ANGEL'S CURSE*

The Angels curse on her.

The king walked through the Silver lake forest. His sword in his arms ,he feared for the worst. The full moon's light shone over his sweating hair causing it to glitter and shine. His boots broke twigs and left the green grass flat after been stepped on. Deep in the silent woods stood a woman carrying a lantern on her right hand ,facing the kings direction waiting patiently for him to get closer.

"Took you long enough." She calls out

He got closer to her and stubbed the wet ground with the sword then turned face Elena. She lower the lantern.

"Tell me... did you have time to deliver my request?"king Zosar asks

Elena smiles,"You paid me a thousand gold coins. Of course I have to deliver, but I have a question, does the queen know you are here."

"That's none of your concern,"he looks around in worry,"I want to get out of this unholy place, give me the good news."

Elena clears her throat,"I do have news but it's not what you are expecting."She lowers her voice,"It's slightly alarming."

"Out with it I say," The king says restlessly

"The next heir to the throne will be a girl....not only that ,she will be the joy of the whole Eden."She smiles widely,"She will restore all of us with the Angels."

"SHE???? I... I...it can't be!!"he moves around kicking the grass, scratching his head.He finally picks the sword and points in in the witch's chest

"Which kind of mockery is this? I asked for the good news?"he angrily shouts

"This is the news I bring, the child will be great but will be cursed by the Angels."She too raises her voice. Elena him by the collar and pushes him off."I deliver ,you pay."

"Your witchery is all nonsense... how can I believe it?"He moves towards her but she pulls out a dagger,"She will be born in the Break of dawn, after her birth the queen will die."

King Zosar trembles, he drops his sword and broke in to sweat,he looks up to the sky, choking in his tears he calls out,"O Lord ,you can't do this to me."

"If morning comes and she doesn't give birth I will repay every single coin back to you."And she walks away.

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Late that night King Zosar walked out of Silver lake forest and spoke no word to anyone about his meeting with a witch.Death was staring at his wife, his beloved Queen would breath her last when the dawn breaks.A fantastic story to ruin his mood but should he ignore?

He encounters with Queen Mira in the nursery room.She was on the swing wearing the most elegant pink gown,bear footed and white lilies on her head completed with a golden ribbon.She hummed to herself lost in her thoughts.The king couldn't bare it, such a lovely soul will be snatched from him, Zosar covered his face with his gloved hands and began sobbing.How was he going to break the terrible news to her?

"Dear....,"she calls to him,. Zosar turns away from her wiping tears from him she walks up to him and holds his in her embrace.

"Did you meet with the witch?"she asked

"Yes."

"I assume this are tears of joy?"

"No,"he inhales,"no they are not."

She kisses his forehead and rubs his cheeks.He suddenly grab her by the light night gown.She looks up to him as he stared back blankly.

"It's not a boy,"he spills out

She tries to step back but he holds her tightly against his chest.

"It's not a heir rather...."he hesitates.

"What?"she searched in his eyes.

The king inhales,"A CURSE."

She frees herself from him and held her belly tears already running down her diamond necklace making it to glitter and shine.

"A curse?I very well know you want a son, but by the fact it's a girl doesn't make it a bad luck."she yells.

King Zosar pulls a chair for himself and buries himself in his hands,"The witch told me, she said the child is cursed by the Angels, The Angels Mira,"he brushes his hair with him hands,"I don't know what I should do, what can I do?"

Mira sits on the bed and takes off her necklace,"Zosar,"she calls him.

"Zosar,"Mira repeats with anger.

"What?"he faces her to find Mira naked.She walks to the robe chamber and in seconds she comes out in a suck cloth.

"We must pray for mercy."She let's down her hair and straggles to knee holding her belly.

Zosar rushes to her side.

"You can not do this to yourself,stand you will hurt yourself."

"No, the Lord must hear the cry of a mother, his Angels must have mercy on me if not my child"

"stop this...."

"No I will pray from now on, I will pray until I breathe my last."she says.

"You will not die, I will not let you, The world has taken enough from me. No more! If the child is the problem then I will solve it."

Mira stares at him in disbelief, Zosar was now murmuring to himself, his forehead soaked in his sweat. He seemed lost, careless and frightened. Immediately ,Mira puts her hands together and began to pray. In the silence she could hear him breathing loudly and his boots stumping. He had stopped murmuring and now was quiet.

Then suddenly she heard him say,"I need to find the witch again, you can't die,"and he walks away banging the door.

She felt strange, her whole body was against him words, is he going to kill my baby?no, he can't, but her guts told her to opposite. She stands on her feet with a lot of difficulty and rings her bell.

Immediately her faithful servant walks in,"Are you hungry Mira?The chef made you a meal according to your liking."

Instead of answering Mira took Mary's arms on herself,"Do you remember the day I was born Mary?"

