The Boy With Golden Eyes

"I love you" he whispers in my ear under this beautiful waterfall. The moon looks so lovely in the night sky & the bright stars aligning it matches perfectly with this moment. He wraps his arms around my hips & I almost lose my balance as I feel his warmth. His eyes look so heavenly. I lock mine with his & the peaceful sound of the nature brews through the air. Everything about this magical night is perfect. Him, the flowers, the fountain, the colourful atmosphere. Almost like i'm in a fairy tale. Nothing can ruin this perfect moment.

Ringggg!

I percieve the sound of the school bell ringing, followed by thunder as I open up my eyes, shaking in my postion, startled by the noise. I sigh at the storm that is overflowing outside. I didn't think to bring an umbrella with me, just my luck.

I hadn't been paying attention in class recently. My mind has been fading away to a place I have never seen before but the bell always jumps me back into reality. I've been having the same stupid dream over & over again with the same guy whose face I've never seen. Why is that?...

I stay seated just a little bit longer so my mind can be refreshed.

...

My name is Kireina Solace & i'm a regular student at this regular high school. My life couldn't get any more interesting than that.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a princess...just like every child ever. A princess who rules over her people & the kind that everyone admires...but i'm burdened over assignments instead. I keep falling asleep in class which is not helping my case at all. The dream I keep having involves me in a fantasy world where I meet my knight in shining armour. I never actually see his face, I only ever saw his body from the chin down & his voice sounds really familiar but not in a way where I can tell whose voice it actually is.

It's a fantasy where he confesses his feelings for me & I start to feel like a princess...but I always wake up at the exact same time so I never know what actually happens next. It's a mystery to be solved but it's only ever a stupid dream. A plain stupid fantasy.

"Reina!" I gather a voice echoing through the room just as I jump up in my seat. It's the nickname only my closest friends call me.

Clare, my best friend, is standing out in the hall, but for someone reason, her voice startled me. I really am lacking in sleep after spending the entire night studying for midterms.

"Were you spacing out again?" she asks & I shrug my shoulders & look down at the desk in front of me. "Maybe".

I grab my book bag & get up from my seat, after looking through the storm outside of the window once more.

"Wow...it's really coming down out there" she mutters & I agree. "Yes...it is".

I sigh & exit the classroom with Clare by my side.

"Did you have that dream again during class?" she smirks & I roll my eyes. "I don't even know anymore" I answer.

The dream feels so real when I imagine it. I only told Clare because we were spilling secrets at the time & I felt weird about this vision.

"Maybe that dream is a sign you'll finally find your one & only prince!" she laughs & pushes herself against my shoulder in a joking matter.

"I doubt it" I reply.

I just have to try & push this stupid dream away. I can't stand it anymore, especially since it's been bugging me for the longest time, where it ends at the exact same portrayal.

"Hey, guys!" Erika shouts behind a crowded room.

She can be loud when she wants to be without a care in the world while everyone else around her is annoyed by it.

She strolls up near to both Clare & I, already starting a conversation. "Hey Reina...I heard you didn't bring an umbrella to school with you today".

"Yeah...so?" I shrug back & she's already acting annoyed, like i'm cluless or something. She puts her hands on my shoulders & pierce her eyes directly at me. "Why don't you ask your little crush if you can borrow his?...i'm sure he'll gladly let you".

I should have known she'd be back on this again. I know that she wants me to be happy more than anything but I, myself isn't ready to be put on the spot like this. I'm not even prepared to talk to him yet...i'll probably end up stammering.

"Maybe he'll even offer to walk you home?" Clare adds, blushing along with her hands on her cheeks like we're living in some sort of fairytale.

Erika, Clare & I turn to look at him for a split second, but not making it too obvious. He is standing by some lockers against a wall & is laughing away at whatever joke is being told to him by his friend. He inholds his hands resting in the pocket of the ripped jeans he appears to be wearing, while his maroon flannel shirt is tied around his waist & he's got the most perfect & rarest form of golden eyes. I begin to realize that i'm staring too much when he looks up at me with a small smile. I rapidly turn my head back around to face Erika & Clare again as Erika was still going on with the same conversation but I wasn't paying attention.

