Chapter 2

• Mandela ran into the house with the almost dead boy and the cat in hand.
• Mikaela was walking behind him, looking unremorseful and carefree.
• Arthur was meditating in his room, sitting on his bed with closed eyes and crossed legs when Mandela rushed in.
• "Arthur!, She did it again!" He said breathlessly, and Arthur's eyes flew open.
• He quickly got down from the bed and took the boy from him, then he placed him on the bed.
• "She broke a bone in his body" he said immediately.
• He could feel it.
• "His backbone" Mandela replied, and Arthur looked at Mikaela before taking a deep breath, then he tendered his right hand, and golden sparkles started streaming on it.
• He gently placed the hand on the back of the boy, then he closed his eyes as the bones started resetting.
• It only took one minute, and the boy opened his eyes slowly.
• He looked around, and his eyes widened when he saw Mikaela.
• He spranged up and started running out of the room, but Mandela blocked him, and when he saw the dead cat, he started crying.
• "My cat!!!"
• "It's really dead" Mandela said to Arthur.
• Arthur looked at Mikaela angrily before walking to the boy.
• He squatted in front of him and placed a hand on his head, erasing all the memories of what Mikaela did to him.
• By the time he removed his hand, the boy blinked.
• "Why am I here?, I need to go home" he said and ran out of the house.
• Arthur stood with a sigh.
• "Go bury the cat" he told Mandela, and Mandela left to do that.
• "Why did you hurt him and even went as far as killing his cat?" He faced Mikaela, and she frowned.
• "He refused to give me the cat when I asked gently"
• "Like you bought the cat for him?" Arthur glared hotly.
• "I wanted it, how dare a mere human turn me down" she replied stubbornly.
• "He's the third human you hurt in the woods this week Mikaela!"
• "I don't care!, Why do humans keep coming into this forest when they know fully well that you're the guardian!, I always feel the urge to kill humans when I see them!" She shouted back, and Arthur's eyes flashed deep gold immediately.
• "Father.." she blinked.
• He made to attack her, but Mandela came in and stood between them.
• "Calm down Arthur, please" he said, placing an hand on his shoulder.
• His eyes calmed, and Mandela faced Mikaela.
• "What exactly do you want?" He asked.
• "I want him to go to the king-choosing festival and become king, I want to become a princess" she replied.
• "You know how I am, how do I manage myself in the palace!" Arthur yelled.
• "We'll settle that once you become king, all I know is that I won't stop hurting humans if you refuse to become king!" She yelled back and stormed out of the room angrily.
• "You know she never jokes, what are you gonna do?" Mandela asked, and Arthur sat on his bed gently.
• "Send my participation letter to the kingmakers" he said after a minute, and Mandela's eyes widened.
• "You'll attend the festival?"
• "I have no choice, blame my witch of a daughter" he replied, and Mandela smiled before bowing.
• "I'll go send the letter" he said and left the room.
• Arthur looked at the chains on the floor and sighed, closing his eyes.
• Mikaela was grunting as Mandela tied Arthur to a chair in his room. He made use of the strongest metal chains he found, and the chair is just as strong.
• He finished tying Arthur and sighed. Mikaela grunted again.
• "Why the annoying grunts?" Arthur asked.
• "I can just kill a human for you and you'll drink the blood, instead of having to go through pains again tonight" she said.
• "I'll never drink human blood to suppress my pains, get out Mika" Arthur replied, and Mandela pulled her out.
• She was looking back till they went out, and Mandela shut the door.
• Arthur closed his eyes slowly, expecting the pains, and almost immediately, the moon started coming out of the dark clouds.
• The lights came dimly at first, but it suddenly became bright. The light slipped in through the windows, and the veins in his body started rising one by one till the last one.
• His body started trembling, and smokes started emanating from him. He unfolded his fists, and his nails grew long like a vulture's
• Two long fangs grew among his teeth.
• His hair turned white completely, and when he opened his eyes, they were bloodshot, full of pains.
• All the noises in the world started entering his head, and his red eyes widened as he faced the sky.
• "Argghhhhh!!!!!!!!" He screamed agonizingly, struggling to break the chains he was tied with.
• Right now, he's out of his senses, all he wants is a human blood to drink.
• He's actually under a curse.
• He was cursed since birth that every moonlit night like this, he'd transform into a beast and experience pains that only the blood of a human can ease, and that's why he gets tied up like this whenever the moon comes out, so he won't have to go wild.
• The redness in his eyes grew thicker, and sweat covered his whole body as more smokes came out. His whole body was on fire, and the chair was shaking.
• The chains were making clattering sounds as he tried to break them.
• "Argghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!" He screamed agonizingly again, and the room walls started cracking.
• •••
• Jonathan opened his eyes slowly, and his eyes widened when he saw he's still alive.
• He sat up quickly, but he felt pains from his neck.
• He touched his neck and felt plaster on it.
• "Jonathan" Queen Beth came in with three maids who were holding trays of food.
• They set up his breakfast on the table before leaving.
• "How are you feeling?" Queen Beth sat beside him and made to feel his temperature, but he hit her hand away.
