Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 537

Chapter 537: You have been gone too long

Rufus’s mind refused to comprehend what they were saying to him. It was beyond believable what they were implying, and it was terrifying. Of all the places in the academy that he had investigated, the prisons had been left untouched.

Rufus had never fathomed that the betrayal in the academy could run so deep that it had reached the prisons. Was nothing sacred anymore?

“You might want to brace yourself for this uncle Rufus.” Maureen spoke lightly, each syllable designed to sting and make him understand just how wrong he was, which was her intention since he was not taking them seriously just yet. “Uncle, you have been gone for too long. Azur has not been in any prison for a very long time, hell we do not know if he was in any prison in the first place since nothing that comes out of the academy can be trusted anymore.” She informed him.

Rufus’ head suddenly seemed to be so heavy for his head as it fell forward, it was like his world had turned upside down in a minute. He wanted to protest strongly but no sound came from his open mouth and when it did, it was a whisper. “H-how d-did you…..where did you hear that from?” He stammered but managed to say when he came around.

Surely, if this was the case, why wasn’t the academy on high alert? In the academy, Azur’s picture should have been put up already with a bounty on his head. Every supernatural hunter in the world should have been hunting for him.

Others that were not part of the academy but involved in the supernatural world should have been calling in tips for cash rewards if their information was proven credible. They had rules and guidelines for this kind of thing.

To answer his question, Rekha told him that it was Azur that had killed her father Bernard and her mother. “Dean Rufus, I saw him. With my two eyes I saw that hellish demon, it tortured my father and threatened to wipe out all the Montgomery’s. My father had no option but to tell him where the mystic key was. It still killed him anyway.” She exposed the whole truth to him.

She fumbled around in her pocket and retrieved a black weather wallet with a good luck charm bracelet. From the wallet, she pulled out a picture of Azur that she had drawn, the demon and human form side by side. She slid the picture to Rufus.

He knew what Azur looked like, they had books on demons in the academy and for most demons, there were pictures of their demon forms drawn besides their names and other information.

“I can never those horns, those eyes—him, I can never forget him.” Rekha said in an angry voice.

Rufus confirmed that it was him. He folded the paper and returned it to Rekha. Drumming his fingers nervously on the sofa armrest, Rufus shut his eyes for a fleeting second. “I need a drink.” He grumbled audibly, pointing at the hidden cabinet that stored his liquor. His wife of course had no idea for he was forbidden from drinking. “Check there for the good stuff and shut your mouth about this David.” He wriggled his wrist instructing him to hurry up.

David pinned his feet on the ground; he was aware that drinking was not good for his grandfather’s health. “But grandpa you are not supposed…”

“Just get the man the damn stuff! He won’t die if he takes a glass or two and even if he dies, Phoebe here will bring his back to life somehow. With all the bombs that we have to drop today he needs it and so do I.” Maureen threw in cutting David off.

Rufus drew in breath and let it out slowly. “Thank you, Maureen.”

David had no choice; he poured them some whiskey and did the same for himself. Aware of the state of his health, Rufus only gulped down one sip of the whiskey before pushing the glass away.

They all waited for him to compose himself. Maureen finished her glass and David topped it off. Rekha decided that she could use a drink as well, so she joined in the alcohol festivity.

Phoebe could not join them because she was pregnant. Instead, she placed two magical hangover tonics on the center table. “Grandpa drink this, the whiskey will not affect you as much as it should and your health will not be affected at all.” She advised.

Nodding, Rufus thanked Phoebe and drunk an extra sip of whiskey. He turned his head to the left and made eye contact with Rekha. “Who else knows about this?” He asked. Worry plagued his voice because he could already imagine the storm this information could set off.

If people from the founding families became aware that Azur was had been out there roaming among them all hell would break loose. Fear would become prominent as it had done in the past.

Some people would join Ravana’s believers out of fear while panic and suspicion would engulf others leading to the creation of vigilantes whose mission would be to kill off Ravana’s believers. Innocent lives would be lost; it would be the witch hunts all over again.

There were those that would decide to hide in their bunkers until the war ended. It would be the safest place or so they would believe. Demons were not afraid of underground bunkers unless they were warded.

“Grandma Mayfair and also old man Lee knows, he is part of this team.” Rekha answered.

A knowing chuckle came out of Rufus. “So that is why he asked me to give him a position at the academy, he is on a mission to investigate this, isn’t he?” He asked, taking interest in the matter.

“Yes.” Maureen and Rekha answered in unison.

Rufus nodded once. “You are lucky that it was Lee you approached with this information, he is one of the trusted ones. I have come to discover that the academy is filled with moles, and I plan to root them out. It will be much easier with Lee there now. He is one of the most ruthless guardians I have ever met despite his docile looking appearance.” He spoke with a smile.

The smile was lost, and his next words were said through pursed lips. “I am now certain that a supernatural war is brewing. I wonder what Azur has been doing all these years. He must have been busy freeing other demons and making a plan. I have been tracking all demon activity that happened since I fell ill.

I have discovered that their activities have doubled over the years and yet our response time has become sluggish.” He relayed to them. “Those idiots at the academy have been sleeping on creating a strong supernatural army to protect the world.” He swore, letting out a string of curses that surprised everyone in the room.

“Are we doomed?” Maureen asked.