If they believe what I said, I hope they will not kill me in this instance, not in front of the people of Farianio. I knew that Henicio had been wanting my neck for a long time so he himself would approach me just to take my life.
And if not, hopefully Sevasti will save me from the death which was awaiting for me. Even though he has abandoned me, I still hope he will not let me be killed. We had shared some time together somehow. Even became happy. I guess that counts. I truly hope so.
"Aliara!" Matias shouted again, shocked, scolding me. He now grabbed me by the arm and tried to hide me behind him but I stiffened my stance, never looking at him.
Even though my life was in danger I never felt fear and nervousness. Instead, what I am feeling right now for these bastards was just pure anger!
I looked at the soldier who was on my side when he put his sword down, it seemed like he was the one who led them. He used to be alert just moments earlier but now he l
I SLOWLY opened my eyes. The brightness of the surroundings greeted me, as did the dancing leaves under the tree where I was right now. I felt like I was lying on the grassy ground. It looks like I am in the middle of the forest, this place is perfect if you want to relax. And by the looks of the sky, I knew it was already afternoon.Suddenly, my consciousness came back remembering the last thing that happened before I came to this place. The branches of the tree brought me here, and only two races are known to have such power. I do not know which of them brought me here, not even her intention as to why she did it.Perhaps it was to save me? Away from the disaster I wanted to do? I do not know.I do not know if I am feeling grateful or angry.I quickly stood up and looked around. I do not even see a single creature. It seems like I am the only one here. With the lush trees and vibrant plants I see it looks like I am still in the land of Farianio.
I walked to the gate of the palace with fast paced feet. Good thing, the creatures I passed caught themselves on the sides as I walked through them. I ignored my comrades as they called for me.My tears flowed again, out of sadness but now, I can say that it was more because of anger that I am feeling for the unfair treatment we had to face if not for these bastards.I keep getting angry with these Farianos! Even for the last time they did not want to give me peace. If not for me, then at least give it for Matias.I get even angrier because I cannot do what I want. Destiny is really playing tricks on me! I get my heart broken repeatedly. Generally, it was slowly losing its feeling.I stopped when I did not notice Hazi had snatched the sword I was holding. I looked at him sharply."Give me my sword, Hazi!" I said as my anger went straight into my voice.He shook his head, masking the sadness he felt with courage, for Matias and I knew it was
I GENTLY walked down the long hallway of the palace, wearing pure black clothing whenever we had an attack or an enemy. I did not even bother to cover my face because the creatures that were the reason I went here in this place will also recognize me. And it would not end tonight without me killing them.I was about to reach Henicio's room when I saw the two soldiers so I immediately hid in the dark and pressed against the wall. I breathed a sigh of relief as they just seemed not to notice me and went straight ahead on the hallway.I walked again and stopped when I was met by a group of soldiers. Annoyed, I blew air because they had already seen me. Why are there still so many soldiers here even at this hour of the night?! They were supposed to be sleeping at this hour!"Someone got in!""Chase her!""Do not let her escape!""Unlucky!" I grunted in a whisper as I tsked in annoyance. I ran away and turned into another hallway. As long as I co
I just put my hands on his sculpted chest and automatically closed my eyes to feel his firm kisses. His hand fixed on my arm and it went down to both my waists, hugging me. We had not seen each other for a few days but it seemed like years had passed because I was so excited for him, for his kisses and touch. I am so familiar with his presence that no matter what happens, I will repeatedly accept him even if he makes a mistake with me a hundred times. Yes, I am truly a fool. Even if I say I hate him, he would never lose his place inside my heart. He was part of it even though it got crushed several more times. I was shocked when the image of Matias appeared again in my mind. Reminding me that this was not what I had come to this palace for. That was when I gain my consciousness again. I slowly took the dagger pinned to my waist, not cutting the kiss so he would not notice. I lifted the hand resting on his chest to his shoulder. And when I got
I JUST smiled at him and moved quickly to fight his men. When I beat some of them, I ran towards the nearby wall and stepped on it to jump high. On my next attack, the blade of my sword pointed at them. Exactly stabbing one on the chest, I immediately withdrew it causing his blood to spread a little.I grinned and again, turned to face the others who were determined to take my life tonight. Even though I could see the hesitation on their faces, they were relentlessly attacking me with their swords, which I never failed to dodge. I give them a counter attack whenever I have the chance, taking turns when evading their attacks. I also used my elbow, foot and my free fist to attack them so they can be beaten more easily.Every time I strike the sword in a different direction it leaves a wound on the opponents. And in a few moments, I had knocked down half of their number. I paused for a moment to take a deep breath and rest for a little while."You fools! You cannot
