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Third Person POV The freezing winds shivered the one who walk neared the lake. His face paled, his lips trembled yet he wouldn't dare to stay and find shelter to the cave in the distant he never mind. Or was he even aware of what's around him, the lake that silently freezing and the cave that grown fat in this freezing world that long forgotten. Every second, a sigh can be heard. His eyes change from dark to blood every now and then, and shockingly right now it fill with the color only can sight in a summer sky. It takes only for a shivering wind to vanish the colors, as if those of a summer season that forgotten. It remain for a dark one, which side can sight the remain of a blood. He shivered as if to wake up from a deep nightmare. His paled face horrored to look around, eyes widened. “This...” He shuddered when he realize where he was and what does it even mean. He can only smile bitterly when he remember. “So the highly being as myself was discarded by the witch...?” he said
I have never been in the Library that the King design himself. Cynthia determine the location for me and tell me everything that I should have learn the moment I awakened. She didn't explain though what this so called awakened, but I have this guesses that I would rather embrace than to be replace by some sort of a bizzare of history that Cynthia been trying to especulate the moment we realize we are harmless to each other.“You try to avoid this, yet didn't even know how the world really is revolving?” She eyed me suspiciously after I stop her from talking about the existence of this world. I find it strange though. Why would someone such myself listen to the history she trying to say?“Was I'm less aware or just slow you send me to this high-end of facility-” My words stop midair and can only shut my eyes when her face turned into a block of ice.“You sure are unpredictable,” she said, fail to contain the frustration in her voice. In turn, I eyed her suspiciously too, as if she was
It's no secret that the King's have more than a hundred concubine. Not to mention having each of them bearing more than one offspring. The King surely preserving his bloodline. Duch and Duchess, who prefer to commited to only one spouse, thought the King device something far from the knowledge of this world. Threatened, they discreetly hinted the concubine 'that lies to forbidden is a way to the father's heart'. And the library was the long been forbidden place that the concubine thought was the place of knowledge of the likes of the king. Discreetly, every concubine device a plan to not be caught doing something out of the order. Infiltrating a forbidden library never been in their knowledge as an act of treason, and they proceed to the plan without too much thought of it. Plastered in their faces was excitement, thought that it's one of the King's mystery that waited to be discover, and that it was device by the King's itself to begin with. They aren't even competed enough to hide
Just then, the Library begun emitting a strange glow. It blinking from redness to blackness. Then an echoing cry filled the place as I burst out of the library.“Altara!” It was a thunderous voice, a familiar one that I only gritted my teeth for a response. It was filled with warning and discontentment. “Everyone, the King!”I silently moan to the pain of the impact yet my eyes widened when Cynthia exclaimed the presence of someone akin to heaven. I slowly lifted my head, gasped to see the King, walking like a storm cutting through trees and establishment. “You wench,” Cynthia glared, “bowed your head!”“No need,” the King interrupted, his eyes beam with bloody light. Suddenly he grasp his hands, pointed at my paled face. “I declared for my power as a King, witness with all the servants and my followers! You are no more Princess from this day and on, Altara,” he said, filling the place with shivering wind. “Bowed your head to no one as you are subjected to the trial of detector!”Cyn
Who are you?It's suppose my question to the figure who stop me from immersing through the darkness. However I find myself searching for the young prince.“You're making me laugh right now,” Cynthia abruptly said. “I'm not-”“You are, bitch!”I blink numerous times, yet I can only shrugged away the sight of her bitching around. She can only cry out loud when I left without words. I scan in the servants quarter discreetly, looking for familiar face that always accompanied the young prince. “Strange,” one says, bothered, “the young prince said he will to travel the far barren. However he didn't specify the place,” she paused, trying to makes sense, her eyes watered; “Actually he have long abandon us after what happen at Princess Altara's room.”“Why though?” I express the mystery that the servants don't even dare to pursue. Why the young prince change the moment he burst the pitiful door?It didn't take awhile before one of them shuddered, her eyes fully widened when she realize who I
“Is she telling me to leave the palace?” It's been awhile but the lingering thought crawled like worm. The woman was strange enough to disappear after that. Somehow it goes to the point I doubt for her to unable to do so before I caught sight of her. Or was it because she didn't expect I'll able to see her?“Are you even listening?” Cynthia gritted her teeth. “You've never be, Altara!”“Oh,” I cough to the sight of her eyes flaming in bloody glow, I felt like summon from the deepest of my soul. “Y-you're here, Cynthia. I forgot your existence-” I cleared my throat, blink to think for a good excuse, yet I can only shaken. “I mean... your highly existence is overwhelming. Didn't you think it's enormous for a princess?” I try to throw a joke, only it turn out serious.“What?” She turn into a dragon ready to burst a flame, however she able to calm a bit, shuddered to remember something. She laughed the harder. “Right! Why are you in that servants quarter, Altara?”“S-servants quarter?” I
