《The Demon Of Song.》


 Prologue. The Last Atrocity.

    A small girl with a tiara and a puffy white dress runs through the empty halls of the marble castle, arms flapping around like she is a bird. Her adorable and innocent giggling is enough to melt the coldest of hearts as she is excited for the wedding today.


    Mira finally reaches the big wooden doors preventing her from entering the Church part to the castle and she jumps to grab the handle. With a few hops, Mira fails every time while letting out a gentle "Eh" each times she does so.


    This goes on for a few minutes before Mira finally decides to put all of her effort into one big jump. Slightly biting her lip and going into an intense state of focus, Mira squats down and puts all of her strength into her tiny legs. Finally releasing her true potential, Mira sores into the air and is able to grab the handle but she flies past it and has to let go.


    Mira can feel hands on her sides and soon she can feel something cold nip at her bottom. She looks down to see a familiar face of a big burly man covered in glimmering plate armor. Lionel gives her a toothy grin as he saw the poor girl having troubles and decided to help her out a bit and put the young princess on his shoulder.


    With her pride being hurt that she couldn''t reach the door handle herself, Mira looks away from Lionel and gives him a loud "Hmph!" as to not acknowledge the fact she needed help. A thick accent that most can hardly understand erupts from within Lionel''s body.


    "Come on young princess, that''s not very lady like of you. How do you think your sister would feel if she saw you with that face?" Lionel says with a rough and expressive voice that echoes throughout the hallway. Mira still sits there, putting on a facade that seems to be sturdier than stone.


    Lionel finally gives up and uses his secret move to eliminate the the devastating threat before of a princess with their pride hurt. Lionel''s hand reaches the side of the princess and begins to wiggle up and down, tickling her. Mira is quick to crack as the cute sound of giggling once again echoes throughout the hallways. With a smile on Mira''s face, he decides that it is about time to enjoy the beautiful ceremony planned out for the night.


    Before his hand wrapped in metal clad can touch the handle, the door is pulled open from the inside. With the two doors opening by themselves, an alluring sound fills the young princess and Royal Guard''s ears. The person who managed to open the door falls to the ground in front of two and startles them. The alluring sound continues and a heavenly voice fills the air.


    "Someday I''ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind, meeeee." sings a heavenly voice that echoes throughout Mira and Lionel''s soul.


    Lionel can feel his eyes begin to become heavier and heavier as the magic of the music begins to take affect. He falls to one knee and puts the princess down from his shoulder from fear of falling over. The sound of a ukulele continues on and so does the singing of the Demon of Song.


    "Where trouble melts like lemon drops, high above the chimney top that''s where you''ll find meeeee."


    Confused on what is making this amazing sound, Mira spins in circles looking for the cause of the music in the room, mainly looking up towards the ceiling. She soon spots a figure sitting in a open window high above the ground. His eyes are closed as he continues singing and soon Lionel falls to the ground, unconscious. Mira looks at what happened to Lionel and becomes scared as her best friend suddenly fell with no warning.


    The sound of Lionel''s metal armor hitting the floor interrupts the music and ultimately causes it to abruptly stop. Mira is becoming more and more terrified as she finally sees what is going on. Everyone in the room is on the ground like Lionel, asleep due to the soothing music that was being played. Mira looks back up to where the figure was sitting to see why the music stopped and to ask him what was going on but he was gone.


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    "Oh, it seems you have arrived just on time, Demon of Song."


    The voice of Mira''s sister, Laura breaks the silence in the room and causes Mira to do a complete 180 degree turn. Mira''s eyes are wide open as she seems the a tall person looming over her beloved sister with a knife to Laura''s throat. Mira''s knees begin to clatter as they hit each other from the fear she can feel raising within her.


    ''Is this an assassination? I thought Uncle Idel was going to hire men to protect us!'' Mira thinks to herself. The tall figure lets out a long sigh and seems hesitant about finishing what he came here for. This was a truly odd request from his closest friend and he didn''t want to do it but the contract he made binded him to do so.


    Mira can''t do anything and she falls to the ground with her face in her hands with tears flowing from her eyes.


