The fourth day started, but something was different. The skay wass too bright, too shiny for the normal. Their were clouds, but they were so thin that they were unnoticeable in the kingdom.
The day was calm in the palace, everything was running as normal. The prince's assistants where out of the palace with the prince, going with him on a meeting. Behind them, one Shinobi, dark blue hair so dark like a moonless night, bluish-green eyes.
It was Onyx, the youngest brother of Amethyst, keeping an eye on them from afar, making sure the ride towards the meeting goes smoothly and peaceful.
The cooking trio was on the kitchen, doing their duties, but they were alert of their surroundings.
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I was on the carriage, this time Aya was inside too since the way towards the place is not very far. I was pondering, lost in thought while the others were chatting.
Today is... Calm—too calm for my likings. If something will happen now, them it will happen later, I'm sure of it. But I must know what is it... What is this event that is making me feel so impatient? Anxious even? Will it happen right now? In 5 minutes? At what hours? It must know, even if just—
And then, everything stops. In a blink, I was in a different place. The atmosphere is blue, I hear the movement of water around.
"Water?" I mutters. Finally pay attention to where am I, my eyes widen.
"I'm in a island of flowers..."
A hand grab my both of my shoulders, a black presence materializes in my front. The figures have a black long dress, with a gold Hibiscus in its head. I couldn't see it's face, if was hiden in a golden mask.
"Amethyst, be aware of the gate." It warns me.
"The gate? The Lion Gates?" I ask
"Yes! In any circumstances, don't ignore it in the day 5. Make sure to be there, my daughter, and make sure—"
In another blink, I got back to the carriage. Tulipa was shaking me gently, calling my name while waiting for a response of mine.
"Lady Amethyst? You slept." She says with a giggle.
"My apologies, lady Tulipa." I apologize.
"It's fine. It's normal to happen. Now why don't you join us in the chatting? We don't want for you to be out."
I just nod in response, placing my hand on the right side neck, the Orchids clan marks shining every so slightly.
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"And that's how my trip to Egypatur had occurred when I was in my 16s." The empress finished, taking a sip of her tea along with her two daughters, princess Dunishia and Princess Daia.
The night had arrived and the Japanares kingdom, the moon still gone, bot showing on the sky, only the starts that left behind.
The Empress was passing the night time sirh the two of her children who was still awake at that hour, telling them stories about her teenhood before becoming the Emperor consort, and consequently, his one and only wife.
"Wow! Sure mama had a lot of adventures, it's no surprise that you're very influential, in and out of the kingdom." Says Dunishia, with a bright smile, already imagining.
"I wish I could have this much connections from outside too." Daia sighs, taking a sip of her tea.
"Don't be sad, my children, one day or another you will have this much influence as me. You're my daughters, aren't? You carry my blood, you will also carry my success."
The empress reassures, caressing their hairs with a smile.
The daughters feel inspired by their mother's words, making a vow that they will be like her in the future.
It was all peaceful and lovely until the empress felt steps on the roof of the room.
"Steps?" She murmurs to herself. But not daring to check, she doesn't want to commit risks.
"My daughters, how about you two be over there, and not leave, okay?" She says calmly, but rushing them to a certain corner of the room. She leans the small table on that same corner, hiding them.
As she hides, the steps suddenly stops, and the persons start to move outside of her room.
"Intruders..." She discovers.
"Stays right there, okay? And don't leave." She warns her daughters.
Without warning, door opens, revealing three Shinobis, in all black, armed with kunais and swords.
When the first gives a step in the room to start the attack, the empress didn't hesitate to pull out a gun and shot right on his shoulder.
The shinobi quickly backs up, the empress didn't lose the chande to hit the same with a flying kick in the stomach.
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In the corner, while the battle just started, the princesses were making their best to not make any noise to not get caught.
Daia looks at Dunishia, asking with her eyes what should they do to escape the room. Dunishia stops and ponders, for a brief moment. A thought came into her mind.
Pulling out a exquisite machine from her clothes, she clicks in the button that haves in the middle, which sends a signal.
In desperation, Daia grab it from her hand and starts clocking the button multiple times.
"You'll gonna break it!!" She whispers, before receiving the device back.
***
In no time, and in a flash, one of the Shinobis, out of nowhere, gets a knockout by the neck, and falls on the floor.
"What??" The second Shinobis exclaims before also smoothly get knocked out.
The empress, confused, tries to understand what's happening. But before she even notice, the four Shinobi was already behind her. But no avail, only receives a elbow right on his face.
