Akiro made a barrier so that they would not fall completely.
a few minutes later the house was suddenly destroyed as if it had been blown up, thanks to the barrier that Akiro had made and they were not affected.
"Noooooo !!!!!"
Avy's loud shout, along with the destruction of the house Avy also gradually disappears like ash. now they know why it doesn't die. because his life was connected to the life of his home.
"Zaffira!" Akiro said in shock when his eye hit Zaffira not far from their position unconscious.
little by little their strength returned so they were able to stand properly. they all did not know what had happened, but they only thought of one. Zaffira did it, she did it to save them. if it weren't for maybe Zaffira and if she hadn't come out earlier, they equally wouldn't have survived there.
"Zaffira, he's still alive. He needs to be taken to the palace immediately."
he hugged it first and then quickly lifted it to return to the palace.
"he found the weakness of that house. he was the one who did why the house was destroyed."
smiling with mixed concern Anka said.
"I wish I had felt strange in that house for the first time. I wish I hadn't rushed in and helped him destroy it."
"Don't blame yourself, Anka. At least Zaffira has something to be proud of, that she was able to help. that she was able to save us on her own and without help from others. At least she won't underestimate herself."
Kimara explained.
Now, he saw Zaffira's big improvement, he was able to defend himself. he no longer had to depend on others for his survival.
They quickly reached the palace. Zaffira also regained consciousness immediately, unlike before when she woke up a few days ago. Akiro was almost afraid that Zaffira might not wake up now, but that fear disappeared when he woke up immediately.
ZAFFIRA'S POV
I woke up here in Akiro's room. a few days also passed after what happened there when we went to the territory of the witch, which was also the territory of Nemestia. They just surrounded it with an illusion and they claimed that town which he had long sought, the former King then wondered why the town he ruled was reduced, but he did not pay any more attention to it. it's happen that the witches have already claimed it.
after that happened the witches finally surrendered to Akiro, they also didn't know what happened. They do not know that those who raise them are imprisoning them and they only use those who are lower for personal gain. they know nothing of the greed their leader is committing. and the six who tortured the king before? also gave up. Avy really controls them.
I got up and rolled my eyes at his entire room. since I woke up when I fainted, here I am sleeping. As in, Akiro and I are here in his big bed. I don't want to but he's good at finding a reason. Eh, we are said to be married even though no ceremony took place, the important thing is that he has the blessing of his father who used to be King and I love him and he is the same to me so why do we have to have a separate room?
when my eyes wandered around his room I raised an eyebrow when I could not find him.
it may go down because he still has a lot to take care of.
all the people throughout the Palace would be busy for the formal introduction of me as queen, including there the formal wedding of the two of us. in front of a crowd. from all over Nemestia and Tennesee. And of course Father will not be lost.
I haven't heard from them for a few days. I also don't want to go back to them. as long as the important thing is that she is happy, she is content with Mother, I mean the woman that Akiro and I picked up in the world of mortals.
I crawled down on the soft bed and went straight to Akiro's spacious bathroom. undressed and soaked in the bath tub.
haaayyyy.
another day when everyone is peaceful and happy.
I closed my eyes and savored the deliciousness caused by the warm water, just right. not cold, not hot.
everyone is busy while I am here resting on the sweetness caused by the water. today everyone is preparing for tomorrow.
tomorrow Akiro and I will have a formal wedding and the introduction of me as queen.
I remember in my first life that I was not ready to be queen. because I was young and had never experienced war or fighting. because I am a princess I am always confined to the palace. I was just there, winding to the point that my own world would get me lost when I tried to get out of the mansion.
what can I learn if I can't even get out of the palace?
so I was just so nervous when they would marry me to Akiro then and become a queen. especially what can I do when I become queen?
as I continue to reminisce about my life then it only gets more bitter, until I remember again how I ran without direction. run run even not knowing where I am going, just to save myself from the death chasing me.
I just smiled bitterly at that memory.
yes, it was Akiro who tried to kill me before. But when I saw her I saw the path of remorse on her face, how she would embrace me and lift me up like her queen before I was finally killed by no one knowing who. Akiro didn't continue to kill me because before, he was watching me in the stream.
I woke up when I heard the door to the room open and Akiro's voice.
"Zaf? Baby? My queen ??"
it looks like he's looking for me.
I was still lazy to stand. I'm not in the mood right now to move, I just want to lie down, eat and sleep.
sometimes I really have a day like this.
in the mortal world when I was still there, I still missed class when laziness hit me. thank you then because there was another maid staying to take care of me.
"Shit! Where is she !?"
I heard he was stressed again when I couldn't see him in his room. of course he has no clue that I'm here because the shower isn't on. I'm still quiet here.
"I'm here!"
I already spoke because he might call all the soldiers to search the whole palace just to find me. isn't it because he's thinking. preceded by apprehension and fear. that's how he is. as far as about me, the king is smart and always calm and quick to think of a way even if there is a war going on, becomes someone who no longer knows what to do when it comes to me.
