Queen's Blade
Chapter: 8
The shadow of a Death Person
Part 2
Only 5 days were left before the tournament begun and every single person was busy with preparing. And even though there were people who watched from the distance for there own goal, stood one single person in a place where someone got killed in a rainy night...
"Are you sure, we should walk around like that, brother?"
"You heard Kisuke. He told them 'Silver' is death."
The young person put his hand to the spot where the death body was fall, until the other voice spoke again...
"Are you still thinking on how this could happen, brother?"
"...yeah. Ah well let's search Sylphi and Leina."
"Right" spoke a young female voice
This person wanted just go and search Leina and the others, as he heard someone calling him. Someone, that he really not want to see..
"THERE YOU ARE MY MAIN SLAVE!"
As he heard that voice he turned shocked his head and saw that stupid blue haired angel again, and he remembers, how she came rushed into his room as he was all recovered from that attack and she begun to rub herself sensual on him.
"ugh... that sexual harassment harem Angel so called Nanael again..."
His face showed a not enthusiastic expression as he begun to remember on that damn milk... He than decided...
"Argh fuck that! I gonna run for it!"
The boy decided to run away from that Angel,
"Ah brother don't run so fast I gonna fall down..." said the female voice
As Nanael arrived where the boy stood she begun to giggle
"I like it when they gonna run away from me. AWWW! I already found two really handsome man!" suddenly she begun to droll all over the place with her blue dot panty exposed that everyone could see them...
- unknown mansion -
A girl awoke in a bed only dressed in some bandaged around her chest and she was confused, she didn't know where she was.
"This place..."
She tried to lift her head and turned her view to the other side, where she saw a little boy, who took care of her. As he noticed that she was watching him, he was surprised and happy that she was finally awaken after several days of sleeping.
"LADY ELINA!" he nearly begun to cry out of happiness "LADY CLAUDETTE! LADY ELINA IS AWAKE!"
He then run outside of the room to catch up with someone.
Elina herself was still dizzy and slowly noticed where she was, then she heard footsteps coming towards here. Fast!
She took another look of that room to be sure. As she suddenly saw her bent weapon, she panicked and tried to stand up.
"ARGH!" she suddenly grabbed her right shoulder and was holding it in pain. "Owww..." the pain was strong that she nearly begun to cry... "What is this... why I can't move my arm." she finally sat in an upright position, and noticed that she wasn't wearing any cloths not even her underwear...
Suddenly Claudette came inside the bedroom and was crying out her name..
"Elina...!"
"...!" Elina herself rises her view to her worried elder sister "Elder... Sister..."
Claudette sat down on her side and was really happy that her little sister was alright...
"Elina... thank goodness... nothing serious has happen to you..." she took Elina's hand, but she didn't feel the touch of her elder sister
And than she playd her injuries down...
"Well, it must be hard to talk about me not being hurt."
"Hmph... if you have that sharp tongue... then you must be fine."
After a word fight another Elina begun to ask what happen...
"Anyways what's more important is when I was passed out, what happened?"
Elina was confused and Claudette didn't know how to respond...
"The one time I was conscious... I'm sure Echidna..." suddenly she remembered it "Oh... Leina...!"
"..."
"What about my big sis...? What happened to Leina !" she begun to cry and turned her view to the boy who took care of Elina.
"Umm.. I'll be the one to tell you... the whole story now."
"..." Claudette was silent
"Huh..? what do you mean...?"
"I tell you what I saw. At that time, Lady Elina was..."
FLASHBACK
And he begun to start at the point where Lady Elina was knocked out from a hit right into her neck, what made her fall onto the ground.
"Yeesh...little girl, you gave me so much trouble..." Echidna looked down on Elinas body... "I have a question to you. What have you done, when you "hunted down the bandits" huh?"
Echidna was mocking little Elina... as suddenly Risty begun to speak...
"Let.. them go... and do what you like with me..."
Echidna turned with sharp eyes to Risty...
"You truly there "Leader" and you not fear any consequences or have regrets on what you just say?"
Echidna than turned her view to the on the ground lying Leina.
"Hey, little Leina."
Leina begun to respond with pains in her body, then she was still fighting against the blow from Elina...
"M... Miss Echidna...?"
