Trials of Love, the Frostclaw Chronicles 1: Darkness over the Horizon
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"Are you really sure about this? What if he has grown powerful with you? Then you will have no way of stopping him." Lòeón said as he and the other Creators were making a soulless body. Sasha gave him a nod, "Yes, because I know that he will not want to see this planet turning into a desolate landscape of death and despair." The three Creators didn't question it, but Sasha did hear someone nearby speaking to her, "I hope so, because at this moment we got big problems and adding more problems to it will not help." Sasha calmly closed her eyes as she replied, "I know that."
As the Creators finished the body and moved aside, Sasha walked up closer and placed her hand on the chest of what seemed to be a muscular dragon standing just a bit shorter than her as her body was beginning to glow before tribal-like tattoos appeared along her right arm and soon covered all of her. Her voice soon boomed out clearly in an otherworldly chant, "Born into darkness, bound by hatred, left out of love and buried in madness. I bind the body with your soul, as your will to right the past has arrived. Rise, the son of the lost, rise and allow us to bask in your majesty." The tattoos grew out over the soulless body before Sasha noticed the eyes opening on it and it was not long before she felt a big part of her power disappearing as the resurrected god looked at himself and smiled, "I am reborn. Thank you, Sas'Ha. Now, we got no time to spare like you said. I know all the details."
Everyone stood amazed by what had just happened as Sasha looked over at them, "Me and Diopia will be heading to Evangelion Temple to seek out the information we need. Since we got no idea when we are getting back, I will leave Tenchi in decision of who will cover for me at the throne. Do I make myself clear?" Tenchi was about to object to it, but Sasha and Diopia were soon gone and most of the attention was on her now.
Tenchi wasn't sure about what she needed to do, but soon Jae walked over to her and grabbed her shoulder, "Please, we got no time to take long thoughts. Make the decision quickly and lets focus on finding out what more that hides within all this." Tenchi sighed before looking at one in the crowd gathered before pointing, "Phoebe, you are in charge of the kingdom while mom is away." Phoebe just gave a nod as she did understand it meant she had to fulfill her duty as a monarch more than a sniper at this moment, "I will do my best, sis." Tenchi gave a warm smile before turning to every leader in the room, "Lets join forces, all of us. We are having a big fight in front of us and we got need for the strength of everyone." The leaders nodded before Jae gave a warm smile, "We need to make sure that the two new leaders also gets in on it, right?" Tenchi was silent as it reminded her of the betrayal from earlier, but Peridot was hugging her tightly, "Lets not worry about the past, Ten-Ten. We got a brighter future now." Tenchi looked at Peridot before they both shared a kiss and then hugged tightly, making everyone in the hallway smile warmly.
About three days later, after the leaders had returned back home under escort of Sasha's greatest guards, a heavy knocking was heard on the castle doors and a guard opened a small window on it to look out, "What is your business?" A young mare stood there, covered in sweat and was wearing an outfit that seemed to be a standard for an armored courier. After catching her breath, the mare looked up at the guard in the window, "I carry a message from Hoofking Steelmane of Ht'Mak. Please, allow me to speak to Queen Sasha." The guard closed the window and opened the castle door before letting her inside, quickly giving her a search for any concealed weapon and then snapped a bracelet around her wrist, "It is an inhibitor. Ever since the murder, it is standard." The mare didn't mind it at all, but soon Tenchi walked down the stairs, "What is happening here?" The guard saluted Tenchi, "I am sorry for making so much noise, ma'am. This courier is from the Hoofking of Ht'Mak. She carries a message for your mother."
Tenchi walked down the remaining stairs before nodding, "She is not here at the moment, but I can deliver it to the princess." The mare nodded and handed over a letter before bowing and the guard removed the inhibitor before letting her leave as Tenchi was already heading up to the throne room with the letter, knocking on the door, "Pheeb, you in there?" She could hear the soft voice from the inside, "Come on in, sis." 
Tenchi soon opened the door and saw Phoebe sitting on the throne while playing a bigger version of chess with her sister Avril, her eyes meeting Tenchi's and then the letter, "Oh? You got fan mail, sis?" Tenchi sighed before walking closer and handed it over, "I got no idea, but it is not a fan mail as the courier seemed rather worried." Phoebe nodded before she opened up the envelope and withdrew the letter from within, reading it out clearly to everyone, "Dear Queen Sasha. I am writing you this letter to inform that you need to come to Ht'Mak quickly. One of my most beloved politicians, Lord Castillian, has been murdered. The suspected murderer that was found in the same room as him is..." Phoebe's heart sank faster than a rock into deep water, "...Ainohi!" Tenchi's eyes went wide in horror, "No... my little girl..." Peridot had walked in during the reading of the letter and once she heard her daughter's name, it was too much for her to take as she was soon fainting. Tenchi heard this and ran over to pick up Peridot, holding her tightly as Phoebe kept on reading, "Please, come at your earliest convenience. Signed Hoofking Maximillian Steelmane." The throne room was silent for a few seconds before Phoebe called out loudly, "Meeting in the Grand Hall in 5 minutes!"
The Grand Hall was filled quickly up by family members as Phoebe took the stand to deliver the news, "I am sorry for calling you all at such a short notice, but we got a major issue right now." Phoebe was taking out the letter, "I received a letter addressed to mother today and it tells that there has been murder in Ht'Mak and the suspect is Ainohi, one of our own. It is hard to believe, but we need to send a group to investigate this. I say that some are clear already to go. Kari, it is your sister so you will tag along. Tenchi and Peridot, I know this will pain you both, but I am sending you both there too. However, if this comes to a trial, then you cannot perform your duty as the goddess of justice, as you are tied completely to the supposed culprit. My apologies. Uncle Sedrin will go too, because you need the support from him. Aunt Azura, you are going too, because your medical skills will allow you to perform an autopsy on the victim. I got a feeling that more will wait over there. Any questions?"
Tarja lifted one of her hands, "Yes, why can't I go there?" Phoebe just closed her eyes, "Because you got business on your own, am I wrong?" Tarja was taken by that deductive skill, "No, you are not." Phoebe nodded, "Exactly, instead of being out in the field looking for clues, you should rather stay in your little snake pit and do what you and your partner wants the most." Now it was more of a blush as Phoebe exposed Tarja's nightly rituals, but soon Phoebe shifted the topic to the more important one, "Now, without any further delays, the meeting is adjourned." Tenchi and Peridot remained close as everyone left the grand hall, Peridot was still out cold and Tenchi dried her own tears before Phoebe's hand landed on her shoulder, "No worry, everything will be fine." What no one saw outside of the windows of the grand hall was a cloaked figure sitting on a branch and looking inside with a smirk on their face, "That is what you think, little princess." With a black mist, the figure soon disappeared into thin air, leaving the branch soon withering away with the rest of the tree.

The End.