Warning: there will be mention of blood.
This is a bad idea.
With each tap, she grows nervous.
This is a really bad idea.
She could feel her heart beating in her ear.
This is a really really bad idea!!
It could all go wrong.
Claudia opened the door and Amy walked into the lion's den to see everyone waiting for her. Prince Alphonso is seated, attempting to look hospitable but she could sense the nervousness in his movement as well as everyone else.
"Miss Anthos, I wanted to meet you for a while." The prince says. He sounds polite but she knows that it isn't the case and so are the others. None of them could properly keep their expressions together. The nervousness in the room is overwhelming, probably more than hers that it staunched hers off.
"Your Highness," she says politely and greeted him the Solinean way.
"Please sit. I have been wanting to meet you for a long time now." he said, "The Anthos twins are quite well known in my country. To not just have one but two users of Hekaton's power is a rarity."
Wanting to get straight to the point, she looked at the prince with a serious look. Hopefully he sees her as less of a child and more of an equal in this situation. "I admit that your request to see me is surprising so let's skip the formalities and discuss your reasons for meeting me, Your Highness."
He dropped all pretenses and carried a more nervous look than before. "I wish to recruit you to Hekaton, both you and your sister though it will cause many issues if we recruit both sisters. You can create your own noble family and even marry into the royal line if you-"
"I refuse." She said strongly, "No matter what bride price or offer you throw at me. I will never leave or betray my country."
"I wonder how your sister will think. She has quite the power after all." Fiona said, her tone is masking her nervousness. "I heard rumors that you are much weaker than her. Her power, reputation, popularity, is much different. I even heard that you left school briefly because of your health. You should be glad we decide to choose you over her. Maybe, we made a mistake. She would do much better with us than you. You're just a little kid with no experience on how the world works. You have a disappointment of a country and that prince you are friends with. Solin can truly never measure up to-"
Amy gave a deadpan stare at them but with Fiona, she can't deal with her bullshit anymore. The aura around the Hekaton kids began to drop as they all feel like the gravity around them became heavier and heavier. Even poor Claudia is affected as she struggled to hold on. Amy has seen battles, killed in mass, fought for her life, has been kidnapped, manipulated events, experience dying, yet they think they could intimidate her like this? A bunch of teenagers who never even seen the harsh way of life much less a battlefield couldn't compare their experiences with hers.
"Now that you're talking down on me, I'll also do the same." She walked up to Fiona, no one is able to move. She forcefully pulled her hair back, lifting back her head, "You're no different than the rest of the nobles in your country. Sheltered, entitled as fuck." She squeezed her hair tighter, "Violet and I are much better off here than your backwater capital. And as for me not knowing how the world works, do you really wish to know the things I am capable of? I've done terrible things. Unimaginable and horrible enough to make all of you shit yourself." she whispered in her ear. This language is not suitable for noble ears but FUCK THAT!!!
"Now!"
They threw a box and upon laying eyes on it, she knew what it is.
"Oh FU-"
Then Amy felt a pain so intense that she might as well compare it to being on an electric chair. She can't even scream for help. The effects of the bloodlust have worn off.
"Hurry!" Then someone grabbed her arm, and she could suddenly see a sheet of paper, black in color and written in gold. A Demon contract.
But Claudia grabbed pried the person away from her and Amy's arm was free. Taking this opportunity, she hovered her hand at the black paper. Immediately, the golden writing is gone.
"NO!!!"
Then the door opened to reinforcements. Amy couldn't even see them as she collapsed on the ground with blood coming out of her orifices.
*
Leon and Rufus burst into the room and immediately Leon destroyed the box, knocking everyone in the room out. Everyone is quickly restrained. They then observe the horrific scene in front of them. Amaryllis's face is covered in blood. There isn't much of her that isn't covered in blood. It came out of her eyes, ears, nose and mouth. It stained her dress to the point that there is more red than cream. The guards are restraining everyone in the room while getting Amaryllis some medical attention.
The boys stood there, showing indifference but know what the other is thinking.
"Hey, Rufus? Do you think this is gonna start a war?" Leon asked silently.
"Perhaps. But your parents might prevent that." Rufus answered in the same tone.
"We should kill the prince and his posse. Show everyone we're not to be messed with." Leon said and was about to pick up the strange black paper.
"Don't touch that!"
The boys turn to the mage who screamed. "Why not?"
"Your highness, this is a demon contract. If you touch it then you will never escape from the demands that the writer had."
"But it's blank."
"Perhaps Miss Anthos purified the writing. They must have tried to coerce her into touching then she purified it before she could touch it. The contract's owner would be the first person who wrote it in gold ink. Killing the contractor wouldn't even cancel the contract."
The boys stared at Amaryllis at amazement. "What is that box?" Rufus pointed.
"A torture device in Hekaton though I have no idea how they smuggled it out of the country or how it got into the palace." The mage answered.
"What do you want to do next?" Rufus asked quietly.
"Torture them of course. It's time they get a taste of their own medicine."