chapter 31-32

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31. The wrath of iris natasha Everhart


Iris's POV


"How about a celebration feast in your honor commander iris and for the sky army, tonight!" I nodded and immediately left the hall after I said goodbye to the king and to my generals..


Jumping to my horse, I rode in fast speed to my home, not stopping
I can't wait to see butler Han, aki-nee, aria-nee, kana-nee and the others...


I can finally come home to my family, swelled up with excitement, I opened the door, I expect them to Greet me like they always do "welcome home, lady iris"


But..


I saw no one, I entered the house walking and running, searching for someone, I started to panic


Until An hour have passed and I search and search again for them, The sun is about to set, but I don't care anymore


I heard a faint voice calling to me,


"Lady iris.." it's Mary!, She's aki-nee's little sister, I ran to her, she did the same, running to my embrace and began crying


"Mary, where is everyone? Where's aki-nee? Butler Han, kana-nee---"


" They're gone" she cutted me off, I looked at her for a moment


" After you left, Duke azalea came to the house saying that the king gave him permission to manage the residence for you, then every mistake he saw he punish us for it, last week, we forgot to clean the gate outside, because we were so busy cleaning up the inside of the mansion so he wouldn't punish us, but he noticed it, then Duke azalea saw this as an opportunity and use this as a reason to sold all of us to a slave merchant, he captured everyone, aki-nee hid me in the kitchen cabinets so I wouldn't be taken, I was there for four days, they want me to wait for you and save them----" Mary suddenly collapsed in my arm, she's trembling " I was there for four days" !! She didn't get to eat anything!, I was about to stand up and search for water or anything for Mary when she grab my hand and whispered


"Please lady iris--save aki-nee--" her consciousness left her, I trembled because of anger


Duke azalea, king William magnolia...


I won't let any of you live another day!!


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3rd person's POV


The hall filled with laughter and festivity then From the outside of the castle, iris kicked the door open, even the most strongest door in the whole kingdom that is supposed to protect the king and the throne from any danger but even that door didn't stand a chance against the anger of an Everhart family's lady, that door is now broken due by iris's Powerful kick, thankfully the door didn't fell to anyone, however it shocked the whole crowd Even the king stood up from his throne to see what's all the ruckus about..


The metals on her armour and the heels of her boots echoed through the hall, floor and into their ears straight to their minds...


Her face darker than black, with one hand holding her sword and her other hand balled into a fist, her face devoid from any emotion other than anger, hate and a face that say's "your died!", The crowd backed away from her


She walked to the center of the then she said in a grim voice ready to kill


"Where is Duke azalea" you can say that she wasn't really asking, it's more like she's ordering people to bring Duke azalea to her, the Duke walked near her but not too near,


"W--what is it, c--child?" He tried his best to not trembled and stutter but it was no use, iris raised her head and looked at him, Duke azalea felt like There's a demon staring at him piercing a hole through him, he couldn't take it anymore and fell to the floor looking straight back to her eyes, Charlotte acted as a kind and helpful child and rushed to her father with fake tears in her eyes


"Where are they?" Iris coldly asked, Duke azalea knew very well what she means, but it's already too late, the slave merchant he sold her people to is already out of the kingdom, and his probably half way to the port to ship them(iris people) to who-knows-where!


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32. They are my family!


"Lady iris, please calm down and stop scaring da--" Charlotte beg with fake tears trying to act like a white lotus flower then a sword swiftly appeared beside her head, move another inch and it's bye bye head, the sword slashed some of her beautiful silky violte hair, she screamed in fear but no one helped her


"Shut up!" She moved her sword back to Duke azalea


"Now tell me, where did you send my family off to! Where are my peoples!" Charlotte swiftly recovered and saw this as another window to humiliate iris


"Lady iris you misunderstood our good wills!, You see you were away so father and me helped manage you residence for you until you return and make sure no evil people will harm the everhart residence, please don't be angry!" She went into her knees and started to cry hard, everyone in the hall saw this and their heart softens for her


"Who do you think you are?! I'm iris natasha Everhart! That is my residence and not yours! What right do you have to Manage it without me knowing?! Let me make this clear to you, I don't care if your my father or sister, I don't care for any of you! From the very moment you choose to ignore my mother for what? For a maid?, You said yourself that you have nothing to do with my mom or me or my brother! So don't you dare call yourself my family Because you aren't! Now, tell me where they are!"


