Dragon Rest (Complete)
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Around the mist, Angel roar was heard, stretching her bone, waking up her companion at the same times, who was sleeping peaceful curl up at Angel side. Peeking up an eyebrow, the little one crock a brow at Angel. No words are needed between them. It times for Angel to mate, without a words pass between the two, Angel’s companion walk out from the cave and went down towards the pool.
The pool was icy cold but it does not deter the little girl with big round eyes, to her it looks inviting enough. Taking off her clothes, she dips into the pool as graceful as an angel. Floating in the icy cold water, the little girl feels like she is recapping her life with the waterfall falling down nosily. Taking in the whole scene it looks like a paradise done compare to the razing deserts outside the bound. The whole place was surrounded by lush green with mist surrounding it. In the scene, walk in a young prince with his white horse.
The young prince was momentary struck dumb, the lush green of the place took his breath and ability to think away. Suddenly a movement in the pool caught the young prince attention, the figure skin is milky soft that made one hand itch to caress it, with the delicate hand belonging to the figure skimming thru the hair which are as dark as ebony.
As the young prince started to walk forwards as if being pull by some magnetic, he step on a twitch snapping the figure out of her trance. Startled, the figure head swung up looking at the intruder to her scene. Without a word the figure flee from the pool, gathering up her clothes and run out from the scene.
When the young prince shakes out from his trance, the figure was nowhere in sight. It makes the young prince wonder was it all a dream but the lush land is still there and the wet spot where the figure emerges from the pool is still there. Shaking his head as if to get some sense, the young prince lead his horse to the pool to get a drink before rubbing his horse down and getting a drink himself as well as freshen up. The young prince starts heading back to where he came from but before he started his journey he took a last glance at the lush land and wonder about the angelic figure he had seen, before The Prince send troops to look for him.
Not far from the scene the figure sit on a branch of three a few blocks away from the pool look on to the scene. Swinging her graceful look leg thru and fro and observing the young prince every single move with a sound made. “We will meet again,” was all the figure said before heading back to her companion.
“Alexis!” a lady in green shouted out.
“Your Highness,” Alexis stand forward and reveal himself to the lady in green, “What is it about?”
“Your Aunty is here,” the princess utter out, no matter how bad her twin sister are, she is still her sister, “She want you for some reason.”
“Oh, no not again?” Alexis crock his brow to the princess, “Why is that Aunty of my keep on pairing me with one girl and another?”
“Alexis dear,” the princess reaches out and patted Alexis back, “You know it for you own good. You are pass the age where you must settle down for you father thrown will be pass to you sooner or later.”
“I know,” Alexis admit with a resigned sigh but the image of the figure in the lush land implant deep into his heart. It been five years but the scene are still so fresh in his minds that it seem like it just happen a few seconds ago. Till now it seem like he can still reach out and touch her milky skin or skim a hand thru her hair as dark as the ebony.
“Alexis,” the princess bit out softly snapping Alexis out from his dream, “it time to put it behind you. You know we cannot afford to anger you Aunty. You have rejected enough offers she given you. All the girl she selected for you are from the nobility blood which are of a match to yours.”
“I know, I know,” Alexis heaved out another sigh, “For she is the Lady of the Goddess Keep.”
“Alexis!” Alexis Aunt called out.
“Lady Marla,” Alexis says in respect and bow down in respect to his aunt as well as the status of Lady of the Goddess Keep.
“Alexis how you grown!” Lady Marla exclaimed. But before Lady Marla could go on, Alexis sister save the day for him, “Alexis! I need you help with this two little monster would you mind? I’m sorry Aunt Marla but it seem like only Alexis could handle these two little monsters. I hope you would not mind.”
“Excuse me Aunt Marla,” with that Alexis quickly turn on his heels towards his sister, Rubric, flashing a smiles of thanks towards Rubric but with his back turn towards Lady Marla, Alexis aunt could not see a thing or the mischievous smiles passes between the two brother and sister.
“It seem like Alexis has a way with children don’t you think, Marianne?” Lady Marla said from observing the way Alexis handle his two nephews, inwardly Alexis swore under his breath when he heard this for he knew what is to come after the first statement, “He shall made a good father.”
“Of course he will,” the princess defended Alexis for the way Lady Marla phrase it, it like Alexis fatherhood are in doubt, “After all he had much practice with Rubric children.”
The statement from the princess made Alexis groan inwardly again, ‘I wish they stop discussing me like I’m not there at all. Don’t they know it impolite?’ Alexis said inside his heart. Casting a meaningful glance at Rubric before stepping out from the parlor into the garden and sweep his two beloved nephews into his hands and carry them on his broad shoulder.
While about one thousand feet away from the kingdom, troops stood guard a ground where the prince are fencing and hunting dragon. “Jerome, how long do you think that the old dragon will last?” the prince ask.
“I guess it all depends on you Rohan,” Jerome answered back boasting up the high prince pride. Jerome is Rohan son by marriage, which at the same times Jerome are playing the roles of Rubric husband, “But do be careful you know how Marianne would flush in anger if you go back in a scrape.”
“Oh bugger,” Rohan, the high prince breath out, “Couldn’t a man enjoy a sports without thinking of the woman breathing down his neck?” even though this is said, Jerome could see the love the high prince has for his princess. “How I wish that Alexis would have more interest in fighting rather stuck his nose up in his nose.”
“You know that not truth Rohan,” Jerome tried to console the prince, Alexis and him have been friends too long and he knew well what he is good for, “You know you never find a finest warrior then Alexis.”
“I know but he could have take a more interest in the hunt then his book,” Rohan heaved a sigh, “and you know how those sister and mother of his would hunt me down if I force Alexis into doing something which he repulse at.”
The prince love both his children but he just wish that Alexis is more like a fighter then a scholar for that boy of his, always stuck his nose into a book whenever he thought that Rohan was not looking or playing with his two nephews instead of playing with a swords. As well as it is pass times for him to settle in even though Alexis show no sign of attachment to all the girls that throw themselves at his way. Alexis not to condemn him for his good look does has a way with girls all right. Flashing his heart melting smiles to girls who flutter their eyelashes at him with a twinkle in that deep brown eyes of his which can cause a girls or woman alike to drown in it and never wish to surface. The broad shoulder, which are good for crying and the body of a fighter. He just really wishes that that boy of his would be better of with a sword then a book.
“Rohan?” Jerome breaking the prince from his thought and brought him back to the present. With that the prince break out from his thought and concentrate on the show at hands instead. Dancing and prowling the angry old dragon that is anxious to be mating with his mate in the cave for the last time as it understand that it shall be his last times to mate and leaving a generation behind. Hissing sounds could be heard around the ground. The prince scores a hit with brought the slash from the tilt from the dragon neck to it chest. Making the dragon roar in anguished as well as in anger. With the works done, the prince turn towards them with his back towards the dragon starts walking towards them in victory smiles and the troops cheer on. The injure old dragon rear up on it feet for the last time and starts towards the prince.
Meanwhile back at the court, the princess was sitting with her twin sister and enjoy some small talks as well as the twin sister persuading the princess that it pass times for Alexis to settle down. “Hear me well my dear sister, The High Prince, will undoubtly made an offer for you Alexis soon.”
“Why that would be nice would it not?” the princess thought of nothing more a matching match for her beloved son, for The High Prince are one of the most powerful kingdom besides themselves that is. And a match between the Dragon Rest kingdom with The High Prince rear would be very much indeed welcome. Would it not?
