Evening came and Bella was stirring. She woke up seeing that Crown Prince was sleeping next to her. She thought she was dreaming and started rubbing her eyes. Crown Prince, feeling her move around woke up and looked at Bella. Both of their eyes were staring straight at each other. Bella frowned as to why he was there when he was going to be taking Princess Kay as his Crown Princess. Angry at his betrayal and words she got up and scooted away from him. Crown Prince seeing that Bella have woken said, “Bella, how are you feeling?” Bella didn’t say anything. “Bella…” He held her hands in his hands, and happy that she was okay smiled at her. Bella frowned as to why Crown Prince was suddenly talking nice to her and even smiling at her. Still upset she withdrew her hands from his. She ignored him. Crown Prince ignoring her coldness grabbed her hand again and said, “Bella, we’re going to be parents.” Bella looked at him and said, “What?” “You’re pregnant.” Bella’s eyes widened. “W
A WEEK AGO Braum enter Crown Prince’s study room. He bowed and said, “Crown Prince.” “What did you find out?” asked Crown Prince, staring out his window. “That the phoenix’s feather is indeed a phoenix’s feather.” “And?” “There is no such story that the phoenix’s feather is poison.” “Oh.” “Or the fact that if one touches it and they will die right away.” “I thought so too.” “It’s indeed like you said.” “So, where did she get the phoenix’s feather?” “That is still unknown.” “Hmmm.” “Why do you think that anyone would have it in the first place?” “I don’t know, but it’s got to be someone who knew them. Someone who’s close to them. Maybe even involved with their disappearance. Or, purely by accident, picked up the feather? That’s also a possibility as well,” said Crown Prince, pacing around. “But…” “But you’re thinking that she have some sort of connection to get that phoenix’s feather.” “Yes. But I want solid evidence before I present it to the Emperor.” “Do you want me
Princess Kay was sitting in her room relaxing and smiling about as she was happy that Consort Bella was locked in her room, unable to step foot outside. “This is what you get for getting me locked up in prison,” said Princess Kay.“Yes. I think it’s about even that she gets punished for what she’s done for you so far,” said Reel. “Humph, having her kneel today and being embarrassed by the Emperor is not enough. I need more than this to satisfy my anger and hatred.”“You are a smart woman, you will be able to find ways to get her back,” said Reel, smiling.“Oh, I wonder what that will be,” said Crown Prince, walking into Princess Kay’s room. Princess Kay gasped and said, “Crown Prince?”Crown Prince stared at her with an uncaring facial expression.“Greetings,” said Princess Kay and Reel.“Do tell me how are you planning to take revenge on my woman,” asked Crown Prince again.Princess Kay backed up and shook her head as she didn’t know what to say.Reel gasped as she couldn’t believ
BACK TO PRESENT (Refer back to chapter 67) Reel rushed into Princess Kay’s room and said, “Crown Prince is here.” “Really?” gasped Princess Kay. She excitedly got dressed and went out of her bedroom to the waiting room to see him. When she got there Crown Prince’s hand went straight for her neck and his fingers wrapped tightly around her neck. He was gripping her tightly and lifting her up off the floor. Princess Kay’s eyes widened with surprise. He was choking the life out of her. “YOU DARE HURT HER!” exclaimed Crown Prince. Princess Kay was gasping for air. “Ahh,” screamed Reel. “Shut up!” shouted Crown Prince to Reel. Reel muffled her mouth from screaming. She didn’t want to die and had to keep quiet or he will also kill her. Princess Kay’s eyes started to roll to the back of her head. “Please, she will die,” cried Reel. Crown Prince dropped Princess Kay down onto the floor where was coughing and choking for air. “If you ever dare do that to her again, I will chop off
“Empress,” said Princess Kay. “What is it?” asked the Empress. “Where is the Crown Prince?” she asked. “Oh, I was told that he went out to the boundaries. He will be there for a few days.” “Do you know why?” “No, I don’t. The Emperor didn’t specify. Just that the Crown Prince was leaving.” Princess Kay thought, “He’s probably going to the black mountain, for the eclipse is only two days away.” She bit her nails as she was pacing the room. The Empress noticed that Princess Kay was looking nervous. “ “I have to think of a way to keep this engagement going,” whispered Princess Kay. The Empress couldn’t hear what she was saying and was trying to listen to her but she stopped mumbling. “I cannot lose after coming this far. I cannot kill that woman because if he finds out he will bury me alive. Sending assassin is too risky too as he got his spies and bodyguards all guarding her. One wrong move from those assassin and I will be hanging along side with them. I have to go with that
“What’s wrong Princess Kay?” asked the Empress. Princess Kay was tired as she didn’t get enough sleep last night. That man took her till early dawn, and he was so rough on her that she thought she wasn’t going to be able to walk today. “Nothing. I’m just tired.” “Oh, should you get some more rest.” “I probably should.” She went back into her room and rested. A few days passed and another pigeon with a letter came to her. “Come meet me outside in the market by the brothel.” Princess Kay frowned as to why they needed to meet each other outside. She sighs as this plan was getting more and more dangerous. “Princess Kay,” said Empress, coming into her room. “Empress,” said Princess Kay, hiding the letter behind her. “What is it?” “Nothing. It’s just that I wanted to go outside of the palace to go buy some stuff.” “Oh, do you want my maids to go with you.” “No thanks. They will be too much burden as they follow me around. Not only that with so many maids people are going to kno