    ''Why can''t I do anything! Why am I so weak?! Why can''t I save sis?!''


    "I am sorry Laura... You didn''t deserve this fate."


    The sound of flesh being sliced echoes throughout the room as Mira doesn''t have the courage to look up from her hands, she just keeps crying. It''s not long before footsteps are heard coming from the hall behind Mira. Mira doesn''t want to move as the fear inside of her is preventing her from doing so.


    "Mira! Mira! Mira! What is happening."


    The soothing voice of Mira''s soon to be Uncle, Idel, fills her ears and snaps Mira out of her fear strucken state. Mira looks up from her hands and can see red painted on the statue of God and the walls behind him. A woman with a beautiful crimson dress lay on the floor in front of God, headless.


    Mira can feel more tears begin to stream from her eyes as she knows that the dress was originally white and that person is her sister''s. Soon Idel enters the church and sees his niece sitting on the floor of, making him fully aware of the situation. His face goes white as Idel sees the person who he was supposed to marry headless, on the floor. He collapses to his knees and lands right besides Mira.


    Idel''s heart sinks to the bottom of his chest as he looks around to see what had happened to everyone else in the room. He quickly realizes that everyone else is asleep and this was the work of someone Idel knows a fair bit about. Seeing that Mira is just sitting there, staring at her sister''s corpse, Idel pulls Mira into his chest and hugs her closely. Mira wraps her arms around Idel and begins to cry loudly in agony.


    Idel stares up at the painting on the ceiling and lets out a loud howl.


    "WHY NOVA? WHY TODAY?!"


    "Well it''s simple Idel, it was her time. You should''ve know that as much as my contractor did."


    Idel''s head snaps towards a window in the room and can see a dark figure with a single and bright yellow eye. Idel''s grip on Mira becomes tighter and a purple emits from the floor of the Church. Nova simply laughs at Idel''s Gravity Magic and a dark vapor quickly shrouds the assassin in mist. As the mist disappears, so doesn''t Nova and the purple light in the room begins to fade and so does Mira''s consciousness as she can''t deal with the stress of the loss of her sister.


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    A snowflake hits Mira''s nose and snaps her out of her daydreaming. Mira shakes her head to rid herself of her darkest memories. The dim light of a small and desolate village comes into view.


    The carriage bumps Mira back and forth as it isn''t made for the poorly taken care of road. Lionel looks back at Mira and her 2 knights to make sure Mira is mentally stable for the mission they were assigned to.


    "We are almost here Mira, are you sure you still want to do this?" Lionel says in his usual accent. Mira turns to Lionel and gives him a face of confidence and vengeance.


    "Yes I am Lionel. We will bring back Nova, the Demon of Song at all costs."

 Chapter 1. Christmas

    The sound of music gets louder and louder to the mervous party of 4. Mira is alerted by this and instantly starts to cast a spell. A dull blue light wraps itself around Mira and her 3 companions, completely nulling the effects from sleeping magic of the Demon of Song if they it is initiated.


    Lionel speeds up his carriage as he fears for the residents of the village and what the Demon of Song is doing to them. As the carriage approaches the gate, the group is not met by a guard which sends worrying signals through Mira''s body. Not wanting to wait for someone to show up, Mira gracefully jumps over the side of the carriage and runs through the gate and into the village. As she runs towards the sound of the music, Mira can see that all the houses around her are empty.


    Anger boils up inside of Mira and she grinds her teeth back and forth as she runs towards the sound. Mira can barely hear her companions behind her but she knows they are close enough to help her out if she needs it. With the sounds of music completely taking over her hearing, Mira knows that the one she is looking for is just around the corner so Mira prepares her weapon.


    The shrilling sound of a long sword being pulled from its scabbard can barely be heard over the sound of the alluring music and Mira prepares herself mentally.


    ''We can''t kill him yet. We need him alive... for Idel.''


    Mira takes a few deep breaths and her sword is covered in a blinding purple light. Mira shoots out from around the corner and slides into an attack stance, sword low and legs ready to pounce towards her prey. The music stops and screams fill the air. A crowd of people huddle in a condensed circle and men with armor surround the group, swords pointed towards Mira and the three men with her.


