Harvest Moon Island of Confusion

A Selfish Ruler. Lillian, escape!

"He was a selfish ruler.... my father was a favoured farmer. Once he passed, my mother got into gambling. I guess it was her way of grieving. My mother... she wasn't the greatest woman, I will admit to that much... but she tried to feed us every night!"

"Chelsea..."

"I was awake when she left at night, when she arrived early in the morning. I was there when she cried in the bathroom, as she caked her face with make-up to hide the bruising. She wanted to die. When I was five, and Kenji eight... she did just that"

Lord Yuuki stares at her blankly. "Hey..." he faintly spoke. Chelsea ignored him however, and went on.

"I was taken in by Mark's family, while Kenji took an unexpected route. He left, to join the military.... he was only eight, Yuuki" she dropped to her knees and wept, shedding tears uncontrollably. "Why must your father be so cruel?"

"Chelsea... rise"

"Why must people suffer so? Why must revenge be a thing?"

"I said rise, Chelsea!"

She bolts up as reaction to his demanding tone. For some unknown reason, the instant he called out to her, all her tears seemed to have dried away. "My father.... I cannot control what he does"

Chelsea looks genuinely surprised . "Why are you working to take his throne then?" she questioned. Lord Yuuki ran his fingers through his purple locks, as he releases an audible breath of air, and shrugged his shoulders.

"All of this, my actions... they are purely out of spite. For my rage to subside, I must continue out my plan. Though since she still has yet to make her appearance, I must take this matter more seriously"

"What are you..."

"I am going to imprison our entire island. Bring in the prisoner's!"

Her vision shifted as her head, and her body slowly turned to face the opening doors. "I-I don't believe it..." she says, almost being left speechless. "Mark?"

"Chelsea"

He stood still, centre of the three groups. Both him, and every other man, knelt before Yuuki in chains that weighed down heavily on them. "Pesky rats" Yuuki smirks. "You are wanting your Princess, no? Well here she is"

Chelsea's gaze was then placed onto Yuuki. He sat on his throne, right leg placed over his left. He wore a kimono which stained a royal purple. It truly did suit him perfectly, with his first-class persona. "You bastard." she growls.

Yuuki's laughter boomed loudly. "You have a pretty face, Princess" he spat. "However; you do appear to have foul mouth"

"Chelsea!" Mark shouts. She swiftly faces him, as Yuuki's attention darts towards him also. "The island-his troops are sailing towards it!" Mark grunted afterwards as a guard struck him down on his head with his armour covered elbow. Chelsea shrieks, as she watches her friend fall. Vaughn and Denny were furious.

"How dare you-" the moment our heroine went to approach, her arm was taken grip of by Lord Yuuki. It all occurred so quickly, for he had launched himself from his throne, to where Chelsea stood. Her eyes enlarged as she was now caught in his grasp. His hair tailed him, still falling, slicing through the air. As his clothes dragged like a veil.

"I cannot allow you to love" he says through a grin. "You and I, we can never love"

........................

"You....."

"Lord Jinoah!?"

Lillian was frozen by fear, as the one man whom had so many lives resting in the palm of his hand, appeared before her, scowling. "How did you escape into my garden?" he asks.

Lillian remains silenced as she crept further away from him. "You are a horrible man!" she cries. "You deserve everything you have coming for you!"

Lord Jinoah sighs irritably at her statement. "That I do" he replies. Lillian gasps by his unexpected answer. "I will not be slain, not yet. My son shall return. Only then will I be able to rest peacefully, but I will not go alone... no"

"Alone...? You see, loneliness and emptiness... these are what you inflict on many innocent civilians. Taking all for your desires? You are filthy! You deserve to die alone"

It was that statement, that pushed the current Lord over the edge. He grabbed Lillian's slender wrist, and pulled her towards him, where their bodies locked in place. His right hand cuffed her neck, as she was now placed in a "do or die" situation. She gazed into his eyes with fear.

"You have some nerve to test me, little girl" she shivers as he spoke.

"Oi."

Lord Jinoah's attention darts towards his newest visitor. It was Shea. "You!" he shouts, alarmed.

Shea just stares him down, sourly. "Let go. The girl, let her go!" he said, making a demand.

Lillian's eyes glittered with hope, as she stared at her saviour. "You..." she smiles. "You are Chelsea's ally, correct?" Shea grins.

"Yes. You come home with us" he replied.

"Uh-uh don't you mean Chelsea?"

He shakes his head whilst sending a rather gentlemanly smile her way. "We are all, going home" he exclaims. "Even you. The Goddess is here, and a death is near" he says that sentence rather crudely as he stares at Lord Jinoah.

Shea raised his right leg high into the air, and slammed it down onto Jinoah's arm, forcing Lillian out of his grasp. She scurried towards Shea, who shielded her from the Lord's growing wrath. Lord Jinoah raises his head and draws a sword, because it seemed compulsory for every royal to be armed.

"Go" he tells Lillian. "Go find Chelsea!"

"But you cannot possibly battle him unarmed!" she squealed. Shea continues to grin, sliding back into a combat stance.

"A man who relies on weapons, is not strong. I battle with heart, not blade"

With that said, he slightly shifted to push her aside, where he then ushered her to leave. She blinks rapidly, but with a worried look on her face, she left. "Please...." she whispers as a thought. "Be safe! You too, Chelsea!"

"My...."

"You, do not speak"

The Lord cackles as they both circled each other like vultures. Their eyes deadlocked with each others. Each move they made, they did so flawlessly. Each breath they took, they did so in unison. They finally paused, and a single word was spoken to begin their match. "Chelsea!" Shea roars, and then, they clashed.

To be continued.
The Island's downfall?!