Chapter 1: The Forgotten Era
Third Person's POV
Horace's Walpole Palace
A wealthy and ruled by the powerful and kindhearted Duke and Duchess. They treat everyone as their colleagues. The Palace is fruitful from the inside to it's inner side.
Everyone who's ruled by them are feeling blessed and contended because of the kindness of their leader.
But not, everyone. There's still doesn't want to rank them up to the top. The other tribe seems jealous and want to take over the Devin's kingdom also known as Krueger tribe.
But they can't just do it that easily. Horace Walpole is the most powerful when it comes to security and safety for it's people. More on to their leaders.
They still need to think of a flawless act to erase the Duke and Duchess in their way. So that, finally they can take the lead and take over. Ruled the places with their own hands.
But destiny seems to favor with the envious party. They're come up with a mistake less plan to assassinate the Duke and the Duchess.
Achlys Lennon Devin, is the only one Devin who's only left exist in this era. His family died because of a war between in their tribe and the other party of Picaresque.
It's a cold war between those family. But little did they know, the other tribe is planning to take over their Palace. Envious, that's what the only thing exist on their mind.
On their way home, the Duke and the Duchess with their soldier on their side, got ambush and dead on the spot. They didn't know what is coming in their way. The soldier with them doesn't have any chance to moreover fight for them. They let their guard down. Leading them into a death.
The Palace of Devin's located at Horace's Walpole, bombarded with a shocking news. They didn't expect those tragedy will come and meet with them. They mourn and let their sorrow contempt with the surroundings of the Palace.
Such a great loss. But the people of Horace don't let the tragedy take over them. They still have a hope! The only son of the Duke and Duchess luckily survive. Still didn't know how come he luckily survive the tragedy that kill the life of his parents.
Nevertheless, the crowned Duke didn't let anyone enter the place anymore. They close all the gates and didn't let anyone to enter their Palace.
He isolate the people his taking over to. Afraid of tragedy might strike and slap him again in his face. Don't want to loss the only people family either he only have, and in order to make them safe, He commanded all the soldiers and captains to close all the passage and gates that leading to their place.
The soft and loving boy, turn into someone we everyone didn't expect. He still leading the Palace but with more power and tight hands. Don't want to slip it from his arms.
He's cruel and emotionless when it comes to people outside. The tragedy didn't stop him from taking over the Palace successfully. It grows and grows as the time pass by. Seems like no one could ever stop this.
When outsiders trying to get though over his Palace, they kill them mercilessly. It might be the scar leave by the tragedy. People of Horace don't trust anymore. No one. Literally.
The outside world seems afraid and shaking their knees to fight back against the will of Horace's Walpole Palace. In fairness, Devin's Palace didn't make any moves to against the outside world. As long as they don't invade and try to get their self in.
Many years, have passed by the tragedy have been buried to the ground six feet above of it. But still don't letting anyone to get inside.
The leaders of the other tribe died many year ago. And get ruled by their successor. The war seems died with them. No talking about it anymore.
Nevertheless,the fear is still their and passing by in every bloodline, of their tribes.
The outside world is wondering ,how the Devin's Palace remain on it's rank as the powerful tribe ahead of them. They probably think it's impossible for a Palace to rank up if it's isolated and closed. No resources going in vice versa.
Little did they know, it's only an act and operating their business when the night is awake. But one notice and knows about it. Only a few but powerful people that they're trusting. Only trusted one's.
Since the day of the isolation, the Palace didn't see the Achlys Lennon Devin anymore. No body have a guts to know where could he is. Just enough for them that they continue living with a peaceful life and fruitful one.
They can feel that he's still there. Roaming around like a normal person. Disguises his self. Looking over his Palace from afar.
As the time pass by, the boy grows and get more even matured. But no body know what he look like, know body knows him anymore.
But maybe one day, the Devin's Palace will open and entertain again. We can't literally know what will happen. Someday in God's will, that isolated place will open up again.
In the other part of the world, a lady named Dulcenea Mara Grange a hopeless women who's living her life is a totally mess.
She's alone. Ever since she live on this globe, she doesn't anyone to rely on. An orphan and taken care by the Mothers of the orphanage where she grows up and stand on her own.
