As I leave the room I find a few soldiers running toward me so I quickly dodge them hitting a couple of them away, before running outside the small corridor...
I head to the prisons as the first thing while having to spar with some guards and knocking them off, I steal the keys from one of them and rush to the cells
-We are done for... They will never come rescue us!- yells a voice in the darkest part of the dungeon
-They will! They cannot leave us here, you fool! Aren't you their General? I told you a thousand times already-
I slow down to listen and stop in front of the cell where the two voices comes from, rolling the keys in my hand -I suppose you would like me to use these-
Seeing me the delegate rushes to the door grabbing the metal bars, while the general backwalks scared going to hit against the wall
-Are you Miss Ying?! I told you they would have came to save us!- the delegate yells looking back at the other man
-I... Wouldn't be so sure if she is here to save us or not...- complaints General Li Yao
-Why wouldn't... She?- he turns to stare back at me, still not moving but only glaring at them with cold eyes full of raging blood...
The old man let's go of the metal and moves away almost scared -Miss Ying...?-
-Let me first make a few thing clear Sir.
This man, general Li Yao... Not only threatened our other General under false accuse to achieve something for himself... But he also sent hundreds of men to die in one single night even if I warned him not to, same goes for many other plans he had...
He accused me of acting on my own while still risking tons of lives with his stupid plans, meanwhile mines never failed...
He send said men here, to steal.
Not only where they clearly outnumber but also on a disadvantage by battlefield terms... And I can testimony you that they died in agony, I tried to come and stop them but I was too late... I had to end one of the men with my own hands.
And why are you both here now? You might ask... Because He made up his patrolling shit and dragged you outside the camp to act cool, all in the vain hope to receive a lighter punished once we reported him even tho he's well aware of the risks outside the camp-
-Is this the truth...?- he asks turning to the other man, still further away twisting his hands nervously
-Well... But I am the General! She cannot act on her own and make my men lose trust in me... She even tried to kill me!-
-Miss Ying?-
-It's true, I tried... Right after I got back from the slaughter happened here. And yes, I did act on my own with my squadron... It is better for his men to lose trust in him, trusting someone who shove you down a cliff is not a wise thing to do anyway-
-I... You will be both punished that's for sure, now just get us out of here!-
-Yessir!-
We run up the stairs to reach the outside of the prisons and soldiers still come in our direction, I head foward to open the path for the two men and wait on the door, looking at the big courtyard of the fortress
-Where are the other troupes waiting? We need some weapons or we won't make it out alive like this...-
-There are no other Troupes Sir-
-What?! You complain about 200 men, but come here all alone?! This is unbelievably stupid!-
-The thing is this, Sir... I can do it alone, your men can't-
He looks at me perplexed
-Let's go!-
...
I sense something torbid coming from a tower and stop in our track looking at it
"The core must be there..."
I focus on my senses and notice a small portion of smoke twisting on the roof of it, I turn to the two men and force open a door in the corridor... -Now I need you to both hide here and wait-
I whisper while squatting down, the room behind it is a storage full of half empty boxes so there shouldn't be any problem if they hide here.
-What...? Why?!-
-I have another mission to do, just wait I'll be back-
-G give us some weapons!- asks the Delegate, stopping me from walking away
-Ah fine...-
I hand them out my spear and my bow with the arrows, then I take one of the knifes in my boots and give it to them too
-What about you?-
-I have more, don't worry-
-How many can you carry Miss?-
-A lot-
...
I walk quietly up the stairs of the tower, reaching out my ear for any amiss sound...
I intercept two guards in front of a door, one is looking outside the window enjoying the show
-Looks like quite a mess out there uh?-
While he's distracted I come behind the other one, breaking his neck, and take his place
-Yes indeed... They are searching for a woman- I reply playing a bit
-The one from the other night? What a shame she's on the other side... That woman is slaying!-
-Oh I know, she slays in many ways-
-But what about...?!- he turns around facing me and his jaw drops
-About what?-
-Y y you stay away!- he rises his weapon
-Sorry but I don't have time for extra obstacles- and he's gone, leaving free access to the door
At the centre of the room there is the core... Pulsing of green Jade light... And on the sides, chained to the walls is an unconscious man.
His clothes, obviously destroyed, still have a light pink color to them and something that resemble a sea of Lotus petals on the lower part
I untie him and place him down, if this goes like last time I'll need to fight... I wouldn't be able to carry him right now.
I reach for the core and close my eyes ready for the pain, but it doesn't come
-What...?-
I place my hands on the pulsing core and destroy it, but nothing catastrophic happens
-This is not right...- I kneel down taking one of the green fragment in hand to observe it -It looks the same... Why doesn't it act the same too?-
-Not... Here... Trap- I turn to the voice of the weak Deity and come beside him, trying to help him
-What?-
-In the... Water- he murmurs before fainting again
-Water...? Under the water?! This... Is not something I can...!-
-Did you plan this too woman?- a laughing voice comes from the door, I jump back on my feet taking my sword out rolling it in my hands
Soon after I am circled by deformed, almost beastly, men
-What the...?-
-Never saw such creatures uh? "Lady"?- mocks me one of the creatures
-You're only used to those skinny hairless flaccid men I suppose hahaha! Well here comes a bunch of Yougais who are trying to regain their places!-
He laughs before coming foward to attack