Wandering for You||Magi x Reader||

Chapter 21

"It's Cassim! The Fog Troop!" I hear the crowd outside yell and the name perks my ears as the kiss from the day before reaches my mind again.

I shake the thought off and run towards the balcony, standing beside Alibaba, the people in the court had cleared to the sides as Cassim stood in the middle.

"So I hear Balbadd is now a Republic! You say you will return the country to the people and distribute it equally among us." Cassim starts.

Alibaba smiles as the message had reached him.

"But that's all just a scam , isn't it?"

Or not.

"Return the country to the people? They built it with all their own sweat and blood! It had always belonged to us! Whose incompetent government was it that crushed us and stuck us with the bill!? Surely, you remember the taxes that stripped everything away. The hunger, your families, dying. A republic you say? That won't bring back the dead! Will it erase the monarchy's sins it!? It will not! The Royal family is an enemy for us to eradicate!" Cassim yells. All we've fought for, gone in a few lines.

Know what's right, and fight.

That's right! There's no time to waste- I need to stop Cassim from dying!

I clear my throat and yell. "Yes! That's right! We are the ones who crushed you and discriminated you! This country, is it all worth that much? You say you built it, that's right. But we've put heart in it too! It's true, we can't repay the sins that we've committed and we can't bring back the dead. But what we can bring to forgiveness and rights for equality. We're all at fault, that's apart of being a country! Never forget but forgive! Build a stronger heart, because the heart of a nation resides within it's people! Wouldn't your loved ones want to see you live a happier life than they did, not one that torture yours for eternity in blood shed!?" Silence overwhelms the court.

"Answer me! People of Balbadd!" I yell again, I ball a fist as a hand grabs my shoulder.

"(Y/n), you're right. We've wronged them in the past, we can't reverse what we had did, but we could offer them more than just a new life, a new revolution." He says to me, his hand slides down my arm and holds my hand.

He's breaking down inside...

"Alibaba, we'll get through this... Okay?" I ask softly as I squeeze his hand, with a small burst of courage he nods. Cassim's group makes it way into the gates of the palace, making fuss with the guards. The people had died down and are discussing among them selves.

"I'll go stop Cassim."Alibaba says, he lets go of my hand and turns.

"Alibaba, before you go, I have something to tell you." I say suddenly, Alibaba turns back.

Here goes nothing...

"I joined Cassim because, during the time I was out. I saw the future, Cassim... dies." I croak the last part as I look him in the eye.

"Don't worry, (Y/n). I won't anyone die, especially Cassim."Alibaba turns his heels and hurried off.

What am I suppose to do now? I should've went with him shouldn't I?

I shake my head and stand idly at the balcony.

C'mon! I can't just stand here and do nothing!!

"Hey you!" I point at one of guards, they straighten up at my gaze.

"Y-yes?"

I peer down at the gates and devised a few more tactics.