I turned to Adrina next who was helping to heal our injured comrades, she was with Dana. She is not using her power because there are other creatures now and I also know she is not completely healed yet so she is not trying. She would just drain her gathered strength with the rest she made in the last few days.
From what I see of them all now, it seems like it just happened normally. Like it was so typical for them to face a dangerous situation like this. Indeed, we will be sad whenever we lose something but because we are warriors, we will once again go on with our lives as if nothing had happened. But we know in ourselves that grief will be left in our hearts once the battles are done.
I suppressed the eruption of my emotions, making myself look strong. I cannot deny it that I am the reason why this happened today, why the soldiers rushed here. They did not even know the reason for the attack but I knew they had an idea that I was also involved in it because I arrive
AS SOON as the sun rose, I gathered my comrades in front of our fort. Everything is complete. Some are sitting on the ground, talking while others are looking at me with curious eyes.I averted my eyes. I was currently sitting on a large log in front of them, my elbows resting on my thighs where I just watched my hands clasped. I thought deeply, repeatedly asking myself if this was all right. Is it right for me to decide like this?But eventually I gasped and turned my gaze back to them. It is also for their sake so I would never hesitate. I stood up. Tre reason why I caught their attention.I gathered all the courage I could before I spoke, "I am setting you free," I uttered as firmly as I could. The truth is that I was hurt by what I have said but I will not take it back. I really want to set them free in this life of ours, because I do not want them to perish again. So that they can live freely in another place or better in another kingdom. And for their sake
THAT MORNING we had a little farewell party, and chatted until nightfall.We are currently sitting around a large fire, reliving all the memories, whether happy or sad. This was our last night in this place so we made the most out of it. I join in the conversation but oftenly, I just watch them. I will never get tired of doing this for a lifetime.I will never forget these people. Wherever I go after tonight, I will bury all the memories with them, the family I built.The others were chatting happily so I took this chance to leave without them noticing. I walked to the side of our fort, where no one could see me. I just sat on a large log and surveyed the trees around. Later on, I looked at the moon. It was not as bright as the other nights but it was still shining, looking gloomy as I was.I do not know how I would feel at the thought that this would be the last night I would be with them. I am sad but calm because I know everything will improve after th
I HAVE no difficulty carrying a large sack of fruit to the market in Ohayas, the town where I currently live. I come from the orchard where I work, bringing fruits to the market. This is also the job I chose because of my power, the unique inherent strength.I forgot to put this one sack on the cart I brought this morning to the market so now I just picked it up, letting it sit on my shoulder. Of all the things I can forget, it was this biggest sack! I smirked angrily, staring at the road. I have not really forgotten it, I know everything I brought before is complete. Frida just put it lastly to torture me. She is the young daughter of the owner of the plantation where the sack came from and I do not know why her blood is boiling on me even though I have not done anything to her. I do not even pay attention to her sometimes because it is not necessary.
"Casias!" he said with a nervous tone of voice.I would have ignored that but I could feel the fear in his voice. It also caught my attention because Matias' name sounded like the name he mentioned.I slowly turned around to look there. Rowan scrambled out of the store to confront the one he called, the man who led the group. My forehead furrowed when I saw the man violently grab Rowan's clothes to bring it closer to him. The latter looked very scared."Did you think I did not know you had not paid your rent on this seat this month?!" he said in a very serious tone with his ever so deep voice. I can clearly hear and see everything because I am not far from them.Rowan's fear was further heightened by what the gentleman had said.
"ARE YOU underestimating me? Are you underestimating me?" Said Vivi repeatedly. He landed on the far side of the fruit basket while watching what I was doing."Vivi," I muttered. I turned to him and looked at him sharply. Sometimes this bird is really annoying. Could he not forget what the foolish Casias said earlier.When he stopped I looked at Rowan for a moment before continuing what I was doing, picking up fruits and utensils because of the mess that had happened earlier. I noticed that he seemed irritated by what the bird was saying.I sighed as I put the last piece of apple in its basket. Thankfully, it had not been too bruised from its fall earlier. His trembling hands grabbed my attention. Probably still scared to this day."A
THE NEXT day, I had only a small amount of fruit to take to the market, so I stopped using the cart. I let out a sigh of relief before effortlessly lifting the sack and placing it on my shoulder.“I heard you helped Rowan yesterday at the market when Casias harassed her,” Frida said next to me. She is the one who takes care and lists the number of fruits in the sack so she is now in the orchard.I turned to face her. I would never really pay attention to her but because she is talking to me, I have to answer her. Otherwise, she will be annoyed with me again and I may come back here for another sack of fruit."Yes, Frida," I answered sparingly.She raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "It is a good thing I ordered you to bring a sack of fruit there at that time. If not for me, Rowan would have been doomed," she said with an arrogant air in her voice. I just nodded in agreement.I also have no intention of opposing her because it will
HE QUICKLY grabbed my clothes by the shoulder and squeezed his face close to mine. I did not move, instead, I just stared blankly at him."That is all you did but if you brag about it like you can beat me now.""That is all?" I said with a sarcastic tone. I came closer to him to show that I was not intimidated, but rather challenged by him. "You underestimate what I did even though it left a mark on your face. Why? Did any other young lady do that to you besides me?" I grabbed his hand tightly and forbade him to take it away from me. "And yes, I can beat you even if we fight over and over again."I quickly kicked the dagger of one of his companions when it charged at me. It flew into the air. I caught him and I circled away from them. I turned to face Casias again, he stopped right at me when I threw the dagger at him.It cut a few strands of his hair before it sank into the tree just behind him. I smiled which made him stop even more."What can yo
INSTEAD OF going straight to my home, I made my way to the beach. It was far away from where I came from but I could not feel the distance I walked because I was talking to Vivi. He says anything and everything now, seems to be getting more comfortable in this town as well."The blue ocean! The blue ocean!" his lively tone echoed in my ear. Free as he flew in the wide sky, there were also different kinds of birds passing so I smiled watching Vivi who seemed to be chasing them.The strong wind blew my long hair and as I inhaled it, I could smell its salty breeze. I came even closer to the eternal looking ocean. It seemed to be a reflection of the sky, deep blue. I also took off my footwear so I could feel the fine and white sand on it more.I felt even more relieved at the sight. "I hope it is always like this," I whispered into the air. "No bitterness and sorrow."I sat in front of the clean ocean and surveyed the whole place. The waves were not very stro
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.