Her Name Was Sena

Chapter 1

    She is Sena; this world's grace. However, as this human world's grace she has been looked down as a child of strange colored hair and eyes, but she has yet to know who she was. Her extreme lack of manners often causes her trouble, so she has lived in dreadful places such as living on the streets, trees, or abandoned houses infested with rodents. She's been stomped on by nobles, shunned by elders, bullied by kids, and so much more. Sena has never once asked for sympathy nor did she asked for love, because she knew all too well that it would only hurt her in the end. 

        Sena is not human and will never be accepted as one. There would be times where she could see things. Things that weren't normal. She worked as one of the strongest assassins for a discreet organization called XOLA that protected the country of Strylis. The very country whose people despised her appearance. Everything changed when she was suddenly assigned to kill another assassin who was hired to assassinate Princess Lilly on the night of her coming of age celebration.

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"Young miss, I'm afraid you aren't authorized inside the castle." A guard said as he gazed at Sena's  crimson red hair. 

"Actually, I'm more than authorized for tonight's banquet." Sena said as she held up a medallion with the Strylis Palace's crest. 

The guards standing by quickly made way. Those who have the Strylis Medallion were recognized as someone who is welcomed to the palace by the King. Sena walked inside where the loud chatters were. Nobles conversed with each other, but stopped to glance at the eye catching Sena. 

Some snickered, "Who allowed such a petty child in here.." Sena was suddenly approached by Sherry and Leon. 

"No pressure, kiddo..." Sherry said as she gulped down a glass of wine. 

"We're not here to play games." Leon muttered as he watched the woman huddle around the glasses of wine the maids and butlers were serving. 

"Why don't we have fun, this is a once in a lifetime experience, bein' in the castle and all~" 

"It'll be our last if you don't focus on the objective! You adults and alcohol.." 

Sena quickly glanced to the corner of a wall. "Our friend is here..." Sena said with a grin. 

Leon gazed around, "Which means we should stick close to the princess as well as the king." He said as he went to greet King Aspen.

"There's no need if I kill him right on the spot, right?" 

Sherry glanced at Sena. "I said no pressure, but we wouldn't wanna traumatize people. Go with the usual plan." Sherry said as she placed the glassware down with a loud clink. 

Sena sighed, "Quietly and secretly... got it. Since I already know where he's hiding, I might as well go now." She quickly strode off. 

In a nearby lounge, Sena sat down on a velvet couch, she could tell that the fabric was extremely expensive. Her eyes quickly glanced towards the corner of a wall again. 'In between..?' She gazed around, no one was there. Sena carefully took her heels off to avoid being caught, and held a blade in her hand. She cautiously approached the wall and stab. Bits of the wall collapsed. There was nothing. Suddenly, screams were heard from the ballroom. 'Damn, I was fooled..' Sena quickly ran back to the room. It was dark and echoed with the screams of frightened humans. 

Her eyes wandered around, "Where the hell-" Out of the blue, she felt the hilt of a sword strike at her. 

"You can't fight me if you can't see!" A rugged voice said as he scratched her cheek with his sword. 

Sena snarled at him, "Shut up. I'm not here for nothing!" Sena closed her eyes and stood still in a fighting stance. 'Focus and listen to the sword slicing the air....Now!' Sena grabbed onto the sword, reaching the assassin's arm, she flipped him. She could've waited for the right moment, but grabbing the sword with her bare hands saved her the troubles. Pulling out a small blade, she stabbed him in a few vital spots. "Too bad, I've already adjusted to the darkness."Just before the lights returned, Sena took the assassin into the lounge from before. Sherry quickly went to Sena, but gave a sigh of relief to see that she had already finished the job. 

"Jeez, you gave me a shock." 

"Is the royal family safe?" Sena asked. 

"Well if you were talking King Aspen and Princess Lilly, they're safe. Queen Clarice, Princess Adele and the princes just arrived after the commotion so..." 

Sena smiled, "Well, our job here is done..Might as well chat with old man Aspen!~" Sena said cheerfully as she tossed Sherry the corpse and went back. 

"Hey! Don't leave him with me!!~" 

Walking towards Leon and the royal family, Sena grinned. "I'm finished!~ Hehe.." 

Leon frowned, "What's with the attitude.. why can't you be more polite!" He half-whispered and half-shouted in her ears. 

Sena rolled her eyes, "Anyways, King Aspen, It's been so long since I've seen you! You've gotten so old!!" She said innocently as she spoke with the King. The royal family gazed at her. 

"I'm sorry, you see this girl wasn't brought up-" 

King Aspen laughed, "It's alright! This child has always made me laugh! Such a cheerful and lovely young lady you've become, Sena.." 

Leon glanced at the two. They seem somewhat close despite never having the chance to talk to each other until now. Princess Lilly gazed at Sena. 

"Your hand- It's bleeding!" She said, as blood kept pouring out. 

"Woah-..You reckless idiot! What were you doing?" Leon yelled as he looked at her wounds. 

"Please use this!" Princess Lilly said as she gave Sena a lovely white handkerchief. 

Sena stared at the worried girl and took it. "Thanks," and wrapped it around her hand. 

Soon after the celebration of Princess Lilly's coming of age, Sena, Leon, and Sherry headed back to their homes. Sena walked in the pitched-black street, she held her hand up so that the moonlight shined on it. 

"Thank you.." She muttered with a smile. 

Just then a dark figure appeared before her, Sena leapt back from surprise. "How lovely, getting chummy with a human already?" The voice said with a chuckle. "Won't you come back..and become our queen? For we..have been waiting for your return, Sena~" A woman with silver hair walked out of the shadows. 

"Who are you?" Sena said as she gazed at the woman. Her appearance was strange, her clothes are not of Strylis, her eyes, her hair, she was different. Sena frowned, "Look, I don't know what you're talking about! Leave me be!" Sena shouted, the woman suddenly disappeared into thin air. "What the hell?...Definitely too much fun today..." Sena told herself as she went home. She has never talked to them before, whatever they are.

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