I decided to escape, so I grabbed my study work and ran away.
When I came out, I took one of the king's horses and just keep my way into the forest.
At a certain point, I decided to stop by a river to collect some water and read all the information I got years ago from my father's desk, I found out the uses of black magic and the uses with blood, and sacrifices. I started meditated until I got hungry, so I started walking to the next village, I ate something and keep my way. In the middle of the forest, a group of guys stepped in front of me to tried to steal me, but they got stole by me, I even stole their clothes to get changed and not to have so much attention for my dress and my appearance.
I learned archery, and a bit of bare fighting in Sabbath kingdom, I was always around trying to learn new things, and fighting with all the kids around. I thought that might be helpful in the future and I was right. Now, that is what helps me to protect myself, even if they are stronger; I just need to find a way to be even stronger. I am gonna show them who is the real weaker and I will find myself.
My days were so peaceful around the villages until I got inside one of the poorest villages that I had never seen before. The people there looked so sad, depressed and out of hope, a little girl got really close to me and said "Hi, this is a village without a name. I am Synth, and I am 8 years old" she was really white with really black hair, and purple eyes "Hi Synth, I am Mileena. Can you tell me what happened here?" she smiled "It is an abandoned village, it started as an independent kingdom, but the king just left and now we are just a really poor village."
I did not want to get involved, so I kept walking while she was talking. I invited her to eat something, and in the middle of the talk I interrupted her "Where is your family, Synth?" she looked down, but then smiled "They left me. They abandoned me and say that I was a big weight for them, but I do not blame them because I eat too much sometimes, I tried to stop doing it when I was still with them, but they still left me. But, it is only my fault" I felt so bad, but I just said "I left my marriage and family because they wanted me for power, so do not worry. Sometimes it is better to be alone, instead of being around bad people"
She smiled and asked me "Can I go with you? I am still small, but I am not weak. I can learn anything you teach me." I thought for a big second and replied "Ok, but only if you call me 'sister'" she smiled "I will not disappoint you, sister."
I taught her the basic magic, and she at a certain point made a group ritual in the middle of the village to increase everyone's luck. People stared at her and called her "witch" until I said "I am who taught her. This is a lost kingdom, so no one has anything to judge about" I prayed by her side and talked to the moon.
A month after the village started increased their productions, the village started to get better and I was just happy to be with someone that really appreciate me for who I am. My studies made me a better witch and I could use any type of magic, Synth was just able to do small rituals, but she was learning pretty fast.
Two months later, I was able to do almost anything and Synth, well she was still doing her rituals. A months after, a group of knights walked inside of the village, post a paper wanted for a couple of people, then walked away, and between those wanted it was my picture and descriptions. So, I used magic to change my hair color, I did not want to do it because it reminds me of Ofelia's sweet words, but I did it. My hair now was black as Synth's hair, she was so happy and said "now we look like sisters, I am so happy" so I just laughed.
We were living in a small place inside of this unknown village, people knew we used magic and started coming, and after a time we won the village trust and everyone started to be more confident with us. We started to make the village a part of us, we reopened the palace since it was empty and there were no knights, so it would not be a problem. We got inside and everything was just covered in the dirt, but still untouched, everyone started cleaning the palace and we decided to make a party room for us.
Every 5 days we organized a party inside of the castle to celebrate ourselves, sometimes I just walked inside of the palace with Synth to make a ritual or a spell, we put sigils and burned some sages.
I started teaching Synth even more magic, she learned to do new sigils and even using her own blood, she was so excited, but I told her not to be a dummy and not to put herself in risk, she was really intelligent and understood.
One day she came out to buy peaches and after 15 minutes I came out to look for her, I learned to use my magic to find a person following her essence, I learned it after Synth got lost inside of a hole. When I found her she was around all these guys, and they started ripping her little clothes and said "look little one, little girls like you being alone should only be serving man's pleasure. That is the only task for a useless woman" all that I was thinking was "I cannot believe someone can do this to a little 9 years old girl" and he proceeded "You better not to move, we are gonna use you right now and then take you with us, so we can fuck you until you die" I felt really gross, so I jumped and cut his head, and while I looked at them smiling, I said "I am sorry, but this is my sister and you cannot take her with you" Synth was crying and another guy tried to hit me, but I stopped him using my powers, and then I made them all not to be able to move any of their muscles, not even a finger or an eye, I was so mad and broke their necks in once.