Life really suck for her. She's maybe a worthless person who ever been exist. The family she only have has been taken away by the fire accident. How pity.
She badly wanted to end it. She's maybe tired of running away everytime in her whole life. All of us has it's limit.
But life is not that simple, don't ever forget that it's full of surprises! You'll just get shock,maybe one day will wake up with a scenery or life you didn't expect to come and knock on you!
We'll never know. That's the only thing we knew. Just don't ever let problems take over your life! Live the way you want, and be free.
What if these two unfortunate and hopeless people meet and see their self on each other? Would it change the fact that they both fucked up bye the will of destiny?
The world of Gothic is not that easy, many secrets are ready to be untold. Be ready. Be brave.
The secrets of Gothic, what would it be? Are they ready to discover and get this out of the shed? So many untold questions to be reveal.
What really happened, to the forgotten era?
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©Skies Ambrielle
Chapter 2: Gothic EraDarkness. It welcomed me, it is so dark. I can't see and feel anything. Vague, can't sense even my body.I tried to open my eyes, but I just can't do it. The feeling of tiredness that's I've been feeling right now is terrible. I can't even name it. It feels like every vein inside of me is pumping and hurts like hell.In my second attempt, I finally win against the pain in my ass. Little by little, a light invade the sight of my eye.A tree? How come, I'm seeing a tree?And a sky that so blue, it's peaceful and refreshing. A sudden wind blew out of nowhere. It chills me up. I can finally feel my self. Wait? did I really say that? Feel my self?As far as I can remember, I already died. I got drowned from the river,by saving the boy. So it means I'm hundred percent dead!But what is it I'm feeling right now? Did I got dump to hell? G
Chapter 3: The Tribe of PicaresqueI feel so alive, and free from my misery. Feel so bliss that no one can even describe. Life is really full of surprises, me and myself is the living evidence of it.In my decades of existence, I thought my life only revolve with me and my mess up life. I can't seem find the reason why do I even exist.I'm already 23, but I feel so lifeless. Some of people at my age, already enjoying and living the life they desire and aim for. Except maybe for me.I don't have anyone beside me. I can't even call someone as my family.Well, I'm not that pitiful. I was born in orphanage who's taken over my those good and kindhearted Mothers. I raised with tender and loving care from them.I already know that I don't have any family except from them, that's why I'm cherish and taking Him, for still giving me a chance to experience those euphoric memories.
Chapter 4: The Other SideI breath, all the air on my lungs as I possibly can do. Men, I'm hella' nervous! And take note, it's not normal anymore.I'm hands are slightly shaking. And a moist from it are already visible. It's a sign that I'm really freaking nervous. I can evel feel it.I touch my palm, with the other one. Rubbing it, silently. Tryin' to ease the trembling feeling inside me. Seems like my heart, really wants to get out and get rid of me already.It's not really good. Based on, Noire's story about the history and current situation of their tribe, their leaders are surely, cruel.I don't think, it's the right word to describe those bugs. Bugs are really anywhere. From my past life, and now. They're maybe made to suffer or more.I'm kinda, scared. I'm a newcomer of their tribe, of Palace maybe. I don't really know anymore. All new things really co
Chapter 5: The Hussein's Palace"Dulce..."A felt something touching my shoulders, slightly shaking it."Milady, we're here. In my home," Holy cow! It brought me back to life."Uh, yeah," I can't think of any answer. I still can't absorb all of this things. I just enter the tribe of Picaresque, and now. Hussein's Palace.Just wow! I think I'll be dead already. To much information for me to swallow."Be, ready. We are going to enter, anytime by now," he informed me.I unconsciously, touch my face and make sure that no dirt will be there, or anything that they'll surely notice.I'm a newcomer. I'm sure they will be curious and inspect me, or worst investigate me! I don't know how to answer properly!I'm doomed. Earth please, eat me. Right now! I'm wishing some impossible things to be able to h
Chapter 6: Your HighnessI'm feel so euphoric right now! We can finally eat! I know everybody wants to eat, and I'm not an exception.On our way to Picaresque, I badly want to inform mister Noire. That my monsters are already craving for food, but I still have a face that has been left. So I decide to keep it, only on me.I know that Noire would probably search for food, whenever I'll said that I'm really hungry. We need to stop, to find some. And it's only a waste of time, if it ever happen.So I better keep it on myself, in that case we don't need to stop to find some fruit and any edible to eat and add up to that, our traveling time won't need to take such a long period of time.It's a good decision, that I made indeed. Less hassle, more fast to finally end the travel.In life, there will come a time, that you all need to sacrifice and make a decision in o
