XVII

~FLASHBACK FROM MY OTHER NOVEL THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PUBLISH BECAUSE IT FITS~

Note: The readers might see this again as a premium chapter.

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Days later, the king of the other world also arrived. He was riding his horse. He was too young to be a king. Odinna approached him, they all bowed. Except for Meryanha.

He stared at her sternly as he mounted off his horse and makes his way down to her. He looked innocent but she could feel the darkness enveloping his heart.

"Who are you?" The king shouted as he finally approached me. His voice was full of pleading and anger, anger not knowing where it came from.

Maybe, she is not bowing? But deep inside, she did not regret not giving him the respect he most deserves. Maybe because he doesn't deserve it at all.

"Your Majesty, do not hurt her!" Odinna pleaded. But he did not listen to her pleas. Instead, he shouted at her with a stern voice.

"Shut up, Odinna!"

This king is so heartless. Who is he to shout at Odinna like that? He might be the king but he shouldn't be like that if he wants his subjects to respect or be loyal to him. It is not fair for him to be claimed as their king if he will treat his people like this.

"Who are you?" he repeated his question. What she saw on his face is anger. She stared at him, fearless and apprehensive. "Who are you?" she asked him back with no hesitation.

"Answer my question?!" he exclaims as she clenched both her fists because of the shamelessness of the man in front of her.

"Your Majesty, I am not deaf for you to shout." she with full of respect but sarcastically answered against his aggressive words.

"Useless!" he accused her when the useless one is him.

"Dear king," Odinna shouted weakly from a distance, "... please forgive her for what she did," she begged. She did not have to kneel for this man. He should not receive respect from anyone.

"Forgiveness?!" he screamed in anger and frustration, she was finally able to look at Odinna's behavior. She almost burst into tears because of the fear and her weak condition.

"Dear king, she did not mean to reprimand you like that. Forgive her stupidity." she bowed. How can a fool defend them? Though it hurts but she was right, it would be foolish to even dare to challenge a king like him in a place like this.

"All right, I'll let what he did to me pass but in exchange for conquering this place!" she immediately trembled with fear and she almost knelt because she gradually lost the courage she had accumulated, just do not let him be the home of the people who helped her.

"Don't!" she begged the king as she tries to think of a reason for him to change his mind.

"Can't you learn to respect your king anymore?!" she bowed. She will never learn to give it to him. Meryanha would rather die than respect the king she despises.

"And where do you think will these people live after you take their home, Your Majesty?!" she exclaims forcing herself not to cry in front of a manipulative king. People can't live in a place with him. They would never survive the place filled with cruelty and wickedness.

"I don't care! I will occupy this place no matter what happens!" he exclaims as forces the people to obey his words. She finally burst into tears. Now, that can't be. The people who helped her test the past few days.

There is no way she is going to give up against the stubbornness of this king. She needs to think of a way to prevent him from going near this place again. "Don't! Just take me! I will serve as your slave in your palace as long as you don't occupy this place!

Do not torture the people here! I will do everything for them!" she said as her tears flowed from her eyes. And it feels like her heart is squeezing because of the groans she heard from people who received and loved her as she is. Even for a short period of time, they spent together, she learned to love them.

The king thought for a minute before smirking at her. The moment she saw his face, she knows what he offered was a terrible idea. 'Is this how I die?' she thought as he hears her Majesty speaks again.

"Everything?" he said as his grin widens. His grins make someone's flesh creep. "Everything!" she exclaims as she watched his eyes glow in dark red. No one objected, because no one had the courage to do that.

Even Odinna did nothing to protect her because she can't anymore.

"All right, in exchange for this place. You will be my queen and we will lead our constituency," he said without hesitation while smiling with success.

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Stephen gasps to Alviary and said, "I didn't know you are this evil before, Alviary." Alviary shushed him and continues with his story.

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She nodded. She also approached Odinna and she knew that the lady would want to apologize to her. She could see her crying already and she could not hold back her tears as Odinna hugs her tightly and warns her about how black-hearted the king is. She thanked her for the advice and went away with the king.

They sailed on the royal ship on his way to the kingdom. Meryanha is going to a new world today. She was sad to leave her friends behind, but in recent days she has come across a happy place that she can call home.

The moment they arrived, Meryanha notices that the place is filled with children. She can't even imagine a place for such a king to exist. Those who greeted them were almost young. Older people are pretty rare and she actually never seen them. She wonders why here, she wants to see his kingdom. The kingdom that Odinna warns her.

This king's attitude towards others is pretty bad but when we get to his kingdom, he is very kind to his subjects. She looked around and take note of the place as something beautiful and humongous yet she couldn't help but miss her former home.

The king mounted off of his horse and helped her to get off which is a very gentle manner that she never expect him to have.

This king was a gentleman even though he was hot-tempered. He helped her entered the palace and navigates her to what places to go and whatnot.

She did not know if she will be amazed because when they entered the palace it was very nice and has clean surroundings.

This is probably the most beautiful palace she has ever seen in her entire life even though she did not remember her past very much. They toured around the whole palace to make sure she won't get lost every time she goes out.

After that, he introduces himself to her. "My name is King Aeolus, the ruler of the Kingdom of Voyagerinda," he spoke with confidence. Meryanha had been staring at him since the moment he speaks.

Without his temper, she would probably fall for him and would agree to be his queen but never after what she saw earlier.

Meryanha just introduces herself hoping that he won't ask any other questions as to where she came from. Good thing, he didn't and just drop the subject and let her rest in her room instead.

~END OF FLASHBACK~

"A lot of things had happened since she arrives in our world. Things like the war between the North and the South, the war between the wolves and the vampires, the propagation of peace on this island, and lastly, the crowning of the one true queen that rules the North and the South realms.

She might not remember me as her King, but she did remember me as a soldier who fights alongside her, and I would be happy just for that," Alviary said as he looks at Stephen.

"Okay, I will give you my blessing to fight alongside her Highness against the Sluagh and to save the people of Biringan. But after that, you might not see me for a while," Alviary added as he sighs and went by the windows.

Stephen could see him took a deep breath before singing. The latter never heard him sing before but it sounds magical.

On the other side of the kingdom, Queen Meryanha heard the voice and immediately runs to Stephen's room hoping to see what Alviary looks like.

It is a fact that she is the one who appointed Alviary to be the forest king of the East but she never met him before. She runs as fast as she can before she missed Alviary.

She bursts into the room and was about to call him, white smoke filled Alviary's body and turns to her.

"Until we meet again, my Queen."

He said showing a sorrowful smile before his body is engulfed with white smoke then showing Laryo, Triton, and Uran in exchange for Alviary's body.

The queen stood there trembling as she tries to hold her emotions but she broke down instantly when she saw Alviary's face. She might be old and forgetful but she will never forget that face.

The face of the man who showed her a different world apart from her past and all of the things that had happened to her before.

She lets go of the door handle and plops down the floor. The queen shudders tremendously when she realizes that she missed him again. The king who influence her to be a great leader. The one who gave her the strength to fight for the rights of her people.

She cries her heart out when he disappears again.