Chapter 22

    

    

    *Third Person's Pov*

    

    

    When the night came, the rebels started to march from the capital to the palace. They brought torches to light their way and everyone is dressed in full battle gear.

    

    "Tonight is the night that we are going to change history!" their leader shouted.

    

    

    "Victory is ours!" everyone chanted.

    

    

    When they reach the palace they tried to break the gates by putting fire on it. The palace guards were alarmed. They started to fire arrows to the rebels. Arrows fall like rain from the sky hitting some of them. Blood and fire scattered everywhere. Some of the rebels died in an instant while the others were wounded. But despite of the casualties they have experienced, they still manage to barge inside the palace. The war between the rebels and the palace guards started causing chaos all over the palace.

    

    

    

    "Your majesty, rebels are now attacking the palace," one of the guards reported to their king. The king knows that the rebels are unstoppable for they really are against him. But he will do whatever it takes just to protect his family no matter how much it would cost him.

    

    

    "What shall we do now hon?" the queen asked worriedly while hugging their unconscious daughter.

    

    

    The king caressed his worried wife's face and then he spoke, "Nothing will happen to you and to our daughter. I'll make sure of that. I will protect you no matter what!"

    

    The queen nodded and planted small kisses on her husband's hand.

    

    

    "Take care of yourself as well. We don't know how to live without you," she said as tears started to fall from her eyes.

    

    

    "I will!" the king promised then he kissed his wife and daughter's forehead . He took his sword afterwards and immediately run outside the princess's room to face the rebels.

    

    Leana locked the door when the king left so that no one could enter to hurt the queen and princess.

    

    "Aris the mighty God of war, I beg you to protect my husband and help him win against those rebels," the queen prayed.

    

    "Amen," Leana and Kaira answered in unison.

    

    

    The king encountered many bandits but he managed to defeat them all. Without hesitation, he used his sword against them. The smell of blood filled the whole palace. Yelps of pain and sorrows were heard from it's walls. Blood and dead bodies of the rebels and palace guards scattered everywhere.

    

    

    "Whoever caused all of this will pay!" the king said angrily as he cut the head of the rebel who tried to block his way. The head rolled like a ball to the floor and the king's sword is now covered with blood.

    

    

    

"Are you serious about that my dear brother?" He turn around to see the person who speaks. He was shocked to see his sister Anatalia standing with a smirk on her face.

"Anatalia? Don't tell me this is all part of your evil schemes?" he shouted angrily.

"Of course my dear brother. Don't you think it's time for you to retire?" she answered sarcastically.

The king clinched his jaw and started to point his sword to his own sister. 

"Seriously? Are you going to kill me? I am your only sister incase you forgotten!" Anatalia reminded him while laughing.

"You're right! You are my sister. And I have never imagined that you will be part of this rebellion!" the king said disappointedly.

    

    

    

"Why not? You never loved me as your sister! But don't worry the feeling is mutual!"

    

"What are you talking about Anatalia? I love you because you are my sister. Mom and dad left you under my care. After their death I promised to myself that I will always protect you!" Anatalia laughed harder because of her brother's words.

    

"Excuse me? I never felt protected! All I want is the throne! But instead of giving it to me, they gave it to you! And it's all because I'm a woman? So pathetic! They never realized that I'm way much better than you!" She took her sword and started to attack her own brother. 

    

    

The king was left with no choice but to fight back. He hardly knows that Anatalia will not hesitate to kill him. She's too blinded by her jealousy and ambition to be able to think that they are siblings and should protect each other instead of fighting.

    

    

"Anatalia wake up! Stop this and I will forgive you!" he told her in the middle of their fight.

    

    

"Too late my dear brother! I am no longer a child that will listen to your lies. I will protect myself and my daughter!" She kicked the king on his stomach causing it to fall to the ground.

    

    

"Yaaaah!" She was about to thrust her sword to the king's heart when a palace guard came in and shoot an arrow at her. She was shoot directly into her heart and fell to the ground automatically.

    

    

"Anatalia!" the king cried after seeing his bloody sister. He went closer to her and tried to carry her in his arms.

    

    

"Please don't die," he begged while crying. Anatalia started to cry as well. 

    

"I..I'm sorry bro..ther," she said using her weak voice. Now, she realized all her mistakes. She wanted to turn back the time so that she could change everything but it was too late for her.

    

"Don't talk, I will save you. You will not die!" She smiled weakly, now she realized how forgiving her brother is.

    

"I won't last long." She reach for her brother's hand and kissed the top of it. "Now I know why our parents chose you as king. And it's not because you're a man, but because your heart is pure unlike mine that's full of rage and jealousy. I'm so sorry brother," she apologized in the middle of her tears.

    

    

"Don't say that Talia, everyone commits mistakes but deserves forgiveness," the king told her. "Guards! Call the physician now!"

    

    

"Not everyone deserves forgiveness, please look after my daughter for me. Don't let her live in rage just like me. Please make her realize her mistakes. I now allow you to demote her as a princess temporarily. Bring back her title once she learns how to reflect on what she did to her own cousin. Please brother?" she begged.

    

    

"I will," the king answered and kisses his sister's forehead. Anatalia smiled as she slowly closes her eyes and accepts her fate.