Cost of the Crown (UNREVISED VERSION)

Ivory

In the mirror, two were fighting and one was on the side, helpless.

The king was still intoxicated and still couldn't move. He was lying on the side with his eyes closed, only listening to swords clanking and spells casted.

"I've known for quite a while now." Clara told Cassandra as they exchange hits.

"Known what?" Cassandra smirked.

"I've known that the west wind sent you." Clara said as she looked at her opponent in the eye.

"Oh, congratulations, but you should have stopped me sooner." Cassandra jumped further from Clara before disappearing from the battlefield.

"Hey, show yourself you cowardice  cow!" Clara yelled as she scanned the void cautiously.

She heard a sword clanking in a distance, then when she turned around, Cassandra was already right behind her. "Boo! Missed me?"

As they battled inside the mirror, the real Cassandra and Cedric were in their room. Cassandra morphed into Clara then she dragged Cedric to the throneroom.

"She's occupied for now." Cassandra smirked.

"Why are you doing this?" Cedric muttered.

"Oh, why? Is it no fun?" Cassandra mocked.

The king did not reply for he was too tired for it. A maid was walking by when she saw Cedric with Clara. She saw how mercilessly Clara stabbed the king as he lie there, not even defending himself. The maid was horrified, then she ran to the guards as she yelled for help.

As for Clara, she walked away with the bloody knife in her hands then went into their room. She cleaned the knife using the tip of her undergarments then put the knife on the vanity. She morphed back to being Cassandra before pretending to be asleep on the bed.

In the mirror, Clara was still battling with the fake Cassandra and she was getting annoyed.

"What in the heaven's name?!" Clara cussed as she caught her breath.

"Had enough?" Cassandra mocked.

Clara scoffed before charging into Cassandra who successfully deflected her continous attacks. They continued exchanging glares and hits as they deflect and dodge.

After both were exhausted, Cassandra got a small dagger then threw it towards Clara. Though it did not hit Clara fatally, the dagger left a deep cut on her cheek and it bled.

"That's it." Clara mumbled. She did not wish to use her abilities against anyone after the war has died down. She has not used her abilities ever since the princess died and she swore to never use it again.

She closed her eyes and Cassandra took that moment to charge towards her. As soon as Cassandra got closer, Clara opened her eyes and she teleported above Cassandra in a blink of an eye.

Cassandra dodged Clara's sword then she turned to her oppenent to hit. They exchanged powerful blows and hits as they try to kill each other.

The Cedric in the mirror was left unnoticed as he felt the poison slowly running through his veins. He couldn't do anything about it since he can't move. He was just there, while two were fighting. Not long, he was dead.

"You can finally rest." Cassandra smiled.

"What?" Clara furrowed her eyebrows.

"You win." Cassandra dropped her sword then lifted her arms in the air.

When Clara was walking towards her, she tripped Clara and then pinned her to the ground where she attempted to stab her. Before the sword could even touch her, she teleported behind Cassandra then she kicked her back. She pinned Cassandra then she stabbed her from the back.