“It is rather disappointing indeed. For I would like to show her what she have killed.” Bella didn’t say anything. “From this day forth, Concubine Bella is not allowed to leave her room. Everything that is served to her will be tasted to make sure she doesn’t try anything else.” Crown Prince turned to look at her and said, “Like killing yourself.” Bella frowned. “Don’t worry. I will make you stay here and live well. I want you to witness the day I crowned my Empress. For I want you to be there to see.” Bella turned her head away from him. “No thanks.” She then thought, “For I won’t be there to see that day.” “Humph! You will come and you will be there!” “Never.” Crown Prince walked over to her and said, “Don’t think that by using this excuse not to show your face in public. I won’t let you.” He cupped her face into his hand and he stroke her cheek. Bella frowned at his gesture. “Don’t think that I won’t come to you. I will come bed you every night until you conceived again.
“Can you bring this cup of tea to Crown Prince this morning?” asked Bella. “Huh?” asked Vera. “Can you tell him that I made him this tea.” “Oh, yeah, sure,” said Vera. She didn’t think much of it at the time. She took the tea bag and stuff it inside her sleeve. “Make sure to give it to Crown Prince, okay,” said Bella, again. “Yes. I will,” said Vera. She bowed and turned away. Bella sighed in relief. Today is the big day. It is her big escape plan.. It’s her chance to finally be free from the palace. She will knock Crown Prince with sedation and he won’t be able stop her from leaving. The time for them to go their separate ways have come. For she’s a phoenix and he’s a dragon. The both of them cannot be together. “Braum,” said Vera. “What is it?” asked Braum. “Is Concubine Bella in trouble again?” “No. Of course not.” “Then what’s wrong?” Vera handed the tea bag to Braum. “What’s this?” “Concubine Bella said that she wanted me to give this to him. She made it especially f
“Emperor and Empress,” said Bella. “I would like to ask for a divorce with Crown Prince.” The Emperor frowned and the Empress smiled happily. Princess Kay standing next to the Empress was also smiling. The Empress Dowager gasped in surprised. She then leaned over and whispered something to her maid. Her maid quickly exists the great hall. “Why is that?” asked the Empress. Bella bowed and said, “I have lost the Crown Prince’s child by drinking a tea I thought was for my own health. Instead it was an abortion herb. For that mistake I have made a grave mistake. Thus, I shouldn’t be allow to say that I am his concubine.” The Emperor stroke his long beard. “Humph. That’s right. You shouldn’t be in his harem anymore. Just like I been telling the Emperor.” “Have you thought about this?” asked the Emperor. “Yes,” answered Bella. The Emperor silently smiled. “He knows that the Crown Prince have deeper feeling for this woman than he pretends to. For this woman to come out in the public
“She doesn’t deserve to be your crown princess,” said the Empress. Crown Prince glared at her with a death stare. “How long have you known?” “When you keep on increasing her rank.” Crown Prince laughed. “Don’t think that I didn’t know what you were doing. You were finding ways to raise her status so that everyone will see eye to eye with you that she is a woman fit to be your Empress.” Princess Kay gasped. She then looked at Crown Prince. “This man have been planning all along to make her his Empress. He would have never married me even when I forced his hand. He must be faking it this whole time on agreeing to my terms, he is up to something.” Then she looked at the Empress. “This useless woman of my father. She couldn’t even do her job correctly. She said she had everything under control the whole entire time when she didn’t. She couldn’t even keep her own son under control. She knew this whole entire time that the Crown Prince planned on keeping that woman as his only intende
EMPRESS AND PRINCESS KAY'S FLASHBACK “Really?” asked Princess Kay. “Yes,” said one of the new maid who was serving her. Her name is Dorothy. “Hmm. This is better than I expected.” Princess Kay went over to Concubine Bella’s room. Bella was staring out the window when she barged in. “What is it that you want?” asked Bella. Her hands instantly wrapped around her belly as she was protecting her child from this evil woman. “Humph. No need to look so alarm. I am here to help you.” Bella frowned. “This woman doesn’t want to help me. She’s just here trying to find ways to get rid of me. Whatever it is I got to be cautious for this woman is full of trickery and evil schemes.” “Oh, do tell,” said Bella. Vera walked over to Bell and poured a cup of tea for the both of them. Princess Kay looked at Dorothy and told her to leave the room. Bella looked at Vera and said, “You may leave.” Vera was uncomfortable leaving her madam with Princess Kay, but since she commanded her there was no
Crown Prince stared at her with anger. “Empress, what did you really do to her?”“I made sure she knew her places and get the hell out of my palace. For her place is not by your side.”Crown Prince laughed loudly. “On the day I am supposed to crown my princess it was supposed to be Bella. Bella would have been the one I had chosen for my future Empress. For she was the one who saved the whole kingdom from this pandemic. She was the one who created the antidote. She enhanced it that saved the population from destruction!” exclaimed Crown Prince. “What!” gasped Empress Dowager.“What!” exclaimed the Empress. She then looked at Princess Kay.Princess Kay clenched her fist tightly. “Sh*t! I have to defend myself. If I don’t, I will be done for. This is my only chance. Since that woman is gone there is no one to testified against me. It’s my words against his.”The Emperor frowned at his words. “Lies! All lies! Crown Prince. He knows that it was my antidote. I gave it to him. He brough
Crown Prince thought, “That’s it. Keep up those crocodile tears. Keep pretending. I am going to tear you apart today. I won’t let you get away so easily.” He walked towards the Emperor and Empress. The Emperor stared at Crown Prince as he edged up closer. “I will be happy to explain myself.” Princess Kay’s eyes widened. “Oh, no is he really planning to tell out my secrets?” she thought. She bit her lower bottom lip. “He wouldn’t, right? He promise,” she continue thinking. “The person who was involved with spreading this disease is none other than Princess Kay and her fling Cheng!” shouted Crown Prince. “They’re the reason why there are cries of the innocence and death of the people!” “WHAT!” exclaimed the Emperor. He slammed his fist into his chair. “What!” exclaimed the Empress with her eyes widened. Princess Kay gasped as Crown Prince was going to spill her beans. She was around her as she was looking for a way out of the great hall. She needed to make her escape before every
“So, this is the man that have caused all the outcries of my people!” shouted the Emperor. Cheng whimpered in his chains, making it clink. “Tell me is it true!” “It’s a lie! That man seduces me. Saying that he got the cure for the disease!” shouted Princess Kay. The Empress looked at her in disbelief. “Empress, please you got to believe me. That man tricked me.” “So, you’re spoiled and now rotten to the core,” said the Emperor. Princess Kay gasped at his words. She shook her head and said, “No. No. I was tricked.” “You knew what you were doing. Stop lying!” shouted the Crown Prince. “No! No! No! It’s all a setup. That man did it.” “No fool would have done what you did if you didn’t have a purpose.” Cheng grunted as the chain was becoming heavy on his hands. “Cheng, tell the truth!” shouted Grandmaster Shui, and the room went into silence. Cheng groaned in shame and said, “Yes. We both planned on spreading the disease. But it was only to the lower class and poor people.”
“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