• He's fifteen, but known by everyone in the palace for his stubborness.
• "Why did you marry a man like father?, Why the hell did you become the queen of a monster like him when you're just a weak human!" He yelled.
• "Jonathan...
• He got down from the bed and pushed away the table of breakfast, then he faced her.
• "I hate you, I f**king hate everyone in this palace!" He yelled before storming out of the room.
• •••
• "I'm in pains!"
• "Please!!!"
• "AHHH!!!"
• "Ohhhhh!!"
• It's Ramona's screams again as Logan banged her p*ssy that early morning.
• He was f**king her through the back this time. She's leaning on the bedstand, and blood was running down her thighs as usual. Tears escaped her eyes and slipped out of the blindfold every second.
• "Please stop!!!"
• "I'm sorry!!!"
• "I plead your mercy!!!"
• She knows it's useless to cry like this, but that's the only thing she can do as the heartless being screwed her heartlessly.
• He spanked her @ss continuously, and she held the stand tighter as blood dropped from her nose.
• He increased his speed, and she started feeling dizzy.
• "No...no please....my..my eyes..."
• Logan was f**king her angrily. The fact that tommorow is the king-choosing festival is annoying, so he's pouring all his anger into her p*ssy.
• He'll be handing over the throne tommorow, but he doesn't even wanna do that.
• "Your majesty, the Oracle is here" Kyle said from the door, and he pulled out of Ramona.
• She fell on the ground weakly, and he threw her skirt at her.
• She took it and dressed up painfully.
• She was still crying as Kyle took her away.
• Logan put on a simple robe and went out to his private room where a dangerous looking woman in a long black robe is waiting.
• She smells like death and blood. Her name is Darkness, his Oracle, a powerful shaman.
• "And why the hell are you just coming when the festival is tommorow!" He yelled.
• "I know your fear, but it won't come to pass" Darkness replied calmly, her black lips looking ominous.
• "What do you mean?" Logan sat, and she looked up.
• "No man will be able to make it rain tommorow at the festival, except one" she said.
• "Who?"
• "Arthur"
• "Wait...my arrogant brother?" His eyes widened.
• "Yes, your majesty" Darkness replied, and he laughed.
• "He's not interested in becoming king, so he won't be in the festival"
• Kyle came in immediately.
• "The kingmakers recorded 30 participants, and Arthur is one of them" he announced, and Logan's eyes widened.
• "What!"
• Kyle bowed and left.
• "What's that bastard coming to do?, He hates the throne" Logan muttered.
• "We can stop him" Darkness said, and he glared hard.
• "You think he's a chicken?, That bastard is a demigod, so tell me how you're gonna stop him from coming!''
• "We'll trap him with what he hates most" Darkness said, and Logan grimaced.
• "Since his wife abandoned him, he hates women"
• "Then we need a virgin woman, i'll build a barrier on his way with her blood, trust me he won't be able to come, and you'll reign for another year" Darkness said, and Arthur smiled, resting back.
• "Now that this is almost settled, should I play a game with the sinner tonight?" He smirked.
• •••
• Princess Alice knocked before going in, and she met Shakira in the middle of her numerous maids, they were styling her hair, and some were painting her fingernails and toenails.
• "Kira, we need to talk" Alice said.
• "I'm listening" Shakira replied.
• "Privately" Alice said, and Shakira frowned.
• "My maids are busy on me, and you don't expect me to send them away because of you" she said arrogantly, and Alice sighed.
• "Ok fine!, It's about Ramona" Alice said, and Shakira glared.
• "What about her?"
• "It's been ten years already, isn't it hightime we talk to the queen dowager?, Her punishment should end already, don't you pity her?" Alice said, and Shakira stood slowly.
• "Did you just say pity?, She killed our sister!, She poisoned Elena and made her die young!, And the worse is that she has been denying since ten years ago that she didn't do it!, How dare you pity her!" Shakira spat.
• "She might not even be the killer, Kira please...
• That was interrupted by a slap from Shakira.
• Alice held her stinging cheek, and Shakira sent a sharp blade to her.
• Alice caught the blade before it could enter her eyes.
• "Out!!!" Shakira yelled, and she left quietly.
• •••
• Amy and Felix fell on their sofas at once after they finished supervising breakfast preparations.
• They're the head chefs in the kitchen. Powerful nine-tailed foxes.
• Apart from heading the kitchen, they're also warriors.
• Almost everyone in the palace is a warrior, so far you're crazily skilled.
• "Should we have a drink?" Amy asked.
• "Crazy" Felix replied, spreading his palm forward.
• A maid placed a bottle of liquor on it, then Amy took two cups.
• They poured themselves drinks and clinked cups before drinking.
• "Sooo refreshing!" Amy licked her lips.
• "I'm still wondering how a girl loves liquor so much" Felix said.
• "Don't blame me, I learnt from you" she replied, and he smiled handsomely.
• "I didn't kill Princess Elena!!!!"
• "Aarrgg!!!!"
• "Please!!!!
• Ramona's screams came from the torture ground, and Amy dropped her cup sadly.
