Two more chapters. I have quite a problem writing the last one cause I want it to be perfect; or at least close to it.

I won't bother you with that yet, just enjoy this one! If you like Menley I'm sure you will, I gave her a bit of expected attitude for a girl her age.


"Shut up you bitch!" Gant snapped and charged at Menley but got anywhere near her when Van intercepted his attack.

"I won't let you kill her. She is my last link with Hitomi." Van said through teeth's and pushed Gant away.

"Oh, don't worry…" Gant said and charged on Van in blind anger "…you will see your witch soon enough!"

"Hitomi is not a witch!" Van blocked the attack and strike when Kalium grinned "And she wasn't yours either…"

Van only gave him a glare, but didn't have the time to answer cause Gant swung towards his head. But Menley didn't have to worry about that and was more than willing to answer "She was more his in three months she was here, than yours in all the years you knew her… daddy…" she added, giving her father a innocent smile and blinked few times. But that changed right away as she looked as Van dogged a potentially deathly blow in a heart.


"Why do you defend the demon?" one of the solders behind her ask "They destroyed their own home."

"Yeah, and before Atlantis went down in the flames they created Gaea." She heard them gasp and begin to whisper. They ignored them and what they were saying keeping her eyes on the battle in front of her. That is till one of them, the one whom's mother killed herself after being forced to serve a Draconian, rolled his eyes and spoke.

"That still doesn't change the fact what they did!"

"And what exactly did they do?" Menley snapped and stepped forward stepping right between Van and Gant "Tell me! Did they kill for no reason? Attacked and destroyed countries? No! Only thing they did on this world is got born and died!"

"They should have never been born! It would be better for everyone!" the solder said before Van managed to tell Menley to move away, cause she's exposed to Gant's direct attack.

"For everyone or just for narrow-minded people like you? You think cause a person is different somehow he or she is right away bad and like that shouldn't exist. That is so pathetic!" she was never so angry before, and she let it overtake her "Now you have the guts and stand against Van, but where the hell were you when the war raged? You didn't mind then that a Draconian was leading the defense?"

"We didn't know then." The answer got her even angrier.

"Bull shit!" she snapped surprising everyone, mostly Van "You just rabble how your mother killed herself cause she didn't want to serve a Draconian, and now you say you didn't know that a son of a Draconian is also one! Do you even use your own brain?"

Some of the solders snickered after Menley finished and got no answer. The guy simply didn't know what to say. But Gant did.

"Words can't change the past!" he attacked the unprepared girl but didn't managed to inflict the deadly wound.

Menley felt something solid behind her and saw Gant stopping with a shocked face expression. He slowly bowed his head and looked down at the sword that came out of his stomach. Gant look back up and saw Menley and Van just behind her. Van's hand in which he was holding a sword was between Menley's hand and body, while the other was around her waist holding her close.


All the solders stepped back as Gant fall on the ground motionless. They would have even pulled back if Kalium didn't laughed at the dead body in front of his daughter and the young king that was still behind her.

"Your kingdom might be safe, but you are not." He pulled out a sword out of its sheath and stepped towards them.

Van realized there is no other thing he can do but fight Kalium as well. Even though fight with Gant tired him out, a thought of killing the man that hurt Hitomi became quite appealing. He knew that it was Gant who stabbed the girl he loved so much, but he couldn't have summon a pillar on his own; he had to have someone to help him. It wasn't that hard for Van to realize who that person was.

"That's not fair." Menley pulled Van's hand as he tried to step in front of her. She turned to her father "Van is tired. I will fight you."

"No." both men said in the same time. Menley turned to Van who leaned closer and whispered "I need you to help me pass the three test." A smile spread on Menley's face and she nodded. He didn't really know what Hitomi meant with that when she came to his dream, but it seemed to be something good.

Kalium didn't heard what it was that made her react like that, but what ever it was, he didn't like it; he didn't like it at all. Only when Menley turned to him and mentioned the old trading magic of Draconians did he realized what will happen if Van was to live.

"No!" he snapped at Menley and than turned to Van "You will not be alive for that! I will kill you before you put a ring on her finger!"

