The royal bastard is my marionette

"It's still a wonder why the next generation are making use of their powers, while we the officials who are greatly experienced can't make use of it", scoffed Choi do young of the royal officials, "look at you..., what will you be needing that amount of power for, you are already old and weak, you don't go off to war anymore, so don't be greedy. The next generation making use of that power is more efficient",said the King. One of the officials bowed before speaking,"your Highness, try to understand this, they are still young, that young blood is never trusting","that is why they have us", the Queen coldly interrupted them, the officials immediately bowed their head,"each person is blessed and entitled to one unique power of nature, it's our role to train them on how to control their powers, we didn't use it for anything useful then other than the drag for power, but this generation is wiser, so quit talking nonsense, this assembly is over, all of you should get out", said the Queen, all of them bowed before leaving the throne room, as mummurs began circling around

Few moments after they left Min yu came into the throne room, the once tension filled room became calm as the Queen smiled at her son, Min yu bowed his head at his parents,"Min yu, how was your trip back", asked the Queen warmly, , "It was okay, but we encounterred a problem on the way", said Min yu quite seriously, "Why, what happened son" asked the Queen, Min yu heaved," we encountered the female masked assasin Eun Chen on our way back", the King and the Queen stood up almost immediately with fright on their faces, "we lost a good amount of men, she is a really skilled swordsman, I barely tackled her, so I used the phoenix stone on her", said Min yu showing his father the phoenix stone which had blood on it, the Queens eyes grew wide, , "w.....why is there blood on the stone, did she free herself"?, asked the Queen surprised, Min yu heaved," yes, she freed herself, only the royals know about the phoenix stone, to others it is just a myth, so how did she know about the release method", he said, and then he drew out a sword from his sword saddle, holding it up to the Queen and King, " it's a red dragon sword, only Gwengochan has this, how did she get her hands on it, isn't it suspicious ", said Min yu curiously, the Queen sat back on her throne rubbing her hand against each other, it looked like her mind was far off now,if the phoenix stone was used on her, it meant she was from the now extinct Hiatus tribe, but how ..., she ordered her men not to leave anyone alive, so how come...."," she may be in Gwengochan by now, the desert route was the easiest and only way for her to enter another city since it is the nearest, she will probably exit from Gwendo village, so I seek your permission your Highness to issue a lockdown in Gwengochan, so that we can catch Eun Chen, since she managed to free herself before it completely drained her energy, the spiral marks will be found on her chest where I had placed it", said Min yu bowing his head slightly, " yes of course, let it be some immediately", said the Queen in a commanding voice, "yes your Majesty", said Min yu raising his head up.

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" Rather than eat at the palace, you choose to eat here, "said Lim kyung, Lee kwons friend , Lee Kwon took a lap of chicken and bit into it, after chewing and swallowing he spoke, " the palace is suffocating especially with the Queens presence, anytime she is around tension fills the air , it's toxic", said Lee Kwon again biting into the chicken, "tsk......, everyone knows the Queen is a sadist", said Lim kyung, they both laughed at what he said, Kyung lowered his head a little towards Kwon, have you heard?...", said Kyung in a low voice, " the assasin Eun Chen is in Gwengochan ", said Kyung, " Eun Chen....., oooohhhh...., the killer of men, she is in Gwengochan"!, said Lee Kwon a little surprised, then his face relaxed, "tsk ....., she's in Gwengochan, that is a good thing", said Kwon with a smile. Kyung looked at Kwon as if he was crazy, " didn't you hear me right, Eun Chen , the killer of men is in Gwengochan ", said Kyung, but Kwon shrugged, " isn't it a good thing....", said Kwon, Kyung slapped Kwon at the side of his head, Kwon rubbed his head slightly as he looked at Kyung in annoyance, " do you really think an assasin will want to be your teacher", said Kyung baffled at his friend, She's skilled at swordsmanship, martial arts, and still has elemental powers, won't you want someone like that to be your mentor", said Kwon non challantly with a smirk, Kyung heaved," you will really take anyone to be your mentor", said Kyung , "I'm just saying if I happen to meet a teacher with extraordinary abilities like Eun Chen and who is not afraid of the Queen, I will be more daring in the palace, I would no longer be intimidated by the Queen, sweet talked by the King and isolated from.y brother", said Kwon, pouring water in his ceramic bowl and drinking it up.

