"Nathan?" Princess Nathania opened her eyes. The blue sky, as well as the white clouds moving slowly, was clearly visible before her.
The air she breathes, feels very cool and comfortable. The wind blew gently, blowing away the exquisite white daisy petals.
Princess Nathania felt a very soft and warm grip, she turned her head, right beside her, Prince Nathan fell asleep holding her hand tightly. His smile while sleeping is very sweet.
"Is Nathan having a good dream?" thought Princess Nathania, when she saw Prince Nathan smile. Seeing his smile, made Princess Nathania smile too.
Princess Nathania looked back at the blue sky, it felt as if she was lying on a cloud. As she began to get carried away with the beautiful atmosphere. Prince Nathan stretched, as if he was about to wake up from his sleep.
"Is Nathan awake?"
"Hem? Thania ..." Prince Nathan muttered, he was still not fully conscious.
"Very comfortable, huh?"
"Yes, very comfortable. Thania's hand very soft and warm," he said.
"Nathan, look at that butterfly!" Princess Nathania pointed to two butterflies with similar wing colors, flying around them.
Prince Nathan looked at the butterflies that were flying, perching from flower to flower. She smiled gently, thinking about how the beautiful butterfly flew with such beautiful wings.
"Thania wants to have wings like that butterfly, did Nathan want to have wings like that too?" asked the princess.
"Nathan, don't want to have wings like butterflies!"
"Why?"
"The butterfly's wings are very fragile. It is very dangerous if exposed to strong winds, the butterfly can't fly high,"
"Why can't?"
"Because, the wind that blows at high places, is getting stronger. It will make the butterfly wings become damaged,"
"Is it true?" asked Nathania, she couldn't believe what she had just found out about this beautiful creature called "butterfly"
"Nathan wants to have wings like an eagle,"
"Why an eagle?"
"Because, the wings of the eagle are very strong, allowing them to fly high above the sky. Nathan wants to have wings like that," Prince Nathan replied, his gaze towards the blue sky. There was an eagle flying high above the sky, the bird was even downwind, looking very handsome.
Prince Nathan barely blinked, the look in his eyes showing admiration for an eagle that had soared to reach the sky. Princess Nathania, preferred to look at Prince Nathan's smiling face, rather than looking at the eagle flying freely in the wide sky.
"Nathan is great to know. Thania doesn't even know," she said.
"Nathan reads it in a book in the library, there are lots of good books," hearing the confession of her twin brother, Princess Nathania was impressed, It doesn't even read fluently yet. But Nathan, was able to read and remember everything he had read. In fact, he is still 5 years old.
"Nathan really likes books?"
"Yes, I really like it. Nathan wants to read all the books in the library," he replied excitedly. Even though they were born as twins, their intelligence level was far different. Actually, there was nothing wrong with the Princess. However, it was Prince Nathan who was too smart for his age.
"Then, tomorrow we will go to the library, right? But, Thania can't read fluently yet," she said feeling inferior.
"Don't worry, we'll read together later!" Prince Nathan smiled, Princess Nathania nodded with a smile.
Prince Nathan and Princess Nathania departed from the most beautiful place they had ever seen. They have never seen the world out there, the only places they visited were the palaces of the Lithonia Kingdom.
"What are you doing?" asked Lady Valerie who suddenly appeared in the middle of the passage leading to the back door of the palace.
Princess Nathania and Prince Nathan stopped their steps. Somehow, every time he met this woman, Nathan was afraid. Mother always tell him to stay away from Lady Valerie. Prince Nathan frowned, showing that he was uncomfortable every time the woman walked up to him.
Unlike her siblings, Princess Nathania seems calm. She didn't feel any bad feelings about this woman, even though Valerie often showed her dislike for the two sons and daughters of this king.
"Looks like Prince Nathan and Princess Nathania are healthy. Thank God," she said with a smile. She tried to smile as sincerely as possible.
"Yes Auntie, we are healthy," replied Princess Nathania innocently. She couldn't tell the difference between people who were really good, or people with bad intentions to her. In her eyes, everyone was just as good. Including her father who was known as a cold-hearted and unforgiving king.
"From the garden, huh? beautiful flowers..." Lady Valerie tried to touch the flower crown Prince Nathan was wearing, with a quick reaction, the Prince immediately stepped backwards, avoiding this woman's touch.
Lady Valerie fell silent seeing Prince Nathan's reaction who she thought was Princess Nathania. She felt something strange, because what she knew all this time, Prince Nathan' had always kept his distance from her. Meanwhile, the Princess often called her 'Aunt Valerie' and asked about the whereabouts of her two daughters who sometimes accompanied the Princess to play.
