Ray looked around and found himself surrounded from all sides. "This is serious." He gazed in all directions and smiled nervously. He dropped down his sword and raised his hand up in the air to surrender. All those soldiers dropped their guard and put back their swords and other weapons as well.
"We both are cowards but that doesn't mean that we will give up this easily."
"We will fight, even as cowards, we will give our best. We will defeat the enemy who is responsible for all of this."
He recalled Sky's words while looking down and his smile turned into a smirk. "Let me tell you about the three golden rules of being a warrior."
"Rule number one of being a warrior is to never let your guard down." He said and took out a dagger from his back pocket and jumped off from his horse, attack two soldiers in front of him. The others got alarmed and took out their weapons once again. Ray landed on his feet and once again looked around. He took a deep breath and began fighting with them.
His eyes then fell on one soldier who was not even pointing his sword at him. He was confused by that and stopped for a second which gave the other soldiers a chance to attack him. Ray was looking at that one soldier and saw that his eyes were tearing.
Ray took a few steps towards him but his one leg was shot with an arrow making him fall down on his face. He groaned and tried to get back up. He could feel his blood mixing with the water of that pond. "I was never a good fighter." He chuckled to himself and felt himself being dragged. He looked at the soldier and saw tears streaming down his face.
"Why are you crying? Why aren't you attacking me?" He asked him. "I c-can't hurt y-you, Prince." He said while wiping his tears. "Rule number two of being a warrior is to never let your feelings take control over you in the battlefield." Ray said to him and that soldier looked at him. "Follow you queen's orders. Do what the ruler of your Kingdom said you to do." He said and the soldier hesitantly took out his sword.
He took steps towards Ray while trembling a little. "Rule number three of being a warrior is to never let your fear come in the way of your duty." Ray said to him while slightly groaning in pain. That soldier came and stood in front of him. "I'll always follow your orders, Prince." He said and stabbed Ray with that sword which pierced right through his heart, tears were streaming down his face and his were trembling.
Blood came from Ray's mouth and he winced in pain but he still managed to smile a little and hold that soldier's hand. He held his hand and softly smiled at him. "Good job." He said and his eyelids began to drop down. He was at the shore of that pond, his blood mixing with the water around him and his breaths becoming heavier with each passing second. "Prince!!!!" That soldier cried out as he saw him dying slowly.
Ray saw himself being surrounded by a bright white light surrounding him. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a girl standing in front of him. He slowly recognized her and his eyes widened. "Queen M-Melanie?" He was shocked to see her reflection but she just smiled at him widely. "I thought that I'll never get to see you again." She said to him.
Tears trickled down Ray's face. He wanted to say so many things but nothing came out from his throat. "Welcome to afterlife, Prince Ray. I hope we will get to see each other once again in our next life." She said and slowly started to disappear.
*****
Ray opened his eyes and touched his face to see that it was all wet from the tears. He sat up and looked around to see some of his friends standing a bit far away from him. "Guys?" He called them and they turned to him. "Ray!" Melanie came to him and hugged him.
"You are finally awake." She said to him and hugged him even more tightly. "What was all of that?" He was still in shock and did not move an inch. "Something which is really hard to explain." Jasmine said to him. "What do you mean by that? Ray asked her.
"And weren't you all dead? Why am I wearing these clothes? Where is my jewelry and crown?" Ray looked around in confusion. Theo who was sitting behind him, smacked him on the back of his head and Ray felt like as if his body got a reboot just in electronic devices.
He looked around in amusement. "What happened to them?! Why are they all lying unconscious on the ground? Is something wrong?!" He began asking hundreds of question and they all sighed loudly. "This guy...is a headache for sure."
*****
Lucy was pacing all around her castle when one of her guards came to her. "What happened? Did you stop them?" She asked him. "Prince Ray....has been killed...by our soldie--" He was not able to complete his words. Lucy eyes widened on seeing blood coming from his neck. He fell down on the floor revealing Claire standing behind him, holding a bow and arrow by which she shot his neck.
Her eyes were bloodshot red and her chest was rising up and down in anger. Her eyes had tears in them but her anger was even more stronger than her pain. She threw her bow and arrow and marched towards Lucy. A lot of guards surrounded Lucy to protect her. Without thinking twice, Claire took out her swords and killed them all with just one swing.
Lucy flinched on this and took a few steps back but Claire was faster and she held her by her neck. "Why did you do that?" Her voice was rasp which was enough to send shivers down Lucy's spine. "WHY?!" She yelled and choked Lucy harder. Lucy began tapping her hands to release her but Claire did not move even an inch.
Claire harshly pushed her back and she landed on her throne. "This throne...is this what you wanted? The only thing which made you this much corrupt?" Claire said to her in a disgusted tone. "Claire, I--" "No need to hide anything, I already know everything." Claire said and stepped on her foot, pressing her boots deep into Lucy skin, making her cry and scream in pain.
"Is it hurting?" She asked her. Lucy yelled more as Claire dug her boot deeper. "This is what you deserve." She said and drew back her leg. "I never thought that you will break our bond like this...I never thought that you will betray your best friend like this...I never thought that you will kill your own brother like this." Claire said and broke the vase kept on the side of the throne. Lucy flinched at it harshly but Claire did not care about what she felt at that moment.
"Why did you betray my sister's trust?" Claire's eyes were watering and she dropped down her sword as well. "Why did you kill my best friend?" The tears which she was holding for so long, came out and trailed down her cheeks. "Rose trusted you!! For her you were the only person she could blindly rely on!!" She yelled at her.
"And yet you...you broke that trust....you broke that bond....you broke that friendship and that promise of yours to always be friends with her." She felt weak and fell on her knees. "Tell me the truth! Why! what was the reason?! Was it just for this throne?!!" Claire yelled at her once again.
"It was because of LOVE!!"
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The Reincarnated Royalty
General Fiction[COMPLETED] A group of teenagers went to an ancient castle on a school trip. After they entered a particular room, they all remembered their past life and the connections they all had with each other whether it be hatred, jealousy, care, or even lo...
