Daughter of Evil chapter 6

Kaito marched his army onwards to the Yellow kingdom, taking the most direct route through the country of Green. It had taken them five days but the border between the two countries was finally in sight. By the time the sun began to set, they would already be at the foot of the castle. However, as they began to see more and more houses and farms just across the border, Kaito couldn't help but be anxious. He ordered his troops to march onward as he stopped by house after house. He asked the residents if they had seen Miku, but all replied with a shake of their head. However, just as Kaito thought to give up, a nearby farmer tending his crops called him over.

"I hear you're searching for a young lady with green hair?"

"Yes, that's right. Have you seen her?"

"Mhm, but it was quite a while ago. Almost a week since I saw her and a yellow haired boy ride up to the barn over there." The farmer pointed to a large barn nearby which had a large hole in its roof. "No idea as to why they would go there, but I saw that the boy left alone. So I was thinking you should go look in there, seeing as she might still be there."

"I will. Thank you so much!" Kaito hastily ran towards the barn. However, as he got closer and closer, his fear began to rise. On the barn doors were two bloody hand prints that had dried long ago. Red footsteps on the ground led out from underneath the barn doors and suddenly disappeared where a set of hoof prints began. Someone had fled the scene.

Kaito opened the doors with a creak and peered inside. It was quite dark except for the circle of light in the middle of the barn from the hole in the roof. However, with the little light that there was, Kaito managed to catch sight of the last of the bloodied foot prints. Kaito followed them across the ground and behind the walls of one the stalls. There, Kaito stood wide-eyed at the limp body on the ground.

"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!"

The brown haired maiden who had sworn revenge not too long ago, was now a fearsome mercenary donning red armor. Ever since the day that the maiden, Meiko, took up the life of a mercenary, it had become a habit of hers to spend her unemployed time at her favorite tavern with a bottle of sake. This was one of those times.

Meiko sat down at her usual table with a huff. Her last job had taken all the energy from her body. A merchant caravan had enlisted her help to escort them through bandit infested territory. It didn't seem like much to her at first but she soon found out that bandits are drawn to merchant caravans like children are to candy. Somehow, she managed to escort the caravan safely to its destination and make it back home safely as well. She had even got a big enough reward to buy sake for every day that week! So, here she sat, leisurely drinking her alcohol.

However, although she enjoyed her time off, she couldn't help but over hear a pair of waitresses talking in a corner nearby. "What's wrong?" One of them asked the other.

"I just got a letter from my father back in the country of Green." The girl sobbed. "He said that not too long ago, the Yellow country came and invaded. Just out of the blue! Th-they...arrived at my village and-and slaughtered my mother, my sister, my friends...All the green haired women of my village!" Just as the other waitress began to comfort her friend, Meiko stood and marched towards the door. Finally, the perfect moment had come. Surely word of a genocide would spark people's thirst for revolution.

In the busy town square, Meiko climbed up onto the square mount of the Princess' statue and drew her sword. "People of the Yellow kingdom, I beseech you now!" Her commanding voice echoed throughout the streets, calling people to attention and drawing others closer. "By now, I'm sure that word of the slaughter in the country of Green has reached most of you here. We must take that as a sign to take action. This evil must be put to an end!"

"And how are we to do that? If we act against the Princess who knows what she will do!" A voice retorted from the crowd.

"Don't you see? It's now or never! The Princess' evil has now spread out beyond the border. Her ridiculous taxes and laws have escalated into slaughter and meaningless violence! However, some of us have already seen that she was never above that to begin with..." Meiko paused, remembering the horrible sight of her father's head. "God knows how long it will be before she begins to murder her own people! What the Princess will do to us if we rebel is the same thing she'll do if we don't." She could see it now. The people were scared but her words were slowly bringing confidence. "It's time to throw away these masks, don't you agree? For family and friends lost at the hands of that girl. It's time to stand and fight! We will be known as the ones who freed the people from the Daughter of Evil!"

Then, the people began to cheer. It would all end tonight. Meiko raised her sword up to the statue's neck and scratched a line across it. "That will be our goal..."

"Today's snack is Brioche, Princess." Rin sat up with a start. "Oh, did I frighten you again, Princess? Forgive me." Len said with a smile, still offering the platter of fresh bread out to her. Rin frowned at Len's now happy demeanor. She knew he was only wearing a mask. It hurt Rin to think that even though it was all her fault, he could still hide it while he was in front of her. Was she that selfish? To have him hide his feelings just so that she wouldn't have to deal with them? Or perhaps, that was simply his way of shutting her out.

"Len!" Rin threw herself at his chest and wrapped her arms around him. "I'm so sorry! It's all my fault but I just can't take it! I don't care if you cry in front of me or make me feel uncomfortable! I ordered you to kill that girl so it's okay to be mad at me...just a little! Just please don't hide it, okay?"

"Princess..."

"You may just be my servant, but I really do care about you Len!"

Len blinked a few times before smiling down at her. "Thank you for telling me that you care about me, Princess. But...you don't have to worry about me. Also, please don't feel guilty about anything you order me to do. I am your servant and you're my Princess. It's my job to do anything that you ask of me."

"But Len-!"

"But, I don't do all those things just because I'm your servant."

"What?"

"I obey every command because I care about you too. I would do anything and everything for you even if I wasn't your servant."

"Oh, Len..." Rin's eyes began to water but she quickly rubbed them away. Len sat down beside Rin and once again offered the platter of brioche out to her. Taking a bite out of one, she sighed contentedly. "Oh, by the way Len, how did you know to find me out here?"

Len chuckled. "Because you're predictable, Lady Rin. You're almost always out here in the rose garden."

Rin laid herself back down on the grass with a sigh. "That's true. It's the only place where I can be away from all those annoying advisers."

"Oh, then shall I leave?"

"No, Len. I already said I liked you, remember? So you can stay." Rin said with a giggle. Len smiled and laid his hand on top of Rin's as he looked to the sky. Thank goodness. Len looked down at Rin who had her eyes closed. I didn't want to leave yet...I don't ever want to...but...

"Ah!" Rin gasped, flipping through the last of the pages in the book. Len peered over her shoulder. "What's wrong, Rin?"

"There's no more! It just ends!" Rin pouted and crossed her arms.

"What do you mean it just ends?"

"Well, it says that the Princess regretted what she did to her servant and then it talks about all that boring stuff in the rose garden. But, after that, she wrote, 'What a wonderful day it was. But when the sun was beginning to set, Len and I were called back into the castle and told to hide inside my room. Hide from what, I thought. Now that the golden light from the setting sun has died away, I can finally see what was marching towards the castle. Torches, armor, weapons of all kinds...I don't know why, even as the castle is being breached, I'm still writing this diary. Perhaps it's beca-' And then it ends. Almost like she was pulled away from it."

"Does that mean...she died?"

Rin shrugged with a sigh. "Who knows. I kinda hope that she did. She deserved it."

"That's a little harsh."

"Hey, that's just my opinion. But, anyways-" Rin yawned. "I think it's time that we both went to bed. It's really late."

Len nodded, slightly disappointed. "I guess. Good night then." Len hopped off of Rin's bed and climbed into his own, quickly falling into a deep sleep.

Finally finished another chapter. That took a while. Well, the chapter of the Daughter of Evil is almost over, what will happen with Len's dream! Stay tuned! ^_^;

Hope you enjoyed.

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