The king shifted yet again in his chair. Two warnings in one day were something you don't take lightly. Even if he wouldn't have taken the 'old lady turned young' seriously, a warning from his own wife was something he wouldn't ignore. The only problem was he couldn't possibly begin to think what was it that would tempt him to take revenge. He wasn't that oblivious, no matter what some might think, the revenge was obviously that for his sweet Midoris death. But what could possibly be...
The great doors took that moment to bang open and a short man came running up to him. It was one of the guards at the entrance to the castle. The man fell into a bow before the king and Tsumugu waved the sweating man up.
„M-My king, you w-wouldn't b-belive,i-it is, m-my king...t-terrible..." Tsumugu sighed.
„What it is that you are trying to tell me, please calm down and speak properly." The man shook terribly and the king briefly wondered if he would pass out.
„T-They caught it, m-my king, t-the search party for the Ka Hi village, m-my lord, t-the beast..." The man squeaked and promptly passed out when a gleaming silver sword embed itself next to him. The king shook with fury and his face contorted into a mask of rage.
„What?" His voice was barely a whisper but everybody heard it clearly. One brave butler stepped from the sides and bowed low.
„H-He said,my lord, t-that they caught the b-beast." Kings furious gaze turned on him.
„I know that! Bring it here, I want to see its ugly form before I behead it." The man furiously nodded and ran from the room.
Five minutes later he ran back in, his face ashen and his posture rigid. The king almost faltered at the look in his eyes. It cannot be that disgusting.
„It is b-beyond the doors, m-my lord." Even his voice was frigid. The king motioned for them to bring the cage in.
What he saw froze the blood in his veins. In the cage was no monster, but a boy no older than eighteen, his pale skin stained with blood and dirt and his dark hair matted crimson. His clothes, pants and a shirt, commoners garbs, were black and burnt in places, torn in other. He was ready to ask if this was some kind of sick joke when he noticed.
Two feline ears were high atop his head and were twitching at every sound. A thick furred, long tail thumped on the floor of the cage, like an angry cats. What should have been nails were claws and where blunt teeth should have been were two sharp, gleaming fangs. What made him stop tough were the eyes. The iris was azure and dark, like the cursed crystals and the pupil slitted. But first and foremost, they were glowing, radiating some sort of dark glow. The shadows seemed to cling to the boy, monster, and his soft growls seemed to chill his soul.
Not a beast, a demon.
And with that tought the dream he had sprang back into his mind. Midoris frightened eyes when she spoke.
Do not choose revenge or you shall call the wrath of the devil upon your kingdom.
The king fell back into his chair, his hand going up to swipe the sweat of his brow. He looked back at the demon and then remembered something.
„Can it speak?" He asked no one in particular, but got an answer nonetheless. One of the men that brought the creature in. with bloody bandages going around his torso, answered.
„No your majesty, it did not show signs that it understood us, or any other signs of human intelligence." The king nodded. Demons were creatures of old stories, but there was always some truth to it. The dragons existed once upon a time, and there were some whispers of spirits now and again. The old lady from yesterday just proved that.
He wanted so much to punish this demon, for what it did to Midori but he could not put the whole kingdom at risk for this. He sighed heavily. Even if I cannot behead it I will not let it murder anymore.
„Guards, chain it in the deepest and darkest part of the dungeons, I do not wish to hear of it again." Many eyes turned to him in wonder and then remembering the 'old lady turned young's warning understood the order.
Men in heavy armor rushed to pick up the cage and they carried it out from sight. The king leaned back in his chair and sighed.
I just hope you are right, Midori.
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She sighed heavily as another maid cam in with a wet cloth in her hand. She was already feeling well but they insisted that she stay in bed for a few more days. She sighed. So much for staying calm and collected. But she couldn't help it. She felt so much fury and it just burst from her. It was actually so good to let out her emotions in a so primal way that she couldn't help but wish she could do it again.
But then she remembered her room and how it looked before she passed out. She had no control, and the itch to kill, to murder, was so high, it frightened her. What if she killed her father, she despised him, yes, but he was the only family she had. The power she felt, like nobody could do anything to her.
She closed her eyes and shifted in the bed. Four days passed since the incident and as the more time passed she felt more and more restless. She had to move, had to get out of there. She would go crazy cooped up in here. She was never sick in her life. A cold always passed before it could develop further and she never had to stay inside more than two days.
And it's been four now already.
She listened carefully for any maids and realized her hearing had improved slightly. Standing and stretching quickly she ran to the big window and looked down. She was in a room closer to the ground and the kitchens, where it was warmer. Checking the door she swiftly opened the window and climbed on the ledge. The only thing she had on herself was a fluttering, white nightgown, her feet bare. Closing her eyes she jumped out, hoping to land in the bushes.
Before she could wonder what happened she found herself crouching on the ground, about twenty feet from the wall and the bushes. Not stopping to ask herself how she did it she ran towards the woods.
That was the only place she felt at peace.
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