OTHERWORLD: Once Upon A Princess

Chapter 1: Assassination

"Your Highness, we need to escape!"

Eloisse was silently sitting inside a carriage and was in a daze. She only returned to her senses when she heard the voice.

She blink her turquoise eyes and adjusted the focus of her vision. She saw a naive-looking girl who was wearing a maid dress.

Her forehead creased as she rubbed it with her fair and slender fingers.

She swept her eyes around and notice the unfamiliar place, she seemed to be inside a luxurious carriage. She heard the noise coming from the outside. She peek from the window and saw several knights battling with men in black. 

She was more confuse. It was hard for her to comprehend the situation.

She remembered…

She was only doing experiment as usual but she accidentally mixed the wrong components. It was a small mistake that took her life.

'What a dumb way to die.' She mocked herself in her heart 

Speaking of which, didn't she died from explosion? So what's happening now?

She didn't know if she was dreaming or this was the reality. If its the former it'll be good, if she will never wake up from this dream, at least in this dream she was still alive. If its the latter, then it'll be better. Who doesn't want to live? It feels horrible when you're dying. Not to mention, her death was still fresh in her mind. It will always be a nightmare that will hunt her for the rest of her life.

"Your highness, quick! They're coming after you. You need to leave this place as soon as possible!" The maid cried out, pulling her back to reality.

Either way, she'll know soon. If this is real or just a dream. For now, she'll only go with the flow.

She looked at the girl in front of her. She was only a girl in her fourteen years old. 'Such a young girl to be a servant at her age.' She sighed in her heart. 

She reach her hand but she notice that the young girl flinch. It was as if she was scared that Eloisse would harm her. Seeing this reaction, she immediatly retracted her arm.

Eloisse's brows creased as she asked, "What is happening?"

The maid, Jane, blinked her eyes. Even her tears stop flowing from her eyes.She wipe her tears away and answered truthfully, "There are assassins who ambushed us on our way to the palace. That's why, you have to escape before they—"

Bang!

Before she could complete her sentence. The door was kicked open. An assassin came in. Just like the black clothed men outside, he was also wearing a black from head to toe covering his whole body. Only revealing his bloodshot pair of eyes.

Just by his eyes alone, Eloisse could tell that this person was a killer. She was familiar with those bloodshot eyes, sign of a malice and murderous intent. She was rather familiar with these people because killers were always chasing her in her past life. 

"Hehehe, what a brilliant day, isn't it, your highness? Oh, I'm afraid this will be your last day, Princess Eloisse. Your noble days will end here." The assassin spoke with an evil laugh. His bloodshot eyes scanned Eloisse from head to toe. His eyes turned lecherous and shake his head regretfully, "It's quite a pity that I can't have a taste of your body. If only I was given time to have fun with you for a while. Unfortunately, our client specially instructed us to kill you as soon as possible." 

Disgust appeared in Eloisse face and coldness flashed past through her turquoise eyes. She was disgusted and she was even have a goosebump hearing his words. She can even her him licking his lips under the clothed-masked and a swallowing of his saliva.

Because of the disgust, Eloisse couldn't possibly sit still. She immediately stood up. 

When the maid saw this, she cried out rather worriedly, "Your highness!"

She was frightened that the assassin in front would harm the princess. However, when she received the glare of the assassin her head shrink back. 

She was only a lowly maid, what can she do at this moment? She can't even protect the princess she is serving.

Eloisse pat the skirt dress. Her movements was smooth and didn't arouse suspicion at all. The assassin also didn't find it suspicion. He only thinks that this powerless princess couldn't possibly hurt a strong assassin like him. Clearly, he underestimate her.

Eloisse swiftly lift her leg and forcefully kicked the assassin. The kick was so strong that the assassin was sent flying outside the carriage. Even the door was wrecked becayse of the strong force from her kick.

