The sun was rising, me and my husband were already up, used to wake up early due to our once daily routine.
Clean and ready, we go towards the kitchen, we decided to make the breakfast of the day, as a way to help our host, to show our reliability in domestic shores.
"So many ingredients..." I murmur to myself, looking at the up shelf.
"My love, should we wake up, the hunter?" Lassius brings the bread and bacon, "Or we should let him sleep a while longer?" He ponders, patiently waiting for my response.
"I also am in question. Would be good to wake him up, so we can start the plans early, yet it would be quite rude to not let him wake up by himself, in his own house."
we where doing the breakfast, pondering whenever to wake the hunter up or not, but that question was answered.
We could feel faint trembles around the floor, step by step, until the figure reach the door, and bent down to pass it.
It was... A big woman?
The woman was also from the same height of the hunter, almost pale skin, yellowish white hair and eyelashes, black eyes as a bottomless pit. Her face ethereal, she looked like a enchanted forest guide creature.
She was using a white dress along long sleeves, with a big opening on her stomach, exposing the full developed abs of hers. a very short shorts, also white, showing her tone legs. Her body, faintly adorned by scars, big or small, showing the experiences she passed, and the victories she conquer by spilling her blood, and probably, of other.
Is she the hunter's daughter? Wife? Sister? The better we could do was ask.
As the woman was stretching her eyes up, her eyes land on us, and an open smile appeared on her face.
"Good morning, Lassius, Efalia, you're already making the breakfast for day." She greets, approaching us.
My husband gets confuse, but we leave space in the cooking area anyway. He couldn't help but asks politely.
"Miss? May myself be able to know what connection you have with the hunter?"
The miss chuckled, the answered letting us blank in surprise and shock.
"Didn't i told? I am the Skull Head, the hunter."
What...?
We look at each other in disbelief. We couldn't even pinpoint that the hunter was even a woman! Is not very common to find a woman with such imposing and powerful body structure and built, and yet, still didn't loose her femininity. It is inspiring, actually.
"What? Do i don't look like a hunter?" She asked, confused, but lighthearted.
"You do not!" We exclaim at the same time.
The miss just laughed softly, the situation very funny for her.
"Well, since you two discover my real identity, I will too, say my name and how to treat me, since i didn't told to you two." she places her hand on her heart. "I am Hibiscus, you may treat me as Madam Hibiscus, her ladyship. And only that."
"Yes Madam." We say in unison.
***
We, and her ladyship, are eating on the table, the food's ready, but for some reason, it haves two more sits reserved on the table with empty plates.
"So, before starting the plan, we have to know how our target is." She starts, "Personalities, qualities, flaws, additions, every detail is important here." She rests her head on her intertwined hands, listening patiently.
My husbands takes the lead, starting after taking a sip.
"Ferilos needs to always be on high status and good image, to have the feeling that he is on top of everybody, and he will make everything to be on top. Full of gambling addictions, and the need to live on luxury, he haves a silver tongue like no one else, and know how to use it too much well."
I also give my cents. "Ferilos haves a lot of allies, which are blindly following him without even questioning. Now that he's right by the side of the baron, and in contact with his advisors, i am sure that he will make the state of Prata fall in misery just for his addition towards money."
"But, his rather quite weak physically, and haves a very fragile ego, reason why he doesn't like his large amount of allies question even a single act or idea of him."
Madam Hibiscus nods in each period of our explanation, seem to thinking for a moment about him.
"A narcissistic guy with a sick need of luxury, high status and good image towards other. Haves a large amount of allies, haves a gambling addition and a fragile ego." The madam insights, before looking up at us.
"Well..." She sight, opening her hands. "He surely is searching you two up because he knows you two are the most easiest for money sucking, it was all planned after all." A determined gaze sets in her eyes. "First things firsts, we need to change your appearances, completely. You will have new identities, no one will ever recognize you once bats an eye, like new people.
