MORANA: The Feared Villainess

Chapter 12

"What do you mean by that? King Zygerri is not weak, he's not easy to deal with," Don said. I knew that the King of Zygerria is not easy to Deal with, the man is capable of killing ten people in one blow. The King is omnipotent in his early days, I can attest to that because the two of us exchanged blows before. Although the King is almost a thousand years old, he's still strong but who knows how strong our enemy is. Walang may alam kung gaano kalakas ang impostor na iyon. 

I did not respond to Don's question; instead, I stood up and walked toward the tent that Harbin put up earlier. When I was already inside, I immediately sat and crossed my legs. Since this body is not as weak as before, I need to focus more on strengthening it to fully unleash magic. I concentrated on releasing Irene's power. A few days ago I can only release a small amount of magic due to the body's condition. I easily get tired and I always feel drained whenever I train or release magic. I need to get my powers back to fight my enemies and also to save innocent people. 

A lot of things have been running through my mind these past few days, including King Zygerri— a friend of mine. Due to the fact that I am Morana the villainess of Thelea, no one wanted to be my friend. I was traveling when I met Alaric, He was still a prince. I had reigned Furia for quite some time at that time. I wanted to experience life outside Furia without the chains created by my uncle, so, I traveled around Thelea. No one knew what I look like before, there are rumors flying around saying I am ugly, and some also say that I look like an old witch. Because of those rumors, I traveled freely until one day someone discovered my identity. I was fighting against wild beasts, the beasts were beyond my control and I had no choice but to release magic. Many people saw it and they immediately knew that I was Morana. 

Alaric on the other hand was also traveling alone to experience life before inheriting the throne. He watched me fight all those wild beasts alone, when someone recognized me as Morana, most of the people around ran like crazy just to get away from me. Instead of running, Alaric walked toward me and said, "So it's you, Morana. I am Alaric, can I exchange notes with you?" Alaric was a straightforward person, he immediately stated his intentions. At first, I did not agree to exchange notes with him, but he was persistent to follow me everywhere just to get what he wants. Thus, I agreed to fight him. 

He was a few hundred years older than me but our skills are on par, I also did not expect him to be so powerful. Until now, I never won a fight against him and he's also the same as me. It was always a draw. After traveling and exchanging blows with him, we finally agreed to be friends in this lifetime. We became close but it was strange that the both of us never developed romantic feelings for each other. Alaric is a handsome man, no one can deny that but I didn't know why I could only love him as a friend. We used to talk about a lot of things, he once mentioned that he did not want to be the King of Zygerria, but since he is the only son of the previous King, he had no choice but to sit on the throne. Who would have thought that he became a good King, praised by everyone in Zygerria. As his friend, I was proud of him, and just like what Don said, we signed a treaty between Furia and Zygerria. Our people did not oppose our decision because everyone knew that both of us get along with each other. 

I just hope he's still alive when I arrive, I hope he could still hold on... 

After meditating, I fell asleep and when I woke up Don and Harbin is already preparing to set off. "We need to leave as soon as possible, King Zygerri might not hold on any longer," Harbin said worriedly. He probably got new intel from Zygerria. I nodded and also moved in haste. When we were finally done preparing, we continued our trip. 

"Got news?" I casually asked. Harbin nodded and gave me a small piece of paper. It says that the impostor locked the palace of Zygerria—allowing no one to enter. Even the knights of the royal family aren't allowed to get into the palace, they tried to break in but the palace was surrounded by a barrier. Right now, only the King of Zygerria is inside the palace, the impostor and her underlings are also inside to negotiate. 

My brows furrowed after reading the small piece of paper, a barrier? As far as I could remember, the Palace of Zygerria is huge and no one can easily cast a huge barrier without draining their magic. I am certain that the impostor will not risk her life to create a barrier if she wanted to fight Alaric, it only means she used at least a hundred mages or elves to create a sturdy barrier that costs them their lives. Where did she get a lot of people to be sacrificed? 

"This is bad, Alaric will be dead by the time we'll arrive in Zygerria," I whispered to myself. Given Alaric's stubbornness, he will not agree to the impostor just like what Don said. 

"What?" I  thought Don didn't hear me, I almost forgot that their senses are advanced. "How dare you call the King of Zygerria by his name, and what do you mean by he'll be dead once we arrive? How did you know?" This kid just asks a lot of questions, how can I answer all of them if you're asking too many questions?

"Just because," I replied. 

Don look very troubled while looking at my face. "Morana... You are Morana!" Don exclaimed. This kid is not dumb after all. 

"Yes, I am Morana but at the same time, I'm not."