Hello. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed and followed. I was surprised at how many people like the first chapter. Compared to my other two fanfics, I'm assuming you people would much prefer this one. Which brings us to this question. I was wondering if I should continue to write the other two stories, Now that I think about it, for a story that has twenty chapters, and a for a story that has ten chapters, neither one has enough follows and such. They're being viewed I know that. But I I guess they're not being appealing enough to my readers. I'm also losing readers. What do you guys think I should do? If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out my other two ongoing stories in my profile. Tell me your thoughts.

"Why do you ask?" Takumi asked out of the blue.

"I was getting to that," was the old man's reply. "As you know we have threatened King Ren several times over the last decade, hoping that one day he would snap and surrender. However, they were all meaningless, because our threats weren't blood-hardening enough for him. Which is why I have come to a plan so horrifying that he would surrender to us in the blink of an eye," the mischievous grin was back again.

"Which is…"Takumi slowly urged.

The King clapped his hands together and looked down at his grandson.

"We are going to kidnap Princess Misaki."

Takumi's reaction had always been impassive towards his grandfather's lunatic ideas. However, this was the first time that he dared hang his jaw open.

This plan was a in a completely new level of ludacris.

"K-kidnap," Takumi didn't even know he knew how to stutter.

"That's right," the old king beamed.

"But grandfather just what do you hope to accomplish by doing this?" Takumi inquired.

The king sat down and sighed. "Why is it that you can never be sharp during the most important of times," King Walker then pinched the bridge of his nose.

"If I kidnap his niece," Takumi listened to his grandfather explain. "Don't you think we can use that to our advantage. By threatening to hurt his niece we can reach his vulnerable side. From there we can guarantee that he'd surrender and confess his crime to the Overlords."

"The Overlords?" Takumi arched an eyebrow at the mention of their name. "You don't think King Ren will bring the matters to them before us."

"Even if he did they would still be in our favor. The Overlords despise him just as much as we do. His kingdom may be all sweet and cuddly, but they too are aware of the man that really hides behind the mask of King Ren." Takumi nodded in understanding.

"It all seems so risky," Takumi muttered. "And the girl. You don't actually happen to plan on hurting her do you? Is hurting an innocent girl really worth it?"

"It will be once we win this idiotic war," the king gently said. He had a softness in his eyes. "Of course I don't plan on hurting her. I'm a father of a daughter myself. I wouldn't lay a hand on her."

Takumi sighed. His grandfather no matter how ruthless had also been considering for those around him. So as long as they did not betray him or cross the line, he would treat people with respect.

"Very well then grandfather," Takumi bowed his head. "What is your plan?"

Canary Kingdom

"Your highness please wait," the maids, Honoka, Erika, Subaru were going to run out of breath if this wild goose chase did not end anytime soon.

Kuga and Aoi ran on two different corridors. They planned on cornering the said girl. But when they met up at the center she was nowhere to be found.

"Looking for me," the two pages shivered at the sound. When they looked up, they found the princess hanging from the ceiling. She jumped down and when they tried to catch her in midair, she kicked them and made them fall face first on the ground.

The raven haired girl laughed to herself and started to run again.

"Princess Misaki Reina Ayuzawa," Misaki froze when she heard a growl. Uh-oh. Was her thought.

Satsuki the castle's head servant stomped towards the said girl. The woman was kind overall, but when she was angry, not even the terrors of hell could compare to her rage.

"S-Satsuki," Misaki trembled a little. She wasn't easily afraid but Satsuki always made her terrified.

"Child! How many times must I tell you," the middle-aged woman stomped towards her. "Don't go running off. You're a princess, you have duties to fulfill. Your little sister acts more mature than you." That was something Misaki couldn't deny. Suzuna had somehow always been more feminine than her when it came to these things. Though most people around the castle believed, both sister were equally beautiful much like their late mother.

Misaki merely managed a smile after a while. She scratched the back of her head. "I'll go straight to my office then," she said.

With that Misaki brushed past the women, hoping that the others wouldn't notice. But just her luck they all shouted.
"Hey!" They screamed and chased after her. Misaki dashed towards the door. She pushed the door open and whirled around. Before they could get to to her she slammed the door shut. She heard a few footsteps and groaning before silence took over the hallway outside her office.

Truthfully she loved her friends at the castle. But sometimes they all got a little too overprotective.

