Nyx was about to touch the picture when her door flew open, she turned around in panic as she threw her bag across the room which didn't fail to meet the eyes of the guard.
"You're trying to escape, aren't you?" He said suspiciously as he looked around the room, his eyes met with that of Nyx as she shook her head in disagreement.
"Why would I run away, besides, what are you doing here?" Nyx asked as she looked at the poster of the man but it suddenly didn't have any blood on it which made her raise her brow in suspicion.
"The queen has asked we take you custody and prepare you for the sacrifice" the guard said as Nyx clenched her fists, the way everyone was saying this shit was as if she was the only virgin in this god-damned kingdom.
"Go tell that witch that I'm not getting sold to a man I know nothing about. Get the fuck out of my room" Nyx said as she walked closer to the man, pushing him out of the room.
The guard couldn't help but pity her, he always had a crush on her since the second queen was married into the castle but she had always rejected him numerous of times.
"I'm sorry about this Nyx" not giving her a chance to comprehend what was happening, the guard grabbed her hand, twisting her around as he struck her right in the neck.
Nyx felt herself dropping into a sea of endless darkness. "Mom" she called out as she lost consciousness.
As crowds of people walked through the streets of Velaris. They held lanterns in their hand as few of the able bodied men, lifted a wooden board with a lady tied in an eagle position on it.
No one made any single sound as they proceeded to the mass of dark trees at the end of the kingdom. People had thing's to say but no one dared to talk.
The king and the queen led the crowd as the finally stopped at the entrance of the forest. "We have come here to offer the princess of our great princess, Nyx Vespera. We hope the great king accepts this sacrifice and allow our two lands leave in peace" the king said as he lit a candle, throwing it into the forest.
"Drop her right at the entrance" the king ordered, his face was devoid of any emotions as he watched the wood nyx was died on her dropped right at the entrance. Andrea smiled devilishly as she took her husband's hand pulling him away.
And like that they all departed back into their kingdom, leaving Nyx to face her own fate.
The dark forest was covered by thick fog and the eerie silence would make anyone who stepped into it feel a kind of supernatural presence in it. Nyx felt a small chill on her neck, making her eyes snap open as she breathed heavily.
"W-where am I?" She muttered as she looked around, she couldn't see anything due to the fog but she could just see the dark trees that had lost their leaves.
What had happened earlier today cae flooding into her mind as her eyes widened I fear and anger. "They actually did it, father allowed them fucking do it" she almost yelled but even with her whispering her voice still echoed a bit.
Oh God.
Nyx didn't know what to do, she was offered to a kingdom she knew nothing about. She was half naked and vulnerable that anyone could do as they please with her.
She felt tears start brimming at the corner of her eyes. She shouldn't have tried to escape or rather she shouldn't have gotten distracted by anything in the first place but no that picture just had to do something completely abnormal.
She didn't know what to do, she couldn't move and she couldn't see clearly. She felt as if she was being watched but when she turned she saw nothing.
"What do you seek beyond these woods?" She heard someone ask her making her eyes widen in fear, she couldn't move and someone was actually here with her, more tears ran down her cheeks as she looked around frantically.
"W-who are you?" She whispered as she heard a violent chuckle from the shadows but she couldn't see anything. "You shouldn't be worried about who I am darling, rather you should be worried about your safety" the voice said as Nyx shook her head, may be shd was hearing this because this couldn't be real.
"Don't come near me you monster, I just want to go home. Please, don't hurt me" she cried out as she felt the place ho silent once more then she heard something caught through the air, she closed her eyes on impulse only to find her hands had been untied same as her legs. "T-thank you...but who are you?"
"I didn't save you Nyx, I cut you loose because I want you to run because if I catch you... that's the end" the voice said adding a horrific laughter at the end. Nyx knew this wasn't a threat, she stood up as she quickly ran deeper into the forest.
"Run Nyx"
"Run as fast as you can and don't look back"
"Hahaha"
Nyx listened to that voice and kept running she needed to stay alive and not die, she kept bumping into trees and even had her dress ripped a bit but that didn't stop her.
Nyx heard a bell ringing in her brain as the words made her stumble back in shock.
Nyx didn't stop until she was sure she had gotten farther away from that voice but when she heard a slight movement, she turned to look back then tripped and fell face flat.
"Fuck" she screamed in pain as she heard footsteps behind her. She scrambled up as the moved back in shock.
"D-don't come near me!" She yelled out but the voice didn't say anything. She saw a man materialize in front of her with a sword in his hand.
"I said don't look back" he said coldly as he swung the sword right at her. Nyx's scream echoed through the forest practically making the trees shake.