285 Kings Pas (2/2)

The King went silent for a bit before eventually continuing: ”She came from a povertized family. She was soft-spoken, a crybaby, and a very innocent lady. She was completely unaware of who I was, nor most of the things around her for that matter. At first I thought she was weird and tried to avoid her but fate keep on crossing our paths, and eventually we grew close to each other.”

”As our friendship grew deeper, the more I realize that she's an amazing woman. She might act like an idiot for most of the times, but the purity of her heart was unmatched. So much so that she even managed to tame the most fearsome delinquent lady of our batch and make her a bodyguard.”

Raven heard a snort on the side coming from Leona, which gave away the identity of the said delinquent.

”She inspired me and made me into a better man. Just like many others, she wanted to achieve greater things and bring peace to the kingdom and it's citizens, not even realizing that a prince was literally beside her.”

”With her beside me, I felt like I could be anything. Her love for the Kingdom rubbed onto me and I started acting like a proper prince. And of course, with how much influence she has on me, it was extremely obvious that I am determined to chase after her. Thanks to a certain delinquent lady, she found out about my feelings for her and my true identity.”

”Well, she was aware of the former and not the latter. She asked my why I hid my true status from her and I told her it's because I wasn't a proper prince back then.”

”Eventually, we grew up and Elizabeth returned my affection for her. It was at this point when I felt like my life was at its peak. I am incredibly satisfied with everything I have and couldn't ask for more. The only thing that's left, is to start a family with her and enjoy the rest of my life with her.”

”Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be.”

The King's face started changing as he continued with his story: ”It was during his coronation as the official Crown Prince. I brought Elizabeth and my friends to attend the ceremony. My plan was to introduce her to them and later then tell my desires to marry her. I am confident that my parents won't oppose it, and assumed that Alastair wouldn't either since he's living a better life than I have. I was wrong.”

”It was right after the ceremony when I introduced Elizabeth to them. Nothing seemed wrong until after I sent Elizabeth home and I told my family about my plans of marrying her. As expected, my parents were happy for me and supported my decision but all of a sudden, Alastair objected and also expressed his desire of marrying her.”

”I was shocked. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that such a development was possible to happen. My parents was just as puzzled as I am but it was my father who asked for Alastair's true intentions. Alastair never knew who Elizabeth was prior to this but he insisted on marrying her, which irritated my father. In the end, he declined Alastair's proclamation and told him to reflect on how he's acting.”

”I guess, Alastair didn't take that kindly. He left without saying a word and cannot be found after the following days. I thought that was the end of that but it seems not. Sadly, my memories after this point are somewhat blurry…”

”All that I could remember is that me and Alastair fought a lot. I lost many times but I forced myself to be stronger after every fight. Our parents passed away due to the stress of witnessing their children trying to kill each other and quite frankly, my memories about Elizabeth were practically nothing from this point onwards, all I could recall is that she is by my side throughout every battle. And as I grew stronger, I eventually managed to defeat Alastair in battle. The injuries I dealt to him was great that he was forced to leave the kingdom, but not before swearing vengeance to me and my people.”

”I took the throne and became the next King. I could still recall wisps of memories about Elizabeth at this point. I remember the joy we felt when we first held Balmung, but I didn't realize that my memories about her was fading.”

”Upon Luna's birth is when I don't remember anything at all.” The King stated, ”Everything about Elizabeth was gone from my memories. In fact, I can only tell you about our past since I just recalled everything myself. I'm sure that there are still more that I fail to remember but I am certain that Elizabeth must've been the one who caused this to happen.”

Raven was silent throughout the whole recollection of the King, listening intently to the story and searching for clues. He looked intently at Elizabeth, trying to figure out who she truly was. It was then that he suddenly recalled the strange energy she released back then. After analyzing it, Raven's eyes gleamed and everything made sense to him.

”So she awakened the Druid's bloodline…”