Chapter 33
The Queen gets hurt
It's Thursday at noon. Gradeshia has only two days remaining to execute her plans. She had planned to kill today but doesn't know how
Lydia: Two days remaining. I will have to kill the queen today so as to have forty-eight more hours to capture Alysia and bring her to Postinur. But how? (Begins to brainstorm)
Hmm. Should I poison the queen? We are having family lunch today, I will just blow poison into it with my breath. But no, if she dies in that way, it would be blamed on the maid that serves the food and the cooks too.
What to do, what to do
Alysia has sword practice today, I will spell the mother to go to meet her and mistakenly be killed by Alysia's sword.
Hmm, Dumb idea too
What to do, Gradeshia?! Think! You stupid demoness! (Hits her head with her palm)
Yes! I will just have to appear in my original form as a demoness and kill the queen but I will make it Alysia's fault. I will possess her! Just perfect!
But what to do with this human? I will just trap her in the mirror before I come to possess her again.
Bravo, brilliant Gradeshia, hahahahahaha
Alysia is in a sword practice with her sword's teacher. Clang clang goes the swords against each other
Alysia: Hi--yah. You are always strong Sir. I have never beat you since I was eleven (11). (Attacks)
Teacher: (moves back in defense and chuckles) Your majesty. I am a graduate of sword practice. I have fought wars, spilled countless blood. But you, you haven't even fought once
Alysia: I have fought. We are fighting now for example.
Teacher: Your majesty, I mean, real fight. Besides you are practicing for defense Incase something happens in the kingdom and you can defend yourself easily.
Alysia: Nothing will happen in the kingdom. Even if it does, I, future queen of Oberon kingdom, will defeat many kings in war. (Fings the teacher's sword away from his hands and it falls on the ground, then she points her sword to his throat)
Teacher: Bravo (claps) You are really the daughter of your father (Alysia drops her sword and smiles) You just need to keep practicing and then you can be more than strong enough to defeat kings in war
Alysia: Haha, thanks for the flattering (bows)
Teacher: (bows) You are welcome, your majesty. I will take my leave now. Goodbye (leaves)
Postinur: Such a class right? Happy you defeated a very strong warrior
Alysia: Where did you come from?
Postinur: I have been here since, across the room, watching in my invisibility form. you couldn't see me because you were busy fighting with much seriousness
Alysia: I had to. Today's our team day off from practice, so let me spend the time practicing sword fighting.
Postinur: You are becoming wise, little by little
Alysia: Thanks, I guess. (Prince Kelly enters)
Prince Kelly: Hey mates.
Postinur: Hey
Prince Kelly: I've been walking round the kingdom, you know, personal excursion, since none of you volunteered since I came here.
Postinur: Well, you've seen it. Don't be a cry baby
Prince Kelly: (makes a funny face) Wei Weiwei (pretends crying like a baby and team laughs)
Alysia: Wait, where's Lydia? If we are all here, then who's watching her?
Postinur: uh oh! (Spirit detector sounds) something is happening. (Shouts can be heard) Oh no! (They all ran to the palace)
Alysia: (sees a maid running) You! What's happening
Maid: Your majesty. (Stammers) A..A.. demon!
Alysia: What? (The team look at each other)
Prince Kelly: Where?
Maid: In the Queen's room
Alysia: Mom?!!! (The all run there)
Mom!
Queen Odessy: Shh! It's here! It's invisible.
Postinur: (Reveals himself) Show yourself! (Prince Kelly protects the Queen)
Queen Odessy: Postinur, protect Alysia too!
Alysia: I can fight myself.
Are you dear, demon? Show yourself
Demoness: (shows herself) Hahahahaha
Prince Kelly: It's a demoness!
Demoness: Shocked to see one? Not only the masculine can be evil. Feminine too can enjoy being evil.
Postinur: What do you want?
Demoness: Isn't it obvious? Like are you all dumb? I want her Of Course (points to Alysia)
Alysia: You can have me! I will defeat you and then your master
Demoness: Don't have high hopes Princess. My master can just crush you once.
Prince Kelly: Shut up!
