Date started: 01/03/13
Date finished: 08/03/13
Mood: hungry
Today's fave word: Dumb
Notes: I think that this is the fastest chapter I've written yet for this story, but I felt that I owed it to you to hurry up with this chapter so here it is. Hope you enjoy it!
Yuuri watched intently, as over the hill rode the familiar figure of Gwendal, three other men walking alongside his hourse. Well, one of them were more like stumbling, but carrying on.
"Oi Conrart. We found this man at the village, he's one of the humans who attacked us. He's informed us that among their ranks they have a fire wizard who cast the fire upon the village" Gwendal informed, toeing along a scrawny looking man as he made his way over to the three of them.
After the ruckus in the infirmary tent, they had been kicked out to prevent them from 'disturbing the patients peaceful rest' any more then they already had. That had happened over a half an hour ago, ever since they'd been sitting on a natural dirt wall at the side of the road, awaiting any further information.
"I see. I had expected as much" Conrart replied, eyeing the scrawny man wearily
"So, is his highness going to put out the fire with his superior water magic?" Gwendal jabbed, obviously annoyed at Yuuri's presences. "Or is he just observing?"
Yuuri rose a brow at this.
"Brother" Wolfram stepped in "It appears that Yuuri has no memory what's so ever concerning that incident. It was just a coincidental miracle that he was able to control the element only because he was unconscious"
"What exactly did I do that has you all so tense?" Yuuri snapped, honestly curious. Did I really do something that even has Gwendal staying five paces away from me?
The only response that greeted Yuuri however, was silence. Which left Yuuri to internally pout at not being let into the loop as to what he had done to scare them all. And I was going to use it for future referance too. How stingy!
"Any way, if your not going to help with solving this problem, then please don't get in our way!" Gwendal snapped.
"Sure, what ever" Yuuri spat back "Jerk!"
Gwendal nodded to the two demons beside him, they nodded back, grabbing the hostage by the arms and hauling him towards a clustering of villagers not far off. Several time the man almost fell, but each time the two soldiers would just drag him til he got his feet back underneath him again.
"This here," Gwendal jestered to the man "is one of the men who attacked your village, feel free to punish him however you like. Kill him if that is what yo wish."
Yuuri opened his mouth to object, however Wolfram stepped forward.
"Brother, do you think that we could use this attack as justification to start a war against the humans?"
Yuuri twitched, the equation in his mind following the simple pattern of: War=people killed=bloodied earth=suffering loved ones
"Well I suppose so" Gwendal pondered, hand coming up to cradle his chin in a thinking pose.
"Just as I suspected" Wolfram grinned
"But if we did, we must concider all of the issues that come with it." Gwendal carried on "A single soldier from the imperial army was involved, even if we used this incident as an excuse for war, they can just avoid it by punishing those who participated in the attack. So we need to know exactly what happened"
"Shut up" Yuuri growled.
He was ignored.
"Are you saying that we can't issue war upon them, even when they continue to infultrate our border lines?!" Wolfram demanded
"Shut up" Yuuri repeated.
Once again, he was ignored
"NO!" Gwendal raised his voice "What I mean is-"
"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!" Yuri screamed, cutting off any further words that the pair were about to say. "You dare say that humans are bellow you, but right now when your people are hurt and terrified, the only thing you are thinking about is causing more damage and destruction! If this is how you think, then you are even worst the the humans you hate so much! Your Monsters!"
"You keep your thoughts to yourself you foreigner!" Gwendal snapped "Don't go sticking your nose into our affairs Since you have no intention of becoming our king, I am responsible for protecting the Great Demon Kingdom! I don't know about where you come from, but we do things differently here. We have our own way of conducting business"
Yuuri glared.
"Is that so?" Gwendal glared down at him. "Then it seems I need to change the way thing are done here then, won't I? I will change the way you people go about 'conduct your business'. I will become your leader, and create a land where I won't have any need to go around and forcefully inflict punishment on those who have the easy to read ideals I am so used to. I will become this countries King, and change you all from the inside!"