When Misaki was about to sit down on her chair a knock startled her. Confused Misaki walked towards her door. Though she didn't want to believe the knock was on the door. Where else would it be coming from? Misaki opened the door. To her surprise there was no one there. Misaki stepped out into the hallway. Maybe Aoi and Kuga were playing a prank on her. She looked to her tight then to her left. No one there.

She stepped inside the office and shivered. The flying curtains grabbed her attention.

When did she open the windows? She cautiously stood there for a moment, before grabbing the sword that was on her long sofa.

She tiptoed towards the window. She poked her head out and examined the balcony outside the window. No one there. Misaki sighed in relief. She was really losing her mind today.

Misaki then sat down on her chair.

Her uncle Ren will have her head if she didn't finish these documents. Even though he had adopted her and her sister a long time ago, Misaki was never really fond of him. His smiles always held some sort of secret. Not to mention he was ruthless to her and Suzuna. But only those inside the castle knew that. Everyone else in the kingdom or in the land for that matter saw him as a great father like figure towards the two princesses. Thought recently the man has been avoiding them both. Often Misaki would find him in the gardens at the middle of the night with her grandfather the Castle's pedagogue.

They would whisper about somethings. Misaki never heard much from the conversations but from the scowl on her grandfather's face she knew he was upset at King Ren.

A sudden noise made Misaki snap out of her thoughts. One of the books in the far corner of the room had fallen. Misaki again tiptoed towards the bookshelf. She entered the small room connected to her office with the book in her hand. There was a sound coming from there.

She gripped the sword in her hand. She had been excellent in sword art since she was a child.

"Who's there?" she found herself asking in the dark. Once again she found an open window. When had she opened all these windows? Or had it been one of the maids?

Misaki went to shut it as she sighed. She put the sword down on a table and looked outside for a brief second.

The moon was beautiful. It reminded her of the memories of her parents. She still remembered how terrified she had been when she knelt on their pool of blood. How it all happened she didn't know? The assassins were so vicious that they even ruined the faces. At that time Misaki didn't know if she should have been sad or relieved. She wanted to look at her parents faces one last time. But she didn't want to feel any more pain than she already had.

Misaki was so lost in thought that she hadn't even heard the sudden noise from behind her.

She felt someone cover her mouth with a napkin. She tried to stomp on their foot but the person didn't even move. They held onto her arms as they pinned them to her back. Misaki muffled a scream before she began to feel weak.

Her eyes were trying to close but she forced them open. Why was everything turning dark?

With that Misaki's legs gave up and she fell.

Kuga dashed towards the office as soon as he heard the soldiers howling. He kicked the door open.

"Misaki," he called out. He heard someone come in. It was Aoi.

"Misaki," Aoi called out after him. They both looked around the office. Nothing.

Aoi flicked the light on in Misaki's small study. Kuga ran towards the open window and stepped on something on the way. He dared looked down and gasped. Misaki's amethyst ring.

He gently picked it up and ran towards the balcony.

There. Below were two men dressed in black. Their faces covered with masks.

"Raven," Kuga lanced behind him to see Aoi.

"You there," the page called out. The two men looked up. One of them was carrying Misaki in his arms. "Stop," Aoi grolwed. He then stood up on the railing and Kuga followed. They both jumped down and the two men began to run.

They glanced behind them. About six or seven soldiers were behind them. But surprisingly the two men ran at a calm pace. What was going on?

Kuga then understood. The wind pressure grew stronger in the ground. Kuga covered one eye with his arm. He looked up and pushed his bangs out of the way. Beside him Aoi growled. "Who are you?"

There was ship in the sky. There was only one kingdom who would have access to such magical technology. Aoi had been right about Raven after all. Kuga wanted to jump up there and tear the ship apart. But not as much as he wanted to tear apart the guy that stoop on the very edge of the ship.

Kuga couldn't see his face properly since it was covered by a mask. But what he did see was his blond hair. "I asked who are you?" Aoi growled again.

"It doesn't matter," the man's voice was soft but Kuga still heard him.

"Let Misaki go," it was Kuga's turn to growl.

"I'm afraid that's not possible," the man said again. "However," he jumped back on the ship before turning his back to them. He glanced back, and Kuga could see his smirk in the moonlight. "If you wish your princess to be returned safely, then have your king remove his own mask."

Kuga did not know what he meant. But for that moment he felt like a coward. Aoi fell to the ground and punched it. He looked up at Kuga and Kuga returned his look. For a moment they just looked at each other until their gazes shifted to the sky.

The ship disappeared into the night sky.

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