• "What if she's really innocent?" She said.
• "Ramona?, It doesn't matter, I don't think she's ever gonna get off the grip of the queen dowager and his majesty" Felix replied after a sip.
• "His majesty is leaving the throne tommorow anyways, can't wait for the festival, maybe the next king will favor Ramona, I really pity her" Amy said.
• "I feel a strange air about the festival" Felix said.
• "Mr feeler, time to go serve breakfast" Amy stood, and Felix chuckled before following her.
• •••
• Arthur has been walking around the forest since daybreak, sightseeing.
• He has the usual sad look on his face as he took each step, hoping that the moon won't come out tonight again.
• He suddenly saw a rat running past, and he grabbed it alive.
• He was about to bite into it's neck and suck it's blood when he stopped himself and let it go.
• The rat ran away, and his eyes beamed the usual gold as he walked away from there.
• He plucked from one of the tangerine trees and peeled it, then he started eating it slowly.
• "Father!!" Mikaela came running, and he spun around.
• "Here to nag me again?" He said, and she hugged him.
• "Mandela said you've agreed to go for the festival" she said, and he broke the hug.
• "I hope you keep to your promise" he said.
• "Of course!, I'll stop hurting humans since I'm becoming a princess tommorow" she smiled prettily.
• She's truly ten years old, but she looks eighteen. She's older than her age.
• "Wait till the festival tommorow" Arthur said and started walking back into the woods.
• "Can I follow you?" She asked.
• "You already know my answer" he replied, and she frowned.
• He suddenly stopped walking, and he immediately leapt into the air, flying away like a bird.
• "He'll roam the forest till night again, what a boring father" Mikaela muttered.
• •••
• Amazon got suspicious when the night air started feeling eerily cold, and she knew it immediately that something is gonna happen.
• She looked at Ramona who was lying lifelessly on the ground, and when she made to move to her, the guards around her started falling asleep.
• They kept falling on the ground one by one, sleeping off.
• Her eyes widened, and when she made to start calling their names, her eyes started closing too.
• "What's happening to me?, I'm....
• Like that, she fell asleep too, and a masked man appeared in the middle of the sleeping guards.
• Just with a wave of his hand, he opened the dungeon door, then he stepped in and carried Ramona on his shoulders. He disappeared.
• The next place he appeared at, was the forest.
• He dropped Ramona, and surprisingly, both Sally and Reggie are waiting.
• The man obviously brought them there too.
• "Sis!" Reggie quickly hugged her.
• "Reggie" she hugged him back, recognizing him with his voice.
• "Ramona?" Blind Sally started searching for her with her hands, and Reggie took them to each other.
• They hugged tightly too.
• "Take this as my only act of benevolence as I'll be leaving the throne tommorow" the man finally spoke.
• King Logan!
• "Your majesty!" They all bowed immediately, and Logan vanished into the darkness.
• "Why did he release us?" Sally said.
• "That's not important right now" Reggie replied and tried untying the blindfold on Ramona's eyes, but it was impossible.
• "It was magically tied, you won't be able to untie it" Ramona said.
• Reggie bent in front of Sally and made her climb his back, then he held Ramona's hand and started running with the two of them.
• •••
• The palace is restless already as all the guards kept running around in search of the three criminals.
• Amazon and the other guards only woke up three minutes after the man took Ramona away, even the guards in the prisoners cell experienced the same thing.
• Kyle entered King Logan's suite with Amazon, and they found him smoking.
• "Your majesty, the criminals escaped" Amazon reported.
• "Joking?" Logan smiled, and Amazon swallowed nothing.
• "We suddenly slept off and.. and by the time we woke.. she was gone, same with her brother and mother" she said fearfully.
• Logan threw his pipe at her immediately, and it penetrated into her tummy.
• "Ahh!" She gasped, holding it as it started bleeding.
• "Go to the southern part of the forest!, Find them in ten minutes!" He commanded.
• "Yes!, Your majesty" she bowed and rushed out.
• Logan smiled devilishly afterwards.
• "Feels good to give them hope and take it back, f**k!" He laughed wickedly, getting another pipe which he started smoking.
• "In ten minutes, they'll be captured, and they dare not say my name, who'd even believe them if they say it?.. how sweet would it be to punish them tonight" he laughed again.
• "And as for the throne..." he muttered.
• "I'm not leaving anytime soon" he smiled dreamily.
• •••
• Reggie still has Sally on his back, and he was still holding Ramona's hand as he ran tirelessly, wanting to leave the area as soon as possible.
• Thorns kept pricking his foot, but that's not important right now.
• He kept running, his hair covering his face just like Ramona's and Sally's.
• He has never had a haircut since he was locked in, so his hair is as long as a girl's.
• "Ha!" Ramona winced when she suddenly fell, hurting her knees.
• "Sis, please don't get tired" Reggie said.
• "Ramona" Sally called from his back.
• "I'm fine" Ramona breathed and stood.
• Her knees were bleeding as Reggie grabbed her hand again, and when they made to proceed, a figure appeared in front of them, and Reggie froze on his spot.
• TB Continued...