"Do you know what your saying?" Conrart demanded. Wolfram gasped at the dark haired boys declaration while Gwendal just frowned even deeper at the boy.
The silent awe of Yuuri's speech, was suddenly interupted, at the bound hostage elbowed aside the guards holding him, making a bee line towards Yuuri, pouncing upon the distracted boy and pinning him down with his body weight.
"NOBODY MOVE!" He yelled, holding a piece of shattered glass up to Yuuri's neck. "You take one step an' I'll hurt your precious Maoh!"
"Your Majesty!" Conrart fretted.
Wolfram watched in horror, anger building up in him that the man was so lowly that he was not ashamed to pull suck a dirty trick. His eyes constantly flickering between Yuuri and his brothers, hoping that they might intervien.
"I can't beleive that such a runt is the Maoh!" the man spat "And if that ain't enough, hes completely unarmed and robbed of his magical powers"
"And who said I need weapons or powers to defeat a single man?" Yuuri muttered. The entire time he had lay there leasurly, as though he wasn't being held as a hostage, and his life being threatened.
"Runt! Don't be so cocky!" The man shouted in his face, spit flying.
Yuuri frowned.
"My My, look what you've done" Yuuri scolded noncolantly "You've gotten your spit all over my face from hissing such outrageous lies"
"Nani?"
Yuuri sighed.
"It seems that I'll have to teach you a lesson then" This said, Yuuri's arm shot up and gripped the mans bicep in a vise hold. "Watch closely now, understand?"
Just as Yuuri was about you attack, the man raised his free hand (which had the glass shard in it) and pulled it down hard in a large arc. Only it didn't ever reach it's target.
"Don't!" a voice yelled.
Red filled Yuuri's vision. As the man had went to stab Yuuri, a young boy, no older than six, had tackled the man. Only the shard was now embedded in the boy's stomach. His blood splattered all over Yuuri's body, hat an' all.
"Get him out of here!" Wolfram ordered in the background, sword drawn as he ordered the attacker to be taken away.
"Hey! Are you OK kid? Hey!" Yuuri looked about desperately his eyes landing on Conrart "Conrart! Go to the first aid staff.. Oh I know! Call Gizela here! She should be able to help!"
"Your Majesty?" A voice croaked, catching Yuuri's attention.
"What is it little one?" Yuuri asked with a gentle smile
"Your our king, right?" The boy asked weakly. The corner of Yuuri's mouth twitched. He's exactly like him. "your gonna watch over us, isn't that right? And you'll protect us from now on, won't you?"
For some reason I feel as though the kids trying to guilt me into becoming the head of this country Yuuri glance down at the innocent looking face of the child Oh well, it's worth it I guess.
"Yeah. I promise, I'l protect you all. I promise." Yuuri whispered.
"And your gonna teach me games like Conrart too, aren't you?"
Tears started to build up in the corners of Yuuri's eyes. No! No crying! You can't show any weakness, especially in front of such an adorable child. He (for some reason) looks up to me.
Yuuri closed his eyes and grinned down at the boy.
"Yep!" Yuuri bit his lip. If only it was raining, nobody would be able to tell the difference between my tear streaks and the water droplets.
Right on cue, grey clouds began to cluster around the whole village before bucket after bucket of water began to fall from the heavens. Heh, this world must love me. Yuuri joked silently, as he allowed tears to stream down his cheeks undetected.
"Your Majesty!" A voice called, dragging Yuuri's attention away from the small boy cradled in his arms. "Let me look at him"
"NO!" The king to be shouted, curling himself around the boy. "Don't touch him!"
"But Your Highness-!" Gizela stopped mid sentence as an eerie green glow began to come off of Yuuri, pulsing slightly in rhythm to his heart beat.
"You'll be fine. You'll be alright soon enough, OK kid? Every things gonna be just fine" Yuuri chanted the same things over and over again, as he unknowingly began to heal the child. "Every things gonna be OK"
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