" The Queen banished you into isolation since you were a baby, you shouldn't be expecting anything warm from the Queen, no one even knows you as the son of the King", said Kyung, " tsk ....that was a bit harsh, don't worry I will find a teacher just like Eun Chen, she will help me", said Lee Kwon as he smiled, "I hope you find her and don't get killed in the process,.....I wonder how she looks like, some people say she is extremely beautiful, while some say she covers half of her face because it is burnt", said Kyung biting a bone, "that is why they are called rumors,........, why do you think she only kills men"?, asked Kwon quizzically, " maybe her husband left her on their wedding night", said Kyung, " no...I think it is something more", said Kwon taking a sip of his water

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Eun Chen in a green ganbok, her hair let loose and her colour pale, you could see the weakness in her eyes as she staggered through the market, her hand places on her chest, she felt so weak, her powers were gone, and she had little to no strength, she needed to head to Gwendo village, that was her easiest way out of here without the royals catching up to her, and she made sure that once she got out, she will make Min yu and his whole family pay, they should mark her words , they will pay.

All of a sudden, water from nowhere poured on her drenching her from head to toe and apparently it was the water that was used to wash fish, Eun Chen stood there frozen , her whole body reeked of the odour of dead fishes. She was already having a bad day as it is, " oh my....I.....,I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there", said the fish seller in remorse, Eun Chen heaved, then glared at the woman, " tsk..., you need to watch where you pour your water,.....so uncivilized", she said in a cold and taunty manner, the fish seller woman who was previously remorseful scoffed at how rude she was, "like they say, you might be beautiful on the outside, but be very ugly on the inside", said the fish seller with an annoyed expression, Eun Chen just shook her head, she didn't have time to argue with a fish seller, she needed to focus on getting out of Gwengochan and entering Gwendo village before the royals figure out where she was, all of a sudden she felt a hand on her shoulder, she froze, "excuse me,...but the cloth you are wearing looks oddly familiar" said a woman looking curiously at the green ganbok, all Eunshen knew was the first house she saw, there were clothes hanged outside, so she took it to disguise herself so that they won't recognize her, she turned around giving the woman a stern look, "what do you mean, I have been wearing these clothes for the longest of time", she said arrogantly folding her hands, " what are you talking about, this is a lime coloured fabric, it just came into the market, I made the cloth myself, washed it and left it to dry", said the woman looking at Eun Chen curiously, all eyes were on them as if they were going to jump on her at any moment, " besides..., I don't think we have ever seen you around here, who are you", asked the woman curiously coming closer to Eun Chen , this was the last thing Eun Chen needed right now, without wasting anytime she sprinted away, she couldn't waste anymore time.

The woman yelled saying a thief was running away, a band of marketers began chasing her, she was weak, but she needed to run, she almost lost her breathe and was about to give up when she felt a hand on hers and the hand was pulling her to run, the person was faster than her which made her quicken her pace, all she saw was a half packed hair, the hair was long and thick, he was talk, attractively talk, and he had broad shoulders, they both pulled up at a corner, the man shielded her with his body, they were so damn close, she could hear him panting, as he managed to mutter the words, " thank God, they are gone", then he looked down at her and their eyes made contact, his eyes were pure obsidian black, it reminded her of the night sky, suddenly his eyes deviated from hers and scrolled else where, Eun Chen followed the direction of his eyes and saw he was looking at her chest, " wow..., pretty", said Lee Kwon as he looked up at Eun Chen who looked up at him, but the expression in her eyes had changed, they were that of disgust and anger , that is when he realized what she thought he meant, his eyes widened and he gasped, "no...no, it is not....", before he could complete his sentence, Eun Chen pushed him away and then slapped him hard, " you disgusting pervert, how dare you", said Eun Chen in anger as she used her hands to cover her chest.

