Royal Secret Commissioner

Chapter 3

New Mission

"Duran annihilate." The Silver Ice Crystal Pillar, Kuga Natsuki said.

As soon as she spoke those words Duran lashed out at the governor without any sign of mercy but rather it seemed angry, as in, it seemed like it felt Natsuki's anger upon the governor's unspoken words. If there was something that can get on the ICE Pillar's nerves, and by ice, I really do mean ice because almost all the time the Pillar had on a mask of ice that removed all emotions from her face, it was the mention of her deceased important person.

The mechanic wolf ruthlessly ripped apart the governor yet slowly so the governor was tortured until the moment she died. To others this might have seemed like inhumane actions but from what Natsuki had been through, it was nothing. However, as her anger subsided, the Silver Ice Crystal Pillar chose to end the slaughter of the corrupted governor that clearly deserved it. She kneeled down, took off one her gloves, and revealed a ring on her left hand. To be more precise it was the ring given to her when she first became a Pillar. It had the usual star that represented that she was a member of the Council of Garderobe but unlike the other's ring, hers was special because she was a Pillar. In the middle of the ring was a wolf and the star that was usually on the ring was enlarged and surrounded the head of the wolf in the middle. The ring shone as bright as, no brighter then the light of the sun itself, as Natsuki whispered the words, "Duran, Load silver cartridge. Fire!" When she uttered those words her Child acted as it was commanded and within seconds the governor was frozen solid in a pillar of ice and exploded into millions of pieces. Even though the action itself was cruel and gruesome, the sight afterwards was breath-taking. Particles of ice rained down shimmering and radiated because of the light of the sun like the first snow in winter, so pure, so white, so brilliant, and yet it was defiled with the blood of the corrupted governor, never 

to be untarnished and sinless again, just like Natsuki. Natsuki had on a grave expression, as if all the sin and pain of the world was hurled on her, weighing her shoulders down, and turned to the crowd but as soon as it appeared the look turned into an emotionless façade and the raven hair Pillar spoke.

"As you may now know, I am a member of the Council of Garderobe and am a Pillar. The Silver Ice Crystal is my title. While I was traveling, I stopped at this town but soon realized how corrupted the governor was, so in order to gain proof and evidence that the governor signed a contract with a demon and was mistreating the citizens I went undercover by the name of Kruger. Now that I've gained what I needed, I executed the governor on the spot. Does anyone have a problem with that?"

Wheather it was out of fear or agreement, no one spoke up even if they felt as if something was wrong, not that anyone thought so, because of the mechanical wolf behind Natsuki. Seeing no verbal objections from the ones who previously served the dead governor and the citizens she continued her speech.

"Now, with the powers vested in me by the ruler I present the headwoman with the position of governor and all will serve her accordingly."

Natsuki said making the last part clear.

"In a few days a messenger of the Council of Garderobe will come and officially clear everything up."

She said and a bright beam of light caused by ice and the rays of the sun engulfed the Silver Ice Crystal and her Child, in the mean time, blinding all others. By the time their sights returned to them the raven hair Pillar was gone.



Standing on the mountain near the city she has just been in Natsuki sighed.

"Mission complete."

But she soon sensed the presence behind her moving closer and closer and just as it was going to make contact with her she spoke.

"And what can I do for you?"

"He he he… I just I can never sneak up on you Natsuki-san." The light brown hair girl said.

"Arika."

"Yes Natsuki-san?"

"What are you here to tell me?"

"OH! I forgot about that for a second there! I'm just here to tell you about your new mission."

"Arika, you are a messenger of the Council of Garderobe and you should act like it."

"I'm sorry."

"So?"

"So what?" The ant-like girl was confused.

Natsuki sighed. "The mission!"

"Oh! Yes the mission! Ahem! Kuga Natsuki, the Silver Ice Crystal Pillar, well done on accomplishing the mission and…"

The girl was cut off by Natsuki.



"Just get to the point, Arika."

"Oh… Yes… Well your next mission is in a different kingdom, Windbloom. There you will meet a spy of ours and investigate that kingdom to see if they have any intentions of waging war against Fuka. You will be disguised as the new… umm, I guess, 'bodyguard' for the imperial princess, I think her name was Shizuru Viola. If their intentions are to wage war against us kill them. All of them. And I think that's it… Our spy will tell you the rest."

"Thanks Arika, but I really do mean it I don't see how you can be a messenger for Council of Garderobe, you should just take the test for becoming an agent soon. You are more than skilled enough."

Shyly smiling Arika replied, "Thank you Natsuki-san, I'll think about it."

"OK, later." The raven hair girl said and departed for her journey to the kingdom of Windbloom. Even though she had a weird feeling about this mission she kept her mouth shut and tried ignore the feeling nagging her.

And what did Arika mean by 'bodyguard'? She said it like it had an alternative meaning. Sigh. That girl never gets her details right.Natsuki thought to herself.


Little did she know of what dangers and hardships that lies in her future. What was the hidden meaning in Arika's words, if any? What will become of her when she meets the princess? Will the two kingdoms wage war? Will Natsuki have to kill them all? What really is in Natsuki's future? And what lies in her past?