Episode 6 Royal Hunting Games part 2
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The sound of a horse trotting through the woods and arrows being shot echo throughout the forrest.
"Aren't we hunting for some wolves furs? I want a few, Derrick. So I can make you a new cape yours is tatered." Celine asked curiously as they trotted towards a clearing.
"Yes we will but I have something to show you." Derrick slowly approached a lake and in the middle a woman with pale skin and silver hair like Celine is seen brushing her hair.
"This is the protector of the forest, the Glass Lotus is not a flower but as I recall is the blood of a water nymph named Missy she just goes by the name Glass Lotus. Which people think it's a flower but it's not."
As the two approach the lake the water nyphm walked towards them then she stopped a few feet away.
"Derrick? I haven't seen you since you were a little boy...What brings you here?" Missy happily smile. "This must be the rumored bride. She is as pretty a flower in spring.
"How do you know of me if you?" Celine confusion was giving her a slight headache as to how a being can literally be miles away and heard of her in a remote area.
"Your royal highness, Celine, the rain and water tells me the story of how you suffer. The water that the people of Lustita use is blessed by me. The water in the tea that touched your lips that day was tainted." Missy sighed whole-heartedly and hold an ice dagger examining it.
"That's why I'll give you the cure, my blood is full of direct healing magic even the water has a bit of my blood, it's infused with the glass lotus, why do you think the royal family who come to my personal springs heal easily from battle wounds, illnesses and poisonings."
Missy cut her hand and dilute the blood with water as she hold her palms for Celine to drink. Celine started regaining her rosey cheeks and her complexion darken instantly.
"I-I feel better my lungs don't feel heavy. I can breath I don't taste that disgusting poisonous blood." Celine was ecstatic as Derrick smiled softly at her then kiss her head.
Missy looked at Derrick as Celine went to have more water to drink.
"She's just a sack of joy is she?"
"She makes me happy, ok!"
"....."
Derrick face became flush as he drink some water from the springs.
"Alrighty, I should get going, thank you for everything, Missy."
Missy waved as she devolved into the lake and Celine ran after Derrick who tossed her onto the horse.
"You must keep drinking that water until you get better!" Derrick looks down at Celine who's fingers were tightly grasped upon the canteen.
"Do...many people know about these springs?" Derrick stopped the horse as to answer Celine question.
"No-..." Then a rustle can be heard from the bushes an arrow shot directly at Derrick from the back causing the horse to go mad throwing Derrick off.
"AHHH!" Celine screamed but before she can get control of the horse, she was thrown and all can remember while she blacked out hitting the ground was Derrick's pleads.
-At the Mirror Palace-
Lilith glanced out the parlor window smiling to herself. Lilith felt triumph like she have won the battle of being reinstated as Queen, once she gives birth the deal is sealed.
"That b***h should be dead by now!" Lilith patiently waited as the gaurds who executed her order walk through the door.
"My lady we have completed the task you asked us to do!" As the gaurds kneeled in front of Lilith presenting evidence of the royal shawl.
"Good...Is the Royal bride dead or alive?"
"Alive, my Lady, we are trying to find a way to smuggle the bride out the forrest so we can sell her to some foreign traffickers!"
Fantasia who's eyes and ears hear all, see all, stopped slightly passed Lilith's chamber.
"What about the King?" Lilith eyes narrowed to intimidate the gaurds as they remained silent for a while.
"...."
"TELL ME!!"
"W-We accidentally shot the king in the back, my lady, we didn't mean to. We brought him claiming the Queen accidentally shot the king and ran away in fear of being indicated." The gaurd nervously stated.
Lilith anger can be seen in her eyes as she lift the delicate tea cup and threw it at the gaurds head.
"You idoits!! You were not suppose to harm the king!! You were suppose to shoot Celine in a place where it's nonfatal but cripples her so she can be smuggled out the forrest and sold!!"
Fantasia covered her mouth and she thought she was an evil woman by her actions. Lilith was far too sinister for even her. Fantasia had to make a choice help the girl she somewhat despised or go see Derrick. If she doesn't save Celine then Derrick might not be happy ever again.
Fantasia ran to the horse stalls and grabbed a horse by it's reins. She took off towards the boarder of the forrest in her view a carriage was seen speeding off.
"I called upon the Divine thunder and Wind! block that carriage from leaving the forrest!" Fantasia cried as gales picked up keeping the carriage unstable the young priestess had time to catch up as she was drawing near the carriage flipped over a few feet from the border.
"Almost, there! Celine you owe me, big time!" thought Fantasia as she watch the two gaurds struggle to flip the carriage up they saw their worse nightmare, an angry Priestess.
"L-Lady Fantasia we are just brining goods out to the forrest directed by Lady Lilith." The gaurd chuckled nervously. "Can you help us?"
Fantasia knocked the gaurds back with wind and quickly climbed into carriage to retrieve Celine who was tied up and gagged.
"Y-You're too smart my lady I'm afraid you must die!" Fantasia felt one of the gaurds behind her she knocked him back with her magic.
"Courageous servants! You attempted to harm the royal bride! I will decide that your life ends here! Whether you are Lilith's gaurd or not, harming royalty is a sin!" Fantasia withdrew her sword from her belt and slashed the throats of the gaurds.
....
In the snow, blood is dripping from Fantasia skin, the blood that is not her own as she breath hard the effort she put in to protect Celine was paid off as the royal gaurds of Lustita came for her and Celine.
"Lady Fantasia?! What happened?!" stated a Lustita Gaurd.
"Ignis gaurds they-...Save the bride....please she's bleeding..." Fantasia passed out she didn't realized she had a wound from the fight earlier as she slowly removed her hand from her stomach revealing blood.
"Tell, Derrick that..Celine is ok-k...I-I might have to rest for a while..." Fantasia succumbed to the darkness of her conscious as she passed out from blood loss.
-Back In Mirror Palace-
"M-My Lady Lilith, Lady Fantasia, went to rescue the royal gaurd." His tone was unsteady and he was terrified.
"What!? Did she succeed?" Lilith grew worried, she didn't want to bring Fantasia into this because she knew she wasn't strong enough to get rid of her.
"Yes she did but she is gravely injuried she-"
Lilith cut off the gaurd then glared at them. She started throwing plates and cups. The furniture was broken as well.
"Fantasia is the trusted King's Consort and advisor second to the Queen. Fantasia is favored by Derrick as well! You knuckle heads don't understand, Fantasia can heal her wounds with enough rest and snitch! Not only that if Derrick hears about this, I will be implicated immediately!" Lilith was trembling in fear but then she remember her pregnant stomach.
"I hope I can be saved by this child in my stomach or else..."
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