Chronicles of Fates

Izumo Scene 4

Only a Week the contract has been fulfilled by Vixen had the word got around the the Nohrian Queen And a Nohrian Princess have been assasinated. Rumors spread about who it was by. Though the King of Nohr accused it of being a Hoshidans ninja.

Of course, Vixen And Vixen alone knew that she was the reason behind Queen Charlotte's and Princess Elise's murder. And in retrospect, she didn't care. The only reason it worried her is because at the news, her lord began to grow Perinoid. Tadashi was keeping distance from her to be safe. He was extra cautious and wouldn't let her be alone with Izuo at all.

That's when it happened. Precisely nine days after the assasination a troupe of Nohrian soldiers have clashed with Hoshido boarder guards. News spread around the world fast. It reached the ears of Izuo and he became scared. Scared of war. Scared of everything.

The people were at a state of unrest. The Archduke was trembling in fear for his kingdom, too cowardly to do anything. Tadashi was keeping everything in check himself. Vixen was doing her normal duties and helping Tadashi out, as well as comforting her lord to the best of her ability. But Tadashi was reluctant.

"Did you do it?"

Vixen stopped doing whatever chore she was doing to look her coworker dead in the eyes. He had a nasty scowl on his face but Vixen kept her mouth in a straight line. No emotion ran through her body. She said nothing, angering Tadashi even more.

"I said did you do it!?"

He took a step in front of her but she didn't budge. She just brushed it off until the larger boy grabbed her from behind and lifted her off the ground. Little did either retainers know is that Izuo was watching from behind a corner, cowering in fear at what his retainers were doing to one another. He didn't know they were so hostile. Everything is hostile now. How did it change so fast? Hostility just spread and now it's leaking into his quaint little kingdom. 

"Put me down."

Her voice was still the flat, cold, bland thing it always was. She never changed that. Tadashi soun her around and grabbed her collar, twisting it and holding her close to his face. The rage seeped into his eyes and he huffed breaths hot with distrust.

"Answer me!"

He screamed in her face and which she simply rose her hand and turned his face away from hers a thing an angle. She didn't dare try to hurt him or get out of his grasp, for this was nothing like the Tadashi she knew. He was just filled with Vengance or some negative emotion that's similar to anger. 

"No. I had another client and another victim. I wasn't behind the assasination of the Royals. I don't take contracts on royals. You know that."

She lied. In fact, she only took up the contracts because her funds were low. She can't live off of such a low pay. Wyvern care and weaponry is expensive. Plus she has everyone back in the deeprealm she pays to keep quiet about her dissapearance. If her mother was tomfind out she was gone she'd be good as dead.

Izuo watched in horror. Client? Victim? What does Vixen do whenever she isn't at the castle!? HE cringed to himself and watched the interaction continue. Tadashi wasn't clam, he threw her onto the ground.

"You're a liar."

He seethed out of his breath. 

"I don't trust you. I doubt I ever will again. If you dare hurt Archduke Izuo or my family I will find you and I can ruin you."

He glared down at her. Vixen glared right back up was t him, standing back up and dusting herself off.

"I have no interest harming Milord. And we have a deal. I wouldn't break that. However  accusing me of being a liar is rather unsettling. I wouldn't mind becoming Izuo's only retainer."

Her retaliation was said slow to add onto the intimidation factor. He still spat out at her.

"Neither would I."

Vixen scoffed at him. She crossed her arm so and her hand inched down her side. In her belt she had another knife just in case. Axes, lances, bows, and swords were too big to carry around one  belt. At least, for Vixen's small frame.  Tadashi also felt his hand creeping towards a sliver knife he had at the ready.

"But we have a job to do."

Vixen growled hostilely. No matter how much she hated it sometimes, Tadashi was her coworker. Tadashi resented Vixen right now, burn she was right.

"Lord Izuo comes before anything."

They both relaxed, coming to to an agreement. They shook hands on it and went their separate ways inside the palace. Izuo walked out from his hiding place and stood right in between where both of them were moments ago. He looked to the left where Tadashi stormed off to, then to the left where Vixen causally walked over to.

Izuo felt everything crumbling apart. His retainers were angry with one another, Nohr is fighting with Hoshido again, Monarchs being murdered....

But this was only the beginning.

End of Chronicles of Izumo

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