Fairytale

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Part 6: The Stories

Everyone could feel the tense atmosphere in the castle, except a few oblivious servants and soldiers that weren't around much, and of course Yuri. No one bothered to interfere with the silent war. They knew it was dangerous to cross a witch and the Great Sage.

But…

Murata decided to ignore her instead in favor of supporting Wolfram with his dilemma. Plus he didn't want the blond to fall for her at all incase he suddenly gets the idea of making a wish, which he did not want. Murata found Wolfram training his soldiers, and decided to watch them. When the blond finished, Murata approached him.

"Ken, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be busy fighting with Satichko?" Wolfram stated with a teasing note. Murata grimaced but laughed at it instead.

"Now how can I resist watching a beauty than fighting?" Murata said in counter. Wolfram scowled at it but decided to leave it be. It was not like Murata really meant anything by it. "How long are you going to keep ignoring him?" he suddenly asked. Wolfram just looked at him in confusion.

"I have no idea who you're talking about."

"C'mon Wolfram, you know you have to settle things with Yuri. He's on the brink and has been hounding me for some advice. He thinks you still hate him."

"Gee, I wonder why." Wolfram stated sarcastically. Murata gave him a look and he sighed. "Fine, I'll talk to the wimp and try to be friends and treat him like one again. If it makes him feel better. And it'll make him stop bugging you."

"Saa… it could do you some good."

Wolfram sighed before walking off. Wolfram really wasn't in the mood to talk to Yuri at all. He wondered why he couldn't just leave it alone. It was already done with. Perhaps when Yuri's around he should just talk like Yuri mattered to him. He heard Yuri's voice near his vicinity and another. He wasn't jealous, so he won't go into a jealous fit. He saw him talking to Satichko. He was showing her around the place pointing things out. Wolfram noticed that he blushed a lot if she complimented him. Wolfram wondered if Yuri remembered that she had a son that was way older than he was. It didn't seem like Satichko was interested in what he was saying anyway so there was no scheme to get the king to like her. Satichko didn't look like she'd be interested in Yuri anyway. He decided to listen in to their conversation.

"So Heika, what do you think of Lord von Bielefeld?" Satichko asked. Yuri seemed put off by the question but answered anyway.

"He's my best friend. Although he is still a bit bratty but he's still a good friend," Yuri answered with a smile on his face. Satichko knew Wolfram was listening in.

"How about his older brothers, Lord Weller and Lord von Walde?"

"Conrad? He's like my godfather. I enjoy it when he plays baseball with me and trains me to sword fight. He's not as bossy. Gwendal? He's always serious but I know he has good intentions. Even if he sometimes forces me to sign papers. After awhile it gets tiring."

"You seem to have good things to say about them. How about Lord von Bielefeld? If he is a good friend then there should be something good about him."

Yuri paused in thought. He really didn't know what to think. He just couldn't explain it especially after all that had happened between them. He knew Wolfram was avoiding him like the plague. He tried to reconcile. Apologizing wasn't working.

"I… don't know…"

Wolfram decided to not hear the rest. It was pointless reconciling with an oblivious king that didn't know what to do. He pushed him aside as if he didn't really matter. A friend? Some friend he was. Wolfram went into the castle into his new room to go sleep. It was the only logical thing to do. Sleep, it temporarily takes away your problems. If you managed to sleep longer than maybe you were lucky to do it.

-X-

Yuri was in distress.

Everyone kept giving him knowing glances and some harsh looks, mostly from Gisela. He sighed. There was nothing he could do if Wolfram wouldn't want to talk to him. He had tried to talk to the blond but Wolfram would have none of it.

Perhaps he should just do as Murata says and order that Wolfram would see him. Yeah…

He spotted a guard and asked him to tell Wolfram to come to his office immediately, as an order. He went into his office to think of what to say so that Wolfram may not go running off by cutting him off. Wolfram was still as stubborn as before. No matter what Murata had suggested, Yuri still felt bad ordering the blond to talk to him. He sighed.

