In Time And Memories

Chapter Sixty-Nine

The moment I opened my eyes, someone is fighting. I can't properly saw who is it since my vision is still blurry. My head and body are aching and it is so hard to move. I roamed my eyes around and the only thing I can recognize is the throne beside me.

"What happened...?" I muttered to myself.

After some time, my vision is finally clearing up until I can properly see. The first thing I noticed is the blood on my side. It came from the wound I got because of my sword.

That explains why I feel so weak. A lot of blood has been lost.

I roamed my eyes again and it widens as soon as I saw Urus fighting Pierre. "Urus..." my call came out like a whisper.

That's right. I remember it now.

Pierre went to our office and attacked me. They have started their treason.

"Urus!" I called again. This time, our eyes met. My mouth gape after seeing his condition. His body is covered with blood and he's already beaten up. I saw how his tears rolled down to his cheek and there is a relief in his eyes.

Pierre attacked him again and it made him feel on his knees. I gasps. I tried to stand up but my body won't cooperate with me. Not to mention, I have a big cut on my leg.

Even so, I still did what I can do just to come closer to him. I stood up, fell down, and crawled just to go to him.

"Azelaine..." His voice is faint.

Before I know it, my eyes are already full of tears. I feel helpless and it hurts so much to see him like this. I forgot my own pain and just run to him. As soon as I got closer, I hugged him tight. My heart feels like bursting out.

"Go... you need to escape..." he whispered to me but I shake my head.

Why would I leave him?! I am here to protect him and be with him even if i die. If I am going to escape then it has to be with him.

"See? He is nothing now, Azelaine. He couldn't even fight me properly."

I want to kill him. I want to kill Pierre.

My breaths starting to become heavy. Urus held me tight to stop me, he must have know what I am going to do but I didn't listened to him. I gathered all my strength and grabbed the sword near us. Pierre only smirked at me after I rushed to attack him.

I swung the sword and he easily avoided it. "You can still be my empress, Azelaine. That proposal will always be available."

"No way in hell I will be your empress!"

My sword kept on attacking him but he also kept on avoiding every attack. I have nothing in mind but to kill him. Even if I have to push my limits, I will do it. I don't care about my pain, I just have to kill him.

"Azelaine!" I heard Urus called my name but my mind is already clouded with my murderous intent.

I will kill you, Pierre. I will kill you, Pierre. I have to kill Pierre. Kill Pierre.

My thoughts was only cutted off when someone grabbed my neck. That's when I just came back to my senses and saw Queen Frizella in front of me. She is also covered with blood and there are some wounds all over her body.

"Mother!"

"I must say, that was really painful, Urus. However, thanks to those knights, I regained some of my energy," she said but her eyes are glued on me. My eyes flinched after feeling her hands tightened around my neck.

I can't breathe.

"Stop! Please stop it! Don't involve Azelaine in this!" I heard Urus begged.

Queen Frizella smirked. "Choose wisely, Urus. This woman's life or the throne?"

"D-Don't... let h-her... take t-the t-throne..." I'm struggling to speak while her hand just kept tightening. I feel like losing my consciousness.

"Mother, stop it!"

"Shut up, Pierre. I am doing every thing to get you on the throne."

I don't know what is happening anymore since my mind are starting to get cloudy. Queen Frizella's hand is still on my neck and I am struggling to breathe.

"Let her go! I will do it!"

No...

Queen Frizella let go of my neck and I fell on the ground. I choked up as I pant to catch my breath back. Urus went to me and he checks my situation.

My heart torn into pieces after seeing him cry.

I shake my head, to tell him that he didn't have to do that. He shouldn't let go of the throne as it will only fall on the hands of Queen Frizella. While watching him checks on every part of my skin, my tears just kept on falling down.

There is the two of us here against Queen Frizella. According to what she said earlier, she must have killed the knights. She tried to do everything discreetly so that no one from the outside will know what is happening here inside the imperial palace.

"You will be okay... you will be okay..." he whispers to me.

I am not.

I will never be okay without you.

A sword appeared on my neck. "Manipulate everyone's memories, everyone in this empire, that Pierre is the emperor and you have committed treason against your father. Do that or I will slice this woman's neck."

When I saw Urus' eyes, my heart dropped. He held my face between his palms and wiped my tears away.

"I love you..."

"No! Please, Urus... please!" I begged him. My tears won't stop from falling but he kept wiping it away.

I don't want to forget him. I would rather die than having a fabricated memories of him. Even if I have to squeeze myself dry by fighting Queen Frizella then I will. I am more willing to do anything just not to forget him.

"Urus... please... we can fight, right?" This is me bargaining.

Why would he have to fight alone when he have me? If he's going to fight and die, then I will die with him.

"My time with you will always linger in my memories." He smiled.

But that same smile shattered my heart into pieces. That same smile hurts me more than the pain I have endured in the past. That same smile... was the last thing I saw on his

"Please remember me, My love..."

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