Lilia and Adolphus walked into the palace which was unusually quiet. Confused, Lilia scanned around the large and long hallway, there was no sign of a maid or a soldier and a strange feeling overwhelmed Lilia that instant. Adolphus glanced at her and noticed the concerned look on her face. He himself knew that something dangerous was about to happen but he could not place it. "Something isn't right, '' Lilia muttered as they strolled towards the throne room. To her surprise, she found no soldier at the door, she glanced at Adolphus and looked back to the door, impatiently, she flung the door open and found the throne room empty, her father wasn't in. Filled with worry, she ran out of the throne room and ran towards her father's chamber, Adolphus followed her with ease, he could sense danger approaching. With a pounding heart, Lilia pushed the door of her father's chamber and at the sight of her father, her heart dropped."Father!" She screamed and ran to him, he looked lifeless, p
Lilia sat still, the cold dry ground made her body shiver as she kept mute in the darkness of the dungeon, her face soaked in tears. She could feel cobwebs all over the walls and ants slowly climbed her legs. The dungeon was covered in dust and an awful smell filled her nostrils. With puffy eyes, she sniffed as tears found it hard to come out, her heart died from pain and bitter anguish. Her hair covered her face but she didn't care, her mind, thought and life is a mess now and she wondered what could have happened to her father and Adolphus. A tear rolled down her eyes accompanied with more bitter tears that broke her heart. Everything the woman who she has always seen as her mother said was so shocking for her to believe. She knew that she has always had this connection with Mama Gunad right from the first time she went into the village. As a little girl, she walked through a small hut in the royal carriage, the door was opened and she saw young children her age surrounded by an o
King Fabian scanned the crowd who stood before him, his hardened look fixed on the princess and her lover whose strength surprised him. He must find a way to get rid of them completely and he and Suna have come out with the perfect plan which was announced and made the people boil in rage."People of Anedo" He let out in a loud voice, his tone, deep and clear that everyone could hear him even from a distance. He turned to Lilia, who looked down and sobbed, the chains tied around her hand made it difficult for her to move, she just laid still on the ground and wondered what fate had in store for her and Adolphus. "Gathered today is I, King Fabian, King of Sunan and second head of the kings" he introduced with pride in his voice. He turned to Queen Mena who had a sad look on her face her eyes red as she placed a clean napkin on her face, tears rolling down her eyes. King Fabian looked back to the crowd, "Today, I bring to you bad news concerning the health of your king, king Arthur"
The sound of chattering plates were heard along with the whispering of noises. Lilia stood still with her gaze fixed on the dishes as she washed them slowly, her mind far away from her. After Adolphus' execution, she awoke to the realization and cried her eyes out until there were no more tears left to shed. The soldiers drew her into the dungeon and starved her throughout that day. Lilia couldn't eat anything either, her mouth was sore and her heart was bitter. All she could do was stare at space and bite her nails, her head almost running wild with thoughts. "She looks like a slave, poor princess" the voice of a maid nearby accomapined by a burst of loud laughter cut through her thoughts. Lilia didn't say a word but fixed her little strength on the plates she washed, her life didn't make any more sense to her so it isn't worth living. Lilia heard footsteps behind her, she could feel the eyes of someone staring at her, "You stink!" A familiar voice cut her through. Lilia's eyes na
Lilia roared loudly, her body filled with anger as she stared at both men before her. The great light from her eyes brightened the room as both men scanned around in fear as their lips began to tremble. Lilia's face began to transform, hairs began to grow rapidly on her face, her teeth elongated and they became pointy and so sharp that the tip twinkled to the touch of the light. Her ears began to grow longer in the form of a wolf and her fingers grew long and sharp.With a tremendous fury, the chains around her broke into several bits as it scattered round the room which began to shake. Both soldiers looked terrified, they knelt on the as their legs became so weak that they couldn't stand, their eyes in the princess who transformed into a being they have never seen in their life. Lilia roared, her voice loud as thousands of wolf's, shd felt a great strength begin to grow in her, at once she moved her right hand and a great force pushed the soldiers towards the wall and they hit the wa
The hallway to the dungeon was so dark and an awful smell filled the atmosphere. Disgusted, Suna placed a hand over her nose and walked towards the dungeon where Lilia was kept. The soldier led the way and the more they strolled in, the more it became silent and darker. Soon, they approached Lilia's cell, the soldier pushed the gate open and Suna strolled in, her eyes scanned around in irritation. Her gaze rested on the body of the dead soldier and next to him was Lilia who stared at her motionlessly. Suna inspected Lilia and was shocked to find a clean dress over her, she stood confused and wondered who gave her the cloth, anger gently rose in her."So, I can see that you are stronger than you look" Suna asserted and walked slowly towards Lilia, her sharp eyes not leaving the girl who glared at her emotionlessly. Lilia didn't say a word, she watched Suna who came closer to her, their eyes locked and the deep hatred they have for each other grew strongly.Lilia's silence annoyed Su
