Marissa

I woke up feeling nausea and cold. I look around us and I was on a cold dirty ground. I saw Almira weeping and hugging herself. Though I feel week I crawl to her and pull her into my l.a.p. It was all dark but there is a torch of light few paces away.

"Hey…" I move away her hair. I look around us and we are like prisoners… in a dungeon. "He gone mad." She sat up and I wipe her tears. "I'm sorry for dragging you here." It was my fault that we both ended up here.

"No…" she shook her head. "It's not your fault. It is father who had gone really mad. I will try to tame his stone heart again. The Goddess speak to me."

"Why are you crying?" I pull a handkerchief that is on the pocket of my Cariñosa. I wipe her face.

"It was Andrew… I couldn't help him. I just wish that he's fine."

"I am sure he is. Andrew can survive on it." Though I don't remember anything because I collapsed, my instincts says that he is fine.

"You think he will? I saw the animals of forest and birds fight the knights. It was Adhiti who called them."

"Then you shouldn't get worried." I smiled at her to assure her. But that's not just one that is bothering her. A lot bothers her. Footsteps are coming and I familiar silhouette appear in front of us. He pull a bottle of water that I guess he's been hiding and two apples. He extend it to us. I took it and gave Almira the bottle for her to drink.

"I'm sorry if I couldn't do anything to save both of you. Father is mad and getting crazy. It was the dark shadow that you are talking about."

"It gets bigger. Like the shadow is feeding on his anger and hatred." I told him.

"I will talk to him again."

"No. Let me talk to him." Almira finally said.

"I guess there's no time for that, Almira. Father is preparing for execution." Aaron look at me. "It was tomorrow afternoon." My stomach turns and it pains a little. Please hang on my baby. He try to reach Almira and when he did he heal her. "I call my dove and Nicholas are near here. The public ship saw a dragon and a man with wide wings flying around the ship where Nicholas is." I feel a very high hopes.

"It is a good omen." Almira said. "I know that she's not going let father torture us."

"If it is, I will help both of you. For now, stay strong and be with me." I can see kindness, care and compassion on his eyes. He's a good man yet he never admitted it himself.

"Thank you, Aaron." I smiled at him and he nods his head. He left and we started eating our big apples to regain strength.

"I always knew that he's kind and he cared a lot." Almira mutter and looking more beautiful as she smiles more. "I feel like a thorn was being pulled out from my c.h.e.s.t."

"I can feel it too." After hours of staying there, servants and two knights open the gate and our handmaidens run to us and help us get up as they wrapped blanket on us. I look at Almira and I can feel that we are not getting safer.

"The King wanted both of you locked in your own rooms."

When I arrived in my room, the windows has been blocked and it was all dark without the candles. They prepare my bath and my clothes and even food. Now I understand why the King make us stay down there. Because he is ordering them to block everything around so we couldn't escape.

I stayed on the warm bathtub with the scent of lemon, vanilla and cuc.u.mber. I gently rubbed my stomach that is getting bigger. It is already a month and a half. I wish that Patrick is safe wherever he is.

Patrick

I didn't think twice on turning my horse when I heard from the people that two Princesses of Era that has been kidnapped by random man had found. I had gathered information too much and I don't want to make this tomorrow again. I was restless. I rode my horse directly to Psychē castle and was blocked by the guards on the gate of Princess Amanda's house.

A bird arrived and they let me in. I jumped off when I had reached the main door and there is the Goddess that I had seen from Davin's dream. A servant took my horse to feed and groom.

"You came." She sound that she's expecting me. I bow to her. "There's no need for that." She offer her hand and I took it. She pull me inside. I can't stop to stare at her because she really looks like Adhiti. "I promised my daughter to help both of you. Your brother, Andrew just left a while ago after Adhiti and Nicholas left yesterday." We enter in a room and food was served. "Eat first and relax before going there." She knows that I am going to her father. I can read her mind because she let me.

"Thank you, your highness."

"No, thank you. Because you've been protecting and loving my daughter."

"She is a sister to me, though not by blood."

