Chapter Four- What Have I Done?
"Sakayo! Sakayo!' yelled a very familiar voice. She turned her attention to the voice behind her. "You're changed."
"Sakayo looked at her fancy dress. "Well, yes, how can I not? My mother caught hold of me and 'cleansed' my dirty self."
"Well, I'm sorry for abandoning you," apologized Riku with shame above her head.
"No, don't say that. I never blamed you, I heard my mother said she named you my guardian." Sakayo said.
Riku nodded her head. "Yes, I'm so excited."
"Well then, I'll see you later, I have to hear my punishment!" said Sakayo enthusiastically.
Riku agreed and walked off towards the kitchen. Sakayo sighed and slacked position but stood up tall once again. "I can do it! I'm strong!"
"Was it bad?" Riku asked with concern by just glancing at her saddened face. Sakayo sighed and sat on her soft on pink bed while Riku stood in front of her.
"I have to marry, I can't choose, it's arranged." She answered.
"I'm sorry Sakayo," said Riku silently.
"It's fine, I knew it'd come someday," said Sakayo. "If you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to take a rest."
Riku nodded her head and left the room while Sakayo just laid on her bed. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep. Sakayo had heard a crashing sound outside, which immediately woke her up. 'What's going on?'
Sakayo had been taken by surprise when she saw a maid come in, all bloodied everywhere, but mostly her face, trying to breathe. The maid closed the door behind her and rested on Sakayo's bed. Sakayo noticed that the maid had five scratch marks on her arm. The maid looked at Sakayo and placed her hands on hers.
"Princess! You have to run, as far as your legs can carry you!"
The maid and Sakayo heard a loud bam at the door and saw Queen Umi inside panting, trying to catch her breath.
"Come with me Sakayo!" said Umi. "Quickly!"
Sakayo nodded dumbly and grabbed her mother's hand. Her mother dragged her out the door and ran quickly with her. Sakayo saw a whole ton of blood on the castle floors, but that wasn't it, it was the fact that Onis were slaughtering the servants. For the first time in her life, she felt the true feeling of fear. Her mother fell down and Sakayo knew why, the Oni, each holding their own sword or weapon, surrounded them.
"I suppose you're the Queen," one of them said to her mother. Umi did nothing and just sat there waiting to see what would happen next. Sakayo closed her eyes as blood splattered on her dress. Sakayo kneeled beside her crying. "Mother..."
The Oni laughed and looked at Sakayo. "Ah, the future Queen of South Seiji."
"Do we have to kill her? Can't she be our little pet?" asked another behind her.
"Nope!" said the guy who killed her mother as he raised the blade. Riku rushed at him, knocking him down on the ground. She quickly took Sakayo's arm and ran her outside to safety. The two ran to the village and hid in an old abandoned house.
A young demon stepped into the castle walls. "Good job Sachi."
The girl beside him nodded. "Thank you. Your throne awaits."
"Good." He said walking in the castle. He saw all the dead bodies of the human servants and grinned. "Filthy Humans..."
He sat in his new velvety throne and laughed. "Now what? I don't feel satisfied. I want a wife."
"What do you mean?" Sachi asked him looking at his eyes.
"I want a wife, Sachi, would you want to consider being my wife?" asked the demon.
"Prince Hatake, I killed my own husband. I want to remain a widow for now." She answered him.
"Very well then, get me some girls in the village."
Sakayo and Riku ducked their heads in the house, beneath the windowsill. An Oni stopped at the window looking at every inch of the house. He sniffed the aroma around him and stuck his hands at the windowsill and pulled Riku and Sakayo out. Sakayo and Riku were brought in the village center, where all the girls were lined up, all scared that they would be dead. Sakayo and Riku looked at each other trying to find a way out of the village unseen but they noticed extreme silence. The turned their heads to the right of them and saw a young man looking at the girls closely.
"Hatake?"
"Hata- what?" asked Riku quietly.
"Oh no. I was too late." Said Sakayo.
"Sakayo, what are you talking abou-?" she said while she saw Hatake coming closer and closer to them. "Sakayo, go slowly sneak into the bushes behind us. I'll back you up."
"But Riku, what about you?" Asked Sakayo.