“Have you been listening to me?” Lady Marla almost shouted to her twin sister whom she consider ill witted and short of brain, “The High Prince will presumably wed one of his many daughter to Alexis and wait for a few years for him to father a child no matter it is a girl or boy for they will inherited this whole land and kingdom from Alexis. At the most ripe moment The High Prince will think of a way to rid Alexis of his soul and why ever more the grandchild of his is so young and don’t you think it will be a more appropriate times for his grandchild to pass him the thrown in keeping?”
“Oh My!” the princess gasped at the possibility, “Whatever should we do? We cannot and it not done to turn down an offer from The High Prince?”
“Don’t worry my dear,” Lady Marla patting her twin sister shoulder consoling, “I have already think of the way for you. I have just the right candidates for you. Her name is Victoria.”
At the moment this four will play more of an important role which is why I cast someone in for their role while the other, just take it as it come. I¡¦m sorry for not providing the proper actress to it. Sorry bout it, hope you guys forgive me for that or maybe if you guys have in your head whom you want to take after the other character feel free to email me the name of the role player and the actress or actor name and I will post it up angieyeo@tm.net.my
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¡§Victoria?¡¨ the princess asked, quirking a brow at her twin sister, ¡§Whose daughter is she?¡¨
¡§She is my daughter,¡¨ Lady Marla said in one simple voice.
¡§Your daughter?¡¨ the princess repeats her twin sister words with a surprise tone in it, ¡§How¡K¡¨ the princess was at lost of words for as far as she know her sister, Lady Marla have never been married even though The High Prince had offer for her hand more then once when she was in her youth but Lady Marla has firmly reject The High Prince, flinging the proposal back in his face which cause the barrier between them now.
¡§Now don¡¦t get me wrong,¡¨ Lady Marla amuse to see that her sister is getting the wrong idea from her words, well it must be the way she said out things that made the princess got the wrong side of the meaning, ¡§She is one of my student and you know that all my students are refer to as my daughters and sons.¡¨
¡§Oh I see,¡¨ the princess breath a relief breath for a second she thought that sister of her are going married her son to one of her illegal daughter of her.
¡§That right,¡¨ Lady Marla speak in high regards of this Victoria which just came to her holding this pass winter, ¡§She just came to my holdings for only one winter. She is special. You know I never accept student who pass eighteen winter no matter how rich she may be.¡¨
¡§Your Princess!¡¨ Jerome shouted the moment he reaches the courtyard. Hearing this anxious called, Marianne fear that something much have gone wrong during the hunt. Without a single glance at her twin, the princess was on her feet within a second. Lady Marla fearing the worse came to her feet and chase after Marianne in the split of second. Upon reaching the courtyard, Marianne nearly collapses to her feet. The sight of her beloved prince in blood was too much for her. Lady Marla seeing the situation, take charge for she know that her twin would not be of much use at this kinds of situation.
¡§Bring him to the chamber right now!¡¨ ordered Lady Marla to the servants without a backwards glance the servant to see that her order are follow out and on her way to the chamber she drag her twin by the arms together with her, with a backwards glance to one of the servant, Lady Marla give a final command before trot out with her twin, ¡§Ask both Prince Alexis and Princess Rubric to the chamber right away.¡¨
¡§Prince Alexis! Princess Rubric,¡¨ the servant shouted upon reaching the garden where Alexis are having fun with his sister two monsters children, ¡§Her highness wanted bout you at the chamber right away.¡¨
Hearing this called from the servant, both Alexis and Rubric know something must be terribly wrong. Without haste both of them drop both the children into the care of the servant and hurried to the chamber. Both hands are clam tight together for the fear of something must be bad happening to The Prince during the hunt is gnawing at both Alexis and Rubric guts.
¡§Mother!¡¨ both Alexis and Rubric gasped, out of breath upon reaching the chamber, ¡§What wrong?¡¨
¡§Shhh!¡¨ the princess put a finger to her lips and indicates that both Rubric and Alexis wait for her outside the chamber. Both Alexis and Rubric left with no choice steps out of the chamber and waited anxiously for the result.
¡§Mother!¡¨ Alexis called out once the princess step out from the chamber, ¡§What wrong with father?¡¨
¡§There is nothing wrong my dear,¡¨ the princess reaching out to her son for some support for the ordeal of taking care of her husband had taken a toll to her old bones, ¡§Your father was hurt during the hunt.¡¨
¡§Oh my god,¡¨ Rubric gasped out, putting her hands to her mouth the close the breath that she got out in a rush, ¡§Will he?¡¨ the sentence was left unsaid as Rubric fear the worse, at that moment Rubric husband, Lord Jerome stood out from the room, ¡§My dear, I¡¦m sorry for not taking a better care of your father, it all my fault.¡¨
¡§Now don¡¦t be silly,¡¨ the princess, Marianne scolded Jerome softly, ¡§You know it not your faults for accident do happen all the times and since Rohan would not be terribly affected by the accident so no harm come to. It just that he will be confine to bed for a few weeks or a few months at the most.¡¨
¡§Thank god,¡¨ Alexis breath out for a moment he thought the worse has come to the worse and he does not want to shoulder the responsibility of his father crown this way, ¡§Where is aunty?¡¨
¡§She is in the chamber taking care Rohan at the moment while I step out to have a words to queer your fear of the worse,¡¨ turning and looking at Alexis, ¡§Alexis, we have plan for you future bride I hope you shall take this into consideration and with your father so ill at bed you are needed at the crown for a kingdom cannot be without a leader.¡¨
¡§Mother I will think about it,¡¨ Alexis know deep in his hearts that it pass times for him to forget the angelic figure in the lush lands, every winter he went back there with the exact times he saw the figure but every winter he came back head down for the figure are no where in sight. What Alexis does not know is that every winter the figure sitting at the branch of the same tree and watch him from afar and slip quietly down when Alexis are gone from the place into the pool, the tradition have been form by the figure to say in a soft quite voice ¡§We will meet again.¡¨ Every time Alexis are turn away from the scene.
¡§Lady Marla,¡¨ Jerome bowed to her when she steps out of the room, snapping Alexis out of his thought.
¡§Aunty,¡¨ Alexis greet and one prince does not bow to a Lady even though she is the Goddess Keep Lady, so Alexis offer her his hands instead where Lady Marla take it gratefully as she was totally exhausted from healing the prince. ¡§Thanks for helping mother.¡¨
¡§Don¡¦t mention it,¡¨ Lady Marla patted Alexis hands before turning to Rubric, ¡§Rubric I need you help can you follow me?¡¨
¡§Yes aunty,¡¨ with that Rubric offer her aunty her hands and walk towards the top before walking away casting her husband a glance to told there will be no harm come to her for that husband of hers tends to be over protective on occasion. With that the both lady went up to the castle tops where Rubric are asked to summon Victoria to the palace within 7 days.
¡§I be there,¡¨ was all Victoria answered in return. Left alone after the therapy, Victoria went up to manor top, ¡§Angel!¡¨
A beautiful dragon swoop down and like a decoy pet, she nuzzle Victoria hands softly, ¡§It time for me to be there, as being predicted.¡¨ Even though Victoria could not get a respond from Angel, there is a link to between Victoria head to Angel head that enable them to communicate without the words said. ¡§It times for me to help him build a new kingdom and lead him to his place as well as his to mine.¡¨
“It seem like mother are having her handful taking care of father,” Rubric comment upon hearing the commotion from the chamber reaching them in the garden and hid a smile.