"Of course." She smiled with full of love. "I will go back to the castle and I'll come after you are done and had taken a rest." I nod my head and she left. After I ate a little and drink a lot I went to the bathroom and wash my face. I relax my mind and myself. I have to face the King together with the council. There's new clothes and it was really for me. After I had taken a bath and had cleared my mind, I put those new clothes on and walk off from the house.

My horse is there waiting. I rode on it to the castle. I enter the double door and I pull my hood. Just like in the vision, it was very wide and big and gigantic. It was a beautiful castle and on the very middle is the King and beside him is Princess Amanda and the council. I look each of them and somehow, I can read all of their minds. My eyes stopped on the familiar man that has no hair on his head and has tattoos. I sighed and face the King. I bow a little.

"I am Patrick Patterson, who came here from Outsideworld."

"What's your bidding here?" The King asked with mighty.

"I am here to ask you to give justice on the people of Outsideworld. You don't let humans inside here of your world, yet your people are trespassing the Outsideworld for years. I am here to proclaim myself as the law of the Outsideworld." He's thinking and thinking. He also think that I am smart. Yes, of course I am.

"Go on. Stand your rights."

"Years ago, twenty years ago. One of your Kings invade the Outsideworld and r.a.p.ed viciously a woman who is close to me. In our world, on the country that I am living, it is years of imprisonment and in other country, they have death penalty. I wish to have the same penalty to be put on that King."

"State his name." the King commanded me.

"His name is King Elliot of Era. He's the father of my friend. The woman b.a.r.e a child and that child is my bride to be. He kidnapped her from our world just few weeks ago and killed her step-father. Though it wasn't him who already killed her step-father, but through his commands, he shall be seized and give a heavy penalty."

"King Elliot has been King for years and on his blood was a gift from the Goddess of Earth." On the right corner are three members and on the left corner has the same number. The one who spoke is on the middle, an old man at the age of fifty yet has still black hairs.

"Yes, he is." The King said and look into my eyes. He is thinking about King Elliot should pay.

"I am also aware that he committed crimes here." I look at Princess Amanda and she speaks to me on my mind. "Princess Amanda is a witness. Your daughter has been assaulted by King Elliot yet, she forgive him without consulting in your law." I can see that the King clenches.

"So is it really true." The King mutter and hold his daughter's hand.

"Yes, father. His madness goes too far and he should be stopped."

"What do you think, young man?"

"I would like to ask a permission to have his head and banish him from his Kingdom and his position." The King called the man that looks like his secretary and told him to write on as he speaks.

"I, King Arthur of Psychē, the highest King and the law of the five Kingdoms, is sentencing King Elliot of Era an execution through, Patrick Patterson's will—"

"But should we be the one who sentence him?" The bald man ask and cut off the King. He raise his hand.

"We had trespass too on their world and we should pay." The King said.

"You should pay, because two Kingdoms killed my sister Catastrophe who they believe as a human without a proper trial. She got burned and escaped and on the Kingdom of Hydōr, she was feed on the sea monsters. The crime that my sister committed is being a human without them knowing what she really is." They all look at me and I look each of them eye to eye one by one.

"Yes, I remember, what do you wished about that?"

"I only wish to have my bride back and have that King's head. I will slipped off from the two Kingdoms," I said with my chin up. "for now."

"I guess I have to do a proclamation." The King said. "I, King Arthur of Psychē, the highest King and the law of the five Kingdoms, is sentencing King Elliot of Era an execution through, Patrick Patterson's will to have his head and banished from his own throne. In the name of the Gods and Goddesses and our Almighty Father who give me power to judge in this world." He sign the paper and it was given to me.

"Thank you." I look at Princess Amanda. I told Adhiti that you'll be coming. She is sending her dragon for you. I blink. Dragon? A hawk enters and a letter was delivered. The King furrows and look at me. NO!

"It seemed that Princess Marissa will be executed this afternoon."

"That won't happen." The dragon wails and I run off outside. The dragon landed down and wails again. Phrixus is his name King of Dragons son of the Goddess of Fire. I climb on his wings to his back. I hold on him as we flew. "Thank you, Phrixus." The dragon welcomes me. I speak on his mind

and I can hear his words. "Let's find my brother Andrew."

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