The queen glared at her 5 year old daughter, as if there was no love from the gaze she gave. Princess Nathania was stunned, trying to digest the words her mother had just said.
"Princess Nathania, you understand, don't you? This is my lifetime wish!" She said.
"Nathania became Nathan? How?" She asked innocently. Even though she couldn't understand, she somehow felt something sad.
Queen Alexandra kneeled, holding tightly to the shoulders of her shaking little Princess, ever since she had pulled her hand roughly a few minutes ago.
"Listen to me, we have no choice but to do this. From now on, you must switch places with Prince Nathan!"
"B-but why? Thania doesn't want to be Nathan!" Princess Nathania started to cry, she could not fulfill her mother's request.
"You have to want, I depend on you. Do it for me, Nathania!" The queen's eyes began to tear, even though she knew this would make her daughter difficult. However, this is the only way for her descendants to continue to be heirs to the throne as they should be.
Seeing her mother crying, Princess Nathania became discouraged. Although she didn't fully understand what to do if she became Nathan.
"Mother, don't cry. Nathania will be Nathan just like you said, don't cry, Mom!" She said, wiping her mother's tears.
"Don't say this to anyone, especially to your father and grandmother. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Thania promised not to tell anyone. Mother, don't cry again, ok?"
"Thank you, my dear. I love you so much!" said the queen, hugging her daughter tightly.
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The Queen called Diana, her personal butler to Princess Nathania's room. Diana comes hastily asking Jia and Helena to come with her.
"Here I come, Her Majesty Queen Consort Alexandra." She said.
"I have something to say to you and also, I want you to help me!" Said the Queen.
"Whatever it is we will do, Your Majesty!" said Diana, while Jia and Helena just bowed beside Diana.
"Helena, please cut Princess Nathania's hair just like Prince Nathan's haircut. Jia, please bring some Prince Nathan's clothes to this room!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" They said in unison, then rushed to carry out the orders.
"Come on, Princess!" Said Helena persuading Princess Nathania who looked confused.
Princess Nathania, who was still confused, could only follow Helena's instructions to sit quietly on the chair, while Helena prepared tools to cut Princess Nathania's long hair.
"Why is Thania's hair cut? isn't it pretty?" Asked Princess Nathania innocently, she was shaking her legs.
"Your hair is very beautiful, Princess!"
"Really?"
"That's right, Princess!" Said Helena patiently.
When finished, Princess Nathania looked in the mirror to see her new haircut. The result, made him scream hysterically.
"W-why is it like this? No way, why my is so short? It's so bad, Helen!" She shouted crying. She was shocked to see her long hair that was hanging beautifully turned into short hair like a boy.
"My princess, I'm so sorry. But this is because the queen asked for it," said Helena, who tried to calm Princess Nathania. Actually she didn't have the heart either. In addition, all this time Helen has been taking care of Princess Nathania, including taking care of her hair.
"You cruel, I hate you!" She said as she ran and intended to run out.
"Where are you going to, Nathania?" Asked Queen Alexandra, stopping her daughter who almost made the door to the room.
"Thania wants to go until Thania's hair is back long-" she said.
"Come here!" Call the Queen, Princess Nathania immediately went to her mother.
Her face was downcast, she didn't dare look into the eyes of her mother who she knew always made her weak.
"Why are you looking down like that? Look at me!" Asked the Queen, Princess Nathania obeyed. Slowly she lifted her face and looked into her mother's eyes.
"Why?" Asked Princess Nathania while holding back her tears.
"Why?"
"Why do you have to cut Thania's hair? Don't you like it, Mother?"
"I really like your hair. But, didn't you promise to fulfill my request?"
"But, what Nathan if Thania replaced him?"
"Nathan is fine, later I will tell him when Nathan wakes up, the important thing is now you have to help him, okay?" The Queen looked gently at her daughter. The young daughter of Nathania, could only try to understand the situation.
"Will Nathan get well then?"
"Yes, Nathan will definitely get well!"
"Very well, Thania will try for Nathan's sake," she said with a sweet smile, Queen Alexandra immediately hugged her daughter.