Alysia: (lights begin to form from her hands) Darkness eat light! (Throws it to the Gradeshia who misses it)
Gradeshia: Is that all you can do? (Spits out fire to Alysia and she dodges it)
Postinur: You have it! Fire to fire, it is. (Makes a fireball and targets it to Gradeshia who dodges)
Gradeshia: Missed me! Hahahaha
Prince Kelly: You won't be able to miss this. (Mutters some words and clouds begins to form on top of Gradeshia)
Gradeshia: Huh! Lightening! (Begins to run and avoid lightnings)
Alysia sees this opportunity to fire and aims a ball of light to the demoness. But Gradeshia dodges
Gradeshia: I can't be beaten easily, princess. (Stops running and throws fire to prince Kelly, which he dodges and the clouds disappears) Hahahaha
Gradeshia turns to Alysia and targets a fireball at her, knowing fully well that the mother is close to her and will definitely save her. This plan to her is better than possessing Alysia.
Queen Odessy pushes Alysia away and takes the fire ball straight at heart.
Gradeshia: Hahahaha (vanishes)
Alysia: Oh no! Mommy! Mommy!! (Shouts) Mommy!
Prince Kelly: (puts his hand at her chest) It hit her heart straight
Postinur: I will get the seer (disappears)
Alysia wails can be heard. The palace has gotten the message that someone close to them is hurt but none of the guards or maids dare come close, except Kristin who enters.
Kristin: Your majesty, what happened?! (Sees the queen and rushes out to get herbs)
The palace is in catastrophe. The king who went for all Kings meetings and was just arriving home saw the catastrophe and traced the wails.
King Klein: (sees his wife) Odessy! Odessy my love!! (Tears fall from his eyes)
Kristin: (enters, passes a bowl to prince Kelly) Put the leaves in her chest and press it down. (Prince Kelly obeys) Continue pressing
Calvin, the guard in charge of the spirit detector: (enters) Your highness. Long may you reign. The seer is here
Alysia: Bring him in already
Calvin: Yes ma'am. (Hurries off)
Alysia:Where is Lydia!!
Kristin: She's asleep, your majesty and doesn't have an idea of what is happening.
Alysia: Since when has Lydia been a deep sleeper?
Prince Kelly: You know, she's not the one
Alysia: Kristin, thanks a lot. But please leave us
Kristin: Understood your majesty (bows and leaves)
The seer and Calvin enter.
Seer: Oh, it's bad!
King Klein: Leave us Calvin
Calvin: Yes, your highness. (Bows and leaves)
Alysia: A fire ball hit her at the chest
Seer: (bends down over the queen and listens to her heart by placing his ears on her chest) It went straight to her heart. Lock the door. (Alysia locks the door) Where's Postinur
Postinur: (appears in time) I'm here.
Seer: Go to my shirine. You will see a green bottle with a floating liquid, its content is dark. Close to the curtains. Get it for me (Postinur vanishes)
You are a wizard of plants (referring to Prince Kelly) Get me a vinaceous plant to add to the liquid
Prince Kelly: It is rare to find. It is in the top mountain of the Clustered forest
Alysia: How do we get that?
Seer: Find a way to get it!
Prince Kelly: Sure, I will but it takes lots of tasks and tricks to finish before getting there
Alysia: I will go with you
King Klein: You Should go now, time should not be wasted. Take Maximus, the fastest horse (they hurriedly leave)
Postinur: (appears) here is the liquid.
Seer: Keep it there. Postinur hurry and meet them, you all need to get to the plant as fast as possible. They just went out (Postinur disappears)
King Klein: How long will she be able to hold?
Seer: Just two days
King Klein: (goes close to the Queen) You will be fine soon. (Holds her hand) Nothing will happen to you my love. Nothing
Lydia: (enters) Your highness, long may you reign. Greetings seer.
Seer: (senses a dark omen around her but wards it off) Greetings too, my lady.
Come here. Come and apply this herbs on her chest down to her stomach and then press the remaining herbs on her chest
Lydia: What happened?
King Klein: I will tell you while you do it.