"What did you do to my children?" The Queen Alexandra who had just arrived, immediately cast a 'killing' look at Valerie.
Valerie tried her best to be calm, because she knew exactly how Alexandra was who was very easily provoked and hated it when her enemy seemed calm. The only way to fight it is, by acting like you are the winner. It will make her very upset and angry.
"Mother?" Princess Nathania called her mother.
"Come here!" The Princess and the Prince went straight to their mother and let the mother take care of this problem.
"I ask you one more time. What are you doing in my palace?"
"What did I do in your palace? I think you forgot, that His Majesty the King lives in this palace. I came to see him!"
"I'm sure, you came of your own accord, not because of the King's invitation!"
"The king invited me personally, he wanted to have tea with me this afternoon. If you don't believe it, you can ask him directly. That is, if you dare!" she said, the real face of this woman can be seen when dealing directly with Queen Alexandra. The fake smile and kindness she showed in front of everyone, managed to make her existence recognized, even though only as a 'King Concubine' however, she was treated with special care.
"If you want to drink tea with the king, please leave, without having to approach my children!"
"Why are you so scared? I didn't do anything, I just greeted them. It's funny Alexandra, because it seems, I'm never afraid if you touch my children,"
"Because your children are worthless. No matter how many children you give birth to, none of them can be heir to the throne. Come on, go back to the room!" said Queen Alexandra as she took her children's hands to return to the room.
"Of course my son could be the heir. If Prince Nathan doesn't live until he takes the throne. Is that right, Alexandra?" Valerie smiled slyly. Once again, she tried to bully the Queen.
"It will not happen!"
After returning the hateful glares. Valerie walked away with her sly smile. However, even though she tried to act as if nothing had happened, the Queen always remembered Prince Nathan's condition and Doctor Franz's words, that the Prince would not survive to adulthood. That sentence, made her fear even bigger.
Prince Nathan and Princess Nathania looked at their mother who looked even more different. The fear and anxiety that he had hidden. For some reason, the children could feel it.
***
Nathania and Keith were silent for a moment, trying to guess what really happened to Aiden. They knew, just because Aiden didn't seem to be chasing them anymore didn't mean they were completely safe. Who will know what will happen next?"Alright, we have no choice but to go in and find out what's really going on!" Keith said. His eyes glanced into the cave which looked very dark from the outside. Yet he had a hunch that they would find answers to the questions that were running through their heads.Seeing Keith's earnestness, Nathania realized that she had to be strong. Even though her little heart still couldn't accept that the sacred treasure had disappeared, she had no choice but to examine it herself."Okay, come on!" She said confidently.They stepped cautiously into the cave, through the eerie darkness. The cave was completely dark as they had expected, but as they stepped further in, a bright blue light began to clearly fill the cave which looked l
"Is it true?" Keith smiled. Seeing Nathania who was so worried about him. Somehow it made him very grateful that he survived.Keith gripped Nathania's hand tightly, the pounding in his chest made him believe that there was still hope for his love to be reciprocated. However, compared to his passionate love, the desire to save the world was much greater, seeing the earnestness in Nathania's eyes.They had been running for 30 minutes and there was no sign of Aiden chasing them. Seeing Nathania's very pale and exhausted face, Keith thought that they should rest, especially since the sky was getting dark."Are you okay?" Keith asked. He stopped in his tracks. Beside him, Nathania was panting with cold sweat running down her body.Nathania nodded, she tried to force herself even though her body was pushing her to give up and rest."I... I'm fine! There's no need to worry!""You're not fine, we should rest now!" Keith pulled her hand towards the r
"Ugh... I can't walk anymore!" Nathania sat limply, after walking through the dense forest to find the cave.She knew from the start that it was impossible to catch up with Aiden, she was too timid to fight him. Although she had intended to use her power. However, considering the risk that would arise from her inability to control her powers, Nathania gave up.Keith had fought, fought with all her might and even sacrificed her own life to get her to this place and now, again she was taking on the role of a useless loser."Hiks ..." tears welled up in her eyes. She hated herself so much. Whenever bad luck happened to her, she would definitely blame herself for having to live by taking on such a huge role like this. Being a savior is not her dream, being a world hero should not be her responsibility. However, she was forced to do all of this."Nathan ... why? why?"Nathania was tight in her chest, the pain she was trying to endure. Nathan's face, Kei
