Chapter 5- Loss
Me and Elizabeth treked until we arrived at the mighty kingdom of Belfort also known as the kingdom of wishes, ironically. We stepped towards the entrance of the kingdom where a guard immediately looked at Elizabeth in a funny fashion.
"Excuse me madam, I apologize if this is a misunderstanding but aren't you.. the third child of the marquess, sir vlardvorth?" He spoke, looking at her with a gleam in his eyes.
"No, I'm not nobility of any kind.. now, would you please do your job?" She spoke, harshly addressing the poor guard and he immediately looked away in embarrassment.
"Sorry miss, you just look a lot alike.." he meekly muttered before shifting aside, allowing us entrance.. I payed him one gold coin and got on my way alongside Elizabeth.
The streets of the kingdom were filled with dusty cobblestone roads and we're adorned by vendors desperately trying to make a living.. in the roads the galloping of horses could be heard, pulling wagons along.
We continued walking ahead and stopped Infront of a bakery, Elizabeth gawking at the pastries wide-eyed like a little child, what kind of monster would say no? I walked into the bakery that was filled with people sitting down, having breakfast or just enjoying something sweet to cool their bodies. We made our way to a table and sat down where we saw the waitress, a mature woman that looked to be in her late 20's to early 30's with long, blonde hair and pink eyes walking towards us with a kind smile. "Hello my dears, what would you be interested in today.." she asked softly and Elizabeth immediately shot up "pancakes!" She squeeled and I gently nodded at the waitress.
"Guess your in a good mood today huh?" I asked and smiled at her.
"No, I'm just a bit more comfortable around you than usual, after all you did save my bacon.." she uttered at me with a tsundere look in here eyes that I ignored.
"Why did you be so harsh to that poor guard, he wasn't wrong after al-"
"Mind your business, bruto you know nothing about me or my family!" She interrupted me, angrily and I immediately shut up, the tension between us thick enough to cut with a knife.
The waitress suddenly reappeared, lightening the mood with two plates of delicious, golden pancakes draped in maple syrup and placed it gently on the table, I immediately payed her and began to dig in.. after me and Elizabeth were finished, I left a humble tip and walked out the store alongside her, as we stepped out a man, dressed in a peculiar outfit.. a suit, black pants and shiny, black shoes and some kind of royal emblem on his sleeve pointed a dagger aimed towards my neck.
"You bastard! What are you doing with my lady!" He shouted and the dagger poked against my Adams apple.
"Hey, your misunderstanding this.. I met her unconscious in a forest quite far from here.." I spoke, a droplet of sweat beading from my forehead.
"Liar.. kidnapping of nobility is a crime punishable by death." he closed in on me, his dagger pressing against my throat even harder, a bit of blood leaking out..
"Stop this, Alfredo.. he's telling the truth..!" Elizabeth finally spoke up and he immediately put down his blade, concealing it into his pocket.
"Then come with me, lady Elizabeth, your father is worried sick about y-"
"Bullshit! All father cares about is having someone to pamper in public to keep his popularity insured!" Elizabeth shouted, tears pricking at the corners of her eyes.
"If you won't come.. I'll bring you by force.. I'm begging you m'lady don't make me do this.." he spoke, grabbing her hand softly but Elizabeth immediately pulled away.
"Keep your filthy hands off of me Alfredo!" She shouted but the man grabbed her wrist even harder, pulling her roughly.. seeing this I immediately punched him across his face, making his head snap backwards.
"Stand back Elizabeth, I'll protect you." I whispered to her. The man immediately snickered and paced around us, chucking as he swirled his knife around dangerously.
"First you go off and run away from our mansion.." he started and his expression changed to one of pure madness. "Then you go insulting the family's name by wondering around with this hooligan!" he exclaimed his voice filled with rage. "I'll kill this idiot now!" He charged towards me and swung his blade forcing me to dodge only to kick me in the gut sending me skidding across the cobblestone road. I spat out a tinge of blood from my lips and drew a longsword from thin air, charging at him where we locked blades, a hail of sparks bursting out from our clash and emitting shockwaves that threatened to blow buildings out of the ground, Elizabeth barely hanging on to a mail post as her dress and cloak billowed around her screamed at me to win.
I leapt back and charged again but each of my blows he parried them effortlessly with his dagger with amazing speed and skill. I poured magic into the sword magic and it's blade began to glow with a golden aura as I leapt towards him again, bringing down my sword in a steady arc downwards where he managed to block it with his blade, the sheer strain forcing him to one knee as he slowly pushed it back towards me, causing massive sparks to fire out as the air pressurized around us, cracking the floor beneath us. In the nick of time, before he could kick me in the face, I stumbled backwards and he took this time to slice me across the eye, a massive gush of blood leaking out and down my chin.
Deeply enraged I charged towards him and impaled him through the stomach with my sword, twisting it brutally before pulling it out, a gush of blood spraying out as he fell onto the bakery's outside wall, slumping to the floor.
"How.. could I.. have been defeated by a peasant.. how?" He spoke, coughing up a handful of crimson blood as he looked up into the sky, life leaving his eyes before he finally slumped over, eyes wide open.
I grasped at the gash in my face and tried to use healing magic but it completely failed.. I immediately stumbled over to Elizabeth, when suddenly a rod pierced my back from behind, protruding through my stomach as I coughed up blood, some leaking down the corners of my lips.
I slowly looked behind me and my eyes widened to saucers..
NO, IT COULDN'T B
E.. THATS IMPOSSIBLE!
TBC..