1 year and a half later.....

Hitomi POV

I heard a thud and a loud crashing noise coming from the storage room. Which is far from my room but not so much that it’d tire me out. Well I was smiling at Niana at first since she was nodding off in my room by sitting beside me. But it still amused me how mother named her everlasting love. It seems we have a uninvited guest.

Instead my curiosity got the better part of me, I headed to the store room where I heard the crash. What awaited me had me stunned a silver haired beauty in black dripping in blood. Her fox mask on the floor, eyes closed. Rather her long black dress was now dripping in blood. She had the part of her chest opened and bloodied. I cursed under my breath for my stupid heart for racing when I saw her like this. Yet her black armor made her stand out more. Seeing her like this I couldn’t help but ask her the stupid question on my mind.

"Why are you this injured." (Hitomi)

Her clear golden eyes opened to look at me making my heart jump. Those cold eyes that seemed so sad stared back at me. Making my own heart race without me knowing why.

"A stupid assignment by my own father to get something done. Too bad it was a trap itself." (Ling Yue)

Though she didn’t mouth it I can hear the hint of hatred towards her family whom she spoke of. I winced when I noticed her in pain when she was trying to talk. My heart felt pained seeing her like this. Without caring for the consequences I lowered my hand to the intruder's cheek. In gentle caress as if she would break at any moment. As she sat there in her own blood in the storage room my eyes stayed on her curious for what was the true reason she was injured. Instead her eyes stared back at me making me uncomfortable. My guess is she wants an explanation of why I'm here, but she did crash through our rooftop. Seeing her like this I can also guess she was being hunted down by someone.

"I'm Hitomi Usalra. The youngest daughter. This is my house on the country side to help me recuperate." (Hitomi)

Actually her mouth twitched into a smirk as if it was stupid of herself to ask the obvious question. Though her eyes were on me warily which made me roll my eyes, I didn’t lie to her about this at all. Just that I’m stuck here since my family would worry if I went into the outside world and had an accident without their consent. Yes in a way I am recuperating from this weird illness that causes me to be physically weaker than even the average human.

"How does it even look like your ill, your walking perfectly fine." (Ling Yue)

"Yes I'm physically weaker then most ordinary people. Physical activity makes me faint. Walking around the house once in a while is fine." (Hitomi)

"Fine since I fell inside your house by accident, I'll introduce myself. I'm Ling Yue." (Ling Yue)

"So how'd you end up like this." (Hitomi)

"You mean stabbed in the chest." (Ling Yue)

My heart pounded as her golden stared back at me but that wasn't what had me completely captivated it was how her eyes would change to a lavender blue every once in while. Did I forget to mention we're still in the armory/storage room with her blood all over the floor. I'm sorry for repeating myself but she just had that effect on me. This person was mesmerizing with her firm golden eyes, her silver hair glimmered in the moonlight.

“It was another trap to be exact he sent me to steal an enchanted shield his excuse was it was an apology for what happened a year and a half ago.”

I bit my lips but I knew I had to ask her what happened to make her look so bitter.

“What happened.”

“I dethroned him as a response.”

My heart raced when I heard her words, by the gods what is this wolf demon doing to me. What’s this feeling of my heart running laps joyfully from just seeing and hearing her. But seriously what kind of parents tries to kill their own child. I’m a idiot for trying to ask her why, at least my family loves me.

“It’s not very much a secret. I’m the 1st born of the ex lord of the netherworld Tori. I have a half brother whom he wanted on the throne thus he wanted to rid himself of me. Actually I’ve been at odds with my father too since he had indirectly caused my mother to die.”

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I was tending to her wounds but now I’m sure she’s completely a wolf demon it’s not just my imagination. She has the ears to go with it, though no tail so I’m guessing a half demon.

3rd person POV

“You’d think my bastard father would’ve learned by now. But no he sides with that man whore brother of mine. Uncle won’t allow him to have the throne so easily either. Though if he did it’d be utter chaos there.” (Ling Yue)

She wanted to ask Hitomi how she was related to Niana but felt uncomfortable since Hitomi was staring at her so long. It made her uneasy but she knew better than to ask the sickly girl. Though it wasn’t her fault that she was ambushed on the way back to her father. He really was cruel to his own daughter. So as a retaliation she had made a riot and cause him to be dethrone. She had used his crimes which he hid in the dark as a catalyst for the people to rebel against her father.

