A loud clap of thunder accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain with fog that clings heavily to the atmosphere was dispersed hastily by the silhouette of a lady running into the fog.
" My lady, run as fast as you can, they are deep on our heels".
A lady on ancient royal robes with deep blue eyes that could bewilder the soul and white wavy hair was running but couldn't keep up with the lady for she was heavy with a child, tiredly she said.
"I can't keep running Sola,no matter were I go they will find me and take my child away from me,I can't leave him alone, I just can't...",she sat down on the ground completely struck with grief and sorrow and eyes red from untold amount of tears.
The lady running immediately went to assist her up.the lady looked into her mistress eyes with concern and said "my lady, we have to continue running, this fog covers a few miles which is the best cover for us, out here we are safe".
The lady stares at her with sorrow and fear responded" we can never be safe, they will turn the world upside down for me-".
They were interrupted by a chorus of armors clanking and howls of orders being obeyed with heavy shuffling of heel's in chase.Sola quickly retrieved an excellent kunai with a silver tip and entered a battle stance.
A deafening silence permeated the fog with tension from both sides calculating the opponents next move.
A swift arrow pierced through the fog targeted at the lady heavy with child but was swiftly dealt with by Sola in a fluid motion.arrows after arrows was sent from the fog but was easily deflected by Sola in a ruthless fashion.
"Enough,I will go back to the castle with my life and child intact, so stop."the lady stood up shaking but was forced to sit from exhaustion.Sola looked back worriedly at the pregnant lady then turned to stare angryly at the unknown people in the fog .
Men clad in red armor and crimson shields poured out of the fog with battle cries and valor with a flagbearer holding a flag that is bleeding red depicting the head of a badger with red and black fur with a delicate dagger horizontally in his jaws with a slithered throat flowing red but very disturbing was the gleeful and excited glow in his eyes.
Sola immediately counters by skillfully throwing the kunai at the first warrior in sight which went through his head before emerging to kill three more by slithering their throats.
Sola with ice-cold temperance with beautiful face and black hair garbed in ancient Chinese qipao.in her a hand, a beautiful bracelet with a woman with blurred facial features and a head filled with snakes transformed into a sinister spear with razor like blade with snakes engraved on it.in a blink, she appeared in front of the warrior leading the attack with a swift slash beheaded the warrior.
A green glow came out of the spear's blade, turning the head, blood and body to stone.a loud thump,the head dropped to the ground turning to sand alongside his body. Sola easily dispatched the warriors like bags of wheat in harvest season.
"Halt your hands Sola".
Oblivious,Sola went on to massacre the remaining warriors in sight then gazes intensely at the fog.
Emerging from the fog was a tall man clad in scarlet armor with scars on his face and neck was staring disdainfully at the noble lady but shifting his eyes at Sola became vigilant.he said "we agree to your terms but you get married to Michel after birthing your child and he will have to show fillial piety to the clan as an outcast by residing at the outer court of the castle" pauses, looks at the lady's swollen stomach,"orders from the clan head".
The lady was devastated and anguished howled in pain"why can't he let go,lusting after his brothers wife, sick fool".Sola hurriedly went to comfort her.
"Xanqi accept the demands or things we go south for all of us here".said the man in armor gazing at the noble lady with scorn.
"I accept the demands but my child is not an outcast-",
"Yes he is,you made him so by polluting his bloodline with yours"scoffs the man in an armor but was cautiously glancing at the lady with spear that was emitting strong killing intent.
"Sola assist your lady, let's go".
Xanqi stood up trembling and shaking but managed to steady herself tapped Sola hands that she could stand on her own,
"Catan,hear me well,my child will be greater than the night family and step on them."said Xanqi resolutely.
Catan chuckled " I like that energy,just past it to your son,he will desire for it".Catan walked straight to Xanqi oblivious of the menace standing beside her. Catan stood an arm distance from her looking into her eyes but saw only determination and resolve,she directed the scorn and mockery back at him without flinching.
Catan sighed " then you will make your child see blood and hell and bathe in despair, can you?".
Xanqi answered resolutely"Catan he will be like his father strong, kind, dominating, headstrong and much more" a smile lit face with beauty and peace.
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In a dim spacious hall with a Serene feeling with beautiful pillars with carvings of mythical and enormous creatures of yor with lavish curtains and picturesque paintings.
A middle aged man with red hair and matching eyes was pacing about the hall all the while mumbling in anger, throwing glances at the lady kneeling in the center of the hall with her head bowed down drenched and shivering from either of cold or fear.
The man stopped pacing and turned abruptly to face her with anger yelled at her
"Xanqi tell me what have I done wrong, provided for you, sheltered for you tell me"the lady continued bowing her with tremors shaking her body did not respond.
The man seeing this rubbed his hands together in swift motions looked at her then decreed.
"From henceforth, you shall not be allowed into the castle and any aid provided by the Night family will be revoked,you will be allowed to bear your child but after his birth,the child will be an outcast and prove his loyalty and filial piety to the family and be under constant watch by an elder.you will be given to Michel as his concubine".
The powerful words resounded through the hall and sinking heavily evident by the tremors shaking her body non stop.
The lady lifting her head slowly faced the angry man with determination on her face stretched out her hands and placed her palm side by side in a gesture of favor said,
"O great Baron,your ever flowing mercy nourishing our soul I beg of you,let my child be under the tutelage of elder Amos O dear Baron"presses her head down on the floor hard with her hands still outstretched".
The Baron was gazing at her in contemplation bringing silence in the hall.
Sigh
Baron rubbing his hands together turned towards one of pillars depicting an angel with blood red wings and armor blowing the trumpet riding a white cloud with obscured facial expressions and features.
"Sola, summon Amos and tell him to abandon whatever he is doing and come this instant" a lady came out of the shadows of the pillar bowed down and retreated back to shadows.
"Xanqi you could withdraw your favor right now because Amos will kill your child,no child can go through the kind of training and discipline Heather went through,it was hell for any child losing innocence,beauty and worldview" Baron said with worry laced in his words but the lady maintained her posture of bowing her heads and outstretched hands.
Footsteps resounded in the hall as a young man in red hair and eyes with simple clothing compared to the Baron with untied laces on his red boots with a smile hanging on his lips with an extremely handsome face behind him a lady in red armor and purple hair,expressionless face wielding a spear.
"Our dear Baron,you called for your loyal servant my lord" performs a mocking bow with a smile still on his lips while the lady stands starry eyed.
"Amos,she offered her son to you for your tutelage"Baron not minding the blatant disrespect.
Amos turning to notice the lady still maintaining her gesture of favor gazes at her intensely.
Amos turned to look at the lady behind him,the lady in red armor turned to meet the lady kneeling took her palms placed on top of each other,took a dagger engraved of a badger with a dagger in it's jaw from nowhere stabbed her palm that it went through her hands,the lady closed her eyes trembled and screamed in pain and anguish.the lady in armor took out the dagger fiercely with blood dripping then proceed to stand behind the man named Amos.
"Do you still want to give your child to me?"
"Yes"
The lady in red armor gave the dagger to Amos who took the dagger and places the dagger close to his face examined the blood and started laughing hysterically.
"How interesting".