Going back to the main land, the Kings were still in a deep argument. A Kapre knock the window, he was giant with a cigarette or tobacco. When he speak, the smoke went inside. That all the people in the room, fighting their cough, because if they do. The Kapre might get mad... the Kings used a shield spell.
The kapre's teeth lost some of it, he smile "Greeting to you all the handsome kings," he blush and wink... that the pink eyeshadows can be seen, even the beard is thick that colored pink. The kings smile at him with some sparkling aura all over them. "Ah... I'm here to re-report something..." he couldn't talk... Then Diamond, come closer to the window, her magic barrier to protect from the smoke is invisible, so it's looks like... Something to respect others...
Diamond give a warm smile to towards him, "Greeting, my dear..." he was like a Prince Charming, his eyes were like a sparkling blue.
"The Ladies give a command..." the kapre's eyes sparkling...and mimic the voice of a very fragile and beautiful lady. "...you are given a chance to have time.. you must give each candidate a duration. Once you are given a candidate try to remove their golden ring ti find your soulmate." 1 week per candidate. If we found out that you fall in love in one of the candidate, it will be hard move-on, so be careful."
When the Kapre blink his eyes, he blush... and run... every creature who are working in the palace fall due to an earthquake.
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Due to the amount of candidates, they need to make it small... because the palace might be noisy and messy if there's a 50 candidate. Making it smaller, would be easy.
The 1st exam is to come-out alive in a forest.
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The candidates where team up, that has the same color coding. It wasn't easy, everyone walk and argue to each other. Then return to the same spot were there's a sign board that says, "Enjoy your maze day!".
Other candidates, couldn't communicate to others as well, it is another level.
Azalea, tired to leave a mark in each trees using a small knife, but it was useless.
A candidate approach her, "Hey? Stupid girl? Are stupid? We been here for couple of hours? You still haven't figured out the exit?"
Azalea look at her and smile, "Yes, Much more stupid girl that I do."
Another girl block her, "New girl, don't you know us? her?! Stupid."
Azalea looked at her, the 'All Mighty girl has a blond hair with blue eyes, and nice sexy body. Much more like a model, but nobody will exceed her expectations after seeing the all mighty Ladies... "Nah. Just average. I have seen a much more beautiful lady than her."
The Blond-elf glare at her, "And who that might be? I, Elline, is the beautiful among candidates. Your so ugly, even the kings don't want to hold hands with you... argh." She throw some mud over her... and look away..
Before it landed, Azalea... it float in the air and throw it away to her.. Her blond hair is now full of mud.
"Who did this?!" and turn toward Azalea, "Girls! Get her!!! I need a strand of her hair!" she was very mad and cast a curse on her... using a doll..
Azalea laughed at her, "Hahaha. Are you stupid? You cast curse when you don't even know my real name. Hahah."
Elline was now insane and wants to kill her, "I will kill you!"
Azalea, was very fast and smack her face... it has now a black eye.. And cut the ring and found her red string, "Oh? Your destined husband is one of your General Father, hmmm... he is quite handsome and your future with him with lead to prosperous of either land and he is smart...too.. with big sword, you will enjoy the long night with his...sword.. fufufufu." she wink while floating.
Ellaine grab some hair and immediately put in her doll, "Now!!!! Tell me your real name!!!" one of the candidate shouted her name, "Marinette!!!" and everyone was shock...
Azalea laugh at her, "Are you nuts? Hahhaha. Okay? Enough of this... I will escape from thus madness of yours. Chao~". She vanished into thin air.
She run as if a ghost were following her, she hide from a near tree and removed her clothes, change her clothes into the opposite side, all the tread of the clothes are outside.
She walk and little by little the markings she made in each tree, begun... a laugh of a horse can be heard that echo in the forest. It is true that Tikbalangs are known to play tricks to human in mountains. He was laughing how stupid the other humans playing fool about their self.
Azalea couldn't believe what she saw at the end of the forest, an old Tikbalang was laughingso hard. It was oldest among oldest.
A Tikbalang welcome her, "My dear lady, you are very clever to remember some old saying in human world. Hope you find the next path..."
