Her uniform was made of obsidian purple, filled with metal around her to instantly make her shards. She had her shard near my neck, pushing it on to my throat. My colors were showing.
"Is this one of the new recruited silvers? must not know the rules around the kingdom" she snarls. Giving me a dirty look. "Know your place silver, stay away from the arena"
Her glassy blue eyes pierce through my gold honey eyes. They can instantly cut through with a look. A healer runs to me, healing my neck. I should have just cut my throat myself, before bringing me here. She walks away, she turned around quickly, sending a shard to me. I raise my hands to at least defend myself from the razor sharp blades from hiting my face.
Silence.
I lower my hands. The shards were broken. A barrier surrounding me. An electric magnetic field.
Dream.
Elise bows down. "My Prince!"
"Not a word from you, Princess Elise" Dream says, stern tone giving hints out about "Dont you ever attack this person ever".
"What is this Clay?" His father was yelling at him. Standing from his throne to face his son. Disappointment showed. Dream stayed calm, holding his ground. He was y'all and....handsome.
The barrier lowers.
"Queenstrial is postponed to tomorrow. I will be having a chat with my son" the Kind says, "And for you"
He was talking to me. I was shaking.
"Tomorrow morning. Battlefield."
I was going to be a soldier. Dream's face looked at me quickly. I only nod, agreeing my punishment. or was it my punishment? Like usual, the king is not known for his kindness nor forgiveness.
Everyone leaves, while I pick up the mess that the Magnetron left. I was keeping myself together, but the thought of going to war, leaving my mother alone. The thought of dying.
Dream approaches me. Helping my get up.
"I'm not letting you go to that battlefield" he said.
"Why? You barely know me. And i'm not as better as the other silvers." I say, speaking truth which changes dream's facial expression.
"I don't have to know you, Sapnap. I know you have a good heart" He was smiling at me. Almost giving my pity.
How fake his act is. Making me think he actually cares. Pathetic. All he wants is to kill me and show his father that he is a good son. Probably closing to me and then to betray. I can't let that happen.
I scoff. "Good heart. How fulfilling"
"I'm speaking the truth. You can go out to that battlefield. It's just a way to get rid of your kind"
"My kind? You guys dispise my kind. Dispose of us. You think of us like rats" I start yelling at the prince. I cover my mouth. I said what spoke to my mind. I apologize immediately.
"My prince! I'm very sorry! How rude of me!" I get to my knees. Bowing down. Hoping to get mercy from him. Instead, he grabs me from the wrists and lifts me up. What was he doing.
"No need to apologize, Sap. You spoke your mind, and I understand that"
I look to my side, embarrassed about my very awful words. He forgave me. Or something like that.
He hands me an item. It was shining with its encrusted gold. He walks away. My palm was closed but the item wanted to be seen. Seen by silver eyes.
My palm opens. It was a ring. A ring with a message on it. This is how Solaris Royal and High House families send each other secret message. I read what was written there.
"Sapnap. Meet me outside, outside where the battlefield and the walls meet. I would like to show you something. Watch the moon. When the moon is at its highest peak"
Midnight.
I was puzzled. Where was that? I barely know where I am. I close my palm and the item faded away. Once i opened it again, it wasn't there. Techy.
I walk to my room. Packing my items, getting ready for training in the morning. How stupid I was for staying near the arena. If it weren't for me getting distracted, I would still be serving and be safe in the castle. Goodbye to the soft beds and comforting floor.
Midnight was here and I dressed myself in my regular clothing. Buttoned shirt with black pants.
I met dream where he wanted me to meet him. The battlefield was bloody, as expected, and the walls were a few meters away. What did he want from me?
"Sapnap! You actually came" He exclaimed.
"Uh Yeah. Last day of my being alive so why not make the best of it." I say. His smile faded into a frown.
"You won't be going to war. Not when i'm here"
"Your highness, you are a prince-"
He cuts me off. "Don't call me that."
I shut my mouth. Another mistake. Oh Lord. I am a literal silver.
"Lets go for a walk" He offers. I walk with him.
The walls was actually not bad. We chatted about our differences, our similarities. There flowers, which, I obviously named, some I knew, some were new. He kept giggling with each flower I pointed out. We stopped at the edge of Solaris. I forgot Solaris was built on a mountain. I was mesmerized. The ability to see the other kingdoms, and towns. Ones were dark, and the others bloomed with colorful lights.
"Omg! This is beautiful!" I say. I could not believe my eyes. Ive been in the slums for a while, not being able to see beauty.
"Walks like this relaxes me. It gives me a bit of hope to actually fix my fathers doing, make this entire country a better place."
I looked at him. He was looking at the different towns, his face was giving signs that he wanted everyone to be equal, that we were the same. But we aren't.
We stay there for 5 minutes, and we start heading back. We passed by a forest. Bushes were rustling. There was no wind.
"Stay quiet and stay behind me"
"Whats happening"
"We aren't alone"
Left and rights. There were different rustlings. It was two of us against who knows how many people. One with powers, and one powerless.
Figures came out of the bushes. People with their face covered. They run to us, but we had a head starts. We ran the opposite way. I was behind Dream, following his every step.
I trip and they went passed me. They were after him, not me.
I had to save him, powers or not, I had to try.
I run and catch up. We were at the edge of the mountain, a cliff. They tie me down, putting me on my knees. I look up, I see Dream.
Knife was put on my neck, how a familiar feeling. Dream's face, was showing..fear? Weakeness?
"Prince Clay of Solaris, how long it's been since we've been in the same position since your last incident" A woman said. She was tall, hair as blonde as the sun. Curls curling with every wave.
"Commander Dijosa. Kingdom of the Shadows" Dream says. "I remember what you did."
"Hmph. Who wouldn't forget about your lovers death"
Lovers death. Was he bringing me to a death trap.
"This time. You downgraded, Clay. A silver? What's next?" The commander scoffed.
A silver? Downgrade? It hurt being called a downgrade. The knife was piercing my throat, deeper. The commander was also a magnetron. Her forming shards. She was going to kill him. I was tied up and had to warn him, but if I do, I would be bleeding out before I could finish my sentence. I look at the shard, sharp as a blade, wanting blood to be spilt.
Dream, started forming electrical bolts, aim was very off. He was scared. Scared to lose something. Or someone.
Me?
The commander shoot a shard at dream, slitting his arm. I tried breaking lose but the rope was tight, hurting my wrists while cutting my throat. It didn't matter.
The commander shot many other blades, cutting his legs and arms, one cutting his cheek, the bolts were weaking. I look at the commander, watch her aim at his heart. He can't die. Not today.
She aims. I focus on the shard, wishing the aim to fail, or for the shard to break. She shoots it, and my focus intensifies, my fear, my hope mixing. The shard breaks.
The commander was in shock. The shards broke against my neck. What was happening. The rope was in flames, breaking my loose. Did I just do that?
She shoots another shard, my hold my hand up and grab the blade. It didn't hurt, it exploded with my touch.
Dream was left in shock. Did a silver save his life?
The commander and her recruits start shootings blades from all corners. I was confident. I closed my eyes. Focusing on the blades.
I open my eyes seconds later. The shards were broken. The commander and her recruits with them. Broken Shards. Blood from them was on me. Tears form. Dream was behind me, surprised. I look at my hand. I guess one reached my hand, it pierced through my skin. It broke, though. Into pieces.
My breaths become heavy. Thoughts swirling. What am I?
Hand shaking, I look at dream, his eyes with intensity, looking at me.
"Dream? Did I do that?" I asked, wanting to hear a no. Tears fall from my eyes.
Please. Tell me it was just a coincidence.
"Yeah, you did"