The Purge [II]

Ursula raised her hand and squeezed it vigorously. Seeing that she could feel the strength within her, she couldn't help but mutter, "That wasn't even twenty percent of my strength..."

The others didn't listen to what she was murmuring; they didn't even pay attention to her, because they got lost in their foolish idealism wanting to overthrow Clan Leader Mara.

But no one wanted to make their move to attack her. They knew,

Little Mara decided to just watch and not intervene. Even if she wanted, she couldn't.

'I can't intervene anyway, since Heinrich and the Guardian told me I couldn't use my aura...'

Little Mara couldn't help but sigh. 'Although they told me that, I can't control the timing to release it or avoid using it...'

On Ursula's side, the other faction leader clenched his teeth and storming towards her with all his might.

Ursula waited for him to get some distance from her and raised her open hand and slapped him in the face, causing him to kiss the ground directly.

BOOM!

CLANG!

Not only did the leader kiss the ground, but the impact was so great that his head buried in the concrete.

The silence was so severe that not even the birds dared to make a sound.

The other members of the factions stood there, dumbfounded. Not believing what was happening in front of them.

Who would have thought that Ursula... It turns out she is a powerful expert?

"The leader isn't dead, or is he?" asked one of the first to come to.

"Eh? No, I don't think he's dead..." another one replied.

Others sighed in relief. Because they know the taboo, it's not allowed for a servant to lay hands on any leader or high-class member of the clan.

"If one leader gets killed in front of us, the others of the factions and even the Elders of the council would not let us go unpunished for letting it happen, but they won't let the housekeeper off either..." Commented the wisest of them.

Those present were only pawns under the two factions' leadership, but the one who has absolute power in each faction is the successor to the founder of each faction, and they become a Council's Elder.

The highest authority is the Clan Leader. Then, it turns up that there are several important figures below her, as the Divine Protector, Elder Taros, and the Guardian.

Below them is a high-class member, who is the highest level.

After them, we have the faction leaders, who are only puppets, and puppeteers are the Elders. The last ones are the minions or low-level commoners, who have no voice or vote within the clan.

The latter are the ones who are present. Trying to make life impossible for Little Clan Leader Mara.

But what was not within their predictions is the power that Ursula was displaying. Judging by her expression, the smarter ones realized that... She didn't know she possessed that kind of strength.

They muttered when they realized that without the leaders; they had no backing.

"How is it possible for a mere servant to be stronger than the Faction's leaders?" One exclaimed.

"A mere servant dared to raise her hand to a Faction leader!" another accused.

"Let's go, before she wants to eliminate witnesses!" the third one reasoned.

"If she wants, she can eliminate the witnesses so, she won't get punished!" the fourth voice out, shaking.

"RUN!"

No one knew who shouted, and even if they did, they wouldn't care, because once they heard it, they all ran out of the place where they were standing, and in the blink of an eye the square was completely empty.

The only ones left in front of Ursula were the two leaders. One inside what it was the water fountain several meters away, and the other in front of her, only two meters away.

Little Mara was speechless to see how Ursula didn't put any effort to deal with them.

And the latter stood in a daze, not knowing what to say or do.

It was at that moment that little Mara came up behind Ursula, grabbed the helm of her uniform, and pulled it a little.

Feeling a tug on her uniform, Ursula looked down and saw the Little Leader. Feeling that she must not be in a higher position than the Little Leader, Ursula knelt down in front of little Mara.

"Clan Leader, do you need anything?" asked Ursula. The reverence in her voice was more than obvious.

"Take them to the dungeons at level 2, leave them there until the Elders responsible for their factions show up in front of me with whatever excuses they have to release them..."

Stunned by the sudden order, Ursula only took a few seconds to reply, "Yes, My Lady!"

As she did so, she gave her a bow, and lifted the body of the nearest leader and dragged him by the neck, until she reached the unconscious one at the water fountain.

Dragging them both on their way to the dungeon, Ursula stopped by her steps when she heard the little girl's voice once again.

"Oh, and you can inflict the medium level of punishment on them, they dared to protest in front of their Clan Leader, it's a serious offense, but they're just puppets, who I want are the Elders, you know what I mean?"

Little Mara was giving orders to Ursula and noticed that there were several Elders snitches nearby, and so she said it out loud so that they would hear her and report the same words to their puppeteers.

Ursula, who is normally not very smart, could understand that.

The only thing she needs to do is to keep them alive, no matter if they are one step away from death. If so, it is better, but they must stay alive, no matter what. Because the ones who should bear such punishment with death are the ones who sent them.

But if the Elders decide the puppets are no longer of use and discard them to save their skins is another story.

Little Mara knew very well who the Elders were, who are the instigators.

Just as there are Elders who are instigators, wanting to have her power for themselves, so there are Elders who are protective of her, but not because she is her, but because she is the Clan Leader and that is more than enough to do so.

She is the hope of the Clan, and they acknowledge her just because she can become strong, and didn't care if she is just a seven-year-old little girl.

Watching as Ursula dragged the two leaders of the factions, she did not last long on the spot and returned inside the mansion.

Making an arm wave with her right hand, a shadow appeared behind her, kneeling.

"You called my lady?" she heard a ghostly voice.

"Dorian, you have been under my Mother's orders to take care of me in secret, but that is a task you have not liked from the moment they named me the successor. I am right?"

The little girl's voice was soft and melodious. But to the ears of the shadow named Dorian, it was nothing more than a warning with thunder and lightning.

At that moment, he realized he should not lie.

"My sincerest apologies. It was like that before the old Leader Lana passed away, My Lady." declared the shadow in his grim, gruff tone.

"Mm, so that was before and now?" Little Mara wanted to make many things clear, because of that she had to press the shadow.

"I swore the oath together with Ursula, as well as the oath the other maidservants swore, my Lady," Dorian reported hastily, for fear that it would upset the Leader.

"And I wasn't the only one who did..." Dorian paused and looked at her. Sweating, his fingers moved inside his cape.

"Oh?" little Mara raised an eyebrow and looked with interest at Dorian.