Half day of travel, it was afternoon when they got to the forest of Aldon and crossing across the river outside of Aldon.“It was tiring and hot. Can I bath for a while?” Geuron ask panting while looking straight to the river. The water was low yet flowing fast, so clear that they can see the grayish stones inside the water.“That sounds refreshing but we have to go,” Therens said as he handed him his water canteen covered in leather.“Thanks.” Geuron uttered and poured the water into his face.“Hey, you have to share,” Maru said running towards them.“It’s fine, you have plenty of water around you,” Merfoy said as his eyes avert on the river.“You mean we can?” Geuron ask. Merfoy smiled and nodded.“Yes! Thanks Merfoy.” He quickly run towards the river while taking off his dirty white shirt. He jump off the river with his dark pants with the water splash across his entire body.“This is fun! You have to try it!” he shouted towards them.“I thought we need to get to your place as soon
King Ciaran let out a smoke from the huge tobacco he get from Merfoy’s cabinet in the room he choose. The thick smoke can be seen, as white as snow from the darkness as he make his way out to the balcony.“It’s nice to be here,” a voice said from behind. It was Goryo approaching him.“You want some?” Ciaran handed him a stick of tobacco smaller compared to what he was smoking.“I’m sorry, your highness, but I don’t smoke,” Goryo answered.“Really? Well, I guess my granddaughter choose a fine man then,” Ciaran said as they chuckled.“What does she look like?” Ciaran ask as he let out a smoke.“My granddaughter and how did you meet her?” he added.“She was brunette, pale skin yet a healthy one. When she smile I feel at ease, knowing that she is fine and that smile is what I live for. When you look at Geuron, he actually had his mother’s smile. He was like her boy version.” Goryo was smiling while telling it.“I’m glad Merfoy saved me. I might not remember my lovely wife if I’m dead now.
The chirping of the birds was heard from outside, Maru opened his window and saw a welcoming message of chirps. Rico look back at the huge door, he was outside. He averted his eyes towards the horizon where he can see the sun rising, slowly emanating its light in the world. He heard the morning dews, droplets from the leaves wetting the ground for another plant to grow. Rico sigh and sniff the air of nature, it was peaceful, wonderful and always making him feel at ease.“I wonder if I can still smell this kind of peace,” Rico uttered.“Of course we will, don’t be absurd.” He heard someone.“Geuron? Why so early?” he ask and watch the young man stretch his body.“Come on, bring it on. I’m ready to be trained,” he said facing him and warming up in his fighting position. Rico chuckled.“What’s funny?” Geuron ask and fix his stand.“You said you can read minds right? Can you try to read mine?” Rico ask while lowering his head to fix his gaze into the young man’s eyes. Rico was taller, Geu
Nanami opened her eyes, she can see the clear blue sky, and she cannot hear anything but can saw the blood spilled splattering on her face. She gasp and realized she was in the midst of war. Nanami suddenly heard Cannai’s cry from afar. She quickly stand up and find herself hidden in the entrance of the forest.“Cannai?” she uttered while peaking from the large leaves surrounding her, she saw dead bodies everywhere on the ground. They didn’t turn into smokes or burn into ashes like the way they had been killed before.“Are they real human in flesh?” she ask as she step out of the forest while the Cannai was far surrounded by bunch of the evil warriors and soldiers.“Nanami! Stay away from here!” she heard her lover as she gasp and tried to find him from the crowded ground.“Cannai! Where are you?!” she shouted through her lungs along with the sound of heavy footsteps and burning fleshes. Nanami step further as she dodge from one of the evil warriors’ flaming sword. She loo
Rico opened his eyes, he felt the sun burning his skin and felt a cold touch on his cheek tapping it numerous times.“Rico, Rico,” he heard a woman’s voice but his ears cannot hear them properly but he knew she was calling him. His eyes half opened and can see a blurry figure, a face that was coming closer to him. He suddenly felt a warm sensation touch his lips, his wide open lips as he felt an air travels through his throat and into his lungs. The water came out from his stomach as he cough them out. Rico widened his eyes, realized he was alive.“Rico, are you okay?” He saw Niffa beside him, kneeled down with her wet hair and clothe dripping with water.“Niffa, did you swim all the way in to save me?” he ask as he saw her nod, she shed tears with a smile on her face staring at him. Niffa quickly hugged him, so tight that he felt her heartbeat syncing to his.“Don’t worry, I’m fine.” He caress her hair behind and push her slowly as he kissed her forehead.“Where is everybody?” he ask
She knew that she is going to survive this, she took a deep breath as her private nurse keeps on telling her to push through. It was a relief for her when she heard the baby crying. The thunder and heavy rain stop all of a sudden."The rain was over," King Morphis said as he quickly walk down the corridor and opened the door to his wife's room."It was a girl," the nurse said as she take a look at such a cute and tiny face crying and wiggling on the warm clothes."I will call her Niffa," Queen Luize said with joy on her face. King Morphis was so glad to hold her daughter and warm her up wrapping his massive arms around her."Niffa, such a beautiful name. I will take care of you so that no man will ever hurt you," He said as he kissed her daughter's forehead.Ten years had passed, and as they watch Niffa grow away from the town people and not known by the other kingdoms, she started to question why her parents were hiding her but they just told her that it was not the time for her to i
