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"What is going on?" The Princess of the Emerald Country cried out as she glanced out her window. Her country was a fiery mess. The villages were burning up. She could hear the cries of villagers trying to run from the flames. Just now, she heard the sound a baby wailing from the flames…oh god…
"I'm not sure, milady, but you have to hide! We are being attacked!" Her friend was near tears. The princess gasped and tried to keep calm. If she panicked, her friend would be ten times worse. She made up her mind.
"No, you must go and hide. I will be alright."
"But milady-"
"Go."
The friend's green eyes were filled with tears and she began sobbing, however she nodded and fled from the room.
The princess could hear the sounds of fire bells and villagers shouting. The castle was on fire too. Soon the princess could smell smoke and the walls around her began flaming up in red and orange.
The door was slammed open. Her eyes widen when she saw the servant of the Prince. He was staring at her with many expressions. One of them was pain. She raised an eyebrow but when her eyes traveled down until she saw his sword in hand, she understood.
"Is it to save him?" She whispered softly. The servant didn't answer, instead he looked away. She smiled sadly.
"Alright….I…don't mind, if it's to save him." The servant froze, his eyes wide. He looked up to see the princess's face stained with tears. She motioned for him to come forward.
He moved stiffly until he was only a foot away from her. He looked at her one last time, biting his lip hard, trying to stall as much as possible. But he swallowed his regrets and closed his eyes. With a swift motion, the blade was embedded into the girl's chest.
The princess made a soft gurgling sound and a trickle of blood fell from her lips. She bent over and leaned against the servant's shoulders. She frowned when something salty dripped onto her face and onto her lips. She lifted her head tiredly to see tears streaming down the servant's face. She raised an arm and brushed them away.
"I-it's okay, don't…cry. Tell him…that…I….loved….him….." She smiled one last time and went limp against him. Sob and sob racked the servant's body.
"I'm sorry….I'm sorry…I'm sorry."
The prince groaned as he woke up. It was still dark out, maybe four in the morning. He frowned and looked at the door.
His brother wasn't there.
He frowned and got up slowly. His brother was always there, guarding him. Where is he?
He opened the door and peered out carefully and slowly. Maybe he's at the servant room?
The prince made his way to the servant quarters and froze when he found the door opened wide. Strange….
He peered in and gasped loudly. His brother stood inside, looking out the window. His dress shirt and vest stained in crimson. It was dark and almost a shade of black. What had happened?
"B-brother….." He whispered and his elder brother turned to him.
"Sorry….I scared you, didn't I?" He smiled and walked up to his brother.
"W-what happ-"He stopped when his twin embraced him tightly.
"Brother…" He stopped again when his sibling's embrace grew tighter.
"Sorry….just…let me hold on to you for now…please." He heard him whisper softly, voice cracking and frowned. His brother's voice didn't have the same cheery tone in it, instead it sounded dry and sad. He keep silence and nodded slowly.
The two brothers stood like that together until dawn, completely still and quiet, save sound of their soft breathing.
"Let's…go to the beach today." The servant said suddenly. The prince was quiet with exhaustion but he nodded. Maybe some fresh salty breeze form the ocean would help ease the tension.
They left as soon as the sun peeked from the horizon. That way, nothing can prevent the two from enjoying the day together.
"Why are we going to the beach?" The prince asked in curiosity. The servant seemed to have calmed down and that gloomy look had disappeared.
"You'll see." The servant winked with a grin.
The beach came into view and the two quickly shedded their shoes, the sand was cool in the morning and so was the breeze.
"It feels so nice." The prince sighed contently. He frowned and glanced at his elder brother.
"What are you doing?" He questioned, watching the servant hold up a glass bottle.
"Making a wish" He replied.
"Hah?" The prince uttered in confusion.
"If you write down your wish on a piece of paper and put it in a glass bottle, sent it to the ocean. If the bottle doesn't break and drifts away until it's out of sight, your wish will come true." The servant smiled and dropped his slip of paper inside bottle.
"You are really serious about this, brother…." The younger twin watched in amusement as his brother set the bottle near the waves and gently pushed it into the water. The servant turned around and grinned.
"Would my prince like to try too?" The prince scoffed.
"It's a game for pheasants, I need not try." He folded his arms across his chest. The servant raised an eyebrow and smiled sadly, the prince stiffened.
"I mean…." The prince looked up at his brother and smiled.
"You already grant all my wishes, don't you brother?" The servant's eyes widen slightly and he smiled too.
That day, the two siblings stayed at the beach all day, running with the waves and laughing. Everything that happened the previous night forgotten.
However, not everything was alright.
A woman from the Country of Ruby and a man from the Country of Sapphire stood over the Kingdom of Citrine.
"Unforgivable…" The woman cursed softly as tears began welling up in her eyes. The princess of Emerald was like a sister to her. Completely unforgivable.
"Don't worry…we will get revenge for her." The man reassured her, raising his sword. The woman of red nodded and rubbed her tears away, lifting her sword too. The breeze wasn't gentle at all, totally matching her mood right now. It was howling strong blowing her strawberry blonde hair in the air and the blonde hair of the man's too.
"We shall destroy the Evil Prince and his evil kingdom!" The two proclaimed and the two armies behind them cheered.
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