Christmas of A Servant of Evil

Chapter 3

Len rode alongside Piko, at the back of the army. He could see the vast green prairies of the other kingdom, and knew it was too late to turn back now.

The army smashed into the Green Kingdom's heart. Len watched as the market place they were in was smashed by horses and soldiers. Len looked around. Villagers were running away screaming, picking up their most valuable things and children. Several young children were lost among the horses, screaming for their mothers. And already, Len spotted many dead people lying on the ground.

"This is madness!" He thought to himself. He turned around to find Piko, beckoning him to follow. Len had lost his chance to get away. Now he had no choice. Len urged his black stallion forward, and followed Piko through the chaos toward the palace.

Miku sat alone in her room, listening to her music box with a worried expression. Kaito had come in, telling her frantically that the Yellow nation was attacking, and that she should get to safety. Miku had refused, and was now sitting on her bed, thinking. No way Len's nation would…

Someone came into her room. Miku looked up and smiled. "Len! I thought you said-" She paused, and suddenly her voice grew panicked. "Len! What are you doing? Stop! Len, stop it! Stop! LEN-!"

Silence fell over the room, and the music box stopped as a girl slumped slowly to the floor, not breathing.

Len looked down. He did it. Followed that order… and kept his vow. He looked at the bed that was now spotted with red. The music box he had given Miku was there. He picked it up, and let a few tears fall. This was worse than walking on her grave…

Len walked out of the white room. He looked around. Out came Piko from around the hall. His eyes widened as he scanned Len up and down. "You finished your job apparently." Piko said.

Len nodded "Yea," he said in a quiet, cracked voice. "I did… You?" He asked.

Piko shock his head and looked down the hall where he had just come. "Nope." He said, almost casually. "That man was slippery. He barely got away though. I caught him completely off guard."

Len nodded, and suddenly felt like he was being watched. He spun around quickly to see a blue man running away across the meadows beyond the palace. Safe. Len looked down. "I have to go Piko, and report to Princess Rin."

Back in the Yellow Kingdom…

Rin was walking down the hall, her short skirt barely keeping her warm. She took a turn around a corner and bumped into a blood covered Len. She took a scared scarred step back. Len smiled at her. "Sorry," He said quietly. "I must have scarred you."

Rin looked at him. "So… H-how did it go?"

"It's done." Len said. "The girl is dead. But the blue haired man… He managed to get away."

Len was expecting Rin to get mad, but she only looked at him and said, "That's fine Len. It's the girl I only wanted anyways."

Rin gave him that certain look and Len understood. She was upset because of that one day when Len first saw the girl, and had ignored Rin to look at her. Rin turned around. "Clean up, you're a mess."

Len started to turn away, but paused. "Oh, milady," he began.

Rin turned and looked at him. "Hmm?"

"Merry Christmas." Len held out a small, wrapped package, gave it to Rin, and walked off past her down the hall.

Rin looked at the package. She slowly took the ribbon and paper off of it to find inside, a small music box. It was beautiful. But, the more Rin looked at it, the more she swore she saw the faintest stains of blood lining the inside of the music playing wonder. She looked back down the hall at Len's form, and smiled. "Thank you Len," she whispered. "For the best gift of all… all of your love." And, as Rin looked back at him, she wondered how much that love would cost her someday.