Dawn- An age of Darkness

"Well, we couldn't keep her in rugs forever." Alisa smiled and presented the girl right next to her, Biteria!

Fair enough but- seriously this girl looked more like an angel than a bunny. She was dressed in black and white. A black dress with white frills- some were blue- that had three holes in her back. Why? One for her fluffy white tail and two for wings.

Wait, wings? "Hey, why the hell does she have these?" I went closer to inspect and even touched the wings. 

"I'm not quite sure myself. Though perhaps she tried to take in the Angel's look, the spirit made it look like this?" Alisa hypothesized. "She might not be the same bunny."

I really wanted to have a detailed conversation with this spirit and do something about it. Why the hell was it ruining Biteria's perfect looks? I didn't have any problems with black hair, I myself had black hair. But when it came to my bunny, white was always the way to go! No other color was invited, no!

Then again technically Biteria's hair was white, but with a bit of a pink tint. So technically, she was never pure white. 

I sighed inwardly as the thoughts ran rampant in my head. 

As I touched her wings, Biteria shrieked a bit but didn't jump around: I really wished she wouldn't start talking next. These wings were more like demon wings than anything else: certainly didn't look like angel wings. 

So, technically she looked more like a demon than an angel but oh well. Biteria would always be an angel to me, a biting, tarrying angel. 

"Do you mind not touching her? She's your pet but show some restraint." Ve sighed.

What were they even going on about? Besides, it wasn't like I was molesting her or anything. 

Oh yes, maybe this world had a different definition of that, after all, Biteria wasn't human and even had bunny ears and wings. 

"Well, she's still my bunny. I think." I tried ruffling her hair, ears, and she promptly bit me with a grin. "Yup, definitely my bunny."

I freed my hand in a hurry and rubbed some herbs. 

You damn thing! I almost wanted to punch the damn thing… and it was still grinning for crying out loud!

Meanwhile, giggles were everywhere. Even the soldiers smirked. 

I really felt like punching something. 

***

"SO you two won't join us?"

We were back in the throne room. 

"Yes, we have some business to attend to."

Apparently, just me and Ve were going out to the human capital. There were actually three human capitals. The central one where the half-elf wanted to go, the southeast one and the north one. We were going to the north one. 

But the half-elf and Alisa were going somewhere they just wanted to be kept secret. And no, they weren't telling me where or even why they were going. 

Biteria was still sticking to me. She wasn't grabbing onto my neck but she was definitely still sticking to my sleeve grabbing distance. "What about her? Would taking her be fine?"

I could just leave her here. 

"Upto you. I would advise against it as some human ministers might show contempt."

The moment Alisa said that Biteria pulled on one of my sleeves and looked at me with puffy eyes. She did not want to stay behind.

'Just kill me already!'

Probably an exaggeration but my bunny was damn cute. And no, I wasn't a pedophile. 

"Pretty sure, no one would dare to piss off a guy like me after the stunt we pulled yesterday." At least I hoped people weren't that dumb. 

Alisa giggled. "You have no idea."

Yeah, and I didn't want any ideas either. 

Now that I thought about it, the king of dwarves almost had us executed. Technically, we pulled a stunt there too, so I guess it was fine as long as we didn't overdo it. 

But yeah, people in power could basically screw up a lot more than I thought. 

"Please don't screw this up." The earl grabbed my hand like we were some long-lost lovers. And god was this guy blunt when he was nervous. 

"Come on dude, at least show some confidence." And I broke free like breaking up without notice. 

"It was one thing that she was with you but-" He now looked at Alisa. "Are you sure your work is more important?"

This guy really was a worry horse. 

"Don't worry. Even an idiot won't be able to screw up now. And Daarc's pretty smart," Alisa said. 

Ve, the dark knight, the half-elf nodded. Even BIteria nodded!

Yeah, that was a lot of hope and unfair expectations. These people were evil. 

I sighed. 

And so, I was pulled into more weird shit as usual. 

***

Ve transformed and as I climbed up, all the traumas came rushing back. 

I was comforted by Biteria though as she climbed up behind and kind of hugged me. 

All my bunny dreams were coming alive. Was this… heaven? Or was I going to die soon?

"Try not to screw up too much." Alisa sighed. 

"Uh-huh."

She actually came close. "And-" and whispered something very, very daring. I almost had goosebumps just imagining that. 

Oh yeah, I'd definitely be executed this time, no doubt. 

She finished, grinned, and went to the side. 

"Ca-can I come?"

All this time the dark knight guy was trying his best not to stick out. He was twitching every now and then like he wanted to say something but never got around to saying it. Finally, he did make up a bit of courage but unfortunately, he was a dwarf and the humans weren't that nice. 

Besides, they were at war. 

"Maybe next time." There wouldn't be any next time though. This would either work, or the dwarves would get annihilated, so yeah, no next time. 

He sighed and looked disappointed. 

  Oh well. 

"Alright, let's go." I gave Ve's nape a tap. 

Ve started flapping. The earl and company were too busy planting their feet at the ground than anything else. 

The earl's look, however, was anything but pleading. 

I really wished they'd at least have a little more confidence in me. 

I really wished I didn't fall down to my death this time. 

***

Gorgon was back in the northern capital city. 

He'd traveled all night, barely slept and now he was busy patrolling the city walls. His gaze switched from the ground to the sky, and then at the ground again. 

So far, no sign of his friend. 

He was tired, black bars under his eyes, and yet his duty mattered more. After all, if he failed here, wouldn't humanity really be doomed? Wouldn't the princess be doomed?

He had to make sure everything worked out, he just had to. 

"Is that a bird?" A soldier looked up in the sky, one hand over his eyes to protect him from the intense sunlight.

It should have been winter but here in the north, it was still in the middle of summer. 

"A demon maybe?" Another soldier said. 

Gorgon looked up in the sky. "NO, that's Daarc Green and his dragon."

"Dr-dragon!" The soldiers started freaking out and in the process, they prepared to fire all the artillery they had. 

"Don't bother," Gorgon miserably looked into the sky. "If we piss them off, this city might even be wiped out from the maps forever."

Everyone gulped, Gorgon included. 

"You overestimate dragons too much." A man walked up the stairs. He was rocking an armor made from dragon scales, and he had a dashing smile, rivaling Gorgon's. 

"And you underestimate them too much brother."

The man chuckled and smiled, showing his teeth. 

Meanwhile, the dragon in the sky was awfully close and it was coming down fast. 

"Give them enough space!" Gorgon screamed. 

There was a special place prepared just on top of the city walls for this purpose as the city itself didn't have any place large enough for the dragon to land, not even in the royal garden.

The man prepared himself. He only had one question. "If he goes rouge, can we stop him?"

"Let's just hope he doesn't." Gorgon didn't even want to think about the possibility. 

The question was answered. 

With a loud crackling noise, the dragon landed and promptly disappeared: some of the pavement cracked but nothing broke down. Three people emerged and two of them weren't human. 

"Couldn't you have landed a bit slower?" The human, Gorgon's friend complained the moment he landed. 

Gorgon already knew one of his friend's companions, but the other? He never forgot faces and he knew this new demi-human with black and white hair and blood-red eyes wasn't the same one he saw before. 

"My god that's a beauty!" The man- Gorgon's brother- was taken aback by the bunny girl's beauty almost instantly. He had a thing for demi-human slaves, but none of his slaves or even his mistresses could even compare. His awe eventually turned into a bit of a grin. 

Gorgon grimaced. "Not another one." He groaned, he almost wanted to cry. Perhaps he even did.