Rikito took his stick from where he placed it, balancing it on the floor before using it to support himself and walking out of the room. He led the way while the two guards followed him at his back. He knew why the head of the clan had sent for him, but he still had to go and tell him what he had seen. There was a carriage outside the house. He carefully stepped in the carriage before the guards entered and they carried on. After several minutes of traveling, they got to the head of the clan house who welcomed him with a hardened face.
"Rikito, tell me what is going on?" the head of the clan said to him.
"You have to calm down, your majesty. What is happening needs to be taken with care, not anger." he replied with a shaky breath.
"And how is it to be taken with care! The people of the land have suffered immensely today! Rikito, it was a red rain! A red rain that makes thousands of warriors bow before it! And you are saying we should take it with care!" the head of the clan yelled at him, his chest heaving up and down.
Rikito sighed deeply, he walked to the chair and took his seat. His leg has started painting him as he has stood too much. He raised his head again to see the head of the clan already seated on his throne.
"Tell me Rikito, what is the cause of the red rain? Has an abomination been tampered with?" the head of the clan said softly.
"Yes, your majesty. Someone had messed with something that is not to be messed with." Rikito answered.
"Who did that! Tell me and let me have them beheaded immediately!" The head of the clan shouted.
"That's why I said we take it carefully,"Rikito said before sighing again.
He was not going to tell the head of the clan, the king, that his son might have been the one who did an abomination because he was not even sure of it.
"Rikito, people are going to die if we don't find a solution to this!" the king said again.
"And I already did that. The moon goddess said she's going to tell us what comes with it, when she does, I'll let you know." Rikito said back to the head of the clan.
The King sighed worriedly. A lot of complaints already came in after the red rain leading him to call Rikito, he knew Rikito was the only one who could save them from this. The Nazi clan were the werewolf clans and the red rain was already affecting their powers.
"Thank you Rikito, please tell me anything the moon goddess says with immediate effect after you've been told." the king said.
Rikito bowed his head to the king before dropping his stick again and supporting himself out. The same carriage that brought him to the palace took him back to his little hut. He took a deep breath after he was dropped in front of his hut.
"The nazi clan is in trouble." he murmured to himself.
•••••••
It had been three weeks after the red rain and the moon goddess had not gotten back to them. During this time, the relationship between Dylan and Kate had grown stronger. They were now friends in the university, as they even took courses together. Dylan was just coming from a class that he offered alone when he saw Kate trying to get lunch from the university cafeteria.
"Hi Kate," he said as he walked closer to her.
Kate offered him one of her brightest smiles before replying to him.
"Dylan, I didn't know you were at school today." she said.
"I'm having physiology 502 today, so I decided to come to school. You know, that lecturer is struck and might decide to take attendance." Dylan said.
Kate smiled at him before moving off the line and going to a table to eat her lunch. She noticed Dylan was not his cheery self today as he seemed lost in thought of something.
"Is everything okay Dylan?" Kate questioned him.
Dylan looked up at her before widening his lips to her.
"It's all good. I've just been called from home that I need to come to attend something." Dylan said.
"Okay. Then go, and be back before the next test." Kate said before leaning forward to him.
"Don't worry. I'll cover up for some classes for you," she whispered into his ears.
Dylan smiled at her, his mind is now clear of that.
"Thank you, Kate, I appreciate it." he said to her.
"It's nothing. What are friends for?" she replied before continuing her lunch.
Dylan looked at her as she carried each spoon of the food into her mouth. He planned on asking her out once he is back from the meeting his father needed him to be. His lips curled up into a smile, happy from the feeling that surged through him.
••••••••
"Your highness, I have news for you." someone said as they walked into the room.
A woman was seen seated on a chair that looked exactly like a throne. Her ears perked up as she heard her assistant's voice. She turned to look at her assistant with droopy eyes, as she picked on her nails.
"What's it this time? If it's not about the Nazis clan, I don't want to hear it. Go to the guards and sort it out with them." the woman said, looking back to her nails.
Her assistant, Yukito smiled at this before walking near her to kneel at her front. She does her head before continuing her words.
"This time I bring to you news of the Nazi clan." Yukiko said.
Ketoria, the woman on the throne, turned overhead immediately to Yukito, her attention already taken with whatever Yukito wanted to say next.
"Tell me, what do you have about them this time?" Ketoria asked with an excited voice.
"The red rain had just fallen on them, meaning one of them had called the abomination war on themselves. We don't know the result of this yet but.." Yukiko started but was cut off by Ketoria.
"It is time." Ketoria said walking out on Yukito.