Aiden arrived in front of a large cave. His eyes glanced at the holy scroll he had snatched from Keith and opened it to confirm that he was really in front of the cave where the shrine was."Right, this is the place!" he thought. Aiden stepped slowly into the mouth of the dark cave.When his feet just set foot into the cave, he was greeted by small glowing creatures flying in the cave. The light from their bodies brightened the dark cavern and the blue crystals that filled the walls and ceiling of the cave looked extremely sparkling.Aiden was sure that he was one step away from the divine treasure. Freeing himself from Diavolos' curse, that was his goal. Aiden knew that his mind and soul had been controlled, therefore it was impossible for him to resist Diavolos' wishes."You see? just a step away, that way you can be as free as you want!" he said."Aiden, you are truly amazing! I've been waiting for this moment for so long and only you can make i
Nathania jumped down the cliff by relying on the vines as a handle to keep her from falling."Sraaakkk...""Aaagh..." Her feet slipped on the damp ground. Nathania fell several meters before her feet landed on the ground."Ugh..." She winced as she fell to the ground. This is really bad, her legs are too sore to move. If she didn't find the cave quickly, then Aiden would definitely catch up with her.Nathania got up slowly with pain all over her body. She could not believe that she would dare to jump from up there without a rope or preparation, just relying on the plants and trees around her."Damn, my leg hurts so bad! How is it? If I don't find the cave soon, Aiden will find it first!" She thought. Nathania looked up, trying to watch for any sign of Aiden's presence.She didn't know if Keith was currently still fighting against Aiden and was buying time like he said? however, the outburst made her unsure that Keith would be okay. Nathania
“Do you think I and the other ministers are allowed to hide or run away? You are wrong to think that we are that selfish. It's true, there are so many selfish people who will definitely save themselves, I think it's only natural. If I could, I also wanted to run away and get out of here, getting my family as far away as possible so we could be safe. I don't care if you all have to die to buy time until help arrives. Yes, that's if I become part of the selfish people. But unfortunately, the King asked me and all the ministers, state officials and nobles to stay in our house and not leave our people. The king does not want to sacrifice his people, if someone has to be sacrificed to buy time, then we are the ones! In fact, the king sacrificed the son he loved so much to find the divine treasure alone, all for the safety of everyone. Prince Nathan must be struggling, fighting against enemies who also want the sacred treasure. This morning, the soldiers had prepared with their swords and
Headquarters, Kingdom of Lithonia “An eclipse has appeared, Your Majesty! Will Prince Nathan be able to find the island in time?” asked Advisor William who was standing a row behind the king who was about to begin his speech. In the center of the headquarters field, King Roderick Zafeiri stood in front of thousands of Lithonian soldiers to give enthusiasm and hope to the soldiers and youths who volunteered to join the emergency army considering that they were currentlyo somewhat in the midst of the threat of the rise of the demons. “Good afternoon the proud soldiers of Lithonia! As we all witness together, the solar eclipse has come bringing hope to all mankind. Today, we are faced with so many very tough tests, forcing us to be patient and endure until we can get through them all. Believe that help is drawing near! Never lose hope. Thanks to God being with us, we will definitely win!” Tears
Keith sat in front of the bonfire, keeping watch all night to make sure Nathania could rest for the night. Nathania lay beside him and seemed to be fast asleep. Meanwhile, Aleah who was lying beside Nathania continued to observe Keith. She couldn't sleep, let alone seeing Keith stand guard alone like that. Aleah got up and walked over to Keith, she took a seat beside Keith and sat quietly. Her eyes did not leave Keith, she felt this was a good opportunity to get closer to this young manThe night beforeKeith glanced at Aleah, he knew what women wanted. Even though Aleah just kept quiet and didn't do anything, it still annoyed Keith."What are you doing? why don't you sleep?" asked Keith curtly. His rude and cold attitude only made Aleah even more attracted to him.Aleah shifted her seat position until she was right next to Aiden. She smiled seductively as she puffed out her chest, wishing Keith's ey
The killer whales took them to a small island with tall trees and white sand all around it. "Thank you for helping us! Goodbye!" said Keith. The killer whales swam away after their task was done. "Thank you! See you later...!" Nathania waved her hand. She felt very grateful to them. Their bodies were drenched and their trees had nothing to help them survive this cold night. Keith took off his wet shirt and hung it out on the coconut tree stuff. Aleah who accidentally saw Keith's beautiful body, felt very embarrassed, but on the one hand, she felt very grateful to Keith and also Nathania for helping her so far. "Tha ... thank you so much! I really don't know what will happen to me if you don't help me!" She said. She smiled happily and her eyes immediately fell on Keith who wasn't too interested in her. "You don't need to thank's. Right, Keith?" Na