I found my way to an interesting place today. The Void Castle.

It seems like an amusing place. I think I'll be taking it over someday. After all, I am the Knight of the Void. In those fairy tales Melody is always talking about, knights often end up ruling somehow.

Aside from that, the castle has an interesting guard. Sparing with him, admittedly, was a lot of fun. More than I can remember having in a while. I think his name was King.

It's a stupid name. I remember a boy from when I was a child who used it as a nickname in the slums. He was terrible.

This "King" seems decent enough, however, that may not be the case. It probably isn't.

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I went back to the castle today. I don't know why, but I wanted to see King again.

Sparing with him is just enjoyable I suppose. He's great with a sword, and he manages to match me well.

We didn't spar for long though. Before long, we were just... Speaking. Why did I say so much? The words just... Slipped out.

I cut the conversation short and left quickly after our arms brushed together. I don't believe he noticed but... We must have fought harder than I thought because my heart wouldn't stop racing.

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Why do I keep going back there? Every time I any down time, I find myself at that damn castle.

And every time, I'm looking for that stupid boy. We don't even spar anymore, we just talk. So it's absolutely pointless.

I don't like doing pointless things, yet I keep going back.

Today that man with that tattoos found me there. He asked if I was looking for King, then laughed when I told him no. Then, he just said "Play nice" and left.

That place is full of infuriating people.

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I was laying on the couch looking at the gems that hang on the ceiling. One in particular caught my eye. I thought it was beautiful and wondered why I never noticed it before.

Then I realized it was the same color as King's eyes. My heart started racing again. I must be sick in the head or something.

I need to stay away from him for a while. Maybe forever.

But, I already want to go talk to him again.

What the fuck am I supposed to do?

I have to help out that tattoo man too. King is usually with him, right?

I need to shake this off. My job isn't to fall in love. It's to fight and die for my master. Love will just get in the way and put King in danger as well. For his own sake, I need to keep my distance.

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Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit.

My feelings are just bullshit. I'm never going back to that stupid castle again. I'm never taking to King again. I'm going to forget him and go back to normal.

But, that's probably all just bullshit too.

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Neil couldn't wipe that stupid grin off his face. He thought he'd find something interesting in Maia's room, but this was gold. It was nice to know Maia had feelings like a normal person too.

That's when the dagger flew by his face.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

Shit.