    "Who dares interrupt our Christmas Festival!" says an old man who is pushing his way to the front of the crowd. Mira is confused as she has never heard of ''Christmas'' or why there is such a mass amount of people here but that doesn''t matter right now.


    "We come here for the Demon of Song! He is here somewhere! Did you not hear the music?" Mira says in her elegant voice. A rock flies past Mira''s head and lands on the ground next to her.


    "We won''t give him to you! He is the reason we are all still alive! He is one of us now and we will protect him till the bitter end!" a man in the crowd yells followed by the yelling of the rest of the group in agreeance. The yell is a mixture of women, children, men, and the elderly. They all are really passionate about protecting the assassinator of their former Queen.


    Mira grips her sword tighter as she feels that the Demon of Song has brainwashed them and the people of this village are unsaveable. Lionel puts his hand on Mira''s shoulder as he can sense tension rising up inside of her. Mira looks up at Lionel and he has a face full of determination and gives her a nod, telling her that he will handle this.


    "What can we do to convince you to let him come with us? He is being requested to seek an audience with the King." Lionel says.


    Whispers fill the crowd and they are all full of worry and suspicion towards the four people that are armed and asking for the savior of their village. A tall man makes his way through the crowd as people let him through. A guard goes to say something but the man who made his way through the crowd puts a hand on the guard''s back. The guard turns around and his eyes open wide with utter surprise.


    "What are you doing Nova?" someone in the crowd cries out.


    "Don''t worry my friends. It will be ok. Let me speak with them." Nova says to reassure the crowd. Nova''s face is slick and thin and his glare is sharp. He looks skinny and tall, yet the aura coming from him is imposing and could cause anyone to shake in their boots if they recieved a signle glance from him.


    "So, what does that weakling want with me exactly?" Nova asks the determined Lionel. Mira goes to say something rude to Nova but Lionel gives her a sharp glance that causes her to stop saying anything at all.


    "He wants you to atone for what you have done. As simple as that." Lionel says with a grim and hateful tone towards Nova. Nova clicks his tongue and looks over at Mira, eyeing her up. Nova definitely looks a lot different than Mira remembers but she will never forget that voice of his. She gives him a menacing stare and he lets out a defeated sigh.


    "Fine, but grant me one wish before I go with you. Let me finish my songs for my friends. It has been a tradition for the past 9 years and I would like to not break it since I started it." Nova says hoping to appeal in the kindness is Lionel''s heart. Lionel takes a minute to mull over Nova''s request and it seems he is conflicted on the inside.


    A lot of people know of Nova''s music and its intoxicating effects yet he also knows that the group of 4 is now imperviuse to it. Lionel finally gives in and sighs a defeat. He knows how important it will be to take Nova willing to the capital.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.


    "Fine, whatever. Finish it quickly, as long as you swear on your humanity that you will come with us afterwards." Lionel says with a low growl.


    Nova smiles and his sharp teeth lets out a bright glint. He turns around and opens his arms to the crowd.


    "I swear on my humanity that I will accompany you to the capital and accept audience with the king." Nova says with a bow and a deadly smile.


    "Now, let''s welcome our guests and finish this Christmas with a bang!" Nova says but the crowd seems conflicted about what to say.


    "Don''t worry. I said I''d be here for every Christmas and I will keep that promise. I will be back!" Nova says and the crowd''s mood seems to become lighter as they put all of their trust into Nova for what he has done for them over the years. The guards surrounding the crowd sheathe their swords and dissipate into the crowd.


    There is obviously still some tensions in the air so Nova waves over Mira, Lionel, and the two guards Mira brought with her. Lionel catiously approaches while the other 3 seem to be against coming close to the Demon of Song. Nova smiles at all four of them and his face shows an emotion of happiness and gratitude, but if someone looked close enough they could see a devilish glint with evil intent in his eye.


