Maria Yesta

Chapter V (Last Chapter)

Mari finally woke up, her body was numb. She got up but her vision was blurry. She could only see red. Her hair was blood red and tall, she was weary and the robe she had on was soaked in blood.

When her vision was cleared, she was shocked beyond words. The sight in front of her could not be described by mere words. People around her were massacred ruthlessly, and were still frozen midair with blood out bursting from their throats. From their luxurious clothes you could tell they were nobles. The vast room was of an epicurean stunning decor. The wallpaper was of supremely good quality and some big marvelous drawings were hanged on it, there were tables all around with food and drinks. It was a ball where nobles mostly gather to celebrate something.

Mari just stood there with a loss of words, as if she hadn't talked in a long time. Suddenly a violent surge of memories overflowed in her mind.

She remembered everything that happened that, that cruel night that will be forever engraved in her mind. She screamed her soul out until she lost her voice, jerking out tears of blood. She collapsed on her knees.

Her eyes dried out of tears to shed after a while, but suddenly a whisper broke out into her ear:

"You must wreck this unjust world... It's the reason for your demise"

Expressionless her hands shrouded in black and yellow she levitated with massive amounts of magic emanating from her, then with a snap of her fingers time reverted back to its former flow. People touched the floor wailing as Dimaria passed by them also the walls and the drawings were stained with the noble blood.

Suddenly royal guards entered through the hallway, simultaneously their throats were slit open and Mari was behind them wearing a serious cold face.

"This world needs to break..." she murmured then continued her way along the corridor, but more soldiers kept coming to her, but she just mercilessly kept at it. She slit their throats, tore up their jaws apart, disfigured them and stabbed them right into their hearts with only one knife. Her broken spirit was materialized in her swing. Her body jet black, with no hesitation she soared through the retaliating crown. Where one second seemed like an eternity, it was her domain, her world. She was no longer the weeping little girl, she became the god that governs time.

Time still frozen she stopped and fell on her back bathing in her victims' blood, her dark gold appearance faded away completely, and all things frozen returned motionful.

"This world is now mine... And I will break it..." were the first words out of her lips.

"I couldn't agree more" A man in black said with a grin on his face in the darkness.

The light bulbs were covered in blood, and light shone on his face in scarlet. With no hesitation she stopped time and tried stabbing him but he avoided her quite easily and in the split second he was behind her back with the knife she had.

"You move in my world..." She sprouted in shock.

"You killed my pawns how do you offer to compensate?" He said ignoring her words.

"Who in the hell are you?"

"I am Zeref Dragneel the emperor who rules this country, and you will serve me as pawn. Join me and let's wreck the world together" His eyes shone red, his aura overwhelmed the tiny creature in front him, she shivered in fear. She who believed she was the deity that governs time now has found a true lord who could use her to realize their united ambition. Mari gave in to fear and followed Zeref out of the mansion as he ordered her to. Outside, it was still midnight, where a cart was waiting outside, it had no horses just a driver with a bracelet in his hand connected to the cart, the windows were closed by curtains but its door was left open. He entered the cart and Mari sat beside him, across them in the other chair sat a blond man with a little white hair, he also had a white beard, he said with a composed voice brushing his beard carefully:

"So this is the infamous 'Phantom killer', your majesty?"

"Indeed, August."

Then August looked sideways towards Mari still brushing his beard "You've be quite famous these last 3 years"

Mari looked at him inquiringly "3 years...?"

"Yes 3 years my dear... You've been on a killing spree here in Mildea for 3 years, you've made a name for yourself some called you 'Phantom killer' and some 'The cleanser' some even made a cult in your name as you rid this world from 98 nobles... No one ever got a track on you they even doubted your whole existence; you were an urban legend... And I think your first murder made a ruckus as it was the biggest manufacturer of magic weapons for the royal army... But strangely enough a commoner was a victim as well, she was the head of the family's wife nevertheless she seemed a slave to me rather than a wife, her name was-"

"Tilda, she was my mother... and she... and she... and..." She stopped and started sobbing but no tears fell, then she lost control of herself and let out an immense magic power all at once, but Zeref released his killing intent and directed it to her, then with a snap of his finger time flowed normally and the mansion besides them collapsed. Mari overwhelmed by his aura fell unconscious as the cart proceeded to its long awaited destination.

Mari joined the Alvarez army and became one of the generals as one of the mighty 12 Shields of Alvarez, and she became known among the soldiers as the War maiden. But no one ever has known of her dark past.

Fin