5

I sighed with annoyance, "Kairi, hold your utensils properly!" I hissed as I looked to the child to my right. She stopped eating and stared at me with confusion, "Look at how I hold my utensil. You are supposed to hold them like you hold a pencil."

"Oh!" She giggled and fixed her hand around the fork.

A few minutes later, I couldn't ignore it anymore. I sighed angrily, "Turn towards me, Kairi," I growled and when she did, I used my napkin to clean the food off of around her face, "When you get food on your face, it is proper to clean it off. Otherwise you will look savage."

"Thanks!" She sang but we both looked across the table when the Queen burst into laughter.

"You act like a mother and child!"

I frowned towards Kairi, "I would never allow my child to grow up thinking this is alright."

Kairi started to whine back a response, but we all stopped as the doors to the room flew open. An angry district chief Evans trudged into the room, "My king, what is the meaning of this?" He yelled.

"Chief Evans, please calm down."

Evans started to charge towards where the king sat but I quickly stood in his way, "It's been a while, Evans."

Evans was startled to see me in the room and became distracted for a moment from his blind rage towards the king, "What in the world are you doing here, Lieutenant Grove?"

I gestured towards the royal family, "I used to serve the royal family and was asked to come here."

Evans hustled past me, "Sir, why are you stopping me and my men from searching for Kana?"

I sat down and Kairi hugged my arm. The King looked towards me, "I'm sorry, Chief Evans, but that order was given because I plan to follow any advice Eva gives me when dealing with Kana. She asked me to have no officers' search after him, so I made sure it did not happen."

"But she has never been on a case dealing with Kana!"

"But she is the only person ever to survive an attack by Kana." A deep voice argued and I sprang from my seat.

"Gonen!" I cheered as I hugged the man. He hugged me tightly against him as he laughed.

"Oh, my dear Eva, it is great to see you!" Gonen praised before kissing my forehead, "The royal family has not given you any trouble while I was out?"

I shook my head, "We just arrived last night."

Gonen became serious as he looked over to Evans who stood in shock as the fiercest man in the country stared him down, "I don't care what your rank is, boy, but you have no right to argue with the king's orders. And I certainly won't tolerate anyone yelling while my darling Eva is present." Evans stormed out of the room and I watched with shock, "The nerve of that man."

I smiled, "Don't worry about him."

Gonen looked over to Kairi, "There is a Wielder allowed to roam in the royal city? And at the King's table no less."

The King nodded with a sigh, "I did so due to Eva's request."

Gonen looked to me with shock, "You asked for a Wielder to be allowed within the royal home?"

I let go of Gonen and nodded, "I will explain later."

Suddenly my arm was pulled on and I looked down to see Kairi hugging it, "Who is this, Eva?"

I gestured towards Gonen, "This is the man I was telling Arin about on the way here. He is the man that saved me as a child and is now the head general of the king's soldiers."

Kairi smiled towards him, "This man makes you feel happy?"

I nodded, "Yes that is my main emotion."

"I'm Kairi!"

"Kairi?"Gonen asked as he looked to me, "And how do you know Kairi? Is she a friend?"

I looked to Gonen, "Not exactly, more like a follower."

"Eva!"Kairi whined as she tugged on me, "That's not nice! I am your friend!"

I looked to Kairi, "Friends don't make their friends drag them around by their arm."

"But that's because if I let go of you, you might get hurt again!"

I whacked her head, "I'm not going to get hurt. Don't worry so much!"

The queen laughed, "You truly act like a mother and daughter."

"As I said, I would never have such an unmannered child!"

Prince Asher laughed, "Well you're not the most mannered person yourself, Eva."

I frowned towards him before looking to the ground and mumbling under my breath, "I didn't ask for your opinion."

Everyone looked up when a new person walked in. It was Meron who came over to me, "Miss Eva, the doctor asked me to check on your condition."

I turned to Meron with a small smile, "My temperature is still a bit high, but it has dropped since this morning."

"Any aching or light headedness?"

I shook my head, "None."

"Alright, I will tell him."

"Thanks, Meron."

