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Chapter 8 – Busted
It's time for them to be busted
By Dragons and Snow Queen
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"good job to bring the traitor here to us, Lady Iguni", Setsuna takes one of her arrows, puts it in her bow, ready to shoot "stay away from him, princess Yona".
Yona refuses "no, you're the one who should lower your weapon?!".
"princess Yona, check on the necklace", Mulan taps her collar, just above her cleavage "the one that you've given to him in Sensui on the night of his birthday, is he wearing it?".
Yona's eyes widen when she finds he doesn't wear it "…Hak, where is the necklace that I've given to you?".
He lowers his head and chuckles "hah, so you've seen through me?".
Not only his voice, his body also changes into woman's body. Short messy raven hair grows till reaching her knees, even his cobalt blue eyes change into aquamarine orbs which the color of her blue eyes a bit lighter than Hak's. She takes the arrow off her back before she standing back. Once Tsurara releases all of her disguise, she jumps backwards, landing on tree branch "I can't believe my disguise would be known just because of a necklace?".
Mulan lifts her thumb, pointing Setsuna "have you forgotten the fact that no one can deceive Setsuna in this world?".
"oh, right… of course you'd know, his Setsuna would not hurt him physically like you did to me just now, despite I still wonder about how you can see right through me with that blind eyes, again", Tsurara nods her chin, pointing Yona and her comrades "even princess Yona, his master and his comrades haven't realized it".
"just because I'm blind, you think I would not realize your disguise? Ever since that day after I lost my eyes, I've sharpened all of my senses, other than my eyes, to detect and feel my surroundings in lieu of my eyes, like my hearing, sense of smell or skin", Setsuna tilts her head, narrowing her eyes "and I've been spending barely the rest of my life with Hak, of course I know only from his scent. Hak always has the scent of Wind and the warmth of the Moon, instead I feel different scent of you that make me feel sick, the coppery scent of blood and rotten smell from that luxurious palace of Southern Kai Empire".
"because you have been spending your time with him ever since you were born to this world, or because your bond with him?", Tsurara smirks, but gain nothing as the reaction of her, she scowls "well, if you wonder about that Demon's condition—".
Setsuna cuts her off "he is human?!".
"well, his father is pure-blooded Demon so isn't it clear he is also Demon!?".
"but his mother is only human and not only ordinary human", Iguni interjects "his mother is the last descendant from Phoenix Priestess's lineage. Demon and Priestess just like Darkness and Light, they aren't supposed to be together. Usually a couple like them can't have children but they can. Since the first time I saw Son Hak, I knew he is their son because he resembles with his father, except for his color's eyes that he's inherited from his mother".
Crystal ice flies and slices Tsurara's cheek, blood flowing from that scratch. Tsurara swipes the blood on her cheek before glares to the main culprit, Mulan who lowers her hand "best and wisest choice to not insult him in front of me… just shut your fool mouth and better use it to spill out all of the information you know to us, except if you really want me to freezing you like I did with those mercenaries".
"okay, he's still alive, for now… but I can't guarantee that he's still intact or not...", Tsurara shrugs her shoulder, telling them that she has switched place with him ever since they're still in the border of Xing and Wind Tribe territory "because last time I met him when we caught him, his arrow injuries re-opened when I made his left shoulder dislocated. I wonder he could walk again or not, though, at least he couldn't run away. He even couldn't stand again after uncle Ouga was stabbed his spine. Right now that mad priest, Gobi and his subordinates have been keeping him as hostage".
Setsuna lowers her bow and puts back the arrow into her quiver before grabbing her sword's handle "enough… looks like you really want to die… I will not doubt even if you're my half-sister".
"save your energy, because we need your power to heal his injuries soon", Mulan halts her, putting her hand on her shoulder before winds gather around her body as she steps forwards "I will give you one mercy, use this chance properly… run".
Like when she has been freezing those mercenaries, her raven hair turns into white and her sapphire eyes turns into gold. There's straight lines across her eye on the left side of her face, like ice cracks when she, once again emerge the blizzard in this place.
After Tsurara disappears from this place and runs away, Mulan's form turns back into normal "good… run, Tsurara, run away, and never return… because once you return, I will definitely kill you".
Setsuna tugs Mulan's sleeve "mother, are you not really will kill her? You should have killed her for threaten your son's life".