    "Come on, enjoy yourselves. Dance to the music and if you want a drink then you can get one right over there." Nova says but then he notices something. Mira is still shivering from the cold snow hitting her body and armor. Her sides are exposed by diamond shaped openings in her tight fitting suit. Her arm, legs, and chest is covered in armor but it doesn''t seem to have insulation. Her white skirt doesn''t seem to be helping Mira any on top of that, so Nova takes off his fur coat and throws it at Mira.


    Mira is caught off guard but manages to catch it with ease. The warmth of the coat in her hands already makes her feel better but the lingering feeling of hatred causes Mira to hesitate about putting it on. Whether she puts it on or not doesn''t matter to Nova, she can stand there and freeze for all hye cares but he might as well make good gestures to his captors right? Music starts to fill the air and the crowd erupts in a shout of happiness as if they recognized this song.


    Lionel walks over to Mira and grabs the fur coat from her hands and lays it on her back. Mira looks betrayed as it could have poison in it for all she knows and Mira quickly throws the still warm coat to the ground.


    "Why did you do that! It could be a trap!" Mira says with a face full of anger. Lionel shakes his head back and forth in disappointment.


    "You need to learn something Princess. If someone has surrendered, there is no reason to be excessively cold to them. Besides, he would''ve killed us all already if he truly didn''t want to be captured. Now, put on the coat while it is still warm and before you get a cold. Don''t forget that he swore on his humanity that he''d accompany us so he won''t try anything evil... yet." Lionel says. He might hate Nova for all he has done but he is atleast glad that Nova will work with them and come into their care acceptingly, even if his execution comes at the end of it.


    Nova''s voice fills the air as Mira bends down to pick up the fur coat. Mira slowly slips her arms through the sleeves and she can feel the blissful feeling of warmth seep into her bones, causing her to completely stop shivering. Lionel and the two other Royal Guards go over to where Nova said they could find drinks and they all order an alcoholic beverage.


    The two guards that Mira brought with her don''t drink alcohol to much and it is weird to Mira that they could drink in such a high risk mission but she dismisses their actions as them trying to relieve stress.


    Mira continues to stand there, in the middle of the road, with Nova''s fur coat on. She brings her hands to her face and smells the sleeves. She convinced herself that this was to check for poison but something else inside of Mira told her to do it. A sweet smell causes Mira to have a flashback to her childhood. All Mira can remember is someone carrying her through a hallway but she can''t see into his hood.


    The person carrying her has the same sweet smell that is coming from Nova''s coat. Mira snaps out of this memory and is torn on when this happened since this is the first time Mira has ever remembered that moment. The crowd of villagers begin to join Nova in singing as they know this song word for word.


    Mira watches from afar and can see the happy faces on all of the villagers as the adults danced like there is no tomorrow; the kids ran around energetically; and the elderly slow danced the night away. Mira can feel her soul begin to twist and turn as this is how her sister''s wedding was supposed to be like but Nova took that away. Mira grabs the hilt of her sword that she had sheathed not to long ago and slightly pulls it out, ready to strike down everyone in the crowd.

 Chapter 2. The Seed of Betrayal

    The sound of tears hitting ice cannot be heard as Mira continues to cry about her sister''s wedding. She wants to kill everyone here and bring back Nova by force but she can hardly see, let alone commit mass murder. Mira tries to stop the tears but only more fall. The sound of people dancing, children laughing, and Mira''s friends talking become as Nova''s voice resoundes their Mira''s cold and broken soul.


    "I know it hurts sometime, but you''ll get over it. You''ll find another life to live, I swear you''ll get over it."


    Nova''s sweet voice seeps into Mira''s body as she listens to the words of his song. It is the song Mira''s sister sang to Mira when she had troubles in life. The honey filled voice of her sister''s had always soothed Mira but though Mira would not admit it, hearing Nova sing the heavenly song eased Mira much more.


    Though Mira had not known where Nova had heard this song, she did not mind as all of her thoughts of committing a war crime is erased from Mira''s being. Nova''s voice is that of an angel and could make women swoon with just a few words and make men dance and sing during the chorus. This is what made him so deadly.


