I didn’t like the way Cedric was staring at me. Neither did Penn.
Penn’s grip on my hand was tighter than ever and he insisted on having me as far away from Cedric as possible.
The others seemed uneasy about the fact that we absolutely had to do this journey with the Aleni.
“Zel next time you have to choose someone for a journey, please don’t choose me.” Zeke drawled. “I’ve never been in a situation so awkward.”
“Not even when you walked in on me and Zelda fucking that one time?” Cedric asked. “You seemed shocked with how far back her leg bend-”
“Shut the fuck up Cedric!” I snapped.
“Or what? Gonna punish me like you used to? You know I like pain.”
“You’re vile!” Penn snapped. “Stop speaking to Zelda or I’ll make you!”
“Oh did the little Beta forget?” Cedric taunted. “
When I opened my eyes, I saw two things: metal pipe and a lot of fucking dirt. I was having trouble breathing and at first I couldn’t tell why. I then realized something was on top of me.More like someone.“Cedric.” I groaned. “Wake up and get off of me.”He grunted and slowly got up. “That fucking hurt.” He grumbled as he helped me up.I lifted my head to see that we were deep underground in some kind of hole.“What the fuck happened?” I asked.“We fell.” Cedric informed me.“Thank you for that Ced, I had no fucking clue we fell in a hole!”“Don’t yell at me, it’s not my fault!”“Actually, it is your fault because the only reason we’re on this horrid journey in this stupid hole in the ground is because you bit me instead of asking me to marry you!”“I did ask you to marry me!&
After the life saving incident, no one was really interested in talking. Especially me.I was trying to figure out why I had saved Cedric like that.It couldn’t be that I still card for him right? After everything he had done, there’s no way I could still have feelings for such a monster.So why did I jump back in the water, knowing I could drown? Maybe I had always pictured Cedric’s death a certain way and that most definitely wasn’t it.It was like when Cedric died, I had to be satisfied with it. Drowning was wildly unsatisfying in my opinion.The next thing that has the potential to kill Cedric, I’ll surely let it. Then this will all be over. I could go back to my kingdom and be with my friends and family.I wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.Just when I was getting really tired of walking, a little hut appeared in sight. It was covered with vines and flowers.“T
Cedric pulled me out of bed quickly. I ran to grab my bag as the roof caved in. I was trapped in the corner. I tried to summon water, but it was too hot. There was no moisture in the air. I tried to push the fire away, but there was something different about this fire. There was a purple tint to it. Like it was fire that had already been enchanted. The beam blocking me crumbled in half, knocking me to the ground. I screamed as it fell on top of me pinning me down. I could hear Cedric grunting as he tried to get the beam off. “Just go, Cedric!” I called. “I’m not gonna make it.” “No! You’re not dying like this Zelda!” He insisted. I would love to believe him, but I didn’t think it was true. It didn’t seem like he could get the beam off and the fire was almost completely surrounding us now. “Veone, be with me and guide me into the Twilight Nexus swiftly and safely.” I prayed. “Don’t do that.” Cedric roared
Being Empress was too easy.I had control over all four elements, there were no imminent threats and the love of my life was beside me. Nothing could go wrong.I looked around happily at breakfast. Everyone seemed so happy. Zeke was grinning as he and Posy talked animatedly. My parents were looking lovingly at each other.How was life this blissful?“Are you okay, darling?” Cedric questioned.I smiled at him. “Of course I am. I’m your wife, why wouldn’t things be okay?”“You seem...wistful.”“I guess I am. Things just seem so perfect.”Cedric chuckled. “Things are always perfect.”It was strange but something about that statement felt false. How could things always be perfect?I was probably still feeling weird from my dream. It was incredibly intense. But also meant to be a dream because it simply made no sense. Cedric would
I didn’t tell anyone about my strange wish. I didn’t even want to say the word ‘wish’ at this point. This was a lot to unpack.I always wondered what life would be like if Cedric hadn’t gone down the wrong path. If he had chosen me over the need for power.Now I had my answer. It was almost worse than reality. He manipulated me into giving up my power and birthright. And I willingly did it. Just to make him happy. Because I loved him so much.But he was never going to love me as much as I did him.Was this a pattern? I mean the situation with Penn was similar. I seemed to be much more into this than he was. So would I get my heart broken again? Would there ever be a man who loved me more than I loved him?My eyes fell on Hunter. He smiled at me. He definitely felt stronger for me than I did for him. Maybe I didn’t give him the proper chance. I mean the sex was great, maybe the romance could be too. And seeing as
*Hunter's POV*I groaned as I opened my eyes. My head was pounding like crazy and I was pretty sure I was bleeding.I sat up and looked around. I was alone.Oh no, Zelda! Those hooded figures had taken her!I scrambled up and made my way back to the hut. This was just my luck! Zelda was finally wanting to jump my bones again and she got taken away. I had to get her back before she changed her mind about me.I would get her to fall in love with me, I knew I could. Maybe it wouldn’t come easy, but maybe that’s what I liked about it too. That it was something I could work for.The hut came into sight. When I approached I was shocked to find Oz and Zeke together. It seemed like they were arguing. Then Oz grabbed Zeke and kissed him. I expected Zeke to fight him off, but he didn’t, he gave in.It was a very intense kiss. Huh. They really are in love. How strange.“Duke Ze
*Zelda's POV*When I came to, I was incredibly confused about where the hell I was.I was in a room that seemed kind of similar to my room back home. It was beautiful and gold and the bed was quite comfortable. But how did I get here?“Hello?” I called, getting out of bed.The door opened immediately. I was surprised to see a Minotaur had entered. He had to duck so that his horns could fit into the room. His human torso and arms were in incredible shape. His hooves clicked on the ground as he walked closer to me.“Over-Lordess, what do you need?”“I am not the Over-Lordess.” I declared. “I’m an Empress.”“No, you are our Over-Lordess. We have long awaited your arrival. It is okay. You will remember who you are in no time.”“No, it’s fine. I remember who I am.”“I am Surax. I am here to assist yo
*Zelda's POV*I was thrilled to have my own body back.Of course I felt awful for Dresira and I meant what I said about avenging her. The Aleni would not prevail over Uquix!Surax led me to the prisons. “Can I ask you something?”“Sure Empress Zelda.” He grunted.“Can I have your nose ring?”He stopped in his tracks. “You’re not participating in the Four Trials of the Forsaken Apex, are you?”“Yes I am.” He tossed me over his shoulder and I cried out. “Hey what are you doing?”“Locking you up with your friends! You are here to steal from us!” Surax bellowed.“No, no! I don’t want to steal! If you could just give it to me willingly that would be amazing!”“No. You seek the most dangerous power, we cannot help you Empress Zelda!”We entered the prisons.