On the other side of Souzou, Hannock hears from his army a ridiculous story. The crown prince lives? Absurd! He was the one who killed Zhemier, his blade dug in his chest! Why must that demon live again!
"Are you certain of it, Agars?" Hannock's voice rumbled in the throne room. "Wasn't it just some kind of witchcraft?!"
"No, my King. He has the same power you have. A snap of his fingers and one goes down. We would not retreat if we knew we weren't going to wind up dead on that land."
"Agars is correct, our King. But something was wrong with him."
It made Hannock raise his brows. Something was wrong? "What is it that you noticed, Kremlin?"
"I heard him asking Mizuko about himself. Though it was being playful since he has that little irritating smirk on his face..." Kremlin starts moving his hands, walking back and forth that the King could not understand.
Kenshi was quick to arrive at the site where his crystals told him but Mizuko wasn’t there anymore. Then he suddenly felt a sharp dull pain in his chest, enough to make him crinkle his nose.“If you were just here a little sooner, master.” Hikari’s voice was soothing like his mother’s.“Destiny has its own timing. It’s not mine to decide,” he uttered.“I bet you won’t be able to sleep tonight without seeing her,” said Yami with his teasing voice.“If so then I’ll have to see her then!” A big grin displayed on Kenshi’s mouth that had their eyes round.“What do you mean, master?” They ask
At the kitchen, Mizuko kept thinking how to get rid of Kenshi. A glass of water has been in her hand for quite the time now and she has been biting her lower lip too. It would be crazy for him to come out when he knows he didn't come from the door."Seems like there's a lot in your mind."Mizuko raise her head and saw her brother with a smile. She immediately fixed herself as her brother stands beside her. "You okay? I heard you and Kenshi went to the palace today.""Ye-Yes, I am fine!" She nervously chuckles. "And yes, we went to the castle. He wanted me to come along with him.""Do you want to talk about what happened or..." Kozuko glances at Mizuko."Nothing much happened, brother!" She walk past Kozuko and put down the glass of water on the sink
Two moons had passed by and Mizuko hasn’t heard of Kenshi—she hopes she doesn’t anymore. It would just be harder after that little incident they have inside her room.How dare him say those words? It makes her blood boil so much. He wasn’t just sorry for the kiss, he was looking for somebody else! She’s been really annoyed by Kenshi lately.“Are you okay, Mizu?” Blue asked, her voice as sweet as a cotton candy. “You have been pulling weeds like you’re pulling somebody else’s hair.”Mizuko then chuckles nervously. Her mind is easily diverted from what she should be thinking. She shakes her head and focused on what they are doing.“I apologize. I can’t help feeling bad for the plants. These weeds are taking all the nutrients,” she tells Blue wh
After a morning filled with chores Mizuko decided to rest under the tall trees. She laid down on grass and as she was about to close her eyes, she saw how the leaves would dance with the wind. Whenever the leaves does, the sunlight would break through them, making their way to her eyes. It somehow made her feel better.If everyday was just this peaceful, she would really love to just stop the moment there. Pause her sadness, burry her love and move forward. She really wants to move forward but then Kenshi's back, and he is unaware that he is hurting her.But what if Kenshi didn't forget her? Would he have done the same thing? The wonders in her makes force a smile. And just so suddenly, a face was over hers. Mizuko's eyes then widened, looking at those golden ones and those familiar smile that turned her face sour.
Before she faces Kenshi, she swallowed hard and when she did, she has that strong denial plastered on her face. “What? You are talking nonsense, your highness!”“Why does your voice shakes then?” he asked, unconvinced.“Oh, because you make me laugh with your assumptions!” she retorted. But it just lead to more suspicions.“I’ll find out what you did and make you pay for it,” he told her. It was rather a playful warning but then for Mizuko it was something to take caution to.“You won’t find anything,” she uttered, not really confident but needing to appear to be. “Anyways, we should hurry.”*To where the sound of crickets and the
Sunny afternoon. Mizuko should be practicing and getting her aim exercised but then she has three more ingredients to go. Surely finding a jasmine in the area, she thought was easy but it is not! She's starting to think that someone is purposely sabotaging her by making all the jasmines disappear. They used to be so easy to find!Now she's back in the edges of the town they are staying in Yami. They should be calling their town Hikari since all Hikari's refugees are living there."Oh, jasmine, jasmine!" She tries to be dramatic. "It sounds awful," she commented on her self.She is thankful that Kenshi has not bothered her today. It's time her heart rests a bit after all those shocking revelations and her mourning. She learned from all those.
"I don't have anything to explain! Cause like the other girls you told beautiful before, you did the same to me!" Mizuko yells."Lie," Kenshi uttered sternly."It's the truth!""That's why I like coming after you like this. You only speak of the truth when you're provoked.""What?!" Mizuko scoffed, her mean persona coming to view with those sharp eyes of her and that crossed brows. "Come closer to me and I will really kick your ass! Do you want me dead or something? You keep pickin' on me!""I just need the truth, MG." Kenshi's eyes were piercing at Mizuko.It made her face soft but she can't die tonight! She has not said goodbye to her father, Kozuko, Miranda. And she is yet to find another way.
