Chapter 12: Eve Of Battle
(OVERVIEW)
Somewhere in the streets of Leveni, a carriage was making it's way towards the Royal palace in the distance. Several guards on horseback were riding alongside it quietly.
"Oh my, I simply cannot wait to get to the party!" squealed one of the three people in the carriage. A young girl with blonde hair and dressed in a beautiful pink dress.
"Now now, Mirrian. Don't get too excited", said the woman who sat opposite the girl. She wore a lavish blue dress and like Mirrian, had long locks of blond hair.
Mirrian blushed slightly ,"Mother, how could I not be excited when it's the prince's party!"
"Hmm, that's my daughter", said the third person in the carriage, a gruff looking man with dark brown hair and beard. Like his wife, he wore an expensive looking blue suit with all sorts of jewelry attached to it.
"That's the fitting attitude of a daughter of a city lord", the man praised Mirrian proudly.
The man was none other than Lord Swardler, the second most important City lord after Lord Bahram.
"You spoil her too much", Swardler's wife complained.
"So what, Vivian?" Swardler asked arrogantly ,"She can do, be or have whatever she wants because she is my daughter. And whoever says otherwise can answer straight to me!"
As if on que, commotion could be heard outside as the carriage jerked violently, tossing them all aside. The sounds of swords clashing, cry's of fear and startled horses could be heard outside.
"What the hell is going on?" snapped Swardler in annoyance.
"My lord!", one of the guards outside called out nervously ,"We're being attacked!"
"What?!" Swardler roared in outrage ,"Which idiots would dare attack us?!"
"I-t it appears to be the young daughter of Lord Bahram!" the coachman replied ,"She has three others with her as well!"
Swardler's face twisted into one of surprise more than anger. He opened the door and stepped out, Mirrian following right behind him.
Dozens of guards littered the ground, completely unconscious. Swardler made his way around them, even kicking some of his own men out of the way.
"What is the meaning of this, little girl?" Swardler sneered at the four people in front of him.
The first being, of course, Samira, in Janet's body. Abigor stood on her left, with Fey standing silently behind him as usual with her cloak drawn over her head. Azrael stood on her right, yawning, with a bored expression on his face.
"Good evening to you too, Lord a**hole", said Abigor ,"Sam, are you just gonna take that?"
"Calm down, Abi", said Sam raising a hand to stop him from trying anything ,"We still need them"
"Umm, excuse me!" Mirrian yelled angrily ,"Do you nobodies have any idea who you are messing with? You better get out of our way while we're still feeling merciful"
Samira's eye twitched ,"Now listen here-"
"No, you listen!" Mirrian interrupted ,"I do not have a single second to waste on you trash. So better get-ackk!"
Suddenly, Mirrian dropped to her knees, holding her throat. She tried to say something but nothing came out of her mouth. Instead, her eyes bugged out before her entire body became limp and she fell forward with a thud.
"Mirrian!" Swardler cried out in alarm and rushed to his daughter's side. She didn't move even as he shook her.
"You bastards...", Swardler growled ,"What have you done to her!"
"Oh that?" Azrael walked forward ,"I simply separated her astral and spiritual bodies from her physical one and assimilated them with myself"
"What is this nonsense you are telling me?!" Swardler bellowed furiously.
"Oh yeah, you probably won't get it even if I explain. But to put things simply-" Azrael licked his lips ,"I devoured her soul"
Vivian screamed and Swardler face turned pale as he cried out in horror and backed away from Azrael.
"She was a pest", Azrael mused quietly, his eyes now glowing a bright purple color ,"And I have no time to waste on someone like her"
He walked over to the carriage as Swardler quickly scurried and hid behind his trembling coachman. Vivian was passed out on the seats of the carriage.
"You two will do just fine", Azrael nodded at Swardler and Vivian. He gestured at the coachman and said ,"You were nice and quiet, so you can leave"
The coachman wasted no time and quickly pulled away from Swardler, running down one the alleys as fast as he could.
"P-p-lea-ase s-spare m-me!" Swardler mumbled pathetically ,"Is it money that you want? You can have it all!"
Azrael gave him a small smile ,"Money is nothing, my friend. We simply want to borrow you and your wife's bodies for the night"
He gently touched Swardler's forehead, making him flinch in fear.
"Sweet dreams..."
That was the last thing Swardler heard before everything around him went dark.
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(Azrael)
"Why are human bodies so..." I voiced my displeasure as I fidgeted in my seat. I now possessed the late Swardler's body and I was flexing his pudgy hands, trying to get used to this odd feeling.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it", Samira reassured me.
"I find that thought horrifying", I grimaced.
Abigor laughed and patted my shoulder ,"Come on, bro. It's just for tonight so look on the bright side of things"
He now possessed Vivian's body and from what it looked like, he was finding no discomfort with his new form at all. It made me feel just a little bit frustrated.