This sudden turn of event caught everyone's attention. The maid, Jane who witness this was stunned. She turned her head to look at Eloisse with bewilderment. She was doubting her eyes. How could the princess be that powerful? Unless the princess was possessed by a ghost!

The knights and assassin who was fighting outside also stopped. They look over, wondering who was so powerful that this assassin was sent flying.

Eloisse gracefully descended from the carriage. She walk towards the assassin. Her one foot step on his stomach. She pursed her lips and looked down at the assassin in her foot. The assassin hissed as he could not bear the seethering pain, the thing that step on him was not just a mere foot but a shoe with a high and sharp heels.

"You've got guts. Do you know what I dislike the most? Those people who wants to my life!" Eloisse voice was cold yet oppressive.

She won't let off those people who wants to take her life. Now that she had a chance to enjoy living, she won't let others to take her life. Either she was in a dream or reality. It doesn't matter as long as she could continue living. Whoever dared to, then they shouldn't blame her for being ruthless, even if it means killing them.

The assassin shuddered. For some reason, the look Eloisse was giving was similar to the Big Boss of their Assassin Organization. A look who already killed many lives. 

In fact, he didn't guessed wrong because the past life of Eloisse, she had indeed kill lives. It was those killers who were endlessly chasing her. Those killers attempted to capture her because of a drug she invented. She accidentally invented a drug that could control one mind and somehow it got leaked. 

It was also because of the greediness of humans that they pursued her non-stop. Even though she destroy all the finished products, the research papers and the formula about the drug. They still chased her, trying to capture her to make her a puppet for their own use. How could Eloisse resigned to them?

She was fortunate enough that she had grown up in the military, so she had knew how to protect herself. The military was also one of those power who wanted the drug, so she was also not safe there. She was dissappointed with these people so she could only leave and hide.

Thinking about the past, Eloisse felt bitter in her heart. People's greed are endless. They will do everything to get what they wanted, even at the cost to sarifice one's life. They will even stained their hands with blood. 

Although there were people who wants her life. Ironically, her little life ended because of her small mistake.

Eloisse sensed the approaching danger, she immediately twist her body to dodge. To her surprise the thing that almost hit her was a fireball. She narrowed her turquoise eyes and looked at the direction where the fireball came from.

It came from another assassin who seems to won the fight with the royal guards. 

If she was not sensitive enough with dangers, perhaps she had already burned herself with that fireball.

Eloisse notice the assassin on the ground wanted to stand up. Then she saw a sword lying in the ground so she immediately picked it up. She swiftly grab the sword and thrust it in the assassin's chest. His eyes widened in disbelief.

The blood stained her dress but she remain indifferent about the stain. Everybody was stunned by her actions.

'Was she really that useless, powerless and villainous princess, who only creates trouble?"

It was also for this reason that the assassins the organizations sent was not powerful. They are only powerful enough to deal with the royal guards.

But who could have thought that this would happen? Why does the princess seems strong? She was so different from the information in their hands.

Eloisse swing the sword in her hand, trying to get used to the weight of the sword. She tilt her head to look at the assassin who launched the fireball attack. She slowly approach the man, while the latter attacked her with fireball but she easily dodge it.

In a blink of an eye, she appeared in front of the assassin. The assassin looked at her with fear rose in his heart. He step back, but Eloisse was a second faster than him. She immediately swing the sword in the assassin's neck. The way she s***h the sword was like a dagger. Although, the sword's blade was longer than a dagger. She can still operate the sword the same way as the dagger. The sword was even more convenient, it was easier for her to s***h through the opponent's skin for the sword had a longer blade. Though, it weighed heavier than a dagger.

She turn her back and again, sense the approaching danger. It was another fire ball but this time it was bigger as a meteorite. She saw the assassin who's in the brink of his death stared at her. His eyes were smiling victoriously because his successful plan.

So what if he struggle for the last time? If he will bring the princess along with him to hell, it doesn't matter. At least he will not die in vain.

