Princess Victoria was covered by something black mist around her, with her eyes closed.
She slightly bent her left knee as she pointed the narrow blade sword at me, she then kicked the ground, made her dashed towards me, and attempted to thrust her sword.
"Princess Victoria!"
I saw it... there was something black mist-like waving from her narrow blade sword. If I took it away from her, she might regain her consciousness.
I vaulted to the side to dodge her attack, but it's no use, I wasn't struck by her sword but the black mist surrounding her, as though they are alive. I raised my sword in sheer instinct after I saw an opening, however, I was stunned after I heard her faint voice.
"Somebody, please help me..."
That leaves my lower body unguarded and stabbed on the right part. I'd jumped away from her and held the stabbed part of my body, I could already felt that my body was starting to worn out. My hands are trembling just by holding my sword and I couldn't stop myself from gasping.
"How about that? did you like her performance?" the man who wore a tattered robe chuckled.
"What do you want!?" I groaned.
"Oh! nothing... I was just here to have fun like you, royalties and nobles..."
I felt something was coming to me. I can't move my body even for an inch, I felt like it was too heavy for me, my sight was also starting to become blurred, and the only thing that I see was the point of the narrow blade swords stabbing through the air and coming right to me.
Is this death?... No, I refuse to accept it!
I focused all my strength in my hands, inhaled a huge amount of oxygen, and prevent it to came out from my body—made my blood run through my nerves burst. I felt like all my nerves were showing on all my body, and it felt very warm.
I swung it to the narrow blade that was coming to me, hoping that it makes the sword flew away, but my eyes widened after I witnessed the result.
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Victoria van Haynes|
I stayed floating horizontally, I felt there are only a few bubbles left surrounding me. The only thing that I could do now was to close my eyes and accept my fate.
I"ll die...
"Princess Victoria..."
I opened my eyes after I heard prince Louis's voice and saw the vast night sky filled with flickering lights. I was lying on the ground with my chest felt very heavy that made my hands hold to it.
"Princess Victoria..." I heard prince Louis's voice again, I stood up and looked where the voice came from.
My eyes widened as I saw him covered in blood, his suit was now all tattered and shredded, revealing his upper body full of wounds. His hands were turned into violet-colored as if there was no blood flowed in them and all of his fingers were broken.
"Wh-what happened?" I stuttered.
I felt my knees collapsed and it made me fell to the ground, my hands were shaking as I realized that it was also covered in blood. Other than stuttering and gasping noises, no words were coming from my mouth.
"Do-don't look..." he said in a faint voice.
I tried to close my eyes but I can't, there was a warm liquid ran into my cheek. What is this? why were tears flowing from my eyes?
"Oh! you regained your consciousness, princess?" suddenly a man appeared near prince Louis, he was surrounded by black mist "...then look what have you done. Burned it inside your memory"
I felt my breath was cut short as the black mist slowly coming to me. The tears didn't stop flowing from my eyes. I was scared and it made my tears fell.
"Run..." Prince Louis without moving an inch. "...s-save your life and don't ever look back"
"B-but—"
"It's okay... I'll be fine...l-lets meet later after this..." he said as he coughing blood.
I took a deep breath and do what he says. Even if I want to help him, I might hold him down, first of all, I've never used a sword in my entire life.
I stood up and started running away without looking back at him.
"Oya? You're running away, princess? are you certain that you were leaving the princess half dead here?" the black mist that surrounded the man started to wave, and slowly followed me.
Every flower that the black mist touched were suddenly died and withered, even the green grasses were turned into ash-colored as if they live were taken by the mist.
"No way..."
I looked around and there was nowhere else to run away from the black mist, I ended up standing near the fence of the cliff, lightly stepped back as the mist coming to me. I grasped the fence firmly, biting my lower lips as I looked down the cliff.
"I-I can do this... I need to stay alive and meet prince Louis"
I pulled my dress and climbed across the fence, facing the vast ocean with the moon reflecting on it. As the mist started moving, I took my hold out of the fence and let myself fell in the water.
I closed my eyes and felt the strong wind that met my skin, my chest started to feel warm as the air my breath shorten. The water splashed as my body sunk into it, hearing a sharp sound that pierced through my eyes.
'The water feels cold... yet warm' I thought as my consciousness slowly fading away.