Ciero's Strings
Xenorio's Point Of View
We began the meeting about our plan to dethrone the current Crown Prince and to kill all of the members of Heimon's Family. We'll also kill the other Noble Houses who's against to Heimon to be the Heir and will not kill the other Nobles who's not against.
V : So, It will be tommorow?
H : Yes.
A : Tommorow at midnight, right?
H : Yes, but, first... I'm going back to the Palace.
X : You're going back now?
H : Yes, and I'll start tonight the massacre one by one...
Heimon said with a serious expression written on his face. He doesn't shows this kind of expression on his face on the others, he looks heartless that time. He wasn't actually that heartless, it's just that... He became like that since the King treated him badly and looks down to him. The King himself blame Heimon because of Heimon's Mother died in a incurable disease.
Later on, the cure of their so called incurable disease of Heimon's Mother has been created by a mage of the Magic Tower. They said that, that mage work hard to find the cure of their so called incurable disease of the late Queen Algeriona.
The mage is a great powerful mage of the Magic Tower. Heimon's Mother died when Heimon was still a child, the mage who created the cure for the late Queen was actually also a child that's also the same age as Heimon.
That mage was a beautiful little girl that day, I too, saw her beautiful face when we go to the Magic Tower. Still, Alseo is way more beautiful.
'Ah! God, what am I even saying!?' I thought as I hold my forehead.
"Hey, are you okay?" Syristal asked as she laid her hand on my shoulder.
"Yes, yes... I'm going back to my room to get packed my things." I said as I swayed her hand on my shoulder.
...
Third Person's Point Of View
— 2 hours passed | MIDNIGHT —
Prince Heimon and Xenorio is now outside, waiting for Ciero. Verilxon and the other assassins is readying their carriage.
"Ciero!" Xenorio shouted Ciero's name as he wave his hand when he saw Ciero in black cloak. Xenorio didn't see Ciero's face, but, he already knew that it was Ciero because of Ciero's mana.
"Wait, aren't Ciero's mana— Weakens?" Heimon said as Xenorio runs towards Ciero.
Xenorio was worried and asked, "H-hey Ciero, are you okay?" Xenorio's voice is trembling, not because he was scared, it was because he's worried to Ciero.
— Alseo On The Base —
"Does Ciero arrived?" Alseo asked as she review all of the report papers on her desk.
"Yes, boss!"
"Boss?" Alseo suspicious said as she tilt her head.
"Yes, boss?"
Alseo pretends to not pay attention, but, in a sudden glimpse of the eye of the unknown person, Alseo is already behind him and pointed a dagger at his neck.
"Who sent you?" She asked as she released a little demonic aura.
"Why should I tell you?" He said and smirked.
"As I thought so..." Alseo said and stabbed the unknown man in his left shoulder using a dagger with a dangerous poison that can paralyzed the body of the person who drinks it, smells it or even in just one touch to your skin. At first, you'll be paralyzed by it in 1 hour, Second you'll suffer in so much pain in 2 hours and lastly you'll completely die.
Alseo whistles, a two assassins showed up while kneeling and Alseo said, "Go get this guy and locked him up in the dungeon, don't forget to tie him using a chain and cast a powerful spell so that he can't flee. Also, cast a shield spell and a spell that none of the invaders can know where we locked him up."
"Yes, Mi-lady!" They answered and suddenly disappeared in just a glimpse of eyes.
"Somethings not right" she whispered when she feels the mana of Ciero with someone's mana blends on.
"X-xenorio..." Ciero called Xenorio with a trembling tone.
"H-hey! You're bleeding too much!" Xenorio shouted when he sees Ciero's body beaten up and bleeding too much.
Xenorio was about to help Ciero, but, Ciero shouted, "Don't come near me!"
Xenorio worried more when Ciero cough up blood. Ciero didn't be able to stop Xenorio's stubbornness, Xenorio walk towards Ciero and worriedly said, "What did happened to you?!"
"Don't come near me!" Ciero murmured as he position his sword and point his sword to Xenorio's right shoulder.
"!?"
"I said don't come near me!" Ciero shouted to Xenorio as he swing his sword. Luckily, Xenorio didn't get injured and be able to get away from Ciero. Everyone was shocked to what did just happened and they thought, "Why did he attack Lord Xenorio?"
"Ciero's acting strange!" Xenorio worriedly said while panicking...
Heimon's Point Of View
3 minutes passed, Alseo showed up. She looks like in rush, she have blood spilled on her clothes and a little blood spilled on her face. Alseo walks fast towards us, both of her hands touch Xenorio face with a worried look written on her face and asked, "Did you get hurt?"
[A/N : Just a moment, I was thrilled!]
"... No, I didn't," Xenorio said as he hold her hands and put it down. Everyone was surprised to what they saw, is there something wrong?
"A-alseo..." Syristal said with a surprised expression written on her face like the others as she covering her mouth with both of her hands.
'Is there really something wrong with it?' I thought as I glance back to Xenorio and Alseo.
"So, what you're doing in here?" I asked as I approach them and Alseo look at me and then look at Ciero.
"Intruder," she said using telepathy as she let go at the hands of Xenorio.
"?!"
"W-what do you mean?!" Syristal asked with a worried and serious blending expression written on her face.
"There is an enemy who knows our base, the intruder is in the dungeon and was imprisoned. But, before everything... We have to get Ciero first, before it's too late!" Alseo said using telepathy.
"Too... Late?" Xenorio said with an angry tone and a pissed expression written on his face.
"Yes, too late. If we didn't be able to get Ciero back and remove the strings that's attached on his back— He will be possessed by a demon and will start rampaging." Alseo explains using telepathy with a serious tone.
"Ciero's strings?" Xenorio confusedly asked with a worried look on his face.
"Yes"
— TO BE CONTINUED...