“Don’t laugh at mother,” Alexis warn, giving a sly look to her and Jerome who are sitting at the arm of Rubric chair, “I remember how you use to rumble when Jerome was hurt from battle field and you need to take care of him yourself.”
“Now, don’t you dare remind me of that,” Jerome said, embarrassed from the reminder of the incident, remembering how he yell at his poor Rubric for confining him in the bedchamber, “it all in the pass.”
“Yes, I remember that times well enough,” Rubric sharing a laugh with her brother over the incident, “he was like a cage dragon.”
The group laugh at Jerome embarrassment at the moment they feel light headed as their father, the prince is going to make it. Suddenly the uproar at the gate yard caught their attention.
“What that about?” Alexis wonder aloud.
“Let go and have a look,” Rubric declare and drag both her brother and husband together with her, upon reaching the gate yard, she let go of a gasp, “Oh my god!”
“It…” Alexis was lost of words while Jerome was totally shock for never in his wildest imagination that such a creature still alive, not to say that Rubric was not pretty but to this it such a big gape. There at the gate yard, the creature stood alone and aloof not minding the stare she is getting as if there is nothing wrong being openly stare at. With her white gown flowing around her it look like she just descend from the heaven into the earth.
“Excuse?” the creature asked again for the guard seem to be unable to give her a proper respond, the creature voice are like music to Alexis ears, which snap him into action, “Yes?”
“Do you know where can I find Lady Marla?” the creature inquired politely and kneels down to Alexis and Rubric at the same times, by that times both Jerome and Rubric are able to find their own voice.
“You here to look for her?” Rubric asked the creature softly and give her another through look.
“Yes, my lady,” the creature answered.
“May I know who are you?” Jerome asked seem to have gather his wit around him at last, “In case she should asked whom that looking for her.”
“Tell her it Victoria,” the creature identify herself.
“Victoria,” Alexis let the name role in his tongue softly, it feel like velvet to him and velvet to Victoria ears that heard the way Alexis pronounce her name, at the moment Victoria lifted her eyes to meet him, both are counter back into a space where no other living exist just the two of them, slowly Alexis walk towards Victoria in a trance like movement. Upon reaching her, Alexis bend down to draw her up, on touching her hands, both Alexis and Victoria are like being scorch by fire. Jolting them into a passion unsaid.
“My Lord,” Victoria gasped, shock to know that this man whom she always watch each winter at the lush land seem to much more then the glimpses she got from her hiding place, left her unable to find her own voice.
“My Lady,” Alexis smiles a smile that get any heart into fluttering at all, “I been looking for you for five years.”
“Alexis!” Rubric shocked to know that her brother know this girl whom seem like an angel, “You know her?”
“Rubric, remember the girl I told you five years ago and you laugh in my face saying that is all my illusion?” Alexis reminded her sister softly not taking his gaze of Victoria fearing that she will disappear with the mist, “She is that girl I told you about that I saw in the lush land.”
“My…” Rubric was at lost of words for never in her wildest dream that she could have connect the girl Alexis told her about to the Victoria whom are standing in front and gazing into Alexis eyes softly.
“Victoria is your name right?” Alexis asked softly, “It suited you well.”
“My Lord,” Victoria blush, “It nice to meet you closer then all this winter.”
“You were there?” Alexis shocked, for never he dreams that this beautiful Victoria always watch him from afar, for he has always thought that Victoria the figure in the lush land never ever gave a single thought to him, “Why you didn’t show yourself?”
“It was not times for us to meet yet,” Victoria said in a simple voice.
“And now is the times?” Alexis wonder out aloud.
“Yes my lord,” Victoria nodded her head to emphasize the sentence.
“Victoria!” Lady Marla rang out, running towards her with Jerome behind her, “You finally here and on time as well my dear.”
“Mother,” Victoria kneels down to Lady Marla, Victoria called Lady Marla mother for all the student at the keep address her as such and not to blame, she was a mother to all the student there, for most of the student there are abandon by their own parent because of their gift which are seem unlikely in a normal human world and their own family are too uptight to be living together with them so Lady Marla whom have such a gift herself, open a school of such to receive all those student with this special gift and train them to use it with good deeds no matter the student are rich or poor their status are the same to her, “It good to see you again.”
Lady Marla steps forwards and hug Victoria, for even though Victoria have only been with her for one winter, she love and favor her over the rest as she is indeed special to her, the rest of the student instead of envying Victoria seem to came to love her as she is still the youngest among them even though she is the most talented among them. Pulling away from Victoria at an arm length, Lady Marla asked, “Where is the rest?”
“They are at the gate yard,” Victoria indicated with her head, “It seem like the guard are at a lost of words when I asked them for direction, all they did was gawking at me.”
“Ehem,” Lady Marla cough to get the guard attention while Alexis was disappointed with the lost of contact with Victoria, “you must be exhausted after such a long journey, let us to the parlor to freshen up.”
“Yes mother,” Victoria follow Lady Marla and tell her the latest happening at the keep while she was gone, with Alexis, Jerome and Rubric trailing behind her.
“My,” Lady Marla said after a long pause from Victoria, “it seem like there is a lot of things happening when I’m not there, The High Prince went to the keep. I’m sure he is up to something. Did he saw you?”
“No, he didn’t saw me as I keep behind the curtain,” but Victoria did not know that The High Prince had a glimpse of her and had been enchanted with her beauty and seek to possess her, “Lorraine entertain him all the way and had a difficult times convincing him to go back and we will tell his arrival purpose.”
“I wonder what The High Prince are up to,” Lady Marla said, “he can make a powerful enemy.”
“Yes I know about it,” Victoria nodding at Lady Marla words, “for when I was behind the curtain, I feel there are evil lurking in him, which made me shiver bone down.”
“That I can confirm,” Alexis determine not to be left behind, “When I was a child, I saw how The High Prince punish a beggar for dirtying his clothes.”
“Alexis is right,” Lady Marla fear that her dream has come true after all, “it seem like The High Prince are there for another reason all together. Victoria you are sure that The High Prince did not see you at all?”
“I’m of that,” Victoria confirm, “for I was quite well hidden in the curtain.”
“Why The High Prince must not see Victoria?” Alexis asked, not understanding his aunty motive for hiding Victoria from The High Prince.
“For when Victoria came to my keep,” Lady Marla explain for the benefit of the three confuse person in the parlor, “there are rumors of her beauty flying out and there are quite a lots of suitors coming my way to ask for her hands but as I have already promise Victoria that she would have her own choosing so I did not give her hands to any of the suitors at all.”
“Then The High Prince must have heard of Victoria as well,” Alexis said with a indefinable feeling in his guts and he never has this kind feeling before to any of other, “I heard that The High Prince are on the look out for another concubines.”
“Victoria not only have her beauty at the advantages,” Lady Marla added looking at Alexis, “She guard the lush lands you always go there, who ever marry her will have the lush lands.”
“You mean that the land I always visited each winter for the pass five years are her?” Alexis shock to know that such a mere girl can possess such a beautiful and fertile land.
“That right,” Victoria nodding her head, “those who are fated only can see and enter the land.”
“You mean not all the people can enter the land?” Rubric exclaimed.
“Yes,” Victoria answered once again and turns to look at Rubric and Jerome who sit and stroking Rubric hands lovingly without him knowing it himself, “Lord Alexis are the first person to enter the land beside me.”
“Oh my!” Jerome exclaimed, “That means all along Alexis is not dreaming?”
“Yes,” Victoria said looking at Jerome, “I know you try to find the land after Lord Alexis went back from the first times he enter the land and told you about his experience. I close the lands from you view, which are the main reason all along you could not see the path into the land.”
