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Golden Guard - Chapter 1

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I had failed by last mission. Emperor Belo's expected me to collect some palismen for him, but I came back empty handed. Luckily, he didn't seem too angry that day.

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The sun rose and shone through my windows,
Knock knock
"Golden Guard, the emperor would like to talk to you"
I was startled by the voice, and also a bit confused. Uncle Belos didn't usually call for me on days like these. I suppose that didn't matter, I swiftly grabbed my hood and mask so I could leave to meet The Emperor. Rushing out the door, I scurried through the hallways, only to bump into Kikimora.

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"Apologies, Kikimiki"
"Kiki mora, not miki. Is it that difficult for you to understand. Now, I'm in a rush, move out the way."
She's always so stern towards me, I guess I can't be mad though. Why was she in a rush? Not an important mission right? I would have that job, not her. Or is it because I messed up last time. It didn't matter, I was probably just overthinking it.

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I continued my journey to The Emperor and knocked on the door.
"Who is this?"
"Just me, uncle. Can I come in?"
"Of course Hunter, I would like to talk to you." He responded.
"So, Hunter, I wanted to talk about your last mission. Actually, it would be better to refer it as your last failure" Belos spoke in an uninviting tone. Calming yet also angry.
Suddenly, I interrupted
"I'm sorry Uncle Be-"
"How dare you call me your uncle after your last pathetic attempt of helping me. Is this what I get for taking you in? I don't want another sound from you."
I nodded in agreement, waiting for him to continue talking.
"Because of this, I will not be sending you to eclipse lake."
I let out a quiet sigh, but almost instantly regreted it. He said not another sound, let alone the disrespectful.
"What was that boy?" Belos snapped. I already knew he was furious.
"I'm sorry Unc- I mean Emperor Belos" Suddenly, I noticed a large green spike flow towards me, in fact straight towards me. Just close your eyes, it will fine. He won't actually hit me hard, he's my uncle. I attempted to remind myself, yet it didn't take long for him to prove me wrong.

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The sharp spike scrached the edge of my face. It still hit but barely, so I'll be fine.
"Take that as a warning, Golden Guard. You're not to speak or even utter a sound unless I allow it. You can stay in your room and think about the rules."
I once again nodded my head, careful not to make a sound.
"Now scurry along, I'll see you later. Golden Guard.

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I shamfully walked towards my room, nobody was around so I didn't have to put my mask back on. He didn't even call me by my name. I was just, the golden guard. But that wouldn't stop me! I overheard him talk about eclipse lake before, so I know what he's looking for. Titans blood. Anyways, I planned to sneak out, beat whoever is on the mission to the Titans blood, and give it to Belos. Surely he'll forgive me after that?

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I gently opened the door to my room. What would I need? A disguise and- um. I need something to do magic I guess. But I couldn't bring my artificial staff, I would be recognized instantly. Hopefully if I'm sneaky enough, I won't need it. But for the disguise, I could pretend to be a normal coven scout? That would do it! I'll take of the sigil from my cape, and I think I have the rest of my old uniform, so I'll wear that.

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After changing into the other uniform, I got ready to get going. That's when I heard it.
"Chirp chirp"
It's that red Bird from the previous day. I guess it still stuck with me.
"I guess we should get going little one."

Author Note - I'm excited to work on this story! Just a mini warning, I only recently started writing so I apologize if it's not the best!

Word count : 669