Echidna begun to lick her finer
"Now then, a bad girl needs to be punished!"
Echidna went to Elina's body and took her right arm with one hand ind with the other she was holding her left shoulder...
Leina instead she wanted to know what Echidna was planning
"One, two..." Echidna begun to count and Leina got a bad feeling about that
"NO... STOP... ECH..." But Leina was to weak to do something, just like by the bandits.
Leina took all straight left and begun to cry out Echidnas name, then she was holding Elinas broken arm in her hand...
"Okay. That takes care of the joint in her right shoulder." Echidna begun to grin
Leina was shocked, she couldnt believe what Echidna just did...
"So this, will keep her from doing any "Mischief" for now." Echidnas face showed pure mischievousness...
"WHY... AREN'T YOU TWO ALLIES...!" Leina begun to yell
"Hmm? What this girl and me?" Echidna turned back to Leina.. "She shouldn't be over stepping her boundaries. She crossed the line. Just like that boy from the other side."
"The... other side... and which line? I don't get this..." Leina was confused
"Yes. Right now I'm undertaking my job as a mercenary for two certain someone's. Of course I said nothing to her about it." Echidna pat Elina's head and turned back her attention to Leina.
"Leina of the Vance house..." Leina looked up to Echidna who stood now in front of her... "Shall I tell you the details of that Request?" Echidna begun to lick the blade of her dagger and continued.. "Your life is in jeopardy so there is be removal of all dangerous things. Whoever... it may be." at her last sentence she begun to smile
Suddenly Leina begun to think...
"It was you right..."
"Hmm?"
"You killed him... right?"
"Maybe, maybe not." Echidna was playing dumb and still licking ber blade
Leina wanted an answer, but Echidna walked back to Elina and took a little pair from her hair and smell on it...
"Well anyways... she was looking to capture you. Well of course, I was careful how I treated her, so it wasn't a problem... It looks like I had poured the release of blood in one tough strike..." she begun something to mumble
She then turned back to Leina and took Elina's weapon, Leina was afraid of her. She thought she would now die...
But she cut the wire and bent that thing with one kick...
"And done!"
Leina was watching the whole time, she saw that Echidna was enjoying this kind of work...
"Now then... After that is..." She throw the weapon away and took Elina's other arm "There is one thing to do just to make sure." she begun to sigh "This is so troublesome, so don't listen to what I have to say."
Leina know that now something bad will happen so she begun to cry out..
"N...No... stop, ECHIDNA!"
Echidna sat on Elina's back and put this time her hand on Elina's head, and prepared to crush Elinas other arm...
"One, two..."
Just as she wanted to start a other voice appeared..
"STOP, MISS ECHIDNA!"
She then turned around and saw the little boy.
"Ohh... It's you... weren't you told to go and hide? Do you want to fight me, Frorel?"
The boy Frorel he stood in front of Echidna, armed with a sword.
"A while back, it sounded like it was fun for you... so why are you doing this!" he asked Echidna
And Echidna was surprised
"You ask me why? I would fail with my duties with your mistress capturing Leina... I'll smash anyone that will cause Leina harm." as she spoke her snake begun to watch on the passed out Elina "Things wouldn't be so difficult if it was only so simple.."
"That... That can't..." Frorel couldn't believe Echidna, she was so nice to him
Leina slowly got it..
"It's my fault... Risty... Sylphi... Ingo... the road that I have chosen... has such a sin..." with that Leina passed out as her tears run down her face...
The both looked to Leina..
"Oh dear... she passed out."
Echidna passed Frorel and took Leina from the ground and put her over her shoulders.
"Now then... I guess It's time to say goodbye everyone..."
"W..wait a moment..."
Just as Echidna wanted to go, a blade came across her, she jump back but got hit by it...
"What the...!" Echidna was totally surprised by that attack and that someone was able to hurt her, then she was injuries even though it was just a scratch... "Oh! OWW! That hurt little girl... Oh dear..." she hold the wound and whip the blood away than she looked to the girl who attacked her
The girl whore a simple coat and was armed with a long dagger and next to her stood a young adult woman with red hair..
And Echidna begun to cast a poem
"I guess one who is harsh in replying to someone who does what they like..." she lick then the blood from her finger... "It seems like that applies to me as well... in other words... It'll be you who'll punish me. Claudette."
