A journey to a dry tree

Strangely she saw some lanterns burning from afar,she had to stop running because this road is usually lonely and quiet,but where's that light coming from,? She started walking slowly then she saw a lady selling some old treasures,Zhuri wondered why one would even think of selling here,nobody is passing.

Nevertheless,she greeted with a bow and continue walking.

"You look like someone who's ready to face her fate" The lady said and Zhuri immediately turned.

"How.....how did you...." She stammered,right in front of her the lady changed to the old woman she met.

Zhuri immediately ran to her,breathing heavily.

"Old one....please....help" She broke into tears.

The woman smile.

"You sound desperate" She said.

"Yes I am...I'm dying slowly old one,I might not even last till the next full moon,I feel weaker every passing second,it's draining inside my soul,please" Zhuri cried.

The old woman said nothing,she only watched her.

"What am I supposed to do old one? I'm ready" Zhuri said in tears as she stood in front of the woman who smiled sinlessly.

"Are you saying this because of the pains?"

"Yes....."

"But who said you won't pass through pain where you're going?"

Zhuri said nothing.

"Think carefully before you make your decision child....."

"I don't think there's any other pain greater than the ones I've passed through,my whole life,as long as I will have you by my side,then please take me away from here"

"It's a journey to a dry tree"

Zhuri was confused.

"A dry tree?" She asked and the old woman smiled.

"A dry tree that have refused to bring forth flowers,,your FATE is to make it bloom again...child"

"If it's about that,I should be able to, old one,I love nature alot" Zhuri replied and the woman laughed.

"You will soon understand" She said

"Here" she searched through her treasures and handed a bracelet to Zhuri.

"Wear it and accept your fate no matter what" She said.

Zhuri immediately wore it around her Left wrist.

"What next?" She asked and the woman smiled.

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MOON EMPIRE**

Zhuri opened her eyes slowly and looked around,it was blurry at first but then it started getting clear but at the same time more confusing.

'Where am I? What's this? How did I get here?' She was asking those questions In her head as she balanced herself to sit up.

She checked herself out,the dress on her body look so expensive that it became more strange,where are those scars all over her body?? But the shock became more when she mistakenly saw her face in the mirror. She screamed and immediately covered her mouth,she have another face entirely!!

'What's going on!!" She screamed and looked around her. It was then dawn on her,she was inside a palanquin.

'Who is this? Who owns this body?? Is she a princess??' Zhuri thought but seeing the eyes,she looks like one who have been crying.

She was so confused.

After some minutes,the palanquin stopped moving and the curtain was opened revealing an hefty cold looking man.

"Get Out" he said rudely and coldly

'I guess I'm wrong,the person who owns this body isn't a princess...then what is she?' Zhuri thought.

She was still thinking when she was dragged out and thrown on the ground.

"Ahh!" Zhuri screamed as her palms landed on thorns,she began bleeding from there.

👥 There she is!!!!!!!

The screams she heard made her look up and behold were hundred of citizens running over with angry looks on their faces.

👥 She don't deserve to be alive!!!

👥 She need to die!!!

Before she knew it,they began throwing stones on her,heavy ones. One landed on her head,nose,lips,chest,legs,all over her body and in a minute the white dress she on her was soaked with blood.

Zhuri was speechless as she struggled in pain on the ground.

What has this person done to deserve this kind of treatment??

Tears rolled down her eyes,she wanted to just die at that moment but still she was curious,who is this person??

👥 Her father is an animal in human skin!!!

👥 She must pay for everything her father did!!!

Bingo!!

This body is paying for what her father did,not what she did.

The hefty men dragged her up mercilessly not minding her Pains,that was when she looked up to see where they were.....

MOON EMPIRE.....THE PALACE.

As she was being pushed toward the gate,the people were still throwing stones at her...women,men,children,all of them.

Zhuri turned to look at them,she had lived her whole life being hated by the people she lived with,but now she would be hated by a whole town??

Her fate is to suffer her whole life,it's confirmed.

Tears rolled down her eyes.

"My lady!!!! My lady!!!!" She heard a tiny cracking voice from the back and she turned a little to see a girl in her twenties crying and trying to run over for her but the men wouldn't let her.

'Who's she?' Zhuri thought but couldn't take her eyes off her.

"Move!!!" She was pushed from the back and she fell on her knees.

"My lady!!!!" The voice screamed loudly and before Zhuri knew it,the girl released herself from those men and rushed over to her on the ground.

"My lady are you okay??" She asked.

Zhuri managed to nod her head.

"Please be fine,I will definitely find a way to save you out of this place,till then please hold everything in,I promised you right? I will be loyal to you forever" She was crying while talking and then Zhuri realized.

This girl is like a special maid to this new body.

"My lady" She still cried,touching Zhuri with shaking hands.

"I promise I will be..." The word get stuck in her throat and it was replaced by blood.

Zhuri's eyes widened.

The girl just got stabbed from the back

The sword came out in her stomach and Zhuri gasped.

"M.....my.....La....dy" She stuttered and fell on the ground.

"I....Alora.....promise to....to....serve you....even....in my death...." More blood spilled out of her mouth and her eyes went closed.

"No!!!!" Zhuri screamed