I was an average person with a good life until one day I discovered that my best friend, Rafael, was working for killers. That's why I decided to break off my engagement with Margaret.
Margaret: "What?! You want to break up with me?!"
Fabian frowned and said, "Margaret, you're just using me, you don't really care about me."
Margaret, upset, said, "But you said you loved me."
Fabian frowned and said, "Well, I was wrong back then."
Fabian thought, "Sorry, Margaret, but if we don't break up, I might get killed!"
When I got home, I received a letter from my mother.
Fabian: "My father is still alive? I won't believe it until I see him with my own eyes."
Fabian went to a big party where all the nobles were to find Augustus.
Fabian was carefully observing everyone; all he had of his father was a name and an old photo.
Margaret saw Fabian, came up to him, and said, "I didn't expect to see you here, Fabian."
Seeing Margaret, Fabian got a bit stressed and thought, "If Margaret is here, then Rafael must be around too. I can't let Rafael see me!"
Fabian stammered, "Sorry, Margaret, I came here to find my father, I have to go."
Fabian felt unwell due to the crowd and went to a room to rest a bit.
Fabian took a breath and said, "Phew, I was suffocating in that big crowd!"
Suddenly, Rafael opened the door and entered the room with a few others.
Fabian, shocked, looked behind him and smiled anxiously, "Rafael, it's been a while since I last saw you!"
Rafael frowned and said, "Tie him to the chair."
Rafael's men tied Fabian to the chair. Rafael came up to Fabian, grabbed his face, and sneered, "Don't think I'll show you mercy just because you're my best friend. Now that you know our secret, you can't stay alive."
Fabian, frightened, said, "Please, let me live! I swear I won't tell anyone!"
Rafael brought a glass of wine towards Fabian and said, "Don't worry, I'll make sure you die happily."
Fabian turned his head away and said, "No, I won't drink this!"
Rafael forcefully grabbed Fabian's face and made him drink the wine. The wine spilled from Fabian's mouth and onto his clothes.
Rafael sneered at Fabian and said, "Look at this, you dirtied your clothes."
Rafael looked at his men and said, "Get him new clothes. We need to stage this so no one realizes it's a murder."
A man nodded, and Rafael's men brought new clothes for Fabian. Then they left Fabian, drunk and dazed.
It was raining, and Fabian was looking out the window with boredom.
Fabian thought, "It's so strange, it seems like the rain doesn't want to stop."
Fabian went to the living room and looked around curiously.
Augustus: "Why did you come out of your room? You need to rest more."
Fabian turned, looked at Augustus, and said, "Well, I was bored."
Augustus frowned at Fabian and said, "You're badly injured, the doctor said you shouldn't move too much."
Fabian, irritated, said, "That's enough, I'm fine."
Augustus came up to Fabian, grabbed his shoulders, and smiled, "You're my puppet, you need to stay healthy and have a good life."
Suddenly, Fabian pushed Augustus back and said angrily, "I'm tired of playing this role, my life is full of pain and hardship, always... always..."
Fabian's face twisted, and he quickly ran out of the house.
The rain had calmed down, and Fabian, without realizing where he was going, was running quickly through the forest.
Fabian thought, "I don't need your pity!"
Suddenly, Fabian's foot caught on a rock, and he fell to the ground, sitting on his knees, and said, "Damn it, why do all these bad things have to happen to me?!"
Fabian looked around, laughed, and happily said, "Why am I not being honest with myself? I just need to tell him everything, maybe we can live better than before."
Augustus saw Fabian from afar and shouted, "Fabian, please don't run away!"
Augustus quickly went towards Fabian, looked at him, and said worriedly, "Are you okay?! Are you hurt?!"
Suddenly, Fabian looked up and laughed.
Augustus looked at Fabian in surprise and said, "You're laughing?"
Fabian smiled and said happily, "I'm really glad that you're my father."
Augustus: "What do you mean-"
Suddenly, the weather cleared up and sunlight shone through the branches.
Fabian suddenly hugged Augustus and said, "I remember everything now. You were in front of my eyes all this time, and I didn't even know it."
Augustus patted Fabian's back and said, "I'm sorry, I treated you very badly, I..."
Fabian looked at Augustus, smiled, and said, "It's okay, I'm really happy you're here with me."
Augustus blushed a little and said, "I see, I'm really happy too."
Augustus looked at the sky, took a deep breath, and said, "It's amazing, the weather is completely clear and sunny."
Fabian: "Yeah, it's really beautiful."
Fabian returned with Augustus, and Fabian stood watching the garden view.
Augustus came next to Fabian and said, "Is something wrong?"
Fabian smiled and said, "Father, look at the sky, a rainbow has appeared."
Augustus stared at the rainbow and smiled.
Fabian smiled and said, "I feel strange, I feel like all my wishes have come true."
Augustus looked at Fabian and said, "It's really strange, destiny is truly mysterious. I feel like if you're with me, nothing else matters to me."
Fabian looked at the scenery and thought, "I wish these days would last forever. I hope these days are long."
Fabian: "You're right, let's forget everything and live together forever."
Augustus: "Fabian..."
Fabian looked at Augustus and said, "I've made my decision, I want to stay here with you forever, father."
A gentle smile appeared on Fabian's face. Augustus smiled and gazed at the scenery.
Fabian was happily walking in the garden, looking at the flowers that Hugo liked, and said, "Hugo, I wish you were alive."
Suddenly, Fabian felt someone's presence, looked behind him, and said in shock, "Who's there?!"
A handsome dark-haired man wearing a black suit approached Fabian and said, "You've been so immersed in your role that you've forgotten who you are. It's time to start the next plot of the story."
Suddenly, Fabian said in surprise, "Wait, you...!"
Suddenly, Fabian's heart exploded and he was killed.
The man approached Fabian's body and said coldly, "Don't forget why you are here."
The man disappeared.
Suddenly, Augustus saw Fabian and said with intense anger and hatred, "I will make this world pay for what it has done to me!"
[After Augustus found Fabian, he harbored a deep grudge against the townspeople and drenched the entire city in blood to avenge Fabian's death.]
The sight of the green fields was in front of Fabian's eyes, and Fabian looked at his hands in surprise and said, "Am I in another world?"
The man who had killed Fabian stood in front of him, smiled at Fabian, and said, "Congratulations, you have unlocked a new story."
Fabian thought, "A new story? Oh right, I'm in the world of a novel!"
[End of the chapter "The Duke's Son"]