Twisted Wonderland Book 6: The Watchman of the Underworld

Chapter 80: An Actor's Cries

Soon, the chariot flies out of the opening as the sun begins to rise in the sky.

Rook happily says, "Ahh, behold the beauty of dawn's light. The morning sun pierces the darkness. It feels truly divine."

"You're right. How beautiful..." Vil says.

And soon, Vil begins sobbing, and lets out a cry, "WAAAH!"

That catches everyone off guard.

"What's wrong, Vil?" Sereia asks, worried.

"I'm only 18, yet here I am, a wizened old grandpa... What am I supposed to do?! I can't get cast as teenagers or young men now! I'd hoped I'd get to play middle-aged roles like dads at some point too. And yet... And yet... IT'S NOT FAAAIR!" Vil cries.

Grim covers his ears, "Yeesh, blow my ears out, why don'tcha."

"What happened to all that talk about bein' the fairest one of all?" Leona questions.

"1 was CLEARLY posturing to keep things under control!" Vil answers.

And continues to cry, "WAAAH!"

"So you ad-libbed that whole speech? I suppose I shouldn't be surprised," Azul says.

"What incredible mental fortitude..." Jasper says.

"I don't know what else to add to this,"

"Poor Vil," Briar says, feeling sorry for him.

Of course, her and Riddle are under the same condition, but Vil suffered a harsher blow.

"My dear Roi du Poison, your tears are truly heartrending," Rook says. "Even on the off chance you never regain your youth, you are without question the fairest one of all."

"I know. But that's not the point!" Vil says, and continues sobbing.

Epel turns to the driver seat, "Floor it, Captain! Please just get us back to school!"

Vil soon lets out another wail, "WAAAH!"

Soon, the captain drives the chariot back to the school, and fast.

Grim continues to cover his ears, "Can someone please make him stop? Or at least talk about something else?"

"Speaking of something to talk about, there is something I want to ask you," Sereia replies.

"What's that?" Briar asks.

"Well, um, it's about what you said before," Briar says, "Are you really a princess? Did you really get your memories back?"

This ends up catching everyone's attention and everyone turns to Briar, waiting for her to answer.

Briar takes a breather a little bit, and decides to answer Sereia's questions, "Well, there are still some parts of my memories that are fuzzy, but what I said was really true. My real birth name is Briar Rosetta Seerwood. The last surviving daughter of the Seerwood royal family of Hollow Fae, and the last species of Salubrious Faes."

Riddle, Azul, Leona, Vil, and Jamil are surprised to hear it, but at the same time, they're also relieved. As for Sereia and the others, it's a real shock.

"Wait a minute... BRIAR WAS A PRINCESS?!" Jasper exclaims in shock.

"Well kind of, not sure if I'm considered one anymore. My home, my kingdom, and even my family are gone," Briar says.

"What do you mean by gone?" Tanzanite asks, worried.

"Well guys, apparently my kingdom, especially my species of fae, were dying out from some unknown disease. I was the only one who was able to be given the cure. And then, Aura, my older sister, used every last of her strength and her magic to change me into a human, sealed my magic, and transported me into Earth. Where I stayed there for years," Briar says.