Alfenheims Warlords (a SAO fanfic)

Chapter 19

The palace ground around the main keep was only slightly creepy to Sinon which surprised her considering what was around her at the moment. There was first off the gravel road she was on that seemed to have besides the odd stone brick and the also not as odd piece of bone or skull. Then, all around her were the various trees she had seen of blood, bone, and dead wood along with what looked like flowers of blood and bone. The only things beautiful at the moment were the many crystal formations that sprouted up.

Walking alongside her was none other than the Prince of Darkness as he was simply walking alongside her and had not said a single word to her since they had begun the walk and which she was kinda thankful for. Behind her, the handmaidens of the Vampire Sanginium, the Medusa Medusae, and the Succubus Thaxae as all walked behind her at a respectful distance as they also had not spoken a word.

Around them, several units of Reavers and Archers were patrolling as it seemed only the Skeleton General Theodosius was visible and she assumed the others to be currently indisposed.

But since she really couldn't do anything for the moment, all she simply did was continue with the small walk around and tried to relax. And as she walked, she almost began to hope someone would speak just so they could hear something else other than silence.

Meanwhile, Kommando293 was trying to find something to talk about that was good and appropriate but he couldn't seem to be finding anything and as he glanced to Sinon, he almost wished she would speak so she could break this silence.

It turns out that neither of them would break the silence as suddenly Midnight996, aka the Prince of Plague, appeared from nearby in his Plague Doctor-like necromancer armor as he saw the two of them before he then said, "Ah... Prince of Darkness... I see you're message was not wrong."

He gave a short bow to Sinon as then Kommando293 gave a slight sigh of relief as he then said, "You know, you could give me a heads up next time... Then I wouldn't have to worry about you destroying half my army."

"Oh, come on!" said Midnight996. "I didn't destroy all of them last time!"

Sinon watched both of the Princes talk a little bit more and she slowly tuned them out when suddenly the Prince of Plague asked her, "My lady, I have not had the pleasure of knowing who you are. May I have your name?"

Sinon wanted to ignore him but she decided to give the AI an answer in cased it truly did depend on her speaking to it and so she simply told it, "I am called Sinon."

"A lovely name for a lovely girl." said the Prince of Plague as suddenly he extended a hand out.

She slowly took her hand and extended it and he took it as he suddenly removed his mask partially to lift her hand up and gave a small kiss to it before he let go and put his mask back on fully.

"Plague... better not be trying to woo my girl form me...  you know how that'll end..." said the Prince of Darkness as he appeared next to Sinon.

"Oh I know... but just to let you know now, be careful of Lust... she is not one to simply be... tossed away by lowly threats..." said Plauge as he then backed off.

As Sinon stood, suddenly she watched as a messenger skeleton appeared as he then said, "My lord! A army of Bone Princes has risen up and is advancing against the castle! They already took down the arena!!"

"Tch!!" She heard him give that sound out as he then said, "And just as I was about to relax... how many do you have with you?"

"Only my bodyguard of Reavers..." said the Prince of Plague.

"Dang it.." said the Prince of Darkness.

He suddenly then looked to the handmaidens behind Sinon as he said to them, "Take my bride and put her on one of the battlements!"