by Kikuchiyo Mifune 6th August 2014, 1:01 am
The caravan arrives at it's destination, the capitol of Era. Beautiful pearlescent gates ascend to grant entry to the near army sized escort that has accompanied the little lord. Kiku and the lord get out of the car and are escorted by armed guards to the banquette hall where all of the preparations have been made. Massive Gothic-esque pillars stand ten meters apart holding up the bending vaulted ceilings with murals of old gods in their picture perfect forms of in-human beauty and masculinity. The hall ends at a grand white balcony that the little lord and Kiku are heading for. On the way the little lord talks to a few guards to give them their orders for the plan. Waiting behind the curtains to the balcony is the captain of the guard, the man that Kiku encountered when first getting to the caravan. "Welcome my lord, all is ready for your speech. Why is this little girl here? Isn't her job done already? We should send her away my lord." The little lord waves his hand and the man steps back.
"Kikuchiyo has been of much help, she has made me realize that I must take hold of my destiny with my own two hands." The boy smiles and steps through the curtain and up to the podium.
"What did you say to him?" The guard whispers at Kiku, growling.
"Only what I had to, you really haven't done your job too well up until now." Kiku retorts, smirking. The guard puts one hand on his sheethed sword.
"I'll ask this once more, what did you say to my little lord?" The tension between the two rises. They both lean in as if about to lunge towards one another. As the two are about to engage, their attention is stolen.
"Welcome!" The little lord shouts to the dining hall. "Welcome uncles and aunts, nieces and nephews, grandmothers grandfathers, and all of my cousins. Welcome to this banquette. I hope you haven't all been waiting too long, but you will have to still your forks and knives for a few moments longer. Many of you question my right, my ability to guide this family into the new age. I dissagree. Some of you have experience that I do not, some of you have read works of authors that have business strategies that could cause this family to florish for generations to come. But it is not your right to rule, it is not your bloodline that has led this family since it's creation." The crowd begins to grumble, whispers here and there. Questions of what this is leading to. "My family, beloved family, calm yourselves. I am here to deliver a message of peace, and a gift to all of you. Isn't life a struggle? You have all been fighting over who is to take my spot until I am old enough, or plotting on how to take over completely. Guards, free them of their worldly strifes." The crowd cries out as the guards who are stationed all around the banquette table draw their swords and drive them into the sitting guests. The food, untouched and still steaming, is stained with blood, dripping onto the pure white tablecloth. The captain of the guard pulls the curtain aside and watches in horror as his men pull their swords from the lifeless victims. He turns around and draws his sword. Raising his shield he says.
"You will rot in hell for this swine!" He swings and Kiku ducks under it, moving swiftly behind him Kiku grabs his ankle and shouts
"Efreet!" Fire spreads onto his foot and shin as he falls over in pain, grabbing his leg. Kiku walks over to his face and grabs his throat "This is what you get for being so rude, you really should have been nicer." The man struggles against Kiku and easily overpowers her, shoving her to the ground. He grips his sword and stands up, positioning himself to drive it into her belly. Kiku points at his head and a small rock comes out of her finger, ingiting into a brilliant display of immense light, the man is blinded and falls back to the ground with fire still lingering on his neck he can barely breathe. "Die a painful death loyal knight." Kiku says walking away. The little lord is weaping on his knees with his head in his hands, saying over and over.
"What have I done? What have I done? What have I done!?" He turns to Kiku and shouts "What have you made me do!?!? What did you do!??!" Kiku turns back to him and grins.
"I have set you free little lord, and given you the gift that my master gave to me." Kiku walks over to the boy and leans down. Whispering into his ear she says "Hatred" and walks away as the little lord collapses onto the ground in tears and drowned screams.