Asty hid behind the corners, catching her breath.
It was the fourth time she was caught today!
Biting her thumb, the moment thought of a way to get inside. A few minutes ago, a maid who was unaware of everything had accidentally told her about the cellar's location. This of course- was a miracle to the woman.
However, there are far more complicated things that she needed to go through first before getting through that door.
She needed a way to distract that maid.
Asty took a deep breath and went over, scouting at the vicinity of the cellar door, which had two sentries guarding it. Their eyes seemed to be l
Slithering in the rocks and leaves with her venomous citrine orbs, the snake watched in the darkness as her owner comes towards her with a swallow on his fingers."Evee." The old man sat on his rocking chair and opened the lid to feed his beloved pet.The snake avoids the swallow and the old man drops inside its enclosure as the viper crawls on his arm."Oh, Evee." he chuckled as the snake lovingly rests upon his shoulders. Its tongue hissing back and forth as if give him sweet kisses."Oh, my sweet girl." he smiled at her.What the man had on his shoulders was an exotic reptile that he rescued from an illegal exotic animal smuggler. Since the old man had an affinity with animals, their village chief had decided to entrust to him a small, green snake with a poisonous bite.The Green Pit Viper.Packed with little fangs that carried v
It Asty takes another chance again.She hopped onto the basement, as soon as the palace wardens slacked. With an oil lamp in her hand she traversed through the empty halls that led to the inner part of the basement. She kept walking and walking and realizes that she was such in a vast, empty room— the door was on the other left end of the wall so as to confuse everyone.After all, the King didn't want the prisoner to easily find the exit by placing it directly adjacent to the door. It could easily be walked straight, so to make things a little bit different, the King had requested its architecture to be that confusing.However, with Asty's lamp, she was able to spot that shimmering light on the basement handle. She opened it and walked right in."Guys!""A-Asty?" Lana once again, woke up, but spoke to her in a surprised but weak voice.She walked towards the m
Weeks have passed since Asty's last visit in the chambers where the Night Hallows have been kept. They continue to grow weaker and weaker every day because of the poison in their body. Meanwhile, in the palace, the vampire was invited to speak with the King. While his head was lowered to the carpet, the King looked down at him with a casual expression on his face."You are the vampire from the clan of Nazel, are you not?"The vampire was then yanked to respond by a sentry. "Y-Yes, Your Majesty.""You are from the Nazels in the North and yet you are here back in South-eastern. How in the world did you get here from such a far place?"I... I was separated from my family, Your Majesty.""The Nazels have told me that they were looking for a child of theirs in years. Your father is the Count, isn't he?""Yes, indeed. It is the title you have blessed my family with, Your Majesty.""How?" his voi
The Woman He LovedOthello was staring at the huge capital before him. Sitting on the ledge, while swinging his leg from side to side. Robynn comes towards him and hops on the same ledge to join him."Time really flies fast huh.' Robynn commented."Yeah." Othello nodded. "I wonder what's gonna happen to me from now on. I mean the King is planning to purge all the Night Hallows in this continent, right?""Yeah. That's what he told me. But that is if I told him how to. As of now, I haven't really told him anything but the poison.""Poison. Oh yeah, where did you get it?"Asty walked from behind them holding a tray of cookies that was made for them by a kind maid."Poison?"Othello and Robynn looked at each other before gesturing for Asty to come near them. "Yeah. Give us."She hands them the tray and walks near the ledge to join their conversation. "What about the poison. Is that the poison that the King mentioned?"
It a bright sunny day outside when a young man dressed in blue and green robe was sweeping the fallen and dried leaves of the front yard. Beside him were two other sunchildren like him, who were invited to stay and hone their skill in combat fighting- with their mentors being a snake woman and a strict owl.Under the scorching heat of the sun, the sweepers pouted in irritation.“This is why you shouldn’t have entered the library without his permission, Len!”The girl who was sweeping attempts to hit the complainant with her broom. “You were the one who told me that the research books are there!”“I meant the other library! The one made for us, scholars!”The girl stomped her feet in frustration. These three were being punished because of one certain thing. A groupmate of theirs has entered the Lord Chaol’s personal archives.“Sorry we dragged you along with this,
Robynn, Asthenosthene, and Vaughn stared at the three swords before them. Othello stared at Asty with a heavy heart knowing he, too, was nearing his end. In his veins, Chaol’s blood surged, and therefore, if he falls to close his eyes, then so will he.“W-What are these for..?” Asty looked at Vaughn who was beside her. “W-Why are these swords in front of us? What are we going to do with it..?”Vaugh took a deep breath and took the sword. He carefully places his arm near it and slashes his skin. A bright, red liquid flowed through the blade, slowly making it turn into a shade of rouge.“V-Vaughn? What are you doing..?”“This will hurt a bit,” he told her and gently took her arm. “Close your eyes and tell me if it hurts too much.”Vaughn slowly pricks her finger with a needle. Asty didn’t feel anything as her blood dripped to the floor. He takes her fing
"I love you, Chaol." she pressed her lips against his forehead. He gazed at her but he couldn't find any light and mercy from her bright tangerine eyes. "And farewell."The woman's words were strikingly painful and difficult to hear. Before, she would always run to him and shower him with hugs and kisses.But he never thought that the day would come that she will raise her sword against him and take his life instead.Chaol had never once understood the feeling of dying. He had never experienced it. From the souls that he would comfort, they would always tell them how painful it was or how joyful it was for them to die.It depended.And now that today, he was fated to get the gist of what truly death felt like, he didn't think that his soul would be this terrified of closing his eyes to see nothing but the darkness of the empty void.Years ago he wanted to die. He wanted to finally close his eyes and rest, but then, she came.Suddenly,
There was that haunting echo in the air, followed by the deafening silence.Everyone stared at the platform with their eyes wide open as the woman in a maid dress screamed her knowledge in the wind.Asty slowly opened her eyes only to find Chaol starting at her wide-eyed, vexed of what Lana had revealed. The sword was directly beside his neck, pierced a little bit on his skin, drawing blood. Robynn, Vaughn Garland along with the other officials stared still, looking at them with disbelief in their eyes."It wasn't Chaol, Asty!" Lana continued to implore her. "It was—"Suddenly, there was a long chain of howl in the wind. The atmosphere changed and the wind became colder."Wolves?" the people whispered at each other. "But we are at the center of the town!"Asty turned around, lowered her sword, and listened to her surroundings. She can still remember the synchronization of