To Love a Theif
By: Helbaworshipper (AKA 'Helb')
Chapter 10
Scipio hadn't spoken to anyone after the incident with Darva, he simply stayed in his room and seemed to be thinking. Many wondered exactly what had happened, but even Kyou had no idea what exactly had happened. After some pleading, Mayura simply knocked on the door, which opened easily. She saw his room in dissaray as he was in the corner, sleeping against some of the shambled cushions. No one had ever seen Scipio in this type of state, and she had managed to rope her own husband to help her. The two managed to get Scipio into a more likely position and he simply looked terrible as well. His hair was all over the place, and his eyes had simply looked sickly. After doing such and closing the door, they managed to get Scipio to notice their presence. "I see I have been...out of it."
"That would be an understatement, is something going on? After the whole connection thing..."
"I am reminded of why I have a need to fight the darva myself. Yet I feel anger flowing through my usually calm veins of power."
"We would like to know exactly why you would have a grudge against the darva...but we have been afraid to ask you."
"It is as Lotsuan I must be calm, but as Scipio I find myself becoming angry at the one who would use such power for war. My only companion before becoming Scipio was killed by Darva, that is the reason." Mayura's face calmed down a bit more before offering tea to the leader once again. This time he took it and took a deep breath as if he were grateful for some sort of company. "We must attack him now, we have no choice."
Darva's Castle...
Alice could barely move, her body felt as if someone was trying to reach her. Who was it...calling her name? She woke abruptly as she could feel a lotis word being said into her mind. She pulled her robe over her body and ran down into the throne room, thrusting herself past the maram masters waiting and into her future husband's arms. She felt weak and the only remedy seemed to be from him. "My queen? Is something wrong?" He nodded for the others to leave while he comforted his future wife. He pulled her body a little further on him, so she sat in his lap and burrowed further into his robes. "My queen, if anything is wrong...then you must let it out." The figure in his arms nodded before placing her head out of his robes a little. Slowly her head emerged from the place within his robes.
"I was having a wierd nightmare...a person was calling me with-" She began to cry against him again, and he gently massaged her back as he nodded to himself. Her sentence end was muffled by his robes, but he knew what she was sayin. "lotis." He began to sing to her, using his maram to comfort her into sleep against his body. He called the masters within his throne room again.
"Master Eric, is it the lotis?"
"Yes, Shinigami. I believe it's time we prepared for our guests."
Lotis Thieve's Headquarters...
Scipio drew out the plan in the company of the people they had. Not even a hundred people would be enough, he needed skill and not a set amount of people. The amount he had would be enough based on skill. "Now, the first group will consist of Mayura, Frey, and Billy. As for the second group, we will come in after they have cleared a path. That will include myself, Kyou, Chris, and Mei Lin." The people nodded and began to leave to pack and rest for the night.
Darva's Castle...
Eric stared at his Maram Masters carefully before handing them their duties. "Shinigami, you will take Kyou Wakamiya as soon as he enters the castle and up to my bedroom. I will take care of him myself. Kayna and Samuel, you will distract the remaining lotis masters, I trust you will be able to?" The two nodded before they began to prepare their own supplies.
Forest near Darva's Castle...
The noon sun greeted the lotis masters with it's welcoming gaze. They were prepared for anything now, at least they thought. Mayura nodded before joining Frey and Billy to the entrance. The door opened with very little effort, and they knew it was not just a conicidence. The minute Kayna's form came in the light, they began to chase her in one direction. The next group approached, thinking they were clear until Kyou felt something grasp him from behind. Before he could muster a word from his lips, he was silenced with a Niru. The maram master dissapeared with Kyou as Samuel appeared and ran in another direction. The rest of the group had no choice but to follow him.