Kira and Jared

Prologue

"Stop being stubborn, Hayel! I can spare your life, just tell me where the child is".

"I'd rather die! Go ahead, kill me! Just get it over with, Lucian!"

Lucian stood tall, with a sword in his left hand as he looked down on the woman he loved deeply; the woman he once had dreams of spending his life with. She was lying helplessly on the muddy ground which was a result of the heavy downpour. Her white dress was stained with dirt.

Duty comes first... He hardened his heart with this thought.

"Hayel, that child is not worth your blood, her father is not a good man. The best thing you can do is tell me where she is and I swear by the deities of the seven seas, I shall spare your life" Trying to give her one last chance, though he knew how stubborn she was.

She looked him straight in the eyes. "Never".

"Then so be it. You have made your decision".

Using both hands, he held up his sword, tilting it to the side.

And in a heartbeat, he swung down the sharp blade through her flesh. A trail of blood splattered across her white dress and on the muddy ground. Her eyes went lifeless and so did her body. This was the best he could do for her; a mercy killing.

"I cannot watch you suffer, my beloved".