Immediately my forehead furrowed and a shiver rumbled in my chest. I was almost deaf to what he said. It cannot be! Not my people!"You bastard! They have nothing to do with it so do not include them in your stupid plans!" My tongue trembles as my anger begins to burn. I cannot even think straight this time.How can I save them when I am here in the palace?! I know that almost all of them know how to fight but I do not know how many soldiers Henicio sent to ambush my people.He motioned to a soldier, who immediately approached him and handed him a piece of paper. "Do you know what was written on this piece of paper?" He even gestured to me as if I had not seen it in his hand.I just glared at him more and did not utter a single word. I was thinking of a way how I could get out of here to attend to my comrades."It contains my order to slay all the creatures in your fort," he said as if it was nothing to him. I turned to face the soldier who gave it
"W-WHAT do you mean?" His lips almost trembled as he uttered those words. "Pure lies are coming out of your mouth!" he insisted.I smirked. "You know what I am saying, Henicio."Her shock never fades away. Instead, it seemed to only increase because of my confirmation. Who can accept what I am saying now when our blood is boiling to each other. He must have denied to himself what he had found out. If only he had chosen not to listen to what I said, he would not have listened to it at all.And base form what I have see in him, I do not know whether he will receive the child of his son from me.However I do not care about that anymore because what I am saying is not true, that I am pregnant. Nothing more happened between Sevasti and me because every time we got there, he was the first to stop himself.I just want to trick this fool Hencio so that he will hesitate to kill me now. Earlier, I was ready to die but when that idea entered my mind I did not
Tears welled up in my eyes, the night he killed my father came back. How he stormed the palace of Kozania. How he killed everyone. And how he wanted to include me together with my father to face death.Is that why father died? He did all of that because of me? Am I the cause of all this?No! He did it so he is to blame! I do not have to blame myself just for what he did! He is the only one I should blame because he is a fool and.a worthless!He tried to touch my face but I immediately avoided him. "You have no right to touch me," I muttered.He laughed softly and brought his lips close to my ear. “What you are pregnant with cannot save you now because I have long decided to kill you. Goodbye, my dear princess."My dear princess? Fool!He walked away from me, set himself to kill me.But even before he could move the sword around my neck, a dagger hit it that made him release it from his grip and immediately be thrown away f
Sevasti's Point of View I WATCH her in the middle of the forest, here in Kozania. She was sitting in front of the clear water of the stream, the thing that is between us. I was so far away from her the reason why I think she did not notice me. Also, she seemed to be out of it and was thinking deeply to even notice my presence. She had been here earlier in the afternon and now it was getting dark but her position did not seem to change even in the slightest. I exhaust my eyes just staring at her beauty, at her hair wavy every time the wind blew. She is dressed better now than before. Truly, she became the queen of Kozania. She had achieved her dream of rebuilding her kingdom, and I am happy for her. Even if it costs the death of my father and us losing the ownership of the throne in Farianio. It was never ours to begin with so it was only just for it to be returned to its rightful owner. This is my only free time to stare at her because as soon as she feels my presence, I will immed
I LOOKED at Adrina when we reached Farianio's palace. Tonight, to be sure to really surprise them with our attack, and another is for them not to be ready so that we can easily conquer this kingdom.Everyone is in the dark, hiding and waiting for the signal so that they can show up to the opponents. We use the sturdy weapons made by the Verdantes.It also took a long time before Dardo made his decision but in the end he chose to be my ally. I gave him a chest of gold which he really enjoyed. But he did not join our attack, considering the welfare of his kinsmen. I did not force him either. We have enough weapons from him and I think that is enough.He nodded at me so I smiled and turned to Vivi."Vivi," I told her. He flew away from my shoulder and fly freely through the air."Start the attack! Start the attack!" he shouted repeatedly with his shrill voice until it reached all our comrades.I pulled the sword out of its sheath and jumped fro
"I LOVE you so much, Aliara! And yes, you are wrong if that is what you are thinking about me. You are the only woman I have ever loved in my whole life. The woman I will continue to love and will love until the last of my breaths," he said, seemingly trying to make me understand what is being said by him as the heaviness of his breath intensified. He looked down and when he spoke again, calmly. "I am sorry that I am not with you in all your suffering. I am not there when you need me. I am not there when you are looking for me. But, Aliara, I really want to go and see you at times you want me to be there. I want to save and protect you but my father always stops me. He does everything just so I cannot see you." His mouth clenched his jaws and turned to face me again, his eyes full of anger, longing and sadness. "I really love you, Aliara. That will never change. I hope you will forgive me for all my shortcomings. And please, do not take away your love for me. I cannot afford to lose
