“Out with it, Dan. Where’s Ren?” I asked.
Dan moved away from the bouquet and was smiling at me like an idiot. “You’re looking for him? Is that progress I hear?” He chuckled and was suddenly pulled back by the collar of his shirt by his twin.
Ren and I met gazes. “Hey, princess.” He greeted me. Ren was wearing the same coat as Dan, but minus all the fancy chains and details. While Ren was dressed to be presentable, Dan was dressed to impress.
“‘Sup, Ren.” I greeted back.
Dan moved his head back and forth between the two of us. And the more that he did, the deeper his frown has become. “That’s it!?” He asked in disbelief. “That’s all?!” He dema
It has been a long time since I came to visit the market here in Hazel. Nostalgia hit me differently because there were good and bad memories that I had here. One of them is where I had my first fight with Fred, and the other one is where I finally realized that Custard was indeed following me at that time.“Nora, stop removing your cloak. People will see that you’re a royal.” I chided her as I fixed her cloak. Before leaving, I asked the servants to bring us some cloaks just to hide our dresses. We didn’t have much time to change since Nora seemed like she was in a hurry.“I’m hungry.” She pouted.“Me too.” I agreed. “Let’s go look for something to eat.” I was a bit surprised when Nora smiled and started pulling on my hand a
“You!” Nora and I screamed back as Dan’s face appeared when we opened the door to the lounge. “You cheating rascal!” He directed his gaze to Nora.Nora quickly hid behind me and stuck her tongue out at Dan. He looked irritated and was about to say something more when Ace blocked his path.“What do you think you’re doing?” Ace dropped the shopping bags on the floor and cracked his knuckles. “Are you bullying my sister?” He demanded.“Of course not.” Dan said in a deadpanned tone as he heard Eltur and Darem laughing behind his back. Dan jerked a thumb towards them. “It was your older brothers who were bullying her. I heard they were teaching her things that kids shouldn’t know. I won’t tell you what it is. You
As the crown was placed on top of Fred’s head, the crowd erupted into a big round of applause. Fred, who was currently declared as the youngest king of Hazel smiled back onto the crowd as he returned the scepter. The princes and I couldn’t be more proud of him. After all, he deserves it. We have seen and witnesses what he could do and how responsible he can be. That is why I admire him. He’s kind and smart, and also talented. He was the perfect king. Maybe I should consider migrating to Hazel or buy some Fred action figures? Will I be charged with tax? “Enjoy the party everyone.” Fred says before he went backstage, probably to sign a few more paperwork. I almost booed at this sudden disappearance because I have yet to marvel at the sight of the handsom
The moment Fred and I began dancing, the others started to follow. It was like the previous events didn’t happen at all. At the moment, the visitors enjoyed the event as usual as they casually used the dancefloor. “Fred, is it me, or do you suck at dancing now?” I said as he and I stood behind the buffet table and ate. I was eating while he was just looking at me and greeting guests when they passed by. “I should be asking you that same question.” He responded and handed me a cupcake. “Try this.” “I stepped on you one time! You also stepped on mine.” I complained but still accepted the cupcake nonetheless. Fred held this cupcake. It is now a national treasure that my stomach will enjoy. Fred snickered. “You stepped on me first. I just returned the favo
I immediately ran to find my aunt. They were still back to where I left them. When my aunt saw me, she was about to scold me for running, but seeing the look on my face, she held back. “Dear, what’s wrong?” “Where’s the carriage you took to get here? I need to get back to Thalia immediately.” I told them. “You’re leaving already?” Fred interjected and came forward. I nodded. “It’s Viex, my other contracted spirit.” I held my head as I tried to remember the last words that he told me. “He told me that he was in Thalia. And I feel it. He’s in trouble.” Fred nodded and called for a servant. “Get my carriage immediately.” “But, sire, with all the carriage pa
I was starring at an empty space trying to comprehend what Viex just said. King Ferius has my sister? What a joke.But even though all I wanted to do was deny it, the traces of hair on the ground and Viex’s words were all the proof I needed.I saw a card written in blood. My stomach swirled at the sight.‘Surrender yourself and the chalice.’ It says. I don’t even need to look for the name of the sender to know who it is.I wanted to puke. I remember all the pain in my body when I felt the repercussion of Viex healing someone. Was it Stella that Viex was trying to heal to end up in this state?I looked at Viex’s sleeping form. He was phasing in and out of my sight. His bo
I can’t believe this! They locked me up AGAIN! Just after they read the letter, they thought it would be best if I sit this one out because they still think that it can somehow be a trap. They don’t want me to be a part of it because they thought it would be best if I never appear in front of King Ferius. Ever.I have to admit that the first day that I was locked up, I screamed and cried myself to sleep in frustration. I even started picking on my nails because of the anxiety that it gave me.Viex, on the other hand, was able to recover and it was his comforting and assuring words that my sister is well that helped me sleep that night. He and Custard took turns that night watching over me as I sleep.Today is my third day of being locked up. But I still have no idea what their c
“Malduk?” I gasped and then I sat back while looking at the ceiling and I started to think. “Wait. I don’t remember. Who is he again?”‘I…’ Custard paused and looked at Viex for help. Viex simply rolled his eyes at him.‘Princess, Malduk is the evil spirit who possessed you. Remember when you bathed in the spring to purify yourself? That was the guy you purified.’“Now this I am following.” I nodded. “But I thought he was...purified? Like gone forever. How was he able to possess Custard when he was vulnerable?”Viex started shifting on his paws. He somehow felt uncomfortable.