Chapter 7: You are welcomeI must have been very lucky, because when I opened my eyes, there were people who gave me strength to help and accompany me in my solitude.Even though my chest was pounding so hard, I tried to dismiss it and ignore it. I can't face them with a scar on my gentle face. It is necessary to improve the pretense, so that they may have confidence and let me live and stay in their palace.I need to calm, in order to get their trust I need to play safe. No more silly talks. I badly need to, play the game on my hands. I won't let them know that I wasn't really a citizen of any tribe that they have.We're still taking our way to their garden. As we walk in, with my throbbing chest, I just can't ignored the beauty and how magnificent the every little details of their palace.It still amazed, and leave me stunned for a moment. They are really go
Chapter 8: The Queen of Hussein'sI conceive, I'm going to puke and throw up all the viands that I've already taken in my famishment!Like, what the fudge! I think I'm ready to die, can you imagine how legion the amount of food that Queen Esme put on my plate!It's so multitudinous! I'm starving, severely really am. But not to the point, that I'm going to die not because of hunger barring because of suffocation of too much food intake!It really freaks the hell out of me! I'm already full, but the Queen is looking at me attentively with a non compos mentis smile on her gorgeous face.I badly want to stop myself from eating all the food that she put on my plate, but in my trepidation, that she'll don't like my table manners, I overbear the worst feeli
Chapter 9: Sovereign Hang aroundI still can't imagine, how obnoxious the things happen to the queen. It's unbearable, as a parent, mother to be exact, losing your new born child is a mind-wrecker.Children is the most precious gift from above, it's once in a lifetime. Many people doesn't have a chance to have those kind of handsel.Losing them, are another way of slowly dying. It's colossal, and a nightmare of every parents in this folks.You might lose, your proper state of mind. It's really tragic and heart-breaking. I really wonder, how Queen Esme handled that kind of heart-tearing points of her life.I'm amazed, and flabbergasted at the same time. She handled it calmly, not letting anyone to see how miserable she have been.That's maybe the extrapolate, why she don't trust anyone easily, I can't blame
Chapter 18: OutsideWe're already done eating, we're just letting our self rest as of the moment. I don't want to have an appendicitis, miss Valentin wither. Even my foots are so itchy to start the day, I can't let my emotions ruled over me.That's why we ended up sitting, while digesting the food that we just eat. Valentin also agreed to my suggestion, we have all the time in this world.What's with the rush? There's nothing to be rushed off, we can't let our health got affected by our excitement to roam all around the castle. Health was the only top priority, before anything else.I can't wait to finish our waiting, I badly crave for our today's tour! I'm hella solicitous! But no hasten, as I've said, there's no need to rush.Be patient, everytime you want something
Chapter 17: We're FriendsWhile walking on the aisle, I can't help but to stare at lady, who just help me. I'm over the moon, I thought I'll be lost for a day. My mind wasn't working good anymore, it's overthinking all of the time.That's insane for me, but there's nothing I can do. No one's passing over, I don't have anyone, I can ask for the right direction.I shouldn't have follow the noises, 'cause I didn't, I won't get lost. Chasing it, makes everything worst. In my mind, following the noise can save me.But it didn't. I'm really confident, that I can find the noise, quickly. That's why, I didn't think twice before leaving the front door of Noire's chamber.I didn't think of the upcoming consequences, it's my biggest mistake for today. From now on, I'll consider every consequences that I think off, before even acting the final move.I got carried away, b
Chapter 16: SmorgasbordI let out my heavy breath. I just come out from the room of Noire's. The atmosphere inside, it's suffocating! I'm gonna die, from a massive heart attack, if I let myself to stick around.I'm heavenly breathing, I touch my chest using my hand. Man, it's still pounding so hard! As if, I've just came from a world war.This is no good for me, this family really welcomed me, and give me a shelter. But, they would also the reason of my instant fatality.There's always a consequence, in every little things, that you've decide to do, or to pursue. You have to make sure, that your system, were ready, for the payback of circumstances.Mentality or even physically. Be ready, before it wake you up
