Captive IIThird Person’s POVAsha imagined a lot of things that could happen for her to meet Princess Regina, the one who killed her once again, but she never expected for it to happen in her clan’s blessed land, and it is even due to the fact that Princess Regina came here with a group of royal guards with unknown intentions that added another layer of hatred to the old one. After all, coming back to the blessed land may be due to the treasures of the Blood Wolves clan that had been collected for generations, and with the ugly character of Princess Regina, Asha could not envision what would have happened to the bodies of her clansmen if Princess Regina’s group arrived earlier than them.Asha felt Samel’s warmth and comfort but the scene of her being killed by Princess Regina flashed in her mind like a broken record, causing her emotions to go haywire as her heart was slowly filled with unstoppable darkness. The painful death and the unexpected betrayal of her loved one punctured
Captive IIIThird Person’s POVStrings of red viscous blood splattered down the soil of the mountain floor, and the green leaves of the trees looked horrendous at the rain of red liquid that fell down on them like a faint but unending drizzle. Soran used his sword to parry the slash of his opponent royal guard as he swiped his leg down the other’s unguarded side before hacking down on the left leg that bent from enduring his kick. A muffled groan escaped the lips of his opponent, but Soran merely snorted as he now hacked at the other party’s sword-wielding arm.A scream finally came out of the royal guard’s mouth as his sword-wielding arm dangled to the side with blood spurting out in waves as the sword fell down the rocky ground with a distinct clanging sound. Soran expressionlessly hit the back of the royal guard’s neck to make him unconsciousness before turning around to look at Princess Regina. And at this time, Ken is busily exchanging attacks with Princess Regina while carefu
Captive IVThird Person’s POVThe commotion the shook the middle of the mountain finally abated, but the traces of sword marks and blood laid waste to the originally peaceful and lush environment that even the small beasts and animals did that were living in the vicinity did not dare to go back due to the strong smell of blood. General Markus sat next to Priestess Eva’s sleeping figure while listening to Jared’s recount of what transpired on the pathway up to the temple. His mind wandered as volatile and violent emotions boiled in his heart, but General Markus merely stayed seated peacefully next to his mate. After hearing about what happened to the Blood Wolves clan from Asha and Soran’s mouths, the hatred General Markus has for the Royal ark clan is no smaller than what the two feels. The lingering pain in his heart that seemed to be similar to being hollowed out still haunts him in his sleep, and General Markus knows that such pain is what his mate had experienced before her de
Captive VThird Person’s POVThe cobblestone path that appeared is gleaming like the emerald green jade, and the water reflected on it beautifully like the depths of the seas. Asha’s mood lifted up at the sight of this familiar scenery. The joyful and carefree memories of her childhood flashed in her mind accompanied by the ringing laughter in her ears. Such an illusion feels so real and uplifting, and Asha’s smiled curved up the corner of her eyes like small crescents which completely captured Samel’s hearts. “It’s great to always smile.”Samel’s words brought a hint of warmth in Asha’s eyes and she nodded with them beaming with star-like splendor. She has always liked to smile since she was a kid, but it was harder to smile in the past few months after that night. Asha feels that her face is stiff with her heart frozen from the coldness that surrounds her after waking up at that time with all of the important people in her life lying lifeless in their own homeland. It was only wh
Torture Third Person’s POV The sky is bright blue and the clouds are playfully scattered like tufts of solid smoke bumping and melding into each other. The soft breeze passing through the opened window of the carriage gently caressed Asha’s face as she leaned on the carriage’s wall with dazed expression while looking at the passing sceneries. The wide filed of green grass and the towering walls of rocks and boulders with the intermittent appearance of a wild beast entered her eyes as she relished in the calmness and peace of this moment. “Why are you looking out in a daze? Did you see something interesting?” Samel’s magnetic and low voice punctured the bubble of silence that surrounded Asha’s figure. She blinked her eyes with surprise in them before coming back to her senses. Asha felt helpless at herself. She has been blanking out and staring into space once she is alone, and it is not due to anything else but the solemn silence that brings a different king of peace that allows he
Torture IIThird Person’s POVThe morning sun is blisteringly hot above the clouds, but it could not warm down the freezing coldness of the north king mountain. The sounds of horse hooves trampling down the thick carpet of snow rang incessantly in the surroundings, and the completely white and vast space of the mountain passed swiftly in their eyes as Samel’s group approached the twin valleys. And different from the whiteness of everything around the north king mountain, the entrance of the twin valleys and its entire territory is filled with lush green leaves as if spring is just around the corner. The change of temperature from a freezing point to the warmth bubbling with spring is always a wonder, and Asha could not help but fall in love with the uniqueness of the twin valleys that could not be seen in any other corner of Selestine. Such a beautiful piece of land covered tightly at the center of the north king mountain is really a great place to build a city, and she commends t
Torture IIIThird Person’s POVThe next morning, with the red blood land and gurgling hot air accompanied by the burning sun, the red plateau is a place of dryness and sparse green trees. There are few rivers, and most of them are on the shallow level due to the seemingly draught-like days, and most of the wild beasts lives underground at day before hunting in the night to escape from the heat that is growing day by day with the approach of summer. Hot steam could be seen spurting out of the few hollowed holes around the barren red land, and no living thing dared to get close to such a place that is similar to a volcano erupting once in four hours in a single day.A carriage protected by a dozen death soldiers on horseback entered the red plateau in a covert manner as they took the longer and rough road to go to the Moon view temple from the direction of the Artemia Kingdom. The personal aide that was instructed by King Regor is currently sitting inside the only carriage while sipp
Torture IVThird Person’s POVAsha looked down at Samel’s sleeping figure with a small smile at the corner of her lips. She caressed the dark blue bags hidden under his closed eyes with distress. After reminding her of the current state of the city lord manor and the words that she might hear from the servants, Samel hugged her softly as they leaned on the headboard of her bed. They stayed like that for a couple of minutes until she felt that something was wrong. Samel’s breathing was light and steady, and the calm breath that exuded from him caused made Asha turn to look at his side. Asha’s face softened at seeing that Samel fell asleep while hugging her. Seeing his usually indifferent face in the outside look so soft and calm in his sleep, Asha only feels her affection growing deep from the traces of her soul. What was it like to have a mate? Asha has seen her loving mother and father taking into account of each other’s feelings and responsibilities with smiles on their faces, b