Oh hello again. I feel disappointed in this chapter. Hmm, I dunno, you tell me. It's probably not that great considering I wrote it yesterday, right after the first chapter. XD You be the judge. I'm sorry if I suck. This chapter is longer than the previous, I think.
[1] Nigero means Run away. It's more forceful than nigete, which is also run away.
Zero rapidly walked through the forest, being careful not to get hit by any branches.
"That w-way." The man in Zero's iron grip pointed to their left.
Zero turned left, and after they passed a few more trees, there was a clearing. The clearing was filled with tents, all bearing the mark of Dark Eye. Their emblem was simply an eye shape with a circle in the middle, and an x inside the circle. There was a flagpole near where Zero was. She walked towards it and dragged the man behind her. There were tons of scantily clad women milling about with forlorn expression. Most seemed to be carrying food or a drink, and all had shackles on their legs. The shackles were long, and were leading to the humongous tent in the middle. It was a dark purple, the Dark Eye Emblem on the top.
"My M-master is in there… He'll whoop your ass and make you one of his concubines." He seemed to be gaining more confidence. Zero needed to fix that. She closed her eyes, reached for his shirt, and started unbuttoning it. "Oh? So you'd rather be my concubine? I'm perfectly fine with that. Let it be known that today, the Great Pine, of Dark Eye, conquered… uh… Miss, what is your name?"
She seemed to be putting something on his head, but he didn't know what. Fact is he didn't care. "Zero." She answered.
"Okay, nice name by the way." He continued. "The Greatest Man in the Universe, Pine of Dark Eye conquered Zero!" Zero tied a rope around his wrist. "Oh," he growled in what he thought was a seductive way. "You like to play rough I see… I'm down with- Hey! What- Ow!" Zero pulled down a rope, and Pine was propelled in the sky by the rope around his wrist. Zero ripped the dark guild's flag off, and stood back to admire their new flag. Pine was dangling, from his wrist, but that wasn't the best part. He was dressed in a short, hot pink, miniskirt, with matching high heels and a tube top. He had lipstick expertly applied to his lips, and a beautiful, big, red bow on his head. "Get me down from here!" he yelled. "Take this crap off of me you bitch!"
Zero's eyes turned a mischievous green and she blew him a kiss. "You look fabulous, Pine-sama." The women looked up and giggled, happy to for once have some entertainment. Some girls even took the liberty to throw their food at him. Zero spotted a blonde girl with long hair, and pure, blue eyes. She wore extremely short, white shorts, and a purple, small bikini top. Zero recognized her from the pictures.
She didn't seem to be laughing, in fact, she was murmuring, "Oh no! If the Master finds this we'll all be punished. Oh, help me!" She saw Zero and looked her up and down. She seemed to have found something surprising, and quickly ran over to her. "Miss!" She said. "Please, you must leave now before they find you! I assume you're not a concubine here because you're not shackled. Once they take you, there is no way out! Please, [1] nigero!"
Zero's eyes turned back to their docile gray, and she asked, "By any chance is your father the old man who lives in the blue house? Lily is your name, isn't it?"
Lily's eyes lit up and she squealed, "Yes! Yes he is. I haven't seen him since last week. I really want to go back to him."
Zero leaned down, grabbed the girl's shackles, and ripped it apart. "Then go," Zero said. "Tell your dad, all I have left to do is kick some more ass, and I'll be right there."
Lily squealed once more and crushed Zero in a hug. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. "Thank you" she whispered, and ran off. Zero blinked a few times, a bit perturbed by the sudden contact, but quickly shook it off. Zero freed all the women, each crying, giving her hugs, and thanking her.
Then, from inside the tent, a voice boomed, "Where is my food?" Zero picked up a discarded plate of food and walked inside the tent. All the shiny things hurt her eyes. There was a crystal chandelier hanging from the top of the tent, and directly below was a huge bed, adorned with rubies, and diamonds, and all the gems you could imagine. On the bed was a young man, with purple, combed down hair, and no shirt. He had black shorts on, and was lying down on his bed, hands supporting his head. "Humph. Haven't seen you before. Oh well, now bring me my damn food!"
"Be careful what you wish for." Zero said, and she threw the plate she had like a Frisbee, straight at the man. The plate had so much force behind it, that it sliced his side, and embedded itself deep into the wooden headboard of the bed. The food that was on the plate, smashed into the man's chest, leaving colorful splatters.
The young man looked enraged. "HOW DARE YOU DEFY ME! I AM THE GREAT MALVA WHO IS MASTER OF THIS GUILD!" Sound familiar? "BOW DOWN BEFORE ME BITCH, AND FEEL MY WRATH!" Magic Symbols appeared in his eyes, and it went dark. It was as if the light had been sucked out of the tent.
Zero felt a breeze to her right and quickly ducked. Pain blossomed in her cheek, and something wet ran down her face. Unless he was using a plate like she did, he had to be using some bladed weapon. Crouching, Zero swiped her leg towards her attacker, and managed to knock him down. She quickly grabbed some part of his body, and threw him outside of the tent.
Light blinded Zero for a few seconds. When her eyes adjusted, she saw the huge hole he tore in the tent. Malva was 20 feet away from the tent on the ground, picking himself up, the fury evident on his face. "Who sent you? The Council? What mercenary guild are you from?"
"I'm not a mercenary. I'm a mage from White Nightmare, and I simply don't like to use my magic."
He laughed. "I've never heard of such a stupid thing." Malva exquipped a sword and rushed towards Zero. Now that she could see, life was easier. She ran towards him, getting ready for what was coming. He swung his sword, and Zero aimed a punch at him. Malva's sword sliced into her shoulder, but milliseconds later, he was sent flying. The crack of the bones in his face resounded throughout the forest, and Malva crashed into a bunch of nearby pine trees, knocking them down.
Zero sighed. "Finally, some peace and quiet." She looked up and saw Pine staring at the demolished pine trees, mouth agape. In no hurry, she slowly walked back to the village, her shoulder throbbing, and bleeding profusely. Once she got there, she saw that the Council's army was there, arresting the weak members of Dark Eye, and getting ready to go to their camp. All around were signs of celebration. Families laughed, danced, and cried. Food was piling up everywhere, and sake being passed out. Zero felt someone tackle her, and quickly whirled around. The old man hung on to her, thanking her for all she'd done. Surprisingly enough, the Ojii-san had a pretty strong grip. His daughter quickly followed, piling on to Zero.
"Thank you!" They both cried, "Thank you! I can finally be happy!"
Zero sighed once more. "Okay, okay. Off, so I can be on my way."
Lily protested, "But, stay for the party! You are our savior, Miss Zero from White Nightmare!"
"No I'm fine. Please, just give me my reward, and I'll be on my way." The old man reached into his pocket.
Just as he was pulling something out, one of the Council's army men yelled, "You!" Zero recognized him. She'd punched him yesterday for disturbing her nap. There were bandages rolled around his face.
"Oh, shi-," Zero took off running.
No OC's in this chapter, but one in the next. I'm sorry that the battle scene was so short. That was the first battle scene I've ever written. I promise I will get better, so PLEASE don't leave. Or else I'll die D:. -hides in closet-