"Speaking of bright of things", I looked at Samira ,"As odd as this body may be, why do I suddenly feel slightly more powerful"
"I didn't think you would notice so soon", said Samira with a knowing smile ,"But since it's you, I guess that's expected. You'll find out after we pull off this job"
"Sure", I nodded.
"Alright, in that case-", said Abigor with a grin as the carriage came to a halt and the door opened ,"Let the party begin!"
As I stepped out, the sight of the palace took my breath away. The marble towers rose high and towering, spiraling towards the evening sky. A red carpet was laid out in front of us for the gathering nobles, leading towards a grand and golden entrance hall.
Inside, a massive ballroom was bustling with countless nobles from all over the Kingdom dressed in their best outfits.
"As expected of royalty", Samira muttered next to me ,"I could get used to this..."
"What?"
"Nothing", she said before facing Abigor and I ,"Now listen, the plan is to find the prince, get him alone and capture him together. Got it?"
Samira glared at me for a moment and I scratched my head nervously.
"Alright, alright fine!" I grumbled.
With that, we all dispersed, each of us disappearing into different sections of the crowd.
I tried to avoid mingling with people but apparently the old bastard I possessed must have been really popular because I was immediately surrounded.
Luckily, I had all of Swardler's memories as well, so I didn't raise anybody's suspicion.
'This is so tedious' I thought to myself as I took a quick glance around the room 'Where the hell is our damn target...?'
Just as I was about to excuse myself from all the chatter, a trumpet sounded and I turned to see what was going on.
"All hail his highness!" a voice boomed throughout the entire room ,"The crown prince of our noble empire, Prince Hugo Levensi!"
A pair of doors on the other side of the room opened and a young boy walked in, dressed in a royal gown with sparkling sapphire gems around his neck and arms. With his black hair and blue eyes, he was pretty handsome for a young boy.
'No, not boy' I reminded myself as I clenched my fist in anticipation ,'It's go time, Sirius'
I locked eyes with Samira across the room and we both nodded and advanced towards Sirius together. As we approached, he noticed and waved the nobles that had gathered around him away.
I bowed ,"Good evening, young Prince Hugo"
"Good evening, Lord Swardler", said Sirius with a polite smile. He then turned to Samira and said ,"Good evening to you too, Janet. You look as lovely as ever"
"You are too kind, your highness", Samira curtsied ,"Please forgive my father for failing to attend your party"
"Oh, I don't mind at all", Sirius shrugged it off ,"I would like to know his reason for not attending though. Is he ill, perhaps?"
"Regarding that, your highness, it is a rather difficult topic to discuss here", I lied ,"Might we all go somewhere more private?"
Sirius frowned ,"This sounds serious. Alright, this way to my personal garden"
We both followed him away from the party as he lead us outside. I could only hope Abigor had noticed us and was following close behind with Fey in tow.
The moon shone brightly, illuminating all the various flowers in the garden. We walked around for a while before Sirius stopped and chased all the nearby guards with a quick look.
Once the were all gone, he glanced at both of us and raised his eyebrows ,"Well?"
"Your highness, if I may" said Samira ,"Might I cast a spell over us for extra measure?"
"By all means, go ahead if you feel it's that important" said Sirius.
Samira nodded with a smile and chanted ,"Keep my silence and separate me from the rest of the world, Vortex Barrier!"
'That's new' I thought as a twenty metre circular barrier spread around us 'Must be a human spell'
"Now that that's done-"
A chill rang down my spine as I felt an inexplicable sense of danger. Before I knew it, my body moved instinctively and I tackled Samira to the side just in time.
BOOM!
The dust cleared, leaving nothing but a large crater where we'd been standing. Sirius clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"I'm surprised you survived that" he said as he cracked his fist ,"But I guess I must be grateful for the soundproof barrier that you put up just for me"
I swallowed nervously. He was way stronger than what I had anticipated. All he threw was a punch at us!
"Careful, Azrael", Samira warned me as she got to her feet ,"Don't charge at him alone"
"I've been sensing you're presences for a while now but I didn't think it was just two little demons who haven't yet incarnated", Sirius laughed and flashed us a wicked grin ,"I was hoping that my brethren had finally sent me some decent Heroes to play with but you're just simple toys"
"Toys...", I flinched. I wasn't really paying attention to what he was ranting about. To be honest, I had stopped listening to everything around me from the moment I had dodged his punch.
All I could hear, all I could feel, was my heart racing and the blood rushing through my veins...
"Oh man", Sirius grumbled unhappily ,"I've been so hungry for a good battle for so long-"
"You've been hungry...?" I looked at him, barely containing my excitement ,"I guess that makes me starved!"
"Ho ho? Are you sure you want to go, little demon?!" Sirius bellowed gleefully, letting his vicious aura spill out.
"Are you?!" I shouted back in response as I let my own aura spill out to counter his.
With one last roar, we both charged at each other and the battle began.
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