I took off my cape and cover Synth with it "no matter what happens, I will always protect you. I promise" she started to cry and said "I love you, sisi" it was the first time she called me 'sisi' so I asked "What 'sisi' mean?" and she said "That is how I used to call my old sister, I guess I was too young to pronounce 'sister'" so I just said, "it is fine if you call me sisi, does not matter to me."
I took her with me and asked her to lay down in the bed, so she can have some rest.
I could not believe that I was even happier being around poor people, living a poor life, and surviving with a little 8 years old girl. I understood, sometimes you do not need anything at all to be happy, but just a little one that can make you happy.
When Synth reached her 10 years old she was already able to use magic, but she was in needed to control it, we asked someone to teach us self defense or how to fight, and when Synth was 12 and I was 24 we were already prepared for anything.
I decided to go over Sabbath kingdom by myself to see the moon's blue flower, I was ready to talk with the Gods and revive all the moon's powers.
The synth was mad at me and started discussing with me because she also wanted to go, but I just said "I need you to stay here and protect the village, remember what you learned and use it. I will come back, but I need to do something first" she looked sad and said "It is fine, I promise that I will protect everyone and I will be waiting for you, sisi" I smiled and said "ok, then help me prepared everything, I will stay a bit more with you and be gone in 3 days" she smiled and said "mmh-hum."
The first two days were only for her, I even prepared a sigil, in any case, she needs me, she could summons for me. She asked me to take her to swim during the new moon and pray in the middle of an old castle, so I did it with her. At the next day she prepared a present to me, and gave me a new brooch, it was brown but in the sun looked red and she said "It reminds me to your eyes, and if you pay attention is green in the outside, like the real color of your hair" I smiled, hugged her and asked her "Could you keep it with you? So I know you have something to remember me" she hugged me "Then I will give you mine, so I know you have something to remind me" she gave me a black and white cristal, with purple on the inside.
The third day everyone prepared a party, and also they said "We want you both to be the Queen and princess of this village, we want you to make it a kingdom and use your powers to protect us as always. So, once you get back from where you have to go, we will prepare a coronation" I interrupted "I guess we do not need a king after all?" they just responded "A king is unnecessary when we have a powerful woman with us" I smiled and accepted it "Then, it is perfect to me. I will be gone for a while, but Synth is gonna stay with you all, and with her a part of me if you all really need me. We are pure hearts looking for love and freedom, we were born not only to die but also to fight. That is why I need to go" they all smiled at each other and said, "we are happy to have you."
That same night I remembered that I was in need to confessed myself in front of them "I know you have known me for years, but I just need to confess that I used to be the princess of Sabbath kingdom and the queen of Idris kingdom after I got married to King Jasper from Idris kingdom" everyone started to laugh, I did not understood and Synth said "We already know that, we knew it since the beginning. But we are here for the same reason as you, we were lost and trying to find ourselves. We lost our families and found a new one inside of a poor village" I was glad, so I said "I am happy for everyone" and they all said, "We thank you for everything, you have been protecting Synth and protecting everyone."
At the next day I hugged everyone I could, Opin brought my horse already prepared and said "We will waiting for you, so please, take care of yourself" I smiled and then looked at Synth "You are so big now, and remember to use the sigil if you need me, all you have to do is grab a bottle of full moon water, pour a bit of your blood and lavender, then say my name. If I do not appear to repeat it until I come" she smiled and said, "it is fine, I will not forget it, sisi."
I felt bad to leave the village and leave Synth, but I felt better when I thought about the summon sigil I gave to her.
I started my adventure, I took my time to stopped in different villages since it would take 6 days to return to Sabbath and before to get there I should stop by Idris since it is 2 closer than Sabbath. I would for sure just stop to get what I need and keep moving. I found out more abandoned villages, so I also took my time to talk to them about my village and tried to convince them to move and they would have a better life, I did it with three abandoned villages, and then I got into Labral kingdom, took what I need and keep my traveling. Nobody inside of Labral kingdom recognized me, so I knew what I planned is gonna work as I wanted it.