“What’s all the commotion?” asked the Emperor.“The city have broken out into a plague,” said one of the ministries.“What!”“Yes. I have also heard that the spread of a disease is taking over the town.”“Where exactly?”“So far according to we were told it’s only the poor and lower class ranking.”“Why didn’t anyone say anything! Why just say it now!”“It’s because no one knew about it until it was too late and the whole entire small urban area was out of control.”The Emperor smashed his fist on armchair. “What is this disease?”“That we’re not sure of yet!”The Emperor threw his cup of tea and smashed it everywhere. Some of the pieces shattered up into the air and scattered throughout the great hall.“Please, cease your anger,” said everyone. They all got down on their knees and begged him to calm down.“How is it that you are not knowing what is going on out there! What is the reason to assign you guys all these task if you can’t even handle it! What am I having you guys for! What
Crown Prince stood outside of his father’s study room with worry. On his way back from the black mountain he had heard about the disease spreading throughout the urban area. It was infecting people and making them sick. Majority of them are dying due to no proper treatment or physician assistance. He was worried that if it’s not properly taken care of then it will spread throughout the land. Making it worse for the population as a whole. He’s hoping that the Emperor would send him to the sources of the infection and find out what’s the real cause was so he could help find a cure. Even if he can’t find a cure, he will at least be able to isolate the sick ones from the good ones to decrease the chances of the illness spreading. As Crown Prince got into the palace, he was feeling uneasy the whole time. It’s as if the whole situation with this plague just so happens to happen at the right time. It was as if everything was perfectly planned. Spreading in a small number of days he was gone
“Ouch,” grunted Wallace. “What?” asked Bella. “That hurt.” He sucked on his thumb as the blood came forth from his skin. Bella chuckled softly. “Well that’s good, I guess.” Wallace looked at her in confusion. “What do you mean?” “It means you’re feeling pain. Which is a good sign.” “Of?” “Of you becoming human again.” Wallace’s eyes lit up. “Really?” Bella nodded her head. “Yes. I did promise you, didn’t I?” He tilted his head at her. “I said I will make you normal again.” “How? By poking me every day?” “It’s called acupuncture. It’s to test your blood flow.” He frowned at her words. She lifted his hand to her and said, “See, your veins are looking normal again. Instead of being black and blue, it’s becoming a normal color.” He pulled his hand to his face as he looked at the veins. He didn’t even notice that his blood vessels were becoming normal again. Bella pulled his hand into her breasts and said, “Feel me.” He frowned at her, but he didn’t hesitate as he wanted
Bella and Wallace carried their six month son up the stairs of the mountain passage towards Joseph’s house.“Great-uncle Joseph,” said Wallace.“Master Joseph,” called out Bella.“Odd, where did he go?” asked Wallace.Bella shook her head, “I don’t know.”“Are you sure he’s home?” asked Wallace.“Well, I’m sure he is. Maybe he went somewhere. Hopefully he will be back soon.”Kevin started to cry.“Oh, maybe he’s hungry. Why don’t you feed him while I go look for my great-uncle.”Bella nodded.“I’m over here,” said Joseph’s voice.They both gasped as they heard his voice, echoing around them. They walked around the house to the end of the patio. There they saw him floating with a glow around him.“Master Joseph,” gasped Bella.“Great-uncle, have you cross over?” asked Wallace.Joseph nodded at them. “Yes. I am finally at peace and is able to go rest now.”“When? When did you ascended?”“Shortly after I brought you back from the dead.”Wallace gasped. “So, that’s why there was the thund
THREE DAYS PASS“What should I do when I see her?” asked Wallace.“Whatever your heart desires,” answered his great-uncle, Joseph.“Desire?”“Yes.”Wallace moved a tree branch as he saw Bella walking out of the small house. He gasped it was indeed her. She didn’t leave with her parents. She didn’t go back to her phoenix clan.Joseph looked at Wallace and said, “Tell her the truth. The whole truth. Let there be no more misunderstanding between the both of you two.”“Alright,” nodded Wallace.“And…”“And what?”“Tell her or show her, either way your love for her.”“Yes. That for sure I will do.”“Good.”“All I ever wanted was her. That’s the reason why I went through all of this. Is to be with her.”“Then you should spend your time wisely with her.”“Yes, time is valuable.”“It is indeed.”“Remember that you two are meant to be. There was a reason why both of you have become what you are now.”Wallace nodded.His great-uncle walked away and left him to approach his wife.Wallace stood i
