Dawn of the new era

Chapter 13

They stand just outside the room with the door already opened partway. "This should be it! Before we enter young prince, whatever happens dont run ahead, stay behind me understand!? You two as well." Shura demands completely different from how he usually acts this time a stern look weighs on his face, the prince doesn't say anything just looks away in silence, kaza intervenes he steps in front of the prince."Dont worry master we know." Kaza says on the prince behalf as he looks back at the soundless prince, shura gives one last prolong glance at the unpredictable prince before he cautiously walks toward the half open door, the trio looks at shura with anticipation mixed with uncertainty as he gently lays his left hand on the door and slowly opens the almost ruined door, his eyes almost unconditionally draw to the queen lying powerless on the stained red floor, at first glance looks like a sword cut across her side where part of he clothing is cut through. "Anthia..!" Shura stands there horrify by the sight before him he than notices and immediately holds his sword with his right hand as he sees an unfamiliar tall figure in the queens room standing over her, unmoved the figure wears a black mask complimenting the black cloak he wears.    

The prince attention is grabbed by shura sudden movement prepared to draw his blade, the prince looks at shura pensive feature and trembles at the sight of him, his always carefree smiling face long disappeared by now, the prince slowly passes kaza and walks up to shura hesitate by what he would see inside the room kaza and sakura follow the prince lead, they walk behind the prince untill the prince approaches shura in front of the now opened door. "Master shura? What is to be wro-?" The prince stands overwhelmed tears stream down his face as he views his mother wounded on the floor. "Young prince stand back!" Shura orders as he contemplate the masquerade figure every movement. "Mother!" The prince ignoring shura behest, he attempts to make haste and runs toward his mother on the ground with a sword slash across her body, the once beautiful purple and pink kimono now dyed in a crimson red, the gentle fluttering cherry blossom design can now be mistaken as the scarlet cardinals as the wound spreads across her listless body, shura grabs the impetuous prince by the arm with his left hand  before he has a chance to reach his mother, the mask figure looks up finally speaks up in a startling rough voice. "You shouldn't have came." The tall figure holds his blood stain sword down to his side and starts walking to the group without hesitation, shura lets go of the prince arm and tugs him behind him as he readys his sword, however the tall figure shows no sign of fighting instead walks pass everyone as though uninterested, as he walks pass them he shares a few words only between him and shura before proceeding ahead and disappearing amongst the smoke and rubble leaving shura momentarily puzzled before gaining his senses again.          

"What did the person tell you master?" Kaza questions as he looks at the baffle shura. "That dosent matter right now, we must hurry to the queen side." Shura quickly hurrys to the queen side lying his sword down next to her he rest her head softly on his knees for support. "Dont move youll be fine now anthia!" Shura determined looks stright down on her, the mother looks up to shura his bangs hang loosely down over her. "Thank you... shura." The mother quietly tells him her face painted with exhaustion.  "Mother!" The prince once again runs to his mother side while kaza and sakura enter, at one time was a glamourous room filled with majestic decoration and paintings now all monotonous the burnt leftovers of there former glory, the room looks completely unstable in ruins everything in it no longer there, kaza and sakura walk in to find the terrifying scene of the injured queen, they slowly approach her, the mother hearing her being called slowly looks over in sadness at the sight of the prince. "I...I didnt want you to see me this way... I wanted our last memory...To be a happy one." The mother with a forced tender smile turns her head slightly to the left to get a better view of the prince kneeling right next to her with tears overflowing in his eyes the tears land on his mother face, she struggles to use the little strength she has to lift her hand up that felt like she was lifting a weight, the gravity feels intensify as she manages to put her hand on the prince head the same way she always had before. "N-now... Now that expression doesn't suite you dear, you should be smiling." The mother voice just like that of an echo every time she speaks her voice gets unsteadily quieter. "Your majesty..." Kaza mutters under his breath while he walks over next to the prince with downcast eyes on him, sakura close behind cant find words to speak only tear up as well, the mother too tired to move her head follows kaza and sakura with her eyes instead she watches them in relief. "You all look safe im happy for that... Just seeing you all again is... Thank you shura for keeping the promise..." The mother looks at everyone with a faint smile. "Anthia... This is the least i can do for you." Shura despite his compose appearance his eyes flicker with melancholy as he looks down on her.