Opaka and Penny enter in the empress room, to check if the empress was okay.
"Your majesty, a very good midnight." Says Penny, bowing deeply with Opaka. "Is your majesty hurt?"
"No. But, who send you two here?" She asks.
"Your highness, the prince Saganu, send us four here for protection and take the emperial children to his room." Opaka responds, showing a paper with his signature, with his orders, to the empress.
"You were the one who knock out the Shinobis, am i correct? Youre an eagle."
She says, before reading the paper. She stops. "Wait, four? Where are the others..."
"Right here, your majesty."
Natsumi and Sume appears on the window, in the middle of a portal.
"We are in charge to take your majesty away from here and keep them safe." Says Sume, also showing a paper with the prince signature.
"No." She says. "Take the kids, they must be safe first than me. I can fight." She points at where they are, her expression serious.
"Yes, your majesty." The bunny jumps out of the portal to the floor and walk towards the table, while Natsumi keeps himself close to the others, reading to fight next to them for the empress' protection.
Sume takes the table out. "Good midnight, your graces. I came here to take both of you to your brother's bedroom." He says. " Doesn't that sound good?"
They both nod. "Good, now let's go. The portal will open again in 30s, if I'm right."
He takes princess Dunishia and Daia on his arms, and approaches of the wardrobe. Looking at his clock, when exactly ticks 30 seconds, he opens the door of the wardrobe. A whole new portal appears right after and they enter, leaving the others behind. Suprisingly, more Shinobis appear more from the door, the four get ready to fight.
***
The bunny and the two princesses arrive at the prince's bedroom, Sir Lun Re, Lady Tulipa, Lady Aya and Lady Nayoto already there... All in their pajamas.
"The empress is not hurt, gladly." Announces Sume while putting the girls down, which makes the others leave a sigh of relief.
"Where's Lady Amethyst?" Princess Dunishia asks to her brother, approaching him with worried eyes.
"She said she would come, she just—"
AAAAAAAH!!!
A young woman scream came out of Amethyst's room, and just as that, a masculine scream too.
Quickly, the group runs towards her room, and opens the door...
Amethyst was leaning towards her work desk's chair, holding a kunai in her hand. She was injured, the blood dripping from the deep and big cut on her leg falling on the floor.
On the floor, close to her bed, a Shinobi fully tied with what it seems to be BDSM ropes, with his eyes and mouth covered with a cloth.
Amethyst stands up in one leg with the help of the chair, looking at them with a open smile. "I tied him up." She gives a thumbs up.
"Amethyst!!!" Sume quickly rush to her side, helping her sit. The others follow right behind, worried.
"Don't waste your time with me, go do an interrogation on him." She brush them off.
"Oh, yeah... Right." Says the prince.
***
The prince and his assistants, along with the princesses, and Sume, surrounds the man tied up. Sume was next to Amethyst, he bring her chair closer to them. She was taking care of the injury in her leg.
"But, lady Amethyst, why in your sane mind would you possess a BDSM rope??" Lun Re asks, incredulous.
"They're stronger than the normal ropes. Why wouldn't I possess it anyway?" She responds, playfully. "But enought of that, let's starts this."
Lun Re crouch and takes the cloth wrapped around the man's mouth out. The man breath out heavily.
"Who sent you and the others to kill the queen?" Nayoto started, lifting the man's head.
The man reluctanctly doesn't respond.
"You don't want to respond? Okay." She says calmly. "Lady Amethyst, the kunai. Sir Lun Re, heat it up."
"What? Wait—"
"If you don't give the right answer, I'm gonna make sure to leave a burn mark as the same as mine. So, tell me. Who send you and the others?"
"It was... The priest S." The shinobi exclaims, the fear in his voice palpable.
"Finally." They all say.
"Wait, the priest of the North?" The prince gets confuse.
"Yes, it was him! He send to kill the empress and also to kill the children of the Dionisia if possible!!"
"Practically that's a certain way of starting to be against the empire." Aya says. "The empress is the first empress in this kingdom to ever have a place of talking when about imperial decisions. That would be practically a fatal crime if trying an murder against her."
"But why attack Dionisia Najo children?" Tulipa points out.
Princess Dunishia ponders, before remembers something. She says
"If I remember correctly, there's a strict rule that exactly says..." Everybody looks at her.
"If having a enmity with a Dionisia, never in love her children in it."
...Crack...