POOF went a small white smoke. His great-uncle was coughing. “Are you okay?” asked Crown Prince, his spirit floated towards his great-uncle. Joseph coughed and cleared his throat. “Yes. I’m fine, but how are you?” “Pardon?” “How do you feel now?” “I feel warmth in my soul, and something funny in my feet and legs.” “Oh.” “His great-uncle sprinkled some yellow dust on his hands.” “Is that what’s causing my hands to be all tingly.” His great-uncle nodded. “So, are we close?” “Are we almost there.” “Yes, a bit more and you will be back. However, know this, you will be back but in a dead body.” Crown Prince gasped. “I’m sorry, this is how the resurrection works.” “So, I will be dead, but alive?” His great-uncle looked at him and asked, “Yes. Are you okay with that?” Crown Prince nodded. “Yes. Yes, I am.” “Good. At least you accept that concept.” “And it must be my own body, correct?” “Correct. It must be your own body for it the resurrection to work.” “Alright. I prefe
On the third night, everything was quiet. The dead of night soon left everyone tired. Soon everyone went to bed and took a good rest. Crown Prince great-uncle Joseph sneaked in and swapped out Crown Prince’s body with another dummy that looked like him. “Crown Prince, I know how much you love her, so one last attempt I will try to recreate what my master did,” whispered his uncle Joseph. “Resurrection of the dead.” Crown Prince’s spirit was watching with horror as his great-uncle carried his body away from his casket. His great-uncle was committing a crime by taking his body away. His great-uncle Joseph jumped the wall and hopped through the sleepy guards. “Great-uncle what are you doing? Why are you not letting me be buried?” he thought. His spirit being with his body, floated along side him. Soon they were getting close to his great-uncle’s home.“Oh, why is my great-uncle taking my body here,” thought Crown Prince. His spirit drifted above his great-uncle, observing where he w
Bella came right in time as they carried Crown Prince’s dead body down the street. Everyone was crying and mourning the great loss of a good prince.Bella couldn’t believe with her own eyes that he was really dead. She gasped and started crying. Kick. Kick. Kick.Bella’s hand went to rub her belly. “Oh, my goodness. Heaven is playing a cruel trick on me. I left him to give him peace with the woman his parents choose. But he refuses. He chose to leave, leaving me behind. Leaving me and his child behind.” she thought. “How she would never be able to share the news that she was still carrying his child.” The thought of never seeing him again ached painfully in her sore heart. Tears were dripping uncontrollably down her face. “How could you be so cruel to me,” she cried. “How could you make me so miserable even after you die,” she thought.Bella watched as his casket passed her. She gasped as she saw him. She could clearly still see his handsome face. How she ached to touch him. To hol
“Bella!” shouted Master Joseph. “Yes?” asked Bella. She put down her pail of water. “Crown Prince-Crown Prince…” “What? What’s wrong with him?” Master Joseph didn’t even know where to start. He wasn’t sure how to tell Bella. The news will be devasting to her as she stayed behind in the mortal realm for him, but now that he’s gone the only other person, she will be living for is her child. Bella frowned. “Master Joseph?” “Bella, I’m sorry,” said Master Joseph, clenching his fists together. “What-What is it?” “The Crown Prince is dead.” Bella gasped in shock. She nearly fainted at his words. “Bella!” shouted Master Joseph. He caught her before she hit the ground. “Oh, my goodness. I’m sorry. I didn’t think that it would cause you to nearly pass out.” Bella was breathing hard as she was trying to comprehend what was going on. “I-I just thought that you would want to know. That you want to hear about his death. I wouldn’t want you to be caught by surprise.” Bella looked at
Crown Prince slowly opened up his eyes. He was trying to focus his visions as he stared up into the ceiling. Everything looked familiar. It was as if he was back in his room. He looked around and saw that he was indeed inside his room. Then a tear fell from the side of his eyes. “I’m back in the palace. Inside my room. Inside our bedchamber. On the bed where we first made love. But where are you? You’re nowhere to be found. What’s the whole point of being back if you’re not here,” he thought. “Crown prince?” asked the eunuch, as he saw the crown prince’s eyes opened. Crown Prince kept staring at the ceiling. The eunuch saw the tear that rolled down the side of his face. He gasped as the crown prince was indeed awake. He dropped the medicine in his hands and ran out the door. He was excited that the crown prince was alive and well. “Your majesty!” shouted the eunuch. The maids and servants once again looked at the emperor’s eunuch running through the palace halls again. Screaming
Bella was sitting by the waterfall listening to the sound of the water. For some reason that day her heart was feeling heavy. It was as if something was wrong. But what? She couldn’t figure out what was bothering her. FLASHBACK On the day that she was supposed to ascend to the heavenly realm, she hesitated as she couldn’t forget about her husband, the crown prince. Her love that she had for him was undying. The memories of him couldn’t be wiped away. For she still loves him. Her aching affection for him couldn’t be undone with any magic. No spells will be able to keep her sorrow at bay. Kick. Kick. Kick. Bella could feel her baby moving inside of her. She was nearly seven months. How could she bear to kill her own child that was growing inside of her. Her child that kept her company out of the days of her loneliness. “Bella, in order to step into the heavenly world, you must first get rid of that child in your belly,” said her father. Kick. Kick. Bella rubbed her belly as she t