Flash back to a Past Memory (Part 2 of 2)

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"Ah… King of the Western territories…" the Queen said with a look of interest, her gaze resting on the girl whose wrist the Western King was roughly holding onto, "And what is it you've brought to show us…?"

"I found this girl running away from the scene of the murder!" the leader of the West exclaimed, looking rather proud of himself. Westerners were known for their haughty attitudes, not that they were unfriendly; the Westerners merely had trouble dealing with the fact that they were no longer the most powerful territory on the planet.

"Let me go! I didn't do anything!" the girl shouted, struggling to free herself from the Leader of the West's iron grip. Gekkou noticed that the girl was about her age and looked rather rough and unkempt. When the girl spoke, it seemed as though the Royal language was her natural tongue, but she did not speak with the local accent most Easterns had, she sounded more like the Western Leader.

"W-Why don't we let her explain… her situation…?" Gekkou asked hesitantly, taking a small step forward away from her chair. Everyone in the room looked at her with expressions of surprise; it was the first time she had spoken the entire time.

"Yes, I agree with my daughter Gekkou" said King Eddy, his handmaid smiling warmly at the young Gekkou. "Let the girl speak."

The Western King looked defiant at first, but soon relented and released the girl's wrist, at which time the girl immediately made a beeline for the doorway only to be stopped by two powerful Northern Guards whom Gekkou did not even know were present. "Well, looks like the boys in the gay outfits really are good for something” her Father mused, smirking at the Queen who merely frowned back at him.

The girl looked rather frightened as the Northern Guards brought her back into the room and shut the doors. "Er… My name is Lite…" she introduced herself, taking off her turncoat hat and shuffling her feet nervously.

"Lite, a fine Western name" the King of the South commented approvingly, though he was probably thinking that having an western name signified that she had some sort of connection to the West.

"Y-Yes, I'm one-third New light on my mother's side…" the girl explained, "Though I'm mostly Full Light…"

The Queen smirked and glanced at King Eddy, "The East, a nice Newish area…"

King Eddy frowned at the mention of Newish. "But you're not from Newish, nor from Full Land. Your accent says as much. Where are you really from?"

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"I hail from Full Land, in the Grand Beamz of Gibbous… I came as part of the Great Drobe's retinue…" the girl explained, giving a curious glance to the dead body of the butler on the floor.

"You look a bit… rough… to be a member of the Great Drobe of Gibbous's retinue…" the King's handmaid observed.

The girl gave the handmaid a defiant look, though her expression faltered a bit in surprise upon seeing the handmaid's pointed ears. "I am the heir and eldest daughter of Littina Mornstar, owner of the Mornstar Arms Company."

"Mornstar?" the Queen said, looking rather shocked. "Why, they're the Britelit Corporation's biggest competitor… You're the heir to the second largest weapons corporation on the planet?"

The girl merely nodded and smiled, "Aye, that I am."

"That's the biggest load of bollocks I've ever heard" King Eddy replied indignantly.

"Even bigger than your ascension to the throne, my dear Eddy?" The Queen asked, twirling around to smirk at the King himself.

King Eddy ignored the Queen's comment and pointed at the girl. "You look like you came right off the street, how could you be such an important figure?"

The girl blushed, but still looked defiant. "I'm… what you would call a… a shadowlight…"

"Heh, a shadowlight?" The Queen said with a giggle. "Well that would certainly explain it..."

'Shadowlight' was a term used to describe someone who squanders their inherited wealth on pleasures such as drinking, gambling, and prostitutes. They were generally considered to be undesirable company, regardless of how wealthy and influential they and their families might be.

"I always thought that women were more responsible with their money than men… I suppose I was wrong" The Southern King commented, his doubtlessly smug look hidden by his veil.

"Fuck off!" Lite shouted at the King, pouting. "That's sexist… I can be just as irresponsible as a man if I want to be..."

I can't take this anymore… this needs to stop… Gekkou thought to herself as she looked around the room at her companions.

"We're getting off track!" Gekkou shouted, stomping her foot. "This girl obviously had no involvement with this butlers's death, the King of the West is a useless dolt, and the rest of you are just… just…

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unbearable!"

There was a long silence as everyone in the room just stared at the young Gekkou again in shock and Lite slipped out of the room without anyone noticing. After what seemed like forever, the Queen finally burst out laughing. "Ahhahahaha!! She finally found the nerve to tell us off!" she shouted, clapping her hands. "Bravo, Your young Majesty! Bravo!"

Gekkou merely stared at the laughing pontiff, wondering what could have warped the woman in such a way that she could laugh at this. "All of you… get out" she ordered, pointing at the door. "Get out!"

Her Father stepped forward and wiped some sweat from his brow. " You should move before she get ang-"

"GET. OUT." She said again, still pointing at the door. "This is our territory, MY territory. I don't need help from any of you, so just get out."

King of the West and the Nothern Queen turned a walked out, leaving only King Eddy in the room with Gekkou.

King Eddy slowly backed away and stood in the doorway. " You will be a great leader someday, maybe even better than me. You may still need my guidance in the times to come."

Her Father left then, leaving Gekkou all by her lonesome. Letting out a long sigh, she slowly lowered herself next to the butler’s body on the floor. She pulled the body close then and hugged it, tears rolling down her face. "You wouldn't have let them take charge like that… You wouldn't have…" she whispered, speaking to the body, "I need to be like you… I need to be strong…"


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