As soon as she left Sauron, she arrived at the entrance of her bed chamber. A strange feeling hit her as soon as her foot touched the cobblestone floor. She felt a little dazed and leans against the wall to catch her breath. As soon as she did, however, the two guards that were walking down the hall came charging for her.
“Halt, who goes there?” Mina looked up, and as soon as she was about the say the words, the guards stopped abruptly, and got on one knee. “Your Highness!” They both said in unison. Mina walked towards the guards and said in urgency, “Please, go announce my arrival. Send me my ladies in waiting. I must freshen up.” She turns, and the two guards left quickly.
She places her hands on the symbol on the door, and the symbol began to glow. The door slid open for her as she stepped in. Of course, the maids have kept her room clean. She smiles softly, and walks towards the bathing area. As soon as she got there, the wall from the back of her room open up, and her ladies in waiting entered. They rushed to her, and bowed.
“My lady! We were so worried. You’ve been gone for seven years!” A lovely maid of 27 said. She was the loveliest of all of them. Mina began to undress as one of the ladies prepared the bath for her.
“Yes, I was kidnapped by my brother Drake, and escaped. I have returned to see my family. Where is Queen Shina, Princess Kime, my sister Infinite Lights (Lilly), and my sons?” She climbs into the tub as soon as it was prepared, and sighed in relief. The aches and pains of her body were still there after being healed from the blood of Alexavia. She leaned her head against the back of the tub, and sighed in relief again. She looked at the loveliest of the maids, and the maids head was lowered in tears.
“What is it, Susan?” Mina said in urgency.
“The queen has died a few months ago, M’lady. Your daughter Kime has taken the thrown on a temporary basis. Now that you are back, you will remain queen till your daughter reaches 30. I’m sorry, your majesty!”
Mina stood up quickly from her bath, and looked down upon Suzan.
“Why didn’t you say this as soon as you arrived?” The ladies dressed Mina quickly into a lovely white gown that flows around her ankles. A red ribbon was tied about the waste, and her lovely fiery red hair tied high in pens and ribbons. Mina was getting inpatient as the ladies dressed her. As soon as the final pin was placed in her hair, she pushes the ladies out of the way and left her bedroom. Her white slippers were silent as she took eat step running down the hallway, and down to the main hall. Many of the servants and her council greeted her.
“Your highness! Welcome back!” Lord Jeffery said, the leader of the council.
“Welcome back? How could you say that with the news of my sister’s death!”
“I’m sorry Your Highness. I was to tell you as soon as I give you the news. Or late Queen died of a curse placed upon her. We didn’t know she was dying till it was too late. But, as soon as she passed away, a lovely girl was born. She is the reincarnation of our late Queen Shina. She bore the golden wings of the Goddess.” As soon as he introduced the baby, the maids brought forth a little girl who looked like how the former queen looked. Mina’s tears fell from her eyes, as she lifted the baby and cradled her to her blossom. “Dear sister Shina. I am so happy you were reborn again. That means, this lifetime isn’t the end. I’m so sorry I wasn’t here for you.” She held the baby close to her and her daughter Kime walks into the room. A Sylician crown filled with jewels was upon her lovely red hair. Kime rushed to Mina and hugged both her and the baby.
“Oh mother, mother. You left me alone!” She cried softly as she held her mother close.
“I’m terribly sorry, daughter Kime. There is so much to tell you, so little time. I must leave soon.”
“But mother, now that you’re here, you are queen till I’m of age.” Kime said quickly.
“Take the throne for now, dear Kime.”
“My lady,” Jeffery interrupted. “The laws state that the eldest of the royalties are to be Queen if the former Queen is dead. And only when the heir to the throne reaches 30, then she will rule forevermore.”
Mina sighs softly. “I know the laws, Jeffery. But doesn’t it also say that if the life of a Sylician is in danger, she or he must seek a way to destroy it before it destroys him or her? Well, I must go on my quest to destroy my brother to be safe.”
The council members mumbled to one and another, and Jeffery nods in agreement.
“Then, as the law of the Sylicians, Queen Kime is to remain Queen till the return of Princess Mina. Go forth, Princess Mina, and destroy the very soul who torments you.” That was a quick decision, Mina thought. Usually the council would take days for them to consider. As she is not the true heir, it was probably a good idea to keep her daughter on as Queen. She needs to leave and figure things out. She handed the ladies in waiting baby Shina, and quickly took Kime’s hand in hers and walks away from everyone.
