Blossoms on fire

Chapter 50

Hi,

I would take all the criticism do not be afraid. I want to know the truth you felt about this story.

This is all, have a good day.

TheLucy13

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I started with my studies. This is the first day of my research. I open the first book called Mysterious times in the past.

I am thinking about the title. But I cannot think of anything.

I started reading pages and pages. This is what I read:

Our kingdom Quecao has three neighbours. One of them is a kingdom Roca. The second is the kingdom Jilan and the third is Mique.

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I know I remember Jilan is the kingdom of King Sane...

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King of Quecao had three sons and only one daughter. The sons were named Jian, Idan and Ire. The only daughter 's name was Maria. When she was fifteen, her father was looking for a husband who would suit her best in the future and by him, he would connect his kingdom to another else.

He couldn't decide between the princes of the neighbourhood. So he let the time pass a little. And because he did not pick anyone yet, there it came. Fight between princes of the neighbourhood. They were fighting, killing each other, betraying each other only for kingdom Quecao, no for the princess.

Roca, Jilan and Mique fought each other. Quecao tried to find a way to peace but there was no use. It was late. If our king picked anyone now the others would go after him. There would be never peace. So the king thought about ways out of this war.

And then one day he came with a way how to end this fast.

He wrote letters to those three kingdoms. I do not like that all around my kingdom you are fighting against each other. My daughter is suited for the one who is the strongest of all of you. The one who will win in your fight and come for the princess to marry her.

After reading them the battles were crueller than before. Yes, it ends quite quickly. But many people were killed in those times.

From these battles came winner. It was Zen. He was from the Mique kingdom. The three days after his arrival at the royal palace in Quecao he got married to Maria. The Jilan kingdom was the weakest from those three kingdoms. Most of the best soldiers were from there. But now they are lying their dead bodies in the Arutum edges and near to the rivers.

Jilan got into the problem with another their neighbours. So it was unnecessary to look after more trouble in other places. They withdrew and almost nobody can remember that they were in those fights and they had lost.

It passed year from the marriage and new king of Quecao Zen decided that he will give his kingdom new name. And that was Micao. He said: 'I think that those all moments which happened, all victories or defeat. It was all because destiny chose me to be here. You can see it. Mique and Quecao. Que this syllable is connecting my kingdom with Maria's. It was destiny for me, it was destiny for others. And because destiny is saying by this connect. As of today, from now on all the times this kingdom will be named Micao.'

Micao was born. The New Kingdom. New life is coming.

Roca stopped any actions with us. Still, with the anger, with hatred and with no love. They were treating us this way. They cut every trades between them and our kingdom. We got weaker, neither Jilan wanted anything with us. All because the king of Micao was Zen. The father of Maria was dead almost year. He suddenly died by illness a week after the marriage.

We were all alone. But relations with Roca were the worst. We tried to find other trade partners but there were no much who would want us like their trade partners because we were weak and we did not mean anything in further places than our neighbourhood.

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What is Roca now?

It sounds similar to Rouca.

So I got another book and looked there was this article.

This day is very important for our people of Roca. Roca means stone. But we are not all of the stone. So this day the king decided to name this kingdom Rouca. It sounds prettier than before.

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So Rouca and my kingdom did not have a good relationship after the marriage of Zen and Maria.

'I heard name Maria before... Ohh that was the name I was called by Noor on our first meeting!' I think out loud.

Memories:

'Maria.' Prince said.

Maria? What does it mean?

'I am sorry. I should know earlier.' Jin apologized.

Only one word to say whole thought. Increíble.

'Jin, did you gag her? ' Prince asks.

'No, Your Highness.' said Jin.

'Princess.' he called me.

'Yes...' I whispered.

'Marriage without a bride for a groom to take,

the past let this thing happen to our people

the present gives us a chance to our bond remake

let our future be so sweet like syrup of maple.' he said some poem.

I cannot understand the meaning.

'I am worthless for anything you want me to use.' I said.

'You do not know.' Prince said.

end of memories

 This reminds me Jilan kingdom killed my family in the times of war. It was like history was repeating once again.

Another fights about power. All about power, what about love, heart. Why POWER?

What is so good about it? The power, it killed so many people. How someone can use this to killing others. It is so cruel.

I am human and next to me is human too. It does not matter if it is from my kingdom or not. All of us are humans. What are their problems? Why are there wars, fights?

What people are searching for?

They did not have enough of the things they have now?

I am, I did not regret. I did not think that I would be so happy because of arranged marriage but I had claimed it as my duty as a daughter of the king as a princess of Micao. I accept my destiny. Micao was in the trouble so because I wanted my people to be saved. I had wanted to do anything for them, to be saved.

But ...

Why is called Mysterious times in the past?

- Why Mysterious times in the past? Maybe it is because no one can be on all sides of the story. Like in the war, no one can be objective about his side or the other. Someone can describe one point of view but what to do if is there another one?

How would have written this story anyone from Rouca? Would it be the same? What would be different about it?

But how I can here get a book from anyone from Rouca?

I can ask.

I can ask!

I can ask Noor about it.

I closed the book quickly. I got up from the chair and ran to his office. I wanted to know now.

End of chapter 50