Chapter 12: Take to one's heels
Charles's eyes were full of contempt and hatred as he slowly lowered his sword and his aura started fading away.
William looked away refusing to look at Charles who was once someone dear to him without his mask, but Charles couldn't care less, it didn't matter if he knew William or not what was important was that William did major crimes that cant is let go easily.
Erica rubbed her eyes and cleared her throat.
"Shame on you! Do you dare show your face in front of us? After all, you did?! After all, you did to Charles?!" Erica took a deep breath and continued "What is all this?! Can you explain yourself in any way? Trespassing, threatening, and killing? What's wrong with you! Have you gone mad, what are you turning into? Exiling was not enough?!!" Erica's eyes were bloodshot and her hair was all messed up but she obviously didn't care about how she looked at all.
William could only face the floor in shame or at least he tried to look ashamed.
Charles shot a nasty glare at William then shifted his eyes towards Erica and Ronan and ran in their direction. "Are you two alright?" Both of them nodded without response. "My lady calm down, I will take care of the rest. Don't waste your breath on him."
Charles walked to William and pointed his sword at him, William made an I contact with Charles for a second then immediately looked away. "Surrender." Charles tilted his head and rose an eyebrow as he saw William tearing up.
"Charles umm...I.." William slowly stepped backward as he started his drama. "..." Charles remained salient while watching the same scenes repeat in front of him.
"Well...the thing here..is that..how do I say this.." William tried explaining but it looked so fake, not even an idiot would try to listen to him.
"Ronan...I am sorry...I shouldn't have..done that." William was closing the gap between him and Ronan as he tried to distract everybody by talking in a wronged person's tone.
"Shut up! I...I don't want to hear anything from you, you think I am that stupid? You...You are just a piece of trash!" Ronan fell to his knees and began crying waterfalls.
"Well about Jarred he is actually...still..uhh. " All of them turned to his side when they heard Jarred's name but that was their only mistake.
Dark yellow Aura gathered around William's legs and he ran past Charles and grabbed his saber but before he could escape Charles's sword met with his saber, he backed up himself from falling by condensing more aura into his feet and pushed forward making Charles stumble. They clashed weapons and met the eyes of each other.
"It's been a long time yet you Haven't changed the slightest bit." Charles blocked an attack but his sword was definitely thinner than William's saber, blood ran down from the gash on his arm into his finger's tight grip on his shaft.
William only smirked then tried to jump out of the window but before he could a sharp blade ran through his back.
William fell to his knees, sweat droplets formed on his forehead and his hands trembled slightly as Charles crouched down to his level. "Hey, should I just kill you?"
"Hah! as if I will just let you do that!" William raised his head and pointed at Charles's face with his finger. "You are just a loser who can't do anything! You can't kill me, I know you can't even if you killed rock who was twice your size, you can't do the same with me just because you are stronger."
Charles kicked William to the floor, grabbed him from his throat, threw him at the wall, and shoved his boot into his mouth. "Ahh you really talk a lot, but do you think you're any different than me? Don't answer that."
When Charles was about to knock him off two men with similar masks to William jumped in from the window but only one was noticed by Charles the other was more stealth in his unbidden entry, the first pinned Ronan who was right in front of the window to the ground upon seeing that Charles ran at his direction but he failed to notice the mace wielder because the center of his attention was in front of him not behind him.
Suddenly pain rushed at the back of his head, he fell to the ground, his vision rapidly became fuzzy and unfocused and all he could hear was a loud harsh jarring noise. "I have to protect them..I...I need to. Why was I so full of myself, I could have been.. able to do something..Go...go." Charles tried to reach out but his world went black.
Charles slowly regained his senses, he opened his eyes to see rather a smaller William hugging a younger version of himself with a knife in his hand.
"I'm so sorry Charles...I didn't know..that this will happen but..don't be sad and cheer up! It's going to be alright!"
The adult Charles watched the two kids crying tears of sadness and tears of a crocodile with a dark expression.
"That son of a devil, one day I will kill him." Charles clenched his fist and gritted his teeth as he was reminded of the olden days.
"I have not forgiven you Once but dozens of times, however not this time, I will make you regret being born."
"Charles! Charles! You have to wake up! Charles.."
Charles's mind and thoughts were suddenly disrupted, everything became blurry then distorted and crooked, the sounds became high-pitched and noisy until everything went black and silent.
"Charles! Charles! Get up and get your senses back, it's not the time to sleep and dream!" This time Charles was snapped back to reality, the first thing he saw was a woman zoomed into his face, with all honesty Charles's view wasn't pleasing but rather frightening as if a close-up beast's face with messed up makeup. Charles opened his eyes fully in horror, his lips moved but no sound came out.
"Thank goodness your awake, the battle is over." the woman stepped back a little and brushed her hair back with her fingers. "What's with that face?"
Charles blinked twice in confusion then after a few long seconds of staring, realization struck him, the beastly woman in front of him was none other than Lady Erica, her messy hair definitely played a huge factor in that unpleasant look.
"Oh it was just you...my lady, forgive my insolence." Charles helped himself up and held the back of his head and felt a sticky liquid.
"What?" Erica tilted her head quizzically.
"Nothing, what happened? Where are young lord Ronan and the other men?"
"You got hit from behind by that coward! They took my son away, I tried to stop them but was just thrown like an empty bag! Anyways they have lost the battle and there aren't many causalities on our side but they still had the nerve to take away my son. Come on we have to meet my husband."
Charles took a glance at the door he smashed then looked back at Erica, remembered what she told him a while ago, and thought internally. "Why didn't she go? The door is no longer there, the attackers are gone so why in the world is she still here? I mean when did this darn battle end.
"My lady when did this battle end?" Erica scratched her nose and looked at him before getting out. "I don't know..a while ago. Why do you ask?"
"No, just curious until when I was unconscious. I greatly apologize for being utterly useless, I couldn't protect you two."
Charles was dizzy and wasn't able to focus on anything as his head injury was yet to be treated. He stumbled here and there until he reached the doorway, many guards rushed in with Eric being right behind them and came to their aid.
Eric stepped inside and raced towards Erica then glared at Charles. "Where is Ronan?"
Charles came in front of Eric and genuflected. "I will accept any punishment, I have failed to protect Lady Erica and let the attackers get away with young lord Ronan." Thick red blood trickled down Charles's face as he stared at the dusty floor not knowing if this will be the last thing he sees.
"You couldn't even protect two people, a woman, and a child is it that hard? Even if you possess the last stages of the blue aura?" Eric crouched down and lifted Charles's face.
"I have no excuses." Charles avoided eye contact with Eric and went silent.
Eric sighed and got up. "You are much stronger than me yet..you have failed me. You remember what I told you right?"
"Yes." Charles immediately answered back in shame.
Eric subdued his emotions and took out his sword then pointed at Charles. "Very well, you have served me decently but I will have to execute you right here.
"Wait!"
Slash!
Blood sprayed on the ground and everyone's eyes widened.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Littleguy
Littleguy Erica be lookin hella scary, just imagine a scary, hairy beast with make up..my gad...
Yo, I changed the captain's name from Cain to Charles, why? Just like that.
And are you guys missing Simon? No worries he will be back soon~ In 1? maybe 2 chaps, dunno.
Thank you for reading Simon says.
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