Wild birds flew around the woods, their loud cry added more sentiment to the atmosphere. The soil was moist and each leaves on trees began to winter down, their dry leaves fell slowly as the time went by. Deep inside the soil, Adolphus laid still, his eyes were tightly shut and his fingers moved slowly in a way that each bone might crack if aggressively moved.A moth crawled on his leg, Adolphus felt the ticklish feeling but stayed mute not moving a part of his leg. Slowly, the moth crawled to his stomach and began to head to his face. At once, Adolphus' eyes opened and he could see clearly in the dark soil. His throat was dry and he felt a string tied around his feet. With raised head, he looked down and realized that a rope was tied around his leg. He could feel his body begin to burn, sweat trickled down his face but surprisingly, he felt no pain and the incident that happened before he fell asleep crept into his mind. The soldiers thought he was dead not knowing his immortality
Lilia stood at the kitchen counter, a plate in her hand and a clean towel at the other. Carefully, she cleaned each plate one after the other to avoid any stain. Hebana stood at a point and observed each maids as they carried on with their duties. Her gaze got fixed on Lilia who stood quietly to herself, her eyes fixed on the plates she arranged. With an evil thought, Henana smiled and walked towards her, as she got towards Lilia who held a plate in her hand, Hebana looked at the plate and realized that it's one of the queen's special plates. Without wasting time, she hit Lilia's hand and the plate dropped to the floor and shattered into pieces. The noise attracted the maids present, they turned to Lilia and began to whisper to themselves.Lilia stared at the broken plates with stunned eyes, she turned to her side and saw Hebana staring at her with an evil smirk, at once, she knew that she was the once behind this and Lilia's eyes hardened in anger. "You have guts to break the Quee
"How is Orlan doing?" Dr Hitler asked me, as I wanted to step out of his office. "He's gone already sir." I raised my head to him. "Just a week and he's gone. He is really a jerk. Who visits his love for just a week and leaves." I knew where the words with make a stop and quickly I dropped the files and bid him bye, with a hastened step. I closed the door behind me and sighed. I walked to the secretary and worked on a blood sample with her. We filed it and I walked into my office, met a rose, with a tag on it. I froze at the door, looked left and right, behind me, maybe someone would look suspicious of keeping something like that there. Knowing fully well that I have two apparent enemies in the hospital, I checked for them, before going in, into the office. I moved to it and Dr Hitler appeared behind me, he peeped from above me. "What's that?" He asked with a suspicious tone. "It's nothing sir. It is just a gift." I responded "Hm, it is..." He muffled. I walked in alone and shut
The door of the dungeon opened, Lilia looked up and saw Natacha who walked in with a tray of food. She placed beside Lilia who looked surprised, glanced at the food and back at her, "Why did you bring this? And didn't any soldier see you with it?' I asked all at once. Natacha scoffed, she opened a plate and the smell of cooked corn filled my nose. The food looked good too and the sight of it made my mouth water. I watched Natacha as she began to eat, she didn't say a word but ate continuously, her eyes searching my gaze as she ate. Soon, she finished the whole meal, drank a cup of water and smiled, "Now let's start" she announced.I looked at her with firm eyes, did she just bring in her food to make me yearn for it, this girl is unbelievable!Natacha saw the look on my face, she burst out into laughter, "Just look at your fave princess, you should have told me to bring some for you. This is my night portion and I decided to share it with you". She said, I nodded and fixed my gaze
King Arthur stared at Mena for a long time, his eyes couldn't believe who stood near him, he didn't know what to think. If this is the Mena he fell in love with or the witch that took her place. With shaky eyes, he stared deeply into her blue eyes, they looked calm, gentle and filled with love."Mena" he whispered with a rising emotion in his heart, "Is this really you?" He implored to be sure, this time, he does not want to make the same mistake he made eighteen years ago. Mena stared at him with a smile, her eyes welled up in tears, she couldn't believe that she would be able to stand near the man that she loves, the man who was taken away from her by her sister, her evil sister who has never wanted her happiness ever since they were kids. Mena knows how many sacrifices she has made just for Suna to be happy but she wanted more, even to the extent that she took her love and her child as hers.With affection in her eyes, she held King Arthur's hand and wrapped her fingers around him
