Chapter 4

Chapter 4

"Of course ma'am! That's so scary!"

"That's what I thought the first time I heard the story when I was a kid. When she created our world, mahou holder started to exist but after hundred years of watching over us, the goddess started to pretend as one of us and eventually, she fell in love with a mere mahou holder. "

In that story, Mrs. Brooklyn is my focus.

"For years, they lived as a married couple, but no secret was not revealed, the guy found her secret out, specifically her fatal mahou to kill someone instantly. He got scared and told the king about her, but he didn't know the entire truth, he didn't know that she was the creator of their world. And she became a threat to their existence, so, the king commanded to kill her. Afraid for her life, she fled and hid herself for eight months and decided to show up after. "

"Why eight months, ma'am?"

"Because she was one month pregnant during that time and she has to protect her baby."

There I was with my head heavy, I stared at ma'am as if still imagining while telling us stories. It seems that his hopeless romanticism is working again.

"The baby that she gave birth with, left it to a childless married couple who took care of her for the past months. After that, she rushed herself to look for her husband but he was nowhere to be found, that's when she realized that her husband was killed and tortured by the king who ruled the palace.She was furious, she attacked the kingdom, and she lost herself, she used her mahou.After that incident, those who have connection on her husband's death suffered from her mahou. "

Ma'am sighed and fell silent, maybe, wondering if she would say the next thing or not.

"* sigh* During that time, the mahou that they have were their everything, it means death to them not to have power. An instant death, and that's what happened to them. They tasted the fruit of their own labor, they lost their mahou and became an ordinary citizen. But because of it, some of them committed suicide and that's where the goddess decided to create another world, a world of normal people, the mortal world and placed them all their after altering their memories. "

"Ma'am, what exactly is this 'death'."

"Ability to control your brain with a simple touch and eye contact, an instant death. And the ability to take the mahou you have, an instant death for some of us."

Silence happened next to everyone, but there’s more, there’s a lot more on it.

"Ma'am, that's just a myth, isn't it?"

"It was, but the myth that we all believed turned into reality when we witnessed the accident twelve years ago. Five elders and seven officials lost their mahou when the former princess used her mahou and it went beyond her control. But the fact that the former king and queen hid her mahou led them to their dethronement. "

Upon hearing those words, my whole body seemed numb and at the same time my tears flowed which I had been holding back.

Stop please ...

"And five years ago, they both died and the princess that they hid, was declared dead by the palace."

Stop. Please, just stop. I don't want to hear it! I don't want to believe them all !!! I don't want to ... I ... I ... I am the reason why they died. I ..

"That–"

Mrs. suddenly stopped speaking. Brooklyn when Jarred suddenly stood up and kicked the next chair, Gio's chair.

"One more fucking word from your filthy fucking mouth, I'll forget you teacher." its declaration. His hand holding my hand was shaking with rage.

"A-what did you say.…"

"I won't repeat my words, Mrs. Brooklyn. The next time you spill out useless lies about the princess, I'll burn you. Remember that, at kayo !!" Jarred shouted at everyone, "If any of you were to say anything you heard in this classroom, I would be fascinated. Is that clear? !!"

They were all um-yes even if it was against it. Jarred was always quiet, always stuck but no matter when, even me, only now was he seen screaming and furious too much.

"Jarred, please ..."

"Don't provoke the temper of a Jarred Kent Igneel." he.

After he said those words, he returned to his seat and at the same time plugged in his earphone.

The tension that everyone felt was reversed when the door to our classroom opened.

"H-headmistress ...?"

"Mrs. Brooklyn, to my office, now!" and she stormed out of the room, but even before she finally came out, I felt the dominant emotion she had.

Mahal

"No matter what happens, I'll protect you."

In the afternoon I was sitting on my bed. I don't know how I should feel. I am happy, relieved and worried at the same time.

--- flashback ---

"Come in ..." I heard the headmistress say.

Jarred and I stepped in and met the headmistress's serious face.

"You two, have a seat." then he pointed to the chair in its mini-living room. "Tea? Coffee? Juice? Water?"

I shook my head, "I just want to know the truth, tita."

She sighed and sat down in front of us, "Whatever you heard him say is pure lies, princess. The former king and queen weren't dethroned, they were framed by King Nicholas to gain the power that he wanted from the very start. And you also know, for yourself, what really happened twelve years ago. "

"But why ... why did he lie?"

"When your real mahou was exposed twelve years ago, I prohibited everyone to talk about it inside the academy, good thing is, King Nicolo found a way to shut the mouths of the elders and officials. But then now, Mrs. Brooklyn blurted out She's a mole, a spy sent by the kingdom to ruin us all. And if Tito Nicholas finds out that you are alive, your life will be in danger. You are the only one left with the royal blood, princess. To him , you are a big wall that needs to be torn down, the wall that deserves that palace, princess. "

And even though my Uncle is older than Father, Father was still given the crown because Uncle Nicholas was only adopted. And because of that, envy filled his heart, greed, until he was consumed by evil.

"And the whole academy is ready to protect you, princess"

At what Aunt said, I was shaken in succession, "I don't want to, aunt. No matter what happens, there will be no bloodshed."

He just stared at me, and then he sighed. "I don't seem to know yet where you inherited your stubbornness. Take a rest okay? I'll fix everything, just relax and leave everything to me." He approached me, took my hand and handed me, "A gift from your parents."

A gold necklace and pendant. When I open, there's a picture of us. I'm five years old here. I smiled, "Thank you so much, aunt."

"You're really young, oh hey, go to your bed, take a rest, okay?"

"Yes! Tara and Jarred ..."

"Princess, I am afraid to say but we still have something to talk about."

I just gasped as I looked at Jarred. She patted my hair and and nodded.

-end of flashback

And here I am, lying down thinking about what will happen. The one who triggered my mahou twelve years ago was my Uncle.

So far, that's all I can tell you. The past, it was too painful for a six year old kid. I'm eighteen now. Same age with Gio and Tyler while Jarred and Kuya Xander, they are one year ahead of me.

"Still awake?" I heard Zoey ask from the other bed.

He talked to me for the first time.

"Yeah. I'm not sleepy yet."

"Don't tell me we're talking, okay? It's just that, what Mrs. Brooklyn said, it keeps on bothering me."

To Be Continued...