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---Garroth's Pov---

"Gah where did i put that bracelet?!" Im searching around all over my bed area to look for Aphmau's charm bracelet. I knew i was late because i had to take a small shift before the party but i didnt mean to be this late. "I just wanna find the bracelet so i dont miss her birthday party!" I open my drawer and see the bracelet. I pull the eagle charm onto the bracelet and notice that the charm from Laurance is........back.....on. "WHAT?! THAT CHARM WASN'T ON BEFORE!!" I try to yank it off and instead it burns me. "Ow! This is strange. Ill have Zoe take it off with her magicks." I walk out the door with the bracelet in my hand towards Kiki's barn. Once i get there i see Aphmau puking, and i run over. She pukes again and points to the charm bracelet.
"That..............charm....."
Then she passes out. Zenix starts to shake her trying to wake her up. "APHMAU?!" I start to back up. I did this. I did this. I made her sick. I did this. "Garroth let me have this bracelet." I nod and give it to Zoe. She bubbles it in her barrier magicks. I saw Zenix carrying Aphmau towards my house. I look down, and a few tears slip through my helm. I look up to see Brian sprinting towards me. "Brian whats wrong?" "There is someone important asking to see the Lord." I sigh. "Tell him that he may sleep at the extra empty house we have until tomorrow. Then Aphmau will hopefully be awake." He nods and runs off. I walk towards my house, thinking about what I've done. UGH LAURANCE WHY?! When i get to my house i open the door to see Zenix talking with Aphmau. "So Aph how are you feeling?" I hear a faint laugh. "Yeah I'm fine i was just dizzy that's all." Then i here her puking. "Ill be here don't worry." "Ill be ok i just.... don't really feel very well." I walk in to the bedroom. "Hey guys." She smiles. "Hey Garroth." "Zenix... i got her you need sleep." He looks at her. "I'll be ok Zenix trust me." He nods and leaves. "Dont feel bad Garroth that wasnt your fault i....uh...just got sick. I dont know what caused it. Maybe i just had too much cake." I sigh. "Lord Aphmau do you happen to know of a charm.... from Laurance?"

---Aphmau's Pov---

As soon as he said Laurance i start shaking. "L...l....Laurance?! But i th...thought he d.....died." Garroth walks over, and I start hyperventilating. "Aphmau calm. Breathe." "G....Garroth what if h...he comes a...after me?" I start breathing faster. "Aphmau breathe." "G.......Garroth. I d..d..dont want him to c...come here." I keep hyperventilating until Garroth hugs me. "Shh. I wont let that happen." I nod and drift off to sleep.

~~~NEXT DAY~~~

I never got too much sleep. I was up all night puking. It was honestly horrible. I got up at around 7 to get dressed. I put on a beautiful dress, sandals, and a flower crown in my hair. I smile. "There we go. Lord of Phoenix Drop coming through!" I laugh. I walk out to see Brian walking towards me. "Good morning Lord Aphmau. There is someone who would like to see you." I nod. "Follow me." We walk to the extra house which has two guards in front of it. I knock on the door. A man with a mask and a big cross on his shirt answers. "Hello miss. My name is Zane. Im the High Priest from Ohkasis. Who might you be?" I smile. "Hi! My name is Aphmau! Im the Lord of Pheonix Drop!" He smiles. "Hello Lord Aphmau. I would like to talk to you about something." I nod and walk through the doors. We both sit down and he begins to speak. "Im not sure if you noticed but i think... your guards are trying to kill you." I laugh. "Is that some kind of sick joke?" He shakes his head. "First off i saw one of your guards put a potion in your cake. When you swallowed it you got sick. Am i correct?" I look down. Is....is it actually possible? "Y...yes." "Also that charm bracelet that other guard gave you is cursed. I know only because that charm is an ancient relic. Its made for killing people." I swallow back tears. "Oh yeah and Laurance? Me and him were great friends. He told me that Zenix and Garroth was forcing him to kill you. He actually loved you, with all of his heart." A few tears slipped down my face. "He didnt wanna have to do it but Zenix and Garroth made him a shadow knight. After that he just went nuts." Im sobbing now. "Th...thanks Zane. F..for telling me." He nods. "I dont want Garroth or Zenix knowing that i told you this because they might also go after me. Is it alright if you dont tell anyone?" I nod."I just dont want to see a pretty woman like you get hurt." I walk out the door. I wasnt sure if i was mad or sad. It cant be. No way Zenix or Garroth would try and hurt me. But there isnt any reason for Zane to hate me so he cant be lying. Maybe Dante will train me how to fight. That way i can go places myself. Without them. If im left alone with them what would happen to me? I look up to see Dante staring at me worriedly. "Uh...Lord Aphmau? Are you ok?" "Uh... yeah. Just havent got too much sleep." He laughs. "Heh i know how that feels." He starts to walk past me. "Wait Dante. Can you do me a favor?" He turns around and nods. "Can you teach me how to.... fight?" He looks at me surprised. "Why dont you ask Garroth or Zen.." I decide to cut him off. "I rather have you do it." He nods. "Of course. It would be an honor. When do you want to start?" "Are you ok with right now?" He smiles. "Yeah of course!" We start to walk to the guard station where they are training new fighters. "Up here! We have some dummys you can use because your just starting." I smile running after him. Im glad he's so enthusiastic. I want everyone to just be happy..... is there really any way that they could be killing me? Well the charm about Garroth, also the Laurance thing. Could they really truly be shadow knights trying to kill me. "Lord Aphmau you ok?" I jump. "Oh yeah sorry. Just a little spaced out." He laughs. "I get the same way when im tired. Here have this sword." He hands me an amethyst sword. "This sword looks amazing" He smiles. "I thought that one day if you were going to go on a mission or something you could be able to protect yourself with this." I smile and hug him. "Thanks Dante!!" "Heh no problem." I let go and he pulls out two mythril swords. "Lets get to training!"

