Today I'm sitting on a bench, reading my favorite book, when I get a phone call."Alexa!"And when I turned my head to look at who it was, I saw Sophie waving. And in an instant, he was in front of me."Oh, why Sophie? What's the matter?" I asked."Uhm... Can you help me with my training? Please, Alexa? You're the only one available right now because almost all of them, including Clyde, are busy with their errands. Pretty please?" Sophie begged while pouting. Kyaaahhh! She's so cute! Being this adorable is a sin!"Training for what?" I asked."Hopefully for the upcoming sword combat. I'm not that good at using a sword yet, and I heard that you're one of the best at using swords. But if you're really busy, it's okay even if you don't. I don't want to bother you," Sophie said, lowering her head."No. No. It's okay, " I said while shaking my head.She immediately raised her head and looked at me."Really?" Sophie said cheerfully. And her beautiful eyes seemed to be twinkling, which made
VANESSA'S POV"Damn it! It's annoying! My father shouldn't have allowed Sophie to go to school! Look at how men keep eyeing my sister! I'm going to pull their eyes out!" Drake said. He keeps ranting about those people who keep staring at his sister with admiration, which makes him jealous.Yes, you read it right. He's jealous. He loves his sister, but not as a sibling but as a woman. Relationships between blood relatives are allowed in our world. Some clans use it to maintain the purity of their bloodline. And me? I just keep on staring at him and trying to hide my pain. I'm in pain right now because I have feelings for Drake Monteverde. I know it's an unrequited feeling, but I can't help it. It's all Sophie's fault! I'll really be going to pull her hair once I see her! If she hadn't told me good stories about her older brother, I wouldn't be having a hard time right now. Then I might now be hurting like this. I can't stop being intrigued by Sophie's stories about her older brother, a
As I was walking, I suddenly saw Alexa and Yna, who, like me, also looked down. They have this gloomy aura around them."Hey, Vanessa. Do you want to join us? We'll get some fresh air first. We don't want to go to the class yet," said Yna.I thought it was a good idea to avoid Drake and for me to unwind."All right," I replied. And we walked. Until we stopped on a hill inside the academy. We sighed at the same time."So what's with the faces? You look disheartened," I asked."Yeah, we know you don't have to rub it in our faces. And it really came from you, huh? For your information, you look worse than us," They retorted."The man I love, loves somebody else," said Yna. I looked at her. What a coincidence!"Well, same here," I replied."Same here too," said Alexa."Looks like we should have a drink later. To celebrate our first heartbreaks," said Yna"So who is the lucky girl that gets the heart of the man you love?" Alexa asked all of a sudden."You go first," Yna said to me."You sh
SOPHIE'S POV We are now in the back of our mansion. The portal was open and we were ready to leave the mortal world and return to Ausgberg. "Waah! My baby girl! I'll miss you! Always be careful there huh? Always eat and don't ever starve yourself, got it?" mommy told me. She already said that for the nth time. I close my eyes because of that because they will definitely tease me again later. "Yes mom," I said and hugged her. "Always be careful there okay? And I hope you always call us so we can always talk to you and find out if you're doing okay" Daddy told me. "Sure Dad," I said. "Waaahhhh! My baby girl! I will miss you!" Mommy said while weeping. Sometimes I don't know if I'll laugh at her childishness. Sometimes I doubt who is really older than us. I'm even more mature than her. "All right, go ahead, the Dear King might be waiting for you for a while," Daddy said and even if he didn't even show it to us. I knew he was sad when we left. "Let's go," said older brother
RENCE POV"Why is Sophie taking so long? She said she would just take care of something for a while. Where on earth does that woman go?" Vanessa asked worriedly. We also started to get bothered by what she said."Oh, speaking of the devil," Blaze said suddenly. And we turned our heads to where he was looking, and we immediately stood up when we saw Sophie walking toward us. But there's something off with her. It feels strange. I can't explain it. I know there is something wrong with her."I'm sorry guys if I took so long. I just took care of something," said Sophie."It's okay. Where were you? Are you okay? Are you hurt or something?" Clyde asked nonstop."Yes, I'm fine. I just took care of something else. That's all. There's nothing to fret about," Sophie answered."Okay, if you insist," Clyde said."Guys! Let's go!" Sophie said, then began to turn her back and walk."Where are we going?" Yna asked as we followed Sophie."Just because! It won't take long, I promise! I'll just show yo
SOPHIE'S POVI gradually opened my eyes. I adjusted my vision a bit because of the light. I was in my room when I adjusted my vision. Wait—what happened? The last thing I remember is when Zack abducted us and Zack's head hurt and some black smoke came out of him that became a person that looked like him—Zack! Where is Zack? Is he okay? What was the black smoke that came out of him? What is really going on? I'm so confused! My mind is in a daze. I need to see and talk to Zack! I need an answer, and he's the only one who can answer all the questions on my mind! I immediately got up and was about to go down to my bed when the door suddenly opened. And then I saw Clyde. His eyes widened when he saw that I was awake. He approached me immediately."What do you think you're doing, Princess Sophia Monteverde?" Clyde asked with a raised eyebrow. Sometimes I wonder if Clyde is really a man because he's so hostile and often raises an eyebrow. Tsk. Tsk."Clyde, I have to go to Zack. Please," I be
