Intel

"Why are they trying to start a war?" I said. "They? No. We're starting the war. How do you think this kingdom got so large? Actually, it's an empire." That's not a good thing. "So how long until the war?" I asked another question. "Eh about 4-5 years." "But battles and tensions will rise before that."

I nodded. "Dismissed, Brian Sapphire and Mina, stay." The rest of the family left. "I will be sending all of you to an information-gathering mission." "Oh no, no, no, the last time those two were sent on a stealth-only mission, it didn't go good."

"What? Are they bad a collecting intelligence?" He asked with one of his eyebrows crouched. "No in fact maybe too good." Oh yeah. That time when we tortured that Luka kid. "They get the point of intelligence only right? No killing, no fighting, no hurt or pain." Ryhem said.

"Yes, we get it," Brian said sighing. "And also It'd be great to have another grandchild, but uh I don't think-." "YES! We get it!" I said, cutting him off. "The person you're going to be following is a rich guy spoiled fat. The whole cliche Bart Yoncot. He's traveling to Fylar's capital Ljos right now his family's business dealings with getting the army weapons and such, but if we assassinated him now tensions would rise too fast, causing too many deaths on both sides."

Interesting. Although this is going to be boring, no fighting, no killing, just stalking. That large box still has a lot of things in it. Ryhem pulled out 9 pieces of armor. 1 that covered the chest 4 that covers the arms and fore atoms that came with gloves and another four that covered the shins and thighs.

As soon as he handed them to us I put them on and they automatically latched around my legs arms and torso. "Neat," I said immediately. "I know right! Completely voids the annoying part about armor."

"Thank you." "Yeah, thank you great-pa." "You're welcome now go be stealthy!" He grabbed us and WHHHOOOOOSHHH. We were suddenly on top of a building in a very large city. "No torture," Mina said in a hushed voice. It was around midnight. There was a big limousine.

That's our target. We hopped from building to building. After an hour we saw him get out of the car and enter a factory. "I've got a VCD" Video capturing device. We hopped onto the building I created an opening with my power making it turn into dust having a completely silent way through Mina pointed her two fingers towards the opening and we went straight through it.

We landed on a beam that was mainly supporting the entire factory. We walked on the poles. We saw them making weapons. A cast of a standard sword being filled with liquid metal every time the strong man turned the handle.

Mina took out the VCD and recorded all of it. The mass production of swords that's not something a country does unless war tensions are brewing. I could knock this entire compound down right now.

But I'm not supposed to. "Let's go." We hopped out of the building from the way we came in. "Great-pa we're finished." WHHOOOOOOSSHH we were back inside the castle. "What'd you find?" "The Gryza are preparing for war tensions are rising higher than expected. The mass-producing of swords."

"Hm." It was daytime once again. What was the point of doing all of that if we didn't do anything?

Raimy…

Everything is so noisy. "The boy is sick! Can't you see that Brad?" "NO WHAT HE NEEDS IS TO GET HIS @%% OUT OF HIS ROOM!" "HE'S A %#$#@#$ DISAPPOINTMENT" THUMP. He isn't my dad he's a monster. They argued right out of my room. With the door open. "You don't get to touch my mom!" I took the iron from my body and pinned his shirt up on the wall on directly from my door with a metal stake right at his neck.

Cough cough… I coughed up blood. "I don't care if it kills me. You won't put another hand on my mom as long as I'm alive okay?" SPLAT I put two sharp stakes through his hands. That's what he get's I'm sick of his abuse I'm sick of how noisy he is I'm sick of it. I'm sick of life.

My mom regained consciousness to this sight. She screamed a high-pitched sound. "Why did you do that!" She screamed at me. "He punched you right in the face mom!" "He hurt you so bad you passed out!" "No, you're just a monster."

What does she mean! I've SEEN MONSTERS! She just hasn't seen them! "You don't know what a monster is." She tumbled back from me and ran away. Why does even my own family hate me? Even though I try my best all for them! It's not fair. I protect someone my own mother and she hates me in return.

So what should I do?

Leona…

Maybe I don't deserve love happiness friendship. Huh isn't this strange? I survived but I'm guilty about surviving. Why did I? But Maly didn't? Isn't that unfair? She didn't deserve to die. But do I deserve to live? Maybe it should've been me.

Sapphire…

I spent hours training alone with my sword in my armor. It can cut through air itself. What about my mom how's she doing? How's the baby doing is it okay? Will my father forgive me for hurting my mother? What if he doesn't love me anymore? I'm so confused.

All I'm good for is hurting people and I'm training to do that right now. Every step had a purpose. Then I had a thought.

Next stop Ryhem. "Can I visit my mom?" I asked peeping into the biggest grandest room." "Sure." WOOOOOSHHH. I was in the hospital. Mom is still in a coma. I looked over to the shocked nurse. "How is the baby doing?" I asked. "It's doing good." "Good."

I sat there and looked over at my mom and cried. I've been so happy, Since when did I deserve that? Since when? I heard tapping footsteps coming towards this room who was it? Oh Brian. I looked up and then looked back down. "I know it's hard you just have to stay strong." "I know." I hugged him for a long time eventually minutes turned into hours and I fell asleep so did he.

"All I'm good at is hurting people." "No, you're good at making me the happiest I've ever been." "Is that so?" "Yes, it is."

4 months later…

I was visiting mom again. Then someone busted through the door. Short hair longish beard and a very muscular build. It's dad. He's going to hate me. "What happened to her?" "What happened?" "What happened?" I aksed. Boiling anger bubbled up inside of me.

"YOU LEFT WHILE YOUR DAUGHTER WAS KIDNAPPED YOU LEFT FOR FOUR MONTHS!!!" "Sapphire? I thought you were." "Dead?!!" I screamed at him. "You left. Hell I came back I got engaged I healed I recovered my mental health. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU???!!!"

"What happened to her Sapphire." He replied to me. "She hugged me I told her not to I hurt her like this." "you're a freak." He said in anger. Tears started to boil over angry tears. "YOU HURT YOUR MOTHER!!! ALL WE EVER GAVE YOU WAS LOVE AND TRIED OUR BEST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY!!!"

"Don't even bother coming home." He said sitting down. I'm leaving theres obviously no place for me here. How did my family get so dysfunctional this fast? I need to be picked up. I called Great-pa. "I'm ready to go back to school."

…

I'm finally back in school. As a second year. I'm now thirteen. I arrived with Brian to school. We were holding hands. I found my locker and we separated. First was combat class. "As you see we have some students returning after a very long "break."

I have not been having a good last two days. If this guy pushes my buttons it's going to be the end of him. They turned around and looked at me. "How about you stop shaming students and teach!" I yelled at him and the class roared in laughter. He bit his lip in an angry face. "As you all know the former Hacht teacher was involved in many illegal dealings so I have to teach Hacht to all of you."

I already know how to use Hacht. It heals wounds reinforces your body and gives you greater control over your power. And apparently you can also fly using it. "Sapphire sel-" "No just Sapphire." I corrected him. He looked confused, "Sapphire please come up to the stage." He's obviously trying to target me. "I want you to reinforce your hand with Hacht and use your power and punch me to demonstrate the power of Hacht."

"Are you sure you want me to do this?" I asked him seriously he smirked cockily. I sighed. BOOM. I punched him in the gut making him spit out a mouthful of blood as my fist lifted him up in the air I dropped him on the floor and stoos above him.

A multitude of gasps came from the crowd. I asked him if he wanted me to do it. I grabbed his arm and pulled him up. I patted him on the shoulder. "You okay?" I said looking up to him he's 6'5. "Yeah I'm fine." No he wasn't.