Minutes, and hours passed until Maiden and her mom finished talking about the things that has happened in the past and their great resolution for this upcoming dilemma.
Maiden found out that her mom, aside from being a writer, was once a military personnel. She's part of the team that rescued several people from terrorist attacks in their country before. But when she met Maiden's dad on one of her mission, they hang out and developed feelings for each other.
It's just funny that her mom was the one who proposed to her dad for marriage. Well, of course, her dad agrees because if he didn't, he'd be a lump of dead meat. Her mom's coercion brings them to a prosperous marriage. She also found out that her mom didn't know that her dad is a multi-billionaire and when she did find out, she was shocked and decided to cut ties with Maiden's dad. But of course, Maiden's dad will not let it happen. It turns upside down, her mom's coercion in marriage turns out to be her father's coercion to let her stay. Her mom then quit her service and lived together with Maiden's dad. They lived in harmony, they never fought even when dad makes a mistake in trusting Uncle Brook.
Maiden sighed while lying on the grass. Reminiscing the things that happened and the talk they had with her mother.
With that talking, she found out that Uncle Brook was not actually her father's brother. He was an adopted child of their parents that were raised in slums. They treat her Uncle Brook the same as how they treat her dad. Her dad also treats her Uncle Brook as his true brother but her Uncle Brook was just too greedy to be contented with what he has. When Maiden's paternal grandparents died, their wealth was divided as the half was given to Maiden's father and a half to her Uncle Brook. It was an equal distribution. But because her Uncle Brook was not thrifty enough, not even a business-minded person, ends up penniless. While her dad brings the CALIBER Corporation as one of the biggest corporations in the world.
Uncle Brook was jealous of her father's achievement but after he went penniless, he approached Maiden's dad and her dad supported him. Her Uncle Brook was given, again, the chance to experience back the life of the rich. But was again too greedy. After he bounced back, he threatened Maiden's dad for what was shared with her by her mom earlier.
Maiden is upset that her Uncle Brook does not see her father's benevolence towards him but sees it as pitying him. Maiden is angry at him and herself because she was used and she never knew it. She feels like that was the biggest mistake she had done in her Earth's life. Being dumb and stupid to believe her uncle.
However, she knew that no matter how much she regretted and loathed the things she have done and towards her Uncle Brook, it doesn't bring the past back. It will never change the things that had happened. That's why she made some resolutions. Of course, together with her mom.
The only thing she has been wary about is how to execute their plan.
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"Mom, what are we going to do now?" she asked her mom after they talked about the past, it's now time to face the upcoming threat in their lives.She sighed and said, "I have been thinking about it as well. I know I've said to just flee away but I know now that it's not the best idea. So I have this idea. How about we send the Prince to their country in secret? We can cooperate with the healer to have some cart and supplies as well."
"But mom it will take how many days just to cross the border. And of course, how can we outsmart the guards?" Maiden said and looked at her mom.
"Well, it's difficult I know. Even though we can fight, we didn't have any weapons but also it's not a feasible thing to fight with the guards it'll make us more wrong." She said and stands up.
"That's why I decided to use some tactics in this that I often used in my novels. Although, I wrote the soldier to be sturdy enough for battles but not keen enough with their surroundings. We can hide him in the cart as your brother that is injured and needs treatment at Minder's Kingdom since the best-known doctor is in that place."
"That could do. But we should think of some contingency plan if something happened out of the original plan."
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Lying on the grass in Pheia's secret training field, she closed her eyes and processed the different things to come up with her contingency plan..
..That's it!
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After she sorted everything, she finished her training routine and decided to take a bath at the nearby stream.She walked just 100 meters and reached the stream. Before she soaked herself in the water, she pictured herself on the mirage. After a week of training Pheia's body, she felt changes dramatically happening on her body. The weight that was over 100 kilograms is now at 80 kg. Her fat arms, wide waist, and chubby cheeks were now a little bit thinner. It's like she's been squeezed and some of the fats were taken out of her body. She, as well, felt much flexible and lighter. She now can run for at least 10 minutes without stopping around her training ground. However, she also felt that inside her body, something unidentified things are forming in her deepest. She doesn't know what it is but it's a relaxing sensation that keeps her calm and focused.