The thunder General herself came to help and she was in true rage..
"Damn you... What are you planning... first killing an innocent boy and now attacking my sister's. I won't permit such an agenda!"
"Oh dear... things won't calm down here..." Echidna lough towards the three...
FLASHBACK END
Elina was the whole time listening to what Frorel said, and still there where question in her mind. Who was that innocent child that Echidna killed or this girl called Sylphi?
"I see now... that was the time where I regain my senses.." Elina thought "And?... What happens next?"
Frorel continued with a silent and thinking Claudette...
"While lady Claudette, miss Sylphi and miss Echidna continue to stare down each other... The balance from earlier had collapsed. It was miss Echidna... who"
Suddenly Claudette begun to interrupt
"To make it short she escaped with Leina..."
Claudette then remember what Echidna said before she escaped...
"I'm killing five hundred years of boredom here, this will so much fun what is gonna be happen!"
"..." Elina didn't know how to respond she failed to capture her sister...
The only thing she was doing, she put her hand on her shoulder.
"Your shoulder dislocation... I also have some knowledge about it.. I took care of your treatment. Just to be sure... It'll be okay to have a good doctor, from the castle, to take a look at it." Claudette showed concern "We already have one here, but he is from a far land. Until the one from the Vance castle arrive, rest for a bit."
Elinas only respond was..
"Yes... elder sister..."
Claudette put her hand onto Elinas head and pat her with a smile and said
"The case right now... has already reached the Earl's ears... I think that many things and complaints will happen. Besides that I'm really glad that you are safe..."
Claudettes face turned into a light red as she said this to her little sister
"Well then, do you need anything right now Elina?"
"No... but thank you... elder sister."
With that said, Claudette leave the room and Frorel excuse it. In the same time Elina begun to recall what both of her sister said to her. And she begun to cry...
- Hideout -
On a other place regain a girl her sense back to...
"...Ohh..." she begun to moan
She begun to open her eyes and didn't know where she was
"Huh...? Where... What is this place...?" she took a closer look about the place
She was lying in a bed and saw on the other room hanging a red hood jacket and suddenly she heard someone moving next to her...
"Oh... already awaken... hmm?"
It was Echidna completely naked, just like herself and Echidna was happy and than she said it...
"Really little Leina you was such a sex machine *giggle* The boy with them we slept had so much fun!"
As Leina that heard she begun to droll out of despair, she was a virgin and now not anymore. But the bad thing was for her she didn't even know that person not who did that. And than she begun to scream and kicked Echidna out of the bed...
"n...NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"WAH! Nice Kick!"
Echidna was putting her cloaths on as she looked to a angry Leina who sat on her bed and was wrapped into the blanket to guard against watches..
"Well... if you are that serious, you're good to go... oww... Just what I expected from the girl I have hopes for."
"I want to say sorry, but you rapped me..." Leina was totally in her own fury
"Well... if you think that, you can be relieved nothing has happen, here was someone but I just talk with him as you was sleeping. I just played a prank on you, so relax."
Echidna walked to the table and took and glass filled with wine. Leina took the blanket and put it around her chest, she was really relived that it was just a prank
"Being careful...? Since you sort of friend is death and little Elina did that to you."
Leina didn't respond she just begun to thank here
"I thank you... for helping me. But... it was his fault and it was my decision not to have Elina injured." respond Leina a little cold
"Hmm... umm It's awkward to hear this. But something was off with her shoulder, did something happen before ?" Echidna begun to ask
"What? That what you mean came previously from falling from some high place during some secret intel working..."
"Hmm, Hmm! I knew it. That's why, was it surprisingly easy to pop her shoulder out. I guess about this time, Claudette is good at fixing it back. Heh Heh!"
"Huh? My sister was there...!"
"Hmm! Ahh, she was unusually rough but fun." Echidna gave Leina a glass of wine too
"Is that... so? If my sister came by, then Elina will probably... Be okay." Leina was really relieved that nothing really happened
Echidna watched happy Leina who wanted to take a sip from the glass until she remember something
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Leina begun to scream
And Echidna herself was so surprised that she spit the wine out. Than Leina rushed towards Echidna and grab her on her shoulders..
