Fredric's P.O.V
"So, how long have you been prince kael's body guard" princess katerina asked me. We have been together since lunch time and now it already sundown. All the while i could not resist looking at her mesmerizing beauty. Maybe its my eyes playing tricks on me but she looked nore gorgeous today and now the moonlight casting a little light on her face makes her beauty stand out even more. The cool night breeze blowing her delicate red hair.
"The prince and i have been close friends since childhood. I chose to work as his personal guard when i turned 20" i managed to say without looking at her.
"The sky is beautiful tonight.."
"You make it even more beautiful" i replied her after a little while of war between whether to shoot my shot at her or not, but well, screw it all. We only live once and i don't know if i will ever get another opportunity to say this'
I turned to look at her, she was blushing furiously. I was a little confused but didn't show it.
"Lady katerina, i will like you to know something even if you don't want it, i want you to know…..
"Yesterday was not the first time we met, we once met before when we were kids, you, your father and king Arid visited salem at that time. Since then, i had this weird feeling for you, my heart beats wildly whenever i see you, but you are way above me and i always knew i can never have you so i just watched and kept my feelings for you hidden... katerina,... I..uh.. i love yo….."
Before i finished what i was saying, she kissed me on the lips, i was overwhelmed for a little while, then i quickly regained myself and kissed her back…..
"Fredriiic…'' prince kael's voice cut short the beautiful moment.
"Sorry to ruin your little love confessions but we have to leave.. Now"....
KAEL'S P.O.V
I spent most of the day with the people at the mountain side. They have been able to find a fast escape route from this kingdom to the Silia forest which surrounds the Bermuda.
Something has been bugging me tge whild day and i can not quite figure out what it is or why.
In the cool of the night, i left the mountain side heading back to King Arid's palace to spend the rest of the night with my wife. "Prodosia" i heard a low nenacing voice say,i haven't heard that voice in a little while. "What does that mean" i asked but got no reply. A gust of wind blew past me and i found myself at a different place from where i was.
It was close to the Silia forest. I saw fire torches from the distance. My eyes quickly adjusted and from where i was standing, i saw flanks of Salem soldiers dressed in full armour as if about to go to war and leading them was none other than Kanan. Wait, kanan would never lead soldiers to war! What is he up to now. I stayed around a bit longer, few moments after, Arid appeared from what seemed to be a tunnel. "You can use this tunnel, it leads straight into the palace" Arid said to kanan "leave his wife there, no harm should befall her" he said sternly and thats when realisation dawned on me. Arid has sold me out to kanan. I will rip the skin off his bones with my bare hands for this betrayal!.
I quickly ran with insane speed towards the palace, i have to get seraphine out from that place. I would have vanished my way there but i hardly have control over that.
After a few minutes of running, i reached my destination the place was still quiet. That means kanan has not yet reached here. Where can i find Fredric now, i haven't laid my eyes on him since he requested for a day off.
"Fredric.!" I called out his name immediately i caught sight of him in a hot romantic kiss with princess katerina.
"Sorry to interrupt your little love confessions but we have to leave..Now!" I said walking over to him in long strides.
"Why, has something happened' he stood up from his seat and katerina followed.
" Arid, your brother, has betrayed me, i just saw him escprting my brother, kanan and a troop of soldiers dressed for battle to this palace through a tunnel" i answered looking at Katerina with anger boiling through my veins but it was not her who betrayed me. My problem is with her brother.
" That can't be, My brother is a lot of things but not a betrayer" she said trying to defend her brother.
"Sorry, to disappoint you, darling, but maybe you don't really know your brother that well." I retorted my tone aggressive.
"Listen, Fredric, i want you to go and take seraphine and leave this kingdom immediately." I said and turned around to go to the center of the palace and wait for kanan to come " And what about you?" Fredric voiced out behind me.
"I will stay back and hold them off so that you can escape far away from here. Go Now!!" I responded and proceeded to the front of the palace.
I got there just in time to see Kanan, Arid and their soldiers coming into palace. The sky above us darkened instantly. I can feel him, struggling to take over control but i cannot give in. Its too dangerous to do so.
"Hello, little brother, did you really believe you can hide from me?.. kill him!" Kanan ordered with an evil smirk.
The soldiers all came forward to attack me all at once. I let the darkness overwhelm me and instantly he took over control, killing dozens of soldiers. Tearing off their heads without even a weapon. I sat at the back of my mind and watched.
He gave me back control after tearing through almost half of the soldiers.
I quickly took hold of a sword from the ground and continued the struggle. At least my wife and child are safe, just as that thought came to me, i looked to the side and saw Arid holding seraph, who was weeping heavily, with a blade to her throat. He looked at me and smiled. Rage rocked through me, Flames out of nowhere burned lot of the soldiers. I vanished and re appeared just a few steps away from Arid but before i could reach to grab seraph away from him, Someone pierced a sword right through me from behind.
Kanan walked from behind me and came to the front. He stabbed me, i refused to go down, i still made efforts to move forward. Three more blades pierced through me again. This time, i feel down to my knees.
"Now, you will watch your wife die also."
Kanan whispered into my ears, i tried to get up again but i still couldn't.
"Do it, arid. Kill her let him watch her die before he also follows." He rose and said to Arid.
"Don't you dare do it, arid. I will burn you and everything you love to the ground" i said gritting my teeth.
Fredric, whom i didn't even see beaten and tied up at one side ran forward towards Arid, kanan stabbed him in the heart. "No….." seraphine screamed and struggled to get out of Arid's hands.
My eyes widened. My best friend, laying in a pool of his blood, his dead eyes looking up at me.
I felt something rush through ny entire body, whether it was rage or adrenaline, i do not know and do not care. I found my self running angrily towards kanan. I sliced off the hand he used to stab Fredric.
More than two dozens of arrows were shot towards me and most of them got me. I fell back down to the ground. "No.., kaeeel!!!!" Seraphine screamed tearfully, she managed to escape Arid's hold and ran towards me. I hate seeing her cry and now she's crying because of me.
"No… no, no, kael,.. look at me, you can not die…" she was sayin that before kanan came angrily with his one arm "yes you can't die. You have to watch her die first" i heard him say and next thing i knew, i sword fell on seraphine's neck.
My whole world crumbled. My heart squeezed painfully inside my chest. The pain was too much to bear.
My wife, my child, my bestfriend, all dead.
I succumbed to my pains and fell into oblivion.
'is this really the end? My everything, killed by two men and i just died? No, i have to avenge their deaths.
Ὁ τοῦ Ἅιδου παῖς οὐ δύναται θανεῖν ὑπὸ χερσὶν βροτῶν.
Ho tou Haidou pais ou dynatai thanein hypo chersin brotōn.
Ὁ τοῦ Ἅιδου παῖς τὴν δύναμιν ἔχει τοῦ Ἅιδου.
Ho tou Haidou pais tēn dynamin echei tou Haidou.
Ὁ τοῦ Ἅιδου παῖς οὐ φονεύεται ὑπὸ ὅπλων ἀνθρώπων.
Ho tou Haidou pais ou poneuetai hypo hoplōn anthrōpōn.
Ἔγειρε, παῖ τοῦ Ἅιδου—
Ἔγειρε… Ἔγειρε… Ἔγειρε!
Egeire, pai tou Haidou—
Egeire… Egeire… Egeire!
I heard this slow loud chantings distant
My eyes Flew open.
GjD