A few minutes later, Jia who was asked to get Prince Nathan's clothes returned to Princess Nathania's room in a hurry, her face looking nervous and anxious.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I just came back!" She said with irregular breath
"What's wrong Jia? why do you look scared?" Asked Diana.
"Forgive me-"
"What happened, Jia?" Asked the Queen.
"Earlier, when I was going back to Princess Nathania's room, Lady Valerie saw me and asked what I was doing in Prince Nathan's clothes," she replied.
"So, what did you tell her?"
"I told her that I was going to sew these clothes, because some of them were torn. I'm sorry, Your Honor. I was really nervous and confused about what to answer,"
"What is that woman going to interfere with? does she look suspicious?" Asked Queen Alexandra.
"Doesn't seem, Your Majesty-"
"Alright! Helena, please change Princess Nathania's clothes with the clothes that Jia brought!"
"Sure, Your Majesty! Come on, Princess Nathania. We will change clothes first!" Said Helena as she took Princess Nathania's hand to the locker room.
"If I may know, what exactly did the Queen want to do to Princess Nathania?" Asked Diana who had been waiting for Queen Alexandra to tell her something, because she knew that she was Queen Alexandra's personal butler who had served her since Queen Alexandra first lived in the palace and also, as someone she could always trust.
"Before I tell you about it, can you promise to keep this a secret from everyone? Expecially to the king and queen mother, also that woman!"
"You can trust me, Jia and Helana, Your Highness. We will never betray to you!" Said Diana. Jia nodded in agreement with Diana's words.
However, before the queen continued her words, Helena returned with Princess Nathania, who was already wearing Prince Nathan's clothes.
"We are back, Your Majesty!" Said Helena, taking Princess Nathania's hand, who looked shy and hiding behind Helena's back.
"What's the matter? Come here, let me see you!" Said the Queen as she stretched out her hand. The little princess grabbed her mother's hand and showed her new appearance that was exactly the same as Prince Nathan when he was still healthy.
"Is this Princess Nathania or Prince Nathan?" Said the Queen teasingly, making Princess Nathania smile until her cheeks turned red.
"Thania is now Prince Nathan, right?"
"Yes my dear, from now on Princess Nathania will be Prince Nathan in front of everyone, understand?"
"Yes, Mother, Thania understands. I wish Nathan recovery, so Thania can return to being Thania," she said. The Queen stood up and grabbed her daughter's shoulder.
"From now on, Princess Nathania will pretend to be Prince Nathan to trick everyone, especially the King. As you know, Doctor Franz said that Prince Nathan is very sick, I don't want the King to find out about it and make him think of getting Prince Nathan out of his way heir to the throne. Don't let the woman's son replace my son's position,"
"I understand, Your Highness. I also don't want Prince Sam to become Crown Prince," said Diana.
"From now on, you have to help me cover it all up, so that no one will find out and also keep an eye on Princess Nathania, because she still doesn't understand what to do. I don't know this will happen so long, obviously, it will take quite a while long."
Every word that comes out of her mother's mouth, she can only listen to and try to understand that from this second, everything will change. Yes, that will really change.
