"Wait..!" Rayla wanted to get Furufuru to explain more but the wizard's
image vanished.
Then he heard a crackling sound, he turned swiftly and found a huge craw
landed on the window sill. It transformed into a human form.
"Kirito.."
"My prince, glad you've escaped safely... who have wounded you??!!"
"Someone completely out of my expectation." Rayla's voice was full of heated
hatred," He's the younger brother of Imai! Apparently, he's now on Moon
Kingdom's side.."
"Why would he..??!!" Kirito was stunned.
"I don't know!! Though I've sworn to make him pay ten folds of what he did
to me today!! He's taken Sugi away.. I've GOT to get him back.."
Kirito did not say anything.
"What!!! Why are you giving me that look?" Rayla sensed something wrong with
Kirito's silence.
".. When I came in this room, I heard a bit of your highness's conversation
with that wizard.. like he said, I don't think that Moon Kingdom guard
should be trusted.."
"What are you saying..?"
"Please allow me to assassin him!! Although he's much more powerful than me,
but if I take him by surprise.."
" If, you, dare, as much as touch him.." Rayla's voice turned icy cold," I
will kill you."
"But your highness.."
" Can't you see? I NEED his power to get back too the Dark side!! There is
NOONE else !"
" But after all he's from the Moon Kingdom... what if he decided to go back
to Queen Shinya and betray.."
"Do you think I would allow that to happen!! As long as he's loyal to me,
he's the greatest help I could get, if he shall betray me, I would finish
him myself!!! He belongs to me, dead or alive!! Thus I warn you, do not even
think of laying your hand on him!!"
"Your highness, I.."
"Hush! Say no more, I demand absolute obedience from you, Kirito."
Kirito was quietened, but he still got that anxious look on his face. Rayla
approached him, and suddenly put his arm around Kirito's waist.
"Your highness..??"
"Kirito.. I'm sorry I yelled at you.. after all, you're the only person who
has been loyal to me all the way.. I know you worry for my safety, but if
you don't follow my commands, you would ruin my plan! Do you want to do
that?"Rayla whispered tenderly.
"No..."
"That's my good boy!" Rayla pecked at Kirito's cheek playfully, " Now tell
me... what do you want me to reward you.. for your absolute loyalty, after
I've got back my power?"
"Nothing.. my lord.." Kirito whispered as if he was in a dream.
"Nothing? Hoho.. Kirito.. do be frank with me. There's noone in the world
who hasn't desire over anything! Tell me what you want, and I'll give it to
you.."
"Will you.." Kirito said hesitatingly," I believe your highness would
execute all who had ever betraid you.."
"Yes..?"
"Could you please spare.. Princess Jun's life?"
"Jun?" Rayla's face went blank for a second, " Oh, Jun! My lovely sister.
Why! I've not even thought of her! Execute her?? Why should I.. She's just
a beautiful doll without a mind of her own.."
"You like her ?" Rayla gazed at Kirito with a wicked smile.
"No! How would I dare! I... I just pitied her.." Kirito was searching his
whole brain for the right word, for the right description of his admiration
to Princess Jun, which was mixed with sympathy for that she's never been
loved and appreciated by anyone in the Kingdom.
"Never mind!" Rayla wasn't interested in continuing talking about Jun,"I'll
send you to her after your job with me is accomplished, if you please."
Rayla stepped towards the window and look upward at the night sky." Sugi...
where are you, and what are you doing now? Quickly come back to me!!" He
thought to himself, as he dugged his fingers into the window sill.
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Kazushi was in a coma until he felt something icy touched his face.
He opened his eyes and saw Rika knelt down beside him, wiping his face with
a piece of wet cloth.
"Rika.."
".... you're not dead yet." The coldness in Rika's voice was alien to
Kazushi, he'd never seen him acting like this before.
"Where are we now?" Kazushi struggled to get up.
"Somewhere, on earth."
"Where.. where is everyone else??"
"Oh stop asking me questions as if you're still my superior!!!!" Rika
flammed up," It's YOU who owe me answers!!! YOU!! Why the #*$((% did you
suddenly betray Prince Atsushi??!!!"
