Les Guardiens de Ordre: A story of Loyalty, Honor and Love
Chapter 2: Escape
Weak
Useless
An object not needed
Escape
I have to be alone
Freedom
Release the burden in my heart
Moving along the hall in silence, senses wary to her surroundings, a figure disappeared in the shadows as two persons walked past her.
Blue eyes watched sadly as the two figures walked by her. Hands gripping the small sack containing a few of her most prized possessions, the young priestess hid in the shadows every now and then until she had managed to walk out the castle gates unnoticed.
Fleeing on swift feet, the young girl looked back at the castle she knew as home before disappearing in the evening mist.
Blessed moved along the familiar halls down to the room beside hers.
"Whatever his point was, I think he was too hard on her."
The green haired priestess looked at the assassin by her side and released a sigh. He was right. Hatred was too hard on her.
Dark Rose blinked when he saw his fellow assassin directly in front of Mizu's room.
"Saitou, what are you doing here?"
Blessed looked up and smiled at Saitou. "I'll bet he's here to check on Mizu."
A slight flush colored his cheeks with her words. The priestess giggled but the other assassin glared darkly at his reaction.
Now I know why he hangs around Mizu most of the time. Dark thought glumly
Knocking on Mizu's door, the three waited for an answer. But when none came, a frown creased the priestess' face. She knocked again.
"Mizu?"
Blessed looked worriedly at her two companions as she knocked yet again. "mizu? Come on sis… open the door… it's me, Blessed."
No answer
"Where could she be?" she wondered out loud
"Maybe she's asleep." Saitou offered
"Maybe…"
"Come on… let's leave her along for tonight." Dark told them
"Alright…" Blessed looked worriedly at the door before following Dark downstairs.
Looking at the closed door, Saitou placed his hand on it and sighed.
"MIZU! WAKE UP!!!!"
Shadowstrike chuckled at the door with Blessed beside him. It was already 10 in the morning and none of them had seen any trace of the other priestess since the night before. Thinking that she was still asleep, Shadow along with Blessed volunteered to wake her up. Grinning as he saw his other friends, he gave them a peace sign before bellowing on the door yet again.
"MIZU! WAKE UP SLEEPYHEAD! EI!!!!"
He sighed. "OI! SLEEPYHEAD! WAKE UP! MISO SOUPPPPP!!!"
The rest chuckled but Blessed was now fighting a growing sense of unease. Looking to those around her, he tugged at the knight beside her and told him to break don the door. GK looked at her as if she'd grown two heads until the other priestess growled at him.
"Damn it GK! Just do it!"
The knight merely sighed and told the others to step back. Muttering under his breath about some hotheaded priestess, he barged into the room with all his might. The door crashing down on the floor with a loud bang, Blessed moved past him to assess the surroundings.
Everything was still in place.
Jakkk went near her and told her that she might have gone out early.
"But, why lock her door?" GK asked them
Blessed smiled weakly, "She always locks her door."
"Aaaa… then, why don't we all go out and look for her. If she's in the city, we'll find her. Don't worry. She must be out there trying to vent out her frustrations." Jakkk told them
"And just to make sure… why don't we tell everyone. They can help us find her faster." Shadow told them
4 heads nodding in assent, Shadow went ahead to tell their guild mates of the news.
It was already pat midnight when Jakkk trudged inside the castle. All of their guild mates and all available men inside and out of the castle had aided them in their search. At first, they all thought that she was merely in the city… but after an extensive search throughout the city, they found no trace of the said priestess.
Arriving at the main hall, he saw that all of his guild mates were already present. Everyone looked tired and exhausted from the search but none dared to rest until they have found their youngest comrade. Roving his eyes around, he saw Saitou in a corner looking at the window, body tense, hands clenched into a white knuckled fist. Dark on the other hand had his bangs covered his face as he sat solitarily on one side of the room. The others looked plain miserable but what worried him the most was the green haired priestess. Blessed had a far away look in her eyes as she held on to Fubu for support, only to abruptly release his hand and made a mad dash to the second floor surprising everyone in the room.
Fubu was worried. Blessed had a look that he had never seen before. Haunted. He silently cursed the young priestess who had caused all these problems. Surprised when Bless let go of his hand and stood up, he looked up at his girlfriend and was about to ask her why when he made a mad dash towards the second floor. He felt all eyes of his guild mates on him, looking back at them, he merely gave them a look that even he had no idea what came over his girlfriend.
It was quite a while when they all heard Blessed's footsteps rushing down on the stairs. Amber was about to question her but kept silent at the panicky expression on the other priestess' face as she made a beeline towards Hatred.
