Chapter 14 - Preparations

Kei woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of Akame mumbling in her sleep, he noticed that he could move a little on his own, he tried to crawl to the door. He got to the door but he couldn't stand up and unlock the handle... Akame woke up startled, she was shocked that she dreamed of her past it was something she tried to repress in memory. She tried to peer around the dark room looking for Kei she reached over didn't feel him at the foot of her bed, she got nervous thinking he may have gotten freed from the curse. She cautiously stumbled around the room her eyes still not completely adjusted to the darkness, she walked towards the door and tripped over Kei massive figure "OWW" she stood up rubbing her bruised forehead she didn't have time to notice Kei's escape attempt as a scream of rage echoed through the castle. Emma walked into Persephone from carrying a tray of food, she was concerned for the Princess and made a special meal just for her, Grilled chicken with rice and broth on the side (her favorite). "My lady I brought fo--" she screamed dropping the tray making broth and rice go everywhere... Alexander was finally on his way home, he looked like he had aged five years since he left, He had hopefully found a way to separate Kei and the demon and was deep in thought trying to formulate a plan. As the carriage rolled down the cobbled road through the gates he was happy to be home but he also sensed something bad was about to happen he dismissed it because he thought it was just his frayed nerves. He walked into the door "I'm back" he soon noticed Emma crying on the floor he rushed to her fearing something happened to Kei "what happened?!" Emma looked up her eyes red and mascara running down her face from crying "it's your daughter". On the other side of the castle, Akame was laughing to herself "so I guess that worked" she pulled out a vial of poison from her pocket, she specially made the poison to trap the person it infected in a permanent nightmare state till they eventually died of fear. She got her self ready for a fight and commanded Kei to stand by her side, she didn't seem to notice his hesitation, she had Kei suit up in his armor and she summoned her claws and wings ready for the inevitable fight. Alexander and Emma were by Persephone's bedside, she was clammy, and slightly shaking "I've tried everything I know to do, she is still unresponsive" Alexander kneeled by her bed his hands folded in prayer he cried out for a way to help her. He stayed by her side for a while with his head down once he finally looked up he noticed something on her arm, he lifted it up and saw the scratches which were surrounded by green skin and had purple veins branching out from it. He called over Emma and they examined the cuts "it's a form of demonic poison your Highness" luckily Alexander spent the last few days learning about demons from the village elders he had Emma and her team of maids start working on a potion to save her "I hope I can save both of them". Persephone was in the middle of thick pink fog, she could barely see a few feet in front of her (where am I, what happened?) she couldn't remember anything and was very confused. She started walking forward and noticed a silhouette in front of her she kept walking and saw that it was her mom, her mom turned around but what she was wasn't her mom it was scarecrow that was made of her mom's rotting corpse it suddenly opened its eye sockets which were filled with black. Persephone screamed and ran in the other direction but she hit a barrier and couldn't move she turned around to see the scarecrow coming towards her at an alarming speed, it opened its mouth a jaw healed on by bare sinews. She woke up in her room screaming her dad rushed in "honey what's wrong" she was relieved to see her father, he sat on the bed and she told him about her dream "wow that was a scary dream, don't worry I'm here now. She looked up at him but then noticed Akame behind him "DAD WATCH OUT" but it was too late. Akame drove her claws through him, Persephone saw them pierce through his chest spraying her with blood, Akame thrust her claws into her eyes. She was back in the memory when she and Kei were sitting on the grass outside, he was about to depart on his mission. She told him to be safe and form him to come back, he stood up said "I don't care about you, leave me alone" she was shocked but decided he was joking. Akame appeared behind him and started kissing him, they got naked and started having sex in front of her, she tried to look away but couldn't. Alexander noticed her start to shake more violently and foam at the mouth he urged the maids to finish. Akame and Kei walked to the main corridor of the castle, a hiding maid ran to alert Alexander. He reluctantly left Persephone and grabbed something out of his bag, a 163cm sword wrapped in black cloth.