A/N: Pardon my crappy English.

TOKAKU

Armor, check.

Haru's armor, check.

Sword, check.

Hidden knives, check.

"Tokaku-san?" Queen Haru asked. She wore a light armor, blue with the color of East. Tokaku forced her to wear that. "I feel bad for making them wait like that."

"Well, we're here already." Tokaku dismounted from her horse, followed by Haru. They leave their horses to a soldier, who will fall back and hide inside the forest with his comrades. Tokaku grabbed Haru's hand, and lead the way into the grassy field.

The Queen of the West look impatient. Wonder how long have she waited for them?

Queen Hitsugi is as short as ever. People jokingly said that she drank all the milk in the West Kingdom in order to raise her height. The Queen wore a green dress, with golden colored ornaments. Tokaku realized that it was no ordinary dress, but combat dress. She'd never hear about her fighting in the battlefield, however.

Tokaku looked at the knight who accompanies Queen Hitsugi and didn't took her gaze off her. She was tall, taller than any of them present here. Chitaru the Gallant wore a silver armor, with her infamous rapier hung around the waist. She stood next to Hitsugi, so Tokaku decided that it is okay for her to stood next to Haru as well.

"Good afternoon." Haru politely greet. Chitaru politely nod, but no reply from the midget. Tokaku hates that.

"Queen Ichinose Haru of the East." The midget said. Tokaku doesn't like her tone. "We are to talk about peace between our countries, not to chit chat."

Haru looked a bit shocked by the midget's reply. But she collected her self quick enough. "Indeed, Queen Kirigaya Hitsugi of the West. We can stop fighting and drew a borderline in this grassy field."

"... Fine by me." Hitsugi replied. "We have bigger problem in the North and South. A bird just come in from our spy, the North have defeated the rebels. Now they could focus their self to fight us, it'll be bad if they cooperated with South."

"Haruki and the Twin would be a big trouble." Haru reached for Tokaku's hand and hold it tight.

"Relax, it's not like they're that strong-"

Tokaku's attempt to reassure Haru is cut short by a sudden scream coming from behind them. No, not from their side. West Kingdom's. There is sound of metal clashing, people screaming, chaos.

"What happen?!" Chitaru shouted into the forest, she drew out her rapier and push Hitsugi behind her. They slowly walked deeper into the grassy field, it's safer that way. Tokaku felt a hand in her shoulder, Haru's.

"Help them." She whispered. Tokaku unsheathe her sword and moves closer to Chitaru.

Then a shadow come dashing out from the forest. A girl, with a dagger drenched with blood in both hand, dashed out of the forest laughing.

KOUKO

Kouko had no idea why the Queen would come herself to pick her up in the monastry, and she had no idea why she bring her inside the palace, nor why she was accepted as guest here.

She didn't do anything special, all she just did is... well, do whatever a priestess do. Kouko remember that she politely decline the Queen's invitation, but she insisted that she have to come with her.

"No need to look again," The Queen replied. "I've found her for you."

Did she really found her? She have heard news about her, but she never had the chance to go and see her. She kept traveling there and there while she's stuck with the church.

A loud thud comes from outside her room, followed by a muffled grunt. Kouko stood up from her chair, suspicious. She pat her waist, making sure that her hidden blade is still there.

"Who's there?" She asked, as the door swung open revealing a brown haired girl smiling at her. There is blood in her face. "Who?!"

"Your killer."

The girl dashed forward, and Kouko took her blade out just in time to block the stab. Her attacker grinned and jumped back.

"HELP!" Kouko shouted, as she leveled her blade with her chest, readying her self to block another attack. "Anyone?!"

"They're dead already, so stop calling for help." The girl laughed. She shouted 'For Queen Haru!' before lunging forward for another attempt to injure her, to kill her.

Kouko took a step back to evade the attack and swung her blade, the girl retracted her hand and block her attack with her own blade. And much to Kouko's surprise, the girl also managed to evade the hammer swung by General Shinya.

Kouko's assassin quickly move toward the window and jumped out, escaping.

"AAAYYY COME BACK HERE YA COWARD!" Shinya screamed at her.

"I-i'm sorry i didn't b-bring my a-arrow with me." Mahiru apologized. "I-if only i-"

"It's okay, Mahiru. We didn't even think about the possibilities that someone could sneak into our palace, right?" Queen Sumireko pats the girl's head. Her smile disappear when she looked at Kouko, and for a moment she looked like a beast.