"Risty... What about Risty and Sylphi !"
"Ahh... They are fine."
"R.. Really!"
"Yeah. When I was Facing them, her subordinates grabbed her and that girl Sylphi and ran off." Echidna begun to lough "But Claudette's subordinates also went after them... the rest I don't know."
"No way..." Leina let go of the blanket
"But I guess they escaped, after all they have a brain in there body's or don't you think?"
"In that case, I guess it's alright."
"Okay. With that said. Here you go." Echidna throw Leinas sword to her
"Ahh..."
"Hurry and get dressed. We're starting. The weather is nice."
Leina didn't understand what Echidna was meaning...
"Starting what?"
"Some fun, fun Training." she begun to smile at Leina
"What! Training?" Leina was a little shocked then, Echidna was the one who captured her and now she want to train her...
"You were defeated. Well, you were exhausted from the wandering and I guess you are still desperate over the death from that boy, just like the old hag. In any case you weren't that beaten up and it looks like there is nothing weird involving your bones."
Echidna begun to stretch herself as she continued
"Your body had recovered than now from that what all happens before. Ngh!"
Leina watched Echidna not really happy as she said this...
"This conversation is moving rather fast..."
Echidna turned around and watched a silent and thinking Leina..
"I said what my duty was. Well now for me, something like having to save you when you are in trouble again at Queen's Blade... I really don't want to do something so unrefined... Do you understand?"
Leina than grab all left brave she had and spoke...
"So your job here is to train me then? So I won't become a bother to you or anyone else?"
She ask, even though her first reason to enter Queens Blade was the challenge from her sister and to protect Sylphi. But everything was different now. She wanted to become strong, strong enough to win the Queens Blade and to protect everyone.
"Yep, you got it right. I bet you've been bothered with becoming strong. Since that fight in that village against that bandit. Well then... let me ask you again. Do you want to become stronger, Leina?"
Leina turned her view to Echidna with a change of heart she wanted to become stronger no matter what..
"... Yes!"
And with that the training begun from Leina by the watching eyes from Echidna who remembered her promise to an old friend of her.
FLASHBACK
"Echidna?"
"What?"
"She'll become big and strong, won't she?"
Two adults were talking as a little girl was playing with a dog in her garden...
"Could be. She's so lively and honest... You've raised a good girl there. Your second child is due any day right?" Echidna asked a woman in a bed as she watched little Leina running after a dog happy..
"Yes. It's been nine months."
Echidna put her hand onto the womans womb
"Ohh... she'll finally become a big sister."
"Fufu.. You're right." the woman begun to lough "She's so innocent right now. The path in front of her... certainly has his pain. She's next in line to be head of the Vance house... such a pity." Leinas mother respond to Echidna "Can she withstand society's pressure of being a noble? Or maybe..."
"What? Don't worry. If that happens, I'll watch over her. I even will find a nice boy for her would give you that then a little peace?"
"Heh heh... I think so..." The woman begun to lough at Echidna.
"The fact of the matter is... Leina is your precious daughter... Maria."
"Thank you... Echidna." Maria begun to smile at Echidna's kind words
FLASHBACK END
Echidna and Leina were fighting hours over hours and day over day. And Echidna know that Leina become stronger day by day.
"HA! HA! HA!" Leina was breathing heavy "Miss Echidna if I defeat you... will you tell me who is your client and who belongs that jacket inside your hideout!" Leina's body was tense and sweat drops drip down on her body.
"Hmm. Sure why not! But then in exchange..." Echidna thought about something naughty "If you lose, you have to sleep with me!"
"WHA !" Leina got angry
"Or if you like... you can pay me with three gold coins."
"I REFUSE!" Leina didn't listen to her second offer she was now even more angry.
Some hours later Leina could finally defeat Echidna and she congratulation her. She said that Leina become really strong and that she should go back to Gainos.
After Leina left Echidna she began to speak, to someone..
"You was watching right? Well did you enjoy the show?"
"Really why didn't you told her who I am?"
"Well she refuse, my boy."
"So do you come now with me to Gynos to?"
"Sure I had plans to go back there too. I just hope that damn angel isn't there anymore..."
To be continued...