American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 196 Tit for tat
On the other side of Waterfall Town, Roy was coaxing Ellessa to sleep.

Maybe it was because Jennifer hypnotized her once in the afternoon that Elleisa was in particularly good spirits tonight and refused to sleep.

If Elleisa doesn't sleep, how can Roy sleep? This little succubus is very annoying.

Either he was rubbing against the nutrition tube or Roy's legs, which was really tiring.

Since Roy had no experience in taking care of children, it took him a long time to finally coax Elleisa to sleep, and he felt exhausted.

It's not that I'm physically exhausted, it's just that I'm mentally tired.

Being a parent is so hard.

At this time, Roy remembered that he still had three treasure chests to open, so he decided to open them tonight while there was a hairless cat around.

First, grab a handful of hairless cats to wash your hands, and then start from the fate treasure chest of Leviathan's followers.

[Opening the Leviathan's Destiny Chest...]

【Gain 2 Strength Attribute Points! 】

【Gain 1 Constitution attribute point! 】

Roy's luck seemed to be bad today. Nothing came out of the first treasure chest, but he only gave three attribute points.

However, with these two points of power, Roy's strength attribute finally became the third attribute to break through 50, and it also exceeded the will attribute.

The spiritual attribute almost took the lead.

Next up is Mothman's Chest of Destiny.

[Opening Mothman's treasure chest of destiny...]

[Gain 1 agility attribute point! ]

【Gain 1 spiritual attribute point! 】

Surprisingly, it only gave out attribute points, and that was 1 point less than the attribute points of the Leviathan's followers.

Roy began to doubt whether there was something wrong with his luck tonight and whether he should continue to open the last Belial Conquest Treasure Chest.

Let’s open it and wash our hands!
The hairless cat was very well-behaved tonight. After washing his hands thoroughly, Roy finally began to open the last treasure chest.

[Opening Belial's Conquest Chest...]

【Gain 1 Strength Attribute Points! 】

[Gain 1 agility attribute point! ]

【Gain 1 Constitution attribute point! 】

【Gain 1 memory point! 】

【Gain 1 spiritual attribute point! 】

【Gain 1 Willpower Attribute Point! 】

[Obtain the special item Hound Ring! ]

Belial's Conquest Chest once again gave out an increase of 1 to all attributes, and also a special item!
Roy breathed a sigh of relief. He finally made no loss. If nothing good had come out of Beryl's treasure chest, he would have been furious.

However, he didn't know what the Hound Ring he opened was used for, so Roy quickly looked at the item description.

[Hound Ring: Legend has it that when Belial made a pact with King Solomon, he gifted him with 12 rings of magical power. This is the first of these rings. Wearing this ring, you can summon two phantoms of hellhounds to pursue your target. They cannot be attacked or dispelled, and will bite their prey until their magic power is exhausted!]

It is a functional item and seems to be quite practical. At least it can effectively improve the efficiency of tracking enemies.

Roy currently lacks this effective enemy-finding ability, and this ring makes up for his shortcoming.

Take the Hound Ring from your inventory and put it on your hand.

The entire ring is golden, with two hellhounds carved on it, emitting a faint blue light in the dark night.

Well, she looks good too, which makes Roy even more satisfied.

After opening the treasure chest, Roy contentedly hugged Elleisa and fell asleep.

Elleisa's body is soft and cool, making her a very comfortable pillow.

Early the next morning, Roy calmed Ellessa down and went to have breakfast.

After breakfast, Roy drove to pick up Jennifer and Needy to go to school as usual, and suddenly found a Lincoln parked in front of Needy's house.

Who would visit Needy's house so early in the morning?
Roy honked the horn and Needy, who was on the second floor, immediately stuck her head out.

"Roy, I was just about to call you! The gang you were talking about is here!"

The Witch Federation arrived so quickly!

Roy calculated the time. Emma awakened last Saturday, and today was Tuesday. This meant that the Witch Union found Waterfall Town in less than three days.

