The Lost Prince (TechnobladexFemReader)

Chapter 9

Three days ago...

"I'm g-gonna die..."

I whispered to myself, who was I even talking to...? I wasn't going to die... That's not like me... The forest was so densely packed I couldn't see much, or maybe it was from the loss of blood. I leaned on the tree closest to me leaving a blooded hand print. I was almost out of strength...

I looked down at my wound, my own blood had soaked my shirt and it wouldn't stop...I was betrayed...

"Fucking bastards...I'm gonna kill them...I'm gonna kill all of them"

Stumbling forward my head became light and I lost my footing, I fell to the floor hard, my crown falling off onto the grass in front of me. I tried to reach out for it but my arm wouldn't move, I was at my limit.

"Brother...I'm....sorry"

The next thing I knew my vision went black and I couldn't feel anything but the cold.

All of a sudden something warm touched my face, it was so light and soft and for some reason for the first time... I felt at ease.

I could feel someone carrying me but I didn't have any strength left to react, I could hear muffled speaking but that was all I heard before blacking out again.

When I awoke several hours later the sun had set, I was placed in a bed. My shirt was gone, now replaced with crude wrappings and a strong smell of medicinal herbs. I felt better. I heard some cutting coming from the kitchen so I quickly grabbed my knife and silently jumped out of bed so as to not alert my captor.

When I interrogated them they seemed scared, saying that this was their home I couldn't believe it. I was about to ask another question when a sharp pain shot throughout my body causing me to drop my knife.

"ack!"

I stared up at their faces finally getting a good look, they backed up against the wall terrified. My head began to become light, oh shit I was going to black out again.

"I d-don't want to die" I tried to speak but my voice sounded small, their scared face was the last thing I saw before my vision went black.

When I woke up the next time I was tied up and interrogated, it turns out their name was Y/N and they didn't even know me. When I asked them to let me go they said I would die, I scoffed.

"thanks for the advice but I won't die"

They asked me how I would know that. I smirked, because I'm the great Techno 'The Blade'.

"I never die"

The room was silent, as I suspected. They were impressed.

"I think you hit your head one too many times buddy"

...HEH?!? this person was starting to piss me off...

Eventually they let me go with some words like how I wouldn't make it out of the house. Yeah right. However as soon as I had left the house my legs gave in, it seemed unnatural how I had strength and then it suddenly slipped away. I had no choice but to stay longer...

The longer I spent with Y/N the more peculiar I discovered they were, they lived alone in the forest, they didn't check for danger, they always had a stupid smile plastered on and worst of all the didn't eat meat. I only had vegetable soup for a couple of days and I hated nothing more.

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Something weird happened, Y/N asked me to help them with chores. I don't do chores, that's peasant work after all. But somehow I was dragged along to help without even realising I had been roped in...

How does this person keep convincing me to stay?? I should leave soon before I get too comfortable.

"I want to eat meat..."

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I hunted a deer, it wasn't hard...It didn't even run away, it looked right at me when I killed it. I killed it swiftly so as to not let it suffer but When I took it to Y/N they weren't happy... Why not? It's meat...they need to eat more meat anyway they are too weak, how would they protect themselves?

Huh? Why did I just think about their safety? This is bad. I need to leave soon. While Y/N was talking I interrupted them with the news.

"I'll be leaving the day after tomorrow"

They stood in silence as I walked away, as I thought I was a burden on this person and should leave immediately.

"oh..."

My eyes widened at the sound of Y/N's sad tone of voice, I felt a sharp pang in my chest for some reason. When we arrived at home we celebrated my leaving with alcohol and meat, it reminded me of home. When the people around me would drink and eat the night away....it was fun.

We began sharing stories I told the one about my step mother and brother, to me it was a funny story but not to Y/N she grabbed my arm to stop me from demonstrating what my step mother did and looked at me with such a painful and sympathetic expression I had no words.

I told them that they should just tell the stories and they happily obliged. Telling stories of their family and the forest each one was very strange and interesting, it seemed like their life was full of happy memories.

"I haven't been this happy in a while... Not since my parents died"

I was confused.

"I thought you said they left..."

I could see their shoulders tense as they covered their mouth. Looks like they said too much. I tried to comfort them like they did me but I wasn't very good at it. Seeing such a pained expression hurt me thus I decided the best thing was to get some rest.

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I woke up before sunrise. I just couldn't sleep, I had to leave before they woke up...I couldn't face the despair of leaving such a kind person alone again, but I had to keep moving before it was too late.

But it was too late...

I placed Y/N back in their bed, careful not to wake them before heading out. I looked back sorrowfully.

"I'm sorry and goodbye"

With that I left the house, making my way down to the edge of the forest and just as I was about to walk away I heard voices.

"I swear if that farmer was lying about seeing him come in here I'm gonna kill his daughter"

The other two laughed maniacally.

"oh! oh! then we should burn down their farm!"

They continued to laugh, I was going to avoid them until one of them said something which made my heart stop.

"hey lookie here, it's cute but...I betcha that's where the witch of the forest lives..."

"we should go pay them a visit...ask them if they've seen our friend. Two bounties for the price a one"

My eyes widened, they were most likely going to burn Y/N for a reward. Without even thinking first I quickly ran out of cover behind the three goons. They turned and saw it was me, taking out their weapons.

"looks like the piggy came to us"

I grimaced under my mask and went to draw my sword but grabbed nothing, it was then I realised I didn't have it anymore. What the hell was I thinking?!

"great..."