Elemental Nin: The Rouge Ten

ROUGE 12: Escape

Silence reigned. The King smirked.

"You know, this was a truth not known to all. Apparently, her daughter doesn't even know it herself. " the King stated. The evil glint in his eyes not invisible to everyone.

"What? I.. I thought there were four of us? I thought we were all mom and dad. "Princess Rine stated, shocked beyond it all.

"Four? What... What do you mean four? " Penelope couldn't help but ask. Even in her struggling state, she couldn't help but question her sister.

"Ahh.. So you've found out that you also had another sibling didn't you, my niece? And yes, bastard daughter of my sister, there were four of you, only you were the only odd one out. Considering who your father is, people will tend to keep things from you. " the King stated as if he knows the man who fathered Penelope very much.

"How would you know? " Penelope asked him blandly, like she doesn't care if the King answered their questions or not. As long as she can stall the King for a long time so that she can devise a plan.

"Simple. He was one of my sister's friend. That guy lived to defy me in every way. It was him,they said, who created the rebellion force against me! Ha! A person as weak as he is has lead a rebellion force? One spell from me and he died. He suffered before he died. " the King has stated smugly. The people around were thinking of how talkative their King is.

"Speaking of a rebellion force. Who was it this time? Who is leading you now? " He asked and clenched his fist resulting for the invisible ropes to tighten.

"And? Who's to say that we wi...will tell you? " Angel bravely stated. The King gave them a maniacal look and didn't care what was said to him.

"Was it the Sergreins? Or was it the Icelanders? Perhaps the Forester's? The Lancers then? The Jaixs? No? Maybe my niece is leading you right now? Just like her parents. Or maybe that family? The Corvettes? The Develles? "The King contemplated. Having heard their last names, Maxfire, Heza, Alice, Nevaeh , April and Zero perked up. Their parents defied the King before?

"But no. It couldn't be them, after all I ordered every member of their family killed. How unfortunate, really. " The King spoke in fake sympathy. No one spoke. They were having a hard time understanding what the King has said.

"How could you! " Princess Rine angrily said.

"But it seemed like I was unsuccessful in killing their next generation. " The King added. A look of disgust crossed from the rouge ten's faces. They couldn't believe the King.

"Oh well, once I kill the ten of you, I will make your dead bodies be seen at the center of town as a warning to those who wants to defy me and dethrone me. Family or not. I've did it before, nothing can stop me to do it now ." The King stated making a big sphere of power and promptly throwing it at the bound rouge ninjas.

"Your Highness! STOP! " Princess Rine yelled in fear.

"FATHER! " the Prince shouted angrily.

"How about I kill you brats next for you insolence huh? Wait.. I really will! " The King maniacally said as if he was was possessed. The cousins looked at each other wide eyed.

"I'm helping them out of here. I'd rather die fighting. You'd be redeemed because he's your father, I'm just his niece. " Princess Rine whispered and went about trying to summon her season powers to help them out of the barrier.

A series of wriggling and the 5 captured first were able to wriggle out of the ropes binding them. Acting immediately, Alice used her darkness manipulation to bind the guards of the King and the ninjas with the King. Afterwards, Hikari used her Everglow spell to blind everyone while Yuki used her Ice blades to free the others from the invisible ropes. Coral called in her water Spear in a protective stance and Penelope's Air slicer was cutting in the shield where her siblings is at.