Roy hurried into Needy's house and saw an elegant middle-aged woman sitting in the living room. Behind the middle-aged woman stood two ferocious men in black, and Needy's parents, Arthur and Rebecca, were sitting opposite the middle-aged woman.

Jennifer was not seen. She was probably afraid of exposing her identity as a witch, so she hid upstairs.

Emma, ​​on the other hand, sat next to Arthur and Rebecca with a reserved look on her face.

Well, Emma's injury has healed a lot after three days of rest. At least she can sit down and not move around.

"Who is this?"

Roy's sudden intrusion surprised the middle-aged woman, so she asked Arthur and Rebecca.

Arthur was about to explain when Roy took out his ID and showed it to the middle-aged woman.

"FEA Agent, Roy Black! Ma'am, what's your name?"

Hearing FEA's words, the middle-aged woman's face changed, but when she saw that Roy's ID showed he was just a small agent, her expression softened.

"I'm Cordelia Fox, the federal commissioner, from Boston."

Cordelia also took out her ID to show Roy.

Roy had previously found out that the headquarters of the Witch Federation was in Massachusetts. This was because the Salem witch trials took place in Massachusetts, and this state had special significance for the Witch Federation.

"The Witch Federation?"

Roy directly exposed Cordelia's disguise, which surprised her slightly.

"You know us? Then you should also know why I'm here, right?"

Roy nodded.

“Yes, but I’m sorry, Emma is my cousin, and I won’t hand over my family to anyone!”

Hearing this, Cordelia frowned deeply.

"As an FEA agent, you shouldn't be unaware that if newly awakened witches aren't properly taught, the harm they can cause is enormous!"

"You don't need to worry about this. I can take care of my cousin myself."

Roy's words made Emma feel at ease. She was only eight years old and certainly didn't want to leave her family and go to the East Coast thousands of miles away.

But the more Arthur and Rebecca listened, the more dizzy they became.

"Wait, didn't you just say you were in a school for special children? How did it become a witch union? Is this witch the witch I know?"

Because Roy exposed her, Cordelia had to confess to Arthur and Rebecca.

"Yes, we are actually from an ancient organization, the Witch Union, which specializes in teaching newly awakened witches to control their powers so that they can better integrate into society. Your daughter, Miss Emma, ​​is a newly awakened witch!"

"Sorry, you might be mistaken! Emma is not our daughter. She is just staying at my house temporarily. Roy's family is her relative!"

Cordelia didn't expect that she had made such a big mistake. She came to Needy's house completely according to the guidance of the crystal ball. Who would have thought that Emma was only staying there temporarily.

Roy spread his hands.

"Did you hear that, Ms. Fox? I don't agree to let Emma go to Boston." Although Cordelia had a good temper, she was a little angry when she heard this.

"Mr. Black, you are so young, you shouldn't be Miss Emma's guardian, right? I want to see her guardian!"

Emma's current guardians are actually Roy's parents, but Roy does not want Cordelia to meet his parents.

"I'm sorry, but under the law, I have the right to deny you access to the family of a federal agent."

The family of a federal agent is of course confidential information and cannot be told to outsiders, not even to a federal commissioner.

This trick was something Needy found on the Internet. It looked quite practical, and Cordelia's face instantly turned dark.

"Young man, you don't know how dangerous it is when a witch gets out of control!"

"Of course I know. I was the one who took care of Emma when she awakened."

Cordelia's chest heaved violently, and even with her best temper, it was a little unbearable.

However, this guy was well-educated. Although he was very angry, he did not do anything out of line. He just said something harsh.

"I'll talk to your boss, Mr. Black!"

With that, Cordelia left Needy's house with the two men in black.

Roy was sure that this woman would not give up, but since she wanted to find Roy's boss, let her argue with Gerald.

Arthur and Rebecca stared in amazement at the tit-for-tat exchange between Roy and Cordelia.

"So this witch thing and the Witch Union are real? Emma is still just a little witch?"

Rebecca looked at Emma with a strange look, which made Emma feel uncomfortable.

"Witches do exist. After experiencing the Joker incident, I think you should also know that supernatural powers exist in this world, right?"