"I'll be fine, go now." Sakayo just stared at her for a long time and slowly backed up into the bushes. Unluckily, Hatake noticed a broken line of girls, meaning one was missing. He saw her near the bushes and decided to go after her but was stopped by a girl.
"Out of my way!" demanded Hatake.
"Run Sakayo! Run!" yelled Riku as she was pushed aside by Hatake's force. Sakayo panicked and ran deep into the forest not paying attention to anything else but running. She soon heard some footsteps catching up to her. If only she could run faster, her identity was to blame, if she were more like Riku, she'd be far away from him, far enough to get help for the others. She snapped back into reality, and soon enough she stopped, looking at those deep blue eyes of his.
"Sakayo?" he sounded surprised to see her. "Why were you running? Afraid of me?"
Sakayo didn't listen to any words he had just said to her. Her eyes were getting soggy at the thought that her life had been ruined all thanks to him. If only she didn't save him when he needed help, he surely would of just died there that night. Angered, Sakayo raised her hand attempting to hit him but Hatake caught on quickly and grabbed her wrist with a firm grip. Sakayo struggled to be free of his grip while Hatake shook his head and decided to take her back. Sakayo yelled when she felt him lifting her up on his back and tried to kick him so he'd let go, but he didn't give in so easily. Riku tried to untie herself, it was no use, and the rope had to be at least an inch thick. She heard Sakayo's voice and saw how hurt she was. Hatake dropped her on the ground and sighed. He had no clue why she was being like this, it scared them at the thought of how she hated him so.
Hatake gave her a hand but Sakayo refused it. "Come on Sakayo, stop being a baby. I didn't know it was your castle. How about being my wife? Everything will be fine."
Sakayo glared at him. "Fine? What do you mean fine? It's not fine! I won't be your wife! I never will!"
Hatake paused for a second. "Fine then. We shall leave. Let's go Sachi, make sure you burn something before you leave."
Sakayo watched as they left the village, each destroying a house in their path. The woman tried to dry their tears, seeing that their husbands were locked in the burned homes.
'Why Hatake... Why must it be you? My heart aches for you. We shall never meet again, I will make sure of it. I will make sure that you're stopped. You are not King just yet, I have the key to South Seiji, mother was smart to give it to me when she died.'
"Sakayo! Sakayo!' yelled a very familiar voice. She turned her attention to the voice behind her. "You're changed."
"Sakayo looked at her fancy dress. "Well, yes, how can I not? My mother caught hold of me and 'cleansed' my dirty self."
"Well, I'm sorry for abandoning you," apologized Riku with shame above her head.
"No, don't say that. I never blamed you, I heard my mother said she named you my guardian." Sakayo said.
Riku nodded her head. "Yes, I'm so excited."
"Well then, I'll see you later, I have to hear my punishment!" said Sakayo enthusiastically.
Riku agreed and walked off towards the kitchen. Sakayo sighed and slacked position but stood up tall once again. "I can do it! I'm strong!"
"Was it bad?" Riku asked with concern by just glancing at her saddened face. Sakayo sighed and sat on her soft on pink bed while Riku stood in front of her.
"I have to marry, I can't choose, it's arranged." She answered.
"I'm sorry Sakayo," said Riku silently.
"It's fine, I knew it'd come someday," said Sakayo. "If you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to take a rest."
Riku nodded her head and left the room while Sakayo just laid on her bed. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep. Sakayo had heard a crashing sound outside, which immediately woke her up. 'What's going on?'
Sakayo had been taken by surprise when she saw a maid come in, all bloodied everywhere, but mostly her face, trying to breathe. The maid closed the door behind her and rested on Sakayo's bed. Sakayo noticed that the maid had five scratch marks on her arm. The maid looked at Sakayo and placed her hands on hers.
"Princess! You have to run, as far as your legs can carry you!"
The maid and Sakayo heard a loud bam at the door and saw Queen Umi inside panting, trying to catch her breath.
"Come with me Sakayo!" said Umi. "Quickly!"
Sakayo nodded dumbly and grabbed her mother's hand. Her mother dragged her out the door and ran quickly with her. Sakayo saw a whole ton of blood on the castle floors, but that wasn't it, it was the fact that Onis were slaughtering the servants. For the first time in her life, she felt the true feeling of fear. Her mother fell down and Sakayo knew why, the Oni, each holding their own sword or weapon, surrounded them.