She entered the main palace, once again. It was covered in gold and precious gems, as she enter the palace 2 roster approach her, SARIMANOK and PAPANOK is the female version of Sarimanok. It symbol of good fortune and money.
'The Sarimanok, stare me ... That's creepy..imagine a chicken? It's not chicken?
I'm following them, but he kept on looking at me with scary eyes... roaster.. are freak!!!!
The Papanok stopped and also stares at me... I'm look like a small worm, they are big.. a size of 1st floor of a house. Their big, am I going to die??? But Sarimanok represent money... or I will be rich??? I don't know.. All I want to freedom.'
They stopped in a door, it open and the King of Heart was there sitting in an ocean of papers, in the middle. He is not wearing a mask, a reading glass was in his eyes. That's bad... he look handsome.. His dark red hair complement his red teary eyes. Having a nice face and a cute mole under his lips.
He cough, "Your the first lady to pass the Old Tikbalang, he is my butler. I congratulate you for that. You can rest for awhile, I still need to finished some papers."
Azalea took a piece of gold paper and gave it to him, "Your majesty, sorry for being rude. But here's the proposal we were talking about. I need a confirmation here." She bow and don't look at him in his eyes. If he looked at him, she will fall in love at his gaze which is common in this world. Non-human creature create a hormone that will attract thr opposite gender.
"Hmmm... What if your my destined Queen? What will happen to me? or you?" his voice were so handsome that people will be tempted to listen... even he request anything to people they follow him..
"If I were your Queen, I will kill myself. For you to have nothing..." Azalea's voice trembling... Mr.H notice it and hold her hand..
"Your hand is wet, hmmm... your afraid to die... why are you killing yourself? You will just reincarnate and it will be easy for me..." his evil eyes look upon her "...if no one ever hide you from me.. Like for example, a human parents who cannot give you protection.." his voice were powerful that Azalea looked at him... His eyes has fire on it.. He looked very handsome with those ambitious smile.
"I don't like to be a prison in your world, I know that your Queen will just another accessories from you? You can kill her if you want.And so, if I were your Queen, instead of being with you... I will choose to die.." She told him...
Mr.H were so angry that all the paper inside the room, burn... some maid enter the room in panic and removed everything.. Azalea move further near the main door. But Mr.H followed her with the same magic... "No, your not running away this time."
"What are you talking about?!" Azalea felt really heavy... "Listen to me... What is your name? Tell me... Even you cover that face of you... I can see it clearly.." He cast some spell and all the magic she used to cover her face revealed.
Azalea is her real name, Ivy call her Lea so that the Kings wouldn't caught them if the worse case scenario happens. In this world, when you utter your name, you are giving a opportunity...meaning they can cast a spell for you to follow them.. Like when Elline wants her hair.
He grab the arm of his small lady, she so small around his chest. Oncr she touch her, an electric shock strike. He stop for the shock and move a little backward. His handsome face couldn't believe that, among the four of them... only her do that to him.. They were the powerful creature in this world.
She cough and looked at him, ... if she told him her name.. she can control her. "Pe-people call me by the name Lea, your majesty. I'm the student of Lady Catty the Fire Fairy Queen. Which many diwata have known"
He can see clearly that, she is indeed the student of Ms.Catty due to her fire magic around her.
"Go to your room! I will call you when I needed you!" he hate the word "lose" especially in a game.
He summoned a creature, "Ittan-Momen..." a scroll that was hanging in the room move and float... it was now floating in the mid air like a flag waving its body.. "Your majesty, good day" in a blink, its appearance turn into a beautiful woman that was covered her eyes with an old cloth and wearing sexy kimono. Her bangs were like an old princess in Japan. A beautiful princess but her eyes were covered with an old cloth. A small lips that gives an impression that she was once a princess in old times of Japan.
Mr.H looked in the glass window that shows the whole Heart Land, "Follow Lea, and report to me everything."
The Ittan-Momen bowed to him and vanished.
[Ittan-Momen is from Japan, is the tsukumogami form of a possessed roll of cotton, that flies through the night often attacking people and trying to smother them by wrapping itself around their faces or mouths. Most has been handed down to the Kagoshima Osumi district. #yokaiWiki]