"Miss Solace!...are you even listening to me?" she pouts, using my last name as if she's furious. She's your typical tsundere in manga.

I was caught in a tiny moment myself so I act like I did hear her. "Yes...I was listening" I mumble.

"Maybe let's not talk too much about it?" Clare suggests, trying to change the subject. She knows how uncomfortable I am even with the thought of talking to another boy, let alone him. I only ever read about true love in novels or manga...I never experienced it in real life.

Clare & Erika are very different when it comes to boys which is why I would prefer not taking either of their advices when it comes down to it...escpecially Erika's advice.

Ever since I mentioned having a crush on this particular person, Erika has been on my case about it for the longest time. I don't even know if what I feel is really there, i've never been in a position to feel this way. I only said I liked him because they both wanted to know who I had eyes for & they wouldn't stop irritating me until I told them...so I mentioned the first boy that came to mind. The boy I occasionally think about or even stare at a few seconds longer than I do anyone else.

"Just tell us you'll actually talk to him" Erika asks & I prepare myself to walk away in front of her. "Maybe I should invite him to hangout with us tomorrow!" she babbles on.

"No!" I quickly say, louder than expected as I turn back around to face her in such quick speed but then I turn my voice down after looking around the crowded room. "I don't plan on speaking to him...ever!" I whisper the last word.

It will not benefit either of us if I talk to him, or at least it won't make a sudden change in my life or anything.

I know it sounds a bit harsh on my part but she has to face the truth. I'm not good with this stuff & I don't think I ever will be.

"But...but Reina!" she squeals in horror & places her hands on my shoulders once again. "You can't do this to us!...he's suppose to be your one true love!"

Erika might still have that fairytale dream everyone had as a kid. I don't have as much confidence as her. Whenever she finds a guy she likes, she talks to him immiedietly before the chance is missed because she knows she will regret it later.

"Calm down, Erika" Clare tries to comfort her.

"But at this rate, Kireina might end up marrying someone who isn't worthy of her affection" Erika cries out loud but not blaring enough for the entire room to hear, thankfully.

"Marraige?!" I scowl. "I'm only sixteen!"

"That's closer to twenty than 10!" she claps back & covers her face in disgust.

I will never understand her logic, I just joke around with her words. I should have never told her who I like to avoid this discussion. I could have made a boy up...although now that I think about it, it could have ended up way worse than this but it's too late for that now anyway.

"I'm leaving" I tell them & walk past Erika as she seems furious at how much I don't care about this whole conversation.

"You can't just walk away from this" she complains while I just wave my hand as my back is turned away.

"You're crazy" I say, in a joking matter.

"For what?" Erika yells. "He's got that bad boy vibe! You guys will be perfect for eachother!"

Say it any louder will ya?

I try not to look back because I am certain he had heard what she said. I'm certain the entire room full of students heard. I know he doesn't know that it was him we were talking about but it still feels weird.

I try to walk faster before Erika can say anything else to try and embarrass me further.

I can't so much as say a single word to him. It's hard to even walk his way. Erika always uses the phrase "You won't know unless you try" only about a handful of times but it's not that easy. I barely know anything about him.

I've always seen him giving a smile to everyone he encounters & he always appears to be having the time of his life with those two really close friends of his, even though he has his own harem of females. He's got the most perfect smile & a nice unique shade of purple hair. The type that looks so soothing to touch & just reminds you of violets & not to mention the beautiful golden eyes that gets everyone staring at them for hours.

He is pretty popular, so we live both different lives.

I only ever thought he was intriguing. it's not like i'm the only girl who thinks this way of him. He has girls chasing him both left & right so me being included in the equation makes no difference at all.

I'm just the side character in my own story.