    When he wanted to, Nova could be charismatic to convince anyone to do as he said and he was intelligent enough to flip any bad situation around and make it benefit him. These are some of the pros of being someone who was trained by the most elite assassins to ever be known. This is why Lionel approached Nova so cautiously and tried to appeal to Nova and make a comprimise compared to getting the princess in danger from trying to capture Nova forcefully.


    This is also the reason Lionel had left the princess to her own devices while Nova sang his last song. Even though Lionel knows the princess will try to do something to get revenge on Nova, he knows that Nova could easily handle her wrath. Lionel also assumes that Nova will most likely not harm the princess in the process of calming her feelings of revenge so he doesn''t have a harsher sentence with the King. Lionel would come to regret this though. As Lionel turns around on his hard wooden bar stool to see what the princess is doing, he is utterly surprised at what he sees.


    The princess is not only smiling, but she seems to be dancing and singing along with Nova. Lionel hasn''t seen the princess smile ever since her sister was killed so suspicion rose through Lionel''s old and stiff spine. Lionel immediately gets up from his bar stool and knocks it over in the process. He knows he won''t be able to defeat Nova if they would come into hand to hand combat but that is not what Nova was trying.


    ''Nova seems to be trying to attack the princess mentally!'' Thought the old and hardened warrior.


    There were very few ways to stop mental attack and Lionel knew what he had to do. Lionel picked up the bar stool he had previously knocked over and apologized to Mira under his breath as he moved his arm backwards. Lionel assumes he cannot make it to the princess before she is mentally broken and maybe even brainwashed before Lionel can run to her, so this was his last option.


    As Lionel''s arm is thrown forward at a blurrying speed, he lets go of the bar stool and sends it at high speeds at the Mira. Lionel had to knock the princess unconscious to stop the attack. It is Lionel''s job to protect the princess, even if it means harming her.


    The music in the area comes to a complete stop and the ear piercing sound of wood hitting a hard surface and shattering takes its place. Mira looks to her left where the sound came from and could see Nova standing beside her with his back to Mira. At his feet in the shattered bar stool and his fist is extended forward, suggesting he punched the bar stool traveling at high speeds. Nova has a smirk rising in the corner of his mouth as his plan is beginning to come into fruition.


    "Man, throwing bar stools at your companions while they dance and enjoy themselves is kinda fucked up, don''t ya think?"


    Nova sounds as though he is concerned for Mira''s safety and saved her from the kindness of his heart but Lionel''s eyes open wide as he realizes what has just happened. Lionel can sense that the kind and defeated tone from Nova before has now vanished and his tone now sounds as if Nova was in complete control now. The thing is Nova is in fact in control now.


    Now that Lionel thinks about it, it was stupid to think throwing a bar stool at his princess would stop a mental attack from someone of Nova''s caliber and even if Lionel did knock Mira out, Mira''s group would lose their strongest fighter and would most likely be killed by Nova. Something had clouded Lionel''s thoughts and inserted a sense of doubt and urgency.


    Lionel''s teeth grind back in forth with extreme force as Nova had not only mentally attacked Mira to cause her to dance but had also mentally attacked Lionel to try and save Mira from nothing with extreme means. Lionel is now in a corner and Nova will use this opportunity to cause separation in the group. What he plans to do with it was beyond Lionel''s capability of comprehending, but at least Lionel is able to identify what has happened.


    Mira''s betrayed voice is the first to speak up and break the silence that seems to be lasting forever.


    "Lionel... What was that for?" Mira asked. She has known Lionel her whole life but he has never done anything to harm Mira so she is torn on the inside about what is going on right now.


    "Princess! I am sorry! It was him! He forced me too!" Lionel says while pointing at Nova. The smirk on Nova''s face has disappeared and it is now time for him to put up his facade. Nova puts on a betrayed face as he seems to have no idea what Lionel is talking about.


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    "What! Do not blame me if you failed your assassination attempt. Why would I save the princess if I had ''forced'' you to throw the chair in the first place." Nova says confidentially. Lionel sees that Nova is making himself be the good guy so Lionel is going to point it out, but Mira speaks up before Lionel can.


