Ling Yue POV

I yawned to the morning sunlight coming from the broken roof top. Hitomi left me stunned when she opened the door with her left hand. While the other hand had two trays in hand. I thought she was physically weaker than normal humans, one of the trays I’m guessing is for her while the other was probably mine.

“I maybe physically weaker than others but carrying two trays is all I can do. Also Niana went with my mother to hunt a chimera. My other sisters went on siege against rebels from the demon world.”

Right rebels from my father’s side he sent out. Why am I not surprised that he’d send them out from my birth place, the netherworld. All I wanted from him was what anyone wanted their father to do, praise and care for them. That’s all I wanted my whole life. Yet the price I had to pay for it all was betray and my mother’s death. I was naive back then wanting such a thing from my so called fake father whom was only after my life.

“He doesn’t count as a father, my life and story is considered a black stain on his life.”

I didn’t know what to talk about with her since I was clueless about her situation itself besides her body being sickly. That person was not very bright as a father, he doted on Blade more than me.

“Do you want to talk about it.”

Her gentle yet sickly white pale figure stood before me. Instead she was stuck here inside her own house. Restricted but for her own good due to the worries of her family. Yet her body was more sickly than normal standards. I gave her a sad smile instead of answering her.

“Nine times we crossed paths. He never once tried to reconcile with me.”

Hitomi sat there quietly as she considered what I said. I know she’s considering what I’ve said just now. She knew what I meant that he never tried to talk with me. Nor did he try to get to know me as his own daughter. The miscommunication and mistreatment started from his side. I only noticed too late that’s why I’m here now in this situation. Since I didn’t do something about him back then. But then again there’s that fact that I couldn’t do a single thing about it since that time travel spell my master casted. Though in a way I did met and experience all of those things myself too. Just that I got all the memories once I reached that certain age.

Which reminds me the one I left in charge of the dead souls was a former fairy queen. The 2nd in charge has my sympathy. Yep most know him as the blond blue eyed King Arthur. Fact he died young in our world for challenging Luna’s reign of religion back then. A funny fact he died young at age 12 but humans some how glorified him to have become some sort of myth. Though he looks 15 years old he’s forever 12 year old boy. He also doesn’t want to reincarnate due to a fact of Luna doing a chain curse on those who angered her. Yes, a chain curse it’s mostly curses stacked on another based on your actions and the god or goddess’s mood. I can see why he didn’t reincarnate at all.

Elsewhere...

Erica gripped her bow as she glared at Selena. Kim and Zenith didn’t know what to say but facepalmed. It was a fact they neither wanted to be involved when it came to Erica and her stubborn personality towards Selena. Instead the grey haired Selena laughed at her. This was utter foolishness on her part for challenging a blood demon.

“Selena I challenge you to a duel.” (Erica)

Hei Feng gave a bitter smile as he looked at Ling Yue’s subordinate. This muscle head really didn’t know her limit. He shook his head as Selena burst into a fit of laughing again. While they weren’t looking Yami took away Jenna without them noticing. Selena gripped her spear as her silver armor glowed in the sunlight but her evil smile made them shiver.

“A mere pest like you struggles against the strong.”

“Hah, as if your just a mere blood demon fueled by bloodshed from wars and fights.”

“You can never win me.”

Kim and Zenith held their head in embarrassment at their leader. She, their leader always became rash when it involved Selena. They both knew their rescue mission was screwed the moment Erica saw Selena. Erica actually abandoned her leader position and charged ahead of them.

“I’m just glad we’re alive.” (Zenith) (considering how she wanted us to cross so many booby traps laid down on the way here.)

“Yes I’m sorry for not being able to rein her in when she sees them she’s like a child who loves the challenge. Though with those two fighting it’s useless for us to try to stop them. That said I pity the girls who had to be under us for they were hacked to pieces by Selena. Plus my sister’s childish side with traps was detrimental to this mission of rescuing lady Jenna.” (Kim)

“At least they lasted this long.”

“Right they lasted 3 months, that’s the longest my sister had this troop.”

“Kim why are you crying tears of joy.”

“It’s the longest a newbie troop lasted with sister.”

Selena kept trying to stab Erica as she dodged to the side. Since she knew getting hit would mean turning into a pile of ashes like the castle ruins they were in. But she couldn’t help but gulp when she saw Selena’s spear glow.

“Hey that’s cheating your using your blood to reinforce your spear.”

“All’s fair in war. Who says a blood demon can’t even use her own blood in battle.”

Erica cursed under her breath at her stupidity for not mentioning it at the beginning of their duel. Kim and Zenith noticed Jenna was no longer there where Selena was standing before.

“Where’s Jenna.” (Kim)

Hearing her words they all turned their heads to look but instead they saw no one there. Selena couldn’t help but curse herself for not being more self aware towards this. This person truly hates when her plan is thrown off from its tracks. Anger was piling inside her but she kept trying to stab Erica.

“Hey I’m not the one who stole her from you. Wait we’re here to rescue her ourselves actually.”

“Sister your words suck when your charging all over in battle like that.” (Kim)

Her sister was stunned her sister rebuked her words like that. She didn’t do anything wrong with raising her younger sister Kim but why was her sister always nagging her so much.

“Truce for now Selena we need to find Jenna.” (Kim)

“Fine but if I find her first I’m delivering her to ‘him’.” (Selena) (she means Ling Yue’s father)

“Let’s hope not.” (Zenith)

Selena looked warily at Kim, this person whom she could never read then and now put her on edge especially so even now. Her instincts told her that she could never win Kim so she was careful whenever Kim spoke. These instincts of hers was what kept her alive for so long. This person was acting so real yet she was hiding some sort of dark secret from them and Ling Yue.

“I don’t need you to worry about my own life. Thank you very much for sparing my sister.”