The young prince lately enjoys ghosting fate

prologue

In a land full of strong people, only the strongest can rule. A king, born from another king and queen, fell in love with someone, who was not part of this rule.

His queen was frail and weak. People looked down on her.
But she was smart.
Very smart.

She ruled over the land as the King's right-hand woman, and never before has the land experienced such glory.
Never before have they seen so many people smile.

The queen had a weak body. But a very strong mind.
She forbid slavery, monopoly, drugs and even the slums got so tiny, people would believe it, if they were told: "the slums no longer exist."

People praised her and loved her. She broke a typical role and proved that it was nothing but a way to escape reality.

However, she still was very weak.
The palace-doctor was called. He knocked on the queen's door.

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17 December:

As a whispering voice told me to enter, I opened the door. The room was hot. I trailed around, and lastly, my eyes stopped at the bed.
She lied there. She was so small, so weak.
Not only that, but she coughed. My heart broke at the sight of our country's hero looking so pale.

She proved that she was stronger than the strongest, so why is she lying on the bed. Trembling. Suffering?
I did, what a doctor usually does in this situation.

But the information I found out, would ruin everything. The country, the peoples' happiness, my happiness, the king's love.

She was dying.
And there was no way to rescue her.

The last thing she said to me, was: "Stay strong, just like you have always been. I will give you my biggest treasure, before I leave this world."
While softly petting her slightly bulging belly, she smiles softly. There was no sign of sadness.

Then I understood:
She was the strongest.

I left the room and my tears wouldn't stop falling.

24th January:

The Queen coughed up blood...again.

She says she doesn't feel anything. But I can see how she is trembling.

She suffers, but the king suffers the most.

07th February:

She got a seizure. We thought she would die, but the archmage rescued her.

Her life now depends on his left amount of mana.

30th March:

I saw the king and the queen walking in the royal garden. They looked so happy, but the king had dark red eye bags.
I feel so sorry for him.

20th May:

Today I finished all my work and immediately was called to the Royal Palace.
The sky already turned pitch black and no noises could be heard outside the carriage.
No humans talking.
No birds chirping.
Everything seemed lifeless.

I visited the castle.
Surprisingly, I didn't see the servants roaming around.
The castle was as empty, as it was dead outside.
The queen's door was open.
I entered and, I wish, I never did.

My eyes went to the queen's bed.

I saw the lifeless body of the person our country once idolized.

I went over to it and knelt down next to her bed.
Eyes closed, but still smiling.
Just like how people will be remembering her.
Simply beautiful.
I lift the blanket and covered her face, as a sign of protecting the dead.

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Under the blanket, her round belly was in the focus.
'Maybe the baby is still alive?'

The king was still kneeling next to the bed and holding onto her hand.
As I looked at the king, he looked at me.

"Your highness....either you will lose both today, or you will be able to rescue at least the baby"

The king looked shocked but stood up again, when he heard the word 'baby'.

This baby would be the child of him and his queen.

'This baby is the treasure my wife left for me. I have to protect it.'

The king stood up, and ordered the doctor to safe his baby.

The doctor understood and prepared everything. The mother was already dead, so they wouldn't need to use pain calming meds.

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[The castle was quiet,

until the wailing of a newborn

could be heard.

The queen's only son,
Elliot Lucian Celestas,
was born.]

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