“Grandmom?” She came to view, the woman who has deep admiration in face as she keep staring at my face.“Altara,” she said my name and I suddenly remember the curiousity deep within me. I excitedly jump from the bed, hug her legs tight. “Granmom! I have a question!”Her eyes filled with void the moment I look up, so dark. Yet become irrelevant the moment she smile, kneel to height the same as mine. “What is it, my darling?”Though strange by the way she address me, I continued with a smile. “I come to realize we name for a reason!” I strange by the sight of her blinking the moment I say the words. “Grandmom, are you fine?”She shuddered, shrugged away something that I suddenly thought was caught her off guard. “What's your question again?” she ask, yet didn't fully immerse.“Don't you hear?” I pouted, look away to the darkness enveloping the far City. It suddenly came to mind how she also do that when I ask her the way to the city. That I want to go to that place...find her if she tak
The warning is for me to stop digging for more. I know it's absurd but I laugh like this highly being lost his mind. I sneered. “You think you can do whatever you wanted to?”“I'm getting started, so yes,” his reply sent shiver to my spine.“You cruel son of a bitch!” I shriek, despise the existence that hardly notice. The son of a bitch only laugh. Its laughter fill the every parts of the palace, leaving the commotion that boiling about.“What are happening?” Cynthia when see I was standing in front of the close and guarded elevator. “Nothing,” I reply, no time to determine of who she is. Looking at her, she seem curious and was deeply bothered. Is she someone I know about?“Just tell me if you want me to accompany you,” she said, looking at the bloodily guards lining about. Their eyes close as if sleeping, yet they are aware and a single step from me will open their eyes for the opportunity to stab me and wounded my poorly existence.“So what your advice is?” I look her, determine
It happen in a far so distance that Altara barely look back. The time is the bloody one; the bloody moonlight strike everywhere!“Isn't it good time for a hunt?” Someone ask, reveal the never-seen of excitement.“Are you nuts? Grandma will sure punk you!” “She will never know! Unless you tell her,” the girl rolled her eyes and is sounded so frustrated.Their every gaze causing her to find strange. She stuttered, “You think I'll do that? Is that why you all don't inform me you all hear the tale grandma forbidden you all? Seriously?”“Yes. Is it a problem for you?” interrupted by a strange voice and is causing her heart to boom hardly. “You've done it once and you'll do it again, Altara. So not telling you this will be your reminder and your punishment for being such a bitch.”“I'm no bitcg!” She cry out, yet they look away. They begun telling each other how fun their day have been. How it is colorful, and let her reminder her absence is nothing but a joyous and freeful moment!These
Cynthia Pov I saw something in the storage room that day. I have the feeling that it has the uses and can be relevant to our journey. That's why I keep it to myself...“What's that, Rein?” Edward ask, starled me. I didn't realize he keep an eye at me. “W-what's what?” I look at him as if I weirded by his question. As if it is absurd that I don't want to answer. Which he find suspicious. “Why are you defensive?” His eyes curious by what I keep behind me. He added, “Is there's something I didn't know about? Rein, you can tell me.” He looks sincere but that's makes me uneasy.I couldn't help but hide the uneasiness, and couldn't keep my voice low, but it raised as I said, “Are you sure I hide something, Edward? Why? Why do you think so I hide something?” I try to be seen angry at him which is I sure to apologize later. But his face become apologetic. “I didn't mean suspecting you,” he said and I just look away when I feel like I making him worried...and sorry about something he shou
Cynthia POV“Where are they?” Edward and Milke are no where to be seen. I look at Carl who looks trouble but sighed as saw my stares, and said, “I don't see the reason to explain, but...they know as well.”“How?” As I ask, I saw the man who lie at the cotton seat, peacefully sleep as if not been fell from above. “Don't tell me...” I grasp to the idea in mind. “That's impossible-”“He having conscious earlier and said something strange-” Carl stop himself, but he knows he can't now as my eyes turn to him. “-that's why Mike and Edward, who didn't know earlier those disturbing things I see with Shiela, now know a biggest discovery that explain everything.”“And what is it?” I asked, sounds curious, but he fell silence to it. “Carl-”“You better not know, Rein,” he said, face serious and deadly begging me to not asking for more, “what we have to focus as of the moment is to wait-”“Wait? What's there to wait?” I didn't even bother know his reasons, I couldn't understand anymore. “Carl, I
