Chapitre 40: Kill One Per Night
"...W-when did you kill him?..."
"Just now. That's why my bad. I assumed too soon. I just really like that white crown on you. I realized I never had a white gold in my collection."
The most ferocious assassin in existence, the woman who had the most collection of treasures in the whole Ressuim, acts as fast as light travels, unseen in the night, beheader of monarchs, or most commonly, she is called...
Moonlight Guillotine.
The Lighfea's were distracted by the Great Emperor's sudden death that their train of thought was delayed.
They were too shocked to realize what happened to the "traitor" they were talking about.
"Y-you want the crown of Gricia's Ruler?!"
Sometimes, when prideful people were in front of fear, this fear turns into anger. And the known cowards of the skies, Lighfeas, had insecurities about being afraid.
'Why am I afraid!?'
They all thought.
"Even if you are the Moonlight Guillotine, you don't have the rights or privilege, even in a thousand years, to even touch the crown of Gricia's ki-!"
"Amelio!"
Amelio, the blabbermouth of them was interrupted by none other than their king. He had no choice but to stop speaking.
"Fine, I will give you the crown."
"Sire!"
Many tried to object and raise their voices but the king's words are final.
"Ohh..." Guillotine simply reacted as her blue eyes prettily gazed at the white gold.
"But, I have a question. How did you kill Xiumus Fre Mey... that white-head you are holding?"
Only the king saw the reality of the situation. At first, he was arrogant like the others, But after understanding the severity of the situation, his attitude quickly changed, befitting of a ruler.
'It should be just a trick... how can she be so fast? Even if her target is just a meter away from her, that's still too fast for us to see! I didn't even feel a change in the wind...'
"I searched for him, of course."
"Searched?"
"Yeah," the assassin shrugged her shoulders, " Since you said that he's in Mealma Empire, I went there and looked everywhere until I saw him in the west, flying back to the empire."
"Mealma Empire? Hahaha... even if you're the legendary Moonlight, the nearest border of the empire is more than a kilometer from here." Amelio couldn't help but laugh, albeit awkwardly.
He only stopped when he saw the serious expression of the famed assassin.
"Flying? You mean, you cut his head in the s-"
"Here!" the assassin threw the white-haired head, splattering blood everywhere to the king, "You kept doubting, so see for yourself if that's really the target or not. Actually, I'm not confident that I found the right target. He just looked like you and you birds are rare... so... I assumed again."
"Birds!?"
Many Lighfeas were ticked by this slur. However, they could only gasp when their king confirmed;
"This... this is really Xiumus!"
"And about this second head, it's my bad. I thought it's part of the job. I went too far." the assassin threw the second head again, treating it like a pebble.
What she just did was destroy the foundation of a millennia-long standing empire and create future chaos and wars. However, her attitude towards it made the situation as if it was nothing.
The king confirmed that it was the head of the Great Emperor again.
'Is this... really not an illusion? Illusion spells are becoming the mainstream spells right now. It would've been better countless times if it's one.'
Gricia. If Mealma Empire is the greatest ruler on land, this kingdom rules the sky led by their king, Xuru Hur Mey.
Unlike on land, Skylands pick their ruler based on strength. This is to combat the fear of losing their ruler easily.
That is why when one of the scouts found tracks of the famed assassin, Moonlight Guillotine, they thought they could use their advantage of flight to pressure her.
Expecting a chained lioness, unfortunately, they met a mighty dragon!
King Xuru gulped and asked once again.
"Do you mean... you kill all of us right now?"
"Hehe..."
The assassin only chuckled in reply which sent shivers to the Lighfea's spines.
'No, she must have a limit. If she really is that strong, she would've killed us all instead of waiting to accept a job...'
"Then, if you want this crown, why didn't you just kill us?"
'That's right, there should be something deeper happening here. There is no way she has the capabilities above the Guardians!' King Xuru's eyes turned sharp.
"Because I work, not steal."
"..."
The assassin gave a very direct answer that shattered the hope of King Xuru.
As if the Moonlight Guillotine knows what King Xuru was thinking, she said;
"Yes, I don't touch my clients and their subordinates, don't worry. If I did that, my business wouldn't work, would it?"
King Xuru gulped again.
'We stepped on a dangerous beat's lair...'
"Then, Moonlight Guillotine. I hope you accept this request in exchange for my crown."
The other Lighfeas no longer voiced any objections. As of now, they have finally recognized the true danger they were in.
"Sure, what is it?"
"I want you to kill every Mealma's representative but!" King Xuru abruptly followed or the assassin would've finished it already.
'I have to stall for time. We tried to threaten her, once she finishes her job, we are no longer clients. There is a large possibility that she will kill us after that.'
King Xuru knew the mindset of the strong. They are ruthless and cold-blooded. He was sure that this assassin will get back to them after her "job"
"But?" the assassin frowned. Like King Xuru thought, she was already planning to finish the job.
"I want you to start with the strongest representative first! After all these decades, Mealma Empire has always won against Gricia in this Bi-Annual Event! Furthermore, I want you to kill one per week. If they were all exterminated in one night, it would be too suspicious. Is that fine!?"
The Moonlight Guillotine thought for a while before agreeing, "Yeah, sure. It's not like I have something planned this month. Furthermore, to compensate for my error, I shall give the Mealma Empire's time to recuperate."
She smiled before disappearing.
Cadeaux
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Power Stone 
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