Chapter 35
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Chapter 35
Akanai dismounted and walked forward, her husband beside her. The house guards held their weapons up to stop them, dying before the words could leave their mouths. The double doors flew off their hinges at a single strike from her husbands staff, steel unable to stand before the divine smith. The two of them stepped through, gazing about the courtyard, six of her Sentinels following behind, a grim expression on each of their faces. More guards came out, yelling at them to halt, and the sentinels made short work of them all, the new guards putting up no more of a struggle than the ones at the gate, easily dispatched, their blood staining the garden red. The eight of them split up each taking a different building, in search of their prey. Crashing into the main house, Akanai grabbed a fleeing servant and asked through clenched teeth, DuGu Ren?
The servant babbles, unable to form words. A wet stain forms in his pants, and the reek of urine fills her nostril. Tossing him aside with a crash, Akanai growled. Useless. She grabbed a second servant, this one hiding under the table.
The master's bedroom! A hidden passage! The new servant shrieked without even being asked. Spineless cowards, all of them. Akanai dropped her and turned to leave. A signal from her, and her husband and the Sentinels fell in behind her, thumping their way up the stairs to the master bedroom as quickly as they could.
They had come for blood and vengeance and Akanai would not be denied it.
Kicking the door down, eight guards stood, ready to defend. She charged in without hesitation, her ax-lance swinging recklessly, killing with every stroke. Within seconds the guards all lay dead and she charged through the opened wall, down the hidden wooden stairs. She caught the scum halfway down, shoving him hard into the wall. The boxes he carried fell, tumbling down the stairs, breaking open and scattering gold and jewels. She turned him to face her, his face bleeding, some teeth knocked out from the impact, moaning and whimpering in pain.
You seem to have been expecting me. Akanai hissed. You thought you could run from my vengeance, little mouse?
DuGu Ren could only piteously mewl, unable to speak through the pain. This worthless fop was the source of all her woes, a foolish child with foolish plans, thinking himself more clever than he truly was. She snorted, removing his weapons and dragged him up the stairs and back out to the courtyard, passing through the broken gate. Tossing him onto Kankin, she mounted up and rode off, her people close behind. At a smooth gait, she led them through each checkpoint without stopping, brandishing her token before her, as if she would club them with it should they dare to stop here. None did, whether due to her token, her expression, or their bloody weapons in hand, Akanai cared not why.
The scum continued to moan and cry, claiming innocence. Akanai had not yet accused him of anything yet, further solidifying her conviction of his guilt. She thought about swinging him out, dragging him along beside her as she rode, delighting in his screams as his feet were torn bloody. She shook her head. That was not who she was, and besides, it would not amount to a tenth of the pain he would suffer, in the coming days. The Empire was harsh on those who break their laws.
They arrived at Taduk's villa, riding straight into the courtyard. Akanai threw DuGu Ren to the ground, at the feet of the Magistrate. He was fleeing when we arrived, carrying coin and jewels out an escape path.
Tong Da Hai's face was purple with fury, starring daggers at the whimpering Ren. He spoke haltingly, stilted in his delivery. Audacious. To dare think, that you could attack mine own flesh and blood? Within MY CITY!?
I have been wronged, I am innocent, your loyal subject, DuGu Ren is innocent. I had nothing to do with the gators. Ren was pleading on his knees, the words coming out slurred. Please! Don't leave me with these savages. His voice was pitched, almost screeching.
There has been no mention of gators. Akanai sneered. The idiot gave himself away. Word of the attacks would not have spread so soon, so quickly.
Ren ignored her, continuing to plead and cry to the Magistrate. Tears streamed down his face as he crawled on his knees. Please, you can't leave me with them, they're all monsters!
Cut his tongue out. His voice offends my Imperial Self, to insult the Herald and her people thus.
Two guards stepped forward and lifted Ren up on his knees, stepping on his calves. He was screaming, no more words, just primal screams of terror.This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
I do keep almost dying, don't I? I start laughing. I can't stop, I don't understand it.
