Not Even a Hundred Promises

Lately reality seems to bend... My head is always spinning and anything I set my eyes on, would start to distort and change colour to... Red.

It all turn red... Like Passion... And War, like blood... Pouring, dripping down all around me in heavy tears from Heaven. The top of the trees seems to turn liquid and fall down as a rain of blood on the wavy ground... The rocks splits, looking like human flesh, forming new ones.

Last time we had a battle, this weird sensation came crawling but I managed to suppress it... Somehow. I don't know how to control it, nor do I know if it concerns me actually.

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-Miss! Miss! It's bad! Come!- a figure running toward me takes me back to reality

-Uh? What's wrong soldier?- with an arm bent in front of me and one holding my sword

-It's...! It's... I don't know actually, the Head General asked for you with a very... VERY, serious face- I press my lips togheter and nod for him to make way

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-Help us! You! Aren't you on our side?!- yelled a man from the enemy faction

-Who are you calling for help from?- a man rised the sword toward the man on the ground

-What's happening here? Just kill this lowly beign- one of the Generals rushed by the side of the simple soldier

-I would Sir but... This man is talking nonsense and...-

-Such as?-

-I'm not quite sure myself... He's been calling for help from someone, so I was afraid reinforcement were hidden nerby... I wanted to make sure, but he kept staring at Miss Ying-

-Nonsense, indeed. We defeated each one of you today- the General took the sword out, aiming for the man's heart

-Tz hahaha...- The enemy man watched to the side with a smirk on his evil lips before being trapassed by the cold blade... From the wound sand became to overflow Instead of blood -What is this wicked sorcery?!- yelled the General coming to face the "man diying". His golden eyes staring fiercely into the General ones before completely falling apart in a stream of sand.

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The General crises his fingers, staring down on his table, as I enter the tend. His gaze rise up and meets me, turning even darker -Leave us alone-

-Sure Sir- bends down the man escorting me, then leaves.

-Miss Ying...- he reach for the teapot in front of him

-No need to sugar coat what's coming after, Sir, just tell me- I bow down coming to the table

-Ah... Well, excuse my rudeness then. Miss Ying, do you work for the Enemy faction in secret?-

I widen my eyes for a second before fixing my composure, I reach one hand to grab the bottle beside the teapot and gulp down the fine liquor, letting it spill at my mouth sides -Sir... I think Wine fits this conversation more than tea-

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-It's not like I don't believe you Miss... I've seen you helping us with my own eyes. But what if rumors start to spread? The men...- he sighs and steal the bottle in my hand, finishing it all in one gulp

-I have no way to prove my innocence then. Even if I were to end this war alone or anything... Anyone could still think I'm some kind of Ghost of Greed in disguise. In our world... Unless someone reaches Godhood, nothing can prove the content of their heart-

"Does this mean Gods are the absolute incarnation of rightfulness? Haha, how wrong..." my voice yells inside me, making me to let out a grunt while reaching to hold my head

-Miss?-

-I'm fine... It's nothing Sir- I stand up -As I was saying, there's no way to prove where my heart belongs to... I can promise a hundred times and be your most loyal Ally, but I could still be planning something behind your back. If one day I am found to be an Enemy, just torture me to death, until then... I'm fighting alongside you, Sir- I bend down and proceed to leave the tend

-Mhn... Good words... Good words...- the General opens the new bottle in his hand -There really is no way to prove anything...- he rises the bottle to drink -But neither there is a way to kill her...- he whispers over the bottle's opening -Unless the Gods are with us- and drinks down.

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As I leave the tend a couple of Liutenants pass by me with a worried expression, I reach an hand to grab the shoulder of one of them and he gasps -M Miss Ying?!-

I stare deep into him -I see fear in your eyes-

-W w well... We received some bad news from our Patrol team- he tries to come up with an excuse

-Not that kind of fear... As if you just saw a Ghost- his eyes almost roll back as I say it, making me smirk, pleased with the reaction. I let him go and fix myself up -Then I suppose we will be going to war shortly-

-Y yes Miss...-

-Fine... I shall go get ready then, Liutenants- I nod and walk past them

-Is she really just a simple soldier? She looks so... Fierce- whisper one of the two and I smile satisfied... I roll my sword looking around -"Words are like flames... Together they form a fire..."- I recitate the words of one of the books I studied back at the Sect -But what if they meet the Ocean?- I add smirking with closed lips, walking as hundreds of eyes locks on me...

Some begin to talk, whispering to eachother, some gulps down worried and others shake their heads not wanting to listen to such fake lies. -But... One thing doesn't add up- I hold my chin, putting away the sword.

-What doesn't?- I turn to face Xu Lei -I find you in quite a good mood today-

-You came at the right time... You are probably the only one left who is familiar with these things- I rise an hand on my hip and face him

-Only one left...?-

I shake his words away -That's irrelevant now. You can report to whoever your Master is, it's not like they will find anyone anymore... Anyway, human's shells made of sand, does it rings a bell to you?-

-Absolutely nothing- he smiles with a weird sadness in his eyes

-Is something the matter Xu Lei?-

-Aside a War? No, everything is perfect- he smiles again, joining his hands behind the back

I stare deeper in him with a risen eyebrow and a some kind of smile, finally feeling like I have the upper hand on him -You... Don't think I'm secretly sided with the enemy... DON'T you?-

-It's not about what I think, I'm sure of it- he nods passing over me, a small gasp followed by a laugh leaves me at his sudden confession before turning serious again -I see what's your role in all of this now... Xu Lei-