Ocean is silent while his mind is floating somewhere. Prince Frost is scanning through the books with Pierce while Brie is also silent while thinking about the war many decades ago.
Remembering that day of the war brought sadness to the fourth prince's eyes. The whole Land of Daut was extremely affected by the war. And he is too. That war changed him to be what he is in the present.
(A/N: The time in the vampire world go faster than that of the human world. And vampires usually have longer lives than humans and they don't age that much. Meaning, the characters are way more older, probably hundreds than Sealina. Hope you understand.)
Ocean can still clearly remember what happened that day. Their grandparents are still in their throne. The representative of Daut to Magna was executed days ago. Magna is saying that the representative is responsible for the wrongdoings of Prince Ymir. The representative's death fueled up the war between Daut and Magna.
All of the women that time was hidden in Frego. Frego is in the end part of Daut and is covered by trees and has dungeons. While the main battle field is the border between the Daut and Land of Riego. The first line is the warriors, knights and guards followed by the late kings, current kings and the men in the land. The princes was with the women to protect them just in case.
The princes were too young but trained to fight in early age. They were guarding the entrance to the hideout. Prince Ocean, Prince Brie and Prince Drone, as best friends, are assigned to guard the entrance on the west side of the place. Brie was trying to tell a joke to lessen their nervousness. Anytime, an opponent may appear. They might be killed.
Land of Daut was silent. But not in peace. They were silent, cold and scared that time. Ocean looked at Brie who is still firing up his jokes. Brie noticed the Song looking at him and he gave him a small smile.
"We're not going to die." Ocean can still remember Brie said that.
"I know we won't. You will be the best man in my wedding," Drone said to the two prince.
Ocean once again stared at the dark clouds in the sky. Even the nature can feel the tension between the vampires.
"Ymir, love."
The prince froze because of the voice they heard. It was Callida's. The witch who fell in love with Prince Ymir. But she is supposed to be in their world. Days before the war, Callida was sent to far place to protect her from the Magna. Ocean is wondering why Callida came back.
"I think I should check the surroundings," Ocean said.
"What? We will come with you," Brie insisted.
"No. You must stay here to guard the place. I'll be quick," the fourth Song stopped Brie.
"Be careful," Drone said to him with his serious expression.
"I can handle it myself," Ocean assured before turning his back at his two friends and tracking on where he heard Callida's voice.
Ocean became quick and silent while checking the place. Not too far when he heard another voice again. And it belongs to the Prince Ymir.
"What are you doing here?" Prince Ymir said. Ocean finally saw the two holding their love in each other's arms. The scene was perfect yet sad. It's as if they're holding to their last chance. Any moment, they may die.
"I-I can't just bear to let you die. I can't leave you. I love you," Callida said with tears in her eyes. Ocean saw how Prince Ymir closed his eyes as he listened to his dear's words.
"But I can't let you die too," Prince Ymir said.
"Just let me be in your arms. Let me fight with you. Let me die with you because my life will be worthless without you," Callida said.
For a moment, everything was in peace. Staring at the two made Ocean felt safe. He can feel their affection for each other. Their love was overflowing and it affects him.
'I don't know what I will do if I'm in their position. But I'm sure that the woman for me will make me hopeless like Prince Ymir.' Ocean thought.
The two shared a kiss. Ocean didn't blink and just watch as their lips united and share the curse of love. There are tears in their faces yet they are happy to be with each other. Maybe their worlds are against them but they love each other. Nothing can beat their love.
It was a beautiful moment to watch their love and how the plants started appearing from the ground to surround them. A bed of white flowers appeared, surrounding the two.
But that scenery didn't end beautiful when a man in black appeared from Callida's back. Ocean's eyes widened but he heard a voice from behind him.
"Ocean." He turned and face the girl who called his name. Behind her was another man in black. Isabelle seemed unconscious about the man's presence. A sword was aimed to kill her.
"ISABELLE!" Ocean screamed when the man slashed the sword to Isabelle from behind. He was dumbfounded and stared as Isabelle's body fell on the floor.
He felt rage and anger. He glared at the man who killed Isabelle and attacked her using his sword. The man is strong but too slow to move making it easier for Ocean to attack him. Ocean hit the man's chest with his fire. The man stumbled and Ocean jumped on top of him.
"Daut, the land of cursed vampires," the man whispered but Ocean still heard it. He was so mad and ready to kill the man. He grabbed the man by his collar and whispered back to him.
"We are not cursed," he said before killing the man by planting his sword to his chest.
He left the man and looked at Isabelle. He quickly went to her and kneeled down to help her.
"Hold on. You will live," Ocean whispered. Isabelle was already pale.
"Ocean, dear," Isabelle raised her hand and touched Ocean's cheeks. "I won't last. I-I know that I w-won't."
Ocean cried because of the words coming from the lips of the girl that he wanted to protect. He's been looking after her and protecting her. He didn't know that she'll die in her arms too.
"Shhh, don't speak. I will help you." Ocean tried lifting Isabelle but he felt something from Isabelle's back. Ocean froze when he recognized that as the wound that came from the man's attack. The reason why Isabelle is dying.
"J-just stay. I-I will be happy to die in your arms. I-I will be h-happy to be with you," Isabelle said. Ocean didn't replied and just listened to the words of Isabelle. "O-Ocean, I love you."
Hearing those last words from Isabelle made Ocean cry in despair. He's broken. He's in rage. He felt lost. He's in that situation when he noticed that he is not the one grieving. He's not the one who's lost. He's not the one who's broken.
Prince Ymir, with Callida on his arms is crying. The woman is lifeless in the prince's arms. Prince Ymir defeated the man who attacked them but Callida still died. The prince just stares at the woman in his arms and caressed his lifeless face, admiring her beauty beyond death.
"Love can heal you. Love will find you. It will make you feel whole. It will make you feel like you're the best. But the same time it will break you," Ymir said but not to Callida. But to Ocean.
"We may be different. Laws, world and even our own kind are against us. But we love each other. We need each other. This may be a curse. This may be a wrongdoing. This may be a sin. But what can I do?" Ymir smiled. "I'm in love."
"We may be in love for a short period of time, but the feeling feels eternity. We may die, but our love will remain forever. We may not live but you should remember, not even our own world can prevent us from loving the person we choose. We will choose our destiny and our love. Not them," Ymir said.
Ocean watched the prince as he laid his love on the bed to flowers covered with her own blood. He caressed her face and kissed her forehead. The nature was silent as he looked at the prince gave his bitter-sweet goodbye. Prince draw the sword from his waist that made Ocean speak at last.
"No," he whispered.
Prince Ymir smiled bitterly at Ocean. "Soon, you'll find your love. But don't let your love be like us. Fight for her. Fight for us. Fight for your love even if you're the only one who's fighting."
Prince Ymir planted his sword on his own chest and laid himself beside Callida. Ocean's tears kept on streaming from his eyes. He's hopeless. He's nothing.
"Never stop fighting," Prince Ymir finished his life with those words. Ocean stared at them. He stared at the two who fought for their love. They fought against the world and against their own kind. They fought that caused them to die. They fought to give him a lesson.
'Never stop fighting.'