Taming the demon

chapter seven

Mia's pov:

I entered the throne room. It was a huge room with high ceilings adorned in golden vine streaks ornamented every wall in the room. A throne sitting at the front of the dais and on the throne, there sat a middle-aged man looking like he was about to spit fire anytime. A crown decorating his head. And at the other side stands two young men. One resembles the king a lot but the other one looked a bit different. I bowed.

" I wonder how Ms ching lays hands on these beauties." He laughed. I passed a fake smile on his side.

" You know what to do" He passed a knowing glance at the guard and he nodded and bowed again before directing me out of the throne room and into a room in the castle. I looked around the room. The room was unadorned unlike other parts of the castle. It was simple, plain but it have a weird somber atmosphere wringing here. The door opened, revealing the prince who resembled the king. A somber expression was masked on his face. No wonder this room felt like it. So is this for him I've been brought here. He prowled to his bed and removed his boots. I fidgeted.

"Aren't you gonna serve me?" His raspy voice resonated in the room. I picked the pitcher of wine and a goblet and poured him a glass. He indulged himself in wine. I didn't know what to do so I sat down at the edge of the bed. He merely passes a glance at me before he plummeted down on the bed. I heaved a breath of relief I was holding for don't know how long.

"Lily" He murmured in his sleep.

Lily? Who is Lily? He was probably dreaming of her. Is she a princess or someone he was in love with I wonder? But if he does have a lover? why is he looking for a prostitute? A humans' life is as ambiguous. The picture will never be clear. A fog of different judgements will always be covered on it. So it might be bold of me to judge the crown prince but for me he is a man, just like others. No loyalty resides in them. I loath all the males of the world cause, in the end, they'll betray you no matter what! ---------------------------------------------------------

It's already midnight and I'm in a carriage riding somewhere. Guards following on their horses behind me. Where are they taking me? I wonder whom I need to serve. Or are they taking me to kill me somewhere far from the kingdom? In the castle I saw no signs of any other fellow girls. Where are they? Are the rumors true. I shuddered. Multiple thoughts some deadly and some easing, galloped through my mind. No, Mia, you chose it, now embrace it. My train of thoughts halted suddenly with the halt of the carriage. I scrunched my brows. A cold wind wafted through the gates as they flew open.

"You can come out" A guard summoned me out. I got deja vu as soon as I stepped out. I was standing in front of the source of my nightmare. It was the same forest I kept on seeing in my nightmares. All the colors drain out of me and I froze in my position. No! This can't be happening. Guard poked me to move forward.

"You need to serve someone inside there and if you'll succeed his highness will pay you a handsome amount" This didn't settle right with me. I felt my legs heavy, not ready to move an inch at the same time I felt something pulling me inside.

"No! I can't go inside" I stuttered the words out.

"If you back now you'll be killed"

What!

But that's absurd. What games my fate was playing with me? I forced my steps and went inside. The gravel beneath me crunched as I stepped inside. I slanted my head back and looked at the guards. They were still standing on the outskirts of the forest probably checking on me so that I don't run away. I dug deeper into the forest. Every step brought horror to my soul. It was the same as I'm reliving my nightmare. That same canopy of trees, A wisp of moonlight seeping inside, and a weird aura wringing around me. I felt a rustle behind me. I looked behind me. There was nothing but trees and trees. I was now in the deepest part of the forest. I heard a faint voice of water. I followed the voice. At the other corner of the forest was a pond. I noticed a black silhouette sitting on a rock. The black wings spreaded. A gush of wind passed. Whatever that thing was, noticed me as it slanted it's head toward me. Those same red piercing eyes penetrated mine.

I KNEW IT

I galloped from there but he was at an advantage as he flew right above me, capturing me in its trap. Without looking for where to go I just sprinted but something beneath me made my foot twist and I rolled down but I was halted by a big rock. He landed with a thud at the front. His existence is illuminated under the moonlight. His empty crimson eyes, His jawline sharp, his deep not so symmetrical pair of eyes, a scar on his right cheek, his half naked torso, and his marvelous WINGS. They were the biggest wingspan I had ever seen. Black and sharp from the edges. His unruly hair flew through his face. He is ethereal in any way. But this wasn't the right time and the right thing to marvel at his beauty.

"Who are you? And what do you want?" I uttered those words.

"Is this your lame try to seduce me? By being innocent" He slanted his head at me. His deep voice rumbled in the silence of the night.

"What do you mean?" I asked perplexed. He chuckled making me shiver. The hair on my arms prickled.

"Oh, darling! Looks like you don't know why you're here" He purred with a wicked smile. I gulped under his gaze. He prowled towards me. He came extremely close to me. I slid back, my back pressed hard against the rock. He leaned closer to my ear.

"They sent you here to lure me into your beauty trap, they want you to tame me" He smirked. His breath tingled through my flesh. I trembled. He deliberately brushed his lips through my cheek. He stepped back.

"I don't know anything about this. They just said I need to please someone here. That's it." My voice came out rather hoarse. A deep sound left his throat. He leaned down.

"Let me acknowledge you then, A seer predicted a few years ago that a human girl can tame me aka the demon, the monster. So over the years, they sent countless girls after me, to tame me but none succeeded and none returned." He articulated the whole prophecy story to me.

"Now I think you're smart enough to know what happened to those girls." His eyes darkened, pinning me with his predatory gaze. They died. I gulped a lump. Panic rushed over me. I saw my vision getting darker, my head started spinning. Everything turned into a haze. I felt my heart clenching inside dozing off in the darkness. My heart thumping at an abnormal pace. I felt my eyes subconsciously shut down. No, I can't lose right now, not in front of him. But as if all my prayers went up against me. DEATH, the fortune tellers words wringing in my head. I saw him lurking in the dark, his crimson eyes penetrating mine. I felt darkness clouding over me and as if my will to stay awake just gave up and felt myself plummeting into the hole of darkness.