I step foot outside of the school building & get onto the sidewalk. I have to babysit today so I try to rush home as fast as I can. Last time I was late, My mom missed her business flight while she was waiting for me to get home safely.

The rain feels heavier than I thought. I put my hood over my head as if that will make a difference at all.

It's Friday & I made plans to hang out with Erika & Clare tomorrow. I hope the rain stops by then, but it doesn't look it will.

The pathway is crowded as usual & I make my way to the crosswalk so I can walk across the street once the traffic clears up. I normally would take a shortcut to avoid strolling through such an overcrowded street but I was just not feeling it today for some reason.

When I press the street buttons, I watch as the last car clears up the road before I begin my route to the other side.

I still keep zoning out at moments like this & my mind always goes back to that one dream under the waterfall. I don't know where it came from & when it started. I don't even know who the guy was but I know it's not someone new because the brain can't corporate that high. It has to be someone I met before or someone i've seen before. This is all just confusing to me.

"WATCH OUT, Kireina!" I hear an unfamiliar voice.

By the time I turn around to see who said it, I can't see anyone but I only hear the sound of the rain getting plugged by a really loud honking sound.

I turn to face the other way, where I spot a really large truck going over the speed limit, coming right at me.

I just freeze in my spot. Why won't my legs move?...is this the end for me? The truck doesn't stop, even knowing the fact that i'm the only one standing on this road. It just keeps on speeding so it could be right in front of me. The goal must be to hit me but why? I appear to be running out of time & before I know it, my life flashes before my eyes when it's just an inch away from me. The whole world turns white & in slow motion, I can't hear a single sound, everything in my ears is clogged as I watch the vehicle layed out in front of me. The whole world turns quiet & I stand on my one & only spot where I feel that I have met my end. It wasn't suppose to end like this, I had things to do, a future to plan. This truck can't surely end all that...can it?...

The moment I start hearing sounds again, the rain, the wind, the people...the truck succeeds in crashing into me.

All that's left is my thoughts. The thoughts that enter my mind every once in a while. I now understand why people always say life is too short...because tomorrow is never guaranteed. All I wish is that i've done more things with my life...maybe talk to him at least once.

I feel my body fly over the street as it falls in horrible pain.

"Reina!" I hear the same girl yell in horror. I could see the black & white converse shoes she is wearing as I lay on this floor, covered in blood. My eyes turn into a blur until they're fully closed.

The last thing I hear before my mind shuts down is "Don't die!" by that same unfamiliar girl.

A Piece Of My Memory

A bright light. I see it...i'm reaching towards it. I stretch my arm out, pointing my hand toward the light. It's a dark room, in fact, I am laying in a dark surrounding...the only white I see is that light.

My body appears to be stiff. I can't move a single muscle accept for this arm.

What caused me to be in this situation?...I can't remember anything before leading up to this moment...before opening my eyes.

I begin to hear a sudden soft voice...is it coming from inside of my head?...or behind that light.

The voice is speaking in whispers. I can not understand the words but it's getting louder.

I reach further for the light as the voice becomes multiple as well as a burden to my ears. It rings through my ear as soon as I reach the gleam & my eyes shoot wide open.

"AAAHHH!" I scream in the most loudest screech known to mankind as I lift my body up, forward.

My heart begins to beat fast as I try to calm down from the panic I had just faced. I press my hand against my chest so I can feel my heart beat as it thumps rapidly.

Why does my clothing feel...itchy? I look down & notice that i'm wearing a laced cotton night gown. It looks so fancy to even be sleeping in & it's so pink.

I look up at my surroundings & notice that everything else is pink too. The dressers, the walls, the window borders. Even the bed that I am laying in is pink with each layer of the silk bed sheets that are a mix between pink & red.

The room is full of pictures that I appear to be in with people I don't recgonize.

Why don't I remember a single thing?...did I hit my head somewhere?

I rub my forehead smoothly just in case I feel any pain of symptoms that would be caused from hitting it anywhere but suprisingly, it feels pretty normal.

The large doors suddenly spring open, followed by an elegantly dressed lady behind it.