Kozuko has reported to the King of Yami his decision to fight Hannock and take back their Kingdom. To the prince, his people had suffered enough in the hands of Hannock and the deformed devils should perish. He wants them gone and that he will do."I ask for your assistance, your majesty. I ask for your help in this battle," Kozuko stated the most reason of his visit."We all know I am not fond of war, dear prince. Even when I knew Kenshi was going to get himself hurt, I did not do anything," he says. Kozuko lowered his head more when he heard of that. "It is what I regret. So, for my son, I shall lend you an army which you can bring with you to Hikari."Abruptly, Kozuko raised his head, his face brightened. "I will think of this as a great favor, your majesty.""Very well. I apologize if I cannot involv
Back in the world of Souzou, three months after the battle, the liveliness of the Kingdom came back. The children would run freely. Demons and humans are free to cross borders now.They have come to understand that each is alike each other. That the Demonic rule will be honored and respected by the humans as their thanks for helping them free their kingdom from the devils.Today, they celebrate the crowning of the new king and everyone is present. Demon and humans came, the King and Queen together with the crown princess had also attended. Well, some human were still scared of the king and Queen as they appear too powerful but as soon as they saw the smiles they felt relieved.The ceremony was perfect, the crowds cheer and when they saw their new King, the roarin
Their enemies were captured as they surrender and Kozuko announced their win against the devil. It was time to take their Kingdom back.Hannock decided to disappear out of their sight. After all, all of his magic were taken by Kenshi and all he can do now is live a life in the shadows.It was like Hanabi had spoken to him once more while his feet were reached by the golden water. For the first time in a while he felt warm and he felt the embrace of his sister. He longed to feel it again and Kenshi made him feel it again.Now Hannock finally accepts the fact that only someone who didn't need the crystals could control it. Someone like Kenshi is most suitable for those crystals.As Hannock roams Pinress,
The moment finally came when all of the warriors needed to say their good byes to their loved ones and their homes. Those who go to war either comes back or stays in the battlefield.As everyone marches to cross the border and enter the borderland Pinress, Mizuko glances side by side. She has been into war a couple of times already. This shouldn't make her feel overwhelmed but it does. The fact that, her family and friends was there, that she could lose them terrifies her.The stressing part is, she can't get a hold of Kenshi. He is supposed to be with them in this war but he is nowhere to be found. Though she is secured by any harm here, she isn't safe from the promise she made with Pixie. Hannock could target only Kenshi but she is relieved that Kenshi wasn't here."I hope h
In the middle of training, Blue had excused herself when Keisuke showed up at their training site. They've really not talk so much about them these days."I know this is a bit sudden but, I would like to ask for your time tonight."Keisuke couldn't look straight in Blue's eyes. He has not really asked a girl before so naturally he is not so confident to ask."I-I can't," Blue replied that actually made Keisuke abruptly look at her."Why? Are you doing something later? Training?""No, it's just... my brother. We agreed to have dinner together later. You see, we are going to war tomorrow and I might not be able to spend time with him anymore so we decided to have that dinner."Now he understands why. He should have asked her yesterday but
For her third and fourth day, Mizuko spent it all with Kenshi. They went swimming on the river, the other one camping. They stargazed and wish on shooting stars. In all those days, Mizuko wished she could do those again with Kenshi. She wished she wasn’t blinded by revenge then.“Mermaids here are very terrible. They drown people they do not like,” Mizuko told Kenshi.One time when she decided to come along with her father’s mission, they needed to cross the sea. She heard a beautiful melody and she didn’t notice she was under a spell until her brother covered her ears.“They are not all bad. They are actually fond of things in the land,” Kenshi retorts.“You a
I am in love with you. Those words are spiraling inside of Mizuko's head. They don't seem to disappear no matter what she does, his voice was everywhere.Kenshi looked too serious to even take it back and he didn't take it back. It made everything worse for Mizuko. That when they came back to Souzou, she ran away from him. It was like a dejavu from when one of them confessed and she ran away. She herself barely even remember that embarrassing moment."Ugh! Why did I have to run away from him again? It's embarrassing!" She groans, her hands on her face and pulling them down."Love problems?" Kozuko who was wiping his blade asked her. She then nodded. "So he finally admitted to you his feelings. Good thing. I don't see why you have to groan like that.""I ra
After the announcement, Mizuko decided to stay away from the crowd and went her way to the training section. But then Pixie had followed and called her which she turn around to."Your highness," she calls and lowered her head for some moment and raised it."I saw the way my brother looked at you," Pixie said. It made her gulped. "You must remember our promise.""I am very well aware, your highness.""Good. Stay away from my brother as it is good for the both of you." Before Pixie leaves, he wanted to remind Mizuko of their promise. "You are not to tell brother about you and him. Nor is anybody allowed to tell him. If he knows, it's your life's cost.""What?" Mizuko was surprised to hear the rest of it. Did she mishear it or she really just forgot? "But I only promised not to tell you
A week. How can she decide in a week? How will she make a week count? Will she really be able to tell him? But how can she betray him too?Mizuko released a heavy sigh, her head down. She has all the ingredients now but she feels like it has no use anymore. There's no way she'd let Kenshi hear the truth from someone else but her. It's better to do it herself than let Hannock have Kenshi."Ah! I'm doomed!" Mizuko shouts in despair, grabbing her hair. "What do I do?""Are you alright, Mizuko?" Blue who is done hitting all her target came to sit with her under the shade. "I thought you had gotten all the ingredients?""I have but like I said, my uncle has threatened me to telling Kenshi. I have a week.""Let him do it than betray Kenshi or die.""It would be better
Mariposas is like another world really bright, Mizuko's dream place when she was so much younger. It was a pixie place but much bigger and so much magical. It was breathtaking there until the mariposas saw Kenshi. One flew in an unprecedented speed towards Kenshi then another and then another and almost all of them that she wasn't even entertained.Mizuko was being pushed over to the side. She can't even see Kenshi anymore with all those mariposas surrounding him. Now this is what she hated the most. Now she is wishing she had just did a little briefing with Kenshi.She is a damn extra in this world of beautiful people with gorgeous butterfly wings. Her eyes drooped in boredom as she sits down on a rock frustratingly watching Kenshi with all those females.