I heard her heavy steps into the bathroom and her slamming opening the door.
"what!!?"
I was pissed at the noise he made! That's why I chose to relax here first because it's so quiet and then he'll come in and suddenly he'll make a noise !? my ear is not ready there! it was probably accustomed to silence earlier.
he walked straight until he was standing by my side.
"what !?"
I'm still pissed at what he did. it's not his porket mansion, he can ruin the mood.
she gasped.
my body is still submerged in the bath tub full of petals and only my cleavage can be seen, so he still can't see my body completely naked.
"I'm sorry to disturb your moment, my queen. But your presence is really needed in the preparation."
my ear tingled when I heard a little sarcasm in his voice when he said that.
I still didn't face him and closed my eyes again when he got close earlier.
"what did you say?"
my head was closed and relaxed in the bath tub.
he sighed again.
"Look, Zaf. They need you there in preparation so they know what to do. They can't get started if they don't know what you want. They need your opinion to agree with your taste what they're going to do."
he had difficulty mentioning and tried not to make his voice sound sarcastic.
why is it that laziness still haunts me even now. Seriously, even speaking I don't seem to have any appetite. as well as speaking I am still lazy. shemay!
"hmm ... they can do that. I don't have a problem with what they do. you're there. it's up to you"
When I said no, I was submerged in water, with my whole face and head.
maybe this way he'll know I don't feel like talking.
I heard the wind blow him away.
"okay, do what you want. rest and I'll just plan the preparation. I'm expecting you to be excited for our marriage tomorrow but ..."
he could no longer continue what he was going to say and I just heard the bathroom door open.
I quickly raised my head in the water and spoke before he could get out.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm really not in the mood right now, but to assure you, I'm excited for tomorrow. I'm excited to marry you and I can't even sleep last night with that thought. Maybe it's because I was up last night so I'm not in the mood right now. Besides, I'm not the one who almost jumps and screams when I'm so excited. When I'm excited on an occasion, I can hardly sleep at night. "
I just want to confirm to him that I am also excited about our wedding. and in the tone of his speech earlier, he seemed to think that I did not want to marry him. so to correct what he was thinking I had to explain to him why I was like this now.
he stopped when he was about to come out. I look forward to how he will react.
he had turned his back on me so when he turned around I was encouraged.
he approached me again smiling.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstand you."
he came even closer to me and hugged my head that was floating in the water. my hair is still wet because I dipped earlier.
it's up to him to read.
"you really need a rest. you said you didn't sleep last night so you woke up at noon. it's a good thing I didn't wake you up earlier so you can make up for the time you didn't sleep last night."
I nodded as he hugged my head.
he moved away a little and he bent down until his face was only a few inches away from mine.
I'm already obsessed with what he's doing.
"i love you"
then he kissed me on the lips. I thought it was just a smack but he deepened it when my lips parted in shock.
he touched the back of my head and he pressed me harder against him. I didn't do anything so I did the same. I sang against him. he was almost pulled over and wet his clothes because of what I did.
laughing, he cut off our kiss and then kissed me.
"later baby"
he said seductively before coming out of the bathroom.
What a shame! That's almost it! if he hadn't stopped maybe here in the yet innocent bath tub make-up shouldn't have happened yet!
Epilogue
that day ended without me attending the preparation. I just locked myself in the bedroom, slept and read what-what.
even the food I even brought up here. Akiro forced me to go down to eat earlier but he also immediately gave up when I argued with him that I should just eat here.
he accompanied me to eat here earlier and he also left immediately because he still has a lot to do.
so here I am now waiting for him to find out what I should do for tomorrow.
it's late at night but Akiro still doesn't enter the room. I even fell asleep waiting for him and when I fell asleep, he was still gone.
I tried to sleep again but I didn't want to go back to sleep. so I just got up and decided to go down.
as soon as I opened the door my jaw almost dropped in amazement.
the light was off all over the palace but that was just the light because of the fireflies and some different colors and fires around.
"did you like it?"
I felt two arms wrap around my small waist. I couldn't help but lean on his chest because of the tightness of his hug from behind.
"too much!"
i heard him chuckled.
the day of Akiro and I's wedding came. I am now wearing a light blue large gown and with a flower made crown placed on my head.
"after your wedding, dear queen. you will be replaced by a real crown"
promise of the one who fixes me. I just smiled because of what he said.
how does it feel to wear a real crown? and finally, we will get married. how can Akiro be married?
"smiling dear princess"
i pouted to stop my smile.
he just laughed and after he helped me he led me out.
when we came out I could hear the noises around. not like the bloody and noisy past days of people fighting but people greeting each other and happy storytelling.
"Long live the new queen !!"
"live !!"
"Long live the new king !!!"
"live !!"
after a long wedding ceremony Akiro kissed me in front of many people.
"i love you"
he whispered after the kiss.