"Madam Kireina!" she yells in horror. "I heard a scream, are you alright?"

Who could she be? and why can I not remember her face? I'm in a pink night gown, in a pink room. This seems so weird to me, I feel that I do not belong in this setting but this feels too real. I'm convinced that this is all a dream. I would wake up sometime soon & all of my memories will be flooding back...but then again, the aspect is too realistic to have it be some sort of dream.

The lady rushes over & feels my forehead in quick speed. "Are you sick?!" she asks, clearly showing how worried she is. "We can call Doctor Dumieres if you're not feeling well!"

I move her hand gently away from my forehead. "I'm fine" I tell her, not coming up with an excuse as to why I screamed in the first place.

I look her up and down when she finally calms down. To think that I would remember a lady dressed this fancy in the morning. She's wearing a large net for a dress & a huge sun hat that almost covers the entire left side of her face.

"You mustn't move even with the slightest bit of a cold!" she warns me, leaning me back against the bed. "Let me get Dr. Dumieres on the telephone right now!"

She talks with such fancy words, like they're coming out from the 1800s. She dresses from that era as well.

"I told you i'm fine!" I assure the lady, sitting back up on this lumpy bed. She's awfully worried about me when all I did was scream myself awake.

"Madam Kireina! You musn't pretend that you're okay! I am your supervisor...I will do everything in my power to protect you!" She argues, whispering the last words whereas she continues to say softly "It's what I promised your parents".

My parents? what does she mean by that?...are they no longer of this world?

I really wish I had at least some part of memory attached with me because I cannot understand this weirdly situation without the confusion of every word that comes out of her mouth.

"You said...supervisor..." I confirm. "What do you mean by that?".

By the look on her face, I feel as though I have disappointed her. She places her hand on her face with a troubled expression. "Madam...are you really that ill?"

She takes a seat on the bed in front of me, she would have fainted from the shock of my words if she hadn't. Did I really say something wrong?...I just asked what she meant by supervisor.

"Madam Reina...I have been in charge of taking care of you since you were only two years old!" she tells me with such bothered eyes. "Have you somehow forgotten that in your sleep?"

If only she knew...

"Nurse Freya!" the lady calls out & I begin to hear footsteps, followed by a woman, coming rushing into the room. "Please have a checkup on Kireina before she begins her daily dose of hard work!"

"Right on it" she replies & what I see behind her, is a cart full of first aid kits & medicine. She strolls it in right next to me.

"And Maiden Anya!" she calls out once again as the women rushes in next.

"Read the list of the tasks that Madam Kireina is supposed to finish by today!"

Wait tasks?...

I am even more confused now than I was before. What tasks am I to do?...and why are these three ladies treating me like i'm a mere helpless child?

"Hold still!" nurse Freya asks of me & I try my best to stay in this fatal position.

She puts a towel warmer over my forehead & helps me to lay my head back on the pillow. As she is doing that, the lady called by the name "Anya" reads a list of my "tasks" as they may call it.

"At noon, you have fencing practice with Butler Lucius."

"This evening, you have a dress fitting with designer Aimi."

"And...at 9pm sharp, you will be meeting with King Cyngus's daughter, Rias to discuss the royal banquet." She folds the piece of paper that had the tasks written on it & looks up at me with a serious face. "And that is all for today!"

She has such a robot voice compared to my "supervisor".

My face is still in shock after she read those tasks.

Did she say King? & Royal Banquet?

Who the hell am I to be involved in these fancy things.

She also mentioned so many creative names when telling me the tasks, along with talking about a butler & a designer. I just can't keep up.

"That's it?" My supervisor then proceeds to say. "Looks like your schedule isn't that pact today!"

That wasn't a big enough schedule for her? I will be busy the entire day. What is a normal schedule like for me then?

"Madam Kireina, get dressed & meet Butler Lucius in the usual room" she advises & then nurse Freya informs me that i'm all good to go.