Van couldn't even process Kalium's words when he attacked the young king making him step back. He was furious at Van, and at Menley for being willing to do such a thing. He will kill both of them if necessary before he allowed his own daughter to go through with the trading magic.

Van was having hard time blocking all the attacks due to the previous fight just few minutes ago, and Kalium was well rested. He only managed to strike once and that didn't turn out well.

In disbelieve Menley watched as her father avoided the attack and Van strike in empty. Unfortunately that strike throws him out of balance and Van fell on the ground. He was on his knees trying to get up, but was too weak, when he heard Kalium laughing.

"This is your end, boy!" a grin on his face was wide while the sword flew towards Van's back. He was aiming for the heart, and was about to pierce it when another sword blocked his.

Stepping back Kalium watched in shock as Menley stepped between him and Van who was still kneeling down and still trying to get up. A sword in her hand glistered on the morning sun and he recognized it instantly.

"They gave you a sword to kill him, and you betrayed the council."

"They gave me a sword to kill a murdered of my mother, and how he is already dead I can only kill his collaborator. Even if that one is my father." She said and stepped forward attacking him.

But Kalium knew Menley's technique, for he too learned it during his stay with the society, so he more than easy blocked every attack. She didn't had the chance to get anywhere near him, not only cause of the same technique but because he was stronger than her and could easily push her away.


Breathing heavily Van was watching a fight between the father and daughter. He managed to stand up but his legs were still shaking. After the sleepless night that was really no surprise. Only thing he could do right now is hope Menley would he strong enough to stop Kalium 'What did she said about her name again? Something about a book and a girl… She called herself Menley cause she couldn't say it right… What was her right name…? Damn, I can't remember…' Van smiled, he could.

"Remember…" he said it out loud getting everyone's attention. He didn't meant to say it for everybody to hear but it simply slipped out. Later on every time he would recall of this moment he would be thankful the word left his mouth.

Kalium was distracted after hearing Van's voice 'Remember. That is what Hitomi wanted to do. And that is what she wanted for my daughter too…'. Immersed in that thought Kalium didn't noticed the sword before it was too late.

Menley let go of the sword handle and stumbled back seeing what just happened. Her own father was standing in front of her with a shocked impression on his face while a sword that was in her hand just moments ago was coming out of his stomach. With a loud thump he fall down on his back in front of her.

Soon more sounds followed; sounds of weapons falling on the ground. Looking around she noticed all the solders were surrendering, throwing their swords on the ground before they stepped back and turned to walk away.

"Where are you going?" she asked them surprised by this kind of closure.

"To better future." One of them said and they simply began to leave.


Sound of running and cheering made both Van and Menley turn towards the walls of the capital. Solders were running towards them with a rather funny looking cat-girl on the front. Merle was wearing a long dress, and was now holding the hem of it in one hand while she waived them with the other one.

Van slowly walked to the girl that was still standing between him and Kalium and he placed a hand on her shoulder. She turned to him and got a small smile from the king, before they were both knocked down by Merle. She licked their faces switching from her childhood friend to the girl she simply had to like and back.

"Your majesty, are you all right?" the commander of the palace guards came forward.

"I'm fine. I can't remember when I felt this good." Van answered and than laughed when Menley mumbled "Maybe when you weren't getting a face wash with a scrubber…"

"Hey!" Merle looked at the girl and grinned seeing how red her cheek was from the cat tongue "That is my way of saying thank you for saving Lord Van!"

"How did you…?" she didn't even finish when Merle pointed on a sword in Kalium's stomach "Oh…" Menley looked down like she was ashamed of what she had done.

"What should we do with the bodies?" a question came on witch Van didn't know what to answer.

"Burn them." Menley said and he turned towards her "I don't think they deserve a propriety burial."

Van simply nodded to his solders and some of them already went to get the wood on the forest. One of them pulled out a sword and came to Menley. Bowing down he handover the weapon back to her.

"You have held your pledge and helped me when I needed it the most." Van said a bit sadly "And now I owe my life to you, just like I owe it to your mother."


I was planning a bit more "tender" moment in the last chapter, but I'm note sure should I go with just before and after, or maybe something in between too. Nothing to obvious, cause than I would have to change the rating to M, but something little. Opinions?

And if you think I just gave away my ending-You're so wrong!!!