Chapter 71 - Raven


    "ARTEMIS I WILL CURSE YOU TO THE PITS OF HELL!" I ced my palms against my ear covering


    them from the ear screeching squawking from the ck raven that wailed like a crazy person,


    swatting his feathery hands around.


    I pursed my lips, a slight furrow between my brows as I looked pointedly away from the angry


    squawking bird. "IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL A DISGUISE?! I''M A FUCKING FEATHERY BLOB OF


    BLACK" My lips twitched into a frown, my brows knitting together in annoyance as my eyes stared


    coldly at the fox now bird.


    "MY BEAUTIFUL PAWS ARE GONE TO BE REPLACED WITH THESE!" he shrieked, shoving his


    wings at my face. "AND MY PAWS ARE REPLACED WITH THESE THIN STICKS THAT SOMEHOW


    KEEPING THIS BLOBBY SHIT UP!"


    "Shut your bitch *** up" I bitched pped him, his feathery body skidding across the room with a thud. I


    blinked nkly at the unmoving little body across me. ''I may have put too much force on that p''


    I slowly crawled to Homura who didn''t move, the feeling of guilt creeping inside of me. "Homura?" I


    poked him but no response. "Are you dead?" there was no responseing from him again. "H-


    Homura stop ying with me" I felt my voice beginning to tremble. Did I identally kill Homura with a


    p?


    I continued to stare silently at the seeming dead bird on the floor for what felt like hours when suddenly.


    "YOU VILE HUMAN I WILL KILL YOU" Homura had pounced up at me, his wings spread wide open to


    attack my face. My quick instinct acted quickly, pping the bird mid air resulting him to fly towards the


    bed andnd on the hard mattress with a loud thud. "OOF!"


    "DON''T FUCKING MESS WITH ME, YOU BIRD BRAIN!" I shouted angrily, the re in my icy cold eyes


    sparking up.


    Homura staggered up on his ck raven feet as his wing was rested on his throbbing cheek. "I HAVE


    NEVER BEEN SLAPPED IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE"


    "Well, there''s more than that came from" I rose my throbbing clenched fist at Homura, his beady onyx


    eyes coated with the reflection of light red dangerously at me as if he was ready to poke out my


    eyes if I continued to challenge him.


    "This is revenge isn''t it. Your taking your chances of humiliating me in front of the whole animal


    kingdom" he squawked pointing a feather of his wings at me, I nced at him with no expression on


    my face as if he was a fool for believing such stupid thoughts."You turned me into a dumb bird because


    Iughed that you turned into an old crinkly human like that witch" Homura''s voice wasn''t the sound of


    soft masculine tone like before, but it had changed into a screechy tone whenever he opened his beak


    to talk.


    An eyebrow of mine had arched up in disbelief "Now you''re being ridiculous" I crossed my hands. I


    already knew this disguise potion Elisaria gave me thatsted longer than the mask potion I brought


    from the potion store from Argentum was going to turn me into an old hag because Elisaria told me.


    I specifically asked for it because I have feeling turning into a random girl would cause a little ruckus for


    more than my liking. It''s an odd gut feeling that if I diagnosed Ben in a disguised girl form, Neil would


    instantly be interested in a random mysterious girl who appeared out of nowhere and was able to


    cure an illness no one has any knowledge of.


    This would conclude on Neilmanding for my Identity, then he will miraculously fall in love with his


    brothers saviour, search the whole world for this mysterious girl that wasn''t even real in the first ce,


    neglect all his work and duty of a prince for someone that is nevering back maybe will get married


    yet his heart would still be attached to the mysterious woman who disappeared.


    It''s not like I care about the ending results of that but the first part, I don''t have the mood to deal with


    him or the self-patience that is required to. Waltzing into the ce disguised in a granny wouldn''t cause


    as much maybe that I''m a woman would but Neil bing interested is -100% maybe even lower.


    Unless he is a weirdo for having something for olddies that could be old enough to be their great


    grandma. I''m just saying. There are people like that I have seen on the inte in my world, liking


    people who were like 30 or 40 years older than themselves.


    "Ridiculous!" he gasped back sounding so offended bringing my attention back on him. "DO YOU


    REALISE I''M A GOD FORSAKEN RAVEN. THE WORST CREATURE I COULD TURN TO" Homura


    shrieked pping his wings like a maniac, feathers fluttering out and onto the bed. "I rather be a slug"


    his tone came out venomous as he squawked.


    Him as a slug is just.......


    Eww.


    I''m not very fond of slugs and a talking, nagging, snobby and dramatic slug on my shoulder leaving a


    slippery mucus behind is just revolting to think of.