I ask my "supervisor" what her name is without thinking & she looked even more disappointed than when I asked her who she was. I should really just stop being curious.

After 5 minutes of her lecturing me about my health & how "I should get proper sleep", she tells me that her name is "Delia".

I wish I had at least a piece of my memory so I could at least remember that much but I don't even remember going to sleep in this fancy room last night. Maybe tomorrow holds something different. Let me hope.

Before nurse Freya left the room, she put out an outfit for me to wear for when I meet with Rias after all of my tasks are completed. Although, i'm not sure if I approve to be honest. It's almost the same designed dress that Delia was wearing but more fancier. It's yellow with white fabric around the tent of the dress. I feel like i'm getting dressed for a tea party in the olden days. But I must add that it's a more modern design where it's not as big as hers was so I feel that it won't be so bad.

My room connects to a huge bathroom that's more fanatic than anything I could ever imagine.

It comes with a huge shower tube with white outlines all over & about 5 feet next to it, is a sizeable bathtub where there is gold flare curtains above the windows. I can see the outside & it's nice to know that the surface of this mansion is so colourful & full of flowers & grass. It's like a stairway to heaven.

I utmost admire the chandeliers that are dangling all over the cieling, two feet apart from eachother. It's so beautiful.

Near the cabinets, there's pretty white flowers starting from the sink area and making it's way down to the end, behind the tub.

The colouration of the washroom is Rose Gold & white, which I find is a lovely theme to add.

Do I really live like this?...such a luxurious life that I do not remember at all.

The sprinkling hot water coming out of the shower head is so soothing and relaxing that I hope I would at least remember something after the shower but my mind is still the same. Who am I kidding anyway? there's nothing in this water that will make me magically remember everything leading up to this point. This is the real world after all.

When I come back into my room in my towel, I look around in confusion. What do I wear for my practice with Mr. Lucius? where do I even keep my casual clothing?

After about 20 minutes of wasting time & looking around, I find a white body suit in my closet with the word written out in fancy letters "Fencing".

I'm going to take my word for it & say this is what i'm suppose to wear. My first task was to meet this Butler of mine who goes by the name Lucius in the usual room for fencing practice.

Now that I think about it? what is the usual room?...I don't even remember that.

I brush it off & begin putting on the fencing uniform, where it's lose on some parts & tight on other areas. I find it a really weird fitting but I have to just go with it.

When I walk into the hall, the walkway is much larger than anticipated from when I went go take a shower that i'm not sure finding that room will be easy.

As i'm walking, I notice that i'm in a lot of the photographs framed on the wall but I don't even remember posing for them. I'm smiling in pictures where I appear to be next to a couple. They must be my parents that Delia mentioned earlier. How can I not remember them? I'm even smiling in pictures recieving rewards or a candid picture of myself doing combat. Can I really flex like that? It seems doubtful in my current state.

"Am I really this popular?" I ask myself when I see pictures of myself with older luxurious people. I wish I could remember at least one moment.

Each step I take, I see a pathway of doors, all labeled something like "storage room" "tea room" "guest room", etc...how expensive has it got to be to have these extra rooms & why is this hallway so big, I can't find anything here.

I almost give up, catching my breath from all the walking & contemplate on asking one of the nurses or my supervisor for help when I look up & see a door titled "fencing room".

I sigh in relief because I know that I will not find anyone in this large area nearby anyway to even ask for help.

I open the door immediatly & spot a man in a rich black tuxedo, standing in front of the room with his back facing towards the door. He must be the butler that was spoken of earlier.

"Ah, Miss Solace!" he cheers, turning around after hearing the door click. "You're one hour late!"

He seems kind of strict but at the same time, he has a huge smile & appears to be cheerful.

He points his head to the side where a rack is located & it holds different types of helmets & swords. I pick them up at randoms & he tells me how they were wrong choices so he helps me out instead. He didn't even question it at all, considering I have these practices so often.

What he did question, was my posture & skills the entire practice. Apparently, he's been teaching me the same techniques all month but I seem to have forgotten what they were. He kept scolding me for it.