Mei Lin wipes my tears with a handkerchief. It's okay, Rainy, I don't mind if you cry. Damn, this is embarrassing. I turn away from her, trying to stifle my tears. You almost died, very close. Daddy says that when someone so close to death is healed, sometimes their mind has trouble adjusting. She pats my back. You'll be fine though. You've done this before, remember? Rainy is strong.
We stay like that until I calm myself, and I rub my eyes with my left hand. How long have I been asleep? I sit up, and move to leave the bed. I'm starving. Let's go find some food.
Rainy! No, lie back down Mei Lin gingerly pushes on my shoulders. You can't walk yet, or move your arm Rainy. Growing new limbs leaves them very tender. Try not to use them until you can spend some time cultivating. It will take a few weeks, but then you'll be good as new. She smiles and reaches for a water skin, uncapping it. Until then, just rely on me, ya? She holds the water to my lips, and I realize just how parched I am. I grab it with my left hand and drink deeply, cool and refreshing. After a few gulps, I hand it back, breathing hard.
I glance at Sumila, leaning in the doorway. She was awe-inspiring, fighting on the island. How do you put so much power into your strikes, with those skinny girlish arms? Does she eat a lot of spinach or something? I start laughing at the mental image of Sumila with giant forearms and a pipe in her mouth.
What's so funny? Sumila makes a face at me. Asleep for more than a day, and all you have for me are questions and hysterical laughter.
I'm strong to the finish, cause I eat my Spinach. I sing out, and continue laughing. I don't even think it's that funny, but I can't stop.
He's just a little loopy from the healing Mi-Mi. Maybe you should come back later. Mei Lin is looking at me like I've lost my mind. Maybe I have.
Sumila smiles. Can't. Mama's orders. If he wakes up, she wants me to bring him to her, no matter what. She moves aside, and two sentinels bearing a stretcher come in. I follow their directions, and they set me onto the stretcher, carrying me outside where they transfer me onto a rickshaw, with a well padded footrest for my new foot. Mei Lin climbs in with me, bundling me up in a blanket. The driver takes us out of the villa, Sumila, Tokta, and two sentinels riding alongside. I should learn their names, maybe they won't end up like all the redshirts. Poor guards.
I feel the cool air on my face and breathe deeply, watching the sunset. Still alive. Almost died again. That makes it... 4 times, in the last month. I'm too weak. More than three years, and I'm still too weak. Tears form in my eyes again. Mei Lin dabs my face with a handkerchief. Don't worry Rainy, it's just from the healing. Cry all you want. A few more days of rest, and you'll be better, all strong and dashing.
I'm not though. My voice is rough, the words catching in my throat. Sumila is strong. She was calm and in control, killing gators left and right. Even you were the same, almost relaxed, firing arrows. I shoved my arm into an open gator's mouth. I sneer. I panicked and became useless. Three years of training and I'm still a burden. The tears stream down my face, unchecked.
Don't be mopey. You aren't a burden. You are very good at fighting. You were so heroic, fighting Tian Yi, and smacking gators around with one hand. She pats me on the back gently. Mi-Mi is a special case. You'll catch up with some more practice, Rainy, you just need more time.
Next to us, Sumila snorts. Idiot. Think clearly. You didn't dodge the carnugator because if you had moved aside, then it would have killed me or Mei Lin. Instead, you just stabbed it and killed it, sacrificing your arm without thought. You saved us, fool. Don't be so conceited, to think you could have done more. She smiles at me. You may be an idiot, but you're a brave idiot, at least.
You're the best, Rainy. Be more confident, and less silly. Mei Lin leans gently on my shoulder and begins singing, a little nonsense song I used to sing to the twins. They're wrong though. I need to get stronger. This isn't enough. It nice that they're trying to make me feel better though. It's good to have friends. I close my eyes, listening to the sound of her voice, drifting off to sleep.
Haunted by razor-sharp teeth, accusing green eyes, and a young man with a hole in his chest, I snap awake in a cold sweat.