Meron came around to Kairi and messed up her hair, "Don't cause Miss Eva too much trouble, brat. She's still ill."

Kairi hugged me from the side and stuck her tongue out at Meron, "You're a meanie, Meron!" She whined as he left but Kairi looked up to me when I put my hand on her head.

"He's just messing with you. Don't get so worked up." I warned but the turned to the king, "Sir, could you excuse Kairi and me? I want to test her powers."

The king stood, "I would like to see this also, so could you wait until we are all done eating?"

I nodded, "Yes. Kairi and I will go change while everyone finishes eating."

With that, I quickly left and Kairi followed me as she held my hand. When we got to my room I gave her some of my old training clothes before putting on my own training clothes.

When we were done I led Kairi back to the dining room to see everyone was waiting, "Sorry for the wait." I apologized before following the king outside. I assumes Genon, the Queen, Prince Asher, and the soon-to-be princess were joining us since they followed. We were led to the best training field of the royal home and I noticed many soldiers were waiting.

"I asked some of the soldiers to come to make sure no one interfere with you."

"Thank you." I replied but hesitated for a moment.

"What is it, Eva?"

I watched the others, "None of the soldiers, the queen, the prince, or the prince's fiancé knows of my powers, sir. Are you sure they should witness this when I plan to use them?"

He looked to me, "Are you afraid they will fear you?"

I looked away, "No, I just do not want to startle them. To everyone except Gonen, you, and me, no one knows what I am capable of."

"Does Kairi know?" I shook my head. "Will this attract the attention of other Wielders?"

I nodded, "I plan to use my powers to their full extent, sir, and I have not done that since I came here as a child."

He turned to Gonen, "Tell the soldiers to be fully prepared for an attack of Wielders."

Gonen stared at me, "What are you planning, Eva?"

I looked to Kairi who was now standing in the middle of the field, "That little girl is one of their strongest Wielders I've ever seen so I do not plan to hold back."

Gonen frowned, "But you may attract HIS attention."

I looked to the sky, "Then let him come."

"You can't be serious! You know I speak of…!"

"Stop!" I hollered and everyone froze and watched me. I took a calming breath, "Please don't speak his name in front of me."

"As you wish." Gonen hissed before going over to the soldiers.

I went to Kairi who smiled towards me, "Kairi, I want you to use all of your power against me. Don't hold back."

Her smile faded as she looked worried, "But I might hurt you, Eva, and I don't want to."

I smiled, "Kairi, you can tell I'm not a regular human, right?" She nodded, "Well I am much stronger than other humans. I plan to attack you with all of my power and if you hold back I will have to hurt you."

She looked to the others, "Is that why the king and Gonen look so worried?"

I nodded, "I have not used my full power in a very long time because it is very destructive."

"Alright, I promise not to hold back."

I turned and walked down the field a ways, "Then attack me when you're ready," I replied, "My king! We are starting!"

Kairi closed her eyes and I watched as she changed from the adorable girl she was and into a fully grown woman. Her skin was slightly purple, her hair was white, and her eyes were some of the deepest red I had ever seen. She wore a tight black shirt that exposed her stomach past her breasts, a pair of ripped jean shorts, and was bare everywhere else other than the bracelet on her ankle and a black ribbon around her neck, "Are you ready, Eva?" The woman asked.

I sighed and pulled off my jacket so that all I stood in was a small tank top that showed off my stomach. Everyone who watched stopped with a gasp when they saw the red and black design that inhabited my whole side. I took off my gold bracelet on my right wrist but stopped as I held onto the gold bracelet on my left wrist and looked to the king, "Get your guards ready," I whispered as I felt tears rimming my eyes, "All the wielders in the area will flock here when I take this off." I felt a tear fall and quickly pulled off my bracelet. "Attack me, Kairi!"

She started to sprint towards me as I shivered and felt my hair grow and turn black as my skin turned pure white, and my eyes turned red. As Kairi finally reached me her hands turned into swords, but she was horrified as she saw her left sword had gone through my stomach, "Eva?"She whispered with horror but froze when I laughed.