Afternoon Tea (Chapter 20)

Shuri walked into the room her and Minka both shared, she hadn't really made any solid communication with her sister since the day she first snuck out. Shuri still wasn't happy about what she heard her father say to Minka and she hadn't mentioned it yet.

Minka was quite confused and grew tried of her sister ignoring her. Shuri walked past Minka who was sitting on the bed combing her hair gently with a smile on her face wearing the most prestige clothing. Shuri gave Minka a deadly gaze and walked over to get something from her draw.

"Shuri sit down I would like to talk to you" Minka said gently ushering Shuri over with her hand. Shuri hesitated then sighed while sitting down looking at the bed avoiding eye contact. "Why the sudden sharp expression you've been avoiding me for days and at a time like this when the region is in chaos we should stick together" Minka put her hand on Shuri's shoulder.

Shuri slapped it away in aggression "I don't answer to you! You think I didn't hear the chit chat you and the old man were having 'stick together' BULLSHIT" Shuri stood up. Minka's eyes widened she knew what Shuri was talking about she was speechless "You think I wasn't shocked...You think I wanted this to happen, maybe if you'd start acting like a Empress you would have become one!" Minka blurted out by accident.

"OHH YEAHH! Look at you, you clearly took the news pretty well" Shuri looked over at Minka and saw that she was dressed in her finest clothing. "You can try but you'll never be like mother and you know it, just another trophy waiting to be put up by the old man!" Shuri shouted with anger in her voice, she had never been this angry at anyone. Minka's face scrunched up in aggression she gripped Shuri's wrist pulled her in and slapped her hard across the face.

The room fell into silence Shuri stood with her head down a massive red mark on her face from where she'd been slapped and tears rolling down her eyes but not a whimper coming from her mouth. Minka's expression changed into instant regret she tried pulling Shuri over but Shuri pushed past her towards the window before she left she turned around and shouted, "I HATE YOU MINKA!" Shuri jumped out of the window and silence swelled the room Minka was sitting in.

Minka rubbed her eyes trying not to get upset or cry, it was about to be afternoon soon she stood up and took a deep breath in and out nicely, she didn't want to think about the argument she had with her sister. Minka fixed up her garments. She suddenly felt an sharp pain on her hand almost like she was bit by something she looked down and saw a black spider with a turquoise bottom on it. Minka shook it off she felt a little lightheaded but nothing that hurt her.

Minka faced the door ready for some afternoon tea with her father, she couldn't tell her father about Shuri not after the argument.

The Emperor sat reading in the library he was trying to clear his mind as it was filled with so many things. He thought about his deceased wife and his daughters and the future of the western region.

Emperor Kenmei's ears twitched this was one of the techniques the emperor had developed for himself in the past called forecast (It allows him to see danger coming a few seconds before it comes). Something bad was coming and he was never wrong.

In walked Minka. This couldn't be the dangerous encounter this must be a mistake the emperor thought. Minka bowed and sat down cross legged on the floor. "Hello father I have come for some afternoon tea" Minka smiled her body felt weaker than usual.

"Hello, my beautiful daughter does your sister not want to join us she hasn't been joining us for a while now" The emperor smiled he knew that Shuri was leaving the Palace and going to the graveyard where her mother was buried right outside the palace, he would often send a few guards to secretly accompany her for her own safety. Minka's face went pale and not because her father was asking about Shuri.

Shuri climbed back into the palace room window she still felt angry but was a bit more calmed down she didn't even feel like she regretted what she said. She lay on her bed eyes wide awake and thoughts running through her head.

Minka felt dizzy she looked at her father who was shouting her name asking if she was ok, but she could barely hear him or see him. "MINKA MINKA are you ok!!" Emperor Kenmei cried out. Minka closed her eyes and she sat there her body shaking for a second…

When suddenly she opened her eyes, which were now dilated turquoise and a huge grin spread across Minka's face she was now possessed but it was different almost like she was being controlled personally.

The Emperor yelled out, but no one came running to help "STOP YOUR CRYINNNNNGG!" a voice that didn't sound like Minka but sounded a lot like Sayomi shouted out. The emperor stood up quickly moving away from Minka "Who are you! What have you done to my daughter!" The emperor shouted towards the possessed Minka "I'm the Jorogumo who has be causing havoc in your region Hekekeke" Minka laughed licking her lips. The emperor stood still he couldn't believe what was going on.

"What do you want with me!" The emperor cried out "Nothing you fool I saw one of my spiders possessed this girl and was intrigued to see what the emperor of the western region looks like Hekekeke" Minka bellowed in laughter. The emperor was about to say something until Minka cut him off.

"I thought you could be of good use to me just like that Benkei dimwit...guess I've been wrong twice Hekekeke" Minka jumped onto the emperor eating on his face all that was heard was crunching sounds and screams.

Shuri who wanted to talk to her father face to face about what she heard was right outside of the library hiding and biting her thumb crying vigorously what was she seeing in that library.

Minka jumped off the emperor and said "You weren't that much of a threat were you old man the emperor's face was completely gone however, he wasn't fully death with one blood filled eye the emperor could see Shuri hiding near the entrance of the library he whispered something but no you could barely hear it.

The Emperor's body was then dragged by Minka and that's when Minka violently scratched out the insides of the emperor leaving him dead on the floor. "Hekekeke I'm bored now… guess it time to start the party"

Minka who was still possessed by Sayomi walked over to the table in the library picked up the prized pen the emperor used to write with and stabbed it into her eyes twice then went and stabbed it into her heart four whole times until she fell to the ground and died.

It seemed like the emperor and Minka had just been killed by Sayomi and all of that was now saved in the memory of young Shuri who was sitting outside, now screaming loud while crying.

She had lost everything...