Nightmares

After that palaver, they finally settle down.

Audrey stands up from her seat and bows down to greet Darvon. " Greetings to the brave knight of Heinrich Kingdom" and Darvon greeted back " Greetings to her majesty the crown princess", and Audrey smiled smugly.

Achlys stands with the maids who followed Audrey, meanwhile, the three, Darvon, Audrey, and Abaddon are sitting and sipping their teas as they talk about anything that makes Achlys lose interest in listening to them.

...

The tea party was boring afterward, she was standing at the side where Audrey's maids were and the topic they'd been talking about at the tea party did not interest her at all.

She was waiting patiently, smiling as Abaddon looked at her, and watching no rather than observing them. But one phrase piques her interest in their topic. The plan is about the sixteenth birthday of Audrey.

"Come to think of it, Audrey you'll be sixteen this year right?" Darvon suddenly asks.

"Ah- yes my dear brother, I'll be planning to have my birthday party in the main palace if the second prince doesn't mind" she looked at Abaddon.

Meanwhile, Abaddon didn't have any interest in Audrey's birthday party and immediately turn his eyes to Audrey as she said his title.

"Oh! I don't mind, since you're my sister-in-law, and also I'm sure big brother wouldn't mind too!" He said happily. 'He sure looks innocent, what a nice act' Achlys thought.

...

The tea party was boring afterward, they talked about Audrey's birthday party and about when will the Royal wedding will occur, two years from now. And also two years from now Achlys and Abaddon will have their tragic end.

The sky turns into orange blue hue, the sun has set. They go home afterward, but the priest in the temple asks Achlys if she can stay for a while Audrey didn't like the idea so Achlys was forced to go home too, but Achlys staying there may become a bother to her. 'Right, in the original novel, The heir's game, Achlys have a holy power that breaks the Prince's curse' she thought.

Well, Achlys ride a different carriage, she can't believe that for the whole day, she was treated as Audrey's maid, well she doesn't bother by it, she was used to it.

The carriage ride back to the Duke's mansion is not long for her, but the sky turned into the dark when they arrived. Audrey go straight to her room, as Achlys was called into the kitchen and asked to prepare dinner for Audrey.

Achlys hurriedly go to the kitchen and took Audrey's food and put it in the trolley, ever since they go here, she was now treated as Audrey's maid, and they had already forgotten that she was also Duchess's adopted daughter.

"Thank you Achlys, you're such a good girl" the chef pat her head surprisingly it made her a little happy, at least she get praised for her hard work.

She pushes the trolley into Audrey's room and knocks on her door. "Come in," Audrey said, and she opened the large door. Audrey's room was the former Duchess's room when staying in the capital.

Achlys open the large door with her little hands and saw Audrey and Darvon sitting at the table, "Dinner is a ready young lady" she said softly. For some reason, hearing her voice makes Darvon's heart flutter. And suddenly Darvon looked away from her.

"Yeah, yeah just put it in there," Audrey said as she wave her hand, she seem a little irritated because Achlys accidentally interrupt their conversation.

Then after Achlys put down their food, she immediately left the room.

It was an exhausting day for her today, but nothing beats the nice fluffy white bed after standing for almost a whole day and she just can't wait to sleep.

"Then I'll be resting!" She said happily to the cook, as she walked in the halls the maids were whispering and gossiping about her.

"Is she the illegitimate child?"

"Maybe she's a cursed child, look at her pink hair!"

"Shh! She might hear you"

But those whispers doesn't affect her at all, all she cared about is returning to her room and resting.

...

Achlys arrived in her room, closed her door, and lean sliding down after. She let out a big sigh, "Finally I can rest" she said. Her room is not as majestic and beautiful as Audrey's, it's just a small room with one window, looking at the window, she saw Darvon getting on the carriage. She doesn't care about it, and suddenly Darvon looks out her window and sees her.

Darvon slightly bow and Achlys smiled at him. The carriage left, and she immediately cover her window with the curtain.

She doesn't have any mood at eating dinner right now, so she immediately turns off the lights, falls into her bed, and sleeps.

...

Achlys fall asleep afterward.

But in the middle of the night, she suddenly wakes up.

For some reason, she can't move her body at all.

'Sleep paralysis!'

She tried to look around and suddenly she saw a girl in a bloody white dress near the window.

Achlys break out a sweat at the same time the air from the window makes her body shiver.

'shit!' she was scared. She tried to move but she couldn't, suddenly the girl pointed her finger at her slowly.

"You!" She suddenly said. Her voice was creepy and strangely sound familiar. Achlys stop struggling for a while and look at the girl again.

She saw the girl's face, no it was faceless, nothing but black, Achlys chuckles, maybe she's getting insane.

"Why are you laughing?" The girl was angry.

Achlys just look away, closes her eyes, and try to go back to sleep.

For some reason the tension is gone, Achlys open her eyes again expecting the girl is now gone but she was wrong.

The girl was now in front of her, her face was now bloody and the only thing she saw was her bright red eyes staring at her. The blood from the girl drips down her face.

'Fuck!' she thought, she felt the blood that drips o her right cheek. She looked at the girl again; her face wasn't bruised but she was crying blood.

Achlys was so scared that her tears unconsciously drip down her cheeks. "Wh-who are you?" She mumbles.

Then suddenly the girl laughs still looking at Achlys.

"Why are you scared for Momo?" The bloody girl said and backed away.

Strangely Achlys can now move her body. She suddenly run to the door and try to open it but it was locked, she was banging on the door screaming for help.

"No one can help you Momo!" The bloody girl laughs once again.

'Momo?! How the fuck she knows my past life name?' Achlys thought and her sweat drips from her forehead.

Now she had nowhere to go, "Wh-what do you want from me!?" Achlys said.

"What do I want for you?" The girl put her hand on her chin and think for a second.

"Yes, I do want you, I mean..." she paused for a second and suddenly appears close to Achlys. Their face was now an inch apart, she was so close, too close for Achlys.

"I. AM. YOU" she laughs once again.

Then suddenly she passed through Achlys body.

Achlys suddenly wakes up, it's just a dream. She was panting so hard, trying to catch her breath. 'What the hell is that?'