Niffa slowly put down the basket on the table as she tiptoed to go upstairs to her room, but her mother the queen notice her."Oh, there you are Niffa, where have you been? I've been looking for you a while ago," Queen Luize said as she put down the crochet."Hello mother, I just hung out with my friends," Niffa responded with a nervous smile on her face."Friends? You don't have friends, ah! I knew it," her mother said approaching her on the stairs as she gulp in nervousness trying not to say that she's been off in the forest."I bet you spent the coins I gave you yesterday. And you smell like a cookie with peanut butter on it," Queen Luize said sniffing Niffa's clothes."Mother, yes I do eat peanut butter-flavored cookies I'm glad you knew it," Niffa said as she pretend to chuckle and slowly making her way upstairs."Wait, Niffa? Tell me you're lying right?" Niffa suddenly froze on the stairs as she slowly look back trembling. She can see her mother's furious eyes towards her as the
It was a bright day, Rico visits the forest early in the morning to feed the birds and to roam around. The forest was a training ground for his colossus pets which includes Meria the deer, Tobi the dark wolf, Eris the brown hawk, and his favorite Prado the white horse who can carry up the entire house when he needs to move from one place to another when he is lazy to use his power. Niffa opened her eyes as she saw birds singing around the room, it was very lovely to hear them. She enjoyed listening to them then she saw cookies and milk on the table. She was so hungry that she quickly grab and ate them all, it was so similar to the cookies she always bought from the bakery but then she remembered the kingdom and her parents, they were all gone. Tears quickly fall from her eyes realizing that her mother didn't come back last night. She walk outside as the daylight strikes her eyes, and she was amazed by the surroundings. Flowers everywhere and a lot of butterflies around the garden, the
Rico opened his eyes, he felt the sun burning his skin and felt a cold touch on his cheek tapping it numerous times.“Rico, Rico,” he heard a woman’s voice but his ears cannot hear them properly but he knew she was calling him. His eyes half opened and can see a blurry figure, a face that was coming closer to him. He suddenly felt a warm sensation touch his lips, his wide open lips as he felt an air travels through his throat and into his lungs. The water came out from his stomach as he cough them out. Rico widened his eyes, realized he was alive.“Rico, are you okay?” He saw Niffa beside him, kneeled down with her wet hair and clothe dripping with water.“Niffa, did you swim all the way in to save me?” he ask as he saw her nod, she shed tears with a smile on her face staring at him. Niffa quickly hugged him, so tight that he felt her heartbeat syncing to his.“Don’t worry, I’m fine.” He caress her hair behind and push her slowly as he kissed her forehead.“Where is everybody?” he ask
Nanami opened her eyes, she can see the clear blue sky, and she cannot hear anything but can saw the blood spilled splattering on her face. She gasp and realized she was in the midst of war. Nanami suddenly heard Cannai’s cry from afar. She quickly stand up and find herself hidden in the entrance of the forest.“Cannai?” she uttered while peaking from the large leaves surrounding her, she saw dead bodies everywhere on the ground. They didn’t turn into smokes or burn into ashes like the way they had been killed before.“Are they real human in flesh?” she ask as she step out of the forest while the Cannai was far surrounded by bunch of the evil warriors and soldiers.“Nanami! Stay away from here!” she heard her lover as she gasp and tried to find him from the crowded ground.“Cannai! Where are you?!” she shouted through her lungs along with the sound of heavy footsteps and burning fleshes. Nanami step further as she dodge from one of the evil warriors’ flaming sword. She loo
The chirping of the birds was heard from outside, Maru opened his window and saw a welcoming message of chirps. Rico look back at the huge door, he was outside. He averted his eyes towards the horizon where he can see the sun rising, slowly emanating its light in the world. He heard the morning dews, droplets from the leaves wetting the ground for another plant to grow. Rico sigh and sniff the air of nature, it was peaceful, wonderful and always making him feel at ease.“I wonder if I can still smell this kind of peace,” Rico uttered.“Of course we will, don’t be absurd.” He heard someone.“Geuron? Why so early?” he ask and watch the young man stretch his body.“Come on, bring it on. I’m ready to be trained,” he said facing him and warming up in his fighting position. Rico chuckled.“What’s funny?” Geuron ask and fix his stand.“You said you can read minds right? Can you try to read mine?” Rico ask while lowering his head to fix his gaze into the young man’s eyes. Rico was taller, Geu
King Ciaran let out a smoke from the huge tobacco he get from Merfoy’s cabinet in the room he choose. The thick smoke can be seen, as white as snow from the darkness as he make his way out to the balcony.“It’s nice to be here,” a voice said from behind. It was Goryo approaching him.“You want some?” Ciaran handed him a stick of tobacco smaller compared to what he was smoking.“I’m sorry, your highness, but I don’t smoke,” Goryo answered.“Really? Well, I guess my granddaughter choose a fine man then,” Ciaran said as they chuckled.“What does she look like?” Ciaran ask as he let out a smoke.“My granddaughter and how did you meet her?” he added.“She was brunette, pale skin yet a healthy one. When she smile I feel at ease, knowing that she is fine and that smile is what I live for. When you look at Geuron, he actually had his mother’s smile. He was like her boy version.” Goryo was smiling while telling it.“I’m glad Merfoy saved me. I might not remember my lovely wife if I’m dead now.