    "But Lionel, I placed a spell that made us impervious to mental attacks and completely nullifies all of his powers while using songs! Remember?!" Mira yells with a high pitched and hysterical voice. Her eyes have just recently stopped crying and dried up but Mira already feels like crying again. Lionel realizes that he has been backed into a corner and begins to stumble on his words. The two guards that Mira had brought with her put their hands on Lionel''s shoulder.


    As Lionel turns his head to see what they are doing, a pair of magical handcuffs restrain Lionel''s wrists. Bewildered and mortified, Lionel begins to yell.


    "What are you doing! I am telling you that the Demon of Song is the cause of all of this! It has to be! I am innocent!" Lionel yells. Nova shakes his head and the crowd of people standing nearby boo at Lionel''s words. Nova puts up his hand to stop the crowd and begins to shake his head.


    "Since this ''madman'' has been restrained, I would like to officially announce Christmas to be over! Thank you all for coming and I will be back next year! For now I will be going with these people to see what the King wants from me." Nova says as he waves to the crowd. The crowd disperses and soon it is just Mira''s party and Nova.


    Nova sighs and turns towards the betrayed looking princess. He sticks his arms out and Mira realizes what he is doing. She pulls out handcuffs and makes them extremely tight on his wrists. He might have a heavenly voice that Mira enjoys and he might have saved Mira from a flying bar stool, but that doesn''t excuse him from what he has done and Mira will make sure Nova remembers that. Nova doesn''t seem to care though.


    As Nova and Lionel are dragged to the carriage in handcuffs, Lionel can''t help but stare at Nova menacingly. Lionel wanted Nova to be taken in peacefully and even say goodbye to the ones he loved, but Nova took advantage of this and turned it around on Lionel. Somehow using magic to mentally control the ones meant to capture him. This amazed and pissed Lionel off. Lionel did not know what was to become of him at the capital, but what he did know was that he loved the princess with all of his heart and would die to repay for what he has done.


    As Nova and Lionel are put in the back of the two car carriage, Lionel sits across from Nova and spits at him. The spit lands directly on Nova''s right shoulder and Nova smirks at Lionel. One of the 2 knights Mira brought with her are already driving the 2 car carriage to the castle and Mira is with her knight alone in the car infront of them, leaving Lionel and Nova alone.


    "You swore on your humanity! Are you not afraid of being strucken down by the Gods?!" Lionel yells in a roar. Nova sneers at Lionel and releases a killing intent that forces Lionel''s whole body to freeze.


    "My job is to decieve and murder people, do you think I give a shit about what the Gods think about me? I also lost my humanity a long time ago so it doesn''t even matter. There is a reason why you call me the Demon of Song. Soon, I''ll be free of these handcuffs and your precious princess will become my pawn!" Nova says with a sneer. On the outside Nova seems very arrogant and his tone is full of incompetence but Lionel can tell Nova is very shrewd. Everything Nova does is calculated and thought over to the frightening degree.


    Lionel''s teeth grind together with extreme force and his hands ball into fists. Nova chuckles at the angry signs of the large Lionel.


    "Just know you ''Demon'', that you will soon recieve your reckoning and when you do, I will celebrate for 3 days and nights straight!" Lionel roars as the anger inside of his body is no longer to be contained. Lionel stands up in the carriage''s car and is now standing over Nova with his whole body trembling in anger. Nova laughs loudly and jumps upwards and his face begins to distort. Nova had originally looked like a regular human but two golden horns begins to shift into exsistence and the edges of his mouth grow further and further apart.


    Nova''s wide mouth opens and reveals 2 rows of extremely sharp teeth that is heading towards Lionel''s neck. Lionel can only open his eyes wide as Nova''s teeth sinks into his throat. The gurgling of someone choking in their own blood escapes Lionel''s mouth as Nova''s rips half of Lionel''s throat from his body.