Since then, life has changed, but in a good way. We always meet on a hill near the academy in the place where we first met. Until Drake and his friends found out about our friendship. Drake was furious about it. He even threatens to kill me if I don't stay away from his sister and turn up to her again. I understand Drake. He is just trying to protect his sister. He doesn't trust me because of my father. Drake forced her to go home the day he found out. I was sad because I thought that would be the last time I would see Sophie. Sophie removed Drake's grip on her. "He's not what you think he is! He's not a bad person at all! And I confirmed that while we were together. He had several chances to kill me before, but he didn't. Don't judge him as if you know him very well, even if you haven't been with him. You didn't even plan to know him well before you judged him!" Sophie shouted at them and grabbed my wrist and pulled me somewhere. When I saw that we were in the hideout, I still coul
I saw it! I saw so many pictures of Sophie inside the box that Zayne kept most. Behind those pictures, there's a message of how much he loves her and he's willing to kill anyone who tries to interfere with the two of them. He also put an X mark on Sophie's friends and family but in Clyde's picture it was not an X mark but a whole and I'm sure that it was because of a gunshot. Some things were connected to Sophie inside the box such as the spoon that she used, her handkerchief, her hair clip, and many more. That's why he doesn't want me to interfere or touch that box! He just used me to have the power so he can have Sophie even if it means that he has to use force! I immediately looked for the black book in his drawer, my father had already given it to him. When I saw the black book, I immediately read the page about wartex. Sh*t! I hope I was wrong! I can never forgive myself if something bad happened to Sophie. Yes, I do love her but I will force her nor hurt her in any way just so
When I opened the door I saw my wife talking to Drayven. They turned their attention to us when they noticed us. Clyde looked at zero and I felt Zero squeeze my hand. Zero probably thought my husband was mad at him if he only knew that he was just jealous because zero was holding my hand. It looks like Clyde is really childish. He tends to get jealous even with a child. He's not Clyde unless he's possessive. I find it frustrating at times, but mostly I find it cute. It gave me some assurance that he still loves me. It's not that I doubt his love for me. It really melts my heart that he always makes me feel loved even when I don't ask for it. He's a perfect husband and parent, and this qualities of him makes me fall in love with him every single day. "Hon, this is Zero Monteverde, son of Zack. From now on he will live here together with us and he'll be part of our family. I'm sorry if I didn't discuss with it you first and just decided on this matter on my own," I said and he walks tow
I noticed that there was a boy next to her. Is that her son? The boy has his back facing me so I couldn't see his face. "Who are you?" I asked so she turned her gaze to me even the child. I was surprised to see the child's face. He's like a spitting image of him! It sent chills down my spine. He seems to be 2 or 3 years old. His eyes were emotionless. The woman was about to stand up but I raised my hand to say that it was fine. "You don't have to do that anymore; in that state of your body, I'm quite certain even lifting a finger will be difficult for you," I said. "Thank you for your consideration, your majesty," The woman answered. The woman looked at the child as if to indicate something. The boy nodded then looked at me and bowed as a sign of respect then went outside to give us some privacy. "My name is Rea, your majesty. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience but I really have no choice. I can't let the child be on his own. If you noticed the child's resemblance to Zack i
SOPHIE'S POV I'm here now in the bedroom and watching my children. They're sleeping soundly in bed. They are both very beautiful and handsome. My son’s name is Xenon Clyde Villegas while the girl's is Qarina Zurie Villegas. I know their names are a bit weird but that's what I really want. They rarely cry but when one of them cries the other will also cry. They're so adorable. Xenon often smiles but when someone takes his twin away from him or someone else holds his twin, his face will becomes serious and he will suddenly cry out loud. He is obviously very possessive when it comes to his twin. Qarina, on the other hand, only smiled at us, she only smiles at her family, but when it comes to others, she is often serious. I presume she inherited it from Clyde. It's already been a year since the twins were born but we have no intention of following them because it's hard to give birth. We're already contented with the two of them. Draven, son of Drake, is also in the room. He is here be
