Spiritual Blooming

Chapter 10: Home

The ground begins to shake and move. I stand up to keep my

balance and look toward the moving bushes where I once

came from. Everything stops as the maze opens and men in

blue-green uniforms come out in a line. A very young tall man in a

very nice suit comes out. He is walking toward me and stops, bowing

to me.

"It's been awhile, Princess Haven."

I just look at him with a weird look as if I don't recognize him.

"Haven, don't you remember me? I have changed a lot and look

more handsome, right? Let me introduce myself again. I am Vlalore,

future king to the witch and wizard world."

I look at him like, "Oh, you mean the perverted guy when we

first meet, who also came in room while I was trying to dress." I see

him blushing. "So, Vlalore, what are you doing here?"

He gets closer. "It's time for you to come home, your training

is done, right?"

I nod my head yes. "So, soon-to-be princess, are you ready to go

home? Your mother is eager to see you, it's been what, three years? By

the looks of it, you don't look suited to meet your future husband."

I look at him with a confused look.

"Don't worry, I will explain on the way, but we can't waste time."

I nod my head okay. I look back to my master and bow to him

as he bows to me. "Master, will I ever see you again?"

He just smiles. "Someday when the time is right, when all fails."

I wave bye to him. "Goodbye, Sachi, save us all."

It takes three days to get to the Enlightenment Kingdom.

Vlalore has explained to me that the kingdom is in danger; they want

to take my mother's rule away because she isn't married and it shows

that our kingdom is weak, but Vlalore has told me that the evils want

the kingdom for themselves, like what Mike, who came back looking

for me, wants.

The elders are scared and have no other way but to marry me

off to another strong kingdom to our blood kind and together as well

as the gifted bloodline. I still need to get to the tree Mother talked

about. My mother has seen Vlalore even though his mother forbids

it. We are now at the kingdom gates. As soon as we go in, the streets

are quiet; nobody is out.

I look around. This place was dead. It used to be so alive. I

wonder what happened.

"Vlalore, why is it so quiet?"

He looks at me with a worried face. He sighs. "Your future husband

decided to set a curfew and send everyone away to their house."

I look all around. "Who does he think he is? We aren't even

married yet." I am filled with so much anger that I ride fast toward

the gates.

Slowing down, I am about to say "Open the gates" when an

arrow shoots right straight at my horse, piercing it in the chest. Angel

falls to the ground, lying on top of me making me stuck. All of a sudden

a strange man comes up to my horse, looks down, and stabs her

in the heart; blood is falling out and all over me as I yell, "Nooooo!"

The man then looks at me. "You're next, peasant, get ready to

face death." He brings his sword over his head and comes halfway

down before an arrow hits his chest, knocking him backward, killing

him.

I look at him as he gets off his horse, heading toward me in full

speed. "Vlalore, why did you do that, you could get in trouble," I

speak too soon, because the gates open, and there stands my mother

and with a man next to her along with guards.

My mother run toward me. "Haven dear, are you okay?"

I am out from under my horse looking at Angel in shock. I say,

"Vlalore."

My mother looks at me and then Vlalore. "Vlalore, you didn't,

did you?"

He puts his head down.

My mother looks at him. "Vlalore, you know the punishment."

He shakes his head. "I know, tell my mother I love her."

We all stand up, and this man starts telling orders, "Take that

man and hold him."

Soon his guards grab Vlalore and push him on his knees. A torturer

comes up behind him with a whip.

"Mom, they can't do that to him, it's not right. Mom, stop

them," I am pleading with tears falling.

The whip comes down. My mom tries to hold me back, but I

break loose.

I run behind Vlalore and yell, "Stop."

The whip now is coming, hitting me in the face, knocking me

out. As I fall, I can feel somebody catching me, holding on to me. I

can hear voices.

"Do you know who she is? She is Haven, the future queen of

this kingdom."

Soon darkness takes over.