“Why you close it against Jerome and not me?” Alexis wonder for never he thought that this lady only allows him to enter her land.
“For you are the fated one to be the lord at my side to guard this land,” Victoria said softly and turns her gaze to gaze into Alexis deep brown eyes.
“I need her to give me sanctuary,” Victoria answer politely for she could understand Rubric curiosity, “for even though that I’m superior there are moments where my power will fail me occasionally once a month and I can’t have them finding me at my weakest moment so I seek Mother help at this.”
“If they caught you at your weakest moment,” Alexis need to understand more for he feels that it is within his right to know this, “What will happen to you?”
“If they ever caught her at her weakest moment,” Lady Marla stand in for Victoria, “Then the lush land will be in danger for it contains a treasure no mortal soul every know of.”
“What is the treasure?” Jerome asked.
“You all will know it in good times,” Victoria said in a polite answered where it decline and answer to it, which Lady Marla shock her head when the rest of them look at her inquiring, “Even I don’t know about it, she say that the times is not right.”
“Anyway Aunt I want to thank you for taking care of her for me all this times,” Alexis flash a grateful smiles at his aunty, “You should have bring her to me earlier.”
“I wanted to but she always keep on insisting that the times is not right,” Lady Marla sigh for sometimes she could not predict what Victoria is up to. For even though her power and gift are well train and among the best, compare to Victoria she is still a steps behind and she understand that every single Moonrunner has their weakest moment in the month, especially the girls which can drag up to one week. The peak moment of their strength is at the 15th of the months where the moon is round and shines bright. Even though Victoria keep secret of her own, Lady Marla could sense that this girl, is the one for Alexis and if she should go to the wrong hands then disaster would struck The Desert for she hold the key to a treasure untold.
“Why don’t I bring you to your room,” Alexis offering his hands for he wishes to get a few more moments alone with Victoria, his new found love, “After you refresh and have enough rest I would like to present you to my Mother and Father.”
Victoria understanding Alexis needs, which at the same time she also wishes to spend more times in the hands of this prince for from him she sense a sense of security where she have not being able to find for seventeen winter besides the times she spend in Lady Marla’s keep. Upon reaching the bedchamber, Alexis turn the door knob and stood at the door holding on to the know, wishing to enter the room with but understand a lady honor, hold on to his will power not to ravish her here and then.
“I leave you to your rest then,” Alexis said softly, “I be back after 3 wee hours, I believe that will be enough times for you to refresh and rest then.”
“It will be, my lord,” Victoria said softly in return, eyes casting down not daring to meet Alexis eyes.
“Why don’t you just call me Alexis will do,” Alexis offer for he wants to hear his name on her lips putting his hands softly at Victoria chin and pull it up to meet his gaze.
“Yes, Alexis,” Victoria whispers softly and give Alexis a peek on the cheek so fast that before Alexis could blink Victoria had already retreat safely behind the door and lean against it hearing Alexis rash breath.
‘All she did is just a peek and I’m already scorching hot,’ Alexis thought to himself breathing rashly, ‘I wonder what the results would be when I give her a proper kiss.’ With this Alexis retreat to his own chamber to sort out his feeling before presenting himself to Victoria. Hearing the retreating footsteps from the inside, Victoria let go of a long held breath and thought to herself, ‘He so gentle and he does not care what I have or what I are but all he thought is what I am and only care for me not the treasure I represent.’
While at the castle of The High Prince a woman voice can be heard from afar, “Roland how could you leave me behind?” the woman said softly and caress his chest lovingly.
“Sweetie you know that I have to go and do something urgent,” The High Prince are quite irritate with her and have enough of her senseless sweetness which are all just for a show but since she is carrying a child which might bring him a son after all this times he have to tolerate her. “Moreover it something which must be done.”
“What is so important then me?” Rosamund pitch for she thought the world of herself and nothing of other can be more important then her, she might be one of the many concubines in The High Prince harem but she is the best and fair most prettiest one.
“Are you ordering me?” The High Prince are getting mighty irritating with Rosamund and asked in a rather hard voice, which Rosamund be the sly one known that she should not push her button further pit in quickly, “Of course not my love, I’m just worried about you.”
“Don’t be,” with that Roland turns on his heels and walk away leaving Rosamund staring after his retreating back. Suddenly behind her she heard a sniffle laughter, “Who is there!”
“Me,” a pretty young girl around Victoria aged identify herself.
“What you doing there sneaking on me like that?” Rosamund demand in a high pitch voice.
“Don’t value yourself too high,” the young girl return in a sarcastic voice, “Are just one of Father many concubines. One more things I did not sneak up on you it just happen that I was passing through here and here you are drape you little body all over Father in broad daylight. Shame on you.”
“Why you!” Rosamund almost tear her hair out of her head in frustration, but think of a better way of retort back, “Don’t think you can get the better of me, Porsche, for you are no better then I, always fluttering you eyelashes at Prince Alexis, why one would have think that you are just a cheap flirt.”
With that said, Rosamund with a flip of her skirt walk away from Porsche leaving the young girl fuming after her retreating back, ‘You shall wait and see Rosamund, the day I have Prince Alexis in my grip is the day you hell starts.’ Porsche swear to herself for even though she is a girl but compare to all the daughter of The High Prince, she is the one who inherit The High Prince cruelty and cunning. The way her mind twist no one can think of but as far as Alexis are concern Porsche held no interest for him and moreover he does not want to tangle himself with The High Prince domain.
Meanwhile, The High Prince are sitting at the high chair thinking back on the incident at the Goddess Keep, he had purposely choose the moment where Lady Marla would not be at the keep to enter it and it frustrated him that he could get no closer to Victoria then other man did but at least he was allow a glimpse of her beautiful white skins for a seconds before she disappear behind the curtain and hid away from his views. ‘I shall I have her no matter what,’ The High Prince swore to himself for he does not only want the lush land that came with Victoria of the Moon but he also wanted to have Victoria body in his bed with him in it as well.
While back to Alexis kingdom, in his chamber, he pace the carpet floor till he could feel the heat from the carpet penetrate into his legs, always stopping a few minutes after pacing the face the times before continuing pacing, ‘The hour seem so long,’ Alexis wonder to himself.
A few doors away where Victoria room lay, she sit patiently at the bed after just a few minutes rest for she could wait to see Alexis again, his image so fresh inside her head and she have never expected to feel this feelings again after being shun by her own people as she as always distance herself from the other which are the main reason she choose to stay at the lush land till the inevitable force her to live in Lady Marla keep. Once there she has always thought that the other will not welcome her instead she was surprise by the reception she get there and how Mother had welcome her with open arms even though she pass the winters of acceptance at the keep or how the people welcome her. When she was there she learn one things, that is she is not the only person in this world that been shun by their own family for having a gift where no normal mortal could have.
‘I wonder what Alexis is doing right now,’ with that Victoria summon a moon light mirror to locate where Alexis are, seeing him now, Victoria hid a smile, seeing that Alexis are the same as her, anxious to meet each other again. For Victoria know that the meeting with his parents is just an excuse for him to see her again but she was all the more glad for the excuse to meet Alexis again.
“Sure,” with that Victoria follow Alexis to his father chamber, upon reaching the chamber, Alexis lift his left hands to knock on the door, a voice from within the chamber bid Alexis to enter, “Father, Mother may I present Victoria of the Moon to you.”
“Your highness,” Victoria pays her respect to both the princess and the prince.