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Princess Nathania faced a large mirror, looked at herself from head to toe, then muttered to herself "Like Nathan," she smiled. Come to think of it, she had not seen Nathan's smile for several days. Since he was unconscious three days ago, Prince Nathan had not yet awakened. "Thania wants to meet Nathan," she thought, she quickly took a step out of her room, after the queen, Diana, Jia and Helena left her alone in this room 30 minutes ago. Princess Nathania walked slowly, creeping up as if avoiding something. She felt strange about herself, without her long hair and the dress she used to wear. However, now she had to wear boy's clothes. "Prince Nathan?" Someone called her from behind. This woman's voice, which was loud and slightly hoarse, was no stranger to her ears "Aunty Rekha?" Asked Nathania awkwardly, after shyly she turned her head towards the woman. "Aren't you sick? Why hang around here?" Asked the woman named Rekha as she walked over to Nathania. "Ehm...that, Thania- N
Princess Nathania was standing at the door of Prince Nathan's room, with her head bowed, hiding a pain that she could not understand, this was the first time she felt really lonely.This morning, when she awoke from her sleep, the first person she thought of was Nathan. Someone she really wanted to meet, not without reason. Everyone knows that Prince Nathan and Princess Nathania are twins who have been together since they were born.Princess Nathania, who was born five minutes earlier than Prince Nathan, almost never even took her hand off her little brother, they seemed inseparable. However, since Prince Nathan began to fall ill three months ago, from then on, little by little, the people around her began to draw distance between the two of them."Nathan ..." Nathania started crying. She did not know what happened to Nathan and why his illness did not go away.Her tears streamed down her flushed cheeks. Despite try
"Is Nathan feeling better?" asked Princess Nathania, she sat on Prince Nathan's bed while shaking her legs. Meanwhile, Prince Nathan lay down with his head resting on the head of the bed which had a very soft and comfortable pillow."It feels better," he replied with a smile."Shall we go to the garden? It's sunny outside, we can pick flowers together!""All right, come on!" Prince Nathan tried to get up, placing his feet on the floor. Princess Nathania helped him up."Be careful ..." said Nathania. Even though she really wanted to play in the park with Nathan, she also didn't want Nathan to get sick and hurt.Prince Nathan managed to stand up, even though his legs were still weak and trembling. But he had to try to walk again, always on the bed it was very boring. He wants to be able to play outside again."If Nathan is still sick, next time we will play outside when Nathan is heal
"Nathan?" Princess Nathania opened her eyes. The blue sky, as well as the white clouds moving slowly, was clearly visible before her.The air she breathes, feels very cool and comfortable. The wind blew gently, blowing away the exquisite white daisy petals.Princess Nathania felt a very soft and warm grip, she turned her head, right beside her, Prince Nathan fell asleep holding her hand tightly. His smile while sleeping is very sweet."Is Nathan having a good dream?" thought Princess Nathania, when she saw Prince Nathan smile. Seeing his smile, made Princess Nathania smile too.Princess Nathania looked back at the blue sky, it felt as if she was lying on a cloud. As she began to get carried away with the beautiful atmosphere. Prince Nathan stretched, as if he was about to wake up from his sleep."Is Nathan awake?""Hem? Thania ..." Prince Nathan muttered, he was still not fully cons
Princess Nathania walked quickly carrying three thick books. Her face looked so bright, what made her so enthusiastic after returning from the library? This is strange, considering that Princess Nathania doesn't really like studying, let alone reading books.The maids in the palace greeted her with a smile. Everyone was grateful that 'Prince Nathan' looked healthy and energetic."Good morning Prince?" greeted the servants of the Sapphire Palace who passed her."Good morning, Uncle Joseph!" she greeted kindly. In everyone's eyes, 'The Prince is the sunshine' which makes the soul warm. Her beautiful smile is a boon to this kingdom."Good Morning, Aunt Lena?" the thing that made everyone in the palace love her so much was her hospitality and kindness. Even the Queen Mother, who was known to be cold and sharp-mouthed, could love her granddaughter so much."The prince brought another book? can I help bring it to the Prince's room?" asked Lena, offering to help."No thanks. I'll bring it mys
Nathania was stunned in place, her body completely immovable. In fact, the fire that burned the flowers around her was getting bigger and bigger.The boy didn't say anything. His face looked very cold, as if he wasn't human. He jumped from the tree and walked slowly leaving the terrified Nathania and as he left, the fire suddenly disappear magically."How come?" she thought. Nathania sat limply, her tears were flowing."Prince Nathan? Is the prince all right?" the three bodyguards who were looking for Princess Nathania were surprised to see a fire from a distance.Princess Nathania was unable to answer, that terrible gaze was still vivid. How could that fire come and just disappear? This is really weird. What happened to the boy? did he do it?""Thank God, Prince Nathan is fine. Then, we better take the Prince to the palace and check on his condition, to see if anyone is injured!""
