Tsunaida Kimi no Te wo
(Your hand that I held)
Hey there…second chapter is uploaded.
I think it's quite right for this chapter and also a certain someone will now visit our little Sage. Just read to find out
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Chapter One: A Mother's Lament
Gwendal von Voltaire pounded his hand on his table. He is shaking with anger. Distracted and no longer can control himself, Konrart 'Konrad' Weller punched the brick wall receiving nothing but a bleeding hand. Though no one stop him for they knew what he feels. His smiling, gentle look was gone replaced by a face full of fury. He is not the only one…Jozak Grie is clutching his fist that it turned into white, the Royal instructor trying to look calm but his eyes has the look of blood lust especially the assassins one.
How could those men attack the person who brought peace through out the world? How could they place an arrow…a poisoned one no less? How dare they make him suffer so much that he wishes death?
It was lucky that the Great Sage is with them. With the help of Giesela, they inject a sleeping potion to the Maou before he hurt himself more. But… the pained scream of their beloved king is still audible on everyone ears…his beg to stop and to kill him quickly. Everyone will quiver just by thinking of it.
The door opened revealing Wolfram von Bielefelt; he looked angry and terrified all the same. He put Great on her bed, she needs his father now that she heard and saw his other one calling to death. But, of course, as the Maou fiancé he has duties to attend to.
And this was supposed to be a joyful moment, the Maou's 16th birthday but…
Clutching his fist, he walked to the couch and sit there, trying to control himself. The Great Sage, Murata Ken and Giesela are both attending to His Majesty, the people trust them as they are both experience in healing though it was the first time the Sage has done it after four thousand years. It was also lucky that many aristocrats upon hearing the king's cry, refused to leave and, instead they offered help to heal the king. But as more people help him, he screamed louder and His Highness can't take it anymore, he called to Giesela and injected a special sleeping potion on their king. It was easy to heal a sleeping person than a one who is screaming to death, wishing that to take him.
The door opened revealing the Great Sage, his face has blood from the Maou and so does his hands. He looked quite calm but there is something in his eyes.
Gunter ran to him, beating everyone who is on the act of doing so and they all said simultaneously "How's His Majesty?"
The Great Sage didn't answer instead he asked "Can anyone give me a seat and a glass of water?"
Gwendal immediately stood up and Gunter ordered to some soldiers outside. Murata collapsed on his chair and removed his glasses. He closed his eyes and wipes his face with his own sleeves. Seconds later, the three maids arrived carrying warm towel and a pitcher of ice cold water. They poured it to a glass and handed it to the sage; He drank deeply and sighed as he wiped his face and hands. With this he put his glasses back and the maids exited.
And Giesela entered the room, her white uniform drenched with blood splotches from their king.
"How's…Yuuri" Konrart asked forgetting titles.
Giesela sighed. "We managed to close the wound but… the poison can't be identified" she said biting her lips.
"It was called 'A Mother's Lament'" a strange voice said.
To everyone surprise, they saw Shinou-heika on the sage's shoulder by the size of a small doll.
"Shinou-heika!" they exclaimed.
"I though I told you not to appear on the whim and disappear just the same" Murata said a hint of sarcasm on his voice.
"Now, don't get angry, my sage…while traveling I heard that boy's cry and curious I went here" the king said standing and holding some of the sage's black locks.
"And what's with that size?" the Sage asked.
"Well…" Shinou said jumping on the Sage's palm. "This size is handier" she joked.
"You know if we are not on the point of emergency, I'll strangle you"
"Maa…Gomen…" Shinou said as he transports himself on his favorite spot, the Sage's shoulder.
"Shinou-heika…you called the poison 'A Mother's Lament' right?" Giesela asked.
"What is it?" Gwendal asked roughly.
"It's kind of hard to explain. Will you do the honors, my Great Sage?" Shinou asked.
"I need the arrow from the assassins"
With an instant the door burst open revealing Anissina von Karbelnikoff, Cecilie von Spitzweg and Flynn Gilbitt. Anissina is holding the arrow with gloves on her hands.
They entered without asking permission.
Anissina laid the arrow to Murata. He stood up and bit his fingertips so that blood will drop on the head of the arrow. The blood bubbled up like it was boiling, then like an invisible wall, the blood divided into four, at last the blood exploded.
"The poison called 'A Mother's Lament' possibly is the strongest poison throughout the world that can kill a mazoku. But not instantly…"
Dumbfounded, they stared at him.
"Wha-What do you mean?" Wolfram asked.
"It was devised to kill a mazoku but in a long painful way. If we heal the wound, he would suffer with the most painful feeling in his life but if we don't his blood will be clotted thus resulting to death. It was designed for a victim to wish for death and lose all the will to live"
The people inside the room shivered. The Maou screaming, begging for death he can't afford replayed into their mind. There was a long pause until Flynn began to cry collapsing on her knees. The ex-maou Cheri-sama kneeled with her trying to comfort the young lady but she too is crying.
"But…Geika if it's that powerful why don't human use it before?" Gunter asked.
"The procedure of making it is against the law of nature"
"What do you mean?"
"By doing this one must sacrifice two lives…"
"H-how?"
"First, they will melt Houseki and joined it to a liquefied Maseki. Then, they shall make a human who is pregnant with a child of mazoku to drink it. One the mixture comes to the body, it immediately killed the child but the he will still remain to his mother's womb. On the ninth month, they have to get the child or the poison will be spoiled. And they shall, cut the mother's womb thus killing the woman. And after they got the child, they shall use the blood and combine it with another liquefied mixture of Houseki and Maseki. After two weeks, it's ready…to make a mazoku suffer and to kill"
They were shocked. How could their unknown enemy do that? Human they can't be called that!
"But…Your Highness…what about the antidote?" Giesela dared to ask.
"None"
The room froze.
"As I say it is devised to kill very slowly, depending on the maryoku, the greater the maryoku the more he will suffer. The only thing we have as advantage is that Shibuya's life will be longer. Many years ago, one of our soldiers was hit by that poison, we can't do anything and after two days, he can't take the suffering and…he maybe weak at that moment but he killed himself"
"But…Yuuri…he can't die…he just can't" Wolfram said holding back tears.
It would be cowardly to cry here
It would be cowardly to cry here
It would be cowardly to cry here
It would be cowardly to cry here
He told himself. He has no right to cry as a soldier. A soldier must not show any emotion of pain, suffering, joy and love but he broke this law. Now, he knew he was a failure…he failed to protect the most important person in his life.
"Yes, I agree with you…" Shinou said suddenly speaking.
"We just have to do something…the cure of Inara"
Shinou gaped at him.
"Sage, that's very dangerous! If you made a mistake you will die!"
"It will be a lot easier now!"
"The kid wouldn't like it…I bet"
"I bet all my shares in this kingdom that he really wouldn't like it. But he is your predecessor! He is the sun and what would you do if he die…create another pure soul, destined it to be killed, transport it to another world and summons it?"
"I'll never win with you as my opponent" Shinou sighed feeling extremely guilty and forgetting the presence of other people who looked puzzled except Konrad who is frowning.
"Now, everyone…I need you help…all of you. This plan will save Shibuya's life but I promise you he will not like it but it is better than losing him right? Now I'm the person in control, obey my orders…and faster time is not gold it is diamond"
"When he say that…even I don't have the right to disobey" Shinou mumbled.
"Here's the plan…"
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So that's the second chapter. Short? Well I'm sorry but I don't receive any reviews! Please review! You maybe wondering 'Why the hell is Flynn Gilbitt there?' well the assassination happened on the Maou's Birthday and of course certain allies will be there as some aristocrats. I am lazy to write about it. Sorry…