Bloody Shadow : Book Two (a Captain Kaizo x OC Fanfiction)

XIII - The Missing Royal

Knock knock.

"Your Highness. May I come in?"

A maid waited before Nerissa's room, hoping to serve her morning routine. Yet, there are no responses. She attempts to knock at her door and ask the same question, but still no answer. Perhaps she was still asleep, and the maid didn't want to be considered impolite for disturbing her. So, she left her doors and will return in a few minutes.

But it is unlikely for her door to be locked—a rare thing. Usually, when she is here, the doors are not locked. The maid guessed it was a habit from the other dimension since she lived alone, so she let that slide. Thirty minutes passed, and she returned in front of her room. She hoped that Nerissa had awakened.

The maid knocks once again, "Y-Your Highness. May I come in?"

The results are still the same, with no answers. She knew this was rude, and she was mentally prepared that she might get herself fired after this. She knocks for the fourth time.

"Y-Your Highness?"

"Something wrong?"

The maid glances to her left and sees Silas approaching her. He noticed her appearance in front of her room for the second time.

"Oh, Sir Silas." The maid bows at him, "I have called Her Highness for permission to enter because it is time for her daily morning routine. Yet, she did not give her answer. I'm afraid that she might be unable to attend the breakfast."

"Really?" He is surprised and then attempts to knock, "Nerissa? It's me, Silas. Are you awake?"

Nothing. No matter how much they have knocked on the door, the person won't answer.

"Strange..." Silas comments.

The maid speaks, "There is something even more strange, sir. Her doors are locked."

"What?" He stares at her door knobs and apologizes in advance, "I'm so sorry, Nerissa."

The man twists her doorknob, but it won't open. What the maid just said is correct. At the same time, he knocked on her and called out her name. Still no response. Soon the scene causes attention from her nearby staff in the palace.

An hour passed, and Yaya opened her door and saw everyone pacing back and forth. Even Ying is amazed by their surroundings. Every staff in the palace seemed to be busy, but simultaneously, they were panicking. Boboiboy, Fang, Gopal, and Kaizo also got out of their room and were fazed by the situation in the morning.

"So busy." Ying amazed.

"I wonder what's the occasion...." Yaya comments.

Fang questions, "Everyone seemed in a hurry. And panicked, too?"

"Is there something wrong?" Kaizo speaks.

Boboiboy saw a nearby butler and tried to talk, "E-Excuse me?"

The butler didn't listen nor notice the boy. He was pacing past them as if nothing had talked to him. The kids did not know what they should do in this situation. They did not know whom they should ask about this situation. Kaizo suddenly saw Braylon stomping in the hallway, and maybe he will try to stop him for a bit.

"H-Hey, Braylon?" Kaizo calls him.

The guy greets half-aloud, "Mornin'!"

"Can we ask what is going on here?" Gopal questions him as they follow him, "Everyone seems in a rush."

Braylon answers, "Nerissa's room is locked from the inside, and she didn't respond to our calls."

"What? How?" Kaizo responds.