"I forgot!" Nathan's hug made Nathania remember her goal again."Forget what?""I have something to tell you, this is so terrible!""What's so terrible?" Nathan looked at Nathania who looked very enthusiastic."Earlier in the garden, I saw flowers burning and there was a boy sitting on a tree and ... and ..." because she was too excited, her breathing became irregular. This is one of her bad habits, which is panicking too much."And what? try to calm yourself down, your face is so red. Let's sit down!" Prince Nathan asked Princess Nathania to calm down because she was not being chased by anything."I've calmed down,""All right, then tell me!" these two twins really have very different personalities, even though Nathania is a little older than the Prince, but she looks like a younger sister."Earlier, when I joined the meeting with Father, Mother an
"We have never even seen the world outside the palace," said Nathania. She was aware that her current scope was only around the palaces in Lithonia, even she had never mingled with people outside the palace."You're right, we never got a chance to see the outside world,""I want to try it,""What are you trying?""Go out of the palace and meet a lot of people. I'll do it!""Are you sure? you know we are not allowed out of the palace without the knowledge of the King and Mother,""But, why aren't we allowed? What's the problem?""Because it would be dangerous to meet a bad person, because the King's children could potentially be kidnapped. We can't go outside the palace without an escort.""Nathan ...""What ?""You don't want to go? We can go together for a while to see what the world outside the palace is like. I a
Nathania and Keith were silent for a moment, trying to guess what really happened to Aiden. They knew, just because Aiden didn't seem to be chasing them anymore didn't mean they were completely safe. Who will know what will happen next?"Alright, we have no choice but to go in and find out what's really going on!" Keith said. His eyes glanced into the cave which looked very dark from the outside. Yet he had a hunch that they would find answers to the questions that were running through their heads.Seeing Keith's earnestness, Nathania realized that she had to be strong. Even though her little heart still couldn't accept that the sacred treasure had disappeared, she had no choice but to examine it herself."Okay, come on!" She said confidently.They stepped cautiously into the cave, through the eerie darkness. The cave was completely dark as they had expected, but as they stepped further in, a bright blue light began to clearly fill the cave which looked l
"Is it true?" Keith smiled. Seeing Nathania who was so worried about him. Somehow it made him very grateful that he survived.Keith gripped Nathania's hand tightly, the pounding in his chest made him believe that there was still hope for his love to be reciprocated. However, compared to his passionate love, the desire to save the world was much greater, seeing the earnestness in Nathania's eyes.They had been running for 30 minutes and there was no sign of Aiden chasing them. Seeing Nathania's very pale and exhausted face, Keith thought that they should rest, especially since the sky was getting dark."Are you okay?" Keith asked. He stopped in his tracks. Beside him, Nathania was panting with cold sweat running down her body.Nathania nodded, she tried to force herself even though her body was pushing her to give up and rest."I... I'm fine! There's no need to worry!""You're not fine, we should rest now!" Keith pulled her hand towards the r
"Ugh... I can't walk anymore!" Nathania sat limply, after walking through the dense forest to find the cave.She knew from the start that it was impossible to catch up with Aiden, she was too timid to fight him. Although she had intended to use her power. However, considering the risk that would arise from her inability to control her powers, Nathania gave up.Keith had fought, fought with all her might and even sacrificed her own life to get her to this place and now, again she was taking on the role of a useless loser."Hiks ..." tears welled up in her eyes. She hated herself so much. Whenever bad luck happened to her, she would definitely blame herself for having to live by taking on such a huge role like this. Being a savior is not her dream, being a world hero should not be her responsibility. However, she was forced to do all of this."Nathan ... why? why?"Nathania was tight in her chest, the pain she was trying to endure. Nathan's face, Kei
Aiden arrived in front of a large cave. His eyes glanced at the holy scroll he had snatched from Keith and opened it to confirm that he was really in front of the cave where the shrine was."Right, this is the place!" he thought. Aiden stepped slowly into the mouth of the dark cave.When his feet just set foot into the cave, he was greeted by small glowing creatures flying in the cave. The light from their bodies brightened the dark cavern and the blue crystals that filled the walls and ceiling of the cave looked extremely sparkling.Aiden was sure that he was one step away from the divine treasure. Freeing himself from Diavolos' curse, that was his goal. Aiden knew that his mind and soul had been controlled, therefore it was impossible for him to resist Diavolos' wishes."You see? just a step away, that way you can be as free as you want!" he said."Aiden, you are truly amazing! I've been waiting for this moment for so long and only you can make i
