Once in a Blue Moon

Chapter 16.

David.
"Isabelle, I need to tell you something very important." I say.
"Well, I too need to tell you something important, it would be better if we go to the balcony." She says.
"Oh, Okay." I say.

We go to the balcony.
"So, I was telling that..." I say and Isabelle cuts my sentence and says, " You were telling that Vinkart is here."
How does she know? She don't even seem scared.
"How do you know?" I ask.
"I'll tell you about that, let me say what I need to say." She says.
What does she need to tell me?
"Tell." I say and take a deep breath. Somehow, I feel scared.
"I want to confess something to you, for which I am a bit sorry but more proud." She says.
"Okay."
"I want to confess that I was knowing, since last year that Vinkart is about to come today. You remember that warning sign, His Majesty recieved, I put that on his bed, to give him a warning."
What is she saying?
Why did she called father, 'His Majesty'? She calls him 'uncle Louis'
"Why didn't you talked to father directly?" I ask.
"Because I wanted Vinkart to come."
"What!" I exclaim.
What is gone into her!
"Look David, calm down. Please, I am just telling what I need to tell. Please let me complete." She says in her sweetest voice which truly calms me down, but that was extra sweet, she has never been that sweet. She is sweet but not that much,she is more kind than being sweet.
"I am fine." I say.
"I am all the way with Vinkart. I don't want to do the same mistake which King Charles did." She says.
"He's dangerous. Did you ever met him? Are you even aware who he truly is?"
"I have met him and I am aware of what he truly is." She says.
Now that shakes my heart. Her words shiver my veins.
I don't believe it. I don't want to believe it. She have met him!
"Why?" I ask. I don't know why I asked, maybe because my heart wants to know why is this happening.
"I am at the correct side David, you should also support me" She says.
"No, you are not at the correct side. You are wrong."
"Sometimes its good to be wrong. Its too hard to be always good and kind. Its to hard to love. You are a fool who thinks that all are good and can be good. You love people with blind eyes. Sometimes evils and villians are the truth. Sometimes its good to have control over all. Its good to use people. Its good to torture, you can lighten your burdens by troubling and killing them. Its good to be wrong and I am wrong."

My eyes are widened at her words. Its not her.
It shouldn't be her.
Within a moment I feel my nerves coming into existence which are going into my brain. Maybe I know what's happening.
"I am truly sorry, David." She says.
I stare out of the balcony. There is silence for few seconds. I turn towards her.
"Sorry." She says and with a sudden she pushes me down the balcony. I somehow manage to catch the small pillars of railing of the balcony. She smiles at seeing me hanging.
I do know where I am.
As she is busy smiling, I slowly grab her hand and throw her down. I hear her scream.
I hope I am right. Somehow, don't know why, tears come out of my eyes and start to roll down.
As she crashes the ground, she dissappears.
God! I was in an illusion all the time.
I push myself upwards and manage to touch the ground again.
I rush out of the balcony.
The question revoloving around my mind was: What would have happened if would have failed?
Another question is: Is really Vinkart gone?

I don't think so.
I rush towards father.
"Father!" I say. I breathe faster.
"What happened? Are you okay?" He asks.
"What happens when a person fails in an illusion?" I ask.
"The person dies." He says.
"What? Why didn't you informed that before?"
"If I would have informed this before, people would have not died after failing, they would have died before failing." He says. "Wait, why are you asking?" He pauses and stare at me.
"Don't tell me..." he says.
"You are right father."
"Oh god! We have to end the party right away." He says.
He is right.
Father is with the special guests so he can face the people right now. A mic is given to him.
"Dear people, may I have your attention please." He says facing the entire ballroom.
Most of the people turn towards him.
"May I have your attention." He says again.
All people turn towards him.
"Dear people, due to some urgent issue, we have to end the party. Its a direct from your king to leave. I am heartly sorry for unconvinience. The Emergency Gates will be opened within seconds, you may use them, or it will be better if you use your magic." He says.
As he finishes his sentence, people start to do the magic, but I don't see people disappearing.
I do the magic to go down, but my magic don't seem to work. That sparkle which comes out my fingers isn't there.
What is happening?
I see Isabelle coming up from the stairs. Normally, even being in my senses, I just take few steps back.
"Is your magic working?" I ask her.
"Yours neither?" She asks.
"Yeah."
"Is he here? And why is the party ending all of a sudden?"
"Because he is here."
"Oh no. But the day is over, it already midnight."
"The day wasn't over few minutes ago."
She takes a deep breath.
"Where were you few minutes ago?"
"No where."
"Were you in an illusion?"
"How do you know?"
"What was in it?"
"A lot different situation."
"Like?"
"Like you killing me." I reply.
"Was that your fear?" She asks and laughs a bit.
"No, it was something I never imagined it would be. You were rude and evil."
"Oh, and?"
"You were supporting Vinkart, and you threw me off the balcony. So basically my fears are death and you."
"Oh. Anyways, I am sorry for throwing you off the balcony." She says with a serious look.
"No, it wasn't you of course."
Mr.Robert Thomas, father's assistant, comes and says.
"Prince David, Excuse me." He says.
"You are excused. What is the matter?" I ask.
"It is noticed and is also confirmed that the magic of citizens of Grandelle is not working. People are worried. What shall we do?" He asks.
"Did you discussed this matter with father, the king?" I ask.
"He has gone with Prince Kevin to prepare an army to fight against Vinkart. As the magic is not working, there is an emergency call in the army, so Prince Kevin is teaching gow to defend. I thought it would be better, not to disturb them, so I came to you."
"Are emergency gates open?"
"Bring me the mic."
He brings me the mic. I take the mic and face the ballroom where people seem tensed. I don't know how to calm them down, but I would try, at least.
"Dear people of Grandelle, I know you are worried right now. Our magic is not working. As it is necessary for you to escape, you all may leave from the emergency gate and till then we'll see how to restore our magic." I say.
"What will you do? We have lost all we had! The king is not even here!" A person in crowd shouts.
"Calm down." I say.
"We can't." Another person screams.

"David, can I try once?" Isabelle whispers.
"Sure." I say.
I give her the mic.
"People of Grandelle, your king has gone to protect you. Its very unfortunate that Vinkart has reached Grandelle. You have to leave the ballroom because he's most likely to attack us. We all have lost our powers, maybe he is the reason. Today, we'll fight together against him and we can only be together if you choose to cooperate for Grandelle, if not for your kingdom, then for your loved ones, and if not for them, for your sake. You can cooperate by choosing to empty the ballroom as soon as possible, we need you safe because you are the one who completes Grandelle. I hope you understand." She says.
I must say she's pretty good at speaking skills.
"We do." A person from the crowd shouts.
By the time she completes her words, it start to rain outside.
From the glass, big windows, I can see big black clouds covering the sky, its starts to rain heavily.
For the first, I don't like this rain. The wind is blowing.
Isabelle handovers the mic to me.
"You all shall leave. Be safe." I say.
People start to rush out. There are nearly, 15 emergency gates, most of the people are out at once.
As people rush out, I stare at the rain, unaware of the reason, this rain frightens me.

Within few seconds, shouting voices start to echo in my ears.
Don't know why but the shouting voice continues to echo im my ears for more than a minute.

Wait.... are people out, shouting?

I hear the guards on the emergency gates shout,"People are dying because of the rain!"

Because of the rain?