Drag grave

Echidna was found at an orphanage doorstep 12 years ago. There were no details about her family except for a bracelet on her wrist engraved on it was the name Echidna.

She grew up in the orphanage up till the age of three. Then one day a crowd of hooded figures burnt the place down, killed the orphanage s mother. The hooded people killed everybody except for her and a 5-year-old girl named Edna.

There were no mentions on why they spared only the two of them. It was mortifying sight. Edna was older than Echidna, so she always protected her from the bad treatment from the guards.

There were many people in the organization. The organization was illegal and was located in an unknown forest. They ruthlessly killed people.

Most of the test subjects were called by their numbers given by the organization. But Echidna was called 'fragment one' and Edna was called 'fragment two' and there was this core at the possession of the organization which was called 'fragment three'.

Nobody knew what that meant except for the three founding masters of the organization. The organization was named drag grave.

The organization had two branches in hidden locations. One was the main branch. The year Echidna turned 7. Edna was taken away from her, and Echidna was left alone.

Echidna was specially talented magic. But during the ritual which killed Edna , her mana was taken away from her.

Echidna was pretty dangerous for her age.

This year Echidna turned twelve , she heard some guards around her cell talkin',"tch, we just have to bear with this brat only for a few weeks only. And after that she would be sent off to the main branch." Echidna thought of this as a chance for her escape . Since they would have to travel to the other end of the continent to reach the main branch.

The day she was about to be transferred to the main branch, she carefully prepared her plan to escape. There were some other test subjects who were also being transferred with her. They were taken away in a dark carriage. For a couple of weeks they travelled.

During the third week of their journey,the carriage stopped at the borders of a nation called Zchtad . That night ,the carriage was captured by the knights of that nation.

The man leading them was dressed like a noble, he had black hair, there was a section at the back of his hair which was up to his waist's length. He had red eyes, and he had an unapproachable aura. He wore an earring which had a resemblance to Echidna s bracelet.

The knights arrested the men away. The commander of the knights approached Echidna and the other test subjects. Echidna glared at him and thought,"what are they going to do with us, we neither belong to this nation, and we aren't normal people."

And then suddenly Echidna s bracelet resonated with the man's bracelet. The man took a look at her hand , and ordered his knights to capture all the people for investigation and send them to the capital for investigation, except for Echidna.

She found it fishy.But chose to keep calm, "what are you going to do with me?" asked Echidna. The man looked at her and said , "where did you find the bracelet ". "It's mine, it has been with me as long as I can remember and it belongs to my parents."said Echidna firmly.

The man's eyes widened, "she does look like my wife" said the man. Echidna just stared at him, "who is he? What business does he have with me? He looks like a noble man of high post."

"You are coming with me " said the man. He ordered the knights to prepare for the journey to the capital. Echidna was given proper clothes of a Noble . And they set off for the capital.

The other test subjects were taken away in ordinary carriages . But Echidna was taken away in the same carriage as the man.

"Sir who are you ? how about you explain to me why am I being taken away separately and why does my bracelet resonate with your earring?".

"I am Gabriel Chaolix,the Grand Duke of Zchtad and our encounter was planned." "I see and I am Echidna your highness , may I ask how our encounter was planned?" asked Echidna with suspicion.

"If what you told about the bracelet being yours, then you are my daughter and the message left by my wife says that we are supposed to meet today."

"So you are saying your wife is my mother. Then why was I abandoned your highness? And how does your wife know we are supposed to meet today and how did you find me now?" asked Echidna.

"My wife is long dead and I had no idea you were born and my wife says that you are indeed my blood and my wife had the ability to predict the future. And about why she left you, even I had no idea. "said Gabriel.

Echidna found it hard to believe but what he says does seem possible. "What he says does make sense" thought Echidna.

"She is my daughter, there's no doubt but my wife said that she was left at an orphanage ,then why is it that she is found among with the test subjects of drag grave?" thought Grand Duke.

After two days ,they finally reached the grand Duke s manor.

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