Frozen Soul Trapped In Box Of Love

The time was changing again. It's not that far from the time that Aya just sees. Aya took a little while before she could grasp the new circ.u.mstances. Arslan looked more m.a.t.u.r.e now, there was a thin beard on his face.

He sat on the black wood chair. The chair looked like it could break any moment. He held his worn out book intending on writing. He stopped when Carlos burst into the room.

"Your Highness, there is an attack at the capital royal castle. The King being stabbed to death by Prince Derrick while he was sleeping"

Carlos stops talking, but there's more in his mind. He looks calm yet you can see the line on his forehead. It tells you there's something more grave than the unfortunate news about the king being murdered. He then goes on with his words.

"There are almost a thousand beast reported coming from north to this fort. They marched forward led by Prince Derrick"

Arslan looked shocked briefly before he closed his eyes and put down the worn book slowly into the table. His eyebrow frowned for a moment then nodded slightly, took a deep breath before he opened his eyes.

"Its happen a bit earlier than we expected"

Arslan paused a bit before he continued his words.

"It's time. Inform The Circle. I will head to the Secret Circle Chamber after a moment."

Carlos nodded and walked away from the room. Arslan looked at the sky from his big open window. The breeze brushed his hair away.

"It's bright like there is nothing bad ever happening"

It's like the sky happily watches the earth and the sun brightly sends its energy to the people beneath. Like all of this was some happy occasion. Arslan let out a soft sigh. His finger tapping on the table.

There was a small wooden box that was the size of his palm. It looks worn out yet still sturdy. Arslan opens it, and it's covered by a thick layer of silk velvet. There is something placed in the middle of the box.

Aya got closer and gasped. She is wondering how on earth that thing exists. It's nothing like a gem or diamond. It's unusual.

It has a shape of rough rock but is shining and glittering everytime Arslan moves it in his palm.

It's was indeed red in color but it also shining like the deep blue ocean. It looks like a diamond but it's too round to be said it was.

Arslan whispered to himself, Aya looked into his eyes. It's not just a whisper, but it's a determination from a long time ago.

"I will end all this for the greater good. Sorry for being selfish."

Aya followed Arslan to a quiet dark room. She wondered if this is the Secret Circle Chamber Arslan told Carlos just now. Inside the room there's a long marble table. There's no chair.

"Your highness, Derrick troops will arrive in your place in three days. We tried to cause the casualties by changing the weather but seems the beast not bothered by it"

There's a voice suddenly echoing in the room. Aya looks around and there's a young man, with a scar on his left eye. Standing while his hand on the table. There's guilt reflected from his eyes but he is desperate to avoid the destruction of the human kind.

"We don't have much time. We will send the core as soon as we have enough to make it"

The man had a black eye bag under his eyes, showing how much he worked to the bone where he maybe hadn't sleep for days. Another man, with a face of lion but taking like a human in fact he was a beastman kin, seems understand his friends problem.

"It's hard to ask people to sacrifice their magic and live as normal human for the rest of their life"

"Some said they rather die than lose their magic"

There's an argument and bickering around. Beside the table, there's more people standing around projected by a magic hologram. Two women and five men. Arslan was standing not so far from the table. He is calm looking at each of them.

"Are sure Arslan? This will cost your life."

The woman has an exotic look wearing thin clothes, revealing almost all her cleavage, she looks dissatisfied with this solution where it was to save them. Aya looked at her closely, she wonder how close the woman and Arslan for her to addressing Arslan lightly.

"Its for the future, to see our descendant live their live, to have this land still peace."

"There's not much time left, Derick might find out if we dragged it too long"

"Arslan, we will forever in debt by you and your kingdom"

"We will swore our loyalty towards you and pledge allegiance to your descendant"

"By here, all of us pledge that you the King Of the Secret Circle, for you to be forever our leader. We all will always under your rule"

All the people put their hands on their c.h.e.s.t, crimson light sparks and on the table. The room changes again.