Shadow Cursed

Chapter 47: Attempted Murder

Coming out of the bathroom I tried to put a straight face on as I rejoined the party guests. A young boy was going around with a tray of glasses with a liquid inside, the women were taking a glass as he passed them. After taking a sip most of them thanked the boy and he moved on to offer a drink to the other guests. I watched him as he slowly made his way around the room.

Soon enough he approached me with a glass. I tried to turn it down but he put it in my hand and left. Was I supposed to drink it or could I dispose of it and no one would notice. The liquid smelled sweet, one sip wouldn't hurt would it? I took the tiniest sip of the drink, it was a rather interesting flavor for the drink. I spit the taste out of my mouth.

The room went silent. I made my way to the front to see my father and mother standing in the front of the room holding hands. They were making announcements and everyone was listening to hear what they had to say. The princess was 3 months pregnant, and they were getting married soon. The crowd was in cheers.

A toast was declared in honor of the Prince and his chosen Princess, and their soon to be daughter or son. Little did they know, their daughter was among them watching.

One moment the room was still as I was running, and the next moment the room started spinning around me. Smoke filled the room as the guests tried to find an exit to the room, all I could hear was the chaos that came after the explosion. The guards tried to protect the pregnant princess and her prince. Through the smoke I could see the reflection of a knife, and it was walking towards my parents. I was still on the ground after the explosion caught me off guard and threw me off my feet. Rushing to my feet and grabbed the armed man from back hanging on as he didn't need to struggle to fight me off. In one swift motion he knocked my body off his and was on top of me second later. His knife was at my neck and his eyes met mine. His eyes gave me the same shivers my nightmares when I tried to sleep gave me. He was the one I sought revenge on, the one who changed everything.

Determined and with an adrenaline rush, I fought back and knock him off balance and got back on my two feet. He stumbled a little but regained balance quickly. I looked myself over discovering he had cut me and blood was dripping. He was still armed but I wasn't gonna go down without a fight. He lunged at me and I barely avoided his weapon, he moved faster than any other being I'd ever met. His reflexes were 10x faster than mine making it hard to keep up with him.

A pain exploded as my legs gave out and I fell to the floor. With his force, he had shattered my knee cap with his weapon. I could only feel the pain spreading. This was the end, I couldn't fight anymore. A voice in my head kept telling me to fight but my body was no longer able to.

Like a doll thrown to the side of the room, my body felt heavy. He just ignored me now that I was useless and pursued my mother and father as they were escaping. I couldn't feel my leg anymore as I tried to stand back up only to fall back to the ground helpless.

My body was feeling heavier and heavier as minutes passed. The loud sounds around me started to get softer and the room became darker. The room became silent as my body went to sleep and my mind shut off.