I am not done yet

Chapter 18

Hinata listened to Maria carefully. She was talking about some sort of 'truce'. Maybe she was tired of this relationship with Hinata. Maybe she had felt and taken enough emotional and physical pain. Hinata did not express his inner feeling whether he like this idea of 'letting go of the grief' and 'disgust for the wrongdoer'. He glanced at Maria with the intense sexual urge. He was getting closer and Maria was withdrawing farther.

' I am not done punishing you yet Shūjin!'

He said and Maria looked directly into his eyes. She was a lioness in a cage. She was radiating courage and tenacity. She stopped getting away from this troublesome beauty. She let herself fall into the sphere of his enchanting glory. Hinata was covering her whole body, taking her into his arms. It was very unlikely. He had never embraced Maria before. His ways of showing passion and lust were very rough and untamed. He was an animal on the bed but at this very moment, he did not do anything beasty.

' I am done being punished, let go of the grief that pushes us apart and make me your Shūjin forever.'

Maria didn't steal her eyes from Hinata. She looked at him assuming that Hinata could be gentle and there could be pearls of affection in the depth of his heart.

' your face reminds me of what I had been through Shūjin, I have lost everything in my life and I find it fair to avenge you in any way I would like to.'

The hope that had arisen in the eyes of Maria vanished in an eye's blink. She tried to bring him to the table of negotiations but he was not ready to do so. His brain had accepted everything in a very irrational way.

'you don't have any proofs that I was involved in the massacre of your people'

Maria said as if she's using the last arrow of her quiver to postpone her calamities but

it was all in vain. Hinata was over her body. He was showing cruelty with her long hands. He had been touching her viciously over her bosom. She cried out of pain and agony.

'please be a little gentle, it hurts! Hinata.'

Hinata did not take any notice. He kept on leaving the mark of his brutality over her body. He tore apart his long silk gown. She resisted and Hinata dominated all over her body. She became immovable. She could not move her legs, could not move her back or hips, his fingers were crossed into hers. She took all the heaviness of his body over her. Hinata spanked over her stomach and said,

'you can fool elderly people but you cannot fool me, I have enough proofs against you, all virtual proofs of you ordering the killing.'

Maria's breaths were becoming heavy. She felt as if she could not breathe any longer. Her chest was long pressed against Hinata causing her shortness of breath.

' I am dying, please let me go.'

Hinata felt her struggle for air. He let her fight for her breath and didn't get up from her body. Consequently, she was retching and gagging. Hinata was speculating it but he did not move. He was watching the prisoner die in front of his eyes. It was so easy for Hinata to kill her to kick the life out of her body, he was capable enough to inflict permanent damage to Maria but then he got up. He kept the idea of fucking Maria aside. Maria retracts over the bed, her naked body was shaking badly, she was coughing to rehabilitate her breath. Meanwhile, Hinata said,

'don't ever try to fool me by pleading me your innocence, you are a fucking prisoner who don't deserve an honorable death. Your punishment says a lot about you. Mercy is not for people like you.'

He went out saying it and Maria was regretting the idea of truce and retreat. She felt guilty for forgetting her pride. How could she forget that she had been in an abusive relationship with a beast like Hinata? How possibly he could understand an alien girl from strange lands who happened to be a murderer and his wife as a penalty. She remained on her bed, letting loose all the control she had over herself.

Chika was going back to her tent House after meeting Maria. She had been worried for her. She was aware of the history of Maria and the Yayoi tribe but her heart could not declare Maria a culprit. For her, Maria was a reflection of beauty, rationality, charm, and intelligence. She had witnessed her helping Queen out in matters of the tribe.

She remembered an incident when there was a fight between two local women and they came to the Queen to settle it down. It was a fight between two women. One was the wife of a tribesman and the other was an outsider and mistress of the husband. The wife alleged outsider,

'she is a slut who's having an affair with my husband'

And the outsider woman was holding an opinion that the man she was having an affair with was about to marry her and before he could do this, he would leave the wife. The wife got furious and tried to attack the other woman; she was pulling her hair and beating her up. The outsider woman said

'Please decide between us before that this crazy woman could kill me.'

Other women who were witnessing the procession started blaming the outsider.

'She is the cunning one who ruins the families, beat her up!'

Another woman cried out loud,

'Due to this woman, our husbands are not safe. Enchain this bloody manipulator!'

Everyone was blaming the outsider woman. Maria felt pity for the woman. She wanted to save her from the attack whether it would be physical or mental. Queen asked everyone to stay silent and said

'Stop calling this woman outsider, outsiders also have a heart and life. Let's us decide what we can do with both of you.'

Then Queen asked Maria what she thinks about this matter. Maria said that she cannot decide in the absence of the husband. The husband was called in. He was asked about the matter. He went on to say,

'My Queen, I love the woman whom all of you are calling outsider, manipulator, and other harsh words.'

Queen said,

'But you are married to another woman and you are currently cheating on her.'

That man replied,

'I am not cheating on her. I have told her that I am intended to leave her but she just doesn't leave. Instead, she beats my love interest and me for deciding to leave her.'

That man started weeping. His deteriorating situation was indicative of the fact that he and his love interest were the victims of his wife's agony. The wife was a serious woman of great height. She looked very heavy and her vocal cords were of low pitch. She could scare anybody alone with her voice. Queen felt confused, she asked Maria for help, Maria said

'Everyone has a right of free will and decision making. If the husband wants to leave his wife and remarry another woman, it is not a big deal. He has the right to do it properly and his wife should respect the decision.'

Queen was inspired. She asked her,

'What are your final words, my sweet daughter?' Queen called her daughter and she smiled

'I want this man to announce the divorce in front of everyone for the sake of proof. After that, he would pay the dues to his wife according to the divorce conditions written on the marriage contract.'

The husband seemed to be relieved now. He especially thanked Maria. Maria knew what it felt like living in an unwanted relationship and bearing the torture of the partner who was supposed to be making her happy instead of showing violence. Chika was recalling it. She was suddenly stopped by Jerua. He blocked her way and said,

'I don't know if you are a truly loyal person or just another false-hearted, subversive person but I want to warn you against Sasha.'

Chika got alerted in a brief moment. She knew what he was about to say. She trusted her wholeheartedly and wanted him to do the same but she was afraid of Sasha. She could not fight alone with her. Chika moved forward, she glued to the chest of Jerua unconsciously, she embraced him tightly and said,

'I know what you are about to tell me. It's about Sasha and she poisoned Queen.'

Jerua felt as if he's getting courage from Chika. She was a channel of energy. Jerua hid her properly in his arms. This sort of intimacy never had happened between them but today they let the moment pass by, Jerua remembered something and said,

'I heard Sasha talking to someone in the dark that she needs more poison with which she has sickened the Queen.'

Chika was frightened by this information. She became more scared. She was about to tell Jerua that Sasha had blackmailed her to spy on you. But she also said that she would kill all the people related to her if she won't do the same but she could not. She did not want to start a war that she could not win. Jerua pleaded her and said,

'Please tell me what's on your mind.'

Chika stayed silent as if she's buying some time to think and then spoke.

' I need to show you something.'