Of Love and War

Encantadia: A New Leaf i

The defeat of Etheria gave a new beginning for Encantadia. Not long after the destruction of the fifth kingdom Mine-a's memories were restored by Cassiopeia and came along with it is the blessing from the Hara-duri of the succession of the throne. Mine-a kept her name as a reminder of the experiences she had before she got to succeed the throne. Cassiopeia left the throne to her care and went back to her island to look after Encantadia with the use of the mother gem. . Mine-a had also brought her two most trusted handmaids with her, Ades and Gurna. She assigned Ades as the head handmaid directly to the queen. While Gurna was given the task of being the head court attendant.

Amihan on the other hand preferred her original name. But not like her sister she gave up her claim for the throne, instead she devoted herself in becoming a priestess of Emre and Cassiopeia's student. She used her days to master the arts of the daggers. She guards the outskirts of the island of Cassiopeia against intruders, she also helps in the rituals.

Raquim and Enou had to be treated by the combined efforts of Adamya and Sapiro. The deep wounds made by Elores was untreatable by mere power of Sapiryans, it needed magical aid which Imok and Imaw glady offered.

Hagorn on the other hand spent a year in a coma. It was revealed that Avria used a high level of mind control that forced Hagorn's mind and body beyond what its current capacity can do. It had put a lot of stress and toll on his body. He was put inside the mother volcano of Hathoria, known to heal Hathors that have unusual illnesses.

Imok and Imaw shared the responsibility as the new keeper and protector of knowledge in Encantadia.

Six lunar cycles after the fall of Etheria. The new Queen of Lireo had frequent dreams of talking to Emre. And every conversation ended with a white butterfly guiding her to Hathoria.

They were having a royal meeting when one of the sages spoke

"The queen is of right age already and some of us think that the need for a royal heir is already of concern" there were some of them who had agreed to the suggestion.

"B-but I don't have a husband yet" Mine-a thought of Raquim

"I suppose you still hadn't familiarize the Lirean royal laws your highness"

"What law?" Mine-a raised an eyebrow, she has a bad feeling about this

"The Queen is not allowed to marry. She bears a child out of Emre's blessing and with an encantado which the Bathala himslef had chosen" another sage said

At that very moment it was like all of Mine-a's world crumbled into pieces, her envisioned life with Raquim.

"W-who made that law?" She tried to reason out

"It was made because of the incident that involved your family your highness" the sages told her about it and she couldn't help but cry. She then convinced herself that she is already married to her kingdom and she doesn't need a man.

But at the same night she met with Raquim. She told him about the law

"What? That's bullshit!" Raquim exclaimed

"Calm down my love" Mine-a pulled him closer

"Then what am I going to do?" Raquim looked at her with pleading eyes.

"I . . it . . it hurts me to say this but . . . I guess you can marry someone else" Her eyes are burning with the urge to cry.

"Do you hear yourself right now? Are you crazy? I can't even look at other girls without thinking about you first! AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO MARRY SOMEONE ELSE?" Raquim is now fuming with anger.

"Well..I .. I WAS JUST SUGGESTING! I DIDN'T SAY THAT YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GET MARRIED. GEEZ! THINK ABOUT HOW DEVASTATED I WOULD FEEL!" Mine-a can't help but get kilig after she heard what he had said.