She led Kime to the back gardens, and sat upon one of the benches near the fountain.
“Kime, what happened to your little brothers?”
“They moved far away, mother. Alick is still the crawler of the night; Forever more a vampire. Akane has yet to be heard after his attack on the humans near the Mystic Tavern. As for my youngest brother, he was taken by his father’s family. I do not believe his father Shen heard anything about it, but we tried to keep him here, but we couldn’t afford a war with the Yamazaki clan.” Mina sighed deeply, and shook her head. “Well then I will retrieve your brother as soon as possible. But what happened to your adopted brother, Stephan Rahl?”
“Well that I can answer. He is asleep right now in his chambers. Its daylight and he has complications when the sun hits his skin. He’s not like a vampire, but the sun light still affects him. We finally found someone who can fix that curse. They’ll arrive in a few more days. But mother, how are you going to bring back my little brother?”
Mina shook her head and sighed again. “I’m not sure, Kime. Maybe if I spoke to Shen, we can bring my son back home. Shen didn’t even remember having a son with me, so I’m sure he’ll be whiling to give my son back if he found out his family took him. When Stephan comes too, don’t tell him I’m home just yet. I’ll see him as soon as I return with his brother.”
Mina stood up, and Kime stood with her. Kime gave her a quick hug. “Since I’m home now, Kime, I felt my powers coming back to me as soon as I step foot on the kingdom. I believe the Goddess thought I was dead too and stripped my powers from me as soon as I arrived at the tavern. I’m glad she had given me my powers back, now I can just teleport and not have to worry about walking.” She placed a kiss upon Kime’s head.
“I promise to return dear daughter, and please rule the people as caring as my mother before Shina. I love you. And please, be safe!” As soon as she finished hugging Kime, she disappeared, leaving Kime sitting upon the bench with questions on what happened to her mother.
Mina appeared at her bedchamber, as she took off the dress and placed her old leather outfit on. Took some gold from her chest, her magical items, and found the amulet that was once destroyed upon her bed.
“…I thought this amulet was destroyed by Shen? How did it arrive back in my room?” she looked at it, she spoke. “So, my soul is still bind to my brother. How is this possibly happening? I saw it destroyed.” she whispers. She put the amulet around her neck as if it made her do it. And as soon as she did, she disappeared and arrived at her bedroom at the Mystic Tavern. She must speak to Shen as soon as she sees him!";
“Halt, who goes there?” Mina looked up, and as soon as she was about the say the words, the guards stopped abruptly, and got on one knee. “Your Highness!” They both said in unison. Mina walked towards the guards and said in urgency, “Please, go announce my arrival. Send me my ladies in waiting. I must freshen up.” She turns, and the two guards left quickly.
She places her hands on the symbol on the door, and the symbol began to glow. The door slid open for her as she stepped in. Of course, the maids have kept her room clean. She smiles softly, and walks towards the bathing area. As soon as she got there, the wall from the back of her room open up, and her ladies in waiting entered. They rushed to her, and bowed.
“My lady! We were so worried. You’ve been gone for seven years!” A lovely maid of 27 said. She was the loveliest of all of them. Mina began to undress as one of the ladies prepared the bath for her.
“Yes, I was kidnapped by my brother Drake, and escaped. I have returned to see my family. Where is Queen Shina, Princess Kime, my sister Infinite Lights (Lilly), and my sons?” She climbs into the tub as soon as it was prepared, and sighed in relief. The aches and pains of her body were still there after being healed from the blood of Alexavia. She leaned her head against the back of the tub, and sighed in relief again. She looked at the loveliest of the maids, and the maids head was lowered in tears.
“What is it, Susan?” Mina said in urgency.
“The queen has died a few months ago, M’lady. Your daughter Kime has taken the thrown on a temporary basis. Now that you are back, you will remain queen till your daughter reaches 30. I’m sorry, your majesty!”
Mina stood up quickly from her bath, and looked down upon Suzan.
“Why didn’t you say this as soon as you arrived?” The ladies dressed Mina quickly into a lovely white gown that flows around her ankles. A red ribbon was tied about the waste, and her lovely fiery red hair tied high in pens and ribbons. Mina was getting inpatient as the ladies dressed her. As soon as the final pin was placed in her hair, she pushes the ladies out of the way and left her bedroom. Her white slippers were silent as she took eat step running down the hallway, and down to the main hall. Many of the servants and her council greeted her.
“Your highness! Welcome back!” Lord Jeffery said, the leader of the council.