" I don't know! The slave merchant said that they will head to the port so he can ship them to who-knows-where!" Duke azalea finally spilled the beans,


She turned around and about to leave when a person from the crowd asked something that only added fuel to the fire.


"What are you making all the fuss about? They are just lowly group of servant!" The crowd didn't said anything and ignored what that person said but iris wasn't that someone that allows evil people to bad mouth her family


"Group of servant? Group of servants! I'll tell you this! Those group of servants are my family! Ever since my mother and brother died they raised me and loved me! Supported me, cared for me! They are my family and I will never forgive anyone who harms them! Listen well, all of you! Especially you, Edmond azalea, pray that none of them are hurt or even scratch one bit! Or else I will take retribution for every injury, every broken bones and bruise they may have! I will spare no one from your clan!! Mark my word! Everhart divine doctors follows me! Sky army fall out!!" She shouted, the 20 ladies---divine doctors instantly appeared behind her with their white uniform, they have exited the hall, however when they left the gate, the sky army marched behind her, followed her  out of the kingdom and into the forest..


"Your majesty, commander iris have left the kingdom with the sky army following her from behind" a soldier said, but the king just fell to his throne while holding his temples


"Let her be, this Is also my fault" by following her--the sky army have proven that they are more loyal to commander iris than they are to the king, I mean who wouldn't, spending one months with commander iris is more than enough for them to see that she see them as people not as soldiers or servants to sacrifice for the good of those good-for-nothing nobles, she saw them as heroes, as friends and colleagues, they understand how much she cared for her people, they will never regret to follow this kind of leader.....


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In less than a Night, the sky army and iris reached the camp site of the slave merchants


A big cage that fits all of iris's peoples inside with their hands tied behind their back and a cloth of their mouth to keep them from talking


The sky army basically grew up seeing people be killed but even them have to turned around and vomit hard after witnessing their commander iris ruthlessly and brutally kill the unarmed slave merchant,


The doctors have already bandaged up their injuries, some sprained their bones, Wounds, bruises but thankfully none of them are severely hurt, but for iris, looking at them, it only added fuel to the fire


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It was already morning, and The soldiers along with iris and two carriage following behind them have returned


In the castle of the magnolia kingdom, the door that iris broke yesterday night was instantly repaired but iris kicked it down again, the soldiers rushed to the king's side to protect him from the unknown person that kicked down the door,


The metal of her armor sounded murderous and heavy, cold, anger, the  screeching sound of a sword being dragged on the floor, as soon as the dust cleared of,


Blood stained on her armor, some even on her face, one arm dragging the sword across the floor, the other clenching in anger, her eyes void from emotions, nothing could be seen or feel other than anger and hatred


Duke azalea trembled in fear, he fell backwards as iris pointed the sword straight to his neck


"I have come to collect retribution, I made a promise didn't I, and you of all people should know that the Everhart family never breaks a promise" she spoke in a cold, heavy and serious tone


Duke azalea looked at her in fear as he felt the sword slowly being dug inside his neck, but before iris could swing the sword, the king spoke or shouted rather


"Lady iris that is enough! I order you to stand down and lower your weapon" as much as the king hates duke azalea, he cannot let iris kill somone in the throne room, the room where all kings and royalty have stood and lived their lives, he know that his going to regret this later, he knows that if he do this than the relationship between him and iris will not be the same as it used to be, he has sacrificed an important and irreplaceable chess piece to save a useless pawn


"Fine then, but heed my word, all of you, even you William magnolia, and Edmond azalea, I will get my revenge and you better prepare yourself for it, remember you have brought this on yourself, one way or another, I will get what I want" she left the room leaving the officials speechless and one sentence have cane to their heads


"Don't ever offend iris natasha Everhart"


The king and Edmond azalea stood their asking themselves


"What have I done"


Regretting all their earlier decisions, regretting that they act without thinking the consequences of it

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