Fucking nightmares.
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Chapter 35
Akanai dismounted and walked forward, her husband beside her. The house guards held their weapons up to stop them, dying before the words could leave their mouths. The double doors flew off their hinges at a single strike from her husbands staff, steel unable to stand before the divine smith. The two of them stepped through, gazing about the courtyard, six of her Sentinels following behind, a grim expression on each of their faces. More guards came out, yelling at them to halt, and the sentinels made short work of them all, the new guards putting up no more of a struggle than the ones at the gate, easily dispatched, their blood staining the garden red. The eight of them split up each taking a different building, in search of their prey. Crashing into the main house, Akanai grabbed a fleeing servant and asked through clenched teeth, DuGu Ren?
The servant babbles, unable to form words. A wet stain forms in his pants, and the reek of urine fills her nostril. Tossing him aside with a crash, Akanai growled. Useless. She grabbed a second servant, this one hiding under the table.
The master's bedroom! A hidden passage! The new servant shrieked without even being asked. Spineless cowards, all of them. Akanai dropped her and turned to leave. A signal from her, and her husband and the Sentinels fell in behind her, thumping their way up the stairs to the master bedroom as quickly as they could.
They had come for blood and vengeance and Akanai would not be denied it.
Kicking the door down, eight guards stood, ready to defend. She charged in without hesitation, her ax-lance swinging recklessly, killing with every stroke. Within seconds the guards all lay dead and she charged through the opened wall, down the hidden wooden stairs. She caught the scum halfway down, shoving him hard into the wall. The boxes he carried fell, tumbling down the stairs, breaking open and scattering gold and jewels. She turned him to face her, his face bleeding, some teeth knocked out from the impact, moaning and whimpering in pain.
You seem to have been expecting me. Akanai hissed. You thought you could run from my vengeance, little mouse?
DuGu Ren could only piteously mewl, unable to speak through the pain. This worthless fop was the source of all her woes, a foolish child with foolish plans, thinking himself more clever than he truly was. She snorted, removing his weapons and dragged him up the stairs and back out to the courtyard, passing through the broken gate. Tossing him onto Kankin, she mounted up and rode off, her people close behind. At a smooth gait, she led them through each checkpoint without stopping, brandishing her token before her, as if she would club them with it should they dare to stop here. None did, whether due to her token, her expression, or their bloody weapons in hand, Akanai cared not why.
The scum continued to moan and cry, claiming innocence. Akanai had not yet accused him of anything yet, further solidifying her conviction of his guilt. She thought about swinging him out, dragging him along beside her as she rode, delighting in his screams as his feet were torn bloody. She shook her head. That was not who she was, and besides, it would not amount to a tenth of the pain he would suffer, in the coming days. The Empire was harsh on those who break their laws.
They arrived at Taduk's villa, riding straight into the courtyard. Akanai threw DuGu Ren to the ground, at the feet of the Magistrate. He was fleeing when we arrived, carrying coin and jewels out an escape path.
Tong Da Hai's face was purple with fury, starring daggers at the whimpering Ren. He spoke haltingly, stilted in his delivery. Audacious. To dare think, that you could attack mine own flesh and blood? Within MY CITY!?
I have been wronged, I am innocent, your loyal subject, DuGu Ren is innocent. I had nothing to do with the gators. Ren was pleading on his knees, the words coming out slurred. Please! Don't leave me with these savages. His voice was pitched, almost screeching.
There has been no mention of gators. Akanai sneered. The idiot gave himself away. Word of the attacks would not have spread so soon, so quickly.
Ren ignored her, continuing to plead and cry to the Magistrate. Tears streamed down his face as he crawled on his knees. Please, you can't leave me with them, they're all monsters!
Cut his tongue out. His voice offends my Imperial Self, to insult the Herald and her people thus.
Two guards stepped forward and lifted Ren up on his knees, stepping on his calves. He was screaming, no more words, just primal screams of terror.This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
I do keep almost dying, don't I? I start laughing. I can't stop, I don't understand it.