He also smiled and seemed defiant. "How can I not know that there was such a commotion that day. The rebels that were a threat to the peace of Farianio escaped. The fairies only saved you, the reason why you are still alive today. Who would have thought that even the fairies were on your side? Maybe you really ought to live quite a long life.""It will still take a long time because I am barely done with everything I have to do." I moved closer to him, he did not budge and just stayed in his place. "But how do you make sure they are fairies? You just heard that they can control plants, do you not? You know it was not just fairies that had the ability to control plants."His forehead furrowed, wondering, and eventually that was replaced by panic."But--how ..."I proudly smiled and nodded softly at him. Agreeing with what is currently in his mind right now. Yes, Dardo, Hederon. They are not yet dead. They are just hiding from our sight. And now, it is time
WHEN Adrina and I met again, she gave me another hope to continue what I had started, revenge on Henicio. She talked to me a few times about it but when I asked her why she was encouraging me, she did not answer and in fact, changed the subject.Now, I am standing in the middle of the forest while looking at the moon as I realized why she wanted me to kill Hencio. She wants revenge because of Matias. It is not hidden from my knowledge that she loves the man and even though I did not see her grief at his death, I know how much she felt at that moment.Perhaps, she has not forgotten yet. She has not lost her anger for the creatures that were the root of all of this. Especially with Hencio. He is the one who is responsible for all of this so he is the one to be avenged.I turned to Zalina who was by my side, she was Adrina's mother but she seemed to have aged just a little ahead of me when it came to appearance. Adrina and I were with her when I went to the V
We now face the creatures who were watching. The reactions they show vary but curiosity prevails. I closely watched them as the soldiers adjusted the rope at my height. That only faded when I heard Vivi’s loud whistling in the air. He circled the creatures in front of us before approaching them. He did not stop flying, but his eyes were focused on me.A soldier pulled me up again to attach the rope to my neck, I just let him do that, still looking at Vivi. Earlier, he had been quiet all the way down as he followed us and I know he was sad now as he witnessed my fate. Her chirps seemed to be crying as I heard it so I also felt sad. I will leave him. It was just now that thought crossed my mind. That I will be leaving him.I smiled at him to convey that it was all right. That he did not have to cry and be sad. I know he can do everything without me. She can find a new friend to love and take care of him like I did. Otherwise, he will join other birds and live
THE SURROUNDINGS were bright as the sun had already risen when we reached the center of Farianio. The creatures parted to give way to us, curiosity was written in their eyes as they looked. The soldiers were in front and on our side, watching us closely as if we could still escape in this condition. Aside from chaining our hands, we were already tired and weak from the long journey. And most of us were still wounded.I could no longer walk properly because of my trembling leg. The aching wound in my thigh seemed to spread all over my body. My sweat was dripping, my throat was dry and I was definitely pale because of the blood I had lost.These stupid soldiers do not even give us a drop of water."Aliara," Casias called, he was just next to me. Hands were also tied and had nothing to do but obey these soldiers. He called me several times but I never looked back at him.This stupid traitor! He still really wants to talk to me."Do not talk to me," I
I nodded and stomped on his foot. His jaws clenched and we applied more strength to our swords, still stuck to the air. I quickly backed away and struck the sword I was holding on his stomach but he immediately dodged so it just touched his clothes.He gripped his sword tightly and successively rushed at me but I avoided everything as he continued to retreat. When he stopped, I turned around and rushed first, with each strike of my sword he shielded it with his weapon. However, I hit him several times with my arm and hand. But because he was strong he was not shaken by those measly attacks.Annoyed, I blew a massive puff of air when he kicked me on the side, I backed away and stopped. My eyes were firm as I turned to him. I was ready to rush again but I stopped when an arrow hit my arm causing me to release the sword I had in my grip.My mouth stopped at the pain I felt here. I did not notice it coming! However I no longer paid attention to it when Favier rushed
"YOU ARE a princess, Aliara?" Rowan spoke again but I ignored him.And since Casias was also not surprised by that, it was only a fact that Favier was stating the truth, that he was affiliated to the palace.I smirked after a while, sarcastically. There are many questions in my mind but I am slowly coming to an understanding on what is happening now. They have known each other for a long time, even before I came here to Ohayas. It was very clear that Casias had betrayed me, he pretended to know nothing about me, that he did not know me. Perhaps that fool Henicio is watching over me. And this is the right time to kill me.Am I quick to trust so I am always betrayed by the people around me?I want to laugh at myself for that question.But even if he deceived me now I do not intend to question him. It also does not matter if I ask him why he did this to me. All of them wants only my life.And I will not just give my life without resisting.