EPOV
This was real.
This was real.
This was real!
I kept repeating that to myself.
I said I wanted to be alone for a few minutes and had come to my room. That's the only thing I could say out loud.
I felt like I was in shock even if I had prepared myself for this day my whole life.
I didn't know how I was going to do this.
I wasn't ready.
I never would be.
But I didn't have any choice now.
This was real.
The king was no more.
My mentor was no more.
My father was no more.
And I was all alone!
"You're going to have people on your side, but you are always going to be all alone. This will be your battle, and you have to fight it all alone!"
'You will be all alone.' I didn't think I was able to understand these words when Dad had told this to me.
But yes, I could understand now what he meant.
Yes, I was all alone.
This was my battle.
And I had to fight it on my own.
I didn't have anybody to guide me now.
My father had done his duties, and now he was free...
Now it was my time...
I had to be ready.
I had to be.
But it was easier said than done... Suddenly I felt like my hands and legs were shaking beyond my control. My breathing had become erratic and I didn't know what to do. This was the first time I had ever felt like this!
It's like I wasn't in control of my body or my mind.
When I didn't know what to do, I just cried.
It's like that's the only thing I was able to do right now.
I continued to cry for some time.
After what looked like a very long time, I realized I didn't have any tears left.
I realized my hands and legs weren't trembling anymore.
I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror.
I couldn't recognize the person I was seeing in the mirror.
He was a stranger.
He had a determination in his eyes that I had never seen before.
He looked like he was ready to face anything.
He looked like he was ready to fight any battle on his own.
Yes, he looked like he was ready.
I washed my face and continued to stare at myself for some time.
Yes, I was the king, and I was ready to face the world.