Mei Lin wipes my tears with a handkerchief. It's okay, Rainy, I don't mind if you cry. Damn, this is embarrassing. I turn away from her, trying to stifle my tears. You almost died, very close. Daddy says that when someone so close to death is healed, sometimes their mind has trouble adjusting. She pats my back. You'll be fine though. You've done this before, remember? Rainy is strong.
We stay like that until I calm myself, and I rub my eyes with my left hand. How long have I been asleep? I sit up, and move to leave the bed. I'm starving. Let's go find some food.
Rainy! No, lie back down Mei Lin gingerly pushes on my shoulders. You can't walk yet, or move your arm Rainy. Growing new limbs leaves them very tender. Try not to use them until you can spend some time cultivating. It will take a few weeks, but then you'll be good as new. She smiles and reaches for a water skin, uncapping it. Until then, just rely on me, ya? She holds the water to my lips, and I realize just how parched I am. I grab it with my left hand and drink deeply, cool and refreshing. After a few gulps, I hand it back, breathing hard.
I glance at Sumila, leaning in the doorway. She was awe-inspiring, fighting on the island. How do you put so much power into your strikes, with those skinny girlish arms? Does she eat a lot of spinach or something? I start laughing at the mental image of Sumila with giant forearms and a pipe in her mouth.
What's so funny? Sumila makes a face at me. Asleep for more than a day, and all you have for me are questions and hysterical laughter.
I'm strong to the finish, cause I eat my Spinach. I sing out, and continue laughing. I don't even think it's that funny, but I can't stop.
He's just a little loopy from the healing Mi-Mi. Maybe you should come back later. Mei Lin is looking at me like I've lost my mind. Maybe I have.
Sumila smiles. Can't. Mama's orders. If he wakes up, she wants me to bring him to her, no matter what. She moves aside, and two sentinels bearing a stretcher come in. I follow their directions, and they set me onto the stretcher, carrying me outside where they transfer me onto a rickshaw, with a well padded footrest for my new foot. Mei Lin climbs in with me, bundling me up in a blanket. The driver takes us out of the villa, Sumila, Tokta, and two sentinels riding alongside. I should learn their names, maybe they won't end up like all the redshirts. Poor guards.
I feel the cool air on my face and breathe deeply, watching the sunset. Still alive. Almost died again. That makes it... 4 times, in the last month. I'm too weak. More than three years, and I'm still too weak. Tears form in my eyes again. Mei Lin dabs my face with a handkerchief. Don't worry Rainy, it's just from the healing. Cry all you want. A few more days of rest, and you'll be better, all strong and dashing.
I'm not though. My voice is rough, the words catching in my throat. Sumila is strong. She was calm and in control, killing gators left and right. Even you were the same, almost relaxed, firing arrows. I shoved my arm into an open gator's mouth. I sneer. I panicked and became useless. Three years of training and I'm still a burden. The tears stream down my face, unchecked.
Don't be mopey. You aren't a burden. You are very good at fighting. You were so heroic, fighting Tian Yi, and smacking gators around with one hand. She pats me on the back gently. Mi-Mi is a special case. You'll catch up with some more practice, Rainy, you just need more time.
Next to us, Sumila snorts. Idiot. Think clearly. You didn't dodge the carnugator because if you had moved aside, then it would have killed me or Mei Lin. Instead, you just stabbed it and killed it, sacrificing your arm without thought. You saved us, fool. Don't be so conceited, to think you could have done more. She smiles at me. You may be an idiot, but you're a brave idiot, at least.
You're the best, Rainy. Be more confident, and less silly. Mei Lin leans gently on my shoulder and begins singing, a little nonsense song I used to sing to the twins. They're wrong though. I need to get stronger. This isn't enough. It nice that they're trying to make me feel better though. It's good to have friends. I close my eyes, listening to the sound of her voice, drifting off to sleep.
Haunted by razor-sharp teeth, accusing green eyes, and a young man with a hole in his chest, I snap awake in a cold sweat.
