What just happened?. In just a split second I am back here in the library. I look around to confirm things. I touch the painting and wall but the passage before is gone. Is it just an illusion? Am I dreaming. I pinched myself and i felt a pain. I am sure that i did not fall asleep. I stood up and i felt a pain in my head and a wobbled. I hold on the book shelf for me to stand up but everything turns black.
…PRINCE HARRITH POV…
Everything is almost finished. The research I'm currently doing is ready to be use by the blue knights but then I suddenly dropped my pen when i felt ground shakes and saw a bright light outside my room. In just a seconds my vision becomes blurry because of the light. I stood up and go to the window to check what is that light.
I felt a very strong mana. That mana is out of control. It does have the same bright light as the sun but it also have a lot of negative energy. I'm sensing some danger. When i look at the clock it was pass 7:00pm. The mana I'm sensing is not the normal mana we had. I kept staring at the window. The bright light i saw is gone in an instant. Like nothing happened. That light a few seconds ago gave me chill. Someone inside the palace possess some great power.
I sat down and look at the table. The mana orb I often uses to check how powerful someone is rotating so fast, it means someone uses a huge amount of mana and its too dangerous to get near. Who could it be. When i look at my handmaiden her movements are still the same.
" Evelyn" my handmaiden look at me. " did you felt the ground shake?" She stop arranging my books and went to my table.
" Prince Harrith the ground did not shake. Did you felt dizzy for a moment?" She worriedly look at me. I shrugged at her. While her shoulder fell down.
I know she is worried but there is only one thing that i could confirm about what i saw and felt. Evelyn did not see nor felt anything. Then, it was only I or am I just hallucinating but, how can i explain the orb. After an hour thinking what that light is i heard a knock.
" who is it.?"
" It is I Dr. Allen Prince Harrith." I commanded my handmaiden to open the door and serve us some tea. I knew what Dr. Allen came here.
" Did you see the light Dr. Allen?" I look at his face to see his reaction and he gave me a frustrated look. Is he clueless about the light?
" I did saw it but do you have a clue who releases such dangerous Mana Prince Harrith." Does he know who is behind that mana?
" Tell me." I commanded him.
" I don't have the rights to tell you anything Prince Harrith. That information is classified." Classified he says. Then he wanted us to talk in our minds. Is it because my handmaiden is still in the room or could it be that someone followed him.
I focused my mana and we started having conversation.
" what happened? who is behind that light. " I pretended reading some papers while Dr. Allen pretended to read the reports i made.
" It was the 14th Princess."
" Cleo? How is that possible?"
" I still don't know. I just had a call that the Princess was found laying on the ground in the library. When i check her pulse, the Princess is palpitating so fast. And there's some light mana left in her."
" Then what does the negative energy i felt? Was it because of her?"
" the light we saw isn't hers. I supposed, someone must have possess it and she had encountered with that person. It is possible that due to the explosion of mana she absorbed some of it. If the negative energy comes from that explosion the princess could have been dead by now, but if she had interaction with someone who possess some great mana she could have gain some for a while."
" what will happen to her now?"
" The person who absorb the negative energy will gain 4% of that mana, while her body can be in danger if she can't handle the mana she gained. It's either she will be ok or she will get worse. According to my observation her body is only absorbing the mana, for now, so we couldn't stay calm about this matter." I almost broke the pen i am holding upon hearing what Dr. Allen says.
" does anyone saw the person behind the mana.?"
" No one saw. The princess was alone in the library when that happened. But there is something wrong. There is not a single person inside the library. Someone powerful must have prevented someone from entering the library. No knights nor a librarian there when the explosion happened. The only thing we could get answers is when the princess wakes up."
" how is she now? And please don't let anyone know about the explosion."
"she is still unconscious i ordered my assistant to deliver a message to the Chancellor. He must know what happened to the Princess. Don't worry I did not mention the chancellor about the explosion. I still need to run some test to the Princess. So far, we are the only one who felt the wave. I also told the Chancellor to gave the Princess a day off from the ball."
I look at the research I am doing.
" The light we both felt is dangerous. Someone in this palace possess it or someone must have enter the palace and made a move to kill the princess. But why? Cleo doesn't interact with other Princesses and princes."
I look at the direction of the library. I frowned at what happened. They intent to kill her but, she isn't special. Of all my siblings Cleo is the weakest and Ysabelle, the crown Prince and I are the strongest. But I don't understand why her. Her mana isn't strong as ours.
" Tell me Prince Harrith why do you suddenly protected her? For the past years we've been together I never saw you had a conversation with the Princess until recently." I sigh and look at the ceiling.
" she resemble someone I know before."
" what do you mean?."
" 12 years ago i met this beautiful concubine. Her beauty is incomparable, I often see her reading books under the cherry tree during my history class. He have a very blonde hair that shines like the bright sun and her bright emerald eyes that glows like a rare gems that captivates me."
" Now i know why do you like Emerald gemstone so much." Dr. Allen cut the link we do both have to communicate in silence. Does that mean he is done talking now.?
" Prince Harrith i advice you to replace this part to a storage gemstone. If a gemstone could store item that both the knights and the mages can use it will lessen the heavy loads on there storage bags and using the gemstone to store equipment will be easier for the knights in battle to cast any equipment they stored in the gemstone." I look at the part i wrote earlier today for the storage equipment. It is also possible to use a gemstone as a medium of storage. How did i not think of that.
" I will look into this. Thank you for the advice Dr. Allen." I watch his back faded as my handmaiden closes the door.
I opened the drawer and look at the old book, it brings back memories. The old memories I kept in my heart.
To be continue: