Phantasia: The Princess Knight

The five old men's faces turned red with anger. "Listen, little girl, it's best if you do not provoke us. Otherwise, you will not be able to handle the consequences." 

Hearing the arrogant attitudes from these old men who were in tattered robes and looked as if they had gone through hell, Mei couldn't help but sneer at their threats. Not wanting to talk with these types anymore, Mei waved her hand as she whispered: "Gravity..." 

The group of old men suddenly felt their bodies grow extremely heavy. They did their best to try to resist whatever force was affecting them but no matter how much spiritual qi they used they could not stop themselves from slamming into the muddy grounds below! After one more quick sweep of the area to see if any of the Machine race was left, Mei was surprised when she detected one more presence besides the old men. It was not far away and hidden behind some rocks. Mei flew over and spotted what looked to be a child of seven to eight years of age. 

It was a little girl with robotic limbs. It seemed the rest of her body was actually still human. But what surprised Mei was that the little girl was able to survive that attack. " I do not wish to kill a small child so tell me who you are and how you were able to block my attack."

Mei's voice was loud causing the young girl to jump in fright. "I…. I was protected by the item my father gave me… and… my name is Wendy."

"I see. Wendy is it? Who is your father and why did someone so young come to this world?" Looking at how scared the little girl was Mei felt her attitude begin to waver towards her. At least the young girl so far was being honest from what Mei could tell.

"My father's name is Felix Folson. He's the ruler of the Machine Empire… they did not know I came… I snuck through the portal before it closed. " Wendy replied as she shrank her neck. It seemed she felt that she was about to be scolded for doing something wrong.

Mei felt a huge headache coming on. If this little girl was the ruler of the Machine Empire's daughter, wouldn't that make her its princess? Doesn't this mean a bigger army might be coming? Mei was a bit at a loss of what to do. "Well for now we can not let anyone from this world see you. As a young girl, I will not condemn you for the wrongs of your Machine Empire. That would make me no different from your race. For now, come with me."

With a wave of her hand, Mei brought Wendy into her space. Once Wendy saw the vast open field and small cottage causing her to be amazed at how beautiful the place was. "Loeri!"

"Alicia? What's the matter?" Loeri came out of the cottage and paused when she saw the small girl. Next to Mei. "This is?"

"The princess of the Machine Empire. She stowed away and snuck her way to this world. You could say she is a VIP prisoner of war right now." Mei lightly explained. "For now she will be staying here. Hows Nomi?" Mei asked, she knew Nomi was still in a frozen state but she still worried something might happen to his body.

"He is the same as before. Frey, Tang Yu and I are always checking in on him. Alicia a day will come when you can revive him." Loeri knew how much Mei wished she could heal Nomi right away but she had to wait until she was even more powerful than her mother.

"Okay… For now..." Mei turned to Wendy who was clutching the back of her robes peaking out around her looking at Loeri. "Watch over her and... " Mei leaned forward and whispered into Loeri's ear. 

Loeri's eyes widened when she heard what Mei said just now. "Are you sure?"contemporary romance

"Mhm… Your safety comes first. Be careful and watch her closely." Mei would always put her family first. Although Wendy was young only around seven or eight years old. She was still from the Machine race. There was no telling for sure if the way she looked was her actual age. Just like how Mei looked thirteen still but is actually going on nineteen. She warned Loeri that if Wendy showed any signs of suspicions to kill first. To make things even more secure Mei decided to take things even further. 

"Wendy. You will be forming a contract with me. This contract is soul binding. I want you to understand I am doing this so that no unnecessary problems will occur."A few years back Mei had read a scroll that allowed one to form a contract with another human, almost a slave contract but they did not become a puppet. It was more of a restrictive spell that kept them from hurting the person who bound them or anyone close to their "Master". 

Wendy looked at Mei a bit confused and did not really understand but she felt that she should not reject this contract thing. "I will do as Big Sister says..."

After Wendy finished speaking she scrunched her little face and closed her eyes as if waiting for something painful to happen. Seeing this Mei could not help but laugh. "Okay done. Not painful right?" It was true the method to do this contract was harmless unless the person resisted, Wendy did not resist in the slightest making the contract easy. But this also proved to Mei that she was mostly human. Which allowed Mei to feel a lot better about this whole thing. She took the chance while she had placed her hand on top of Wendy's head to check her body. She found nothing implanted into her except her arms and legs. She was human in every detail besides her limbs.

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