Fucking nightmares.
Chapter 35Akanai dismounted and walked forward, her husband beside her. The house guards held their weapons up to stop them, dying before the words could leave their mouths. The double doors flew off their hinges at a single strike from her husbands staff, steel unable to stand before the divine smith. The two of them stepped through, gazing about the courtyard, six of her Sentinels following behind, a grim expression on each of their faces. More guards came out, yelling at them to halt, and the sentinels made short work of them all, the new guards putting up no more of a struggle than the ones at the gate, easily dispatched, their blood staining the garden red. The eight of them split up each taking a different building, in search of their prey. Crashing into the main house, Akanai grabbed a fleeing servant and asked through clenched teeth, DuGu Ren?The servant babbles, unable to form words. A wet stain forms in his pants, and the reek of urine fills her nostril. Tossing him aside with a crash, Akanai growled. Useless. She grabbed a second servant, this one hiding under the table.The master's bedroom! A hidden passage! The new servant shrieked without even being asked. Spineless cowards, all of them. Akanai dropped her and turned to leave. A signal from her, and her husband and the Sentinels fell in behind her, thumping their way up the stairs to the master bedroom as quickly as they could.They had come for blood and vengeance and Akanai would not be denied it.Kicking the door down, eight guards stood, ready to defend. She charged in without hesitation, her ax-lance swinging recklessly, killing with every stroke. Within seconds the guards all lay dead and she charged through the opened wall, down the hidden wooden stairs. She caught the scum halfway down, shoving him hard into the wall. The boxes he carried fell, tumbling down the stairs, breaking open and scattering gold and jewels. She turned him to face her, his face bleeding, some teeth knocked out from the impact, moaning and whimpering in pain.You seem to have been expecting me. Akanai hissed. You thought you could run from my vengeance, little mouse?DuGu Ren could only piteously mewl, unable to speak through the pain. This worthless fop was the source of all her woes, a foolish child with foolish plans, thinking himself more clever than he truly was. She snorted, removing his weapons and dragged him up the stairs and back out to the courtyard, passing through the broken gate. Tossing him onto Kankin, she mounted up and rode off, her people close behind. At a smooth gait, she led them through each checkpoint without stopping, brandishing her token before her, as if she would club them with it should they dare to stop here. None did, whether due to her token, her expression, or their bloody weapons in hand, Akanai cared not why.The scum continued to moan and cry, claiming innocence. Akanai had not yet accused him of anything yet, further solidifying her conviction of his guilt. She thought about swinging him out, dragging him along beside her as she rode, delighting in his screams as his feet were torn bloody. She shook her head. That was not who she was, and besides, it would not amount to a tenth of the pain he would suffer, in the coming days. The Empire was harsh on those who break their laws.They arrived at Taduk's villa, riding straight into the courtyard. Akanai threw DuGu Ren to the ground, at the feet of the Magistrate. He was fleeing when we arrived, carrying coin and jewels out an escape path.Tong Da Hai's face was purple with fury, starring daggers at the whimpering Ren. He spoke haltingly, stilted in his delivery. Audacious. To dare think, that you could attack mine own flesh and blood? Within MY CITY!?I have been wronged, I am innocent, your loyal subject, DuGu Ren is innocent. I had nothing to do with the gators. Ren was pleading on his knees, the words coming out slurred. Please! Don't leave me with these savages. His voice was pitched, almost screeching.There has been no mention of gators. Akanai sneered. The idiot gave himself away. Word of the attacks would not have spread so soon, so quickly.Ren ignored her, continuing to plead and cry to the Magistrate. Tears streamed down his face as he crawled on his knees. Please, you can't leave me with them, they're all monsters!Cut his tongue out. His voice offends my Imperial Self, to insult the Herald and her people thus.Two guards stepped forward and lifted Ren up on his knees, stepping on his calves. He was screaming, no more