"Did the killer say anything? Her name? Her allegiance?"

"Queen Haru." Kouko fixed her glasses. "That one name."

Another person came from behind Sumireko and Mahiru.

Kouko tries to look calm, but she can't stop her body from shaking.

"Kouko-chan?" Suzu smiled. "You're okay now."

OTOYA

That Nio tell her to attack both of them, but that won't be fun.

She remember Queen Haru and her shitty protector Tokaku. Of course Otoya remember, that damn Tokaku caught her and that damn Queen order her to be put in the dungeon. Luckily, Shiena is crazy enough to help her broke out of jail.

After slashing down several soldiers of the West, Otoya decided to move into her main target. Chitaru and Tokaku, two of the World's strongest knight entered their battle stance when Otoya stepped into the grassy field. Otoya can see both Queen, the chibi and the shit, standing in a safe distance.

"Good day, my Queens." Otoya bowed, and she moves quick enough to evade from Tokaku's hidden knife. She see Chitaru lunging forward, thrusting her rapier at her. Otoya lifted her daggers and block it with it. She swung one of her dagger forward, but Chitaru retracted her hand and block her dagger before letting her specially forged weapon to cut through her breastplate.

Otoya pulled her body back, this time to evade from Tokaku's sword swing. The bitch move quick enough to dash at her as soon as she stepped on the ground, and Otoya bend her head to the right just in time to evade from Tokaku's sword thrust. She jumped backward and to set distance between them when something evil came out in her mind.

"Why did you attack me?" Otoya asked, and try her best to look surprised.

"Isn't this the natural thing to do?" Chitaru asked.

"Ask her." Otoya pointed at Haru using one of her dagger with a smile in her face.

"Liar!" Tokaku lifted her sword and swung it at her, this one is easy to evade because there's still some distance between them.

"Why are you attacking me?" Otoya laughed, she started to walk back into the woods. "I'm keeping the gold, just so you know."

Otoya turned and started running. She can't stop smirking.

HARU

Hitsugi pushed her back, and started walking toward Chitaru. She kept looking at Haru as if she was some despicable thing, a filthy human being.

"No! She lies!" Haru screamed. "Please! We're telling the truth."

"Chitaru," Queen Hitsugi stood next to Chitaru. "Order everyone to attack."

Chitaru doesn't even need to order her soldiers. Men wearing green colored armor started to walk out from the forest behind them, some have blood stains in their armor.

"Haru!" Tokaku shouted. "We're retreat-!"

"WATCH OUT!"

Tokaku lifted her sword, blocking Chitaru's sword. The next thing Haru know, both knight had such a ferocious sword play. They moves quickly to the point where Haru can't see anything but their blade that gleamed bright thanks to the sunlight. Her own men, wearing blue armor, had run out from the forest to greet the West soldiers. Haru shifted her focus to Queen Hitsugi, as she have heard before that she could-

A green lime magic circle appeared in the ground. It shine brightly to the point where some soldiers actually stop fighting to see what's going on, Tokaku and Chitaru doesn't seem to care, however.

A hand suddenly appeared from the ground- no, from the magic circle. It was black and hairy, of monstrous size and muscular. Another hand appeared, and it was as if it was pulling it self out from the depth of hell. When it fully showed it self, Haru can't help but the whimper in fear. It have red eyes, glowing in the middle of the day. It was huge, taller than the trees. It stood with both it's leg, just as large as it's hand. It's head reminds Haru of a bear, but the inhuman feature it had make Haru remember about the story she heard when she was a kid. Story of demons and creatures of the dark.

Queen Hitsugi noticed her, and smiled at her as she lifted her hand to point her. "Kill her."

The creature roared, and moves quickly toward her. The earth shakes every time it's leg touch the ground. Her soldiers moves to stop it, but they're either crushed or swung when it's back of hand hit them. It was unstoppable.

A hand grabbed Haru's hand, and Tokaku drag her into the woods. Tokaku's sword is nowhere to be seen, her wrist is slashed.

"We have to run." Tokaku said, as she help Haru mount her horse. The creature's roar echoes all the way here. "It's a good thing that we bring men with-"

"We're going to leave them behind?"

Tokaku nods, and Haru can only bit her lips.