We're close to getting our MC some screen time in the main world.
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"Levi....."
"My lady?
Walking along side the russian princess. The fourth daughter of the imperial house of Romanov of russia Anastasia. Daughter of Nikolai the 3rd and her mother was Alexandra.
She was the mischief girl in the family, a carefree and lively girl. While, her brothers helped the family letting their sister live a free life. While, they let her most trusted bodyguard protect her wherever she went.
"You think they'll continue to bash us?"
She brought up a sensitive topic of their families situation and reputation. As the war is something that affected them because they lost being in it. He wasn't there only joining after. Still, lots of things wasn't going their way.
"My lady....you and your family will prevail, and I....shall stand by your side"
His reassuring words made her blush, she looked at him and looked away.
"Thank you"
"It is my duty my lady"
She liked how no matter what happens, he will stand by her. Levi felt a sense of unease brewing, he felt the people of Moscow where plotting something. The tension was thick, that a knife can cut through it. Even seeing the master of the house and madam were being pressured. The brothers trying their best to help the people.
To have them believe in them, because right now was a time of famine. Now they were a hot topic, he heard of rumors, whispers as he went out to gather information that would be used against them.
A revolution is brewing, he wasn't going to let anyone harm his lady.
"Can you bend down for a bit?"
He did so, only for him to be caught by surprise. Anastasia kissed him, it was only a faint peck on the lips. But, that was the start and confession of her feeling for him.
"M-My lady...!?"
She ran off and Levi stood their shocked. Feeling the cherry lips of hers land on his.
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[Months later]
A fight that was long fought, the tsar house was gaining power. They were afraid they'll come back stronger than ever. With the alliance of the White Army or Czechoslovak Legion.
Now they're a target, people want them gone. Levi knew a war against them was coming. It was the matter when it was happening.
"You're loyal to the girl, when those of the higher ups want you all gone you're not afraid to run away"
"I promised her.....I don't need some spirit to try to annoy me"
"Hmph! A spirit you call me? I'm more than that, you'll need me"
"I don't, rather form a contract with my lady"
Levi was talking to a spirit a power russian spirt that goes by the name Viy.
"I don-"
"I want her to protect herself, she is my priority, besides she is quite talented in the way of magic."
Viy stayed silent, only showing themselves in front of him. Even though the blood of the family doesn't flow in his veins. He was someone worthy of their power.
"Tsk, for a human like you to order me around, fine"
It was annoyed but knowing how stubborn was the man. It backed off from trying to form a contract with him.
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"We have to help him!"
"Dear! Don't!"
Her mother stopped her, running away was the whole family. They were being attacked, assassins sent towards them to execute them. Their power and influence made those afraid. Now they were targets.
They didn't die, successfully escaping their death thanks to Anastasia's bodyguard. They were thankful, the older brother gritted his teeth. He knew how much he meant to her. But, he was told by the man himself to not dare recue him.
"We have to! Mom, Dad, Brothers!"
The brothers holding her back, as the chilling feeling they felt from her emotions going rampant.
'Calm down girl'
The voice belonging to Viy echoed in her mind, she stopped.
'Give me your power, I'll save him!'
She cried, Viy stayed silent, this was his decision. Keeping her safe was his desire, his wish to be granted. So, Viy would promise that to him, with the respect it had for him.
'No, go to sleep girl'
Viy forcefully made her sleep, as she tried to fight it. Making others confused to her fainted state.
"She must of been weared down, I'll carry her father, lets go"
The older brother carried her, while Nikolai nodded at that.
"Lets go then, we won't be far from our allies, with them we won't die"
"Honey"
"It's for the best, he wanted to do this and we can't disappoint him if we go back to him"
Alexandra knew he was right, her heart felt pain leaving him. He was a good man for Anastasia and so did the brothers though of him that way.
"Agreed, we can't have his actions go to waste mother"
The second oldest spoke, as they begun to walk.
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Levi roared, as he felt his left arm be pierced by a sword, he kicked him away. Blocking another attack, only to be kicked in his gut. Making him fly to the wall, crashing into it.
"Gaaah!"
He coughed up blood, as he panted with tiredness, he looked at the assassin. The amount that "they" sent was unpredictable for him to even know. Levi threw his sword at one's head, killing him. Instantly grabbing the hilt and taking it out from their head.
Blocking a sword attack, then he blocked a dagger slash.
*swooosH*
He kicked the man in the knees, while he slice one's chest. They backed away, only for another assassin to sneak up on him and stab him with a posioned dagger. He winced, as he felt the affect, his body strength was fading. He was going to die here.
"I-If i'm going to die here! I'll take you all with me!"
He yelled, as Levi used every ounce of strength he had, with all his willpower, and all he had left in the tank. He slice, and cleaved their face, bodies and arms. He blocked and kicked, killing them one by one.
As, even them ganging up on him was not effective.
*Swooosh*
*thud*
Levi felt his left arm be slice apart. He clenched his teeth from the pain, the adrenaline was helping only for a bit. Slicing the man that did it in half.
"Fuckers!"
He kept on slashing, till his last breath. He was happy he gave them time to run away, to see her not die by the hands of "them". This was his last will, his last stand.
"Live on Anastasia, grow stronger"