Indeed, after experiencing the incident of IT, Arthur and Rebecca both understood that there are supernatural powers in this world that humans cannot explain.

But knowing is one thing, and getting close to it is another.

However, Arthur and Rebecca were relatively nice people and did not exclude Emma because she was a witch.

In fact, Rebecca likes Emma very much because Emma is very well-behaved and her age is about the same as Rebecca's missing son.

Rebecca sometimes thought how nice it would be if Emma was her daughter.

Emma's biological father must have something to say about this.

The main reason was that Emma had lived in Rebecca's house for too short a time. Rebecca thought that Emma was just a little restrained because she was living in someone else's house.

The change in the past two days is that Emma has become familiar with his family.

So, when Rebecca hugged Emma, ​​the little girl herself was a little surprised.

"Poor child! Roy, you will protect Emma and prevent her from being taken away by that witch union, right?"

Rebecca looked at Emma with heartache. It was so pitiful for an eight-year-old child to leave her family and go to such a far place.

"Don't worry, I will protect Emma."

At this time, Arthur also pushed his glasses and interjected.

"I will check the background of this witch union and find out where they come from!"

There was no way Arthur could find out, but his idea was good. At least Emma was very touched after hearing Arthur and Rebecca's statements.

"Brother Roy, is that witch union scary? Will it affect you?"

If it were the Emma of the past, she would definitely not be so considerate of others.

"It's okay, I'll take care of everything. Emma, ​​how are your injuries?"

Rebecca answered for Emma.

"I'm already halfway recovered. Now as long as I don't do strenuous exercise, the impact won't be significant."

"That's perfect. How about I take you to school today? I'll explain your situation to the teacher and even introduce you to a friend."

Mike happens to be in the same class as Emma, ​​and maybe these two children with equally outstanding intelligence can become friends.

Nidi came down from upstairs stealthily.

"Roy, have those guys left?"

"I've driven you away for now, so please let Jennifer come down!"

Hearing this, Arthur seemed to have discovered the key point.

"Wait, why is Jennifer hiding from those people? Could it be that she is also..."

Now that things have come to this, Roy no longer hides it.

"Yes, Jennifer is a witch too."

Arthur and Rebecca opened their mouths in disbelief.

After all, Jennifer had lived in Needy's house for several months, but the two of them had no idea that Jennifer was a witch.

Then Arthur began to have wild thoughts.

"Needy, don't tell me you're a witch too!"

Nidi looked at her father speechlessly.

"Dad, witches are usually inherited! Don't you know if there's witch blood in our family?"

Arthur looked at his wife Rebecca and scratched his head.

"It seems that there is indeed no witch blood in our family."

After the small theater ended, Roy drove Emma to school first, and then went to Oak School.

On the other side, Kadelia stood alone in the distance, observing Nidi's house, and then made a phone call.

"Mother, this operation encountered some accidents."

A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What accident?"

"I was stopped by an FEA agent. She refused to let me take the newly awakened little witch away."

"A little FEA agent, huh? Don't tell me you're scared of him."

Hearing this, Cardilia frowned deeply. From what the person on the other end of the phone said, it seemed that he wanted her to kill Roy.

However, Cardilia has always been a law-abiding person and cannot accept this method.

"Isn't this a bad idea? He's a federal agent after all!"

"Oh, Cardilia, I don't need to teach you this little thing, do I? Use your connections in the Federation to deal with him! You are the daughter of the Supreme Witch and the principal of the Witch School. You are not an ordinary person!"

The person on the other end of the phone seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Cardilia's weakness, which made Cardilia feel nervous.

"Mother, I will take care of this matter, don't worry!"

"Don't make me wait too long, Cardilia! How can I safely hand over my mantle to you when you're like this?"

After saying this, the call was hung up.

Taking a deep breath, Cardilia dialed a number again.

"Hello, I'm Cardelia Fox! I want you to help me check on someone, an FEA agent named Roy Black! You'd better hurry!"

Cordelia Fox (Sarah Paulson)
(End of this chapter)