A knock sounded at the door and he told the person to come in. Wolfram came in closing the door behind him and walked up to his desk. He didn't bother sitting. Yuri figured that the blond thought he was going to go out quickly.

"You ordered for me Heika?" Wolfram asked him. Yuri heard the sarcasm and was hurt a bit. He felt worse just by hearing the truth. He didn't like ordering people, but he knew that it was inevitable being the Maou.

"Please Wolfram… I know that we haven't been on the best of terms. I know you've been avoiding me--"

"Is that all? Please don't continue. I know--" Wolfram began but was cut off when Yuri came in front of him and kneeled with his head bowed. "What are you doing? Get up!" he yelled grasping onto Yuri's arm trying to pull him up, but Yuri managed to stay down. Any other time, Wolfram would've been able to but not this time.

"No. I won't until you really forgive me." Yuri responded still kneeling. Wolfram felt nervous, if someone came in and saw this, it would be hell especially if it was Gunter. The purple-haired advisor would say more bad things about him and spread it throughout the castle and then to the outside. He didn't like it.

"Okay wimp I forgive you. Now get up before someone comes in here or worse Gunter." Wolfram stated hurriedly while also pulling on Yuri's arm.

"I'll handle that Wolfram. I know you don't mean it if you're worried about your reputation. I'll take care of it. Please…" Yuri begged.

Wolfram was getting uncomfortable. This was unusual for him. He didn't expect Yuri would really go this far to ask for his forgiveness. He guessed that he figured out the last time he apologized. Perhaps he should give Yuri another chance instead of keeping up this stupid fight. He knew it was also affecting Murata and Gisela and he didn't want them in Yuri's face all the time too.

"Listen wimp, I forgive you okay? I'm not mad at you."

Yuri's head lifted looking at Wolfram's turned away face. Yuri usually couldn't tell if it was sincere or not, but he knew that this time, it was real. He let out a real smile in days. He stood up and embraced the blond. He was surprised as Wolfram returned it.

They didn't notice the black shadow crawling towards them.

-X-

"Satichko, I ordered you to stop this nonsense. I've called in your debt that you still owe me." Murata said with a hint of eerie calmness. Satichko just looked at him frustrated.

"Listen Great Sage," she stated with sarcasm, "I can't stop it. Lady Cheri asked for a very big wish that required a lot of sacrifice. I have cut it down to a mere one third of my original asking price. If I don't get it, everything will fall into chaos. You do remember that," she finished.

"What have you requested of her? I know it was one of her sons."

"Great Sage, just this once, do not question my motives. You do not understand about balance with as much power as I--" Satichko paused as a sharp pain coursed through her body. She dropped to her knees, her hands leaning against the wall to upright herself.

"Are you alright?" Murata asked her as he helped her stand up.

"I'm fine. You have to understand Great Sage. What you and Shinou have done for me was only a small portion of what I have requested of you both centuries ago. So you see… the reason I'm choosing one of the three…

"I'm looking… for an heir."

Before Murata could ask anything further, a guard burst in the room out of breath.

"Forgive my intrusion Geika, Lady Satichko, but it's Lord von Bielefeld and Sir Lievin… they're both in the infirmary."

They both quickly ran to the infirmary. Murata was the first to arrive seeing everyone crowd around the two invalid. He approached Gisela who was attending to Lievin since she was finished with Wolfram who had the worse injury.

"What happened Gisela?" Murata asked.

"I don't know. Sir Lievin came rushing to me with Wolfram who was unconscious. He then fainted from a head wound. But Wolfram also had a head injury. According to Lievin he fell from the tower," she explained. "For some reason I can't heal Lievin's injury. Something is preventing me."

"Let me through," Satichko said moving people out of the way. She quickly knelt by Lievin's side and placed her hands over the injury. A dark glow emitted from her hand and soon it healed and he opened his eyes. She sighed in relief. "Lievin, you're alright. Can you tell me what happened?"

Lievin paused for a moment before pointing at Wolfram. "He fell off the tower balcony. I happened to be passing by and caught him. Our heads still hit the concrete. I tried to fly up and catch him but something held me back. I saw the black fog. Mother…

"Father's… escaped. I think he temporarily possessed Heika… which made him push Wolfram off the balcony…" Lievin spoke softly.

