Chapter 15:
Laughter echoed throughout the halls of a palace. Two small children are running side by side. The girl stares at the little boy beside her. A few days ago they were introduced to each other. Their existence became serene and peaceful if not they are way too closer now. They played a lot most of the time or simply stares at the sky. Their parents has another agenda in mind but unknown to them it'll be the start of a war.
"Are you going to leave?" The small boy asked his relative upon hearing the news that they'll leave once the things has been settled.
"Hmm but mama and papa said that I can visit again" She smiled albeit sad. She doesn't wish to leave too because she likes him a lot. Her cheeks turned the shade of red.
"Why do you have to leave? You can stay here because Papa and Uncle are siblings right?" He grunted once the idea of her finding a new friend hit him.
"We cannot live here. Only the imperial family can live here" She said upon tucking her hair behind her ear.
"When we are old, you should live here" The young heir said with all honesty.
"?!" Ema jolted out of bed once she woke up in the middle of the night. Lately she's been having the same dream and yet she cannot see the boy's face. They seemed close though and before she is even aware of it, tears already trickle down her cheeks.
"What's the matter Chii?!" Juli sits beside his owner. The small squirrel worriedly stares at her. Lately, she looks like she is having a nightmare and end up crying out of nowhere.
"I don't know" She wiped her tears using the sleeves of her nightgown.
Meanwhile in a dungeon that belongs to the most powerful man in existence. A coffin-like apparatus filled with blood lingers alone while the body inside it remains unconscious.
"Would you like us to send him here?" A man wearing a cloak asked the boy sitting at the edge of the coffin.
"Is he awake?" Hetero-chromic eyes glinted with mischief. He swings his small legs in the air as he holds tight to support himself.
"No m'lord" He shivered at the mere presence of the man in front of him despite the fact that he is only a boy not older than 10 years old.
"Then" He grabbed his supporter's throat and squishes it but not enough to break it. "What use would he be to me if he is not fully awake?" He snarled.
"I—" He stuttered out of fear.
"Don't waste my time" He hissed. "Wake him and bring him here" There's no hint of kindness in his voice. The boy or rather the soul inside the boy seemed restless and angry at the same time.
"…" Louis eyed Hikaru's dad. Somehow he wondered why the man seemed way too secretive as of late. He too keeps on asking if he is having some sort of nightmares but when he asked Hikaru about it, his brother just told him to ignore his father's weirdness.
"Please have more" Hikaru's father offered a glass of blood once again. He's been ordered to keep an eye to the young prince while he is still not awake. He had decided to grab the opportunity given to him for the sake of his sons' future. If this boy becomes the head of their kind once again, Hikaru will definitely gain something.
"No thank you. I am already full" Louis wiped his lips using the small cloth that was given to him before they started their dinner.
"If you need anything just tell me" He squeezes the man's shoulder.
"Thank you uncle but may I ask where Hikaru-niisan is?"
"Ah! He told me that he has something else to do and he doesn't want to wake you up so he left this for you to read" He hand over a letter with Hikaru's handwriting in it.