Nathania jumped down the cliff by relying on the vines as a handle to keep her from falling."Sraaakkk...""Aaagh..." Her feet slipped on the damp ground. Nathania fell several meters before her feet landed on the ground."Ugh..." She winced as she fell to the ground. This is really bad, her legs are too sore to move. If she didn't find the cave quickly, then Aiden would definitely catch up with her.Nathania got up slowly with pain all over her body. She could not believe that she would dare to jump from up there without a rope or preparation, just relying on the plants and trees around her."Damn, my leg hurts so bad! How is it? If I don't find the cave soon, Aiden will find it first!" She thought. Nathania looked up, trying to watch for any sign of Aiden's presence.She didn't know if Keith was currently still fighting against Aiden and was buying time like he said? however, the outburst made her unsure that Keith would be okay. Nathania
“Do you think I and the other ministers are allowed to hide or run away? You are wrong to think that we are that selfish. It's true, there are so many selfish people who will definitely save themselves, I think it's only natural. If I could, I also wanted to run away and get out of here, getting my family as far away as possible so we could be safe. I don't care if you all have to die to buy time until help arrives. Yes, that's if I become part of the selfish people. But unfortunately, the King asked me and all the ministers, state officials and nobles to stay in our house and not leave our people. The king does not want to sacrifice his people, if someone has to be sacrificed to buy time, then we are the ones! In fact, the king sacrificed the son he loved so much to find the divine treasure alone, all for the safety of everyone. Prince Nathan must be struggling, fighting against enemies who also want the sacred treasure. This morning, the soldiers had prepared with their swords and
Headquarters, Kingdom of Lithonia “An eclipse has appeared, Your Majesty! Will Prince Nathan be able to find the island in time?” asked Advisor William who was standing a row behind the king who was about to begin his speech. In the center of the headquarters field, King Roderick Zafeiri stood in front of thousands of Lithonian soldiers to give enthusiasm and hope to the soldiers and youths who volunteered to join the emergency army considering that they were currentlyo somewhat in the midst of the threat of the rise of the demons. “Good afternoon the proud soldiers of Lithonia! As we all witness together, the solar eclipse has come bringing hope to all mankind. Today, we are faced with so many very tough tests, forcing us to be patient and endure until we can get through them all. Believe that help is drawing near! Never lose hope. Thanks to God being with us, we will definitely win!” Tears
Keith sat in front of the bonfire, keeping watch all night to make sure Nathania could rest for the night. Nathania lay beside him and seemed to be fast asleep. Meanwhile, Aleah who was lying beside Nathania continued to observe Keith. She couldn't sleep, let alone seeing Keith stand guard alone like that. Aleah got up and walked over to Keith, she took a seat beside Keith and sat quietly. Her eyes did not leave Keith, she felt this was a good opportunity to get closer to this young manThe night beforeKeith glanced at Aleah, he knew what women wanted. Even though Aleah just kept quiet and didn't do anything, it still annoyed Keith."What are you doing? why don't you sleep?" asked Keith curtly. His rude and cold attitude only made Aleah even more attracted to him.Aleah shifted her seat position until she was right next to Aiden. She smiled seductively as she puffed out her chest, wishing Keith's ey
The killer whales took them to a small island with tall trees and white sand all around it. "Thank you for helping us! Goodbye!" said Keith. The killer whales swam away after their task was done. "Thank you! See you later...!" Nathania waved her hand. She felt very grateful to them. Their bodies were drenched and their trees had nothing to help them survive this cold night. Keith took off his wet shirt and hung it out on the coconut tree stuff. Aleah who accidentally saw Keith's beautiful body, felt very embarrassed, but on the one hand, she felt very grateful to Keith and also Nathania for helping her so far. "Tha ... thank you so much! I really don't know what will happen to me if you don't help me!" She said. She smiled happily and her eyes immediately fell on Keith who wasn't too interested in her. "You don't need to thank's. Right, Keith?" Na