Blessed was worried. More worried than she had ever been in her entire life. Where was Mizu…? It wasn't like her little sister to go up and disappear without telling anyone unless… Eyes widening in realization, Blessed abruptly stood up and made a dash towards her sister's room.
Looking around Mizu's room, she noticed that everything was in its proper place… nothing was missing…walking slowly to the closet, she slowly opened it and stood there in shock. It was nearly half empty.
A few of her garments, the little frame that enclosed their picture, the little stuffed bear which she gave her sister for her birthday, a few prized possessions… and her weapon… all gone.
She stood shocked looking at the closet for quite a while. Stepping back her eyes fell to the guild picture on top of her drawers. With it was a slip of paper with her name on it. Taking the paper in her hands, she gasped out loud as she read the message for her. Running madly back to the main hall, she immediately made her way to Hatred and let him read the note. He looked at her tearful face incredulously after reading the note and sighed dejectedly. The paper falling to the floor from his unfeeling hands. The priestess before him fell to her knees and sobbed.
Shadow wondered what was wrong with those two until he picked up the letter and read it out loud for all to hear that he realized what was indeed wrong.
My dear sister Blessed,
I know you'll be the one to find this letter when I'm gone. I just want to tell all of you that I'm sorry for being the disappointment that I've been to all of you. Hatred's right. I am weak. I don't belong with all of you, I'm really sorry if left this way but I know that you wouldn't even let me out of the palace gates without anyone accompanying me.
I'm not angry at what our GM told me, in fact… what he told me challenged me. I want to be as strong as you are… as strong as all of you. Aside from being strong… there's a need in me that I have to fulfill. I need to find myself. I guess after I find myself would I truly be able to start training. I hope you guys won't kill me for what I've done and can you please tell everyone again that I'm sorry and that all of you have been great to me… for being the family that I've never had.
Thank you for everything and I hope that we meet again someday.
Cheerio?
Mizu Ryu Hime
Saitou punched the wall beside him while the others looked shocked. "How the hell did she manage to escape without any of us noticing?" he growled
GK shook his head and looked pointedly at Saitou. "You should know better Sait… she has the makings of an assassin."
Saitou glared at him. "And what's that supposed to mean?"
Everyone looked at GK and wondered what he meant. "The two of you have been training together ever since. You should know better… she's a quick learner. And aside from that, the reason that she hasn't been expelled from this guild even though she's the weakest was not only because she's Blessed's sister… she has skills that she hasn't learned to control yet."
"Are you saying that…" Aries murmured
"She can copy any of our techniques just by repeatedly watching us train… and that's what makes her quite lethal." GK told them.
"How long have you known about this GK?" Hatred asked him
"Ever since she managed to evade my spear boomerang with a few moves that I've only seen in Saitou."
"You attacked her?" came Cute's incredulous question
He shook his head, "No. I was aiming at a tree when she appeared right on my spears flight path."
"Damn." Was all Saitou could say as the impact of GK's words came down to him.
Hatred shook his head in disbelief. It was his fault why she left. His harsh words had driven her away. It was his guild. His members were his responsibility. And now because of him, one of them left.
The youngest of their clan.
And he was the cause of it.
"HEAL!"
Shaking with exhaustion and fatigue, Mizu watched as the zombie prisoner fell before her. Sweat and blood dripping from her head to the dusty ground below, she watched in morbid fascination with the greenish liquid which spilled from the undead's grotesque form.
It had been three weeks since she last left her guild She felt homesick and miserable, but she was determined to let them see what she is capable of doing. Gripping her stunner, she can't help feeling that she's being watched. She growled deep in her throat. Ever since she left the confines of their castle, there was this nagging feeling that someone kept following her. Turning around, she saw no one around her.
Still can't help feeling that she's being watched, she closed her eyes and uttered a silent incantation. Eyes glowing eerily blue, she held her hand in the air and yelled "Ruwach!", in an instant, a bright blue orb encircled her casting a bright light in its path.
Spinning around for the second time, she stood face to face with an assassin that was revealed by her spell. Gasping in shock, she jumped back a few feet, her eyes never leaving the assassin before her.
He was the most beautiful creature she had ever set her eyes upon her entire life. Hair with the color of fire, eyes glowing eerily golden and sharp in the dark night, his face held an almost feminine appearance. One would think that he was a girl except for the fact that his eyes shone like daggers and the aura he emitted was not one of a woman.
Mizu shuddered involuntarily, the aura that the man emitted was terrifying. But instead of cowering, she held her head up high and returned his steely gaze with a glare of her own.
