Chapter 3 (Perspective: Kento)

"Stop being so loud." I said to Akio.

I walked away from the lake, Akio trailing not far behind. I headed in the direction of Nabu, where the prince was believed to be. We were now in a forest. The ground was covered in a thick sheet of snow. Trees had icicles hanging down from their branches and the sky was dark , covered in clouds. My clothes were soaked in ice cold water, it was below freezing outside, and now, the wind had started to increase. Atleast Akio wasn't talking yet.

10 minutes passed.

"Do you have a plan?"

Well.. that was short lived. I barely had enough energy to continue forward, let alone speak. But I forced myself to anyways.

"Well, he is always surrounded by guards, it will be difficult to even get near him. If we want to succeed then we need to be extra cautious. One of us will have to disguise as a guard for the time being and collect information. The other, will need to get close to Hiroto in order to kill him."

"That's not much of a plan.. but I'll be the guard." Akio had said.

An hour had passed and Akio was now talking loudly and throwing rocks.

"Shut the hell up." The wind was stronger now.

"Why don't you make me huh?"

We were nearly out of the forest. Soon I will be able to get rid of him.. but not soon enough. His presence angers me. He wouldn't stop talking, it's as if he was trying to get me mad.

I grabbed his hair and threw him to the floor, covering his mouth with tape.

"Now, without speaking, find some guard and steal his uniform and his identity. Do not reveal yourself, and do not get caught!"

We walked out of a forest and parted ways. I quickly changed my appearance. My hair was now black and my eyes a deep purple. I walked towards a park and layed down. I curled up into a ball and shivered, tears in my eyes. My ears were stinging from the cold, my hands were numb, and I didn't even have enough energy to move.. I feel so pathetic. I had so many "what ifs" in my head, but atleast they were distracting me from the cold. I nearly passed out when I heard a deep, soft voice speak.

"What are you doing out here in the cold? You could freeze."

I layed still and shivered, tears running down my face. My whole body stung. I tried to speak but I didn't make any sound. I could do nothing more than look at him. He was tall and had greyish brown hair and was wearing white clothing. I saw him take off his jacket and wrap it around me.. but it didn't help much, it was still cold.. The stranger picked me up and started walking towards a huge building. After a minute, my breathing slowed down and my vision went blurred.

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