"Oh no… We have to find Heika before he goes off and leaves for the third world."

"What do you mean?" Gunter asked worriedly.

"If Heika goes back to his world, Soushu will be released."

"But Soushu was defeated when Heika defeated Shinou-Heika." Conrad intervened.

"Only a little bit of his power was released to them. When both Shinou and Heika were fighting. It was only a copy of his aura."

"So like you said, we only defeated a small aura," Murata spoke. Satichko nodded.

"Yes, I had him sealed before I found myself here. But a bit of his aura stuck with me and someone touched me, it passed on. When Shinou sealed it away, it managed to pass on. The seal was probably broken by him. I knew it was inevitable and come after me again."

"Then perhaps it's best we get Shibuya and extract Soushu from him."

"He'll be heading towards the fountain where you usually greet him. I'll extract Soushu from him." Satichko pulled out a vile and handed it to Gisela. "Give it to Wolfram. He'll wake up in a few minutes." She grasped Murata's shoulder. "We'll be at the fountain waiting. Heika is heading towards it at the moment. He's taking the long way." With that they disappeared. Murata noticed they ended up in the fountain. "It's so we can get him if they don't."

Satichko kneeled next to the fountain and placed her hands over the water. Blue waves of visible energy from her hands rippled the water until it finally stopped moving. Not even the winds could move the water. She looked to him. "I have sealed the portal temporarily to buy us some time."

They both heard a clap come from behind them. Yuri was approaching and he had an evil smirk on his face. It was something the kind-hearted Maou would never express to others it wasn't in his nature.

"You beat me here. I was wondering how long it was going to take. Murata, you look tense." Yuri spoke, his voiced laced with another's. Satichko glared at him. Behind her back, her hand was glowing a soft blue, which managed to blend with the water color. She signaled to Murata to distract Yuri while she prepared for something. Murata had no choice but to go along with it.

"Why did you throw Wolfram off the balcony?" Murata asked angrily. The possessed Yuri just sighed but put his hand up to his chin as if thinking.

"Oh yes, I recall that, I wanted to see what would happen. Is all." He responded casually as if it was an everyday thing. It just angered Murata greatly. "I was just acting on impulse of what the Maou really wanted. After all, the marriage is still a legal binding. He wants to marry that Midori girl he's so enamored with. I'm just helping the process along. Of course, while he watches the whole thing."

The possessed Yuri spotted Satichko running to him at a fast speed. He growled in annoyance and dodged the first attempt at a hit. This body slowed his reaction time down along with his speed. Of course, he wasn't able to escape and felt himself separating from the Maou. He quickly ditched the body and formed his own to what he really looked like. He ran his hands through his dark hair and scanned them with his blue eyes. His eyes stayed on Satichko.

"It's been awhile, dear." He said.

"You have no right to call me that Soushu." Satichko responded. She then turned to Murata who was holding up Yuri. "Get him to Gisela. He should be fine. I made sure none of his aura lingered in him."

Murata nodded and left them. If that man was Soushu and that aura that manifested itself in Shinou, then that man was dangerous. Perhaps Satichko was the only one to stop him if she had before. Murata quickly made it to the infirmary. He found that Wolfram was finally awake.

"Why'd you bring him here?" Wolfram angrily asked pointing at Yuri. Murata sighed just placing Yuri on the bed Lievin previously occupied.

"He has been possessed. Lady Satichko managed to separate them," he explained.

"Is my mother okay?" Lievin asked worriedly. He was close to panicking.

"She told me to leave it to her."

"There was a reason she asked you and Shinou to defeat him the first time. He's immune to her attacks." Lievin said before quickly rushing out to the fountain. He hoped he makes it on time.

Murata decided to follow while the rest of them take care of Yuri.

TBC--

BLK Angel of Destruction: Sorry! I think this story seems to go off track, but it will come in soon so don't be turned off yet. Anyways thanks for your reviews! I really appreciate them!

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