The dress fitting with Aimi wasn't any better. She kept tightening the corset harder than it needs to be, squeezing my insides. It is a brutel pain that I don't think anyone has ever felt before & to make matters worse, she made me try on at least 10 dresses. Now I understand why the dinner that I have with Rias is scheduled around 9 because these two tasks alone took me at least 8 hours. It was already so hard getting out of each dress & putting on another.

Aimi is in the right profession because she knew what she was doing, she has a great sense of style, judging by what she was wearing. Her perfect short black curls matched her personality so well. I especially loved the small red Beret she was wearing over her head. Her outfit alone is nothing compared to the big dresses I was forced to try on though.

Before the dinner, I take another quick shower & put on the nice dress that was layed out for me. I was all sweaty & sticky from just fencing & trying on dresses. That alone got me so exhausted.

"What kind of food do you think the banquet should hold?" Rias asks & I almost zone out.

I really don't know what I should say.

Rias is really pretty, she's got this nice brown hair with a touch of blonde that suits her so well & her dress is velvet & not as big as what I was forced to wear earlier. It reaches her knees & has light pads over the shoulders, creating a flare look, where the top of her dress is. By looking at her, you can definately tell that she's the daughter of a king.

"Um...I don't know...roasted potatos?" I decide & she lets out a little laugh. "Nice joke!".

She really thought I was joking?

She later makes a remark about how that's commoner food & I already feel my eyes getting heavy from our conversation.

I really don't know what sort of answer is to be given with these questions. I'm the wrong person to be discussing this with.

The entire rest of the dinner, I avoided questions so she would answer them herself without drawing to much suspicion that I don't know a single thing she is talking about. Only she could plan a proper banquet with how elegantly she looked.

The dinner that Mr. Lucius prepared was so delicious that by the time i'm back into my room, I pass out on the bed right after changing into a black laced night gown I happened to find in my closet, which is suprising because everything else is pink.

It's been simply one hell of a day & I feel as though tomorrow would be just as hard so I have to get as much as rest as I can get.

The Evil Anticipates...

    Silas' POV:

12:45 Am

"Are you sure about this Silas?"

"I'm certain, Felix."

I'm standing right outside of the Oryn Empire, ready to move forward with this plan. I will have no regrets after this & I will have no mercy.

"This is really the step you decided to take?" Felix mutters with utter nonsense.

This is the step I should have taken long ago. I will take vegeance. This is my revenge, no one can stop me now while i'm this far into the game.

"This family slaughtered my people!" I state. "My entire village".

I prepared for so many moments in my life as a child. I learnt to battle with a sword, I learnt to fight with ungratitude & I learnt to show no pity in the process. I just go for the kill.

"We bust in there...and take the youngest daughter of Roman Solace as hostage". I explain.

I then turn to face him with no soul nor expression in my eyes. "If anyone gets in the way...we extinguish them all."

I have Axel keeping an eye out in the back because I know I can count on him to neutralize anyone with his bare hands.

I read that both the parents & her two sisters died in a fire that got started in a factory under their name. The only survivor is the one & only...Kireina Solace.

They took the easy way out. The only person that remains of their bloodline is her & I will get my hands on this spoiled little brat.

"Silas..." Felix roams off, once again, trying to get my attention. "You're not going to torture her in the brink of death are you?"

I let out a little chuckle, along with a smirk. "Since when did Felix Severan have a soft spot for a girl he doesn't even know?"

Felix has been by my side since we were in the slums. I know with no doubt that he will follow me where I lead. He's my right hand man.

"It's not that!" he tries explaining. "Just what if there's a possibility that she is innocent in all of this?"

Felix is the only one of us who would help someone in need of it, his smile charms females all over the world & his kindness brightens their day...but that's not like me at all. I show no remorse since the day I found out that my parents were killed by the Oryn Empire. They manipulate people into doing their dirty work & then kill them off in the end.

