Awakening

*WARNING:VIOLENCE

*Trigger warning: attempted rape

The Duke tossed Dahlia to his large bed. He mercilessly threw her.

"You b*tch! I got humiliated infront of the King because of you!" he grabbed the girl's chin with his calloused hands.

"Don't worry. Once I'm done with you, I'll send you after your pathetic father!"he looked at her with his hunger-filled eyes. It was of pure lust.

She looked at him with hate because of what he said. 'How dare you!'. She wanted to spit in his face, if only she wasn't weak right now.

He tear off her nightgown which was stained with blood. It revealed her smooth and fragile body.

She screamed and tried to struggle but it was futile since she was very weak. He caught her hands but still she struggled and wriggled her body.

"Stay put!" she wriggled and moved her aching body once more. "I said stay put!"

"Kkuk."she choked when he punched her stomach. Tears streamed down her face.

" That's it. Good girl.. "he said and then lowered his fat head to lick her neck with his rough tongue.

She shivered with fear. It was so disgusting, the sensation was extremely uncomfortable. She sobbed. 'I want to die!'

She managed to croak a word."P-Please... St—stop!" she forced herself to say those words even though her throat was like in was on fire.

"Shhh...." he whispered.

Dahlia had goosebumps all over her body. She was so scared. She didn't want to be defiled. She would rather die than be raped by this hideous beast.

She felt his hands around her body. It was sickening. Then his hand stopped at the clothing in between her legs. Her undergarments.

'Stop! No!' she began to panic.

He nibbled her earlobe. She turned her head to the side and with all her might bit his ear. Because of the intensity of her bite, blood was flowing from the sides.

He was startled by the sharp pain he felt in his ear when she suddenly bit him. He stopped and touched his ear. It was bleeding.

"You bitch!"

He raised his hand and slapped her. Then slapped her again. and again... and again.

'Kill him.'

"Blame that face of yours. I wouldn't have come through all of this lengths if you didn't show me that face of yours!"

*Slap!

'Kill him.'

She was hearing whispers. It buzzed around her head. While he was going on with the slapping, the voice in her head wouldn't stop. It kept repeating the same words over and over again.

'Kill him.'....'Kill him.. Kill.... Kill'

It was driving her insane. She suddenly felt a huge weight was pressing down her chest. It was like there was a huge rock pressing down on her. She struggled to breathe. She was gasping for air. It was like she was convulsing.

Her fingers fidgeted and tightly grabbed the sheets. She groaned painfully. It was as if she was having a heart attack, then blood came out from her mouth. The Duke was startled with what was happening. He stopped his slapping.

"You—! What's wrong with you!" he became nervous. It was impossible to kill her with slapping, what was going on with her?

She choked with her blood. It was like she was drowning. Her whole body ached, her limbs felt like they were being torn. Every muscle contracted painfully. Blue veins bulging in her forehead.

Suddenly she let out a scream like of a wounded animal. She growled painfully. The sound was becoming more and more terrifying.

Dahlia could only hear the same words over and over again. She could also hear her fast heartbeat. It was so loud she felt like her ears would burst out. Anymore of this and she'll go insane.

"Stop! Kkk—" she clutched her chest with sudden pain. She growled again.

The Duke who was petrified started to get off the bed. He stumbled down and hurriedly called the butler.

Dahlia was in agony with she was feeling. It was like there was an itch she wanted to git rid off but didn't know how to. She felt a sudden pain in her head, like her skull was being cracked open. She fell unconscious.

When she woke up she was in forest, it was dark. There were dead trees. Everything seemed dull and dead, there weren't even any trace of plants. Just dead trees. It gave her a spooky feeling. 'Is this a dream?' she asked herself.

She surveyed her surroundings. Suddenly a man with a tall stature who looked like an ancient warrior, was walking towards a giant stone that was near the area. There was something dangling from his hand. She narrowed her eyes to see it. Her breath quickened. It was a head.

A woman's head..

The man seemed to murmur something under his breath. She didn't know why, but she started walking towards the man. It was like he was saying something she wanted to hear. Whe she was near him, she heard a woman's voice.

"You're already too late! Even with the anti- magic that courses through your veins won't help you save your people. Even if you kill me, you won't save your people. King!" the woman shouted and wickedly laughed.

Dahlia wondered where that voice was coming from. She looked left and right but she was pretty sure that there were only the two of them there and the man did not even seem to notice her.

'This is probably a dream.' she turned her gaze towards the head. Her eyes widened. It's mouth was moving? Sensing her stare the head glanced at her. She felt a chill rundown her spine.

'She can see me?'

It gave her a sinister smile. She was scared. 'What will she do?' the head's attention went back to the man when he spoke.

"Whether or not my people can be saved, it is my duty to eliminate all evil like you who is a threat to my kingdom."

When he was in front of the stone. A sword of blood suddenly appeared in his hand, then it hardened and turned pitch-black.

Anger began to project from the head's eyes.

" You—! " she said then head was dropped on the ground.

" You fool! I'll kill you! I'll hunt down every single one of your descendants!" her eyes turn bloodshot. "The curse will haunt your people forever! You'll all die, you hear me? You'll all die!" she said with a crazed expression. Then the man struck his sword, cutting the head in half.

Black liquid flowed from the head. Then it was suddenly engulfed in flames.

Dahlia could not believe what she had just witnessed. 'Curse?.. Anti-magic?. King?'.

Is this for real? Everything seemed real however she could not recollect anything or anyplace that was like this.

The man turned around her direction. There she saw his face. 'It like I've seen him somewhere.'

She observed his features. Black hair till his shoulders and green eyes. The woman said he was a King. 'I don't remember any Kings like him. But those features...they look familiar'

The man walked and left. When she looked at the head again it was already disintegrating into the air.