Chapter 64: Interlude 5: princess? (1/2)

”Princess! Run!”

A young blue-haired girl was running with a blank expression on her face. She was wearing a bright white and red kimono filled with jewels.

Despite her clearly expensive clothes that would make anyone envious, the situation she was in wasn't something to be envious of. After all, she was fleeing.

Under the light of the moon, the princess was being pulled by one of her kunoichis. Despite that, she would sometimes look behind her in dismay.

In her eyes, the reflection of the burning castle and the golden lightning falling like the Wrath of the Heavens was being seared in her young mind.

High in the sky, three large wolves that were at least four meters tall, two with beautiful golden fur and another one with a deep blue color could be seen fighting. The result of this fight being of apocalyptic proportion. Lightning flashed and storms gathered. Nothing in a kilometer radius aside from the burning castle was still standing.

”Father.”

Murmuring under her breath, tears began to gather and her blank expression was replaced by one filled with sorrow.

”Father and mother will win, right!?”

She couldn't help but ask one of the women who were pulling her. It was difficult to see their faces under their black clothes, but she knew them for as long as she could remember and trusted them deeply.

The one pulling her had an expression of pain and sorrow flashing in her eyes. She wanted to say some kind words. Something to give hope to the princess she swore to protect. But–

”Princess, you must be strong. His majesty and the queen are fighting to give us enough time to flee.”

Those words broke the little girl's heart. Despite her young age, she could understand the hidden meaning in those words.

Closing her eyes to stop her tears from falling down, she nodded her head and continued running.

She swore in her heart to one day come back and avenge her family.

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[A few days later.]

'I am thirsty.'

A little girl was trudging under the merciless light of the sun.

Her body was covered in dried blood and mud. Her eyes were lifeless with dark circles around them. Her stomach was growling and complaining.

No one seeing her right now would believe that she was Setsuna Ira, the princess of the Wratharis Republic.

Even now, she herself couldn't believe how her life came crashing down.

All of this began when her uncle suddenly obtained a blessing, making him try to claim the throne.

In this world, only a Blessed one could become a king. Meaning, in the situation where more than one Blessed existed in the same zone, they had to fight for ownership.

After getting his blessing, her uncle, who she believed was so kind he wouldn't hurt a bug began to show his true face. His power had grown by leaps and bounds after he evolved from a blue wolf to a lightning wolf.

'Papa, Mama, Mio, Kio. I miss you so much.'

After fleeing from the zone of the battle, they had begun walking towards the elven forest. The elf race forest was a zone where absolutely no strife of human nature was allowed. Her servant planned to seek asylum.