“So you are Victoria,” the prince said from the bed, “I can see why my son are smitten with you, if I were ten years younger I would have give my son the competition he need,” causing Victoria to blush with the comment.
“My dear,” the princess patted the prince arms lovingly, “Now you embarrass the poor girl.”
“Father don’t scared her away,” Alexis commented standing on Victoria side but all the more causing Victoria to blush even more, the princess decided to come to the rescue, “My dear why don’t you step here, I want a better view of you.” With that said Victoria complied, from both the prince and the princess, Victoria sense a loves that will everlasting them forever and the love generate warm to those they care for and it seem like they have already welcome her into their family without question ask.
“Your Highness,” Victoria finally found her found after finding herself standing in front of the prince and the princess, “Do you want me to heal up your wounds?”
“You can heal up my wounds?” the prince said in an excited voice.
“Not totally,” Victoria confess, “but at least I can close up the wound better and it will enable it a better and faster recovery.”
“Would you please do that then?” the princess said, for she does not wish to see her husband wince every so when he was moving around and it pain her to see her husband to be in such a pain, “We would forever be grateful.”
“It be my pleasure,” with that Victoria walk to the prince and put her palm softly on the top of where the injure laid, slowly there are light emulating from Victoria palm where she laid it, slowly the light spread through all Victoria body making her seem like a goddess, both Alexis and the princess stare in awe, while the prince feel heat from Victoria palm into his thigh and he feel much more better. Exhausted from the drain of her energy, Victoria lean back against Alexis to get her breath back, “Your highness you will feel better after two or three days at rest.”
“That means I shall have enough times to go for the trades fair,” the prince beam like a child at the thought of he no longer should be confine to the bed.
“But your Highness you must not use too much of the foot,” Victoria cautions, “for it is not totally heal, just heal enough for you to move around but not too much and if you should feel any drain of energy you should sit down immediately.”
“Don’t worry Victoria,” the prince brush aside Victoria worries with a gentle saying, “I would not want your energy go to a waste now would I. Now you must accompany us to the trade fair as Alexis fiancée, I won't take no for an answer. At the fair we will officially announce you as Alexis fiancée and there won't be much better opportunity then that to let the world know what a wonderful fiancée my son have.”
“Father!” Alexis exclaimed with his hands still resting softly around Victoria waist, “You mean you approve?”
“Now, Alexis why wouldn’t,” the princess put in softly, “would you father not approve of such a wonder girl as your fiancée?”
“Now why don’t you go and inform them that I be joining them for dinner and let me have a few moments alone with you mother here,” the prince hinted and causing the princess the blush, before they step out of the room the prince told Victoria one things, “Now Victoria you must starts following Alexis calling us Mother and Father after all you are going to be our daughter by marriage.”
“Yes, your…I mean Father,” Victoria cheeks slightly tinted by a reddish color.
After a few weeks pass in peace and Victoria getting to know Alexis family on a more friendlier terms everything pass as normal with the prince healing nicely from the wounds, the whole kingdom are busy with the preparation of the trade fair. A few days later the whole party starts of towards the Bale for the fair. Once reach there, Victoria was surprise to see so much tents in standing around and there are so much stalls around the place. While Alexis not much of leaving Victoria sides keep a silent smiles to himself seeing Victoria enjoying something which he had already been used to but the way she enjoy things brought and new effect to him. It helps him to see things at new perspectives, from Victoria perspectives of things.
“Alexis look!” Victoria called out and dragging him with her towards a stall, before striding off together with Victoria Alexis turn back towards the servants and told them to set up Victoria tents next to his while his Father and Mother tents at the other side and his sister and husband tents at the front of this creating a circle, while all the army tents surrounded the royal family tents as a protection against intruding. While both Alexis and Victoria are enjoying the stall after stalls and Victoria exclaiming over the tiniest things she saw, they were interrupt by a voice.
“Alexis!” a males voice rang out and there are a group of people which made way for the male, upon recognizing the voice, Alexis groan inside for he know that trouble has arrive. “My dear cousin,” Alexis greeted and hug and patted The High Prince.
“Now who is that beautiful lady standing next to you?” from afar Roland had already notice the girl, it was the girl he saw at the Goddess Keep, as anxious as he was to reach the girl, he notice the way Alexis and the girl interact and he fear the worse but still himself he have to find out.
“She is my fiancée,” Alexis introduce, “Victoria come and greet my cousin.” Victoria obeys Alexis without a word say and kneels down in front of The High Prince, “Your Highness.”
“Now you must call me Roland since you are going to be part of Alexis family which means you are also part of the family,” Roland taking this excuse steps in and lifted Victoria from her kneeling position by holding up her hands and take it to his mouth and planted a small kiss there.
“Yes, your highness,” Victoria is reluctant to say the high prince name as it is and the way he kiss her made her skin crawl where he planted the kiss, while Alexis see blood when he saw the way Roland treated his fiancée, “Roland, Victoria is tired I think it will be better if I escort her to her tent to be rested.” With that said Alexis firmly tug Victoria hands away from Roland and drag Victoria with him towards the tents, unfortunately on his way to the tents he was stop by a flying figure into his arms, left with no choice Alexis has to catch the figure with both his arms.
“Alexis I miss you so much,” the figure kisses Alexis on his cheek, which sends Victoria into a cold rage. ‘How dare that cheap…bitch kiss my Alexis,’ Victoria thought to herself but she school herself to rein in her temper, which are hot when provoked.
“How do you do?” Victoria greeted feeling light headed that Alexis would choose her again, “I just meet up with your father.”
“I guess you did,” Porsche who does not like the turns of things greeted Victoria coolly while accessing her in a way that made would have made a normal woman fidgeted on their feet but Victoria is not any woman, “so you are the enchantress the whole fair people been talking about.”
“I’m sure they are just over did the compliment,” Victoria is one who never take a compliment to heart for she feels that taking too much compliment to one head will cause them to be too proud of themselves and she does not want the same things to happen to her, “How can I compare with you? Even before I seen you people have been singing you beauty to me and I can see it with my own two eyes that it is true to their words.”
“How nice,” Porsche feeling a bit happy that she is not fair behind Victoria but not actually very satisfied with the situation where Alexis is still holding on to Victoria waist protectively for that hands suppose to be around her waist and no on Victoria’s one, “Alexis are you going to be here till the fair end?” expertly dismissing Victoria.
“I’m not sure it all depends on Victoria,” casting a loving gaze on Victoria before turning up to smiles at Porsche, seeing this Porsche is determine to do something before their love depends, “We better get going, Victoria is very tired already after such a long journey.”
With that said both, Alexis and Victoria stroll away leaving Porsche seething behind their back but they could care less for both them are satisfies with their own world and murmuring towards each other that cause Alexis to laugh out loud of love or of joy, as he always wonder how he could have live the earlier part of his life without Victoria and always teasingly blame it on Victoria for saying it not times for them to meet.
“I see someone has fail,” a woman voice rang out beside Porsche.
“Don’t you care bout me,” Porsche turn to Rosamund and give her a hard look, “You better promise yourself that this is a heir you are carrying for you know this is the last times for you.”
“My, my,” Rosamund couldn’t care less at the moment for it is never too much of a chance to provoke the over confidence miss into losing her temper, “temper my dear? I can understand that, you prince has just been snatch from under your very own nose.”
With that said, Rosamund retreat back to her camp leaving a shrill of laughter in Porsche ear with irritate her all the more, decided to seek her father help, Porsche turn on her heel and walks towards her father camp.
