Chapter One: Lass (Part One)
In Blackcrosstown, the kingdom of Kanavan, the houses were being torn and burnt, and mountains of corpses of humans were being devoured and absorbed by the black Anmons, the monsters with sharp head and limbs, and several other creatures of the dark.
“Hah….?” His body covered in countless gashes and scratches, Lass slowly raised up his gaze from the crimson-covered ground and looked upwards to the Dark Lady, Kaze’aze.
“I said, I will let you have revenge, Lass.” The Dark Lady repeated herself patiently, however still greatly irritated that the boy did not believe her – not yet.
“I will let you taste sweet vengeance…… I will lead you to the imbeciles that tortured and killed your family years ago.”
With an obvious effort, Lass managed to picked himself up from the ground. He coughed up some blood several times, and looked at Kaze’aze. Lass’ pair of piercing eyes were filled with rage, and the emotion made his eyes look dull red.
“How do you even know my name? How the hell did you know my family was killed?”
The boy’s questions struck the evil Queen as incredibly comedic. Smiling inside her mind, she was about to chuckle, but then she realized that doing so would be a grave mistake. The boy has no knowledge of the strange ways of the world, she reasoned with herself. It would not be wise to laugh at him now and give him the impression that I am a liar and an imposter. With an effort, Kaze’aze managed to hide her smile, and continued in her usual rigid, cold-hearted manner.
“I am no monster, boy, and I am merely offering you a chance of your lifetime.”
“I’ve seen what you’ve done to those people! Not all the humans were having honest lives, but some of them still led their lives with happiness!”
Overcome by rage yet again, the silver-haired boy threw a pair of shurikens at the dark Queen. The Dark Lady did not even move , yet the shurikens were tossed aside by an invisible force of energy. Coughing out blood, Lass rested his back against the stone wall behind him.
“I already know the truth of what happened, imposter. The village was attacked by a group of rogue Gorgons. My mother and my sister were simply in the middle of it!”
Then Kaze’aze realized the significance of what the boy was saying. The boy did not know anything. He had no knowledge whatsoever of what horrible creatures humans were. He still believed in them.
“Of course, they were not telling the truth.” Kaze’aze replied bitterly. Lass opened his mouth to object, but the Dark Lady cut him short.
“I have the whole incident, recorded, right here in my memories.”
Pointing at her head, Kaze’aze smiled. It was not a heartily smile, but rather what-did-i-tell-you-you-idiot-boy smile. Obviously surprised, Lass’ mouth hanged open. However, he quickly recovered after realizing that there wasn’t a way to prove it – not in any way he knew of.
“How do I know that you saw it? I can’t see through your memory!”
“Oh, but you can.”
Her unexpected reply caught Lass off guard. His injuries suddenly got the better of him yet again. He coughed up even more blood, and felt the need of support even when laying his back down on a stone wall.
“I will simply project my memories to this magic orb – as you know, magic orbs never lie, never – so that you will be able to see it.”The dark Queen took out her orb, smiling to herself. The boy did not realize the she knew everything. Everything related to darkness of heart, anyways.
“Witness, boy, what happened to your lovely mother and sister on that fateful day.”
Kaze’aze’s hand lightly touched the orb, and rays of light started coming out of it. Lass felt himself falling, even though he was on a flat surface, and the heat he felt forced his consciousness to fade away slowly.
