THE WICKED FATE (the Outcast)

The king

The pounding of Ava’s heart was violent drum beating, she can hear each sound of her heartbeat through her nerves and the quickening of her breathing as she approaches the King who sat at the throne.

The throne was not made of marble but with gold and bones, and it had been waiting for her touch. The tingling feeling of her fingers to go and touch the throne was very strong that she had to clinch her palm together so avoid doing so. The walk to go near the throne was with such miracles because her internal organs were fighting to settle down, her nervous system were disintegrating within her. As she couldn’t bring herself not to stop staring at the King.

A man on his early twenties, shirtless with broad shoulders, strong arms when he moves muscle flex on his arms and his face is as beautiful as his crown on his head. His jaw is as sharp as the sword that was laying beneath his feet but his eyes were dark cold even the distance between Ava and him being measured by fifteen feet away, she could still feel the intensity of his gaze as he spoke to her….

“You’re the girl my kingdom needs” he lean forward and gestured his hand for her to move to him “come near me….let me see your eyes up close” he stated.

His voice was terrifying, it was dark and harsh yet not dangerous like before. Maybe because now she could see the person she was talking to or maybe What she was afraid of is never as bad as what she imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation itself she tells herself….. She went close to the king so close that a guard had to stop her from moving foward.

The king chuckles, a deep voice that seem to tremble the trees outside was heard and she couldn’t understand but she actually loved the sound of his chuckles.

“Fearfully yet courageous creature you are.” He stands up and moves closer to Ava “I was told your the child of this kingdom…your to amend the broken crown”

“Why am i the chil..” Ava tried to ask but she couldn’t finish her question when her eyes locked with the king she was shock to the dark figure form of human in his iris.

“Let’s go to the archives so i can give you all the answers, you must have alot of questions” he hold his index finger up and said “but i don’t like to be questioned” he winks at her and continue to move across her toward another door not the main door which she uses before. “follow me” He commanded

She followed him in silence and keep wondering whether all of the things that are happening is just a bad dream, maybe she is about to wake up from this dream because she doesn’t feel like she is in any danger frankly she feels safe, more safe than when she was with her father and sister. Now she wonders if this is reality then what happened to her sister, if she can’t wake up from this dream what then?.

The room they entered smells like ink and old papers with the mixed dust. The place is full of books that are arranged in bookshelves that is large and tall nearly reach the ceiling, the place was neatly arranged every book well placed in the shelf and every chair and talbe were well arranged.

“So my girl come and sit”

They went and sit near a locked glass window, he poured a glass of water and gave her one.

“Drink” he commanded… it seems every word he uttered is a command and people are compel to do so and she obeys.

He begins….. “It begins with a little kindness. Many years ago we helped a damsel in distress and shelter her, treat her as our own and slowly we grow fond of her then we try to solve her problem…… which was land….. Her people were dying from a strange warfare disease as you know human are fragile, but she was different from them she was not fragile. We helped her lending her our valuable lands so she can be happy, and she was…she manage to save her people but she never return to us again, after one little kindness she was given… she didn’t want us anymore so we let go. But her people became greedy they wanted more and they take more than what we could endure to watch, so we demanded what was ours from them and things didn’t went well as we planned and the war happens between us and we lost more and more every time we fought.” He stared at her

“Okay?” She asked or stated. She face palms herself inside because what was okay about.

He smirk at her “That is where you came into the picture little lady” he said

“What?” She asked “how can i be in the picture in the first place?” She was dumbfounded

“Cute….so you’re paying attention….i start to like you” He said “well my kingdom is not doing so well like it used to, Our seer said you will be of help in some kind of way but….” He eyed her up from her face down to her feet “you need to grow up to do that” he sighs “in the min time you will be acquitted with our rules and laws as for education you will be attending one here”

“But I don’t understand…why am i here?” She asked

“I just told you…. My kingdom needs you” he looked bored as he answered her

“I have a sister” she said

“Am aware” he retorted

“Can she be here with me?” She said with caution

“She could have but she can’t be here” he said

“Why?… listen she is good and besides if i can have her your kingdom job, i will do it perfectly”

She retorts

He chuckles “you will do it even if she is not with you little lady”

“Why are you doing this?” She asked as her temper rose

“I am doing nothing but keep you safe… you should be grateful otherwise you would have been killed like your sister”

“What?…… how do you know that?” Her mouth barely managed to move when she asked

“You have no connection to her anymore” he stated

“What do you mean?” She asked again

“I hate questions….but if you want to know more ask Mary, you met her…… that’s our kingdom seer she knows alot” and just like that he walks out and left her there inside an archive full of books.

She remains were she sat for hours her lower lip tremble and her tears keep rolling down her cheeks she didn’t even have the power to voice her inner rage that was dancing inside her chest. She felt numb and wishes to wake up from this bad dream because all of this can’t be real.

Leah is alive, she have to be.