3 Meaningless Sacrifice (1/2)
Two pairs of small feet ran swiftly through the heavy snow, as the dark blue cloak around Rin fluttered fiercely through the wind.
A sudden screech ran through the air caused Rin's ears to perk up. Recognizing the sound of the falcon's cries, Rin shifts her gaze up to identify the bird flying above her.
A rush of sadness shines in the girl's eyes at the appearance of the familiar bird. Harshly biting onto her pink little lips she runs faster until the petite girl halts near the edge of a cliff.
Detecting the presence of others, Rin turns her small body around to see two tall men in black clothing. Narrowing her eyes dangerously low she backs away slowly from them as they zone in on her.
The men in black snicker at the girl's small helpless figure as they unsheath their long metal swords, aiming towards the little girl.
Grabbing a small pebble from the stony ground, she grips onto it tightly. One of the men in black snickers at the girl's so-called ”weapon.”
”Now, now, princess what are you going to do with that little pebble?” He sneered.
Following the man's words, with the speed of light, the small pebble flings from the girl's small hand harshly hitting the knee of the mocking man.
Suddenly, experiencing a bone-crushing pain in his leg, the man in black wails painfully as he glares at the little girl.
”You...little bitch!” He shouts gripping tightly onto his sword. ”You're going to pay for that!”
Glaring at the approaching men in black, Rin slowly backs away from them until her little foot touches the edge of the cliff.
Looking behind her to see the endless pit of darkness of the cliff, she blankly stares before slowly shifting her gaze back at the men.
The feathered creature, Ju flying above the young girl charges at the men who instantly swat their swords hoping to slice through the pesky bird.
Watching as Ju distracted the men, Rin reaches for another sharp pebble.
However, a strong gust of the wind blows forward causing Rin to lose her balance.
”Ah——” The young girl's faint voice is cut off as her small body plummets down the cliff.
Hearing the girls fading voice, through the corner of its keen eyes the falcon Ju watches as the small round figure disappears down the black abyss.
Releasing a startled cry, it quickly flies down the cliff disappearing from sight.
The men in black stare at the cliff slowly walking near the edge detecting nothing but an endless void. They surely guessed at the end of the stony cliff was either a frozen river or jagged rocks at the bottom.
Either way, there was no way a petite little girl could survive.
Grinning, they quickly disappear from sight to report to their General.
....
”She fell?” The man in red armor stares at the kneeling men in black.
”Affirmative, General. Although we weren't capable to retrieve her body it's most likely she didn't survive.” The man in black reports.
Grunting in agreement, the man in the red armor sneers as he stares at the rigid red body in the snow.
Lying motionlessly in the snow was none other than little Rin's mother, Ai.
With her eyes closed, her golden long hair spread elegantly through the cold snow as her white robes were dyed red by crimson blood.
”In the end, your sacrifices were meaningless,”
Latching onto his horse the man rides away abandoning the woman's lifeless figure in the frosty ground.
After the men departed out of sight, silence engulfed the area. In the quiet winter night, a pair of small little footsteps walked in the red covered snow slowly approaching the deceased young woman.