Chapter 16: SmorgasbordI let out my heavy breath. I just come out from the room of Noire's. The atmosphere inside, it's suffocating! I'm gonna die, from a massive heart attack, if I let myself to stick around.I'm heavenly breathing, I touch my chest using my hand. Man, it's still pounding so hard! As if, I've just came from a world war.This is no good for me, this family really welcomed me, and give me a shelter. But, they would also the reason of my instant fatality.There's always a consequence, in every little things, that you've decide to do, or to pursue. You have to make sure, that your system, were ready, for the payback of circumstances.Mentality or even physically. Be ready, before it wake you up
Chapter 15: Conjure"I'm pregnant, Remero. You're gonna be father!" the woman, have a very big smile on her face, while telling the good news to her husband, Remero.Remero seems so surprised, by the words Aarna just uttered. Who wouldn't be right? He's gonna be a father!What a great and overwhelming news! They will have a family, Remero with his beautiful wife Aarna, together with their unborn child.Who wouldn't be serendipitous? Of course, no one. Remero, stood up. He didn't say anything, he just closed the space between him and Aarna.Without any words, he wrapped his arms around the body of his wife. Aarna hugged him back, rapturousness was very evident all around the room.
Chapter 14: The PalaverI feel so pressured. I'm torn between shifting my weight, from left or to right. I don't want to even move even a notch.But if I don't do that, my body muscles will compress and it will lead to brief numbness. I won't able to feel my legs if that happen.I can't think rationally, her presence incredibly confusing me. I'm aghast to move, thinking of it makes me feel she'll look into me, and then suddenly loft a lot of questions about me.As if, she'll get curious about me. If I even dare to move, and posthaste my body. I'm overthinking again, but there's nothing I can help. But only to overlook, what could things possible likely to happen.And the contingency, corking and digging inside of me. I'm so full, but I can't just stop myse
Chapter 13: Meet and greetPaloma Ursula. I'll meet you, sooner or later. I'm so antsy. What would she looked like? I'm really sure, that her beauty was also exception. That's like her brother has.My hands are shaking, probably nervous, on how would she react, after seeing a stranger who's having a late night regale with his brother.Paloma would be stupefy, who the hell I was. That's why I need to turn on, my pretentious act, so that she won't notice that I'm just a commoner, who's pretending to be royale.It's an insane move, what if I didn't convince her, with my act? Paloma will be very angry? She'll curse me, for having a dinner with a royale? Or worst, she'll pull my hair once she saw my face, and then throw me outside the palace right away!I can't imagine, me, myself, being thrown outside
Chapter 12: Paloma UrsulaI eat all the food, with a heavy heart into it. I know it's a blessing to have a food to eat, but this happening is vastly getting in to my nerves!How can he just command the servant, to throw all the foods that they prepared with effort on it, just because I lost my freakin' appetite?!Like! Uh! He's just so unreasonable! He's maybe a bipolar, I can't read what's really on his mind. It's so critical for me to tell.But that move of him, really got me in a high blood mode! I blood literally reach on the top, as I heard him saying that the servant should throw all of this, and change with the new ones!I still don't know, what really got on his critical mind. Every veins of me, have a raging unfamiliar anger towards on what he just said. Like, I can't stop thinking about it, and keep on popping up on my mind!
Chapter 11: The DinnerI'm terribly, shaking my soul out! It's so cold, I know, it's relaxing but I'm going to die, if I stay in the bath tub a little bit longer!I swear! That kind of ridiculous moves, will never happen again! It's terrifying, and the worst, my body is likely to be freeze, because I soak it too much on a very cold water!I run the distance, between the bathroom door and the door of cabinet. I need to change immediately, so I'll feel something warm, that will bring back the normal temperature of my body.I ransack the cabinet, with full of fancy and luxurious well-made dresses. It's very delicate, and perfectly made.Even this Babylonian clobber, are surely made of the people who's expert when it's comes to dressmaking.They are so, talented! All of theirs craft are so fabulous. It's an phenomenal, arts made by a prominent multi-talente