Half day of travel, it was afternoon when they got to the forest of Aldon and crossing across the river outside of Aldon.“It was tiring and hot. Can I bath for a while?” Geuron ask panting while looking straight to the river. The water was low yet flowing fast, so clear that they can see the grayish stones inside the water.“That sounds refreshing but we have to go,” Therens said as he handed him his water canteen covered in leather.“Thanks.” Geuron uttered and poured the water into his face.“Hey, you have to share,” Maru said running towards them.“It’s fine, you have plenty of water around you,” Merfoy said as his eyes avert on the river.“You mean we can?” Geuron ask. Merfoy smiled and nodded.“Yes! Thanks Merfoy.” He quickly run towards the river while taking off his dirty white shirt. He jump off the river with his dark pants with the water splash across his entire body.“This is fun! You have to try it!” he shouted towards them.“I thought we need to get to your place as soon
I wonder where the others, what happened to them, and where is Merfoy all this time? Niffa thought looking behind her as she see the entrance way to the forest. It was part of Aldon’s forest, Aldon has the widest and longest forest out of the five kingdoms. She still doesn’t know if the forest near Mt. Sadeste was Aldon’s territory or its just what everyone know since no man got here at Mt. Sadeste like how Merfoy told her, only royalties and magical creatures can enter Mt. Sadeste.“Niffa! Watch out!” She gasp as she look back in front, the violet flame was coming her way, as she quickly crouch with her hands crossing above her head. He never failed, she thought, her body will surely marked with scratches and bruises and burns after this training.Niffa stands up to check her right elbow, it was bleeding, the burn was mark like a splattered blood, shapeless yet creating a map-like mark on her skin. The bleeding burn was not as serious as her wound in the back still wrapped in bandage
Not the end yet, the end of Geuron’s mind-reading power session for everyone. As they both return upstairs, across the dark hallway, and into that room once again, he can almost hear murmurs of thoughts passing through his ears. It was so loud, the murmurs are like buzzing bees that none of the words they are uttering are understandable. Geuron covered his ears as he crouch.“Geuron? What’s the matter?” Therens ask looking at him from below as he should supposed to hold the door knob.“Should I open the door?” Therens ask one more time.“I don’t know, my mind is uncontrollably reading a lot of thoughts. It’s so painful to hear,” Geuron answered with pain in his voice.“Okay, then let’s stay here for a-”Therens’ words were cut, and the door suddenly opened. He can see who it was even when the room was dim and the lamp was too far from them, it was General Malta.“Therens?” the general uttered, he was as shocked as he is.“I suppose to look for you and the young man as well,” the gener
They spent their night, sleepless nights talking about the happenings for the past days during the tsunami and after. The snoring soldiers were left downstairs, resting for the night after the cleaning and eradication of dirt in the entire kingdom happened the whole day.“You happened to be a hunter?” Nanami asks combing her long dark hair with the wooden brush.“Yes, my family is a hunter. Only hunting animals that were not forbidden,” Liana answered, them seated on the floor with their legs crossed. Maru and Therens were watching the moon through the window in the corner, their shadows are visible from where Liana and Nanami are seated.“You said you had a friend named Rico and he is out there somewhere? Is he royalty like you?” Therens ask.“Yes, he’s the King of Samari, the fourth kingdom among five.” Maru painted a small smile, it’s a smile of sadness, and he might be thinking about where Rico is for now.“If he is a flame holder like Niffa, he is safe,” Therens said seemingly co
After lunch, the sun was up making the cows and goats hide under the huge trees on every corner of the farm. Maru stands on the wooden platform balcony-like outside the wooden house. The air was different, it was warm, clean as if he was sniffing peace mixed with how he felt lately. He was in love which makes him unable to go back to do his obligation as a prince. He watches the goats run back to their cage as the other worker on the farm run towards them with his stick. He wonders why Liana had to go to the castle to work instead of staying in a peaceful place like this.“Isn’t it peaceful in here?” the voice of the man from before asks. He look behind him and he saw the man in his brown clothe with his dark pants folded up to his knees. The man removes his brown cap and wipes his sweaty forehead with the white towel hanging on his right shoulder. He stands beside Maru.“Uhm, yes it is sir,” Maru said stammering.“Who are you to my daughter?” he suddenly asks that making Maru widen h