THIRD PERSON'S POV (FLASHBACK CONTINUATION)
The Princess sneaked her way inside Elidia's palace. This is where she was born, and today, his brother rules the place. Though they never met each other, she want him to help her get her throne back to her.
Though she didn't know Armania sent people in every kingdom to make sure none is betraying them. Elidia's King, King Alester, knew that Armanian guards has entered his palace to investigate that is why he wanted to stay silent about his sister. He wanted to protect her by pretending to be blind by the fact that the Princess might just be hiding inside his kingdom.
But he didn't expect her to come to his palace early in the morning. "It's me!! Princess Celestia,"
Fear took over every inch of his body when he heard his sister's name. She wasn't supposed to be here, shouting her name loudly with the guards hearing it. One of them could be Arnold's underling. She wasn't even thinking.
He immediately went out of his seat and pulled his sister with him into a room. "What have you done?! Go! You need to hide!" he told her immediately.
"No, I came here to ask for your help---"
"What do you think you're doing?!" The princess was too stunned to speak with the sudden outburst. She couldn't understand what was wrong with asking him to help her since they were born with the same mother.
She began thinking the king is being selfish.
"What do you mean?" she asked him.
"Where were the Knights? Didn't they flee with you?" He asked her.
"They were out to take the key, I hate them, they're not doing anything, you're the only one who can help me."
"You know that I can't Celestia, I have people to protect. Leave the palace now, Arnold could be on his way now, I can't help you. Go now." he told her and tried to leave the room but she held on to him.
'No! no one's going to help me, the knights are useless, they even left me alone." she said. "I hate this, I don't like hiding in a silly place anymore, help me go back to the palace."
"You're being selfish!" he took his arm away from her and looked at her in the eyes. This caused fear to the Princess.
"If you were tired, you could've just waited, now that you've gone here and asked for help, Arnold already knows where you are. I am telling you for the last time, go!"
"But-- no! I need your help! Help me please!" she immediately begged for help when she realized what she had just done and knew that Arnold already knows where she is. Tears started rolling down her cheeks.
"I can't help you, get out of my palace and get out of my kingdom, you just brought everyone at risk instead of waiting. What do you think will I be able to do if Arnold thinks I helped you and tries to threaten my Kingdom? Your birthplace? Did you even think like that?" he let out his anger towards her.
"But I was just--"
"I don't need your excuses! Go!" he yelled at her. The Princess stepped back in fear. She was about to teleport back to the house in the market when someone held her arm.
"Not so fast, Princess." It was Arnold.
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Blaze, Amaya, Cole, and Cira went back to Elidia successfully along with the Key that they managed to get by disguising as one of Arnold's men. It took them time to get it but it was worth it. Now, They can manage to bring Alexander back to Armania.
They opened the house and went to their own rooms to rest when Amaya went down rushing from the upper deck. "What is it?" Cira asked her while taking her hood down.
"The Princess is missing." she told her. Blaze who heard what she just said went out of the room and looked at them with anger in his eyes.
He never really like how the Princess treats them and the attitude she gives to Cira. And when he found out that she did something that could possibly harm all of them, he can't help but to get angry.
"In the Palace, she's going to be there," Amaya said. Cole came out of the room and saw everyone wearing their cloaks again.
"What?--"
"Come on, brother. Hurry up!" Amaya told her. He didn't hesitate to do the same though he didn't know what was wrong.
They went to the palace and split up to find the Princess before she could reach the King and reveal who she was.
They knew she can't consider the results of the actions she was about to make. In 3 years, they avoided King Alester. They foresaw that Arnold might send men to every kingdom in Armania to know more about the Princess' location. And if they ask for help to any kingdom, Arnold will eventually find out about it. They won't just bring problems to the kingdom's leader but the whole kingdom too.
They explained it multiple times to the princess and when they realize what she was about to do now, they couldn't help but get mad. They have been keeping this anger towards the impatient Princess since the day they moved into Elidia. And sometimes, they think about how she's going to lead the kingdom with this attitude.
'If someone ends up being hurt because of this, I swear, you're gonna pay no matter who you are.'
They finally found the Princess but it was too late, Arnold has found her already. Her brother, King Alester couldn't do anything, he moved his gaze from the Princess who was held by the neck by Arnold. He knew his kingdom is too small to fight Armania, There was no way they'd win. If the kingdom's wellness will cost him his sister's life, he'll do it.
