Facilier words got me thinking throughout the night and the day after that. I don't understand why he wants to cause a war between two kingdoms now. What is he going to get from that? The more I think about it the more I less care. As long as he will not hurt Henry and Lucy, I'm good with whatever it is. Then I shook my head. Where that thought came from? I was willing to risk everyone except for my family. I realized that way of thinking is very familiar to me. It's the Evil Queen's way of thinking. I suddenly got scared. He's getting in my head. I am not that person anymore. That event in his prison was just a hiccup. It's never going to happen again. I heard an explosion from the outside, sounds like a bomb of sorts. I hurried out to see what it was. I bumped into Zelena on my way out. "What the hell was that?" she asked me like I know what happened. "Let's go find out", I said and we poofed ourselves out only to find an army lined up in front of the castle. "Bloody hell", she muttered.
We didn't do anything. We waited for the others to arrive. Queen Tiana formed her own army and Henry, Hook, and Jack joined them. Ella and Lucy are safe with Tiana's mother inside the castle. "Are we going to join this fight, Zelena?" I asked my sister. She is a bit hesitant too. She already got her magic back but we kind of feel like this isn't our fight. We are not from this realm. This is not our home although these people stick with us and help us in times of our need. We looked at each other and we both made up our minds. "This is going to be messy", Zelena said with a smile. "Oh, you know we like messy", I replied and she laughed. I met Henry's eyes and we nodded at each other. "Let's show these bastards who we are", Queen Tiana declared with a sword in her hand. Then she signaled the attack.
Two kingdoms clashed. Zelena rode her broomstick and flew above. Her daughter Robin is also with us shooting arrows. One soldier tried to attack me but I managed to stop him before his sword reaches my skin. I looked at him. "Oh…you just made the biggest mistake of your life", I muttered in anger. Fireball appeared in my hand and attacked him. He died instantly and just like that. I couldn't stop myself from attacking the enemies. I was triggered. I don't think I ever used this much magic before in my life. I can feel it burning in me. Then I stopped in the middle and closed my eyes. I opened my arms and started chanting. I can hear the trees around us moving and the soldiers started screaming in fear. "Regina!" I heard someone called me but I am concentrating on getting this spell right. It's been a long time since I did this so I'm a bit rusty. I opened my eyes and saw it working. The branches attacked the soldiers and threw them far away from us. "Witch!" someone called. I bet it's one of them. I continued chanting and the ground shakes.
It's getting easier like drinking a glass of water. I am overflowing with magic right now and it feels so good. I keep on going and the cloud above us darkened and lightning starts hitting the enemies. I heard more screaming. One by one they perished. Then someone pulled me aside and I stopped chanting. The spell got interrupted. I looked at whoever it is that pulled me and I saw Rumple. He used his magic to stop my spell and the trees returned to the way they were. The sky became clear again and the ground stopped shaking. The soldiers started running back to their castle. I looked at Rumple and he looked back at me. "What the hell did you do that for? I had them", I asked him in disbelief. "Did you realize what you were doing, Regina? Do you know what spell you were casting?" he asked me back and I nodded. "Of course, I know what spell I was casting. We're at war Rumple, in case you haven't notice. I was just doing what was needed to be done", I answered. He went silent. "Regina, you just killed almost all of them. You didn't stop them. You literally killed them", Zelena intervened.
I looked around and saw dead soldiers everywhere. There were bloods spilled on the ground. I think I overused that spell a bit. "At least we won", I said to my sister which surprised her. Everyone is now looking at me like I did something horrible. It's war. This is not unusual. "You're welcome", I said to all of them and then poofed myself out of there. I need to breathe. I used too much magic there and I am exhausted. I sat on my bed to rest. My hand is shaking. Then it all sunk in me. I crossed the line. I wasn't defending the kingdom. I was having fun killing them. It was all for my pleasure and not for the sake of my family and friends. That's why Rumple stopped me. He saw it too. I think Zelena did too. I buried my face on my hands. What have I done? Two voices are debating in my head. One is saying that what I did was wrong and the other is telling me that it's fine. I did all of them a favor by getting rid of the enemies. I am conflicted once again.
I didn't join them for dinner. I am avoiding any arguments with my family especially with Henry. I know he has something to say with what I did and I don't want to hear it for now. I went out to the gardens to clear my head. I need to be focus again and free of my evil instincts. It's not as easy as it sounds. I couldn't shake the feeling, the rush I just had earlier. I have never felt like that in a very long time. I thought I will never feel that ever again. I smiled to myself. It's horrible but I can't help it. "He's getting into your head", Rumple suddenly said from behind me. "Jeez…why can't you be like any other people?" I snapped. He is serious. "You know he means trouble not only for you but for all of us", he said. I frowned. "Who are you talking about?" I asked. He smiled. "Your boyfriend, of course…Facilier", he answered. He is really the Dark One. He knows everything and it's annoying. "How did you know about him?" I asked. He laughed. "I know everything, dearie. It's my hobby to collect secrets. What I want to know is what does he wants?" he answered then asked me back. "I don't know", I lied.
"Really? Do you remember what happened the last time the two of you were together?" he asked me.
"Of course I do. How can I ever forget that?" I answered.
"I don't think your family needs another one of that right now especially your son. Everything is going back to normal. Drizella was turned into stone. There's finally peace in this realm. Facilier is a problem, Regina and you know that", he said.
"…and you want me to take care of him. I will not going to do that. I let you keep us apart before not again. You don't have a hold over my life anymore, Rumple. I already casted your curse. Now get the hell out my life", I replied.