Kazushi looked away and whispered," Rika.. I told you... my loyalty goes to
the King, not Prince Atsushi, and definately not Sir Imai. Now I know that
they've tried to assasin Prince Rayla-- the son of our King, how could I
still stand on their side??"
"Oh, this is real fun you know?? The King did not say anything, you made
this decision yourself!! YOU are the traitor! Not us!! Kazushi.. I beg you
to reconsider.. after all we've all been following Prince Atsushi for such a
long time.. we shouldn't.."
"Say no more, I'm not going back to Prince Atsushi. Rika, can't you see? The
prophecy was just an excuse, Sir Imai's got to be planning some much bigger
conspiracy, our Kingdom could be in danger.."
"I'm not interested in all these!! What do I care who's in power?? I'm
asking you for the last time, are you coming back with me or not??" Rika
stared right into Kazushi's eyes.
"... no.... I'm sorry Rika.."
Kazushi reached out and tried to pull Rika's arm, but Rika shoved off his hand.
"Fine, you've chosen a Prince that you don't even know much about over
Prince Atsushi, from now on, we're enemies. Next time I see you, I.. I'll
kill you!!" Rika was on the verge of tears, the way he "declared war" to
Kazushi was like a kid shouting at his best friend," I don't want to play
with you any more!"
Kazushi felt his heart contorted with pain, if there's anyone in Prince
Atsushi's gang that would make him want to stay, it would be...
Rika gave Kazushi one last glance and disappeared.
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"Ryu.... Ryu.... where are you going??? Wait for me!!! Wait!!!!" Sugi
reached out, lost balance and almost fell out of the bed.
"What the...???" Sugi found his right wrist tightly bound to the bed pole
by iron chains. Then he suddenly remembered everything.
"J!!!!! J!!!!!! You &*%$(% little asshole!!!! Come here and untie me you
(%(#_&*&#$%#..."
J came in the room and looked at Sugi coldly.
Seeing J's indifferent facial expression, Sugi reduced his volume a bit,
"J, you can't do this to me, untie me now!!"
"You want to eat something?" J finally spoke.
"What???! No I.." Sugi was very confused.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"No.. not really.." Sugi was even more confused.
"Then, don't shout again! Princess Ino is right next door and she needs
peace and quiet."
"Oh... hun??!! No!! This is not right!! You can't tie me here as if I'm a dog!!"
"You are worse than a dog!! A dog at least would follow its master's
instructions!! I won't untie you until you've come to your sense!!"
"What are you talking about??"
"You know Rayla is the second Prince of the Dark Kingdom, he's even more
evil than your old flame Prince Atsushi
and you still want to be with him!! Have you forgotten that you're the First
Guard of the Moon Kingdom? You.."
"I'm the First Guard of the Moon Kingdom... yes.. then who. are. you,
really?" Sugi interrupted.
"I..." J was dumfounded.
Sugi fixed his gaze on J, and spoke softly,"Actually, it doesn't really
matter to me who you "were" when you were still in the Dark Kingdom.. what I
see is that now you're one of US, I see you're loyal to the queen, to the
Princess and a good pal to me! Just like Ryu, to me he's not an evil enemy,
he's my...."
"Say no more! It's wrong for me to have hidden my real identity from you
all, but you. can. not compare me with Rayla!! You don't know what kind of
a person he is!! I won't let you go back to him!!!"
"Nononono... you don't know him!! J!! J.. J WHAT ARE YOU DOING????!!!!"
Sugi started to panic as J climbed up to the bed and pushed him backwards.
"It's all just about desire of the flesh right?" J whispered,"First it's
Atsushi.. then Rayla, you hunger for the beauty of Dark Kingdom
aristocrat.." J started stroking Sugi's neck.
"J...?"
"Come on! Think about it! It's not LOVE, it's really just pure SEXUAL
ATTRACTION between you and Rayla!"
"No!!!" Sugi wanted to explain but he was shocked by J's action.
"I would make you forget all about Rayla, soon.." J closed off the distance
between he and Sugi.
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