Thana was running again. She had a feeling the Forest was watching her every move. The pain that was piercing her heart was almost unbearable. She knew she would never forgive herself. She found it ridiculous. Seeking justice and ending up killing her own sister. Her everything. The person she once trusted the most. And for what purpose? Power. Wealth. Influence. She had always desired that. Thana truly was disgusted by herself.
Not long after that, the queen reached it. The famous precipice over the Gorge of Doom. The ground was about a hundred meters under her as she watched the rushing water in the gorge with a new hunger in her eyes. She pulled the crown from her head, examined it with disgust, and threw it into the gorge. Thana stepped closer to the edge of the precipice. In that moment, she felt movement behind her. She turned around fearfully and saw...
Khalida. Thana gasped in shock, took a step backward, and she fell. She never saw the hurt in her sister's eyes as she crashed into the water and her life ended.
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The Forest of Lights
FantasyLong ago, in a kingdom ruled by silence, two princesses dared to speak. Thana and Khalida were sisters bound by blood but divided by destiny. Together they formed the Guerrillas, a secret band of warrior women fighting for justice in a land that den...
