Saintly Murder

Aliyah stopped at the entrance of the palace and looked at the numerous elves running here and there in hurry. Aliyah stopped one elf and asked, "Hey, why are you all running here and there?" The elf said, "Find the reason yourself, lady. I'm busy." Aliyah said, "How rude!" Aliyah entered the palace and looked at Vexana who was standing on the balcony. Aliyah quickly hid behind a pillar and mumbled, "Did everyone got the news of demons arriving in the kingdom? What am I gonna do?" She took the form of a female elf and slowly walked towards Vexana and asked, "Can you tell me, ma'am? Where can I find Queen Vexana?" Vexana looked at her and said, "Are you new here?" Aliyah said, "Yes. My sister, Carla couldn't come to the palace because she sprained her ankle and therefore she sent me to provide services in place of her." Vexana looked at her and asked, "What is your name?" Aliyah said, "My name is Sarla. Why is everyone running here and there in hurry?" Vexana said, "Alice got hurt and now she isn't responding to any medicine or spell. I tried to contact Elgin but that idiot is unavailable right now." Aliyah asked, "Why don't you contact Aliyah? I heard she does wonders." Vexana laughed, "Wonders? That lady is a wonder herself. I cannot contact her right now." Aliyah said, "Okay, ma'am. Where can I find Queen Vexana?" Vexana looked at her and said, "She is standing right before you. And, don't call me Queen. I have no kingdom right now so I am no queen." Aliyah silently walked away and looked at Vexana and mumbled, "I always had an intuition that this will happen. Vexana and Elgin are the most careless people of the kingdom. Anyway, I have to see if Alice is well or not?" Aliyah walked towards Alice's bedroom but was stopped by two guards. One guard said, "Commoners like you are not allowed here." Aliyah took their heads and smashed them together making them fall unconscious. Aliyah entered inside and looked at Alice, who was sleeping peacefully on her bed. Aliyah slowly sat near her and touched her forehead. She mumbled, "Her body temperature is quite high, but it's not fever. It looks like that she emmited a large amount of blood energy in a very short time and that's why her body got way too much hot than she could control and fell unconscious. But, why would she emit so much blood energy? Did she fought Kayuba and his sidekick all alone? Nah, she cannot defeat Kayuba right now even if she turns herself into ashes with the blood energy. If she didn't attack Kayuba, then what happened? The ogres are still up there, so it means that the war hasn't started yet. I have to interrogate Vexana and Elgin and find out why Alice is emitting excessive energy beyond her withstanding capacity." Aliyah chanted a mantra and then a large amount of green paste appeared on her hand. She applied it softly on Alice's forehead and then blowed air on her. Aliyah then took the form of a sparrow and flew outside the window.

Aliyah flew around and searched for both Elgin and Kayuba, but they both were not to be seen anywhere. Aliyah stopped and took the form of a young maiden and walked towards a shop. Aliyah asked, "Did you saw any man who is not white and slender bodied?" The elf looked at her and said, "What are you asking, young lady? Why would I pay attention to anyone?" Aliyah looked at him and said, "Maybe this bag of coins will help you." The elf looked at the bag and said, "I really don't know anyone who is not white and slender bodied. Maybe, he is not here." Aliyah said, "Fine. Let me see if someone else is willing to get wealthy." Aliyah was about to go when the elf said, "I think I saw someone a little distinctive from the elves. But, he was not different than elves, just a little bigger and his hair was black in colour. He had a strange tattoo on his sleeve. Something like a snake or vines hanging from a round object." Aliyah said, "Tell me more about this individual." The elf said, "That's all I know, lady. I'm a shopkeeper and I can't afford to leave my shop unattended to follow some random stranger." Aliyah threw the bag of coins at him and went away. Aliyah mumbled, "I have always disliked this underground palace. Everything is so unfamiliar to me." She walked towards the local police station of the elves and entered the front enquiry desk and said, "I want to file a missing report of a person. He is not elf like and might be or not might be very distinctive. How much time will it take for you guys to find him?" The police officer looked at her and said, "Are you crazy? What are you even blabbering about? Don't waste our time." Aliyah stomped the ground and went away. Aliyah looked around and sighed. She mumbled, "Fine. I will first find why Alice is sick and then see where that Kayuba is?" Aliyah created a sphere around her and teleported upwards.

