32 Special Encounter (2/2)
A cruel smirk marred the woman's face, ”I must eliminate both Princess Luna and Lady Elaria. Not only must I rid them from existence, but the elf-clan must vanish. If they vanish, we can get our hands on their lands. But in order to achieve their land, the alliance between the elf-clan and Astral must be broken, which I have a plan to break.”
”To achieve this plan, their death must be guaranteed which is why I need you to eliminate Princess Luna. Diamond Academy has a camping trip coming up soon. You'll strike than as she'll have no protection to save her. Oh, and I need it to be brutal and merciless as possible so that Lady Elaria will do the of well... taking her own life.”
The smile that appeared on the woman's face was terrifying. Kneeling on the ground, the woman couldn't help but tremor with the fear. Even though she was a mercenary that killed for a living, the piles of bodies she left behind could not compare to this fearsome woman sitting regally in front of her.
For the first time, she felt inferior. Many labeled her a demon, but this woman before her was nothing more than a devil wearing human flesh.
”Your wish is my command, your majesty.”
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During breaktime, Maria was strolling through the corridor outside of Diamond Academy. Usually, she would be with Mai and Julian but both were occupied with other things, leaving just Maria with her thoughts. 'Why when a picture of granny appeared in my head, my heart felt so heavy and void? Now that I think about it, it like their a piece of my memory missing.'
Maria contemplated, clutched her head in frustration, paying no attention to where she was heading. Wonder why the thought of her grandmother from her old world, sprung forth this aching pain in her chest as it was someone was clutching at it.
'Something is not right.' Maria allowed her feet in control of her destination while pondering on her thoughts and took this chance to view her surroundings. The corridors of the academy were like mazes, the exterior of the academy was grand but also simple.
Soon her eyes were peering outside to the fresh greenery of the trees and grass, the aromatic smell of flowers was the air, emeralds eyes taking in the vivid colors of the flowers blooming everywhere; everything was truly breathtaking.
Taking a left to where the corridor branched off, Maria continued admiring the view and that was when she came upon a sight that made her pause. Lying fast asleep on a bench was Astral's very own Princess Luna, but that wasn't what caught Maria's attention.
No, it was the two girls behind the bench holding a freaking caged tarantula above her head. ”Ha, this will put her in her place and teach her not to compete with Belle-sama!” said the girl with short hair.
”Belle-sama is a thousand times prettier than this princess!” insulted the second girl with hair pulled up into pigtails.
Towards that last remark, the words that came to mind were, 'Yeah, you definitely need to get your eyes checked.' Seeing the girls about to open the cage, Maria sighed, seeing how she would have to go over there and save a damsel. Summoning forth her courage, Maria ran over and yelled,
”Hey, you two! Get away from the princess!”
The two girls were not expecting a voice to yell out to them, causing both to panic, and when they saw the princess about ready to open her eyes, they locked the caged that sealed the tarantula and booked it out of there.
Rising from the bench, the princess caught sight of the two girls running away. Turning towards the voice that woke her up, amethyst clashed with emerald.
”A-Are you okay, princess?”