"I suppose you're the Queen," one of them said to her mother. Umi did nothing and just sat there waiting to see what would happen next. Sakayo closed her eyes as blood splattered on her dress. Sakayo kneeled beside her crying. "Mother..."
The Oni laughed and looked at Sakayo. "Ah, the future Queen of South Seiji."
"Do we have to kill her? Can't she be our little pet?" asked another behind her.
"Nope!" said the guy who killed her mother as he raised the blade. Riku rushed at him, knocking him down on the ground. She quickly took Sakayo's arm and ran her outside to safety. The two ran to the village and hid in an old abandoned house.
A young demon stepped into the castle walls. "Good job Sachi."
The girl beside him nodded. "Thank you. Your throne awaits."
"Good." He said walking in the castle. He saw all the dead bodies of the human servants and grinned. "Filthy Humans..."
He sat in his new velvety throne and laughed. "Now what? I don't feel satisfied. I want a wife."
"What do you mean?" Sachi asked him looking at his eyes.
"I want a wife, Sachi, would you want to consider being my wife?" asked the demon.
"Prince Hatake, I killed my own husband. I want to remain a widow for now." She answered him.
"Very well then, get me some girls in the village."
Sakayo and Riku ducked their heads in the house, beneath the windowsill. An Oni stopped at the window looking at every inch of the house. He sniffed the aroma around him and stuck his hands at the windowsill and pulled Riku and Sakayo out. Sakayo and Riku were brought in the village center, where all the girls were lined up, all scared that they would be dead. Sakayo and Riku looked at each other trying to find a way out of the village unseen but they noticed extreme silence. The turned their heads to the right of them and saw a young man looking at the girls closely.
"Hatake?"
"Hata- what?" asked Riku quietly.
"Oh no. I was too late." Said Sakayo.
"Sakayo, what are you talking abou-?" she said while she saw Hatake coming closer and closer to them. "Sakayo, go slowly sneak into the bushes behind us. I'll back you up."
"But Riku, what about you?" Asked Sakayo.
"I'll be fine, go now." Sakayo just stared at her for a long time and slowly backed up into the bushes. Unluckily, Hatake noticed a broken line of girls, meaning one was missing. He saw her near the bushes and decided to go after her but was stopped by a girl.
"Out of my way!" demanded Hatake.
"Run Sakayo! Run!" yelled Riku as she was pushed aside by Hatake's force. Sakayo panicked and ran deep into the forest not paying attention to anything else but running. She soon heard some footsteps catching up to her. If only she could run faster, her identity was to blame, if she were more like Riku, she'd be far away from him, far enough to get help for the others. She snapped back into reality, and soon enough she stopped, looking at those deep blue eyes of his.
"Sakayo?" he sounded surprised to see her. "Why were you running? Afraid of me?"
Sakayo didn't listen to any words he had just said to her. Her eyes were getting soggy at the thought that her life had been ruined all thanks to him. If only she didn't save him when he needed help, he surely would of just died there that night. Angered, Sakayo raised her hand attempting to hit him but Hatake caught on quickly and grabbed her wrist with a firm grip. Sakayo struggled to be free of his grip while Hatake shook his head and decided to take her back. Sakayo yelled when she felt him lifting her up on his back and tried to kick him so he'd let go, but he didn't give in so easily. Riku tried to untie herself, it was no use, and the rope had to be at least an inch thick. She heard Sakayo's voice and saw how hurt she was. Hatake dropped her on the ground and sighed. He had no clue why she was being like this, it scared them at the thought of how she hated him so.
Hatake gave her a hand but Sakayo refused it. "Come on Sakayo, stop being a baby. I didn't know it was your castle. How about being my wife? Everything will be fine."
Sakayo glared at him. "Fine? What do you mean fine? It's not fine! I won't be your wife! I never will!"
Hatake paused for a second. "Fine then. We shall leave. Let's go Sachi, make sure you burn something before you leave."
Sakayo watched as they left the village, each destroying a house in their path. The woman tried to dry their tears, seeing that their husbands were locked in the burned homes.
'Why Hatake... Why must it be you? My heart aches for you. We shall never meet again, I will make sure of it. I will make sure that you're stopped. You are not King just yet, I have the key to South Seiji, mother was smart to give it to me when she died.'