Chapter 5
Your P.O.V you were shocked to see Mika above you trying to wake you up instead of Arbassa. He loved to torture you in the morning; sometimes he brought the main guest down to share in his joy but today Mika beat him to Alira. "Milady you must wake up, if you are to perform and get your revenge by breakfast we must find a way to make it look like you are still imprisoned." You shot straight up. You had completely forgotten your deal with Sesshomaru. It was finally time to take action and leave this dreadful place. "Mika, do you perchance have any imitation gold and some metal. I may be weak but I have at least enough magic left to transmute the gold and metal into a fake collar." Mika's eyes lit up, "my lady you are absolutely brilliant. I will go get them immediately!" rising to her feet you called to her, "Bring a chisel with you too please." You were prepping yourself for the task at hand. You got up and went over to the bath that Mika had set up and began to undress. "Lord Sesshomaru, I do not feel well this morning but you are welcome to visit my pet yourself, usually I'd go with you but Myna insists that I spend the day with her and not Alira so, if you wish you can go down." You heard the door open and shrunk into the water. 'If the lord comes down with Sesshomaru our plan will be ruined.' You popped your head up to peek and saw no one but Sesshomaru. "Phew! I thought he might have come down with you. If he had everything would have been ruined." Feeling comfortable enough you stood up and stepped out of the bath. "If you don't mind I have to get ready to for today's breakfast." You walked over to your mat and saw that Mika had laid out a beautiful outfit she had made. You looked it over and saw she had sewn in compartments that allowed you to store your weapons. You start to feel as if you were being watched intensely and turned around. "You know it's not polite to stare, Milord." You laughed to yourself (on the inside of course, he'd kill you if he knew you were laughing at him." After all he was still a man with a wandering eye. "If it will make you feel less uncomfortable I will put on clothing." You heard the door open and turned around to see Mika walking down with the items you asked for but also your weapons, seeds, and travel sack (it carries your travel clothes). She looked overburdened. Suddenly she gave a shout and went tumbling down the stairs. You chuckled lightly, "What am I going to do with you my klutzy friend." She glared at you from the bottom of the stairs, "I see how concerned you are about me, and what the hell are you doing not dressed in front of the Western Lord. No shame I tell you." She began clucking at you in disapproval. "My mother would have killed me if I presented myself in front of a man like this, nonetheless in front of a Lord Alira! Get dressed, and Lord Sesshomaru if you please will turn around for a second?" Sesshomaru glared at her and did not move, "I take no orders from servants." You didn't want to hear anymore you knew Mika was going to start a fight and it would not end pretty. "If you two are done I have to get ready so will you stop bickering and help me out." They stopped immediately remembering the task at hand. Mika walked over and dropped the metals in front of you and helped tie you into the gown. She pulled a comb out of her apron and began to brush your hair while you worked on placing your swords and pouch in their compartments. "Alright, time to make the "collar" and then its on with the show." You lifted the skirt and knelt on the ground. You brought the materials over and went to work. You placed your hand above the metals and began to recite your purpose in the old language, "Dominatio, tribuo illa metals ut meld una quod take alius vultus, ut quod of a collar ut mos succurro mihi evinco meus hostilis." The metals began to glow and began to take form of a golden collar. Once it was finished you took the scribing tools and began to duplicate the writing that was on the old collar but did not activate its meaning. "Alright, it's done!" Mika's jaw dropped. "You made fast work of that, I thought you said you had almost no magic left!?" "Yes I did but a transmutation is a simple task and requires almost no energy to complete." You stood up and fastened the collar around your neck. "Are we ready to do this?" You looked at Sesshomaru, wondering why he came down here. "Milord, you might want to leave now, they are going to start breakfast in a minute." He turned around unaffected by all that had happed and headed for the stair well. Once he left you turned to Mika. "Do you know his purpose down here, Mika?" She shook her head. "Oh well, It mustn't interfere with our plans. Lets go to the dining hall now Mika." "Yes Milady." She took you by the arm and led you up the stairs. Everyone was filing down the hall towards the dining room. Mika escorted you to your normal spot and you took a seat. Lord Sesshomaru walked in with Rin and Jakken. You stood up along with everyone else to show your respect. Next came Arbassa, everyone stood except you. He greeted everyone with a smile and a wave. He noticed that you were not standing and the smile fell from his face. "Slave! You are to stand to greet your master! Do you understand you insolent mutt!?" He furiously stomped towards you and pulled you up by the arm. You growled at him and bared your fangs. "Never shall I bow to your dirty feet again you blood thirsty bastard!" He slapped you. You did not flinch, even as everyone turned to look at you both. You held strong to show your little girl you were not just a person that a filthy man like Arbassa could treat like a pet. "You dare disobey me you bitch!" he said this through gritted teeth. Everyone around him gasped, they all were starting to notice. You were not screaming in agony. Arbassa's eyes widened and he too realized that your collar was not working. "Finally you get it, I am no your slave to boss around and "play" with anymore. I am much more powerful than you even without my magic! I shall never bow again to the man that had slain my father for the throne, his own best friend. I am going to kill you here and now where all the people who despise and wish my father were still here to fight you." With that you drew you swords out and pointed them at the now furious Lord. "You filthy wench, you cannot defeat me! You are just as weak as your father and will die just like him!" he drew his katana and was ready for combat. "Do you mean to say you are going to poison me too Arbassa, are you going to go to all lengths to ensure that my daughter is enslaved so that the throne remains yours!?" This drew a look of surprise from him. "So, you have found out the truth have you? All the more reason to kill you my dear. Too bad, you were one of the best playmates I have had in a long time, other than your mother of course but she ended up killing herself. It was a sad way to go for a powerful mage like her." You lunged at him. He killed everyone dear to you, he enslaved you, and he was keeping you from the last two people left alive that you cared about. It was his time to die!