Shinta would have smirked if his goal wasn't to frighten the slight girl… but he liked her reaction. She was sharp… very sharp, and from the way she held herself showed that she knew more than she let on. But the question is… how much?
"Poor little girl…" he taunted her, slowly moving around her silently admiring her courage as she gracefully spun to meet his demanding gaze. "Left her guild because they thought her weak…"
Now that got her. Her face showed no emotion, but her eyes spoke volumes. It was fairly crackling with fury.
"Who are you?" clipped and deadly
He licked his lips predatorily, Oh, yes… he was definitely going to like this one. It had been a long time since something really caught his attention… and now, a mere slip of a girl managed to arouse his now dormant emotions. She was simply… delectable.
"Me? Why should I tell you my name?" he drawled
Mizu gritted her teeth, he was playing with her and she knew it. Damn him. "Because, it seems that you already know a lot about me. It's only fair that I know your name."
Shinta smirked. "Well then, if that's the case…" Moving swiftly behind her then to her front, he stared into her surprised blue orbs deeply. His breath warming her face, lowering his head, he slowly whispered his name into her ear.
Mizu couldn't hold back the gasp that escaped her throat when he told her his name. Looking into his eyes, she gulped. Shinta.
"What do you want with me?" she whispered
"What I want with you priestess?" stroking her face with the back of his hand, he told he casually… "I only want your life priestess."
Mizu moved away from him as if his touch burned her. His words screaming itself in her head. My life… her wants to kill me… Instead of showing fear in her eyes, she surprised him by laughing out loud. Looking at him beneath her lashes, she pursed her lips before saying…
"If you want my life… you would have to catch me first Shinta…" and with those words, she jumped up the nearest ledge above her and ran for her life.
Shinta blinked at her actions before a full fledged smirk made its way to his lips. His eyes gleaming with anticipation with the hunt before going after her.
Mizu gasped as she sped through the rocky surface of the abbey. She mustered all of her remaining strength as she turned around the corners, some of the sharp rocks slashing her as she sped past it. It had taken all of remembered training with Saitou to do what she just did a while ago. Be confident. Don't let your enemy see your true emotions. The truth was, she could barely move when he told her his name. Shinta… it was just her luck that the most feared man in all of Midgard would come after her and want her dead. Besides she didn't even know what she had done to make him want to kill her.
Looking behind her, she dared cast a look if her was just behind her, sighing in relief when she saw no trace of the assassin anywhere. She smiled. I guess he didn't expect for me to do that… she thought as she rounded up another corner, making her way out of the abbey. Casting another hopeful glimpse behind her, she uttered a silent curse when she saw that Shinta was directly behind her. Jumping from one ledge to the other, she gasped when she felt her foot slip from one rocky surface causing her to fall on the sheer ledge. Before she could completely fall, she managed to grasp the rocks above her, gritting her teeth as its sharpness cut her palms.
Looking up, she saw Shinta above her smirk darkly. Furious, she mustered up all her strength and pushed her body upwards. Flipping her body, she aimed her feet directly to his face.
Shinta nearly chuckled out loud with her actions. This priestess is definitely furious… he thought as he eyed her. Down on all fours, she glared up at him. Attacking him with all her might, he merely dodged every punch, every kick, every swipe she gave him. The assassin in him wanted to finish the job as soon as possible, but another part, something stronger, in him wanted to watch her fury in action.
Hair whipping behind her with every attack, she gave out he all just to hit him. Seeing an opening, she pretended to hit him on his side by kicking him, when he used both of his hands to block off her attack, she brought down her left arm holding her stunner to a vicious strike to his head.
Shinta reared back in pain. Eyes hazing with the effects of the stunner. He shook his head to clear his vision. Damn… I didn't expect that… the thought just seconds before he was again thrown forcefully backward to the wall behind him. The sharp edges imbedding in his back. He grunted with pain as he eyed the priestess darkly. He didn't expect this at all…
Disappearing before her, he surprised her when he materialized right behind her, hitting her arm forcefully, she yelped in pain as her weapon slid to the ground away from her.
Mizu gasped when she felt the cold steel of his weapon right on her neck. She felt his hair brushing the side of her face, nearly tickling her.
"Game's over priestess… your life is mine."
Refusing to give him the pleasure of seeing her defeated, she steeled herself to look as he brought his weapon down on her.
I'm sorry everyone…
End of Chapter 2!
AN: Ellow again! How come I'm not receiving any reviews here?! /sob /sob oh fate is cruel to little ol me… oh well…wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
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