“Welcome back? How could you say that with the news of my sister’s death!”
“I’m sorry Your Highness. I was to tell you as soon as I give you the news. Or late Queen died of a curse placed upon her. We didn’t know she was dying till it was too late. But, as soon as she passed away, a lovely girl was born. She is the reincarnation of our late Queen Shina. She bore the golden wings of the Goddess.” As soon as he introduced the baby, the maids brought forth a little girl who looked like how the former queen looked. Mina’s tears fell from her eyes, as she lifted the baby and cradled her to her blossom. “Dear sister Shina. I am so happy you were reborn again. That means, this lifetime isn’t the end. I’m so sorry I wasn’t here for you.” She held the baby close to her and her daughter Kime walks into the room. A Sylician crown filled with jewels was upon her lovely red hair. Kime rushed to Mina and hugged both her and the baby.
“Oh mother, mother. You left me alone!” She cried softly as she held her mother close.
“I’m terribly sorry, daughter Kime. There is so much to tell you, so little time. I must leave soon.”
“But mother, now that you’re here, you are queen till I’m of age.” Kime said quickly.
“Take the throne for now, dear Kime.”
“My lady,” Jeffery interrupted. “The laws state that the eldest of the royalties are to be Queen if the former Queen is dead. And only when the heir to the throne reaches 30, then she will rule forevermore.”
Mina sighs softly. “I know the laws, Jeffery. But doesn’t it also say that if the life of a Sylician is in danger, she or he must seek a way to destroy it before it destroys him or her? Well, I must go on my quest to destroy my brother to be safe.”
The council members mumbled to one and another, and Jeffery nods in agreement.
“Then, as the law of the Sylicians, Queen Kime is to remain Queen till the return of Princess Mina. Go forth, Princess Mina, and destroy the very soul who torments you.” That was a quick decision, Mina thought. Usually the council would take days for them to consider. As she is not the true heir, it was probably a good idea to keep her daughter on as Queen. She needs to leave and figure things out. She handed the ladies in waiting baby Shina, and quickly took Kime’s hand in hers and walks away from everyone.
She led Kime to the back gardens, and sat upon one of the benches near the fountain.
“Kime, what happened to your little brothers?”
“They moved far away, mother. Alick is still the crawler of the night; Forever more a vampire. Akane has yet to be heard after his attack on the humans near the Mystic Tavern. As for my youngest brother, he was taken by his father’s family. I do not believe his father Shen heard anything about it, but we tried to keep him here, but we couldn’t afford a war with the Yamazaki clan.” Mina sighed deeply, and shook her head. “Well then I will retrieve your brother as soon as possible. But what happened to your adopted brother, Stephan Rahl?”
“Well that I can answer. He is asleep right now in his chambers. Its daylight and he has complications when the sun hits his skin. He’s not like a vampire, but the sun light still affects him. We finally found someone who can fix that curse. They’ll arrive in a few more days. But mother, how are you going to bring back my little brother?”
Mina shook her head and sighed again. “I’m not sure, Kime. Maybe if I spoke to Shen, we can bring my son back home. Shen didn’t even remember having a son with me, so I’m sure he’ll be whiling to give my son back if he found out his family took him. When Stephan comes too, don’t tell him I’m home just yet. I’ll see him as soon as I return with his brother.”
Mina stood up, and Kime stood with her. Kime gave her a quick hug. “Since I’m home now, Kime, I felt my powers coming back to me as soon as I step foot on the kingdom. I believe the Goddess thought I was dead too and stripped my powers from me as soon as I arrived at the tavern. I’m glad she had given me my powers back, now I can just teleport and not have to worry about walking.” She placed a kiss upon Kime’s head.
“I promise to return dear daughter, and please rule the people as caring as my mother before Shina. I love you. And please, be safe!” As soon as she finished hugging Kime, she disappeared, leaving Kime sitting upon the bench with questions on what happened to her mother.
Mina appeared at her bedchamber, as she took off the dress and placed her old leather outfit on. Took some gold from her chest, her magical items, and found the amulet that was once destroyed upon her bed.
“…I thought this amulet was destroyed by Shen? How did it arrive back in my room?” she looked at it, she spoke. “So, my soul is still bind to my brother. How is this possibly happening? I saw it destroyed.” she whispers. She put the amulet around her neck as if it made her do it. And as soon as she did, she disappeared and arrived at her bedroom at the Mystic Tavern. She must speak to Shen as soon as she sees him!";
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