The Sky

The masked woman looked over at the boy and SG. She then looked over at Alessia. She looked back over at the boy and SG. She tightened her grip on her sword and dagger. She dashed toward them. 

The masked woman moved with insane speed toward SG and the boy. 

The SG attempted to deflect the masked woman's attack but he was thrown back upon impact. The SG dug his feet into the ground to prevent himself from flying back any further. He looked at the masked woman and said with irritation. "Who are you? You're clearly not from this kingdom!" 

The masked woman didn't say anything. She dashed toward SG again. She swung her sword towards his left side. 

He dodged to the left, managing to avoid getting hit. 

The masked woman then cut the SG across the right side of his chest with her dagger. She managed to pierce through his armor. 

Blood dripped out of the right side of SG's chest. He placed his right hand over the right side of his chest to cover the wound, managing to coat the necklace with his blood.

The masked woman looked at SG's wound and then looked over at Alessia. She looked back over at SG again. 

SG looked over at the masked woman and then when she looked over at Alessia he also looked over at Alessia. He then looked back over at the masked woman again. 

The boy also looked over at Alessia. He turned his head to look over at Alessia at the same time as SG. 

Alessia who was previously propped against the wall, unconscious, was now gone. She had completely disappeared along with her weapon. 

The boy thought with surprise. "She disappeared?! Where did she go? When did she move?" He looked over at the masked woman again. 

Nothing about the masked woman's demeanor had changed. She just stood and stared at SG and the boy, menacingly, with both of her weapons in her hands. 

The boy turned to look at the rest of the King's Garden. He thought as he looked around. "Where did she go? How did she disappear without me seeing her?" 

The boy noticed the masked woman move her head slightly to look at him. 

SG quickly looked back at the boy and yelled out. "My lord, look out!" He quickly turned around to face the boy. 

The boy thought. "Look out-?" He suddenly felt someone's hand grab his shoulder. He then felt himself being pulled toward their body. His back was pressed up against their chest and their arm was pressed up against his neck making it difficult for him to breathe. 

The boy moved his head slightly to the right to look at the individual who was behind him. He saw Alessia's black hair and light brown eyes.

A smirk appeared on Alessia's face as she said. "Surrender, Zarion! Or I will kill this boy!" 

SG yelled out angrily. "You filthy coward! You dare try to take a hostage! Not only is that against the laws of this kingdom it is also against the laws of this nation!" 

Alessia frowned and said with an annoyed tone. "Shut up and quit whining. I've won. Just surrender already." 

SG yelled out. "I refuse!" He pointed his sword at Alessia as he said. "I'd bring dishonor to His Majesty if I surrendered to a filthy coward like you!" He tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword as he gritted his teeth and said. "Even if it means I have to cut through my lord I'll do it in order to kill a treacherous coward like you!" He charged toward Alessia. 

The boy saw the blade of SG's sword shine in the sun. He saw it head directly toward him. He saw it get closer and closer but he felt nothing. The boy knew that as soon as the sword cut through him everything would end. But he felt no fear. He just stared at the sword. 

As soon as the sword was about to hit him it suddenly disappeared. SG himself had disappeared. 

The boy thought. "What just happened? Where did he go?" He turned his head slightly to look around. 

The boy heard Alessia mumble with irritation. "He was really going to do it... He was really going to cut through his own master in order to kill me..."

The SG said. "You can't escape from me!" He dashed toward Alessia. 

Alessia looked over at the masked woman and said. "Are you not going to help me? Weren't you sent to assist me? Why are you just standing there?!" 

SG swung his sword at Alessia who immediately disappeared from the location. 

Alessia and the boy reappeared somewhere else. 

The boy thought as he looked at the new spot he now stood. "What is this? Some kind of magic? How is she able to disappear and reappear?" 

SG yelled out at the boy. "My lord, you have to escape! It will be here soon."

The boy thought. "Escape? That's impossible." He attempted to move his arms and legs but was unable to do so. He then thought. "I can't even move my body." 

SG sighed and dashed toward Alessia again. 

Alessia and the boy once again disappeared and reappeared in a different location. 

Alessia looked over at the masked woman again and said with irritation. "Why are you just standing there?! Why won't you help me? If the two of us worked together we could easily-" 

The masked woman interrupted Alessia and said bluntly. "I refuse to help cowards." She turned around and began to walk toward the exit of the King's Garden. 

Alessia mumbled with shock. "She... refuses to help me...? How am I supposed to... complete the plan now...?" She suddenly tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword and tossed the boy to the side. 

The boy fell face first into the ground. He then rolled over and looked at Alessia as he thought. "She let me go?" 

Alessia gritted her teeth as she looked at the masked woman as she said angrily. "Fine then. I don't need you! I'll take care of him myself." She turned around and faced SG. 

SG looked at Alessia and said. "So does this mean you're done running?" 

Alessia clenched the hilt of her sword tightly and dashed toward SG. She swung her sword toward SG. 

Both Alessia's and SG's swords clashed together upon impact. 

The boy looked over at the masked woman. The masked woman had stopped walking. She just stood silently. She then looked up at the sky. 

The boy felt a cold chill down his body from the wind. The wind pressure was significantly stronger than it had been before. The entire garden was shaking from the wind pressure. 

A dark shadow began to cover the garden. The shadow darkened the entire middle section of the garden. 

SG and Alessia clashed swords again. SG yelled out to the boy. "My lord, get out of here! It has arrived!" 

The boy thought. "'It'?" 

A loud roar could be heard from above. A roar so loud it echoed across the skies. 

The dark shadow that had covered the entire middle section of the King's Garden now covered the entire garden. All light from above was blocked out by the shadow. 

The wind pressure increased significantly. It became so powerful that it almost blew the boy off his feet. 

The boy looked up. A look of both shock and fear appeared on his face as he said. "Is that-?"