Aliyah took the form of a female ogre and walked towards the palace, but the guard stopped her and asked, "What business do you have here, lady?" Aliyah said, "King Kystion has called me to entertain him." The guard smiled, "I cannot let you go inside without a trial." Aliyah said, "Then, why don't we go to your room?" The guard and Aliyah entered the security room, but Aliyah caught his neck and broke it. She took the form of the guard and walked towards Kystion's room. She opened the door and went inside. Kystion was not there, but several maps and scale models were present on the table. Aliyah looked around and saw several book half torn and some pages were lying on the ground with ink on them. She looked around and saw that two female ogres were tied tightly with the pillar. Both of them were naked and blood was spilling from their necks. Aliyah was about to touch them when a voice came from behind, "Hey, what are you doing here?" She turned and saw Frankfurt was standing there with a baton in his hand.

Frankfurt looked at Aliyah and said, "Don't you know that no one is allowed in the room of King Kystion, except me and Kystion himself." Aliyah was not interested in what Frankfurt was blabbering, but she was burning in the fire of anger and vengeance. She said, "Actually, I have come to see if King Kystion was ready to go to the funeral of his friend." Frankfurt asked, "Which friend?" Aliyah closed the door and said, "You." Frankfurt asked, "Who are you?" Aliyah came into her real form and said, "I have been burning to kill you with my own hands. You were the one who killed my brother, Sir Nolan." Frankfurt said, "Nolan? You are Nolan's sister. Which one?" Aliyah took out her sword, "The one who killed you." Aliyah ran towards him, but Frankfurt dodged the attack and turned and hit Aliyah on her back. Frankfurt took her by the neck and slammed her on the table smashing the scale models. Frankfurt was about to kick her but she rolled and kicked him on the shin and then slashed his thigh with her sword. Frankfurt caught Aliyah by the hair and threw her on the mirror and then thrusted a piece of glass inside her neck. Aliyah screamed and head butted Frankfurt on the nose and then kicked him in his genetiala. Frankfurt fell on the ground and Aliyah jumped on him and thrusted the sword inside his heart. She kept stabbing him till he breathed his last. Aliyah slowly crawled towards the door and then took a lamp and threw it on the maps and spilled alcohol all over the scale models. She thencreated a sphere and vanished from the room.

The guards saw the smoke coming out from Kystion's room and ran towards the room. They tried to open the door, but the door was locked and was too heavy to be broken by the guards. They quickly ran towards the artillery room and brought a ram to break the door. The door took seven hits and then fell on the ground with a loud thud. The guards entered inside and saw that the whole room was ablaze and most of the maps and scale models have turned into ashes. A dead body was lying in the middle of the room and was way too badly burned to be recognised easily. The guards at first thought the body to be of Kystion, but when Kystion came fuming with anger, they stood dead silent and watched as Kystion chopped the head of the main guard of the palace. Kystion asked angrily, "What the hell were you idiots doing when this happened? Identify the body and bury it before Frankfurt comes here. He is already nagging me for letting the murderers of his son go away unpunished. Now, if he knows of this incident, only Mother Manaca knows what upheaval he will rise." The physician came back from the hall and said, "We faced much difficulty trying to recognise the body, but from what we were able to get a little glimpse of the body's identity is this ring." Kystion took the ring and said, "Looks like we don't have to worry about Frankfurt. Frankfurt is the bloody dead motherfucker." The guards lowered their heads in shame and slowly walked towards the guillotine. Kystion looked at those soldiers and said, "Wait. They won't be executed today. Frankfurt was an idiot and he died like an idiot. But, he was an important member of my army and now with him dead, his son and only living North Bastilnin monarch, Kavana should be the one to decide their execution." Maester Marcus came and looked at Kystion, "You wont have to wait for too long. Prince Kavana has already sent a letter to inform his father that he has already set sail to reach our kingdom and will reach in a fortnight." Kystion looked at Marcus and said, "Can't you ever give me good news, Maester Marcus? Kavana is not a brute like his father, but he is not lenient either. I just hope that he doesn't do what he is famous for." Maester Marcus said, "I have a plan that can make us immune to all of his anger." Kystion asked, "What plan?" Maester Marcus whispered in Kystion's ear and smiled. Kystion laughed, "Brilliant, Marcus. Brilliant. You are way more smarter than you look. But, proper execution of the plan is required for its success. Kavana is shrewd and believe me, things can turn very dirty with him." Maester Marcus asked, "What will happen with Frankfurt's body?" Kystion said, "It is already burned significantly. Burn the body properly and put the ashes in an urn." Kystion slowly walked towards the hall and disappeared. Maester Marcus looked at the burned room and sighed, "I wish it was Kystion. But, luck is never on my side." He went away as the moon reflected on the black ashes of the treasured.....