    The loud thump is heard and the carriage car shakes violently when the body of Lionel hits the floor. Nova spits out the meaty chunk of Lionel''s throat and looks down unto the body of the old warrior. His former glance that was full of murder and his arrogant attitude begins to fade away. Nova sighs and kicks the body of Lionel that is turning cold.


    "It''s unfortunate that you chased me old man. I saved you life before and your wasted it by being full of hatred and vengence towards me, yet when you had your chance to kill me you gave me the opening to turn everything on you instead and now, due to your ignorant choice in trying to work with me, your precious princess will die by your hands." Nova says with an indifferent tone as his body is shrouded in mist and takes the shape of Lionel.

 Chapter 3. Outside of Anyones Predictions.

    ''I haven''t used my powers for about 9 years but I see they are still as potent as before. It was fairly easy to use my mind controlling magic on this party and it will make for a smooth escape.'' Nova says in his head. The mist shrouds Lionel''s body and clings to him and changes his appearance.


    Nova can feel that he is straining himself since his Magical Veins have been unused but he feels like he can keep up this facade till the Grand Finale of the plan. Now, Nova is ready to conduct this Finale.


    Releasing the sound proofing spell he had cast on the carriage car, Nova changes his voice to fit Lionel''s perfectly.


    "Princess! There is a problem!" Nova yells with a rough accent that matches Lionel''s voice and he made sure to make his voice sound full of horror. If anyone was experienced with how assassins worked they could easily see through the act Nova is putting up but fortunately for Nova, Mira isn''t that experienced yet.


    Nova can feel the carriage stop and he can hear several footsteps approach the car he is in. The door swings open quickly and the face of Mira comes into view. Nova has unfortunately lost control of Mira''s mind due to the shock she received with the situation regarding Lionel, but this was within Nova''s predictions. He still has control of her two knights so it should be easy to escape.


    Mira''s face twists as she sees the state of Lionel''s body (Who is shrouded in mist and looks like Nova). Mira hasn''t seen too many gruesome deaths in her life so she is having trouble holding down the feeling within her stomach. Mira looks up at Nova (Who looks like Lionel) with eyes of confusion and horror.


    "Wh... What happened here?!" Mira''s voice is high pitched and cracks throughout the whole question. Nova shakes his head back and forth in disgust.


    "He killed himself. He laughed as his neck suddenly exploded and he fell over dead. I suggest checking his body for anything of value that we can give your uncle." Nova says with a tinge of regret in his voice. Mira shakily nods her head and she enters the cart. Mira assumes since Lionel is in magical handcuffs that he won''t try anything so she doesn''t pay any attention to Nova as she goes to touch the dead corpse of Lionel.


    Nova slightly laughs and turns his two gaze to the knights standing guard by the carriage. He can feel the two knights struggling to take control of their brains again but Nova''s imposing magic is too strong and he finally gives them their last order. The shrieking sound of a sword being pulled from its scabbard pierces Mira''s and Lionel''s ears as the two knights faces turn pale.


    Right before Mira managed to touch Lionel''s dead body and dissipate the illusionary magic, she heard the sound of the swords and turned around quickly. The two knight''s eyes are full of regret and terror as their bodies move by themselves and plunge their long swords straight through their armor and into their chests. Nova releases control of the two and can feel his Magical Veins begin to become less stressed and a feeling of serenity fills his body once more. Using the stiff veins too long would''ve caused damage but Nova released the stress just on time.


    Mira''s face becomes ghostly pale as the blood spurts out of her two knights and onto her body and all throughout the carriage. She takes a few steps backwards and runs into the chest of Nova. Mira can feel her tears fall and she has the need to be comforted by someone close to her. Even though Lionel tried to assassinate her, Mira feels that he will still help her in the time of need.


    This was a very naive feeling and as she buries her chest into the chest of Nova, the illusionary mist dissipates. Nova''s form takes place of Lionel and Lionel''s form takes Nova''s place, but Mira hasn''t noticed since she is hysterically crying.


    ''Man, such weak willpower. This was far out of my predictions but in a good way.'' Nova thinks to himself as he pats Mira''s head to give her a false sense of comfort. This startles Mira since Lionel''s handcuffs were put on his hands behind her back and then it finally hits her.