After a while, she dips herself in the water, of course, naked. She bathed herself and feels the cold water enveloping her warm body. Minutes later, she detected that someone's aura was just around the area. She hurriedly climbed back to the stream bank and dressed as quickly as possible. She immediately searched for some movements and peculiar behavior of the surroundings and met with two fiery eyes.
The two fiery eyes are looking straight at her like it has finally searched for its prey. It tells various emotions like victory, greed, and hunger. It scanned her body as if a laser panel detecting some anomaly. It walked nearer her and alas, Maiden can see its full body shape that was once covered by the bushes. It was a wolf, but not a normal wolf that she knew in her previous life. This wolf is twice as much larger and bigger than the 4 feet to 7 feet long wolf back then. It is covered with scary scars, canine teeth that seem to be sharpened just earlier, and claws like razors.
I'm definitely in big trouble!
As the wolf stepped forward, Maiden stepped a couple more backward. She slowly grabbed her knife near her waist and hold it firmly. Although Pheia's body was near in good shape it was not suitable for fighting for now especially with this towering wolf in front of her right now. She just has to pray that she can get through alive.
From slowly walking towards her, the wolf suddenly quickened its pace and soon pounced at her. A total of 140 pounds was given to Pheia. She was immediately brought down lying while trying to keep a hold of the wolf's magnificent strength. Pheia struggled hard not to be bitten at the jugular. She tried stabbing it while she was being pounced but, just cause it to have some scratch. Its claws pierced right through her shoulders and as the blood oozed out of her body, the wolf seems to practically sense satisfaction and joy causing it to double its momentum. Maiden was once again scratched at her chest. She agonizingly tried to stop from crying. She can't be this powerless. She knew she can do better, and she knew that she have to stay alive. She finally found her mother. She finally found her home so why back down on this stupid greedy animal? She is a primate, above the animal kingdom. The top predator, the top of the food chain.
I am a predator, not a prey. Got hold of yourself, Maiden. she thought.
With the newfound motivation, she firmly grabbed her knife in her right hand and thrusts it, with all of her strength, towards the chest area of the wolf. The wolf's body shivered as it whimpered with pain. It loosened its hold on Maiden's left arm. She pulls back her knife from the wolf's chest and passed the knife to her left hand and thrust it to the wolf's shoulder limb. It continually whimpers, as it also fought with its life but soon stumbles to Maiden's right side. However, even with its injured limb and chests, is nothing to it especially when it has finally cornered its prey. It bounced back and tried to bite her again. But, Pheia wouldn't want to be bitten either, so with great difficulty, she stands up and runs hard knowing that she'd be totally dead because she has no weapons now. The knife was still embedded on the wolf's right limb so she has to take the initiative to run and escape.
I ran hard but the wolf runs faster. It caught her midway but to Maiden's expectation of pain again, it didn't occur. Maiden confusedly looked at the wolf, it was freezing halfway. It tried to move, to run but his limbs were freezing. Its body was slowly covered with eyes until it finally was. Maiden looked at it astoundingly.
She finally woke up from her stupor when she heard someone coughing at her side. She glance and saw the very least person she'd expect to help. It's none other than the injured prince, Prince Steel Minders.
