The knights traverse the plains and reach the city's main gates. They walk through a grain field as they step onto the main road as carriages run past them in and out of the city.

"You're just… Going to walk right on in?" Iyuna judged while her hair bounced with every step Juo takes.

"I mean… If they want to fight, they can… But I doubt they will once they see you." Mika responds while resting her hand on her sword.

They reach the main gate as the metal brass bars sit several feet high above them. Two paladins wearing iron helmets rush toward them and block their path with sharp iron spears.

"HALT! Who goes ther—" One of the paladins stops his questioning as he looks towards Juo's left arm.

"My god, that's the Princess!" He looks up to the three knights as they point their spears at Calina's head.

"WHO ARE YOU? AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE PRINCESS?" He raises his voice speaking directly to the silver-haired woman.

Calina yawns and pushes one of the spears away with two of her fingers.

"We just came because we found her out and about… We were walking through a nearby city that was attacked by mercenaries and wanted to escort her to the King personally."

"What? City? You wouldn't mean Vilgash by any chance?"

"I couldn't say… Would you mind escorting us to the castle? We need to meet with the King. It's of utmost importance." Calina glares at the soldier

The paladin sighs and lifts his spear. "Guro, let them pass, and escort them to the King's Manor."

"Are you insane?!" The paladin next to him shifts his gaze in angst. "They could be the mercenaries for all we know!"

"You don't think I've considered that? But look—" His comrade points to the young girl clasped in Juo's arm.

"If we don't comply, they're just going to cause more trouble. We need to keep this from prying eyes, so take the underground route from the Kinshin District."

His colleague lifts his spear and glances back at the three knights.

"Right…"

. . .

The paladin escorts the knights through a small alleyway. At the end of the enclosed area, a paladin stands guarding a gated door with a torch lighting the area around it.

"My god, is that…." The paladin reaches for his sword but is interjected by their escort.

"Let them pass… Orders from the Lieutenant."

The paladin rests his hand and opens the metal gate making several creaks as it unlocks. The guard hands the escort the torch as he walks into the dark tunnel.

Calina walks through while glancing at the knight with a slight smile.

"Thanks, bud." Juo walks past the guard while exchanging a wave.

Mika blows a kiss as she follows behind her comrades.

"D-dammit." The guard clenches his fist while looking towards the flame, dimming into the distance.

The group walks for a few minutes, and another door with light coming through the square brass gates is seen.

The escorting paladin opens the door and enters the area. A lamp situated on a table illuminates the small wooden room. Three individuals in armor gaze up from a table at the paladin coming from the door.

"Guro, aren't you suppose to on-duty at the—" The knight turns his head towards Juo and looks at the girl in his arms.

"The hell?!" The knights jump from the table and take their swords from their hilts.

"What're you trying to pull Guro? Who're these people?!"

"Wait… Orders from Kenchi… He wants them to be escorted to the King."

The group of knights hold their swords down and gaze towards each other.

"You're shittin' me."

The paladin nods his head from side to side while looking them in the eye.

They step aside and let the escort guide the three knights up some stairs.

"I'm sorry… Princess…" One of the knights curls his fist as he looks to the ground.

The escort opens a latch, and a large castle stands firm in front of them.

Juo whistles as he reaches the top of the stairs.

"Nice digs."

They walk across the vast greenery, grass, and growing flowers. A few knights stationed at the head of the castle's stairs whip their heads in disbelief.

"Is that Princess Iyuna?!"

"The hell is going on?"

The escort continues walking up the stairs and turns to one of the guards. "Is Prince Phillip here?"

The guard nods nervously while looking back at the three silver-armored knights.

"Could you please send for him… As you can see, there's an urgent matter he needs to attend to."

The guard salutes then burst through the castle's front doors.

Inside the castle, a red rug leads towards two separated staircases to the second floor. Its inner walls have different paintings, vases, and statues on display.

"Wow… You wouldn't have to tell me the King liked to trade. Look at all this crap everywhere." Mika walks over to a vase and gazes at its blue and white exterior.

"… Crap to you. But that fine item is probably quadruple the cost of your drab ass armor."

Calina and the others look up to a wide man wearing a red and white robe. A golden crown sparkles while he walks down the staircase to the main floor.