"Don't you think I ruled out that possibility already?!" I argue.

I will forever keep a barrier over my heart so no one can get close. I'm not going through the same pain I once went through. I will not. If her parents aren't here to pray the price for their crimes, she will.

"Then why are you-" he attempts to speak but before I can think, I just yell in his direction. "If I don't do this, i'll never get closure for myself!"

I stop for a moment as the perimeter around us goes quiet with the sound of my echoes. I turn back to my position as Felix frowns with his eyes, looking towards the ground. "If this is what you think is best, then I will follow you into the debts of hell" he convey's with a smirk & I let out a little chuckle. Even in times like this we can joke together.

We've been sitting in the bushes for a good 20 minutes now so I decide to take a peak into the window. I know this is her room because it's so colourful which proves for the brat she is.

"Are you ready?" Felix asks & I tilt my head. "Do you even have to ask?"

I use a sharp knife to cut through the edges of the window so it can slide up easily. It sure is easy breaking into a kingdom that is run by the rich & the corrupted.

I anticipate that no problems are facing Axel as we speak, considering the guards they usually have on standby are well trained soldiers. I have no doubt that he will make it out without a scratch.

"You watch the door & i'll get the girl" I inform Felix & walk straight to the bed.

I see her laying down on the pillow, calmly asleep as all of this hatred comes rushing back towards me. If I had gotten my revenge on her parents before their death, we wouldn't be in this situation right now. They ruined everything & now she will be in the position I would have put them in.

I slowly remove the blanket from her body & spot the black lingerie she's wearing. Quite ironic, consdering that's the only thing that's not pink in this room. It's very short & it takes me a minute or two to plan on how I should carry her.

How can I become such a coward at a time like this?

I should just carry her out as I please. She is just another pawn to me & i'm not going to be a gentleman just because she's a female.

I almost grab her when the sound of glass shattering rings through my ear. It's a loud sound, loud enough for her eyes to fly open.

Right before she's about to scream, I cover her mouth with my hand. She's really tough & struggles to remove it.

I turn around & see that Axel has jumped through the window, knocking over a vase that was on the dresser.

"What are you doing here, man?" I howl & he just shrugs his shoulders. "i'm done my duty".

I glance at him & he looks as though he came straight freshly out of a shower. "What about the guards?" I demand.

He looks so calm & collected. He's been that way ever since we've met & his words are always so vague. I don't think I can ever understand his way of doing things.

"I killed them" he informs me & I try to restrain this girl from moving. Luckily, she isn't strong enough to let go of my grip.

"All of them?" I question & he nods. Why am I even surprised? It's one of his many talents.

"Uhhh...Silas..." Felix calls out as I turn to face him. "What is it?"

"We have a bit of a problem."

His hands are trying to hold the door shut from people on the other side of it. Their banging swiftly at the door.

I rest my hand on my face in agony. This mission has took an entirely different route but we prepared for this so we will succeed.

I begin to think for a few seconds before I tell them the plan.

"Axel...Felix...you guys take charge & i'll take the girl & meet you outside".

"Got it" Felix replies & Axel nods his head in all seriousness, letting me know that he's got this.

"You will not take Miss Reina!" I hear a voice in a thick british accent, right before I exit through the window. That must have been Lucius, the butler. I did a lot of research on the Solace family before making my move. My master once taught me to always go into battle prepared & with a plan.

I jump through the window as I carry her & avoid the bushes, making my way down. Right as I land on my feet, she tries to escape my arms but I hold her down before she can but she just screams & cries.

"Could you be anymore annoying?" I mumble.

I take out my tazer & sting her with it. She passes out right away. That will keep her quiet at least until we get back to the Zemira empire.

I look back up towards the window & hear a lot of blood shed. It doesn't feel like it's going to end soon. More of the guards apart of the clan keep coming into that room but everyone is distracted with Felix & Axel that they don't even realize that their "precious" angel is not in there.

