Within his skin

The curse

" You, you haven't answered my question" I tried to act confident.
" Well princess. I don't recall you giving an answer to mine either" he replied. I went silent.

I felt intimidated by him. I was sure he already knew the answer,  so why did he still want me to say it? I wouldn't answer. He could keep his name to himself all he wants.

The moment I tried to take a step away. I felt his hand on my lower back and he pushed me against his body. His hand remaining on the spot as he pressed me against himself leaving me to stand on my tiptoe as I looked up at him.

I was taken unaware and still in shock, starring into the eyes of this man who held me this close to him with his right hand that felt so large around me, while his left hand was still holding the door frame. I felt jealous.

Why wouldn't he hold me with his other hand as well, instead he preferred to hold the door frame so tightly.
   I blinked at my stupid thoughts. The material of my dress was thin and being pressed up against this Godly looking half naked man was definitely messing with my thoughts.

" Elias" he muttered. I heard him but didn't really understand. All of a sudden, he removed his hand from my back allowing the heels of my feet to finally touch the ground again. I could no longer feel the warmth of his body.

" Leave" he said simply but it sounded authoritative.
" Leave.. princess" he repeated and I immediately turned around and ran away. I didn't stop until I got to my room. I pushed my room door open and ran in, leaving the door to close on its own.

I threw myself on my bed burying my face in my pillow. After a few seconds, I raised my face as I thought about everything that just happened.
' Elias' I remembered and quickly sat up.

" He told me his name? Was that his name?" I questioned out loud. That had to be his name. I smiled as I fell back on my bed kicking my feet in the air. I stopped.

Now that I knew his name. I was supposed to be satisfied but no, I was more curious about him now. I wanted to know more. What exactly? I had to stop myself. He was a warrior and not just any warrior, but the general.

He was a dangerous man. Although he hadn't hurt me yet, probably because I'm the princess.

I laid down facing the ceiling. I couldn't help but wonder if he's married or engaged, or..  had someone he liked.
' Should I ask him that as well?' I thought.

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Elias Pov

    Once again. We had won another War. I lost a few of my already few warriors. That didn't affect me, they died with their dignity and that was the greatest death.

I and the rest of my men, headed for the palace directly from the battlefield. The emperor had sent a messenger to call us to the palace. This was the first time in a while. I had gone to the palace a few times before, but it was never with my men.

Velander had been in victory and power for 20 years now all thanks to me. It wasn't something to be proud of. It was just a way of relieving my stress. I was blood thirsty. All of it was a part of the curse.

My father was the general before me and he raped a girl who was already betrothed, making her fiance and her family abandon her. My father forced her to live with him even tho she didn't want to.

On the night, I was to be born. She passed through so much pain. Throughout her struggle to deliver me, she placed curses on me. And died immediately I was born.

At first, I was a normal child, but once I clocked 10. I went wild. It was like I had been possessed, attacking everyone in sight and almost killing everyone. After that, my father took me to join the warriors. I suddenly grew.

At the age of ten, I looked like a sixteen years old. I felt this strange anger and always wanted to fight. During training, I injured the other warriors even tho they were bigger, none of them could withstand me.

Seeing this, my father started taking me to War. I killed mercilessly. People grew scared of me including my father. On my eighteenth birthday. I went wild again. This time, needing to kill someone. I killed a few of our warriors and killed my father when he tried to stop me, only then  did I calm down.

Everybody avoided me, but seeing that my father, the general was dead. The emperor immediately made me the general. After getting the position. I started trying to gain control of myself, so not to kill my own men.

My name quickly spread around, they addressed me by my last name and I had no problem with it. My name is Elias War, but they called me War.

   When there was no war to fight. I attacked other kingdoms, just to kill people. I felt nothing but anger and hatred, and also the urge to spill blood. I knew I was cursed and I've come to live with it. I didn't take it as a curse but a blessing.

This way, no one dared to cross my path. Although I get nightmares, unexplainable ones. I dream of my mother, although I never got to see her but I saw her in my nightmares. She kept reminding me of the curses.

The gods seemed to be on her side. I couldn't recognize people when I was angry and my temper was very thin. I liked it this way.

About women, I've had my fair share. I don't remember the face of any woman I've bent over. Yes, they were always bent over and I never looked at them. They were a bunch of weak, squealing, horny annoying things, before I say two words they were dripping. They always wanted to get my attention.

I've killed a lot of women. Who said I had mercy towards women, not even children. You anger me or in sight when I'm angry. You die, that simple.

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