CHAPTER 08
Russell's POV:
I went inside and there she was sitting on a rocking chair with a cook book in her hand. She had become old now but still beautiful as ever.
"I was expecting you red prince…." She said
" Enchantress..." I replied
"he is alive. The story is wrong…" she said and turned towards me
"who….?" I asked
"the purple king…. come sit, will you have tea?" she said and got up from her place
"that would be good… need any help?" I asked
"no, no, I am old now but not that old my child." She laughed and made her way to the kitchen. " there are chocolate chip cookies on the table! Have some." She said from inside.
She came and handed me a cup of tea.
"there were two kingdoms originally. Peace and happiness presided everywhere. Happy days, I still remember. The black and the white kingdom." she took a sip and continued. "you wont believe but the black kingdom was the most lovable, easy going and peaceful kingdom." she giggled and I looked at her with shock "yes, that's true. But this world is not a very good place you know. one day a thief from the white kingdom stole the black sword from the black kingdom.it was like that precious thing owned and worshipped by the kingdom. the king was furious and went to meet the white king. the white king refused to give it back, because he became power hungry. The thing was that the sword could only be used by a black king, you could steal it but it was cursed that if anyone other than a black king owned it. He would not live for more than 30 years and will die a horrible death. The white king didn't give any heed to it and thought of it as a mere story but the curse continued and all his successors died a horrible death and lived only for 30 years."
"so what does it have to do with me?" I asked
"to own the sword and keep the curse at bay one of the white kings made a plan. He married three queens and they gave birth to six children. The king divided the kingdom into six parts. White, Purple, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue. Every twenty-five years the sword is passed on from one kingdom to another, but none of the kings know about this. They get the parcel and are told to pass it on to another. The black kings were never able to truly track the sword because of which they became ruthless and scary. Till now they have been searching for it. The black kingdom later became more fierce and dangerous, everyone became scared of them. the purple kingdom came to know about it some time ago and refused to be a part of it and took refuge under the black kingdom. The green kingdom did the same and thus gave up on all these things. Both of them are now under the protection of the black king. your father came to know a month ago and refused to be a part of this because it can kill you because the sword is being passed on to you in a month's time." She said
"you mean….. dad went to ask for help, when I marry the black king, I wont die because I will be a part of the black kingdom…. and the black kingdom will get the sword back… and while attacking the black king the yellow king will ask for help from the white and blue kingdoms….. so, they will get weak and only two kingdoms will against the black kingdom as they will be suppressed… genius. But then where is the purple kingdom?" I asked
"that you will have to ask her." She said "now its time for the date with your fiancé so go."
"okayyyyyyy….." I said feeling warmth spread over my face
"BLUSHING!!!!" she teased and I literally ran out of there.