The Nameless Girl | A Fanfic Of Shadow Fight 3

13 The Sphere Awaits

"I made some inquiries," Itu said to the girls. "She was seen near the palace on that night. And she is in account with Deng Rao and the Ambassador."

"The Deng Rao thing can be a false alarm," June said. "She was with me in that mission you know. It was a misunderstanding."

"Let's see. We have to interrogate her."
"I heard she was busy in some imperial business...," Red said.
"Glad to hear that boy came to use," Itu said.

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Fei Yu couldn't sleep that night. He was prone to look at the open window frequently. At a moment, he got so mad at himself that he vowed to shut his eyes for this night no matter what.
He couldn't sleep; his ears got more sensitive to noise. She's not coming, idiot. Tomorrow's the finals.

He was rolling on the bed for quite a while, praying to fall asleep. Suddenly, he flinched in the moonlit room, feeling a sharp knife on his neck. He gasped and gently moved his head towards the person, careful not to slit his skin.

"Red, is that you?" he asked, recovering from the shock.
The dark silhouette didn't reply.

When he slowly pushed the knife aside and the person let it be, he was sure it was the girl. Moreover, he noticed it was a chained knife.

"I'm delighted you came." He stared at the girl. Her dark clothing strangely resembled the Heralds. He pulled down her mask and hood, revealing her face and hair. The girls of the Dynasty commonly had dark hair. Well, that made sense: she wasn't from the Dynasty. But her eyes with brown iris had a scant monolid twist.

Fei Yu's brown gaze roved over her attire, weapons, and blades. He saw the girl staring at him, unfazed like a robot. They stared at each other for a while, which felt like infinity. Some people talk with their eyes and stare into the soul, breaking through the cobweb of lies. But they couldn't read each other, they were just watching lost in their thoughts.
The thought: You are beautiful.

Suddenly, Fei Yu's wit poked him. "Red, tomorrow is the finals. You should test instead of roaming around."
The girl snorted. "The final is in the afternoon."
He tilted his head and said, "Fine.... Xiang Tzu's wounds haven't healed yet."
"Well, he's gonna have some more."
Fei Yu arched an eyebrow. "Or, perhaps you're gonna have some."
"We'll see." The girl grinned slightly.

"He worked hard. You don't know he can push himself beyond his limit. His rage for revenge fueled him," he spoke in a low voice.
"It sounds like you want him to win."

Fei Yu laughed mildly. "Of course. He may not be a close friend of mine, but he is a peer. And he will take revenge for me too." He smirked playfully.
The girl simply didn't care whom he sided with. But for Fei Yu, it was hard to decide who he wanted to see as the winner.
"Hey, would you like to get on to the roof? The moon is summoning us," he said.

Though almost all of the dynastians mastered the art of fighting, they-especially the girls-weren't as fatal as her. Nobel girls would never risk sneaking out at night let alone party on the roof. Moreover, they wouldn't even risk getting mud on their luxurious hanfu.
Fei Yu hadn't ever seen her in a hanfu. He wondered how beautiful she would look.

It was his dream to sit on the arched roof at midnight, dangling his legs with a lover. Now it came true. The three-story building's height terrified him for a moment. Whatever, he was okay because his attention was on the girl.
Red stared at the full moon. She reminisced the similar moonlit nights in the camp. She was holding on to the puny pieces of her memory and let go of a deep breath.