Millie was standing at the door to my room waiting for me when I got there, I stopped in front of her with tired eyes.
"Millie, do I have an emergency dress?" I asked and she sighed.
"No, but I'd get you something," she said.
"That would be great, thank you," I said, and she nodded before walking away. I walked into my room and collapsed on the floor looking at Poppy who was on the bed.
"Poppy," I called. He didn't respond, he didn't move either. Does this dragon know that my heart skips a beat when he does that? He shouldn't scare me like that, I'm too sick for that. "I'm going for another ball," I continued.
"Just come back quickly," was all I got. I miss clingy Poppy. I sighed and lied on the floor thinking of how to go without fainting. "Stand up from there, if Millie walks in she'd hit you," Poppy warned. That was the most I've gotten from him in months. Is he getting better?
"I'll stand up," I said. I just need to figure out how to.
"Silver, get up," he warned, but before I could read too deep into his warning the door swung open and of course it hit me.
"Oh my… what are you doing there?" Millie asked looking at me as I held my side. I'll listen to Poppy from now on.
"As you should," I heard Poppy's voice in my head. Wait, what?
…
Millie said that she would "get me something". I'm going to fire all my designers because the dress was beyond exquisite. It was a yellow dress with simple pattern but the material she used, and the expert sewing skills made it look flamboyant. I touched the dress, awestruck by its beauty, I felt like bowing to Millie and asking her to be my personal designer.
"It's not much, but it should do," she said.
"Millie, don't say that, she can hear you," I shushed her. "The dress is so pretty," I said, looking at it again.
"You're just being polite," Millie said.
"Millie, would you become my personal designer?"
"Let's get you in the dress," she said, ignoring my request.
The dress was very comfortable, and did I mention beautiful? I scanned the dress and smiled walking to meet Poppy.
"Poppy, this dress is pretty, right?" I asked and he just glanced and lied back.
"Yeah," was all I got. Where's the saucy kid who had an insult ready before you asked?
"Millie made it," I said.
"Okay," was all I got. This brat!
"Whatever, I'm off," I said waving at him. "Millie, I intend bragging to everyone about your handiwork," I said, walking out.
This might have not been my plan for New Year's Eve but the dress just had a way to wash away my sorrow. It was the best dress I'd worn in all three lifetimes, it was so comfortable and to top that I didn't wear a corset.
Lily didn't come as expected, she won't be sent in harms way, but I'm good to die for all I care. I sat quietly, trying hard not to care, I just awed at my new dress that had every possible of becoming my uniform. For a one-day project, I was just… Perfect!
The horse neighed and came to a forced stop. I fell in front from the impact but managed to get up, my weak body could barely handle it. I heard shouts and clanging of metals, then it fell silent. I had only two guards with, so if anything happened to me, I'm as good as dead. Will going out be a good idea? I pushed the curtain aside to peek outside but was met with a masked man.
I gasped and fell back as the door opened, and the man walked in and grabbed my hand. I tried struggling but to no avail. I dragged and screamed, but it was pointless, I just kept hitting the person who was dragging me. I was dragged out as my eyes fell on three dead bodies, the knights were dead and so was the coachman. I couldn't move for a while but my danger senses were at full alert, this is not a prince charming saving me from going to the ball, it's death coming to see me again. I didn't struggle for long before it went dark after something hard hit me at the back of my head.
I opened my eyes to find myself in a cell chained at my legs and hands, my mouth was covered as well. I struggled, but there was no point. Someone opened the cell and walked in, he was not wearing a mask. He unchained my legs and forced me to stand, he dragged me out of the cell. We were at the top of a mountain.
"Where is my pay?" the man asked.
"I'll pay you when I see results. Torture and kill her, then I'll give you the rest," I heard Jupiter's voice. Jupiter? I should have known, why am I not surprised? She really led me to my death again, or in this case dragged me.
"That was not the agreement," the man said.
"Fine," she said, and I heard the clang of metal on the ground. "Just get the job done," she said.
"She's here already, isn't she?" I can't believe I'm about to be killed by someone who isn't even hot, his voice isn't either. I'm going to die again.
"Rose, I hope you enjoy your time here," Jupiter said, raising my face to meet hers. "In your next life don't insult me or annoy me," she said, laughing as she pushed my face roughly.
They chained my hands to two poles that were there and started laughing probably thinking of the best way to end my life, images of the last twice flashed through my eyes as I waited for them to get it over with.
"It'd be a waste to just kill her," one of them said.
"We are professionals, we follow orders," the man that, I assumed, was their leader said.
"Hey, noble lady, scream loud, okay?" I tried speaking, but my throat was dry it just came out as muffled sounds. I felt soft hands on my back and that made me realize that my new dress was ruined.
"She has such pretty skin," I heard a woman's voice. A whip to my back shot me back to reality, she kept whipping and laughing at every sound I make. At some point, I was numb but all I could do was scream, I couldn't figure out where they were hurting me because my brain wasn't working, but I knew that it hurt.
My scream grew louder when she put a substance that burned my injured skin, I had no idea what it was, but it hurt. I prayed to whomever I could pray to, I just needed to be saved.
Mage god, Ryle, Wind Spirit god, Dragon god, Poppy, anything and anyone just save me, please.
I was so numb, but I couldn't hold in the scream, my throat hurt from all the screaming, but there was no end to the torture either. Just kill me already.