The First of Her Kind
Without another word, she pressed the vial to her lips and downed the contents in a single, deliberate swallow.
“Wait!” Malakai shouted, his voice breaking with panic. “No!”
But it was too late. The Queen’s body jerked violently, convulsing as the poison took hold, her eyes rolling back as she crumpled to the ground.
“Guards!! Guards!! Open this gate!!” Malakai bellowed, his heart racing.
The prison guards, alarmed by his frantic cries, rushed in and unlocked the cell. Malakai surged forward, scooping the Queen into his arms as her body convulsed uncontrollably, her breaths ragged and shallow.
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