{The Passing Days I Spend By Your Side}-{AlCale Oneshots}-{AlCale Week}

{Tranquil Days Without You}-{Dead Cale AU}

Day #7

April 30th- Prompt:

Bonus Day!

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The sky seemed to be like melted caramel as orange, red, and yellow were mixed as the sun started to go down, signaling that it was now sunset.

A certain blonde-haired man looked out the window of his office with dull blue eyes, a sense of longingness swirling with a deep emptiness that seemed to never leave the man as if it was shadowing him.

The Crown Prince, no, the Emperor of the Roan Empire.

Alberu Crossman.

The blonde-haired man, known as Alberu Crossman, looked at the stack of paperwork that didn't fare well with the loud silence accompanying him in the room, the only guards with him being outside of his office.

Alberu clicked his tongue outwardly to cause a rift in the silent noise vibrating in his ears.

He picked up another piece of paperwork but couldn't get his brain to focus on the words written on it.

It was to be expected, seeing how Alberu had been in his office for over eighteen hours now.

There was a stupid amount of paperwork even after the White Star and the Hunters were gone. Alberu got out of his comfortable seat and walked up to the window, opening it as a gush of wind made his hair sway.

Alberu could hear a few papers from his desk fall but he didn't care enough to go pick them up. Alberu closed his tired eyes as he let the breeze play with his hair.

'Ah... It's that time already.' Alberu thought, looking at the sky, his murky eyes seemed to become worse if that was possible.

Five years had passed since peace purged the world once again. Festivals and celebrations were heard from Kingdom to Kingdom. Happiness evaded everyone's fear-filled hearts because of the war.

'Five years and yet...'

Alberu clenched his fist as he opened his eyes. Even if his blood boiled at the moment, he looked quite serene as he looked out of the big window.

Alberu didn't bother to close the window as he looked away and walked towards the entrance to his office.

Alberu opened the door as the two guards stationed bowed in respect to their Emperor. The first and youngest Emperor of the Roan Empire.

Alberu didn't give any greeting back as he walked away at a fast pace.

"What is His Majesty in a rush for?" The younger of the two guards whispered to his superior, who had fought in the war.

"Ah, you wouldn't know..." The older guard responded in a bit of shock.

"Today is that person's anniversary." The older guard said to the younger one who had a shocked expression on his face.

Alberu didn't bother getting a mage to teleport him as he told the guards upfront he was leaving, though no one asked any questions, knowing why today's date was special.

Alberu teleported near the Henituse estate.

Or rather, the hill that had the grave of the late countess, Jour Henituse.

Alberu inhaled a sharp breath, walking up the hill. Every step felt heavier as he made it to the top.

Seeing not one but two graves that stood idly on the top.