Lee Kwon was too shocked to speak, " look,.....look, that is not what I meant, I am not like other men, I swear it isn't what you are thinking, I respect women a lot", said Lee Kwon still startled by the slap, how could a woman hand hurt so much, " really then...., what were you amazed at , if it was not...them", said Eun Chen dragging her words down. " Look, I am a decent man, I don't act discreetly towards a woman especially in a disgusting and vile manner", said Lee Kwon, " forget it, I don't want to hear any of that", she said and was about to leave when all of a sudden there was the sound of a loud horn being blown, " lock the gates", yelled a commanding voice, Eun Chen stayed frozen on her spot, she recognized that voice, " what is going on", she said looking over at Lee Kwon who held a serious expression, " it's a lockdown , order from the palace, they want to catch the masked assasin Eun Chen", said Lee Kwon looking over at Eun Chen, Eun Chen looked away clenching her first to stop them from shaking, " once that door closes, no one can come in and no one can come out", said Lee Kwon looking at Eun Chen, " but I heard she doesn't show her face", said Eun Chen trying to calm herself down, Lee Kwon smirked, " let's just say royals have their way", Eun Chen turned around and saw Lee Kwon to her, he bent over to her ear, " if you want to get out of here alive, hold my hand and don't let fo", he said in a whisper rendering Eun Chen confused, what was that, did he know who she was, but before she could process anything, Kwon took hold of her hand and ran, he was fast, so she had to match up with his speed, soilders forcefully grabbed on men and women opening up their clothes for the princes to check for the spiral marks on their chest, after which they missed them away, women were screaming at the soilders as the forcefully opened up their clothes revealing their chest. Meanwhile, Eun Chen held unto Lee kwons hand as they both ran through a dark tunnel, Eun Chen was getting mixed feelings about this , she quickly removed her hand from his, Lee Kwon feeling the absence turned back to her, both of them panting, trying to catch their breath, " who are you and where are you taking me" ,asked Eun Chen quizzically at the same time cautious, " because I want to h.....", he was cut short when Eun Chen suddenly unsheathed a knife from her belt and violently pushed Lee Kwon to the walls of the tunnel and placing the knife directly at his throat, " I am aiming at a vital spot right now, one slit and you are dead, tell me who you are and who sent you?", said Eun Chen quite aggressively, Lee Kwon smirked, " if I due, who will help you leave this place, Gwengochan gates will be closed till Eun Chen is found", said Lee Kwon looking down at the knife.

Eun Chen felt her body tense, backing him more against the wall, the knife now on his throat, " who are you?", asked Eun Chen, her eyes unshaken, the atmosphere tensed, Kwon smirked and in a swift move, he took the knife from Eun Chen hand startling her, his eyes fixated on her, then he smiled," the rumors are true ,....you are indeed beautiful, I will formally introduce myself, I am Lee Kwon, the bastard son of his Highness Lee Jung yoo ,....I am glad I met you Eun Chen", there was a long silence, Eun Chen eyes relaxed , then she looked at Lee Kwon with a darkened grin on her face, " yes I am Eun Chen, so what are you going to do about it", said Eun Chen, " you are not curious of how I found out", , said Lee Kwon folding his hands curiously, " I don't tend to be curious when I have been caught", said Eun Chen, " you are pretty brave for someone who is not sure of who is on her side, whether he was planning to kill her", said Lee Kwon," you .....saving me right now proves you want something from me", said Eun Chen, Lee kwon gave a tight smile, " let's just say I want something from you, but for now let's get you to safety", said Lee Kwon giving her a smile, it was brave and stupid of him to take in an assasin, he just made her job easier, her target all along was the royal family, let her just stay with him for a day, she will wipe out all his family including the bastard son.