Mulan blinks "you don't mind if I killed your half-sister?".
Setsuna frowns "told you, I want to kill whoever dare to endanger Hak's life… I wouldn't think of her as my half-sister anymore if Hak died because of her act to help Ouga".
Mulan flicks her fingers on Setsuna's forehead "in case something happened to Hak and he's dead, yes, I'll kill her but if he doesn't, I'll think of proper punishment to her soon. Unlike Kiryu, Tsurara still can be saved".
When Setsuna rubs her forehead, Mulan turns her head to Sakaki "Sakaki, take princess Yona and her group with you to Xing's boarder. Send signal in case you need a help, I'll send the reinforcement in instant with Yu Jin's help".
Setsuna whispers beside Mulan's ear "mother, we don't come with them right away?".
Mulan whispers back "we will, but first we should ask Yu Jin to make our imitation using his Shikigami with Yu Jin as the summoner, in case our presence also needed in the battlefield on the border with Li Hazara. It needs our blood, right?".
Setsuna pouts but has no choice. Mulan ruffles her hair before asking Sakaki to go now and they will come right away to help after their business in the border has finished.
Sakaki lifts his hand "but wait?! You said you will send the reinforcement, which one, then? Darkness Angel or Snow Woman? if we were considering your condition, it would be wiser to send Snow Woman but in case the worst situation happened, the best choice would be Darkness Angel but if you send Darkness Angel…".
Mulan sternly concludes "our enemy is Ouga, so I'll send both if it's needed. We have given him three chances and he has broken all of his chances already, looks like his stupidity only can be healed with his own death. No more chances for him".
"but—?!", Sakaki is about to protest but Iguni covers his mouth "indeed, border of Xing and Wind Tribe territory had been bloody battlefield due to Lord Yu Hon, the wisest choice is to send Darkness Angel because its power will reach the highest there. Maybe you will able to finish Ouga off but tonight you have used Snow Woman, you know what the effect on your body, right?".
"no buts, I don't care about my condition and I don't want to hear any protest from any of you", Mulan snaps her finger before turning her head over her shoulder "get out from your hiding place, Yu Jin".
Not long after that, blonde-haired man with military attire, known as Yu Jin comes to report "Empress, Princess of Wild Beast disappears from Yukimura residence and Lord Kazama is going to looking for her right now?!".
Zeno lifts his hand "ah, Zeno met her!? she and her father helped Zeno and his brothers to run away, she is going with her fiancé but after put us down, because she said she's in hurry, she ran off and disappeared out of our sight, just like that".
Sakaki snaps his head "what!? why didn't you tell us sooner, Zeno!?".
Mulan slaps her face "gosh, that girl of mine?! Sakaki, just go, now?! She must be looking for her brother with her father?!".
"aye", Sakaki swings his scythe to open the portal which will send them to the border of Xing and Wind Tribe territory.
After Yona and her friends comes into the portal with Yu Jin, Iguni asks Mulan "why did you not tell them that you're his mother?".
Mulan shrugs her shoulder "you also didn't tell them that I am his mother?".
"mother, let's just ask uncle Yu Jin to make our imitation here", Setsuna lifts her forefinger up, pointing to the sky in direction from the border of Xing and Wind Tribe territory "I guess you can sense something from here as well, right? from there…".
"shit, don't tell us that we're late?!", Mulan curses as she turns back to Yu Jin "Yu Jin, quick!? Shikigami!?".
Yu Jin understands about what they want, so after asking Mulan and Setsuna to write their name on the paper mat using their blood, Yu Jin acts as the summoner, which mean he is the controller of his Shikigami movements'. Those paper mats changes into human forms, taking Mulan's and Setsuna's form that will function as their imitation till the original comes back.
Only one thing that Yu Jin asks of them before he's going with their imitation "make sure you and princess come back safely, Empress. Your children, and our country still need you".
Mulan smirks and waves her hand "of course I will".
Setsuna nods her head to Mulan like Mulan does to her before closing their eyes. Once they open their eyes, a pair of wing appears from their back. Setsuna, with her Phoenix wings that beautiful like peacock's wings and Mulan, with large dark wings like Angel of Darkness. Both fly to the night sky with full speed, going to the border of Xing and Wind Tribe territory where they see the Darkness engulfing the sky as the Darkness Dragon starts showing itself to the Earth.