Her smile caused Hitomi to freeze up instead though she thought her illness was getting to her.

"My father is scum. Trash of society, an corrupt official king working his way yet eating the roots that which stands to be the kingdom." (Ling Yue)

"You sound so unhappy about him which reminds me Kana Nee has been coming by often with books. She's really kind to everyone." (Hitomi)

Ling Yue gave her a look are you insane, Kana Usalra (her nickname aka Yuna which in most languages there mean murderer, it also has a few other meanings but this is the main definition they use for her) was a insane killer who tortured any and all who she saw. She was the opposite of her family who fought for peace, this person before her said she was kind. Is this not insane in itself it made homicidals look sane with what she does. That was the reason she was giving Hitomi the funny look like if she's kind the rest of the world must be insane. How was Yuna whom was named after the kindest goddess normal, she was most definitely the most crazy psychopath that history would know.

"Sister would always give me flowers, clothes, jewelry and books from the outside world though I couldn't go outside." (Hitomi)

"She must be a really understanding sister indeed." (Ling Yue) (sarcasm)

"Hitomi it's dinner time." (Niana)

Hearing her voice both of them froze, Hitomi was panicking on hearing her older 4th older sister's voice. Hitomi was the current youngest daughter but her voice was stuck in her throat as she looked at Ling Yue. Her eyes went to the injured Ling Yue who waved her off instead. She left reluctantly, Ling Yue sighed hopelessly though she only caused a rebellion due to her uncle Hei Feng helping her.

At the Castle ruins......

Zenith looks at her superior Erica with a complex look as they stared at the commander as she threw a apple at their front. They all froze when they saw the apple get slice into 19 tiny parts. All 35 of the girls in the group wanted to scream internally. Wasn't this mission of helping rescue Jenna from the crazed king's men supposed to be easy.

"Hellmn wires, just our luck, these metals can cause poisoning andif your cut it'd be like your burning from the inside out. Just how I like it a challenge I'll except." (Erica)

Zenith and the other girls looked at the steel like trap then at their commanding officer as if she's insane.

She side stepped downwards like a snake first, then she moved her left arm onto her side, tipped35 degree to the left with her body and then tilted her right leg upwards. Seeing her movements the girls in her company winced. No to be exact none of them would be able to move like that. Her sister Kim facepalmed in embarrassment. To be exact her sister maybe commanding officer but she was the vice commander of their team. When in a situation like this, she couldn't help but sigh in exhausted manner. Because her own sister made things look hard and so complex. When all she should've done was ask Kim to slice the wires to bits and they could've gone through so easily.

"Vice leader, is she a idiot." (Zenith)

"No... well maybe when she sees a trap or an ambush as a obstacle she gets stubborn. That's also why I'm the 2nd leading commander. Damn only if the stupid king hadn't caught Jenna the end missus wouldn't have to run for her life. How dare Selena betray all of us. She was the 1st commander of the troops above us." (Kim)

Zenith went quiet when she saw Kim about to blow but she too was angered when she remembered. They had no clue that they were being watched by a lazy Yami. But even more so the eyes of a crazed beast were watching them as if she were going to eat the intruders alive. This was Selena who held the small frighten Jenna in her hand. Yet she stood on the former castle walls with her golden hair blowing in the wind making her beautiful lotus like face look sinister.

"Look Jenna this is your dear fake mother's guards. Those useless imbeciles have come to save you." (Selena)

Hei Feng narrowed his eyes at the woman before him. He couldn't make a move as he watched the girl shiver in the general's grasp.

"Why does the lion general serve such a king to fight so unjustly." (Hei Feng)

"Oh for my amusement and fun of course. Your little naive kitten and her funny ideals of a kingdom is not what I want. Yet you guys forget I'm a blood demon. I need blood to survive, so I love the current status of this place, always at war and fighting. Yet you two are trying to change that." (Selena)

Her knife was still on the frighten Jenna's neck, who was mumbling how she wanted her mom to come save her. Hei Feng narrows his eyes at this insane person. Blood demons were different from vampires the longest their is war, fights and a bloodied battlefield they are fueled with more power from the blood spilled. It was their food after all, so he understood why she would stand at his younger brother's side. This person was insane she only wanted benefits without being released from it. That was what angered him since she also knew she wasn’t his match. It was also why she kidnapped Jenna as a extra just to make sure he was being kept in check.