~~~AFTER TRAINING~~~

---Garroth's Pov---

Im starting to get worried. I havent seen Aphmau sense she talked to the new guy and she hasnt said one word to me. I walk over to Zenix. "Hey Zenix have you seen Lord Aphmau?" He looks at me in worry. "Not after she went to talk to that guy staying in our empty house." Im starting to get terrified. "Zenix? You dont think she......she....." He looks away. "I dont know Garroth. We have to go find her." I nod. We split up and i head around town while Zenix looks within. I couldnt find her. I head back to Zenix who looked extremely tired. "Zenix did you find her?" He nodded and i eased up alot. He starts running towards the docks. Once we get there we see Aphmau sitting in front of the ocean. One leg folded in and she had what looked like an amethyst sword in her hands. The sun was setting. We start to walk towards her until her head went down. We continue to walk until she stands up. Her dress flowing in the wind with her hair. She pulls out the amethyst sword and puts it to her side. She looks at the sun and i swear i saw water droplets fall from her face. I look at Zenix who just shrugged and we walk closer. Then she turned around her one hand in a fist the other one holding the sword. Zenix speaks up. "Hey Aphmau where did you get that swo.....?" Aphmau cuts him off as she looks down. "Stand back Zenix." Zenix looked surprised and i stepped back twice. "What do you mean Aph?" He steps forward. She gets in a fighting stance as she holds the sword. "I said stand back!!!" This time both me and Zenix step back. "Im not going back. So you better not get any closer. I know what you did to Laurance just because he liked me. I shouldnt have trusted you. You arent Zenix! You arent Garroth!!" She throws a knife on the ground. "Im glad Zane told me what you were planning before you actually did it. Im not letting you hurt this village." I studded back, falling. "D...did you say Zane?!" Zenix looked at me terrified. "SHUT UP ZENIX!" She throws her flower crown on the ground and runs off. "Zane......" My hands turned into fists. "Zane turned Aphmau against us."
"She thinks we are shadow knights Garroth..."

---Aphmau's Pov---

I grip my sword in my hands like its life or death. I pass by Kiki looking extremely concerned. I need to talk to Zane. I storm by everyone, heading towards the extra house. I knock on the door. Seeing Zane answer it just made me cry more. "Z....Zane i need to t..talk to you.." He nod motioning for his guards to leave, and for me to come in. I walk in and sit down. "Lady Aphmau are you alright? Why are you crying?" "Are you sure they are shadow knights? I mean they have been so nice to me." He looks down as if suddenly interested in the flooring. "I know how this works. Im so sorry. I just didnt want you hurt." I nod and walk out. I head to my home noticing Brian and Dale leaving. "G..guys what are you doing?" "For our birthday present we were moving your bed into.... are you crying?" I look down. "I just have had a bad day thats all. Anyway thanks guys. I really appreciate it" I hug them and lock myself in my house. I sit in front of the door and slowly fall down.
"They are shadow knights. The only two people that i had left. They are gone."

---Garroth's Pov---

M..maybe she didnt mean to say Zane. Theres no way Zane is here. I look at Zenix in total shock until he speaks up. "M..maybe she means another Zane. Lets go talk to her." I nod and staand up. We walk towards the town and knock on the extra houses door. When Zane answers it i almost pass out. "Oops sorry sir wrong house" He nods and shuts the door. Ive never sprinted so fast away from something. Once I get to Aphmau's house i knocked on the door. "I....I dont wanna talk to anyone right now! If it is about matters in the village ask Garro......Dante" A few tears slip through my helm. "Lord Aphmau?" I hear her breathe in deeply. "C...come in." I open the door to see her sitting down in a ball in the corner gripping her sword. "......Dante trained me how to fight.... dont come any closer!" She stands up holding the sword. Zenix laughs. "Aph you wouldnt even hurt a fly. Theres no way Dante trained you how to fight." Instead of being sad she actually had a serious look on her face, which i havent seen for a while now. "Zenix back up...." He walks closer. I whisper to him. "Stand back." He shrugs and takes one more step. She grips onto her bracelet.... which i never knew existed before. I take a step forward to look at it. "Hey Lady Aphmau? Where did you get that brace...." "ENOUGH!!" Me and Zenix both jump back. "Im not afraid, you will back up." She steps forward. "Do you guys know what youve done?!" She hasnt even cracked a smile, which worries me. "Why did you even come here?! To make fun of me?!" I take a step forward. "Lord Aphmau. We arent shadow knights..." She never even showed that she was effected by my words. "Yeah Aph!! Im your best friend! You know i wouldnt hurt you even if i was a shadow knight. Please believe us!" She sheds a tear but keeps her stance. I look at the ground. "Aphmau please..... you have just met Zane! Why would you believe him over us?!" "He gave me no reason to not believe him so..." She untenses a little, and Zenix walks forward. "Aph please!!" She starts crying and she sits on the ground. "Stop please!! You guys were the last family i had!! Im alone again!!!" She grips her sword and gets up. "Aph wait!!" "Just kill me already!!!!" She walks out of her house her bracelet in hand. "Lady Aphmau wait!!" I put my hand on her shoulder and she rips it away from me. I try to chase after her but by the time i get outside she was gone.
"Zenix...... She Just Said That She Wants To Die Already........."

Pretty eventful chapter ey? Well anyways love you all. Imma go work on another chapter, SEE YAH!!
-Ally <3