Cynthia POVShiela give me a hug and curius about something, “Is he fine?” She refer to the man who fell from above. Mike and Edward sheltered him inside the Train. I inform Shiela, “He is unconscious...but he's fine.” I guess. I hope so.Carl and every children have a simple supper, he keep nagging that we should eat even just a little but I chose to be alone. Until Shiela came. Still there's silence after she ask about that man.I look at her, “What's bothering you?” I ask her when she is unbelievably bother, something that I never thought I will see through her face. “I...” She look at the sky. “...I think I saw something earlier.” Her lips begun trembling, eyes watered again as she look at me. “I'm scared, Rein.”“What?” I couldn't know how to react but I never thought something beyond the falling is the reason of her fear earlier. “Shiela...”“Hey, you two!” Carl calling from afar, voice sounds tire. “Let's eat!” I hug Shiela, things that she does earlier. “Tell me.” I am begg
Cynthia POVShiela and Carl stay and calm the children while we look to the man who fell from the sky. Everyone are in shock, actually we are surprise that we chose to keep the journey on hold. But I remain on my foot and see to myself what happened to the man. Mike and Edward lead the way. As I observe around, we are now in between the snowy-warmth place and rainy-firey place. We finally see the land below our feet, no snow to hide it. It even have Trees that as if withstand the climate, grow bigger than usual. One of the Trees is where that man landed, actually his Parachute tightly embrace one of the branches. From where he is, 10 feet above the ground, he breathe just fine but unconscious. He as if hanged there for a crime but we know better, he just crashed for God knows where he came from.“I'll climb,” Edward volounter as Mike and I looks away, “I know you both are afraid of height.”“I'm not!” Mike corrected him. “It's just...”“Still you are afraid to climb.” Edward said wi
Cynthia POVI stare blankly at him. “Can you tell them to find excitement together?” He look at me with curious eyes, “Why? Is something...bothered you?”“That...I couldn't answer for now.” I look away, stare the magical from afar. “Even I feel like that is magical place rather than strange, still...I could only at peace when I know we are in it together. Reach one place at a time...together.” I emphasize the word and look at him begging. He understood, nodded, “Then...” He grab my hand and before I know it, we are at the center of each children. “Everyone, my friend here has something to say before we proceed to seeks excitement.” He smile at me, while I almost lose my cool.“Edward,” I whisper, “what do you think you're doing?” He didn't answer, only sign me to voice what I'm trying to say. “You can do it,” he said, “I know you can do better on persuading them than me.”I couldn't contain my heartbeat, but at the back of my mind, it says I'm screaming that finally...I can have th
Cynthia POVLights illuminated as I adjusted my vision. I scan around with a banging heart and dreaded mind. There's a sight that I couldn't imagine to see, but it is even real? I thought I having a dream. How can a hundred of children be in a one place without grown ups to guide them? This is horrible to ever seen, but I couldn't just regrets my desire to ever reach this place. I'm not yet know however this world works.“Slap me, Shiela!” I heard Carl unknowingly request a thing from Shiela. And before I know what they are doing, Carl scream in pain. I couldn't contain my surprise of what Sheila have done. She is as if possess by something and unknowingly do what Carl requested her to do. Not that it is surprises enough, but how Carl reacts gives me a hint its really hurt, his face becomes tomato.“Sorry?” Shiela feel a slight of regrets, thing that she couldn't have before. Now she is surprised about it, look at her hand that slap a friend and feel so sorry again. “Did I hit you
Cynthia POVIt was the start of the summer. I am silently glared the boys who is so excited to hear a tale that Grandma have been telling them the last summer. It have been a bitter season to me, having the attention of Grandma shifted to them. They are so attention's stealer. I don't have anyone but Grandma. Yet this whole season, they just keep bothering the house and teasing me whole day. However try I am to busy myself, study earlier even it is a vacation, yet the simple trick of the boys my world gotten crumble!“You're so nerd, Rein,” Hunter said, startled me from unknown reason. He's never been this way, call me with this name rather than the name Grandma design to us. Our eyes locked in contact. Instantly, my heart felt like to explode and I can't help but to shiver and rooted in the.floor. “Are you fine? You looks pale,” His cold hand flow to my head and I shivered more, more violently. “That's weird,” he commented, barely contain the worry in his voice.“Just stop it, Edw
“They will come to get children with a strong desire,” Grandma once said in a way that is receiving gasps from the children surrounded her.She then smile as if dreaming to that world she said filled with desire. “It is a dream world for children. To be able to hear a shattering of the wind is like a starts of their dream come true. This will be a primonition of their blessing...”Sounded scary as always but children laugh like sick in the mind. Or perhaps they are good at dreaming the possibility outthere.But this fear-inciting tale slowly getting excitement to the one of a children; She is silent this whole time and reveal the boredom. Yet her heart trembled in excitement!She said as she sneered, “When exactly that is going to be true? Where's the celestial you spouted upon, Grandma?” She sounded annoyed, however, her eyes is glowing with excitement. She surpass the other children surrounded the grandma!“Why are you getting interested, Cynthia?” One of the children ask, his voice