Foresigh

by Sophia Schmidt

  "Once I find them?" It wasn't a matter of 'if' in her mind, only of 'when'.

  "Search their homes, interrogate them very thoroughly and once you are finished with them, kill them all." The only answer that came to Queen's mind was 'priceless.'

  "Something slow and flashy. I want to send the message that the Crown is not to be trifled with. Just to be sure to hit where it really hurts, strip their families of all their wealth. Half for the Crown, the other half to split between the academies involved. Make sure the families of the victims get properly compensated."

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  'Well, not bad for just an hour of work.' Lith thought once he was back at the White Griffon academy. There was still one hour and something before the beginning of the next lesson.

  Arriving at Xenatos, listening to the debrief, and scouting the place had taken them half an hour. The assault at the building lasted less than ten minutes, the rest of the time had been lost receiving first aid.

  'I could have healed everything by myself, but since normal people need hours to regenerate mana or life force, it's better not to show off.'

  'The plan worked like a charm.' Solus thought merrily. 'My new powers grant me much more versatility. I'm still a yellow core, but I can pull my weight now.'

  It was her first time killing someone, yet she couldn't care less.