blinked her eyes at him and mocked him.

Andre couldn't reply. This lady was taking revenge.

She's a fish in water but he is a fire dragon. He has nothing much in common with water especially when sneak attacked like that!

Oh right. There's another problem.

"Eh...em... Annabelle?" he called out in a small voice. His cheeks were red as a tomato.

"What?" she answered, amused.

"I..I *exhales deeply* I can't fly yet nor able disappear. And I'm currently in... I'm experiencing a little... dilemma right now. Can you close your eyes. I need to get out of here" he asked sheepishly.

Anna rolled her eyes and scoffed.

"Why should I do that? Besides I can see even with my eyes closed." she reminded him.

"Then... can you please get me something to cover myself with?" he said in defeat.

"Oh, you're bare. Now we're even" she catwalked away.

Andre ran his hand through his hair that was no longer fluttering with fire.

"Even? This lady is indeed a siren. Vengeful siren. Sigh" he went back in the water that was now starting to become chilly.


Three minutes later.

Anna returned and threw a long thick pink towel at him.

"Eh thanks. Can you leave now?" he asked again but Anna shook her head.

"Dulciana?" he finally called out in frustration.

Her eyes widened in shock.

"You... how do you know my siren name?" she couldn't reconcile with the fact.

"Last week, you came here drunk and blurted it out. I didn't ask. Dulciana... please leave. Give me a little privacy okay?"

"Hmph! You're lucky today." she super sped away causing him to sigh in relief.

"Women!" he muttered as he climbed out of the pool and quickly wrapped the towel around his waist.

The rocking chair was lifted out of the water with his telekinesis and dried with fire energy.

Andre's body soon became dry and he left the pool.


Liege clinic...

Angelica (Andre's little sister) and her husband, George were discharged and were taken back to their home in the slums of hope. Yeah. George had a reputation as a wife beater now. Sigh! Well, it's worth it that his wife and unborn child are okay, thanks to Andre's timely intervention. Or else, he'd just die with his wife and foetus.

Bruce helped George into the house, while Andre chatted with Angelica as he retrieved the things they'd bought on the way back home. Dorothy was the one who opened the lock on their door so they could all enter.

Their home was humble but still a dream for those who resided in the slums of despair.

An hour later.

Andre left them with the promise to return next week.

He also visited his other two sisters and give the more cash. He expects them to have taken apartments in a much better place not in the slums by the time he returns. He returned to his mansion and discussed at length with his mermaid friend, Annabelle.

They would go to M city where it all started to investigate the villain hiding behind the black curtains.

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Cutie's Kiss Fashion World.

This is one of the top clothes store for ladies. It's wares are expensive very expensive. Usually only the really rich or celebrities visit there.

A grey colored Hyundai Tucson parks properly in one of the allotted parking spaces and it's occupants step out. They are Evelyn and Vanessa. They were clad in the same gown but in the different colour. Evelyn's gown was white studded with gold rubies at the edges and it stopped just two inches above her knees while Vanessa's gown was black studded with red coral beads and it stopped exactly at her knees. Two ladies exuding lots of hotness and charm.

They put on sunglasses and headed into the big store.


Inside the store.

Evelyn turned Vanessa into a model, trying on different kinds of clothes and they all looked good on her.

"Baby girl, let's buy them all" Evelyn declared and didn't let her bestie refuse.

"Babe, take it as me sending you to investigate in the wolf's den. Of course, I must equip you right?"

Vanessa sighed and agreed to take the goodies that Evelyn gave her.

Then they headed to an accessory shop to get her adornments and shoes.

By the time they returned home, Vanessa was exhausted unlike Evelyn who was jumping about; lecturing her about the do's and donts of her new job, etiquette etc. Vanessa couldn't recall how many times she rolled her eyes and sighed but Evelyn continued her preaching.

"I heard you. But can we please have lunch? I'm close to death here. If this goes on, I'll just commit suicide" she complained.

"Oh! Then I'll send you to the eagle's nest after all dead meat is still meat and so as not to waste your bones, I'll send them to the wild dogs. I'm sure I can have more connections that way. So go ahead and die. I'll keep advancing fairy ranks and... show off in front of your casketless and corpseless grave. How's that? Are you feeling... grateful?" Evelyn asked not forgetting to blink her eyes repeatedly.

Vanessa did not reply immediately. She instead stretched out her right hand and a fire chain appeared, floating in midair. The heat from this chain confirmed that Vanessa had indeed increased her fairy rank to level 2. Evelyn instinctively retreated a bit.

"Continue preaching, bestie. I'm all ears. And when you're done, I'll burn you to ashes myself and place them in feces. Go on. If you're not, then let's set the table with piping hot delicious food. I can make do with cold food too. So long as it's delicious." she played with the fire chain like it was a fine toy, caressing its surface.

"What's your decision?" Vanessa asked.

"First of all, congratulations for leveling up your fairy powers. I can't wait to see your new fairy self and I choose a piping hot lunch. Let's get to the dining room shall we?" Evelyn faked a smile.

Vanessa scoffed and stood up from her seat. The fire chain disappeared and Evelyn sighed.

"I know you can't wait to push me into the wolf's den in the name of investigating but please be nicer now that I'm still alive"

"Ok. I'll do that when we're filled up with a mountain of food. Who's hungrier here?" Evelyn dragged Vanny to eat.

Vanessa rolled her eyes again. Bestie, bestie!


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Disguise.

The biggest perfume brand in Y city with a lot of workers. It has branches all over the world and is highly renowned by the users. The perfume's name is 'Cozy Royalty' made from Midlemist red, 'Dreams' made from Peony and lastly 'Seduce' made from Iris and Orchid. These three perfumes have dominated for long with it's quality improving. Of course, the cost is enough for an average family to eat and clothe themselves for 3 years at least. The head-quaters is here in Y city; this was the companies starting point after all.

It occupied 20 floors of the building it was located. Any who worked here; even the security were envied. The security guard if he does his job well can get one of the perfume every 6 months and his salary is four times higher than that of a security guard in other companies.

Every one who works here must prove their efficiency with their hands not paper.


So who's the boss? Take a guess your majesties!