I pulled her again and I was the first to kiss her which she stopped. he recovered immediately and followed the depth of my kiss to him. no one please around.
the important, fun and hassle -free.
I'm on the terrace now while Akiro is taking a shower, I just finished taking a shower so I'm here to get some air.
the night was deep but the moon and twins in the sky were bright. until now I can't imagine that despite Akiro's attempts to kill me, when I died and now I'm alive again I was still in his hands.
I accepted that I used to be really alone all my life. I used to think I could do it without asking for help or depending on others. until I met Sen and Mika, I felt the former feeling that I had talked to someone without having to limit every answer or information I could say.
how are they
when my parent died in the world of men I did not feel any grief. maybe because they just became my second parent so that's it.
but since I met Sen and Mika and I am no longer alone, I have once again worried about the feeling of having a parent who cares and loves you.
the feeling that, when I come home from school then I will be greeted by a wide smile from mommy and a warm hug from dad.
and I felt even more longing for them when I came back here and saw my real father and mother. feeling very different.
maybe because my father is a king so our connection is limited. he is a king and I am a princess, he is a king and even though I am your son I still have to consider him king. I have lost his fatherhood to me because of his kingship.
so that's how I regret and miss mom.
i miss their warm kisses and hug. i miss their sweet smile when when i have a problem.
a tears scaped in my eyes while flashing the memories of them when they are still alive.
"you're crying?"
Akiro asked me anxiously when he got closer. he's done showering.
I shook my head and smiled at him.
"i just miss my parents"
his forehead furrowed.
"I mean, those who became my parents in the world of mortals"
he kissed me gently on my forehead and he gently hugged me.
"We'll visit them tomorrow, you want that? You've wanted to go back there for a long time. So, we'll visit them and the world you grew up in."
I just nodded.
"are you ready?"
I wrapped my hand around Akiro's waist and grinned widely.
"I'm already ready!"
he laughed and kissed me on the forehead.
before us is the open portal to the world of mortals. like he said last night, we're going there.
I don't know what breathes us there.
we went in there and my stomach almost turned over and it was like digging into my soul.
even when I'm really not used to going through the portal.
Akiro and I appeared at the back of the building. I don't know what it is.
I could hardly stand properly and seemed drunk without proper direction and it was as if a baseball bat had hit me on the head in extreme pain and dizziness, if I could just say that I could see three stars spinning in my head I would say it was true.
Akiro quickly supported me.
"shit! are you okay !?"
I immediately broke his hand because he was in front of me, I ran and bent over the tree and pulled out the one I had wanted to come out.
I almost vomited as well as my intestines inside because I could hardly vomit until I felt Akiro rubbing my back.
he handed me the water he probably bought earlier, I gargled and drank a little.
"You scared me."
worried Akiro's promise. I smiled at him.
"I'm okay. I don't want to use the portal anymore."
his forehead furrowed.
"where are we?"
he asked as he looked all around.
"Wait? It's familiar to me ah !!"
"what?"
"I'm worried !!"
I immediately pulled him until we were in front of the university.
"woah !! it's even better here !!"
"my Queen, was this your school then?"
I nodded.
I pulled him over and went to the cafeteria. when we entered there the people looked on. I ignored that because I knew they were only looking at Akiro.
I rolled my eyes at the whole cafeteria and my eyes almost widened when it landed on Mika and Sen's table. I don't know anyone else with them and they look like new friends.
they were also looking at us and I could clearly see the frown on their foreheads. to my great joy because I saw them again without fear, I was happy to greet them.
their foreheads furrowed even more than I did. so I let go of Akiro and quickly walked closer to them. I can feel Akiro's obedience.
"Mika! Sen! How are you ?!"
the extent of my smile because I will be with them again.
but that smile of mine immediately disappeared upon hearing their response.
"huh? do we know you?" Mika.
"ahmm hi? miss, we don't know you but you look like family. are you studying here?"
at first, I thought they were just joking. but I could feel in their voices and expressions that they didn't even know me. they forgot me and I no longer knew how to answer their question.
"a-ahmm..ahh a-I thought you were my friends. s-sorry"
I showed a forced smile while bowing. bow because I want to hide the tears struggling to come out. but I did not reveal it and bowed as if to apologize.
"it's fine, no worries! we can be friends too!" Mika.
They can still be my friends. but the pain was just because they forgot that they really were me. the memories we used to be friends with are gone.
"I'm sorry" I heard a whisper as Akiro's hand wrapped around my waist.
he gently pulled me away from them and I did not stand still. that's what I want. to get away from them first.
We left that university with a heavy bruise on my chest.
"Maybe it would be nice if we didn't bother them anymore. Everything is fine Zaf, their life is fine."
He was right. I shouldn't insist on reminding them who I am.
Akiro and I are happy.
I know the story of our lives does not end here. We still have a lot to go through, but many thanks to everyone who followed our story.
the end