Say Your Last Prayers

The four guards charged at me at once, screaming in a go and I scoffed as I dodged the first hit. They were all making a lot of noise and I hated that so much because I really wanted to not attract any attention so I'd be able to catch the people I wanted to kill offguard.

Using a sword was way harder than I expected. The one weapon I fully mastered using was daggers, it was lighter and more lethal. A sword was just unnecessarily large and was slowing my moves down.

One of the guards who was extremely buff abruptly brought his sword down on me but I managed to prevent it from meeting my body with the help of my sword. I pushed his sword back, rolling away and ducking at the same time when two other guards whipped their swords my way.

I remained in a crouched position before beaconing them over once again. As expected, they all snarled unnecessarily and I rolled my eyes before sliding underneath one's open legs, stabbing him in the back a fleeting moment later. He staggered and fell to his knees, swore clattering to the ground. The buff guard circled me slowly, sword clenched in his grip.

"Who are you?" He demanded and I scoffed, waving the sword at him.

"Your worst nightmare." I responded before carefully aiming for his chest with the sword for a few seconds before throwing it. He easily dodged the sword and it clattered to the ground, making me swear before ducking when he whipped his sword in a way that was supposed to take my head. He had only been able to escape my throw sword because it hadn't been a dagger. If I had been with a dagger, I'd have easily taken all of them out without stress.

The buff's guard managed to slice my arm and I winced before picking up a sword and aiming it up, slicing at the side of his throat before he could get me. He cursed loudly but still continued to fight me. The remaining two guards were waiting on the sides and I silently wondered why they weren't attacking me at the same time to take me out faster.

I managed to cut the calf of the buff guard after a little while, after carefully studying his style of fight.

"Fuck!" He cursed as he staggered. He tried attacking me with the sword but I knocked it down with mine and then I sliced at the side of his throat, watching as he dropped to the ground.

When I glanced at the two guards, their expressions were wide eyed and I beaconed them over, wanting this over with as fast as possible. How ever, the two guards staggered backwards. One of then turned around and was about to take a corner, to clearly go let others know of what was currently happening. I concentrated closely and threw the sword at him, watching as it slid right into his back. He took two more steps before falling face front.

The remaining guard dropped his sword and clasped his hands before him.

"Please, I beg of you. Spare my life." He pleaded and I scoffed. Everyone here in this palace were just as bad as their king. As I regarded him, all I felt was irritation.

I pointed at one of the dead guards. "Undress him." I ordered and the guard hurried to do as told. I noticed that all the guards on the ground all had their clothes stained with blood, and I wrinkled my nose before stopping him.

"On second thoughts, get out of your clothes instead." I spoke and the guard hurriedly complied. Once out of the guard uniform, I accepted it, rolling my eyes over how much he was trembling.

"Thank you for sparing my life." He whispered and I nodded.

"Of course. You may go." I responded easily and he stared at me for a few seconds before hurriedly nodding and turning away. At first, he walked slowly before starting to run. I rolled my eyes as I retrieved a sword and aimed at his middle, watching the sword slide into him. He fell to his knees first before collapsing into the ground.

Only a fool would have believed that I'd have let him go.

With an eyeroll, I slipped into the guard's uniform and wore their partial mask which hid most of my face.

Once I was done, I confirmed that the hairpin shaped object was still in my hair, and then I picked up a sword and began to make my way into the palace.

Once inside, I knew I needed to blend in and not act out of place, and so I kept joining various groups of guards, refusing to speak when directly spoken to. My cover almost got blown when a eunuch came over to ask what I was doing when I stood before the throne room.

"Guards of your category aren't allowed here, what are you doing here?" He asked, pointing at my guard uniform. I cleared my throat and glanced sideways to ensure the hallway was empty, and then I grabbed the eunuch and pulled him into the nearby pillar beside the curtain. I easily knocked him out by hitting his pressure point.

As I stopped before the throne room once again, I let out a slow exhale before pulling the doors open and stepping into it.

The king was seated at the front of the table, along with six men, including Sinclair. The six men were all members of the royal count and I could vividly remember the lust in their eyes at the thought of them getting to fuck me together.

Tonight, I was gonna enjoy seeing stark terror and fright in their eyes.

They all stopped laughing and turned towards the door which I closed after me. Confusion marred the king's hediois face, and one of the count members pointed at me.

"Is this an indirect death wish?! What are you doing here?! Guards!"

I rolled my eyes before breathing out a scoff.

"Oh, shush it." I snapped at once, everyone around the table was on their feet, mouth hanging open.

I walked to the sides of the door and unsheathed my swore to cut off the strings of the bells so they wouldn't be able to call for help, and then I slid the lock on the door in.

The court members all began to step away from the table, eying me wearily but I snorted before tugging the mask off my face. They all did a double take on recognizing me, and I almost laughed on watching Sinclair's mouth dropping open, eyes filled with shock.

I waved the sword as I spoke. "Say your last prayers right now because tonight's gonna be your last."