“Father!” Porsche flip the tent flip aside and strode into her father tent without knocking, “I want Alexis.”
“My darling girl,” Roland said with much love towards his eldest daughter for the more he see her to more he see himself and he like it very much that at least one of his daughter taking after his traits, “all will be in good times. In good times,” dismissing the whore from his tent with just a flip of his hands.
On the other sides of the ground, “Alexis!” the Marianne burst out, “Where have you been?”
“Oh I just took Victoria around the stall,” Alexis said with a curtsy, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you are looking for me.”
“It nothing it just that I want to ask you to take Victoria around the ground,” Marianne seem to be happy to see that the romance between her son and Victoria are blooming on nicely, “well since you already did that I leave you two lovebirds alone for you own times.”
The remarks causing Victoria to blush bright red, since coming to live with Alexis, Victoria had bloom into a cheerful gal under Alexis protective watch and the care of the whole family they have for her. Letting herself out of the shell she had created for herself since she had been shun by her own family for the gift she had. One would never have guess that under the mask Victoria put on, behind is a girl full of mischief that would have enlighten the day just with her laugh or just with her voice.
After everything was settle down, nothing much happen with Alexis accompany Victoria every chance he had as he as a future prince had a lot to learn from his father and the motive of being in the fair this winter are to be introduce into the helm of trading and negotiating treaty in peace as not to provoke war so much of the times Victoria are left with Marianne, Lady Marla or with Rubric who are always accompany Victoria as to them they still think of Victoria as a child even though she possess a power none of them have equal to.
One single evening, Victoria wander off into the wood by herself as she think that it is save for she is neither in her weakest moment, as she was perching on a stone near the river looking into the water, Porsche approach her, “Hi Victoria,” she greeted her, as too absorb in her own thought, and never heard the footstep she normally do a few distance away, that scare her out of her skin.
“Oh hi,” Victoria return lamely.
“How are you?” Porsche greet too politely then her usual self that cause a nagging sense on Victoria guts but she could not be rude and leave straight away and not falling into a gentle with her since, Porsche is being nice and there is no rude words pass to her, “I’m fine, thank you.”
“I haven’t seen you since that first day at the fair,” Porsche noted politely, “Where is Alexis? I’m sure he must have abandon you to negotiate on the state affair.”
“It nothing,” Victoria said politely standing in Alexis defense, “He spend his free times with me and it is more then enough for I can’t always demand that he spends his entire times with and he been so kinds to bring me here to enjoy myself.”
“Yes that my Alexis alright,” Porsche said, emphasizing on the words ‘my’ which had not gone unnoticed by Victoria but who choose to ignore it for it will bring great harm just to fight over the word, “How bout you joining me for a drink in my tent.”
“I’m not sure,” Victoria is at lost for she does not know how to decline the offer made, “Anyway I have to go I’m sure that Mother will be looking for me now.”
“Oh, it just for a while,” Porsche over riding Victoria protest and starts leading her towards her tent, “I’m sure that they won't miss you just for a few minutes or even an hour.” Left with no choice Victoria has to follow Porsche to her tent without seeming rude towards the princess. Once inside the tents, Porsche set about setting up a cup of tea for Victoria and herself, not to be seem rude Victoria took a sip of the tea given to her, and chatted light heartily with the princess, after seeming like hours instead of minutes as the two lady does not have much to speak in each other presence, Victoria starts to rise to retreat from tent, “I have to………” sensing that something is wrong her but Victoria could not pin point what is wrong seem to sway on her feet a few times and seeing double version before collapsing onto the floor at Porsche feet whom stood up and smirk at the Victoria sleeping figure.
“Father you may come in,” with that Porsche walk out from the tent while another figure walks in.
Alexis ran all the way to The High Prince place but as he was getting there, Victoria sleeping figure begin to stir, disoriented by the drug, Victoria tried to get her bearing of where she is, when she tried sitting up, she felt pain in her lower section of body, looking down, she saw blood stained the sheet where she is sleeping and besides from her naked form is the naked of Roland, The High Prince snoring away beside her with a satisfied smiles on his face. Seeing this, realization dawn on Victoria, bile forming around her throat.
Cupping a hand at his mouth to hold back the bile, slowly Victoria gathers the clothes to cover up her naked form, wincing at the pain each steps costing her, swallowing the scream threaten to escape, taking that not to jar The High Prince awake. Victoria got down from the make shift of bed and wrap the clothes around her figure. Victoria steps out of the tent in her form, anger slowly settling inside her and the disgusted feeling soon follow, stepping into the open, turn her hands towards the sky she shouted in anguished, ¡§Angel!¡¨
Soon the sky turns dark, dragons roars were heard everywhere, and thunder and lightning clapping together drawing people attention everywhere, people halting in the middle stun by the shout of anguish that follow by the phenomenon change. Stood there staring at the sky, never in their life have they seen the weather change within the matter of an eye blink. Not far away where Alexis heard the shout of anguish from Victoria, he knew from the shout that there will be no return and disaster will struck but his minds and heart is not on the disaster but at the thought of losing Victoria forever.
¡§No!¡¨ Alexis shouted, running into the clearing where Victoria stood with her tousle hair, and clothes wrapping her slender form, lights emulating her form making her invisible, ¡§Don¡¦t do it!¡¨
¡§It too late,¡¨ Victoria eyes void from any emotion.
Roland jar from his slumber, reach over to hug Victoria but his hands connect with air, bolt up straight, he was getting ready to go after Victoria but the noise outside draw him into a curious stage, wondering angrily to himself, ¡§Who dare to enter my clearing?¡¨
Donning a shirt and pull up his breach, he strode out of his tent, the scene he stroll into make him come to a halt, in the scene behold Victoria standing in the clearing with lights emulating her slender figure, making her all the more prettier with her white skin so far and soft and tender, but what caught him by surprise is that, a beautiful black dragon flying, around Victoria head before gracefully swooping down and landed just right in front of Victoria.
¡§Victoria,¡¨ Roland called out but blink back when the stare he got from Victoria could have froze live man dead.
¡§Victoria,¡¨ Alexis called out tenderly, the look Victoria throw to him is a more gentle one, full of loves but a regret is in the eyes as well, ¡§Don¡¦t do it.¡¨
¡§Alexis,¡¨ Victoria whispers out, the names sound so sweet in her lips that made Roland curl with envy, ¡§It too late and you know it. The human have to learn the hard way.¡¨
¡§Please don¡¦t leave me?¡¨ Alexis begged, ¡§let them learn all they want but don¡¦t leave me.¡¨
¡§You know I can't,¡¨ Victoria shaking her head, for the scared vow had been broken and there is no turning back, ¡§Find the way and you find the way back to me.¡¨
¡§What way?¡¨ Alexis extended a hand towards her but Victoria body had disappear into a ball of light, slowly the dragon that landed at the feet of Victoria turns into a human figure, making everyone at the scene gasp, for the figure are like an Angel by no far could be compare to Victoria lovely figure, the newly transform figure are no less pretty also, slowly the figure extend her hands gracefully towards the light.
¡§Wait!¡¨ Alexis shouted out, halting the figure from it flight into the thin air.
The figure not speaking, turn slowly and look at Alexis. ¡§Where are you taking Victoria?¡¨ Alexis asking softly, with love and regrets in his eyes, love for the love of his Victoria and regrets is for the regrets that he didn¡¦t take better care of Victoria.
¡§To the Virgin Hold,¡¨ the figure speaks softly.
¡§Why?¡¨ Alexis asked.
¡§To be reborn,¡¨ the figure put in softly.
