And so after the discussions Eve asked something. "Hey, so how will I be able to call the Phoenix? "
"Do I just call it? "
Hotaru's brows twitched. He really found Eve a little funny and cute.
"No, first we have to gather the eight warriors. "
"Warriors? "
Hotaru smiled as he took out a scroll from his robes. "Yes. The Suzaku warriors. There are seven of them, and each of them has a name that was given to them by Suzaku. The Suzaku warriors has been reincarnated every generation and has always had a mark bared on them. So finding the others might be a little hard. "
"For now, you have two. "
Eve was surprised. She already had two?
Hotaru gave a sidelong glance to Ryu and smiled. "That man. Ryu was it? You are one of the Suzaku warriors aren't you? "
Eve quickly turned her head to Ryu, and saw him kneeling half as his other foot was supporting his hand.
"My Lord, I am Ryu. One of the Suzaku warriors."
When she heard this, Eve quickly pounce on him. " so which one are you? Ryu. Which one? "
Ryu lifted his head and smiled at Eve. He really didn't thought that the master that he was told to protect when he was young was this clumsy girl.
"Isn't it obvious? Of course the most strongest of them all, the Dragon. " he boasted.
Ryu then realize that the emperor was there and lowered his head immediately.
Heh, so Ryu is the dragon.
So does that mean the mark that I saw on his forehead was the mark?
"Hotaru, which one are you? "
Eve turned to Hotaru with shimmering eyes, as she began imagining what he is.
"Snake. "
"Wow, snake. That's cool." Eve clapped her hands.
"Thank you." he then saw Eve's clothes and said. "You should change, that clothes must be uncomfortable. I've already asked them to prepare you a bath and a pair of clean clothes. "
Eve looked at her clothes and saw how it was tattered and drenched in blood. One look and she would look like a walking corpse.
And so Eve took the offer and change her clothes after she took a bath.
She wore a pair of red and white robes. The robes was really a fitting on her body, it wasn't like any clothes it wasn't neither tight nor loose. It was really comfortable.
After changing she went outside back to the room and found tons of guards and attendants standing on the side looking at her.
She brushed a away the looks and went straight beside Ryu.
Ryu saw how she looked and was really bedazzled. He never knew that she looked beautiful with just a red and white robes. She looked mystical.
All the attendants had a really good impression on Eve when they saw how shy she was when they looked at her. Nevertheless her clothes really made her like a mystical being, and she also carries a very comforting aura.
Meanwhile the guards that was standing all felt worried, unlike the attendants relaxed behavior. Theirs was really mortifying.
They were all worried. What would happen to them now? After they raised their sword to the reincarnation of the Suzaku.
They were sure be beheaded.
Soon the ceremony began after the other formalities. The stern look on Hotaru's face soon turned cold.
"Those who had raised their sword towards the Messiah, will be executed. While the guard who harmed and wounded her will be tortured until his last breath. "
After he said that, the temperature on the room soon decreased and was now as cold.
Eve who was listening and standing close by was surprised when she heard that.
She immediately went towards Hotaru and said. "You don't have to be so ruthless. "
Hotaru who had a cold and murderous light on his eyes, turned to Eve and soon all of it disappeared and was soon replaced by a warm gaze.
"You don't need to be kind. Besides they had harmed and raised their sword to you, so it is obvious that they must pay the price. "
"Who said they harmed me!? " Eve shouted.
All of them was surprised when she said that. It was really true that she was harmed.
Hotaru furrowed his brows. "Then are you saying. That you weren't at all hurt? "
"Damn right! If was hurt, where is the wound then? "
All the guards was dumbfounded. She was right. But she had already healed herself so there's no evidence that she was hurt at all.
"Enough. There were tons of witness. "
Eve gave Hotaru a stern look. "Okay then. But let me ask them first. "
Eve turned towards the attendants and guards. "Did any of you heard me cried or shout in pain!? "
The guards looked at each other, after that they shooked their heads. It was true that she didn't scream. But it was already obvious when the sword was embedded on her shoulder.
Eve then turned towards Hotaru and smiled. "That's our answer then."
Hotaru who was still surprised and dumbfounded, finally gave up and raised his hand.
"Since the Messiah said that. I renounce my order!"
When she heard that Eve smiled and went back to Ryu.
"You really are crazy. " Ryu said as he kept his gaze in front.
"And now I declare that this Kingdom will protect the Messiah. As the Messiah will protect us! "
After that all the attendants and guards kneeled down before Eve. Ryu and Hotaru also kneeled, leaving her the only one standing.
After making all of them stand the meeting was soon dismissed.
Eve was about to leave with Ryu, when suddenly tons of guards blocked their way.
"My Lady! We thank you for standing up for us! " all of them said in unison as they bowed her head.
"Huh? Stand up for you? Why would I do that? I was just saying the truth. That's all. "
Eve walked passed them. But she soon turned around smiled at them. "If you are thankful. Come help me train tomorrow then. "
When the guards heard that, they immediately turned around. Seeing her smile all of them felt warm and they all bowed down.
