The Palace Maid { Slow Updates}

Under Siege

The ghost like mist moved from house to house at the control of it's master. Both the young and the old dropped on the ground, falling into a deep slumber. At Joanna's favourite spot, Leo sat behind the boulder with his eyes closed and his hands and legs crossed together. Under his breathe he mumbled ancient spells against the RiverGreen kingdom. His eyes were tightly closed but he could see what was going on miles away from him.

Prince Darius was right where Leo wanted him to be, at the centre of the choas, where he could know a greater power existed right under his nose. Leo channelled his power towards Darius, and like an angry tonardo, the mist enveloped Darius, raising him up in the air. The queen screamed at the top of her lungs, her head suddenly became lighter and she fainted, giving the mist an easy time to sail her off to slumber land. Prince Darius was still alert, witnessing the abnormalities taking place in his dear kingdom. Like a piece of paper, he floated in the air. His heart pounded like a drum and millions of questions swum through his mind. He had always seeked to find magic but he never envisaged it would be anything like what his eyes were seeing. The mist was like a vengful ghost ready to devour him mercilessly. Sheer terror engulfed him, he had failed to save his father, his kingdom and he couldn't even save his dear mother or himself. It was not in the nature of the prince to cry but as he floated in the air and saw the bodies of men, women and children lying lifeless on the ground, he couldn't help but let out an agonizing scream of pain.

On the other side of the palace, Leo was in nirvana, his green eyes radiated pure satisfaction and joy. The screams of the prince of RiverGreen were like music in his ears. He wanted to hurt him more and more, he wanted to take away everything and everyone precious to him just like his father had taken away his dear mother but as much as he wanted to ruin him and get rid of him, he didn't want to make his demise quick, so just like everyone else, he made him fall into a deep sleep and at a snap of his finger prince Darius disappeared into the atmosphere. Breaking off his incantations, Leo strolled into kingdom, he marvelled at the beauty of the work of his hands. The kingdom was as silent as a grave yard, even the birds of the air were silent at his command. He snaped his finger and all the bodies disappeared, each into his or her own household. He couldn't help but grinn, stealing made him happy but his latest accomplishment thrilled him beyond measure. He whispered a spell to himself and he transformed into the prince of RiverGreen kingdom. From his head to his toes, he was the exact replica of prince Darius, no one would ever suspect he was not of royal blood.

Leonardo triumphantly walked into the castle. Tomorrow marked the beginning of his reign, he would make himself king and Joanna his queen.