Loki woke early the next morning, his back was sore and bleeding slightly, Aries was still asleep as she had been up late packing her mistresses bags, of which there were 4, and each one was quite large. He looked around the room, Karen was still sleeping, and he cherished his moments out of pain, he knew that he deserved this, that it was his own fault that this had come to be his fate. With some trouble he managed to stand, he began to wonder if he should try going in his beast form, but dismissed the idea since the wounds would probably open from the transformation.

Suddenly he caught the scent of something in the air, something metallic, he stood slowly and looked around the room, there was nothing of metal in there, not even a knife or sword. Was it his back, no that wasn't it, yōkai blood doesn't smell like metal, or like anything for that matter. He turned to follow the scent, it came from Karen, he wondered it she had been drinking heavily again, though quickly dismissed that idea. Suddenly he saw her face, it was almost frozen, and no sound came from her, he pulled of her sheets, and in the middle of her back, sat his sword, cut into her back and impaling her heart. The door slid open and he turned, there stood a servant that had ben sent to get them, he staggered, wondering how to react, but she screamed and he jumped from the window, he ran through the crowded streets, suddenly he heard footsteps behind him, were they following him, whatever, he would outrun them. Suddenly his wounds began to burn like mad, the pain was so immense and the blood pumped through the wounds, he was unable to keep running for long because of that very reason.

"STOP THAT MAN" a guard shouted an Loki bolted to the side diving into the mass of people, they ran past him as he escaped into an alley, he to take a breather in order to find out what the hell was going on. But that was cut short as he saw how they ran into the alley, now armed with crossbows, they were ready to shoot him down, he tried to escape but was trapped, he sighed and raised his hands, he knew what was to come. They grabbed him and placed the crossbow at the back of his head as they forced him to the main castle.

"WHAT KIND OF JOKE IS THIS" Mystogan roared as he saw who the guards had brought him. Natsu watched from his seat, his mind locked in a mixture of confusion and anger.

"He murdered Mistress Lilica" one of the guards said, his face hidden by a large helmet.

"Do not be a fool" Mystogan said, "Even if he wanted to kill her a yōkai would die if they ever damaged their lord" he said as he stared down the two guards.

"But sir he was able to break his seal, he could easily have killed her without any trouble" the other guard interrupted.

Mystogan sent them annoyed look, and then turned his head to Loki, who looked down in shame, "Is this true".

Loki thought of what to say, "Yes I killed her, I am the one to blame".

Mystogan swallowed, "Take him to the dungeons, when we leave we will take him to The Lord, and there he will be judged, and he most likely will be executed" he turned immediately and signaled for Natsu to follow, Natsu sent him a look before Loki was put in a constricting holder that tied his arms and head together, Natsu turned and walked away.

"Do you really think he was telling the truth" Natsu asked with a disappointed tone.

"I don't know what to think Natsu" he said sternly, "But we must expect the worst, I don't want to have to see him executed because of a crime he may not have committed, but we have to proof that he did the opposite".

Loki was thrown into the dungeon, alongside him sat several other people, some with their arms in shackles, others with a blank expression of hate and death plastered on their faces, Loki slumped into the corner, he knew what was to come, suddenly he heard the door open, and in came Aries. Some of the other prisoners looked up, but most did not react at all, their will to care or react had been sucked out long ago. There was a long silence between them, as they simply exchanged looks and nothing more.

Eventually Aries broke the silence, "How did you kill her and survive" she said with a weak voice, it was obvious that the sudden severing of the bond had weakened her.

Loke looked away, "I did not kill her" he said, his voice was equally weak.

She didn't exactly look surprised, however her mood definitely changed. "But then who did" she said quietly.

"I don't know" he said annoyed, "But there's no chance for me to escape anyway, and no way for me to discover who the one who did it" he said, his face was in a neutral state of emotion, and his speech was like one long sigh.

There was another long silence, "Here" Aries said pulling out a small loaf of bread from her pocket, passing it to her to the other prisoners could no see it, "You haven't been given anything to eat" she whispered, "Eat it fast, I have to leave it now, they want to keep an eye on all the yōkai in the area" she said bowing and leaving. He looked at the bread, it was small, only about the size of his palm, he stood up and threw the small lump of food to an older man, the other prisoners barely reacted as the man gently ate it, thanking Loki for his kindness. Loki slumped down in an open corner, his heart pounding gently, he didn't want to die, but as things looked now there might not be much hope for him, may his ancestors help him.

The nobles were gathered by the southern gate, some were riding their own horses, others especially the women and children, were sitting in carriages. Some were dressed in unique riding clothes, others were clad in leather armor, at the back of the group rode Lisanna alongside her father and brother, and in the front rode Natsu and Mystogan, with Loki tied to a horse between them. His arms were tied behind his back and his mouth was gagged with a cloth. Behind him rode Aries on small horse, she had been put there at her own request, though Natsu and Mystogan had been against it. Normally a yōkai would have been released after their master death, howerve as she could be the only witness and work so either save or help bring down Loki, she was allowed to live. Natsu sent the tied up Loki a look and turned, one that said that he would prove his innocence no matter what.