    Mira slowly pulls from Nova''s chest and look down at the body she was planning on searching. Her view becomes shaky as her whole body trembles. There lays Lionel, with his cuffs behind his back. She hesitantly looks to the person whose chests she had her head buried in and she sees Nova''s face and his cuffs on the front side of his person.


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    "How..." Mira says with a dead tone and her eyes become like that of a dead fish. Nova laughs menacingly and pats Mira''s head one last time.


    "Whenever you corner an animal, they become the most dangerous. You just weren''t careful enough, Princess Mira." Nova says in a low voice that shakes Mira''s soul. Nova then takes his handcuffs and wraps the chains connecting them around Mira''s throat. He constricts her throat and he breathing becomes very shallow.


    ''This is where I die... From the same person that killed my sister and Lionel. Damn you Demon of Song! I will kill you!''


    Mira''s magical power begins to soar and her magic begins to seep out of her body. The magic is full of killing intent and Mira is filled with the will to live. The pure magic that has left Mira''s body falls to the ground and transforms into a purple magical circle. The gravity inside the carriage is increased by 10 times the normal amount and is enough to make some of the physically strongest humans in the world to be immobilized. Nova chuckles and constricts her throat tighter and cuts off all ways for Mira to breathe at all.


    Mira''s hands have been grabbing at the chains that are constricting her throat and Nova can truly see that this girl isn''t used to any sort of conflict at all. If Mira was smart and went for her weapon then Nova would''ve had to use other methods to kill her but Nova was right to hope that Mira was inexperienced in near death situations.


    Nova can feel Mira''s magic is beginning to fade and so is her consciousness and he breathes a sigh of relief. He thought it would be harder to escape the clutches of his past but it seems this won''t be the case. With the death of the princess then Nova would only have to deal with the King Idel which would be easy.


    ''I was so scared of this weak princess since I thought Queen Laura had given her some extreme world shaking power, but it seems I was wrong. With this I can go......''


    Nova''s thought is interrupted by a blinding light coming from within MIra. Nova hadn''t sensed this power within Mira so he was truly at fault at what was going to happen but he had confidence that he could at least survive it with a shred of his mist left. That would be enough for him to rebuild his body even if it would take a while.


    The blinding light completely envelops the carriage and the dead bodies of the two knights as well. Nova can feel his body move a great distance in a short time and the light subsides as quickly as it enveloped everyone. Nova stiffens as he feels a great pressure of power coming from outside the carriage and there is also the fact that the princess is no longer in Nova''s hands. Lionel''s body is also gone and he is standing in the carriage alone.


    The sound of chains snapping is heard as Nova easily breaks the handcuffs he is in. He didn''t want to break the cuffs but he wanted to get the key and sell the extremely high end cuffs but this is an emergency situation. As Nova begins to think what to do about the current situation, the door of the carriage swings open and a magical force throws Nova out of its door.


    Nova slides against the marble floor of wherever he is and he harshly hits the wall and the sounds of marble cracking hit his ears. His back aches and he can feel several internal injuries but it hardly an injury that will keep Nova impaired for long. With dazed eyes, Nova looks at his surroundings and he finds the great pressure of magical power. Nova laughs a slight drip of blood trickles from the corner of his mouth. In front of Nova stands a person radiating a majestic aura and their face is as solid and cold as stone.


    "Nova, you have committed several heinous in our kingdom and will pay for them tenfold!" the man yells and the wide open room Nova is in slightly trembles under the power of the man''s voice. Nova wipes the blood from his mouth and stands up. Black mist swirls around him as Nova decides that he doesn''t care if his Magical Veins are damaged, he will not lose to this person no matter what. The black mist becomes a whirlwind around Nova and a powerful killing intent comes within Nova''s soul.


    The crackling of lightning echoes throughout the room and Nova''s golden eyes shine brightly as he is put in a corner and plans to fight to the death.


    "If you think you can kill me Idel, be my guest. You definitely aren''t the first and you won''t be the last!" Nova says with a voice full of anger and confidence.