Royal Secret

Painful Past

Walking along side Ezra, Scoth couldn't stop thinking about him and his recent discovery on who Ezra was.

Why didn't he tell us? Did he know Shade was for the Dark Circle? Was it a coincidence? Crystal... And Zephron...

Scoth was snapped out of his thoughts when Ezra stopped him from walking any further.

"Okay, so we need to get him alone. And then we ask the questions, get the answers, and out of there." Ezra said looking straight at Scoth.
Nodding, Scoth walks forward and into a large dome like cave.

The cave looked small on the outside, but on the inside it was huge, almost castle like. You could sense that there was great power.

"Hmm.. Why did he come here? And with only Scoth?" A blue eye male asked looking at a brown and red eyed man.

"I don't know. Aaron, do me a favor and secure the area, make sure they aren't planning an attack on us. Even if they were they would die hard." Zephron said with an evil grin.

"Yes, sir" Aaron said as he walked out of the room.

"Zephron! We need to talk! And no we don't want to fight."Ezra yelled as he looked for Zephron.

"And why should I trust you?" Zephron said as he emerged from another dark room.

"Listen, I only want to ask you a few questions, that's all, I promise" Scoth said holding his hands in the air to show he's innocent.

"Hmm, okay but what's in it for me? I mean you can't expect me to give you what you want, but nothing for me. Right?" Zephron said thinking carefully.

"What do you want?" Ezra asked.

"Her. I want her." Zephron said his red eye glowing slightly.

"What for? Why on earth would you possibly want her?" Scoth said.

"That necklace she had on, the crystal? Well it's a powerful, magical necklace, one of the most powerful objects out there. And I have it." Zephron said holding up the necklace.

"And you need her because..." Scoth asked looking at the crystal.

"She's the only one who can make this necklace work. She's the only one with the power to do so."

"How do you know this?" Ezra asked Stepping forward.

"I can't make it work. No one can. Yet she used it to heal that creature. So therefore she is the only one who can." Zephron said as the crystal's golden frame glistened.

"Tell me, Zephron, who are you? Where are you really from? Why did you leave everything behind like Ezra had said." Scoth said pacing the floor.

"Why should I tell you? Plus I tend to leave my past behind me." Zephron said tensing up a little.

"How did you know the necklace was hers? Or that it was powerful?" Scoth said watching Zephron tense up.

"I-- What do you know! Why did you come here! Do you know something of me? Or that the king just threw me--" Stopping in mid sentence Zephron quickly turns around.

"What about the king?" Scoth asked. "Wait! Your the runaway Prince! Your real name isn't Zephron, it's Alexander." Scoth looked at Ezra and back at Zephron.

"No! How?" Zephron asked shook.

"I just put the pieces together" Scoth said.

"You told me you left everything behind, because you weren't loved. No one cared about you anymore." Ezra said looking into Zephron's eyes.

"Enough! I'm done with you two!" And with that Zephron pulled his sword out of his sheath and lunged towards Scoth. Quickly Ezra jumped in front of Scoth and stopped the sword.

"Look, I know how it feels. I know your hurt. And deep inside all under that hate and rage, your a good person. Your just broken and hurt. You're letting your rage and hate get in your way." Ezra said holding the sword at the tips.

"Look who's talking." Zephron said backing away and using his magical force to shove Ezra back into a wall.

"I know you try to forget about your past and being the Prince but.." Scoth started.

"Don't you dare call me that again!" Zephron said angrily.

"Why did you run?" Ezra asked lightly.

"Because of that stupid princess."

"Who?" Scoth asked.

"The little princess of whom Queen Ruby and King Sage had and had forget I existed. All the attention to her. All there love to her. No room for me" Zephron said with a painful, hurt look in his eyes.

"Scoth! Ezra!" A voice said running into the dim caved room.

"Asher? What on earth are you doing here?" Scoth asked turning his head towards the voice. "And how the heck did you know we would be here?!"

"We came to help you" Asher said as Crystal and Raven appeared.

Quickly dodging Ezra's grasp, Zephron kicked Ezra in the stomach and cut Scoth in the arm.

"Stupid fools." Zephron said to himself.

But before Asher could reach Zephron a figure appeared in front of him, quickly Asher dodged the arm as it was about to punch him.

"Asher behind you!" Crystal yelled as she kicked a figure from behind.

Quickly running to Ezra, Crystal crouched down beside him. "You okay?"

"Yea, I'm fine. You can't be here it's too dangerous for you" Ezra said as he fell slowly. Holding him up Crystal looked into his eyes.
"I'll be fine, I just want you safe."

"No! You need to get out of here! I don't care about me! I care about you, and your safety, not mine." Ezra said his eyes filling slowly with the tears.

"You.. Care.. About me?" Crystal asked.

Suddenly an arrow was shot and hit Ezra right in the back, screaming in pain Ezra fell to the ground.

"No!" Crystal cried.

All around was fighting, blood, and terror. Crystal could think straight. To her left Scoth was bleeding,Asher was falling behind he fast figures. Raven was trying to keep the figured away from the wounded,but all were losing.

Zephron walked up with a smile on his face, and said "I told you, you would pay."

"Wait, before you were talking about this princess." Scoth said holding his bleeding arm.

"She was given, what belonged to me. This crystal! Was suppose to be mine! I was suppose to have control of it!" Zephron said angrily.

"What was the princess's name?" Scoth asked weakly.

"Astrid" Zephron said looking straight at Crystal.