"HOLD" an old man with a long white beard roared, riding up to Mystogan. He had a large katana by his side that he drew and pointed at Loki, "Why do you let this criminal live".

Mystogan turned, and chatter started amongst the crowd, he grew ever annoyed, "If this man has indeed killed his mistress then we will give him an honorable death, he may be a yōkai however he has served his lord well for several years" he said determined, "If he is found guilty he will commit sepuku* in the courtyard for all to see" he said as he rode around the group, "We will rest once we have ridden for three hours, and then we will rest for the night once the sun begins to set, any questions" he said angrily. There was a silence for awhile, but then there was a raised hand, the hand came from Aries, her face was held low, and she was hiding her face.

"Yes what is it" Mystogan said calming down gently.

"What if" she said, unable to finish her question.

"What if what" Mystogan said with a slight worry in his voice.

"Speak up girl" he repeated annoyed.

"What if he wasn't the one that killed mistress Karen, what if it was someone else" he whispered, "What would you do to that person".

Mystogan was surprised, "Well that would depend on the person, if it was a noble they would receive the same punishment, if it was a servant they would be executed publicly" he said with a determined voice.

"I see" she said softly.

"Is there anything else" Mystogan asked again, and there were no question, "Then we leave now" he said turning and began to ride. The group followed, while they were definitely riding much faster than any soldier could run, it was still not very fast. Lisanna suddenly rode up to Natsu, easily riding past the nobles. she was worried about how he had felt when he heard the news of Loki's betrayal.

"How are you" she asked worried as she rode at a decent rate beside him.

"Fine" he said in an odd serious tone, "How is your father" he said looking back at how the middle aged man was struggling to stay on his horse.

She sighed gently, "They say that he will be fine, but his pride seems to have taken a hard hit, and he seems to hate his current condition".

Natsu looked back at the man and frowned, "I can understand him, I don't think I would be able to live with myself if I lost my arm".

She sighed, "At least he's alive" she said smiling, though Natsu could see how bad she felt for the old man. He knew that there was nothing he could do for them, but at least she would have someone to talk to about it. Little did he know that one of the nobles was glaring at him with a mind full of hate.

"What should we do about them" Elfman asked his brother as he was looking at Natsu and his sister.

He father coughed gently, "Don't worry she won't do anything stupid, she knows what she must do".

Later that day when the group had gathered to rest for the night in a clearing in the forest. Loki was bound to a tree, his mouth had been un-gagged and he had been given a small amount of food to eat. There was always a guard, whether it was Mystogan, Natsu, or Elfman, none of them spoke to him. As the moon began to rise people began to fall asleep, and only then did Aries go near him. She gave him another loaf of bread, a jar of water, and a small slice of a boar that they had hunted down earlier that day.

"Why are you so nice to me" he asked hesitating before he bit into the food.

"You are a yōkai like me, and unlike the other men Karen brought home with her, you didn't want to use me in any way" she said sadly and nervously as she fed him.

"That bitch to Karen" he said as his face was locked in anger, though it felt good to insult her. "I'm glad she's gone, whoever killed her I thank thee with all my heart, you have rid the world of a piece of human scum" he roared proudly over the area, it could be heard by every man and every woman.

She frowned and gently walked away, "Please sleep, you need the rest" she said with a worried tone "Karen was not evil, please don't think of her like that, she was just, dumb" she said smiling a little at her own words.

He grinned slightly and closed his eyes, and drifted off to a world where no worry was, a world where he could be anything he wanted, and a world, where tomorrow might never arrive.

However his sleep was interrupted hours later, the moon was shining gently over the area, and the fires had died out a long time ago. From the middle of the camp came a small crunching noise, as a yōkai he could hear things no other person could, and this sound was even small for him. He looked around the camp, a small back and thing figure was walking around, he gritted his teeth, it must be the assassin. Nobody noticed it moving, however someone would die if he didn't react, he swallowed deeply and turned into his beast form. His teeth grew long, sharp and slender. His hands grew claws, and his eyes became black and beady, his hair grew and grew, until it became a beautiful flowing mane, his skin became pale white and covered with short fur of an equal color. He also grew much smaller, till he was no larger than a fox, he shredded the ropes binding him and ran towards the shadow, he took it by surprise and pinned it to the ground, it was covered in tight black cloth, making it practically invisible in the dark, he grabbed the mask and ripped it off, and what he saw shocked him to no limit.

"A-aries" he stammered in a deep gruff tone, "H-how why" he stammered. Suddenly she herself became a beast, however he was in to much shock to see what she looked like before she had run into the distance, "W-why" was the only word he could say before the others woke, and began to sharpen the executioners blade.

TBC

DUM DUM DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM ARIES IS THE KILLER. Did you see it coming if no then I will be proud, if yes then good for you =D. No real thoughts so I'll just use this time to answer to all my reviews, but before I do I have another thing that is important that I say, from now on I will be updating this story only ever second week, because I will also be updating my other story that came first, though it isn't as big a success as this one I still want to wrap it up. Once it's over we'll come right back to the weekly updates, sound good, if no then TOUGH:

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