"And to what honor do I owe you—" His eyes widen as he runs towards the three knights.

"My daughter! Who the hell are you!"

A group of knights storm into the room from all angles. A group of cloaked individuals draws crossbows perched on a stair's upper ledge behind the King.

The Monarch grins as he looks around at his brigade of soldiers and twists his long mustache.

"Unless you want to die in vain… I suggest you let my daughter go immediately. It would be a shame to get red stains over my silk rugs."

Calina smirks as she covers her mouth, chuckling.

The King looks at her in confusion while backing away.

"H-have you gone mad, woman?!"

Calina uncovers her mouth then gives a small wave.

"No… Heh, No… It's not that."

Juo drops Iyuna to the ground and presses his hand on his scabbard.

"It's just the fact that YOU think that you're in a place to demand something from us."

—GUSH

One of the soldiers falls to the ground while blood spouts from a hole in his upper chest.

The surrounding knights back away from Mika, who stands behind their fallen comrade.

She holds her palm towards her mouth and laps at the still-beating heart of the paladin. "I just love the way a fresh heart feels in the palm of your hand."

The King takes another step back in distress while panting heavily.

"W-what are you idiots waiting for! Kill them all!"

"RAAAH!" The vanguard charges at the three knights as they dash toward three separate sides of the room.

Juo takes out the blade from his hilt and drives it into the ribs of a nearby paladin. His victim coughs blood as he falls motionless to the floor.

"YOU BASTAAAARD!" A paladin from behind thrusts a spear in his direction.

The male knight grabs the spear by it's pointed-edge and snaps it in two.

"Guess some countries haven't caught up to the rest of the world and tested on augmenting human strength and reflex… A pity."

He picks up the wooden spear's snapped edge and lunges it between the eye of its owner. The spear-man falls to the floor as blood extrudes from the bash in his cranium.

Calina dodges a knight's sword thrust and slices her opponent's torso in half with her hand. Blood and guts spatter across the floor and along a paladin's boots as he looks towards the knight in dread.

"D-DEMON!" He yells in horror as he drives a sword towards Calina's abdomen.

Calina spins, eluding his attack, and throws a roundhouse at the man's head.

—CRACK

His entire body goes flying into the air then falls toward the ground. His eyes bulge from their sockets as his crooked neck causes him to make irregular sounds from his mouth.

"GAHK!" The man coughs up blood as he looks towards the woman whilst dying.

"What the… BASTARD!" A man clenches his teeth as he and two other males lunge toward Calina with swords at the ready.

She dodges the first man and cuts his torso open with a clean swipe of her hand; His guts fly through the air as his comrades gaze in shock.

Calina grabs one of the strings of intestines mid-air and drives a fistful into one of the mouths of her attackers; He falls to the ground, and vomit extrudes from the sides of his mouth as he chokes on his own fluids.

"DAM, YOUUU!" A male behind her exclaims as he clasps his sword and raises it in the air.

Calina glances back and raises her elbow into the man's crouch. Blood starts to stain his armored pelvis as he falls to the ground holding his manhood.

She then stands and looks behind her, raising a foot and slamming it into the head of her foe.

Brains, along with a mushed eye, splatter across the ground.

"THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE!" A paladin drives a sword into Mika's head.

"We're just people who like to kill for fun." She catches the blade in her mouth and bites down. The pieces shatter onto the floor as the paladin backs away.

She runs towards him and takes a dagger from her side scabbard, and slashes his neck open.

"EHCK!" Blood sprays in the air as he falls, making a puddle of vital fluid.

The rest of the knights advance toward her. Still, she jumps into the air and slams into one of her attacker's heads making their cranium splatter across the ground. Mika then grabs the heads of two paladins and pushes them together, causing the two heads to burst open with brains erupting into the air.

One of the paladins back away, but Mika throws her dagger into the torso of her retreating foe and dashes towards him, kneeing the blade further in his stomach.

"BLAACH!" He falls to the floor, vomiting blood while holding onto his murder weapon.

"T-The hell is this…." Iyuna's eyes widen as she sits up from the floor looking at the murder spree in front of her.

. . .