“I see.” Sophie, the seer that I met a long time ago when I went to Hazel, laughs. “Now do you believe the prophecy?” “He is rich, I have to tell you that.” I joked and laughed along with her. Sophie has become a close advisor to King Fred. She was the last seer in the lands and is now being taken care of. “So, is my guess right?” I asked hopefully. Sophie gave me a look as she nodded. “Congratulations, Queen Rosalie. You are - ” She was cut off when Custard lets out a yelp. ‘Master master! Arcielia keeps on pulling on my tail.’ Custard whimpered as he sat on the floor with his head and ears down. “Sorry, Custard.” I said before I fixed a look at a young girl. Her hair is as dark as her father while her eyes are as blue
The guy lets out a scream as his other friend pulled him away from the stranger, who was now standing in front of me as if shielding me from my two attackers. “Leave. Or would you like me to break your jaws and feed you that...glass thing that you are holding?”Glass thing? Does he mean the can of beer? But it’s not even GLASS!“You two aren’t moving. Would you like me to break something else?” He asked menacingly and started moving forward. The two immediately ran away in a haste the longer they continued to look at the guy.As soon as they were gone, I looked at the man warily. His back was still facing me that I can’t even tell what he looks like at the moment. “Thank you.” I blurted out.The moment I spoke,
****2 Years Later in The Human Realm****I was bouncing on my toes as I waited for my teammate to pass me the baton. I was already at a pretty slow pace in order for her to be able to hand it over to me.“Please, Rose. Hurry!” My teammate pleaded with me.I gave her a reassuring smile as I got the baton in my hands and began to run. My mind focused on my own path. As soon as the wind hit my face, nostalgia suddenly hit me and I feel as if I was running in a different with different people. One was a red-head and the other one was a brunette.Despite the crowd in the background, all I could hear were the cheers of these two imaginary men.‘Go on, Rose. You can do it.’
“LOOK OUT!” Ace came forward and shielded me. In the process, Ace’s arm got a second-degree burn. Ace winced in pain as he immediately removed the sleeve on that particular arm.“No…” I whispered. Horrified at what I saw. Then I turned to glare murderously at Camille. “It was you, wasn’t it? You set him free!”Instead of looking guilty, Camille had a crazed look in her eyes. “Nate is mine. He is mine. If it weren’t for you then I would have become his queen!”“Nate and I are not in that kind of relationship!” I told her. “And he doesn’t belong to anyone!”But as hard as I tried to convince her, it seemed like Camille couldn’t hear any of it as she just screa
“Ow!”“Camille?” I gasped as soon as I saw the fairy princess emerging from under my bed with a swollen eye from my hit. Can’t say I don’t regret it. “What are you doing here? And why are you in my room?” I demanded.“Give me that!” Camille charged at me with her eyes fixed on the chalice.“Hey! What are you doing?” I moved my hand back, the one that was holding the chalice as Camille continued to charge at me with a crazy look in her eyes.“That’s what they wanted, right? Just give it to them!” She yelled at me and attempted to grab it this time with flames igniting from her hands.“You don’t even know what this is. Ba
Everyone was quiet as we all let the information sink in. When I thought about it, it all made sense now. Luke was the one that we were looking for. The only thing is, he is not exactly a traitor, just controlled by something that he cannot fight.“Hang on, who attacked Luke in the greenhouse?” I asked. “I mean, the place was basically a mess.”“He did that to himself,” Stella says. “As soon as he realized that Ferius was looking and hearing events of what was happening, he put himself to sleep to purposely stop Ferius from knowing of our plans. But upon realizing this, Ferius tried to take control over him. That was why the dose of the sleeping potion that he took was too much as to put him in a temporary coma.”“I see.” Ace and I exchanged a look.
‘Princess, focus!’ I felt Viex slumping down when the supply of magic that I was giving him was cut off. In that brief moment of weakness, a few rogues were able to catch on and started targeting us instead. I got down from Viex as he was still trying to recover from the unstable magic. Custard and I managed to handle a few of them with our backs facing Viex to protect him. ‘Princess, behind you!’ Viex yelled as a warning. When I looked back, I saw a leopard pouncing at me. Custard blocked its path but the leopard didn’t fully reach us when a hood figured appeared, landed on the leopard’s back in midair, and plunge his blade to its neck. As they both landed on the ground, Ace took his hood and pulled me until I w
I woke up early the next day as we all started to prepare ourselves. But I, on the other hand, woke up especially early because I wanted to make sure that everything was settled. Plus, I was getting nervous about all of this as well that I just can’t get a few more minutes of a shut-eye. I already have my shirt, chainmail, vest, trousers, and boots on. Now, I was contemplating wearing the gloves that Eltur and Darem gave me, but I decided against it as it would only hinder my grip on my whip. As I got out, I noticed that Nate was outside of his tent as well and just doing a few stretches. He must have heard me stepping out because he looked back with a tired and nervous smile on his face. “Hey. Good morning, Rose.” He greeted me. “Morning, Nate.” I greeted his back as I held the tent open for Custard and
Nate and I headed for the larger tent in the area. He told me that it was where all the royals are supposed to gather for the briefing.Nate opened the tent for me go to inside, but before I could even enter, I heard two familiar voices behind me. “I almost cried. You look so much more independent compared to the last time that we saw you. I just hope that you really are what you look like from the outside.”It was Custard who first reacted. He lets out a howl and ran behind me. ‘Master Ren!’I turned just in time to see Ren picking Custard up on the ground as Custard showered him with adoring kisses. The twins were humbly wearing plain shirts like what we usually wore in training. And judging by the looks on their faces, I can only guess that t