Voyagers in the Dreams

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“Hello Dearie, It's us your lovely 3 fates!”

I look around to see that time had stopped, Damon wasn't moving the queen was still.

“What do you want?”

Then my 3 friends or 3 fates spoke up “Well getting a bit sassy now aren't we? Heheh don't you want to know how to vanquish the evil?”

I raised my eyebrows and said “You're here to help?”

Then they said “Don't we always? So anyways the cloak dearie, will help you get inside of the rulers deepest darkness. Then you have to find the source of this evil and vanquish it completely.”

“Wait so how do I go inside their.. Their heads?!”

The 3 idiots giggled and said “Just ask it dearie hehehe” And they disappeared and time started again.

Okay so do I just grab Damon and wish to to be inside the queen of The Kingdom of Lucrus's head?

As soon as I said that everything started to fade and the next time I opened my eyes, I was in a room painted fully white. Was this the queens head?

I walked as I saw pictures moving in a fast pace towards me. What are these? Where am I? Are these the queens memories? Suddenly I felt as if someone was pushing me towards a picture or shall I call it ‘memory It was a picture of a young girl, In a white cotton dress’. One of the picture came to life as the figures in the picture came out. They couldn't hear or see me but, I could. I saw a young girl crying at the corner of the room.

Suddenly my head turned right as I heard a bang. It was a man, he looked angry. Who is this little girl? Is she the queen? She then started screaming “Please Papa, Please stop !”. The man is the queens father?! He came towards the little girl as the girl shivered with fear. He pulled her by her hair, threw her on the floor and gave her a few hard whips on her back. I went near the girl as I saw girls back was already filled with old and fresh whip marks. Suddenly I screamed, as I felt the pain of all these whips. I felt each and every physical and mental pain that the queen went through. I couldn't handle it. I collapsed on the floor begging someone to help me. “Please! Help! Damon where are you!”

“Hey love” Damon suddenly appeared from behind me, picking me up. The moment he touched me, it felt as if all my pains went away.

“Love, this memory that you just lived through, was about the Queen and her abusive Father. This daily abuse lead to the queen feeling uncared for. She thought that the idea of love was a scam. This is why, love, she hesitates to create her own family.” said Damon.

I looked at him still drained but confused “How do you know this?”

“No questions for now, love. I’m sorry.” said Damon

I had made up my mind. I had to solve this and make Queen feel like she deserved to be cared for and that the idea of family and love is real. I decided to concentrate and wished to go back to the memory. A sudden strong wave pushed me back and there I was, I was in the same room, again. This time though, I was the queen. I felt my fresh whip wounds burn as I rested against the wall. I heard the door open with a loud bang, again. I was the queen, I pulled myself together and stood up. Instead of letting him hit me, I defended myself. I was a little girl with barely any physical strength but somehow my mental strength made me unusually strong. I stood upright, pushing my ‘papa’ away, asking for questions. I wasn't quite anymore, I wept “Why papa? Why do you have to do this?”. Papa didn't listen, as he continued to chase me. I didn't think twice and said “Why don’t you love me Papa, What did I do wrong? Is it because you want to have control over me? Is this how you show and prove your control and strength?

It was then something struck him as if I found out the reason of his behaviour. He stopped as his eyes watered. He was hesitant but hit me one more time, but this time it was lighter than the other whips. His hands started trembling and he collapsed. He then held me with love, for the first time. He learned to ‘gain control’ and ‘feel better about himself’ by abuse just like his own father did. He became the man he feared to be as a child. During this want for control, he forgot how he felt when his parents abused him.

“I am very sorry Fantine, as a child I always thought how I’ll be a better father than my own father. I clearly wasn't and I clearly let you down. In this race to prove my control, I forgot you are my daughter and that I love you” he spoke as his words shook and he finally burst weeping.

Suddenly, I wasn't the queen anymore. I was me again and I stood in the corner of the room as I saw the queen and her father together. Something about the air changed, it felt like the queen was happy, finally. It felt like the queen was cared for now.

~A few moments later~

I opened my mouth gasping for air. Where am I? I looked around and it seemed like I was in a grand bedroom. I looked around and there I saw Damon sitting on a chair beside the bed and his head on the bed.

I shuffled on the bed and Damon shot right up.

“Hey what happened Damon?”

He then answered

“You did it. You vanquished the evil.”

There was a short pause and he spoke up again

“I’m proud of you Sofie.”

My eyes widened. When did it go from Princess to Sofie?

I smiled at the thought of helping the queen. “So I did it. Where are we?”

Damon answered “We are still in the castle, the queen wanted to thank you for helping her, I'll step out and call her.. Is that okay?”

I nodded and he left.

Then the queen stepped in and oh my words couldn't describe how incredibly beautiful she was. I gave a short bow and she bowed back and sat on the chair Damon was sitting on earlier.

“Words can’t describe how thankful I am Sofia. I was always afraid of having a family but you have cured me of my fears.”

I lightly smiled at her

“For this I have something for you”

My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Then a guard came inside holding the red bow that I had seen in the blacksmith's shop. It was still beautiful. It was the same red asiatic composite with gold lining. I was so happy, I could’ve cried.

“Thank you, your majesty. This is...its beautiful”

“Oh don't thank me dear, it's nothing compared to what you’ve done for me.”

She smiled left the room thanking me one last time.

Then Damon walked in again. “Sofie, have you seen the view? It's beautiful.” I got off my bed and he lead me to the balcony.

We opened the two glass doors and there I see a view I would have never seen back in Manila or anywhere else.

I could see the whole town, including its market which was surrounded by great mountains. I stared at it for a few minutes and turned my head to see Damon smiling and staring at the view. His head too turned towards mine and this was the first time that i'd looked into his beautiful dark hazel eyes. I felt as if I could melt into them.

“As I gaze into those hazel eyes,

I forget how quickly time flies;

The colors of the world swirl in wonder,

Leaving me with such thoughts to ponder,

Oh, how you bring me to such highs.

As I gaze into those hazel eyes,

I hear not even if the land cries;

The beauties of the world dance in wonder,

Leaving me with such visions to ponder,

Only with you can such magic arise.

As I gaze into those hazel eyes,

I know with love my heart complies;

The miracles of the world transcend in wonder,

Leaving me with such emotions to ponder,

As I gaze into your hazel eyes.”