words, just primal screams of terror.This chapter is updated by novelbiin.comI do keep almost dying, don't I? I start laughing. I can't stop, I don't understand it.Mei Lin wipes my tears with a handkerchief. It's okay, Rainy, I don't mind if you cry. Damn, this is embarrassing. I turn away from her, trying to stifle my tears. You almost died, very close. Daddy says that when someone so close to death is healed, sometimes their mind has trouble adjusting. She pats my back. You'll be fine though. You've done this before, remember? Rainy is strong.We stay like that until I calm myself, and I rub my eyes with my left hand. How long have I been asleep? I sit up, and move to leave the bed. I'm starving. Let's go find some food.Rainy! No, lie back down Mei Lin gingerly pushes on my shoulders. You can't walk yet, or move your arm Rainy. Growing new limbs leaves them very tender. Try not to use them until you can spend some time cultivating. It will take a few weeks, but then you'll be good as new. She smiles and reaches for a water skin, uncapping it. Until then, just rely on me, ya? She holds the water to my lips, and I realize just how parched I am. I grab it with my left hand and drink deeply, cool and refreshing. After a few gulps, I hand it back, breathing hard.I glance at Sumila, leaning in the doorway. She was awe-inspiring, fighting on the island. How do you put so much power into your strikes, with those skinny girlish arms? Does she eat a lot of spinach or something? I start laughing at the mental image of Sumila with giant forearms and a pipe in her mouth.What's so funny? Sumila makes a face at me. Asleep for more than a day, and all you have for me are questions and hysterical laughter.I'm strong to the finish, cause I eat my Spinach. I sing out, and continue laughing. I don't even think it's that funny, but I can't stop.He's just a little loopy from the healing Mi-Mi. Maybe you should come back later. Mei Lin is looking at me like I've lost my mind. Maybe I have.Sumila smiles. Can't. Mama's orders. If he wakes up, she wants me to bring him to her, no matter what. She moves aside, and two sentinels bearing a stretcher come in. I follow their directions, and they set me onto the stretcher, carrying me outside where they transfer me onto a rickshaw, with a well padded footrest for my new foot. Mei Lin climbs in with me, bundling me up in a blanket. The driver takes us out of the villa, Sumila, Tokta, and two sentinels riding alongside. I should learn their names, maybe they won't end up like all the redshirts. Poor guards.I feel the cool air on my face and breathe deeply, watching the sunset. Still alive. Almost died again. That makes it... 4 times, in the last month. I'm too weak. More than three years, and I'm still too weak. Tears form in my eyes again. Mei Lin dabs my face with a handkerchief. Don't worry Rainy, it's just from the healing. Cry all you want. A few more days of rest, and you'll be better, all strong and dashing.I'm not though. My voice is rough, the words catching in my throat. Sumila is strong. She was calm and in control, killing gators left and right. Even you were the same, almost relaxed, firing arrows. I shoved my arm into an open gator's mouth. I sneer. I panicked and became useless. Three years of training and I'm still a burden. The tears stream down my face, unchecked.Don't be mopey. You aren't a burden. You are very good at fighting. You were so heroic, fighting Tian Yi, and smacking gators around with one hand. She pats me on the back gently. Mi-Mi is a special case. You'll catch up with some more practice, Rainy, you just need more time.Next to us, Sumila snorts. Idiot. Think clearly. You didn't dodge the carnugator because if you had moved aside, then it would have killed me or Mei Lin. Instead, you just stabbed it and killed it, sacrificing your arm without thought. You saved us, fool. Don't be so conceited, to think you could have done more. She smiles at me. You may be an idiot, but you're a brave idiot, at least.You're the best, Rainy. Be more confident, and less silly. Mei Lin leans gently on my shoulder and begins singing, a little nonsense song I used to sing to the twins. They're wrong though. I need to get stronger. This isn't enough. It nice that they're trying to make me feel better though. It's good to have friends. I close my eyes, listening to the sound of her voice, drifting off to sleep.Haunted by razor-sharp teeth, accusing green eyes, and a young man with a hole in his chest, I snap awake in a cold sweat.Fucking nightmares.