Can you give me permission for such?"
"Well, yes of course. If is important, then yes we give the permission for." My husband respond, determined.
"Good, then, i already had called the right person. We just need to wait for a moment—"
And, out of blue, the kitchen door slams open, a floating kid appeared in a quite suprising entrance.
Their hair divided in two colors, black and white. His eyes, green and black. The kid had uniform of wicth academy of Lumina, adorned with accessories and jewelry that has circle spells on. Like a Genie, or just an show-off rich kid.
He, or she, I can't really tell, must be from a prestigious family then.
"Good morning and welcome, noble couple, in Madam Hibiscus's house!!!" The kid greet us, with a big smile and enthusiasm. "My name is Hat Kid, a young boy student of the witch academy of Lumina. Very nice to meet ya."
Oh, the kid is a boy.
"Is very nice to meet you two, young boy." Says my husband, and I give a little bow.
"This is the one that will do the changing, is magic skill are remarkable, and haves a lot of mana for such." The madam points out, which makes Hat Kid adjust his uniform proudly.
"Oh, I almost forgot." He takes out a box. "Madam, here's a gift for you. And now, let's starts the change!!!"
***
The boy, using his magic, bring us all to the yard of Madam Hibiscus's house. Me and my husband were already sitting on a chair, in our laps, a mirror.
I pick up the mirror and look at myself. I was... Quite miserable, the least I can say, I couldn't associate myself from the past to the present.
Hat Kid catch our attention by clapping his hands, while Madam Hibiscus was drawing a circus spell on around us.
"The changing will start now!!" Announces the Kid, lifting his hands in our direction. In a bliss, the wind turns stronger, and the circle is finalized by a four points star.
"Lassius Evergoth and Efalia Maliross will die in the sunlight, and when the clouds close the sun, letting the skies eerie, new beings will born."
The circle starts to shine, blue lights come out of it and bathing us with it. We both close our eyes, the light was too intense, but we could feel, small entities of light around us, picking our hairs, placing their hands on our eyes, grabbing our hands and tracing lines on it.
And just like the way the light started, it ended as well. We open our eyes again, Madam Hibiscus was holding the mirror for us, giving for ourself to grab at look at ourselves.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing, the woman looking back at me wasn't me at all... I am... Another person now.
My once black hair is now light magenta, my honey eyes now water green, my skin with a rosy color. I looked at my husband, his once brown hair are now a light cyan, with blue eyes, now dark cyan, his skin lightly bluish.
Lassius' also looks at me, incredulous, in disbelief.
"Well, What did you two think? Did you like it?" The kid chuckles, waiting our response.
"I find quite fitting." Madam Hibiscus comments.
"But, by your expressions, I guess you weren't waiting for a that much drastic change. But it's okay, at least the entities of light didn't choose color pallets that are common in certain species. Tô avoid confusion."
Madam Hibiscus approach us, giving to both of us a red ring, with a hibiscus format on top.
"From now on, Lassius Evergoth and Efalia Maliross are gone, you are now, Miss and Mister Hearts."
"Hearts..." We both repeat the, now, our new name.
"But why collectively? I thought wti should have a singular name." Asks my husband, confused.
"Isn't that obvious? Look at your fingers."
With a smile, Madam Hibiscus lifts our hands, bringing them together. Our marriage rings, even without the sunlight, were shining strongly as our union.
"See? Now you know."
***
"Wonderful, the haircuts look exactly as I imagined." Hat Kid says proudly.
"Well, it fitting our imagery." I say, with a small smile.
"But enough unnecessary chitchat. We must start the plannings. Even if just a bit."
My husband says, sitting on the chair next to me in the table.
Madam Hibiscus comes out after preparing herself for the day, this time, dressing more womanly and beautifully.
"You're right, Mister Hearts, we should starts the plannings now." Sitting on the table with us three, and placing a bunch of trinkets on top, the conversation starts.