She stared at the injured prince as he continued to cough until she see some red blood in his mouth. Pheia gasped and the first thing she said was."Why are you here? You're supposed to be healing!" He glared his eyes at her as if saying "You're supposed to say THANK YOU!"Maiden then recovered herself, looked at him, and said, "Thank you for saving me."Then she walked towards the wolf who's been frozen to death and pulled out her knife that was frozen too. Even though she exerted more effort, she couldn't pull out the knife from the wolf's flesh. She struggled and even guided her feet as an anchor of strength to pull the knife but still, nothing happens. And for a while, she became frustrated and ends up stomping the frozen wolf.The Prince who had been
Pheia ran hurriedly inside the forest, not minding the twigs that left blood in her exposed skin, like the arms and thighs.She grab her knife tightly as she imagined all possible scenarios of the Prince today. Maybe he was eaten by a pack of wolves, a pack of hyenas, or even bitten by some poisonous animals.Maybe he was now paralyzed and is just waiting to be eaten alive by the beast, or worst, he was now a piece of fleshless bones scattered on the earth's grass floor.She might prefer seeing him paralyzed than just bones, at least she could watch him die... No! No! I am not an assassin anymore that enjoys killing. I am now Pheia, a virtuous young lady, who is generous, helpful, and a lively person. Besides, the prince helps me earlier so I just have to return the favor. But is it him who has paid the favor? So we're quits and even now. So why should I help him? I should have let him die. But my mother
"Do you know how worried my mother was back then, seeing you heavily injured? As if you're her child and not me? She continued to attend to you and stopped when she realized that you should not be there. And we're in danger. Do you know my mother cares about people around her here? Do you----""Can you please stop your nagging? I know, okay. So stopped." He butted in and was annoyed by Pheia's ceaseless nagging.Pheia sneered, You should be!Seeing him annoyed was a satisfaction to her, and knowing that he couldn't reason with her, the prince tsked and surrender. He climbed down very skillfully from the tree leaving Pheia there staring at his, already at the ground, self.How about my effort?"So what now? You're not going to climb down and go, or what?" He asked plainly. He look at the vines in Pheia's w
A couple of days passed since, Prince Steel escaped from Pheia's home and then, was brought back. And for these passing days, all they did was to plan for Prince Steel's escape towards House Minders.Every night since that day when Pheia found the Prince wounded inside the forest, guards of House Edame's are patrolling around the area. And was asking people for any peculiar movements.Thankfully, people around the area are all close-mouthed about the fact that the Calibers did bring someone wounded but were now gone out of their Kingdom. That--- is what they know. They do not know that the wounded man was still inside Pheia's house. But nonetheless, those people are thoughtful enough to not drag them to the issue between royalties.Now, guards heavily guarded the vicinity and the borders, that is why it took them days to plan and put things properly. Although Pheia and her mom will just send him to the border, it will still be very difficult considering the person's identity.Once Prin
"NO! That is not how you do it, Pheia. You have to focus your allex on one place and let it through easily but do not suck all of the energies. It will surely bounce back to you." Prince Steel shouting at Pheia's jeopardy. Prince Steel presses the bridge of his nose as tons of annoyance are creeping on him. He has been telling Pheia the proper way of directing the energies inside her allex but no matter how good Pheia is at directing it, what she did was beyond Prince Steel's expectation.A couple of minutes ago, when Pheia started to contain energies at her allex, there are great fluctuations in the energies of the environment. It havocally enters her allexes and in the end, she suffered great retributions of pain. And while Prince Steel's reprimands run through Pheia's ear, she wasn't even comprehending at all. It was as if her body was pushing her to suck in all energies. It wanted her to have it all in one go. And even though, she has been in tremendous pain inside, and all sweat i
Pheia's mind was a mess again. She can't seem to figure out what exactly was happening. She instantly stood once she heard her name and was looking back and forth searching for the source of the sound.Still clueless, she decided to answer the voice, "Who are you? Why am I in here?". A moment of silence was then heard after she asked.Then she saw how the bright lights occupies the space she was in, sucking all the colorful lights. She covered her eyes with her hands and just let them down once the light slowly fades its brightness.When she finally adapted to the light's brightness, what she saw immediately brings scrunch into her face.In the middle of the white space was a kid wearing nothing but underwear. The kid looked up to her and smiled.Pheia, on the other hand, was more than baffled. She asked herself, Just what in the world is happening in h
Alani used to visit Pheia at their house once or twice a week. But because Maiden is now in Pheia's body and with her unfriendly nature, it is extremely difficult for her to be friends with anyone. Especially with Alani because she didn't know her in the first place. And she wasn't used to having a 'friend' since she was a kid.Who wants to be friends with her-- an heir showing only cold emotions? Especially after her parents died and were trained under her uncle Brook.That's why it was her mom who takes the initiative to personally invite Alani into their house for dinner.Alani arrives at 5 in the afternoon. They greeted her more formally than they used to be with Pheia but thankfully she doesn't ask any further.Once dinner is set, they take their seat, and Alani noticed something is different, that was what they actually planned to. They wanted Alani to feel something pecul
Wait, what? How can she think of that? How can getting married be a risk to our lives?, Pheia thought.Pheia rolled her eyes at Alani, and she gulped whatever things she wants to add and instead said, "I'm sorry."Pheia stands up and gestures to the Prince for his introduction. "Good evening, young lady. I am Prince Steel Minders of House Minders. Please do act with your promise." After his introduction, Alani can't help but be utterly shocked, and the next second panicked and the next fear. She stands up and said, "W-why is he here? W-why are you here?" She said stutteringly."This is because I foun