The next morning, Lilia heard footsteps approaching her cell. She was awake all night and didn't sleep a wink, she studied each spell one page after the other and now, she knew all the content of the book. As the footsteps drew closer, Lilia quickly knew that more than two people were approaching, she stood up, raised her gown and tugged the book into her gown in a position where she wouldn't suspect a thing. Hastily, she sat on the floor and rested her head on the wall pretending she was fast asleep. The chains of the dungeon began to chatter, Lilia knew that they were entering, soon, she heard the door open and at once, she knew that it was Prince Philip, he was here to mock her.Prince Philip walked closer to her, he bent down and studied her face, a frown settled on him. With hardened eyes, he turned to the soilders next to him, his look ready to murder them, "I thought you said that she is badly injuries with brusis all over her skin, how come there isn't a sign of a wound on he
Lilia breathed deeply, her eyes slowly opened as the coldness of the dungeon overshadowed her. With pain all over her body, she coughed out loud and spat out blood at once, her body, weak and vulnerable. She thought she was going to die but finding herself back to the dungeon broke her completely down. Why can't fat just let her leave this cruel word and join her father in the after world, while she must continue to suffer, it's been years and she can't just take it all in anymore. She coughed again and spat out more blood, her face covered in dried blood that trickled down her forehead, nose and mouth. Soon, she heard footsteps approaching, the thought of the soldiers coming back for her made her skin crawl, her body was immediately filled with goosebumps. She tried to move her body but all to no avail, her whole strength was gone and whosoever that is coming should end it all for her, she is ready to move on and not suffer in anguish anymore. She heard the door of her dungeon unl
The loud cry of the soldiers was heard along with the villagers who stood apart and watched the princess dragged down the Stony path like a slave, chains tied around her hands and legs.Lilia breathed difficulty, her lungs were burning and the intense heat of the sun made matters worse for her. She screamed and begged, hot tears rolled down her eyes but the soldiers were merciless. Anytime she felt weak and fell to the ground, they beat her up with strong sticks in their hands or poured her with dirty water which they collected from some villagers' stalls. The whole town watched her brutally punished and treated inhumanely, bruises appeared on Lilia's skina ns more blood oozed out from her mouth, nose, legs and hands. The soldiers shouted at any passerby on their way. They dragged Lilia down into the market place and people who came to visit from neighbouring kingdoms watched the princess with pity in their hands, children who stood apart with their mothers cried out in tears, their
Lilia strolled down the royal garden as she cut the outgrown grass, her mind filled with Natacha words. Throughout the night, she couldn't sleep, the dungeon floor became too stiff for her to close her eyes thereby making a feeling of insomnia dawn on her. Her aunt, Queen Suna is a heartless witch and she is nothing like her mother. She wondered how many lives the queen must have claimed and how many she is planning on executing including hers so she must act fast, get accustomed to her powers and finally get revenge for the death of all the pains, tears and agony she has passed through.Lilia continued with the grass cutting, she tried not to get injured by the sharp cutter, she isn't used to this tedious work but ever since her life changed, she got used to a lot of things. With thoughts whirling in her mind, Lilia noticed the presence of someone behind her. It was broad daylight so there was nothing to be scared about. She pretended like she wasn't aware of the stranger's presence
Lilia walked out of the bathroom, she smelled nice and her washed hair was packed at the back with a rubber. She wore the simple and worn out gown Natacha gave her and honestly, she felt comfortable in it.She found Natacha waiting patiently for her, she sat on a sofa with a book in her hand. "You can leave now, once it is sunset, go into the woods and I shall meet you there, I know that you have burning questions that your heart needs to clear off" Natacha said in a stiff tone, her gaze fixed on the book she was reading. "Thank you" Lilia muttered and walked out the door. At the sound of the closed door, Natacha looked up and closed the book in her hand. Her brunette roommate, Genevieve with a pointed nose and black eyes, walked into the hut minutes later, "What was she doing in our home?" She inquired at Natacha who gave her a reluctant look."The queen requested that I have her washed and dressed" She briefly answered, got up and walked towards the bed leaving Genevieve looking a
Lilia opened her eyes to the sound of approaching footsteps, she could hear whispering but she couldn't fathom their words and she grew curious to know what they were talking about. She woke up hours ago to total darkness, with the strength left in her, she kicked and screamed but all fate was lost, she is locked up in here until someone comes to save her. Exhausted, she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. She is a witch and should be able to cast some powerful spells but she knows none or anything relating to a witch. Her mother's words about her real identity ran in her head, her transformation baffled her even till this day, all these while in her life, she never knew that she is a werewolf, the same being she never believed existed, the same being she go deep in the cave and was terrified to look at. What will Adolphus think of her now that she is also part of him, she could see the sad look in his eyes when the truth about her being a witch was revealed, the pain his mother cau