Tɪᴍᴇ Tʀᴀᴠᴇʟ(Akatsuki no Yona fanfiction)

Chapter 3- The dagger

"You're here, Rika."Asuka said. "She's here now. What do you want to discuss about?"King II asked.
"King II, it's about Soo-Won..."Rika continued,"He is planning to assassinate you-" "I know.."King II suddenly replied. "You knew...?"Asuka asked. "Yes." "And you just let it happen...?" "Yes." "Why?"Rika asked. "I know Yona will be sad about me, but this is the only way for Yona to be free and become more independent."

"What..?"Both of them looked confused. "Yona is the descendant of King Hiryuu."With that saying, the two of their eyes widen, shocked that King II himself know. "No matter what happen to me, please protect my daughter in the future."King II begged. "You..don't have to beg. We're already planning to protect your daughter from the very beginning."Asuka said.

King II smiled,"Thank you." Then he pulled something out from his pocket, and handed it over to them.

It's a unique dagger with a dragon design craved on it. "Take it."
"A dagger?"Rika asked. "It was a dagger that was handed-down by King Hiryuu. Use it to protect Yona."King II said. Rika and Asuka nodded their head as Rika took the dagger from King II. "Thank you, Asuka, Rika."

"I've been asked to marry...to...Hak for once!"Yona's voice can be heard from the distance. "Here we go..."Asuka whispered. When King II, Soo-Won, Hak and Yona went to the room, Rika and Asuka guard outside the door.

"This is different than before. King II never gave us this dagger."Rika held it in her hand. "Well, at least we're getting somewhere and King II actually know that Yona is the descendant of King Hiryuu."Asuka looked at the floor, thinking. "Yea. I was shock as well.."

Then suddenly, Yona came out running from the room. A second later, Hak came out too. "Remember what I had said."Rika reminded him. "Yea,yea. I know."Hak left and chased after Yona.

[Night]
[Hak's POV]

I did what Rika told me to do. I followed Yona-hime in the shadow as she walked down the corridor. "Hm?"I realized that someone is following her. Someone whom I don't know and is not belong here. Yona-hime felt like she was being followed so she ran.

That's where I appeared. I appeared in front of the guy that was chased after Yona-hime and grab him by the shirt. "Who are you?"I gave him a glare. "I'm just a bodyguard that was working here." "I've never see your face before." "I'm new here." "Oh? Really? You are not in a uniform."

Just when I was about to hit the guy, I hear Yona's scream. It was a short scream. The guy who I was about to hit took this chance to loosen my grip on him and ran away. Without wasting any time, I went to the direction where Yona ran.

I found her came out from the room with...Soo-Won? I see.....

[The next day]
[No one's POV]

"Today is the day where King II will die..."Asuka muttered as she walked through the corridor. She saw Soo-Won gave a hairpin to Yona but then Hak came and interrupt by saying Yona's father called her.

Soo-Won and Yona soon left. Hak came over to Asuka as he caught her staring. "Do you know where's Rika?"He asked. "No. Why?" "An intruder broke into the castle last night and he stalked Yona-hime."Hak explained the situation. "Wait..You saw someone stalked Yona-hime last night?" "Yes. We need to secure the castle tonight."

'Did Rika told Hak about someone will be stalking Yona or similar to that...?'Asuka thought.

"Anyway, I'll go find Rika myself. I have some business to talk to her."Hak said as he turn his back at Asuka, trying to leave. "Alright. I will patrol around the castle tonight to keep an eye on suspicious movement."
Hak then put up his right hand up, telling her that he agreed with her choice.

[Night]
[Asuka's POV]

"Do you see anyone suspicious?"Hak asked. "Not yet..."I lied,"But where is all the guards?"
That caught Hak attention. "Where's Rika?" "She's with Yona-hime." "Arh...I see.."Hak sighed in relief.
Hak, it's too early to relax. The nightmare has just begun.

Then a small firework explode in the sky. "What?"Hak looked at the sky where the firework had explode.

~Flashback~

"Rika, use this."I handed her a small firework. "What for?"She asked as she took it. "If you two are in danger, launch this." "Ah...Good thinking."

~End of Flashback~

[Yona's POV]

"Soo-Won...Why....?"My eyes widen in fear as I saw Soo-Won is covered in my father's blood. "You saw it?"Soo-Won asked in a cold voice. Then another person came into the room,"Did the princess saw it?"
Soo-Won nod. "We have no choice but to silent her."He said.

Soo-Won then raised his sword. Before he could kill me, I ran. I accidentally tripped by one of the candle and it set the curtain on fire. I took the opportunity to ran outside. Then suddenly, a firework exploded in the sky.

"What was that?"One of the castle guard shouted as his sword was pointing at me. Is this where I'm going to die..?

"If you want to hurt Yona-hime, then you must go through me first!"The wind then came out of nowhere knocked out the guards. There, Rika was standing in front of me.

"Rika... You're on my side..right?"I asked, afraid of her joining Soo-Won too. "Don't worry. I'm on your side."She gave me a reasure smile.

Soon after that, Hak and Asuka appeared. "Sorry, I'm late."Asuka took out half of the guards. "You..two...You two on my side too right?!"I asked. Asuka nodded but Hak didn't answer. He kept looking at Soo-Won with a frightening look.

[No one's POV]

While Hak took out his anger at Soo-Won, an arrow came from nowhere struck one of the guard. They took this chance to escape.

They met Min-Soo on the way. "Don't tell me that bad shot was you?"Hak asked as they ran. "Correct."He answered.
All of them hid behind one of the bushes. "I will act as a decoy while you guys run."Min-Soo suggested. Hak and Yona hesitate at first, but agree with him later. "Promise me..that you will Come back alive..."Yona asked. "I promise."Min-Soo smiled. He took Yona's coat and ran as a decoy.

The guards of course chase after him. The others took this chances to escape from the castle. "You just go ahead. I'll be back later. I promise."Rika said, asking permission from Yona. Yona gave her a nod.

Rika then ran back to the castle. 'Min-Soo..I will not let you work him Soo-Won.'She thought.