Blame and Punishment

" Auntie their my friends, they aren't spies, they're good guys, so don't treat them like that "

Shu demanded as he placed his hands on her shoulders while continuing to stare at her with visible anger

" So they're friends of yours? "

Elena questioned as she stared at Shu, before staring at the four on the ground, releasing her pressure from them as Ayami, who was told about the situation rushed to the start of the village.

Ayami was surprised to see who had come back. She began to stare at Shu, who was being held by her mother, she was about to say hi but, was interrupted by one of her Mother's commands

" Ah, Ayami, great timing, please take those four to an interrogation room "

Elena said as she pointed at Ean, Arthur, Mikey, and Jenna

" Oh—uh sure "

Ayami responded, a bit confused, walking over to the four, but was soon interrupted by Ean, who unsheathed his sword, which began to release an insane amount of blue sanctuary energy

" That energy.. "

Elena whispered as she stared at the sword, but her attention was soon shifted toward Ean's bracelet which broke as Ean's energy increased

" Lady, I think I've seen you somewhere... yeah "

Ean whispered as he held the weapon with both his hands, the moment he did, more energy began to surge from his body, making the ground below him disappear into oblivion, completely destroying it.

" You're the one who killed my older brother "

Ean said as he bit down on his lower lip with anger, causing blood to drip from it as the energy around his blade began to surround his entire body, engulfing him completely, making his skin, and every inch of his body shine blue.

After a few seconds, the shining light that engulfed him began to break down into small pieces resembling that of small squares, and once that process was over, his appearance changed.

He now had blue halos surrounding his wrists, ankles, and neck, his hair was now blue and long, reaching his waist, and from his forehead, small horns were sticking out

" Here, feel what I fucking felt "

Ean said, with pure hate in his face and tone, as he pulled his sword back, dashing toward Ayami at speed resembling that of sound, reaching her an in instant, preparing himself to slice her head off, but the sword was stopped with two fingers by Elena, who stared at the boy with sadness in her eyes

" It must have been hard, seeing your brother die without being able to do anything "

Elena said as she forcefully lowered his sword, Ean's struggle and pain were obvious, his facial expression showed as much. He wanted to throw himself to the ground and cry as loud as he could, till he no longer could, but right now he wanted the person he hates the most to suffer just like he did, so he struggled, using every single ounce of his strength to try and lift the sword.

The veins in his arms became noticeable as he struggle, the blade shook and tears began to fall from his eyes, the person he hated was in front of him, but he was too weak to make her suffer.

" I'm sorry, I was angry at Romulus, he did something I couldn't forgive, so I went on a rampage to get my revenge, your brother got in the way, although I felt his responsibility and your pain, in my mind I thought that it was right as long as I got what I wanted... "

Elena said, beginning to explain her reasoning for killing Ean's brother, gripping the boy's sword in the process

" But now that I think about it, I could have simply let you both off, could've gone for Romulus myself, suffered myself and cause no one else pain, but, at that moment I was immature, I decided to weaken him by destroying the fortress he calls his kingdom, but instead, I made so many children hate me, and at the end of the day, I didn't even achieve what I sought out to achieve. "

Elena continued, as she pulled Ean's sword away, holding the blade barehanded, using her left hand to caress his cheek

" So if you want revenge, I'll allow you to get it, I'll allow you to kill me, but for now, please let me get my revenge on Romulus first... "

Elena said, finishing her speech as she gently rubbed her hand against the boy's cheek. He began to cry, as Ayami stared at her mother in disbelief

" Mother! You'll allow yourself to be killed by this boy!? You don't owe him anything, this is war! He lost his brother, so what!? We've lost many many comrades!! "

Ayami yelled, making Elena sigh as she turned to look at her daughter

" Ayami, my sweet daughter, if I go on living, being allowed to kill innocent people without any sort of punishment, then I'd be nothing but the enemy we're fighting against "

Elena explained, immediately shushing her daughter, who couldn't come up with any words to counter Elena's

" B-but what about— "

Ayami went on, trying to reason with her mother, but she was interrupted by a soldier who ran toward Elena, stopping all tired and out of breath

" Mistress, you must hurry up, the war has started, our soldiers are fighting off against the enemy, but of course, just as you predicted we are holding our own, though I highly doubt we'll be able to keep this up forever, please you must hurry! "

The man begged as he then quickly bowed to both Elena and Ayami, rushing off toward a troop of soldiers who were running out of the village, heading to what they could only believe was Romulus's Kingdom

" Ayami, scratch the interrogation part, call for Yanu and Anu, we don't have much time, If we want this strategy to work we need them, meanwhile, you three, follow me! "

Elena said, giving everyone their orders, grabbing Arthur's bracelet, proceeding to break it with her left hand

" By ' you three ' you mean us right? "

Arthur questioned, as he pointed at Shu who stood beside Ayami with an innocent look on his face, and at Ean who seemed extremely depressed with a mix of anger in his eyes

" Yes, you three are the only ones capable of backing me up apart from Ayami right now, so come on "

She ordered, waving her hand a bit, as she disappeared in a blur of speed, being imitated by the three boys