Those two guys are my team members & I can't just leave them to take care of one of the hardest tasks we had to face so far. I should go & help them. I have complete faith that they will make it out okay but it will be faster with my help.

The Oryn empire clan are disguised as servants but are actually well trained combatants for the Solace family...but...

Felix & Axel are well trained warriors under my hand & i'm not worried at all, in spite of that...if anything does happen, I will not lose them to utter trash.

I move this girl behind a hedge & climb my way up from the tree to fight along side Felix & Axel.

They held their own while I was gone which is good but with a third person, we'll be out of here sooner.

"What are you doing back?" Felix questions while using his sword to block attacks.

"I couldn't have you guys dying on me" I smirk & he shakes his head. "We had this under control".

Right during that moment, a knife swings rapidly at Felix' head but Axel clashes it in the brink of time.

"Do ya now?" I remark with my hand on my hip. They might have had this under control but I can't take even the slightest bit of chances.

Felix passes me one of the two swords he had & I begin massacring as if my life depended on it.

One of the members of the clan, known as "house maid" starts attacking me with a cheap blade while screaming "Where did you take Madam Kireina?!"

They act like they're nothing without her. It's like their lives only revolve around her. They seem to not be giving up anytime soon & I don't know how much we can be able to hold them off.

"Less talking, more fighting...old hag" I smirk & that obviously hits an anger button. She starts attacking me with more fierce now.

I slaughter more guards who come by my way while holding her off but I don't think that this is enough.

How spoiled does a person have to be to have about 100 working servants & guards fighting for your life?

I haven't seen the main work force or their butler in a while, we must leave before they create a disruption to our plan.

"Felix!" I call out once more & he immiediatly listens while holding off 3 people. "Yeah? what is it?"

I point down to the bag that he bought with him. "I think it's time to use the smoke grenades".

I could easily take up all of these old people in a matter of seconds but having that much blood on our hands isn't always good, especially when it's only been an hour & dozens of the clan just kept appearing out of nowhere. It got quite irritating.

"Okay" he agrees & begins to reach into the bag.

Axel & I step back, towards the window because we already know that he's the best when it comes to throwing those things at a right angle.

He has 3 in each hand & has already set the timers to two seconds before we left so all he had to do was throw all of them their way & press a button on a seprate controller.

As soon as he does that, he grabs his bag & runs towards the aperture where we all jump out one by one in a lightening of speed. I hear the grenades going off & I see a bunch of different colours filling up the entire room.

We have no time to stand around so I immiediatly grab the girl from behind the bushes & put her over my shoulder as we make a run for it towards the carriage we came in. We could have bought the horses but that would have been more of a hassle.

I throw her in the back of the hansom & signal the horses to ride off.

We begin to catch our breaths when we calm down & it goes quiet for about 30 seconds before Felix speaks.

"Hey dude...are you sure it's wise to put her back there?"

Even after all of this, all the killing he had to do in order to retrieve her, he still cares about others. I understand where he's coming from but I don't agree with him at all & i'm sure he doesn't understand my logics half of the time either.

"That girl has been living the affluent life all of her existence...she's not going to die from one bumby ride" I groan.

She doesn't deserve special treatment. When she wakes up, she will know the life she now lives. I will show no compassion for her. This is the only thing I can do for now, it will put an end to all of my rage that I have been carrying on for years.

"We're almost at the Zemira empire" I inform them. "Once we get there...you know where to place the girl".

Axel nods his heads in agreement. This plan has always been the same since we found out that she was the only survivor from that fire.

Whatever she was doing instead of being with her family that day might have saved her life but it won't save her from the trauma she's about to experience with me.

Arriving at the domain, Axel takes the hostaged girl to the cellar in the basement while Felix & I go upstairs to discuss important matters. We may have just started war with the Oryn empire by taking their pretentious snowflake but we also have other things to discuss because i'm not the ruler of Zemira empire for nothing.

Our main topic of discussion, however...is that the tribe of the Oryn Empire will come back to retrieve Kireina Solace, and there's no way in hell that's happening.