I hope you enjoy this new chapter.~ I own nothing but the plot.


~~~~~KAITO~~~~~

Every word out of that wretched man's mouth hit me like a mountain being born upon the earth. My eyes were wide, my jaw was dropped, and my heart and soul had sunken like a ship on the seas during a mighty storm.

I would have to complete the quest if Miki had any hope for living. Though I knew I was not an assassin, the very thought that anything that had to do with a demon's vile being placed into Miki's body was a terrifying thought.

In this land, demons were terrifying creatures-soulless, pits of black bile, and the biological terror born from the nightmares of man. The folly of a mad scientist that defied the very rules of nature thousands and thousands of years ago. Demons were the opposing force to the heavens and the purity of life-spirits, angels, blessed souls, and gods. The thing was… The last legitimate proof had ceased to exist for millennia. It was a myth no longer…

Another problem was that Lady Miki's bloodline; relatives, and family; were exceptionally frail, often sickly and weak-bodied. The mere thought of personified evil inside of her was not a good thing to say the least; she would be even more susceptible to whatever the sickening vile would do to her.

Before I left the traitor's "cage", I vowed revenge on him. His only reply was a smirk and the words: "I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Shion…".

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I left the castle briefly to gather supplies at the local village that was built near the castle. After stopping at the community blacksmith to sharpen my weapons and refine my armor, I decided to search for a horse for the journey. (Seeing as I do not own one for myself.). I decided before I could gather up the nerve to assassinate the neighboring kingdom's royal family that I would obtain the first few ingredients for the antidote. Perhaps I could find a foreign doctor that new of ways to treat this demonic poisoning that my lady was now afflicted of.

Stopping at a large wooden structure which was surrounded in the distinct smell of fresh horse manure I see a woman in a dirty frock like garment brushing away the building's spider webs and cobwebs with a wooden-straw broom.

"Might this be the place to find the horse merchant?" I speak, not recognizing the woman from my earlier excursions here.

"Aye, but we've lent out our traveling stock, my husband's gone to the next town over to our provider… He won't be back for some time…" The woman answers angrily whacking at some small creature on the rafters of the horse stable before sighing, whipping her brow of sweat, and letting it get away unharmed. She turns, her face wearing a surprised expression upon it now. "Oh! Pardon my manners!" She says, unconsciously embellishing her accent, beginning to finish her apology. "I did not know that ye were Sir Shion!"

"Oh, no, it's quite alright, ma'am. I am not one for formalities. Though I must say it's quite refreshing to hear someone not call me 'The Frozen Blade'…" I chuckle a bit lightly and albeit a bit bitterly before asking. "Oh, and would happen to know how long he might take in getting back?"

She smiles slightly, probably admiring my supposed 'humility', before speaking again. "Nay, unfortunately I would not know, Sir."

"All right, well, thanks, Ma'am." I turn giving a slight wave to the woman before leaving. Just my luck when I need to travel far…


So, I guess I'm just filling everything in about the plot, as slowly as it's going. Anyway, I loosely based the demon thing off of Christianity's demons. (Let's just say the mad scientist wasn't human...). Maybe not so "loosely", anyway, I'm sure you get the point. But anyway I hope you enjoy what I've written so far!~~