Cira was the one to find them first, when Arnold saw her, he smirked and teleported to the palace in Armania. Cira didn't say anything to the Pricness' brother and immediately teleported herself to Armania and while doing it, she told the others about it.
It's been years since the Princess got to the right age, and if they're going to crown her now, they will be able to use her power for their own ideals. And it will never turn out great if that happens.
'Our main goal is to get the princess back no matter what'
They went to every room of the palace and after minutes of searching, Amaya realized that if they were going to crown the Princess, they'd be in 'that' room. They went there immediately. Bitter memories about their defeat last time filled them when they entered the room where they were supposed to attack the demons but ended up being attacked instead.
"Give her back!" Cira told Arnold as if he's gonna hand her back. Arnold couldn't help but laugh. Which made Blaze turn into nuts.
"You foolish knights. Now that your leader has gone to the other world, do you think you'd be able to take her back? You're an angel without a head without Alexander. " he looked at them one by one. "You knew that you'll be dead by the moment you step into the palace."
The knights were angered by his words. They attacked him at the same time.
A fight between Arnold and the 4 knights started.
It was said to be the knight's defeat. At that time that they were fighting, they did not think of themselves but the future of the kingdom of the princess gets crowned today.
After a huge fight with the palace hall being destroyed, they all managed to get a grip of the princess, They never thought that Arnold could be this powerful. There is something wrong with him. It's as if he is strengthened by something.
With a conversation inside their minds, they came up with a plan. All this time, they have been attacking him simultaneously, not until Cira realized something.
"I've got the key to earth. We're going to take the core back," she told Arnold with a smirk. Arnold was stunned by what she said. He just found out the key was stolen.
There has to be someone that he shall target. And while his attention is towards that someone, someone is going to get the princess and the others will back up his target.
Amaya is the one closest to the Princess. But she decided to go farther from her, she ran towards Cira's back. It shocked them all, they didn't know what she was thinking but she knew she can do it. She can teleport very fast.
She realized that she's gonna go for those few seconds where Arnold's attack is gonna reload. When Arnold was ready to attack Cira, She showed up behind her. She looked at Arnold as if she was going to attack him too. Arnold saw that Cira isn't going for any attack because she was weakened by the last attack that hit her. Arnold shifted the attack to Amaya and when she saw that, she immediately teleported to where the Princess is standing.
She held on to the Princess who was tied up by Arnold. But when she was ready to teleport, someone she has never seen before tried to slash her from the back. She thought her plan failed and she was never going to be able to teleport the princess to another place. But Cole appeared and took the attack for her.
He was shocked when she saw her brother fall in front of her. She was about to kneel down to see if he was okay but he realized it isn't time to check on him. They need to escape. She held on to her unconscious brother who was already weakened by Arnolds attack plus the enemy's sword and teleported to another place.
She teleported to a forest to escape and she's with the Princess.
Cira and Blaze was left. It wasn't They weren't able to know what kind of element Arnold uses that it can weaken them down with just a few hits. They were covered in bruises and couldn't even stand still. There wasn't even enough energy to heal their own wounds.
"Give the key back." they heard Arnold say while coming towards Cira again.
Now that the Princess is already safe, Blaze is able to save Cira. He took the key out of his pocket and showed it to Arnold. Then he teleported away from Cira and went to the entrance towards the other world, earth.
He stood next to the closed portal. He knew Arnold is going to follow him here so he waited. If being beaten by Arnold here means he gets to save Cira, he's going to do it. At last, Arnold appeared. He was biased but not as bad as theirs. Blaze knew he's got more than enough power to take him down now but he still took the risk. If he's going to blow an attack, he's going to hurt himself. All he needs is to buy time for Cira to go and he's gonna teleport away.
They might have trouble finding each other again but it's better than being killed and give the key back to Arnold.
He looked up. But the moment he looked at Arnold, he saw Cira behind him.
'What are you doing here?'
"Go.'
'What do you mean?' they talked in each other's minds as they weren't able to talk verbally.
'Go, take Alexander back. I'll deal with Arnold.'
He hesitated about going into the open portal. Cira is already fighting Arnold right now.
'I said go, Blaze'
In a few seconds, he thought of thinking of another way,
If he's not going to enter now, he will never get the chance to again. He can no longer teleport. He has gone weak with all the blows he took from Arnold. He looked at Cira fighting for her life.
Then he made up his mind. He decided to trust her.
'I'll come back, I promise.'
'Bring him back home.'
Those words were the last thing Cira said before he got captured by Arnold and Blaze went to the other world.
*END OF FLASHBACK*