The Angelic Devil

HOPE

The sun shone through my Windows illuminating my room with golden rays.I dragged myself to the bathroom , my neck hurt from where I had fell alseep on the couch.My mind was dead which made me feel like a walking dead only they don't walk in plain daylight.

Walking to the hall where my sister was beaten unconcious felt like rubbing salt on wound though I dragged my feet forward with my cloak hissing against the floor to greet that monster.

It was when I was fastening my weapons to my belt that I heard a knock on my door,I opened the door to a red haired maid,she looked scared and her hands were shaking like a leaf.She kept her eyes on the floor and when she spoke her voice trembled.

"The ki..king has summ..summoned the champ...champion" she stuttered out.I couldn't blame her for being afraid of me ,I knew that I looked like a devil straight from hell with all the silver and black look and her eyes fell on the weapons strapped on my belt and she gulped in fear .A long sword occupied my hip,two daggers strapped on both of my thighs and two slim knives in my boots.

It was a surprise that she hadn't ran down the hall screaming.More than my appearance what spooked them was my eyes, everyone felt disturbed at looking me in the eye,and it had taken a while for some them to get used to looking at my eyes but most of them still avoided my eyes and rumour had that my eyes could trap the souls of whome I gaze into making them my eternal slave.I had decided to ignore all these bullshit knowing that thinking about it couldn't get me anywhere.

I looked at the maid who had her skirt in her fist,I nodded and she scurried away probably thanking every god on her way for warding her from the evil that was me.

Again I stood at the same hall on the same floor which was stained by my sister blood not long ago which now gleamed anew in the morning sun.

The King looked down at me from atop his throne,sneer in place.The leopard above him seemed to be snarling fiercer.

I ignored the writhing beneath my skin that bubbled up whenever I saw him and tried to force down all the murderous thoughts I had in store for him.

"I will give you one more chance to prove your worth champion and if you succeed I will make sure that your sister will see the sun again"

A sudden hope burst within me upon knowing that he would let my sister out of that freaking dungeon where she had been imprisoned for the last four years.My sister was completely confined to darkness with rats and only other insects to accompany her.The thought of her living in that hell hole had clawed at my heart.They would drag her out for torture whenever I made a mistake or just for the king's amusement or just to remind me how worthless I am and how I had doomed my sister.

I could never forgive myself for what had happened to her and I still hold myself responsible for her misery.To release the mental torture I opted for physical one.Every scar in my body did not spoke the tale of battle.

Now the king had given me a chance and I've decided to make good use of it .I bowed my head and said.

"I am your's to order your majesty".I made sure that I did not sound too relieved because I feared that he would take away his promise with the slightest whisper of my relief in his ears.

"You are going to attened a ball"the king announced.