The fight

"That's absurd. How can she kill our father?" Prince Duke asked.

The woman smirked, "You have to listen to me, Your Highness. Your sister... Will kill your father," she remarked.

"How could I trust someone like you? You're a villain,"

"I like being a villain, Your Highness," the woman said to Prince Duke, and she started to escape and run away from him. Prince Duke's eyes remained at her as she run away from him.

"How did it go?" Jackson asked Luna. Luna is an assassin. She kills people, especially royals because it's her job to do so.

Luna gasped for breath and took off her mask, "I failed this time. Prince Duke arrived to save his sister, but I promised to do better next time," Jackson is the Master and head of the assassin's agency. They had a secret temple where all the assassins gather to plan and take action on their missions.

Jackson glared at Luna and gives her a really hard slap. Luna lets out a deep breath and bowed her head at the Master. "I'm sorry Master, I'll do better next time,"

"You're dismissed," he uttered, and Luna went out from his office and went to her room. She looked at herself in the mirror as she could see the reddish part of her cheeks. Luna clenched her fists while looking at herself in the mirror.

"I will soon release myself from this prison. I will soon arise, and revenge will be one of my targets, and soon... I will kill all the people on the royal family," she said while clenching her fists.

The following day, Luna got up as the bell rang. They had to work again, to do the hunting to get food for everybody. Luna looked at Elton, one of her friends at the agency.

"You just woke up?" he asked.

"Yes, I am,"

"Why?"

"I don't know. I just sleep late last night," she answered.

"Are you thinking about why didn't you kill the princess, right?"

"Maybe... Is Jackson really telling the truth that Princess Celina will kill their father?" she asked Elton. He then covered her mouth, thinking someone might hear her.

"Hey! How can you doubt him? He's the Master, and he knows everything," Elton said to her. Luna looked around and leaned in closer to Elton, "What if he might get it wrong?" she whispered.

"Are you crazy?" he said aloud, which caused all the other assassin's looked in their direction.

"What's up?"

"Ah, no. Nothing," Elton said to defend them.

Elton gritted his teeth at Luna, and they focused on hunting to get food. A deer came, and they started to go in position. Luna narrowed her eyes as she was targetting the deer on her bow. Luna pulled the arrow in her hand and immediately shot the deer standing in front of them. She immediately hit the deer, and it immediately fell on the grass. All the assassin that was in place immediately went to the big deer. One deer is enough for them because the deer that Luna hit was too big. Other assassins had been able to get some food, but Luna got more and bigger.

When they went back to the temple, Luna got an appreciation from Jackson and other assassins. She had been doing an excellent job, but she failed last night, and that was the first time she failed.

"Great job, Luna!" Jackson uttered.

"Thank you, Master," she replied with a bow.

Later that night, they had a feast. All assassins have a great time, but not Luna. She skips the celebration to hunt for the Princess. Luna was on the roof as she narrowed her eyes, looking for the Princess. The Palace was also having a feast tonight. She smirked when she saw the Princess, sitting down on the chair while watching the fire dance offered to them by the village people.

Luna started to prepare her bow and pointed it to the Princess. The royals were so clueless about what would happen next. The Princess was smiling, and she stood for a moment when she was about to dance. When the princess started dancing, Luna sighed heavily as she couldn't target her if she continue dancing like that. Luna rested her arms and watched how the Princess danced. She was about to take the bow back again, but she suddenly released it, causing it to hit the chair of the Princess.

They were all stunned and looked around. The soldiers surrounded the princess. Luna gritted her teeth, and she immediately saw Prince Duke facing his sister. Duke then narrowed his eyes and looked around for Luna, who attacked his sister. Their eyes met, but Luna broke it off and started to get away from him.

"Excuse me... I have someone to catch," Duke said and started to follow Luna who was running into the roof. Luna looked back, and she stopped when she didn't see Prince Duke anymore. She scoffed, "He couldn't even catch me. What kind of Prince is he,"

Luna was about to take another step when suddenly Prince Duke appeared in front of her. She frowned as she was looking at him, taking a step back, while her eyes remained at him.

"What kind of Prince am I?" he scoffed, "You said you know me very well. I'm a great Prince, Villain. If you haven't asked, I am the greatest Prince this village had," he boasted.

Luna narrowed her eyes at him, "Greatest? You'll never take the throne until your sister is there with you, Your Highness," she threatened him.

"Are you threatening me?" Duke asked.

"Are you threatened?" Luna rebated.

The Prince looks at her, "You're not stopping until you kill her, don't you?"

"Yes, Your Highness," Luna replied, "But... If you keep interfering, I might have a change of mind. If I can't kill her, then... I'll kill you instead," Luna continued.

Duke stared at her without having any fear, "You can't kill me, Villain,"

"What if I can?"

"Try me,"

Luna started to take her sword, and the same goes for Prince Duke. They were on the roof, trying to make a scene. They started to fight. As their swords met each other, a sound strike-like ping occurred. When the Prince had the opportunity to hit her, he did. He unsheathed the sword from her. Luna is hit on her side, but she will never give up. She stood and continue to fight with him.

A hissing sound was made during their combat. "Still want to fight? You're bleeding already," Prince Duke uttered while pointing at her side. Luna looked at her side and saw blood drips from her clothes.

Luna sneered at Prince Duke as they both assumed a high guard, and threw an overhand cut. Luna parried quickly, reflexively. Duke cut from the other side, and Luna again parried. They moved, back and forth, until, realizing he wasn't dead yet, Luna began to remember her training. She started to think, to act instead of reacting.

With the next cut, Luna threw her hands up, and parried high, with her point towards Duke's face. In her pleasure at her success, she nearly missed the moment to thrust but thrust she did. Duke, surprised, leaped backward, slapping Luna's blade aside.

Duke parried, and cut against Luna. She dodged to the side, throwing a crooked cut at Duke's hands. Duke stared in shock looking at his palms had been hit by her sword.

Wasting no time gawking herself, Luna pressed in, keeping her blade against Duke's to close the line, and pressed her point against Duke's throat. Duke glared at Luna but suddenly soldiers came to the scene, causing her to stop what she was doing.

Before she ran away, she glared at him, "Till next time, Your Highness," she uttered and run away.

Soldiers came to help Duke. They saw blood dripping from his palms," Your Highness," they all went to assist him and went back to the palace.

Meanwhile, Luna came back to her room while blood drips from her side. She grabbed the side of her stomach, and blood continued to flow from it. Luna immediately took a piece of cloth to put on her wound and stop the blood flowing from it again. She was gasping for breath, and she was sweating already when the moment she tied the cloth around her waist where she was wounded.

After that, Luna leaned her back against the wall as she was still gasping for breath. She couldn't imagine how strong and fast Prince Duke's attack was.

"He is the greatest, but I'll make sure I'll kill his sister," she remarked, and she promised to herself that she'll not give up until she succeeded.

"I'll catch and kill her real soon,"

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When Charlotte ended the chapter, she went to her bed after turning off all the lights. She lets out a deep breath when she feels the soft mattress from her bed, making her feel relaxed.

"How I wish I could be as brave as Luna,"

To be continued...