SOPHIE'S POV I slowly opened my eyes and saw that I was in my room now. I slowly sat and lean on the headrest of the bed. I touched my head when I suddenly got dizzy. "Your highness, you shouldn't get up yet. You should take a rest. It's good and you're awake!" said the doctor. I turn around and I saw a female doctor. It looks like she's busy doing something that's why she didn't notice it late that I woke up. "What happened?" I asked. "You passed out dear princess," said the doctor "Doc, why did I pass out? Am I sick? Am I going to die?" I asked a series of questions and the doctor laughed. "You don't have any sickness, your highness. I just got the results of the test when I examined you earlier. It's only natural for a pregnant woman to die when she's tired" she said so my eyes widened. 10% loading... 20% loading... 50% loading... 80% loading... 99% loading... Process Complete I immediately grabbed her arms. Oh my god! Is it for real? Am I really going to be a
When I woke up, I remembered what had happened and tears started streaming once again. I was crying when suddenly I noticed a paper on the table. This is exactly what Zack gave me before he died. I immediately wiped away my tears and immediately took the paper. I could even smell her scent here on the paper and my tears started dripping again so I raised my head to stop my tears. You need to be strong. Not just for yourself but also for the people who depend on you. I read what was written on the paper. Dear Princess, If you're reading this it only means that I'm already dead. Don't blame yourself for my death because I planned to die ever since you came back here because this is the only way to defeat Zayne. When Zayne and I joined, he made a deal with the demon for him to get stronger because he knew he couldn't get you if he was weak. He is already immortal and the only way to defeat him is for me to die because we are one and our lives are one, so if one of us dies, the other w
I immediately caught Zack when he fell. When Zack fell Zayne also fell to the ground. God! We just met again so why you're taking him from me right away?! It's so unfair! All his life he had never experienced living a proper life. I'm begging you! Don't take him away yet. He did nothing wrong. All he did was love me and that was his biggest mistake. It's all my fault. If it weren't for me maybe he won't suffer like this. Maybe he's still peacefully living with Zayne together with their own family. "H-Hey Princess. Shhh... d-don't cry. You're getting uglier. I-It'll be hard for me to leave when you keep on crying like a child" he stammered and then he suddenly coughed blood. "Don't! Stop talking. The healers are coming! Please hold on! Don't leave me Zack" I said crying He smiled at me and tears came out of his eyes. He caressed my face and wiped away my tears. Then he shook his head. "D-don't. Don't treat me when you treat me Z-Zayne will live. S-sorry. I hope you can forgive m
"AAAHHHHHHH!" They shouted and the pain was evident on their faces, I just realize that they had already removed the rope from their mouths. They maybe did it when Zayne and I are busy fighting each other. "No! Please! Let them go!" I said while crying because I could see they were having a hard time. "Then come with me, let's be together forever then I will let them go. I will let them live so I won't sow more terror. I promise that I will leave Ausgberg alone, they will be at peace just come with me. he said I looked at them and I could see the tears coming out of their eyes as a sign that they were hurting. They are suffering because of me. I am willing to sacrifice my happiness for the people I love and for the people of the whole Ausgberg and if the only way to save them is for me to go with Zayne then I will. "Fine! Please don't kill them! I'll come with you" I begged him. "Hahahahahahaha" he laughed devilishly. "No! Sophie! Y-You don't have to go with him! Fight hi
I immediately opened my palms and a katana made of fire, water, air, and earth came out. "I'm sorry Zayne but I can't do what you want," I said and a tear escaped my eye. It hurts because somehow he also became my friend. I don't want to wake up one day that I already hate Zayne because I can't be with my loved ones because of him. It won't work out. I know it. It's also possible that if I agree, he will be even more obsessed with me, and maybe because of that, more people will lose their lives. I choose to fight. Yes, everything will be easier if I agree with what Zayne wants but sometimes we need to choose the hard way and take the risk even if there's an easy way because, in the end, your hardships will be worth it. "You made the wrong choice Sophie you just made everything complicated and I'll make you realize it," Zayne said, "I know I just made it complicated but you have no right to say that my choice is wrong because my decision will just be wrong once you already defeat
QUEEN ARISSA'S POV My husband and I are here today sitting on our throne. I was restless since earlier. Something bad might happen to them. I haven't seen my children or their friends ever since earlier. "Hon, maybe we should find them immediately. I'm really worried. I have a bad feeling that something bad will happen" I said agitatedly. "Yes. We will look for them so don't worry." my husband said trying to calm me down. We stared at the door as the door suddenly opened and it spewed out a soldier bowed it in respect. "Your highness, the oracle is here," he informed us which surprised us. "What might the purpose of the oracle and she really come here on her own?" I wondered. The oracle doesn't just come out from her house, it's usually a letter or maybe her apprentice is the one who will come. This must be important. Important to the point that it can affect the future of the world. "I don't know, hon. All right, let her in" said Francis. Suddenly a strong wind blew caus