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    "Yeah no" I shook that disgusting thought away.


    "Are you even listening to me!"


    "There isn''t a rule stating that I should" his beady eyes narrowed at me his beak closed shut as he


    stared at me trying to think of a goodeback.


    "It''s called morals and manners, Artemis. Do I need to teach an INCOMPETENT FOOL LIKE YOU!"


    I turned my head away so my ear drums wouldn''t burst from his annoying and screechy voice. "No


    thank you. I''m sure I will thrive with what I know" picking my ear with my pinkie with an expressionless


    face.


    "You might but you will end up all alone without any friends" he squawked at me while he started to


    lecture me.


    "U-Huh" I examined my nail for any stuck ear wax not caring about he said because I know it''s all true


    and I don''t give any flying fucks about it. Standing up and slowly walking with these old legs that


    surprising wasn''t hard which the old witch made it look like.


    I had made my way to the wooden fancy table in the corner of the room with all my belongings stacked


    on top of each other, my katana, pouch of kunai and shuriken''s were also there because of my outfit


    consisting of a medieval dress that reached my ankles and a white blouse.


    I brought all this from the stall market in themoner district so that I wouldn''t wear my kimono that


    would risk my identity, but I still have the stolen cloak that I haven''t returned to the guy I kindly


    burrowed from.


    I wonder if he is still looking for it. I don''t know and I''m not going to ponder over such useless thoughts


    anyway. Ignoring Homura''s annoying yapping, I unbuttoned the button of the pouch and slid my finger


    in the loop and pulled it up.


    I turned around staring nkly at the pissed off bird that was fuming from anger, the kunai turning


    swiftly around my fingers that it seemed it was levitating around on my palm. "Are you done?" I asked


    cold hearted heartedly.


    "No! I''m not done. I have a lo-MhMHMHM" I pinched his beak shut preventing him from speaking any


    further as he squirmed trying to get free. Leaning my back forward and reaching his eye level, I gazed


    deeply into his onyx eyes that reflected the dark night itself.


    "Listen here you pesky little bird or fox whatever you prefer to be called right now" I said pulling down


    his beak so I could get better look at his narrowed angry eyes. "Every time you open you shitty mouth


    my patience towards you reduces every second a word escapes your mouth"


    Homura was silent and stopped squirming to break free from my grasp. He had started topete with


    my stare not breaking the intense stare between us.


    "Right now, it''s on its peak. Another annoying word out of you I would lose it and choke you to death.


    You being a dumb flightless bird would make things easier for me to aplish" my words came


    smoothly and clear yet cold for this fox to know that I''m not some pushover that lets a little dog to


    nder me around.


    He didn''t respond.


    An innocent smile crossed my face, and I released his beak and Homura started to rub it with his


    wings. "Now" I took out a small bandage that for some reason was hiding in the pocket of the cloak.


    "Let''s turn you into an injured bird" the said showing the small piece of white cloth to him making look


    confused and annoyed.


    "Howe you can change personalities so quickly" he mumbled but I heard him loud and clear. I


    rolled my eyes but didn''t say anything.


    Opening one of his wings open I wrapped it around and tying it with a small bow.


    "What''s this for" he squawked "Tch, I already hate my voice!" he put his other wing on his throat.


    "Rx Homura it''s only for today." I dusted my hands impressed with the tiny bow I knotted with my


    wrinkly hands. Homura narrowed his eyes at me, eyeing me in disbelief.


    "Maybe. Depending on how long I need to diagnose Ben" I shrugged averting my eyes away from the


    silent fuming bird. "However, I promise you, you will have your full body back forever once I''m done"


    Stepping back and standing tall with my hands on my waist like a superhero with a halo behind him I


    spoke assertively "But for now, I am...." I paused for a moment rxing my shoulders down and


    pinching my chin in deep thought.


    ''What should I call myself?'' I made thinking noises, closing my eyes, and thinking of any white fantasy


    names that I could think of. "The only name thates to mind is Bob. I don''t know why? But that''s a


    boy''s name not a girl''s" I sighed, itching the side of my old grey hair.


    "What about Aletheia?" Homura said bluntly, his wings had crawled back to his sides as the white cloth


    was revealing through.


    "Aletheia" I echoed back with mumble. "Well then Aletheia it is" I clicked my fingers


    "I''m Aletheia then. Aletheia Smith"


    "And what am I? your trusty birdpanion named Lucifer" Homura said sarcastically, rolling his eyes


    at me.


    "No, your name is Bob" I poked his feathery chest with my long bony finger as a cheeky smile crossed


    my face.


    Homura pulled a puzzled look, titling his small bird head to the side "Bob? What kind of name is that!"