A Cold Heart
Chapter 4 : Welcoming The Cold
Kyoko sat on her bed, her weapons spread out on the bed infront of her. A young girl stood in the door, her long light blond hair , held up by a leather strap." Are you ready?" asked the girl, her voice held at a whisper. Kyoko nodded, quickly gathering her weapons, and placing them around her body, out of sight. " Do you feel alright, Uo?" Kyoko asked the girl, as she fastened her sword around her waist. Uo nodded, pulling her own sword onto her slim waist. " I really hate to bring you along." said Kyoko, as they parted from the lighted room. Uo looked at the older woman, her eyes adjusting to the dim of night. " I came because I wanted to, so no lecturing." said Uo, as they slipped silently pasted Tohru's room. "You and Hana know what to do if I don't make it back, right?" asked Kyoko, as they pulled the heavy cloaks over their heads. " Yes." Uo said simply, as they walked off into the night.
Tohru woke with a start as the tavern door shut, the walls shuttering with the weight of the force. Sitting up in bed, Tohru looked around her room, it's comfortable settings now hidden in the folds of night. ' Today was so excitng!' thought Tohru, pulling her legs to her chest and tucking them into her nightgown. A shiver of delight ran up her spine, as her thoughts drifted to the elf that she had met that night, before closing the tavern. Gently pulling the necklace from a jewelery box, she held the relic in her hand, the beautiful pendant dangling from her the delicate silver. The cool metal turned warm to her touch, a soft glow illuminated the small room. ' It's so beautiful!' thought Tohru, her face warmed by the glow. A smile spread slowly across Tohru's face, the light began to spread across the room, it's warmth and color reaching even the darkest corner.
Uo and Kyoko to the palace, others cloaked in black, followed, their swords drawn. The alarm from the castle went off, waking the sleeping guards, who slept soundly in their quarters. The clanking of armor, the clashing of swords, the war cries of both the people and the guards, the valiant battle, and finally the stentch of blood. The blood seeped into the earth, darkening the ground with the spent blood. A man stood over the body of a guard, his ice blue eyes scanning the courtyard of the castle. A woman stood, fighting a large man, her sword clanking with every strike. " Give up, Kyoko of the Kita, you know you will die by my hand." said the man, a smug smile thrown across his face. Kyoko kept fighting, though her own blood soaked through her cloak. " You may kill me, but, you won't survive when she hears of this, Acheron of the Kita, she has to much power." said Kyoko, as he parried her attack. Acheron looked at her, his gaze piercing her eyes into her soul. " You knew the day that you slept with me something like this would happen, dear sister." said Acheron, throwing a dragger into Kyoko's heart.
Uo stared at the horrible sight, tears forming at the ends of her eye lashes. " No!" yelled Uo, as Kyoko fell into the arms of her mortal enemy, lover, and brother. Quickly jumping over a body, Uo ran to her aid, pulling her daggers from under her her loose shirt. Throwing daggers at Acheron, she sprinted to her captain.
Acheron dropped Kyoko in the dirt, walking off into the battlefield. Droping down to Kyoko's side, Uo began to tearing her cloak and bandaging the fallen woman." Uo, is that you?" asked Kyoko, as her blood began to pool around herself. Uo grabbed her fallen captains hand, squeezing it.
" I'm here, Kyoko, I'm here." said Uo, the tears begining to fall down her cheeks. Kyoko smiled, her eyes clouding over with death. Uo tried to stop the bleeding, but, it was no use. " Promise me, Uo, that you will look out for my little Tohru, and that you will follow her and protect her." said Kyoko, her voice becoming distant. Uo nodded, her tears falling on her cheeks. The man with ice blue eyes, stood over the two women, his face cold and sad. " Are you ready, Kyoko of the Kita, are you ready to take up your throne?" asked the man, kneeling next to Kyoko's side. Kyoko nodded, tear rolling down her cheeks.