¡§I don¡¦t understand,¡¨ Alexis confused, ¡§Why must she be reborn?¡¨
¡§You will know in good times,¡¨ the figure said for finally before changing into the dragon form she belong to and swoop into the air, before the dragons retreat a voice below down towards them, ¡§From now on, the humans will be doom. You have chosen your own route and there will be no turning back! Listen now or never, the chosen one have to bear through the task to get to the Virgin Hold to awake the desired one in two winter times, if you fail to do so by two winter. The human race will be doom forever and the dark and light horizon will never be separated again.¡¨
With that said, the world are plug into the darkness, it like the candle being snuff out, everywhere everyone stared in terror, never in their life have they imagine that this days as being predicted in the book would have come, they have choose to ignore Lady Marla words, now everyone look at The High Prince with contempt instead of with respect, for his lust has cost them their Lights, now their only hope lie in Prince Alexis alone.
Alexis, determine to get Victoria back no matter what the cost are, embarks on the journey alone, with only a horse for company. Some of the princes smirk at Alexis, saying he is nut, saying what could a prince do without a troop? Some sends spies to spy on Alexis, believing that he will find the way to lead them to The Desired one. While someone send out killer to kill off Alexis for the fear of him getting to the destination first then them.
The world had turn dark, no lights could be find anywhere excepting the lights from the fire. Evils and demons share the lands with the human. Laughter could not be heard anywhere. Everywhere from old to young and young to old wear a solemn face. After midnight struck, all the land is eerily quiet not a single souls could be found wandering in the streets, the world had become unsafe to inhabit. But no one could tell when is morning and when is night any more. Everyday peoples of the land send out prayer to The Dragon to ask for forgiveness and send out the prayer as well that The Chosen One, Prince Alexis will find the way to The Desired one.
“I wonder how is Alexis right now,” The Princess, Marianne wonder, “I hope he is alright.”
“My dear don’t worry,” The Prince, Rohan patted Marianne shoulder lovingly, “I’m sure that our son will bear up to that name of his. Have faith in him.”
While deep inside, Rohan really worry for his son, for his son had refuse the help of a troop and determine to find Victoria all on his own. Far away from the keep, Alexis travel to and fro from one place to another, in hoping to reach a place no one have heard of or seen before. Whenever there is a rumor of a gate in heaven in open, Alexis will be there within minutes.
Seconds travels into minutes, minutes travel into hours, hours travels into days, still there are no sign of anyone getting close to the Virgin Hold. Alexis tired and worn, trudge on no matter what, for Victoria had said that she would wait for her no matter what. With that, he holds that to his heart and trudge on no matter how each task getting tougher and harder.
“Victoria where are you?” Alexis whispers into the air, looking at the forever dark sky, it been so long that he no longer know what the feels of sunshine are like, he could not even separate when is day and when is nights. All he knows is that he will sleeps when he feels too tired to go on or his eyelids could no long open.
“Alexis,” suddenly a whispers is heard, making Alexis jump up looking around him but not a single souls could be found and the voice sounded very like Victoria, “Victoria is that you?”
“Alexis,” the voice sounded again, making Alexis twirls around the more but still he could not find any trace of any souls around him. Shaking his head to himself, “I must be dreaming.”
With that said, Alexis lie down, intending to rest for a while before starts off on his journey. “Alexis you are here.”
“Victoria is that you?” Alexis asked again, swapping the fog away to get a clearer picture of the figure standing at the teeter of the lake. The figure slowly turns revealing her face, with a sweep from her hands, the fog disappear into the thin air, “Alexis, I miss you.”
“Victoria it really you!” Alexis ran forward and grab her hands and pull her into his embrace, “Oh gosh! I never thought that I would find you again.”
“Alexis,” Victoria gasped out by the sheer contact, “I miss you too.”
“Promise me that you never leave me?” Alexis mumble into Victoria hair, the scent of her is just too heavenly, “Life is never the same without you.”
“Alexis look at me,” Victoria pulls back from Alexis and stares into Alexis eyes, “I’m always with you. Just search within your heart and you will find me.”
With that said, Victoria disappear into the air, “No! Victoria come back!” sitting up, breathing hard, “It so real,” Alexis whispers to himself rubbing his temple, for he had never had a dream of Victoria since her disappearance.
“Alexis,” the sound came again but clearer this times, “it not a dream. I’m waiting for you.”
“Victoria is that you?” Alexis stands up and looks around him but all around him are darkness and no soul could be seen, “Show yourself darling.”
“Alexis, the gate is within your heart,” with that, said the surrounding returns to it own quietness.
“In my heart?” Alexis whispers to himself. Suddenly an image turn up in his minds, without another words Alexis pack up and get on his horse and turn to south, not knowing that all his words were heard by a bird.
“So Alexis had turn south?” Roland inquired quirking a brow at the servant kneeling down before him, “Then south is where we will go.”
“Yes, Your Highness,” the servant quake in his shoes but does not dare to show it, Roland disgusted with the servant push him away from his face. It been several hours since he head south, but still no sign of Alexis could be found near anywhere. Frustrated, Roland bang his hands into a near by dried up trunk. It been months since anyone had an eyes for the sun. Everywhere are covers up with a dark blanket. Every single day no matter where he passes, everyone is giving him the hostile look.
Even his own people are starting to move out of his lands. Ignoring the richness he could have given them. No matter where he went, all he could hear of is how brave Alexis are. How he had help them defeating the evil and the demon that lurk around the village. He even heard that the evils and demons are pure scared of Alexis. The mere shadow of Alexis could send them running for a hide.
All this praises, anger him the more. Forever in his life, he heard of how wonderful Alexis is. This and that, but no one had ever respect him or welcome him with open arms, oh yes they may fear his wrath but respect? To Roland this is the chance to prove to the world that he is the best one and not Alexis. He should be the one where people should sing his name in heroism poem or song at the bon fire and not Alexis. He should be the one that people bow at or take their hats at not Alexis.
“Get my horse!” with that Roland swung from the tree, determine to be the one that win this race. To Roland it is a race of fame but to Alexis it the race to his love one. Deep inside he know that Victoria is waiting for him to take her home. Home to his place.
“I must get to her fast,” Alexis whom hidden behind a tree when he heard horse galloping towards his direction earlier had taken care to hide from the view, worrying that must be some assassin. For the whole winter out, there are quite a few attempt to his life but it been a miracle that every time the incident is about to happen, he is warn before hand by a voice, softly spoken like a breeze slowly grazing his face.
“Victoria,” Alexis said the name softly, “is you the one?”
There is no respond to his question but it seem like his heart already know the answer. Not wasting a single minutes, Alexis headed further south again taking great care to cover up his track. Suddenly a light shown at the tips of his shoes, stopping him in his track, looking up, what he saw astonished him, in front of him, a way to the place where he meet Victoria, slowly open up, revealing the beauty of the place. The place had never ceased to amaze him but after so long in the darkness, it seem like a heaven to him.
Walking deeper into the place, not realizing that his track had been found by those other who follow him to south, in middle of the pool there, there is a light ball which nestle softly at the water surface.
“Victoria,” Alexis gasped out, suddenly out of nowhere there are people galloping on their horse towards the path that open them towards the Virgin Hold. Left with no choice and no power to with held the other troops Alexis turn around to look at those other troops that are going to dirty the paradise soil with the foots and greed but when the others troops wanted to enter the hold, the came against a strong white invisible wall.
