Don't Blink

Chapter nineteen

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever"

-Lance Armstrong

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Mayla and Lucas gasped as they saw the throne room.
The rooms does not just have tapestries around it but galaxy enchantment so the roof looked like a purple galaxy.
"Wow, this is so amazing!" Maya whispered, looking around.
Long tables along the sides of the walls had the tops filled with all kinds of food Mayla is familiar but unfamiliar with.
There was duck, cakes and other sweets.
But there's a live...one-eyed small birds in a cage, all squeaking.
And there were alive fish, swimming around in their own bubble of floating water, floating around the room.
"I welcome you home my daughter" King Chidon "I have our realm dishes as well as the realm of a Million Dreams dishes so you felt at home with both"
Eirela gasped and smiles at her father.
"Thank you so much" she stated "Thank you"
"Anything for you, my princess" the king said, "Since you're of age now, I can resign from this role and you can become Queen and rule our realm"
Eirela gave a quick look at Mayla before nervously grinning.
"Father" Eirela said "Let me get used to this realm; I have been in the other one for so long...let me get my head around this one"
The king sighed but nodded.
"Whenever you are ready" the king said "You-"

As the King and Eirela continued to talk, Lucas and Alicia started to argue about Lucas running off on Alicia.
Mayla just stood there awkwardly.
'I'm in the presence of royalty, we need to kill him' the reflection said in Mayla's head, almost making Mayla groan out loud.
"Stop it" Mayla hissed to herself.
'It is my birthright' the dark being said.
"Well hold back" Mayla snapped to herself "You'l risk getting both of us hanged!"
'Just you sweetheart, you're the one looking insane here' the dark being said.
Mayla looked around and noticed some of the guards, looking at her suspiciously.
"I have done what you want, now get out of me" Mayla said a little too loudly.
"Mayla?" Alicia asked "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine" Mayla lied smoothly, looking at the concerned mother "I'm fine"
"You look awkward standing there alone, why didn't you join our conversations?" Lucas asked.
"Well you were getting yelled at by my mother which I don't want to be on the receiving end of that...and Eirela and Chidon were reuniting" Mayla said "I didn't want to interrupt"
"Nonsense darling" Eirela said "It's fine"
The king nodded with agreement.
"No, continue talking, I'm getting some food" Mayla said, walking to the table on the left side.
Mayla immediately went for the small cakes,which had the mirror galaxy frosting.
Mayla grabbed a plate, going to pick one up.
'Eat while you can' the dark being said.
"You're not making any sense" Mayla muttered.
The dark being laughed in her head.
"Why are you still here? You promised-"
"Lady?"
Mayla turned around to see a guard, looking concerned at Mayla.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"I-"

Suddenly Mayla's eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fell, the guard catching her.
"Mayla!" Eirela yelled, the first one to realise.
The guard carried the shaking Mayla to the royals and her friends and laid her on the ground.
"What happened?" The king demanded.
"I don't know sir, the girl looked pale and frozen and I asked if she was okay and then she passed out" the guard explained, bowing.
"It might be her curse, but that's impossible since she has already fulfilled it" the king said.
"Then why is the curse still affecting her? It might be because she's back here and she's transforming again?" Mayla's mother asked, rushing to her daughter as she was shaking in pain.
"I don't know" the king said, "She has done it, so there shouldn't be any-"
"I swear on my soul I will help you find your daughter in my realm...and reunite your family" Eirela whispered "You swore to bring us all together? You stupid girl"
The King turned to his daughter.
"What are you talking about?" He asked.
Eirela sighed.
"I'm talking about she also swore to bring my descendants together as well" Eirela said "I grew until the age of 100 in that realm, I was a great grandmother"
The king gasped.
"So does that mean...you're not the heir to the throne?" The king asked.
Eirela shook her head.
"Does the heir even know their heritage?" Lucas asked.
Eirela shook her head.
"Not that I know off" Eirela replied, looking at Mayla.
"The day's almost up, that means-"
"Isn't the curse meant to haunt her to her end if she doesnt do it?" Lucas asked "So it doesn't effect her, I've sworn on it may times and I have no side effects....this is something else?"
"Mayla?" Alicia demanded as Mayla stopped shaking.
"I'm fine, don't worry" Mayla said, sitting up like nothing happened at all "I'm sorry I made you worry and destroyed the celebration"
Mayla fake smiled.
When she had passed out, only the pain of fire surrounded her.
She held in her screams or they would be worried.
And definitely concerned.
"I'm fine, I think I might need some sleep" Mayla said.
And if on cue, 2 gongs were heard.
"Sunrise" the king said.
"We better get going then if we want to get to home on-"
"No, no" Eirela said, cutting off Alicia "We have spare rooms, you can stay here the night"
"Are you sure? Its no trouble?" Alicia asked, turning to the king.
The king shrugged.
"We have 54 guest rooms, we might has well use them" the king said with an amused smile, making the three's jaws drop to the ground with shock.