"Yes, It was a beautiful sunny summer."said dear old Mary with a smile on her face.

"You told me it was the best day ever for my mother before she passed away."

"Yes."

"You told me you promised her that you will care for me as your own."

Mary looks at the troubled Queen, she noticed that she was in sack clothing and the worry is her eyes said more.

"Is something a miss Mira?"She asked

Mira holds her belly feeling the slight contraction ,"Help me get away from the Castle,the King will kill my baby."In desperation she searches Mary's eyes hoping she agrees to her request.

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King Zosar returns back to the castle with no luck, the witch was already gone. The guards stood a side as the king approached. Zosar looks up at the tower and sees the lights from the room

"She must be a sleep,"he tells himself.

He walks up to stairs when horse approached near the gates. A man in black alights leaving behind the others who were in shiny armor.The young prince was in his fine all black leather suit.

"Are you surprised to see me brother?"prince Kori asked.

"Not at all, General August sent a letter from the war."

"He has spoiled the mood for celebration but I will still celebrate,we won brother."Kori smiles but the King's face brought worry in his,"what is it brother,is Mira fine?"

Zosar gathers himself and nods.He wasn't sure if the information he obtained was worth telling his own blood."The witch has gone back,I can't change the fate now,"He tells himself.

Immediately a servant comes running to the king and throws herself on the ground.

"My Lord, the queen she is not in her chambers, the midwife went to care for her but couldn't find her anywhere,"

Zosar stammers,"She must be at the royal garden."

"My king, she is not in the castle grounds!!! she had sent for her servant Mary and she too is not in the castle grounds."

Prince Kori's heart almost skipped a beat,"Zosar,"He calls his brother but he too is lost in a transition.

"Zosar,"he calls him again but the King's eyes remained wide open.

"Zosar, tell me you have nothing to do with this."

"I....I .. she misunderstood, guards! guards! search the kingdom find my wife before dawn."He commands.

Kori grabs Zosar by the collar,"What did you say to her, what did you do."

"I will explain later but first we must find her, the baby is coming by dawn"before he could free himself Kori held him tighter.

"If anything happens to her,"his grip hardens then he pushed him away,"Go find her."

The King runs to the stables and joins the guards to find the queen.For a moment Kori stands in the cold but then he remembers a past memory.When Mira was a young maiden, she and Kori used to play it the woods and she had discovered a secret route that led to a main road near the waterfall.

"Mira is too smart to follow the road, she will be recognized,if not the woods... she must be heading to the waterfall."

Without saying a word to anyone,he grabs his sword and runs to the woods. King Zosar of course was misleaded riding to road. Kori runs endlessly deeper and deeper in the woods him sword in his arm cutting any twig and vines in his path. From a mile away he heard her cry. It was time!!! When her crys quiet down a pack of wolves howled.He gained speed, her dear moans and screams giving him the motivation to reach on time.Just then in the peach night a bright light chased the darkness away.The light was so bright it made it seem like midday.So bright that Kori felt it's brightness through his sockets.As sudden as it came,is as quick as it went.Kori stood on his feet and ran towards the crys of the new born child.

There she was dear sweet Mira, holding the new bundle of joy,both of them covered in a bright white cloth.He drew near then and realized Mary hiding behind a bush shaking from fear.Mira sees Kori and she smiles.

"Kori,"she calls him faintly,"you have returned."

Kori without words threw his sword on the thick grass and kneels near Mira.

"Why did you run?"He asked

She smiles,"It doesn't matter, she is here, my daughter is born.The angel's approval,"Mira kisses the now still infant,"They all came down to her aid."

Kori bring his hand close to the child and she held him index finger firm and strong.

"You can hold her now,"Mira says faintly again.

Kori slow lifts her to his cold armory and the moment the child was in his arms Mira held his armor.

"Listen Kori,I don't have much time..."her breathing became rapid.It was then that Kori realized that beneath the cloth Mira was bleeding out.He started to react but Mira pulled him closer to her.

"Don't keep her away from her father,he is lost but she will help her find his way."Kori tries to speak but she pulls him down and kisses him,"Zosar will be tough on her but you will be like a father Kori, she holds great honour greater than all kings combined.Have faith in Zosar,I do."

Kori began to cry looking at such a beauty die, she looks at her dear child and called out her name,"Crystal."

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From a far King Zosar and the knights see Prince Kori returning to the castle.In his arms was the infant covered in a b****y white cloth.Behind him followed Mary shaking terribly.

Kori stands before the king and says in a loud cry.

"Take a knee knights for behold a king's keen is born, Crystal daughter of Angel Abaddon."

The knights bowed, Kori hands Crystal to the king and bowed as well.Zosar looked in to the child eyes and felt nothing more but hate for her.The blood on the cloth was the painful remainder that Crystal killed the queen of his heart, which he kept.