As suddenly the fog clear, all around them are surrounded by darkness but only the paradise is full of lights and green. It reveals the whole paradise like a place being held in a crystal ball. No weapons could penetrate the crystal wall.
“Alexis!” Roland shouted among the throng not admitting defeat, banging on the crystal wall but to no avail, “Open up the damn door!”
Alexis only stared at him a moment before turn his gaze back to the ball floating on the surface of the water, there the memory of the first meeting came back to him so crystal clear that he could even taste it. Where the first moment he beheld Victoria in the pool, how innocent like she look and fragile she look in the water. How her beauty and pureness had enchanted him.
“Victoria,” Alexis said softly towards the ball, “I have come for you.”
Slowly lights beginning to shoot out from the ball, emulating a figure slowly arise from it slumber, the sheer beauty of it caught all those watcher by surprise, never have they seen a skin whiter than white, a skin softer then quilt, a hair silkier than silk, a more kissable lips, or a sigh that sounded like a song to their ears.
“Alexis,” the figure called out, landing softly on the water, taking steps toward the edge of the pool before coming to halt in front of Alexis, “You came.”
“Yes, my love I have came for you,” Alexis taking up Victoria hands planting a kiss on her forehead, could not stop himself, he pull her into his embrace, this times for real, “Oh gosh, do you know how I miss you?”
“I were with you all the way,” Victoria pulled back as far as Alexis let her and smiles at him.
“So it was you all along,” Alexis smiles down at Victoria and Victoria only answer him with another smiles of her. Suddenly the sheer separation of an inch seem like miles to Alexis that he grab Victoria and pulled her back into his embrace.
After holding each other in the tight embrace, Alexis pulled back and gaze at Victoria lovingly, slowly bent down, he touch his lips to Victoria lips. Only intending it to be kiss on the lips but when his lips touch on Victoria lips all reasoning went dead in his head, not minding the watchers around the crystal ball. The kiss deepen, taking Victoria breath away, while they kiss, another miracle happen around them, slowly the sky that been embrace by the darkness slowly gave way to the lights, it like dark paint being wash away.
Everywhere is the same, light slowly came thru, the evils and the demons that always been scared of the lights, fled into their own world, knowing that it no longer a place for them to stay. Every single knot in the world, you could hear people shouts with happiness.
“The Lights!” a child shouted in a place crying with happiness, the child parent came forward and embrace the child together, “Yes, my child, Prince Alexis finally found The Desired one.”
While at the Virgin Hold, “He is The Chosen one,” one of the knights said out loud, one by one they take off their hats and kneel in front of the two couples paying their respects. Seeing this, the couples share a smile, knowingly that they had some how prove themselves to the world but there stood a figure as rigid as a tool.
“No,” Roland shouts his denial, “How can she be The Desired one? She is not a virgin no more!”
All around there could be heard people gasped and the stark horror face, the fear of they angering The Dragon again, suddenly out of nowhere, a dragon roar was heard bellowing deep down at the people in below. Swooping down gracefully the dragon stop deadly in front of the couples. It the dragon that appear the day on Victoria call for help. Slowly the dragon transform into the form of human again.
“No!” one of the knights shouted out, pointing and accusing fingers at Roland, The High Prince, “He did it again!”
“The High Prince indeed,” the figure taunting Roland.
“How dare you,” Roland was shaking with anger, “It should be your highness to you!”
“Well, Your Highness then,” the figure contaminate Roland, “there where you are wrong Your Highness, Victoria is as pure as the baby, all she did was coming back to her own home to rest and build her strength.”
“No!” Roland denied, “That can't be truth!”
“Why should I lie?” the figure asked Roland.”
“Why?” Roland confuse by the figure question, “Well to protect Victoria, of course that right!”
“Angel,” Victoria called out softly toward her friend that had accompanied her all along, “Why? How come?”
“Victoria, after you fallen into a slumber after you took the drug, Roland came in,” Angel starts explaining what really happen the day, “he went out when one of his servant called him for some emergency, that is when I switch you and Porsche, the person who sleep with the high prince is not you but his own flesh and blood daughter.”
“No!” Roland shouted, “You are lying!”
“Yes,” Victoria looked at Angel with intense, “How? I don’t understand, if that person weren’t me then how come I feel the pain like it is mine?”
“For I switch the souls the moment the drug wear off,” Angel took Victoria hands softly and gaze into her friends eyes, “For no matter what the prophecy have to be fulfill. For even if I wanted I couldn’t unchanged a things that had been done but I could prevent it. Think back Victoria, can the water hold you if you are no longer a virgin?”
“Yes,” Victoria took hold of Angel and pulled her into an embrace, “Thank you my dear friend.”
“Angel,” Alexis looks at Angel, “I don’t know how to thank you.”
“You don’t have to thank me Prince Alexis,” Angel smiles at Alexis, “Just promise me one things.”
“Anything,” Alexis said with sincerity, “after all the things you have done for us, there is not a single things, I wouldn’t do for you.”
“I don’t need everything, just one things,” Angel smiles at Victoria and turn to Alexis, “take care of her.”
“I will,” Alexis nodding his head.
“Then where is my daughter?” Roland finally found his voice.
With a flick of her finger, Angel reveals Porsche to them but a very pregnant Porsche, “Father!”
“Porsche!” Roland turns towards his daughter but the view stop him, “No, this can't be!”
Left with no choice, both father and daughter, leave the land with a bended head, no longer the arrogant prince or the arrogant princess, they are strip of their titles, the people no longer fear and respect them, they will live in shame and in private with the deed they have done and a remembrance of what they did.
“They will live in shame forever,” Alexis noted, regretting for what had come to the point of no return.
“They will be the symbol of shame for humanity,” Angel said with no compassionate, “From this days onwards, this land will be close from humanity and it will be name Dragon Rest.”
“Angel,” Victoria fearing that the times has come, “Does that mean?”
“Yes my friend,” Angel nodding her head, “It times for you to return to your world.”
“But couldn’t I visit you went I want?” Victoria not wanting to part with her only friend.
“No,” Angel shaking her head, “You have your life now.”
“Angel?” Alexis not getting what they mean.
“Victoria has been with me since all her life,” Angel look tenderly at Victoria, “I found her.”
“You mean you took her to this path?” Alexis shook.
“Yes,” Angel nodding her head, “She was meant for you since her birth. She is the key to open the heart of the humanity towards the gifted people. For they are forever look down at or being out cast by their own family and people so it had comes to the times where this must be change. Victoria was The Desire one for the mission and you are The Chosen one to help The Desire one.”
“Angel,” Victoria still reluctant to leave her friend.
“Victoria you can always communicate with me when you want,” Angel said softly, “But no one will be able to enter the Dragon Rest and not even you. You have to understand that.”
With that finally said, the land was no longer there, all around them just left are The Desert, most of them feels like they are just been in a dream but suddenly a voice is heard, “Remember, Victoria, I will always be close to you. Touch your heart and I be there. Be the princess you are destined to be.”
Every prince and everyone return to their own homeland after the journey of searching for The Desire one believing that they are The Chosen one. Even though there are some that disappointed that they are not The Chosen one but they are glad that Roland are not the one. Both Alexis and Victoria returns to Alexis keep. There both of them start their life a new.
When it was times for Alexis to reign the world, Victoria stood by her husband side and rules it fairly with him. The love between them could be felt and seen by peoples. Nevertheless, they quarrel from times to times but each times they made up it much sweeter then the last time. Sometimes people could see the royal couple chasing each other in the garden just like children. Their children grow up knowing that they are love and cherish and learn to know the bond between two human beings in the world.