But how could Eloisse allow him? She twist her body and block it with her sword. Unfortunately, the sword was not sturdy enough to stand the attack so it shattered into pieces.

'What s**t is this?' Eloisse curse in her heart. She immediately flip in the air to the side. It was done rather smoothly but she was annoyed because the dress she's wearing is truly heavy.

Boom!

The fire ball hit the large tree.

Eloisse went to her maid who was still in the carriage. "Hey you, come." She called, she still didn't know her name. So she could only address her with 'you'.

"Y-your highness, are you okay?" She asked with worry evident in her timid voice as she went to approach the princess. She didn't even notice the way the princess called her.

"I'm fine." Eloisse lead Jane in front of the carriage. She tried to take off the harness in the horse' body. 

"Prinsess!" Jane called out and immediately come over to help her out. She was worried that the princess might injured her hand. Furthermore, the princess wasn't used with this kind of labor.

She failed to notice the familiar way of how the princess disassemble the bitcollar.

"This is so troublesome." Eloisse muttered under her breath when she saw the clumsy way Jane disassemble the other harnesses around the horse' body.

Few minutes had passed and they successfully disassembled the harnesses around the horse' body. The horse stomp its feet when it regain its freedom. 

"Neigh~" Eloisse rubbed the horse' head. She then turned to look at Jane and ask, "Can you climb?"

"Huh? Ah…" Jane didn't know how to response. She was too embarrassed to admit that she didn't.

"…" Seeing her like this, Eloisse was rendered speechless. 'Why is this girl so naive?' She had the courage to be embarassed at a time like this?

She didn't wait for Jane's response. Eloisse immediately mounted unto the horse. Jane's eyes widened in shock. For goodness sake, the princess was too reckless. What will happen if she lost her balance and fell? Her heart almost jump out of her chest in a pure shock.

She didn't notice that Eloisse had already stretch her hand to help her up because she's too emersed from the shock.

"What are you spacing out for? Take my hand." Eloisse said impatiently. They are running out of time and there are people who wants her life. 'Wasn't this girl a bit slow?'

Jane immediately snapped back to her senses. She looked at the princess' hand and she was hesititating to touch her hand.

"If you won't take my hand, I can only leave you here.. You choose." This time, Jane didn't think twice and take her hand. She was afraid that the princess will really leave her behind.

Eloisse use all of her strength to lift her up. Her face frown a bit, she was rather displeased by the state of her current body. 'Too weak!'

Jane almost lose her breath as soon as she mounted on the horse. "Your Highne—"

"f**k!" Before Jane could finish her words, she heard a loud curse. What was more unbelievable was, it came from the princess. Who was the princess? A noble identity.

'When did the princess started to be so vulgar with words?' She wonder in her heart. Although the princess had a villainous heart, she had never heard her cursed any profanities. She knows that the princess loves to maintain her image. 

Now that she think about it, the princess' graceful image was ruined since earlier. Everything she had done earlier was so unlike her. It was as if, she became another person.

In fact, the only reason why Eloisse cursed loudly because the assassin was too strong for the royal guards to handle. The royal gurads was immediately defeated.

'Just how bad is her luck?' She couldn't help but lamented in her heart.

Eloisse started to maneuver the horse. But how could the assassin let her go that easily? They started chasing after her. They even use magic to attack her.

She really wanted to cry by her misfortunes but no tears came out. She heaved a deep breath and decided in her heart. She said to Jane, "Call for any back-ups. I'm sure there are somebody will look for me. For now you needed to ask for reinforcements. After all, this people is here for my life. I'll just stay alive until then."

"Y-your H-h-highness?" Jane called obviously confused. Before she could process the princess' words in her mind, she felt the presence behind her jumped. When she looked back, she saw the princess jumped down from the horse.

She was frightened and cried out, "Your highness! Why did you jumped down?!"

She also wanted to jump down and follow the princess but the horse galloped faster. All she could do was cry, looking at the princess being chased by the black-clothed assassins.