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(2) || ⟡ When the Sun's Asleep ♡ ||

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Miyako awoke the next night, writing on a small piece of leaf she collected from outside, so that Mirei could read it, since an incident from her father, guards were now stalking the night. Kyoshiro had tried to release both of them a few nights before, seeing that they were both old enough to follow his instructions, but it meant a high risk, that if he was going to help them escape too, he'd have to escape with them, losing all the money he would get if he continued working in the arena. Kyoshiro learnt each time they would be by the main guards' post, counting how much time in between to properly make their escape mission as successful as possible.

Miyako was now fifteen years old, while Mirei was ten. During their training lessons, when fighters were able to train with one another to prepare for the next match, he taught both Miyako and Mirei about the sword, learning different fighting techniques within a range of attacks, earning Miyako the title for his best student. Mirei was slightly getting a hang of it, since she was still particularly young, but with both her father and sister's strengths, she was sure that she didn't need to know a lot.

"Mirei, Mirei... wake up!"

She tried to whisper, hoping the guards at the post of their shed wouldn't hear them, continuously shaking on her shoulder.

"W-what..."

"Father Kyoshiro, he told me to give you this."

Mirei read the writing on the leaf, instructing both of them to sneak out when the guards were supposed to exchange with each other, since they had a daily cycle where each would take each other's place every 4 hours.

She agreed, and let Miyako use the tip of the sword, given to her by her father in use for the arena, to slowly go through the cracks to break the chain, only that it would take a lot of time to do. The chain wasn't as strong as some others, since they didn't really go outside much, considering it was only for 2 day training lessons and eating, while Miyako only went in 2 other arena fights, Mirei, none so far.

She buckled on one of the chains holding on to the lock and broke it in half once she knew the guard left for their shift change and broke open the wooden door to the shed and brough Mirei along, holding hands as they went to their father's shed, separate from all the other fighter's since he was considered special. Once breaking his lock, after a long time, they went towards the arena, away from the guards' post to see if anyone would notice, and to see if the manager of the arena, Chiyo and their husband, would still be working at these times.

"Miyako, Mirei, had over to that bush, I'll see if we have any witnesses, alright?"

Heading straight for the bush he pointed at, they crouched down beside it, facing their backs towards the bush as they listened close to their father, who was inspecting the large plot of land they had ran from, separating the fighter's sheds to the arena, so he public wouldn't have noticed. He ushered them close to him when the coast was clear, and followed closely behind him, while making sure to make as minimal sounds as possible. Both swordsmen and sister ran towards the forest, just blocked by a tall fence that surrounded the manager's plot as he carried both girls upwards, making sure they were the first ones out.

Mirei was out first, since she was the lightest to carry, while Miyako was right behind her, handing her sword and hilt to Merei as she landed with a thud, possibly alarming a few guards nearby, if they were on their way to the sheds. The forest was right beside a strip of rocky road that if you followed, would lead to the entrance of the arena, and the Nakashima household. They had heard of a myth that a shadowy figure would lurk these areas and said that they were a former fighter of the arena they all fought in and would haunt any member of the Nakashima's all because they died while the husband of the Nakashima's, Kaido, poisoned his drink while handing him the money for winning, so he would have it for himself. Of course, Miyako knew it was fake, and that person that was supposedly roaming these areas was just a by passer, on their way to the arena or somewhere else, but Mirei seriously got the shivers.