Romance of the Four Kingdoms

Chapter 65

The next day Mitsuko and her forces pack up and move though the march was deadly silent. No chatter amongst the generals or whispers from the soldiers. No one dared to speak up, less they want annoy their commanding officers as tension started to set in between them. Mitsuko was leading the march upfront, further away from anyone as she had a not so pleasant individual walling alongside her.

'You know full well she's looking for a chance to stab you in the back right?' Akari questions as she floats in the air in her blood-soaked uniform.

'You don't know that and neither do I. She may just need more time.' Mitsuko whispered.

'More time for what? To scheme? To sharpen her blade?'

'To realise that I saved her from him.' Mitsuko replied sharply.

'There you go again, justifying the murder of your victims.'

'Its not justification it's a fact.'

'Are you sure of that?'

'We're not having this conversation again.' Mitsuko dismissed as she kept pressing onwards. Akari floats in front of her, her bloodstains start to run down her uniform as if it was real with a malicious smirk on her face.

'Ok then, why don't we try and discuss ways to prevent yourself from getting killed?'

'I thought you wanted me dead?' Mitsuko questioned.

'I don't want you dead, I want you to SUFFER!' She screamed in front of her face though Mitsuko kept her composure, though she did struggle to do so.

'Sorry, don't know where that come from. Being dead can make you a little cranky.' Akari let out an innocent giggle.

'In that case leave me alone.' Mitsuko responded, not in the mood for her right now.

'Nope. Besides we got to talk about how to kill her.' She exclaimed with a demonic grin.

'Kill her? Not going to happen.' Mitsuko stated simply and kept walking.

'What? Why? Are you stupid?' Hikari was flabbergasted.

'I trust her. I trust she'll understand soon.' Mitsuko responded though she was the more she thought about it the more unsure of that belief became as Akaris doubts started to settle in.

'I trusted you and look how that worked out.' Akari called out. Mitsuko kept silent, she couldn't say anything back as it was true.

'Look, all I'm saying is that if you did that to me of all people, do you really think you can trust her when I couldn't trust you? Its best to treat her with suspicion now. You know she wont hesitate to go for your head now and put it on a goddamn pike!' Akari explained. Mitsuko didn't say anything as she replays that message in her mind subconsciously. She had to admit...it wasn't totally out of the question. If Mitsuko could do that to Akari of all people before then what would prevent LingQi from doing the same? Its not like they were together at all, plus being Lu Bu's daughter of all people she could definitely see a vengeful streak in her. She puts her hand on her chin while thinking about this.

Wait what is she doing? She shouldn't think anything like that, LingQi wouldn't do something like that, she just needs time to adjust if she knows. Hell for all she knew she had no clue at all, its just a bunch ifs and maybes.

'It may seem like that but you know full well she'll go after you, that asshole even said so, you think you know that woman better than her father?'

'Of course I do! You think he gave a fuck about her!?' Mitsuko retorted as Akari chuckled at her quiet response.

'Well he was in her life longer than you have. You just essentially entered her life, took away her home and dad.'