Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Chapter 129: Test Of No Mercy Part Six

The next two days ended up being peaceful. Alicia was able to get her father to allow her to wear a suit of leather armor and a short sword around the castle. She also started teaching Nora how to use a sword as well.

It was early in the evening when Alicia decided to take a stroll around the castle. Nora had already fallen asleep, so Alicia did not take Nora with her. When she stepped out of her room, she felt something was seriously off. It was quiet. Too quiet. Normally at this time the female servants would be doing the finishing touches on their daily tasks before retiring for the night. 

Alicia looked left and then looked right towards the ends of the hallway. The guards who normally stand at the end of the hall were also nowhere to be seen. Alicia let a sly grin form on her face as she thought: 'Finally! I have been waiting for them to make a move!'

Alicia did not move from her bedroom door. She calmly waited. She did not want to give Nora a fright. Fifteen minutes passed when she heard a single set of footsteps walking towards her hallway. The footsteps got louder and louder until finally a figure stood in the entry to the right side of the hall. This figure Alicia knew all too well. She turned, crossed her arms over her chest, and gave a playful smile. "Oh? Julio did you fix your teeth?" 

"Little bitch today you will become my woman and there is nothing here to stop me this time!" Julio roared before charging straight towards Alicia. 

Alicia let out a sigh because this young man was as stupid as ever. He actually went and said what he was planning. Watching the idiot run towards her, Alicia waited until he was just about on her before drawing her sword and dashing towards him. She used her limited magic to boost her abilities just enough to strengthen her body. 

Julio who was in a full sprint was shocked to see Alicia start running towards him with a sword in her hand. He was goign to stop and turn to run away but it was already too late. Alicia with her strengthened body was a lot faster and was already upon him. He was not able to bring a weapon with him due to this being the castle, so he was completely unarmed. 

Cold sweat dripped down Julio's back as Alicia pinned him to the floor and placed a sword on his neck. "Julio! It is so nice of you to come. I have been waiting a few days now. You know... I knew your only options now were two things. First was to poison the king and kill him. When I ascend the throne, your father uses me as a puppet queen to rule the country as he sees fit. But this option was not beneficial to you since I would still not marry you and if I were to die too soon he would become under suspicion and would not be allowed to ascend the throne due to his lack of support. 

"That only leaves his best option which is to use you to get to me and make me your woman. To do this there was only one option. That is why I knew you would show up at my room at some point and try to do with me what you will. This would force me into marrying you after you had sullied my body. But just like his son your father is an idiot as well. His plan was clear as day. 

"Did you two think I was just idling my time away with my little sister? No, I am sorry, but the thing I have been doing is waiting for you two to make your move. You must have wondered why it was that all the guards and servants of this hallway were so easily swayed to leave their post when they were asked to?" Alicia smiled brightly as she took in a deep breath. Before yelling out: "Guards!!!!!"

Multiple sets of footsteps could be heard coming from both sides of the hallway. Five guards in each group walked down the hall with their swords drawn. Only stopping when they were a few meters away from Alicia. "Princess you called?"

"Mhm! It seems the Prime Minister has plotted against the royal family! His son had come in advance to try to kidnap me and use me as a hostage to get to my Royal Father. Send word that Prime Minister Brisks and nine generations of his family are to be arrested and thrown into prison. No trial needed just having his son in my hallway at this time of night is sign enough that the Prime MInister family wants to overthrow the crown. They will all be executed in the early morning. I will personally handle this one now!" Alicia gave out her order and then pressed her sword firmly against Julio's neck before sliding her sword across it. Julio's eyes were wide with shock as he laid bleeding to death on the floor. 

Alicia stood up, blood dripping from her sword as she looked at the stupified guards. "What are you waiting for, hurry up!" 

That night many homes were raided by the full force of the Royal Guard. When the King of Pordlia had heard of Alicia's plan to play the waiting game he had some misgivings on her plan. But still decided to go with it. He had made sure the Royal Guard and castle servants would follow Alicia's orders. What she decided was to be law.

Now in a dark dingy dungeon thirty people, young and old were sitting in a cell with their hands and legs bound. A small figure in a white dress adorned with frills at its hem lightly stepped down the dungeon hallway only to stop in front of a certain cell. "Mr. Brisks, how does it feel to have your entire plan ruined by a young girl who is not even of age yet? Hmmm?"

Prime Minister Brisks looked at Alicia who was staring at him with a beautiful smile on his face as if he was facing a monster. He had no idea how this little girl knew what he was planning but his entire plan tonight was ruined just like that. And now here he was stuck in a dungeon waiting for his own death. "How did you know?" Was the only words he could muster out of him. 

"Because your only options, with how much support you are able to gain, was too limited. Plus you have an idiot son who yells what he's about to do everytime you anger him. You know If you had just stuck to being a good Prime Minister and stopped having dreams of becoming King or of placing that idiot son of yours on the throne. You would have had a good life. But now you are killing your entire family because of your own selflessness and greed." Alicia answered.

Prime Minister Brisks had no way to refute what Alicia had just said.. He knew this was the end. He knew that he had messed up right from the beginning. "And my son?"

"Dead. I killed him myself!" Alicia's smile bloomed even more as she said this. Not waiting for Prime Minister Brisks to say anything else she slowly made her way out of the dungeon.

Morning came and Alicia woke up to the smell of food. "Big Sister, I brought breakfast."

"Nora?"Alicia stretched her arms and looked at the food being placed on the table. She smiled and quickly got out of bed and sat down at the table. The execution was being held in a few hours. Alicia figured her test would be over by then. If anything, the one thing she would miss would be Nora. Alicia had really grown attached to her. 

Alicia reached out with her hand and pinched Nora's cheek as she said: "I am really going to miss you." Unknown to Alicia, a golden light exited the tip of her finger that was on Nora's cheek and entered Nora's body...

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