Chapter 1: A Glorious Event.
Even though the window was closed, a chilling breeze still snuck into the dimly lit room through one of the cracks. A candle was providing the only source of light. The flame flickered, and showed a table in the middle of the room. Some parchment, along with scratchy handwritting littered the table.
"Here, here and here," a low and gruff voice droned. "These areas are critical for our assault against those puny humans,'' the voice continued.
"Yes sir... on my way," whispered a small figure hiding in the shadows.
"Remember Clinks, no mess up this time. Just sneak in, wind walk and report back. I don't want news of a kill, no matter how grand. You don't want me to do to you what I did to the previous bone fletcher."
A sudden breeze blew in, and the door opened. The sound of arrows clicking together was heard. Then, all that was left in the room was the a large shadow, and a flickering candle. With a small puff, Lucifer, general of the Scourge, put out its misery.
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"Miss
Inverse, do stop fooling around!"
Lina turned around and
caught the eye of her handmaiden. Immediately, she stopped admiring
herself in the mirror. Her hand dropped from the lock of hair that
she was twirling around.
"This is your big day, Miss Inverse. From tomorrow onwards, I can't call you that anymore!" replied Levi, the lady who had been assigned to tend to Lina's needs. Levi was a rather shapy girl of 17. Her auburn hair grew to her waist, but it never was messy. Instead, it was always tied in a neat braid. Her features were strong yet feminine. As she spoke, apple red lips articulated her words. To top it all off, her tan fair complexion and deep-set blue eyes made her the desire of all the manservants in the house.
"Yes, I know, I know." Lina turned around, and smiled. This was her big day, after all. A marriage was always a big event, especially to Purist Thunderwrath, the grandest of the King's knights.
