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Chapter 27 - #26 Emerging Shadow 3

---The story goes when we separated away---

Above the third highest ground around the capital, right at the library view point which accessible for general, I'm standing here alone without anybody coming at the place for a moment. Remembering every nook and cranny around the capital and mapping them on an A3 sized canvas. I drew them as beauty as I can cause this drawing I dedicated for my master, using every drawing tool I had from our house inside my bag.

But unfortunately, I stand on the second third highest ground on the capital. There's two building that blocked my vision from memorizing and drawing the capital. On the first position is The Headquarters itself which provide us this giant and vast shield that protect us from the evil magic mist. On the second position is the castle which the royal family lives. Such a disrespect letting their building higher than the castle.

After I done drawing the capital sight in front of me, I immediately circling the library top and look for another possible drawing spot. This place is incredibly vast for a library rooftop so we may learn the capital very well.

Right when I passing the castle beside the library, I see the princess figure relaxing on the castle canopy. Coincidentally, our eyes were met thus I immediately put my right hand on my chest and bend my body. Like seeing an unusual stuff, the princess smiled at me. Done giving salute at her, I continue to look for the spot. But when I avert my eyes, I sense an ominous aura from her, the same as The Nutcracker Soldier has. Yet, it seems that I I'm way too much put my focus in this job.

Even though I sense the wrong aura, the princess has a beautiful figure. Golden bright hair, blue eyes, white skin, and a sexy body posture wrapped beneath that white and golden dresses. Somehow, I envy her body. What if I had those body from the beginning ? Does master would look at me differently ?

Thus I found the perfect spot and memorizing the capital area again before I put it on the canvas. I touch the window glasses and see my reflection along the capital view before me. Thus, I continued to draw the capital area again. On the outside, people were having a lovely peaceful lives like they've desired. Socializing, studying, and trading as they like to fulfil their needs without any worries.

I wonder, if master did the right thing.

I look up at the sky for a moment, looking up for what I truly desire in this world. Just by following my master may won't do enough to satisfies him. I must know, what is he truly desire despite his will craving for eternal peace. And suddenly, a beautiful view of an unknown place filled with light in the night reflected in my mind. Substitute the amazing view of the capital's into an unknown place filled with joy.

~~Your end is nigh~~

Suddenly, a little girl with bloody twin katana with the same age as me appeared inside the windows reflection, smiling at me. She wears all black from her clothes to her shoes and she does have a long black hair which fully cover her faces. But as soon as I turn around, the girl isn't there like I was hallucinating. And somehow, I feel something familiar about her presence.

Silly, what a child's game. This kind of trick won't be able to fool me.

Under her standing position before, there's a magic device that enable to project one's body into an empty space above it. And, there's a probability that she had modify her appearance into a being that filled with horror all over her body. But gave me a break, I've seen much scarier being than that.

I then kick the device out of my sight.

Thus, I show my domination to those who dare to play with me. I tidy up my drawing equipment then look for that cheeky little girl. Luckily, I've done my work and get ready to leave the library and depart to my next destination. This information may not enough to satisfies him but I'll try to find another spot while teaching that kid a lesson.

Or so, that I would've thought.....

The girl is not alone. He brought her master so they could've ganged up on me and put me on an disadvantage. Thus I run, looking for any trick to drive them off. But wherever I goes, they would catch up and strike me with everything they got. A wizard and his little servant, just like me and Cade teaming up together. They are strong but not as strong as me if I don't hold back.

Luckily, I brought the spare bayonet knife which master always had in his sleeves so I could block and deflect their attack as easy as the day. They strike me together on both side, I'm forced to use magic on my other hand to block their attack. Therefore, I've show them my abilities and my plot playing with those human.

But somehow, they don't get shocked.

"That's explain why your leg is hard." said the little girl while smiling ominously.

"What ?" I don't understand what is she said.

Then, I releasing myself from their pinch and run away again.

No good, my one way escape route has been found and now I'm taking the other way round. But fortunately, I'm well known about the capital just now and it seems that I could easily runaway from them and make my comeback.

Dozen nook and cranny I've been passed and not a single of them giving up. Seems that they're also in trouble if they let me escape. Still, why does nobody around this alley and where are they goes ? Is this their power ? To drive people away ? But how did they do that ? Is it correlated with that girl ?

Impossible impossible impossible !!

Thus, I block that girls one attack but leaving the other blade almost cut my ears in a half. Just when I think I am about to use my magic, I realize that we're in the alley near The Headquarters. I may not use the magic since every magic has a uniquely different flow individually. And just when I'm about to deflect another incoming attack, he accelerate his speed with magic and makes me late to deflect it. His naginata stab and pierce my shoulder and I pushed down by his weapon.

"IT..... HHHHUUUUURRRRTTTTSSSSS !!! Gaaahh....." I do scream as loud as I can but nobody notice me.

The girl then come closer, she's swinging her twin blade while smile at me excitedly. Without hesitation, she stab both of my arms muscles and pierce them like he did. And then, I screamed again to expect some help from the others. But somehow, nobody came.

Without hesitation, his master, or so I would say, pull his naginata forcefully.

"You... got me eh... what... do you want to hear ?" I pretend to surrendering myself.

"AHAHAHAHA..... You are an interesting fellow. Should I call you, my dear ?" said her in a crazy tone.

But not long after, someone came from behind the girl and immediately aim for the girl's head. Yet the man still in a full awareness, he immediately fight the man who came for saving me. Though her master is handling the guy, she's way too naive for letting her guard down for a bit. I immediately make my way through and running away again.

But when I finally get out from the alley, a naginata came for me and stab my back and piercing throughout my belly. I immediately pushed over and lying facing down on the streets where there are so many people witnessing.

Thought I win in the end but the girl suddenly approach before me. She then stab my arms again and her master pulling his naginata back. And before I could scream, he stab my neck and completely destroy my vocal cords. As easy as taking a candy from the baby, he pulled his naginata back to his possession.

People are scared, seeing a murder right in front of their eyes to an innocent child like me. They don't dare coming closer, they just surround us witness my death by these two witches.

"Hey.... You do ask what we want to hear back then, right ? Then I'll tell you what we want to hear."

Suddenly, a gasses coming out from nowhere and it makes my mind almost gone crazy. I tried so hard to scream but my voice has broken. I'm struggling in vain holding the pain in my mind by scratching here and there uncontrollably.

"Hehe....."

Without delay, she pull her sword and splitted both of my hands in half very very slowly.

This pain, makes my mind goes berserk. Every time I feel pain, every time my mind goes crazy due to the unknown gasses effect. But somehow, I tried to hold my mind not goes berserk and hold my consciousness until the gasses effect is lost.

Then one fast and powerful pull from her, my hand cut into four pieces.

"GGGGGAAAAAAHHHHHH !!!" somehow my vocal cords is fixed and I could shout again.

"Hey hey you are a persistent one. Well, that's probably why our objection wouldn't be easy." said the little girl.

"You.... know... something.... ? A man like you.... couldn't make.... little girl shedding her tears....." I mock him in the end.

Feeling irritated, the man pull my hair into the air then pierce my chest. He pushed my body high to the sky and hanged me with his naginata. Feeling limp of power due to how much blood I'm shedding today, I lose my consciousness while hanging above his naginata and smiling like I was done working on my job.

Master..... I hope you could found me in time.....

I.... don't want to be separated from you.....

To be continued.....

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