Daybreak

Wedding Of Truth

“STOP!” Everyone looked at the direction of the shout and Nigel with his friends are there. “And who are you?” Mr. Knightly asked. “Sire, he’s the one who sneaked in in the palace during that night” A guard said pointing Tim. The king smirked and looked at them “So these are your friends? The ones who are helping you?” They approached Ysa and Nigel pulled her at his back. “Tell me young man. You’re with RJ aren’t you?” “And if I am?” The king laughed again and looked at them intensely. “Then rot in jail with your chief. Guards! Get them!” The guards immediately grabbed them. The rebels disguised as royal guards started to reveal themselves. “Now what?” “Sir, they are the rebels” Anthony told him. “What are you doing!? Throw them all in the cellar!” As the guards tempted to grab the rebels, they all fight back and so are the six.

“Continue the wedding.” King Magnus ordered the priest. The priest looked at him and to the chaos around. “What are you doing? Contin—”
“But sir, we can’t have the wedding in the middle of this chaos. You’re ruining the sacred--”
“I don’t care even if we are in the middle of the world’s end, just continue the wedding” He ordered with full authority that the priest couldn’t do anything. “No! I will not marry anyone!” Ysa shouted. Some of the people also started to move away and leave the place. “Ladies and gentlemen! You have to listen to me, I am not Gwen we just look similar and him!” She pointed the king “King Magnus killed her wife and daughter! Not only them, he killed a lot of people!”
“Gwen!” Charlton was about to grab her hand but Nigel pointed his sword on him that made everyone startled especially the Knightly’s and their personal guards.

“How can we believe you?”
“The king is kind and all to every Agartha people!”
“And how we can we trust you, if you are on the side of the rebels!?” The people shouted. “The rebels! They know about the cruelty of the king. That’s why they are against him. Why do you think would Chief RJ, the greatest royal chief of all decided to oppose him? It’s because he knew that King Magnus killed Queen Gwyneth!” No one seems to believe her confession. “Then where is the chief? Where is he? Why isn’t he with you!?” One woman asked. “He’s in the—” Ysa didn’t finish her answer because of the chief’s shout.

“I am here!” Everyone looked at his direction. They pave the way as he walks forward together with Thomas. “Everything she said is true! King Magnus killed the queen and the princess! Because of what? Because of a petty reason.” He looked at the King who just laughed. “You looked so confident aren’t you, chief RJ?” He said and laughed again. He walked around the chief before speaking again. “Do you have any evidence?” He wiped his sword and put it back in the scabbard. “I have.” He looked at the chief again as he smirked. Everyone was waiting for his words. “In the old garden of the palace! Where the queen lies, there are corpse buried in there!” Whispers swallowed the whole palace ground. “If you don’t believe me, why don’t you go and check?” He glanced at Ysa and they smiled with each other.

FLASHBACK~~
“Ysa.” She immediately proceeded to the closet and saw the chief. She’s already wearing her wedding dress. “Chief?” The chief wiped his tears. “I’m sorry. You really look like her.” She hugged him lightly and tapped his shoulder. “Anyways, I’m just here to remind you about the plan.” Ysa nodded and smiled to assure him. “Oh chief. I found out something.” The chief look at her seriously. “I think there’s something in the old garden.” He frowned as she continued to talk. “I saw some guards… they’re bu-burying a body there last night.” “What the” He punched the wall out of anger. “I think it is where Gwen lies as well.” Ysa said softly while looking down as she’s saying a sensitive topic. “Prepare for the plan.” The chief said and left. Ysa just look at him as he disappeared in the dark hallway of the passage.
END~~

The men were about to go there but the king stopped them. “How dare you!? Don’t you know how important that place is for my family!?” He looked at the men and warned them “You dare to step a foot in the garden!? You dare to step foot in the queen’s ground!? No non-royalty shall step foot on that place!”

“Then I will” They all look at Ysa. “If you insist that I am the princess, then I am a royalty. I can step foot on that ground and dig every corpse you buried there” The king stepped backward. He was caught off guard. “How dare you! Kill them!” And with those words of the king, the wedding turned into chaos. Royal guards to rebels. Nigel to Charlton. Chief to Anthony. While the king was aiming for Ysa. “I will kill you” As he draws his sword on her, the chief blocked it. “No you won’t” He pushes him on the ground. “Go! Get your friends and get away from here!”

Aubrey
“Go! Get your friends and get away from here!” I heard the chief shouted. I looked back and saw him fighting the king. I run towards Ysa as I saw some guards trying to grab her. “Here” I hand her the dagger for her to use. “Thanks” She said and continued to fight back. Okay, she has the skills. I whistled to get the others’ attention but only the guys get it. They nodded as if they get what I mean.

“Let’s go” I grabbed Ysa’s hand and pulled her with me. “Where are we going?” She asked. “Escaping” I answered. “What? What about the others.” We stopped as some guards blocked our way. “I thought the chief told you the plan?” I responded and kicked one guard on his stomach. “He did. Partially, I think” I frowned and ducked as I sense someone behind me and I am right. Ysa swayed her dagger that hit the guy’s neck. “He didn’t say anything about escaping.” She continued. “Well, we just have to escape and find out how can we go back.” “Aubrey!”

Tim
As we heard Aubrey’s whistle, we automatically knew what she meant, but the girls don’t. We nodded at her and she ran away with Ysa. I looked at the boys and they also nodded. Ej grabbed Shelly and I also grabbed Ryu. Okay, did we just swapped our girls? Well, that’s not the problem for now. I looked back to Nigel and he’s following us. Not until he was blocked. Daeng it! “Go, I’ll get him.” Ryu nodded and followed the two.

I blocked the sword of one guard and now our sword is making and X. “Hey” I mocked him and pushed him away. He tumbled to the ground that made him more eager to attack me. I didn’t think twice and swayed my sword hitting his leg. I jumped to his back and twist his head. “Okay. One down.” I looked at Nigel as he knocked down his opponent. “Three down” He mocked me. I sensed someone behind me so I hit him with the end of my sword handle and punched his face. Nigel swayed his hand saying the so-so sign and smiled.

Someone pushed me from behind. I was about to hit him but it was Thomas. “Focus!” He always said that even during our training session in the camp. He helped me to stand up and ordered me to run but before I even move my feet someone tried to hit me. Luckily, I dodged it and jump again to his back to crack his head. As I land on the ground I look at Thomas “I think I don’t need to teach you stunts anymore.” He said that made me realize that I’ve been doing the stunts unconsciously. I smiled and hugged him tight. “I never thought of it!” I said and jumped around. “Hey! Focus!” He shouted again. I salute at him and ran towards Nigel that’s waiting for me.

Vincent

“You’re lucky.” I told her as I blocked and shoot the guard that was about to hit her. She smiled a little and the three of us continued to fight back. Moments later, Ryu, Shelly, and Ej are here. “Where’s Nigel and Tim?” Ysa asked. “They’ll follow. Don’t worry.” And with that, we fight back to back.

“Where are they!?” “Why aren’t they coming?” Ysa and I Aubrey asked referring to Nigel and Tim. We knocked down all the guards but they aren’t yet here. We also got some scratches and wounds. “A lot of guards are coming. We should go.” Ej warned. “They know where to meet us. Don’t worry.” I told them that made them at ease.