XIX

Athaliah looked up where she heard the voice of someone familiar to her.

That she recently called 'Prince Sergei'

"Who is that fool whispering on the side of darkness?" Gently asked by the man who's wearing a mask.

Athaliah's lip rose and crossed her arms. She looked at the groups one by one and in her mind she wanted to kill them.

"Who are you and why do you act as if there's no other hiding on the side of the darkness, like you aren't with your colleagues." She boldly asked them.

She is not afraid. Why would she be afraid if someone is willing to save her in case something will happen?

Again they heard a voice from above.

"Don't be a coward. Show up."

Athaliah let out a chuckle, before turning more serious this time.

"Why don't y'all remove your face masks?" Athaliah asked them..

She took three steps until she reached the tall man, and tiptoed to be in the same level as he is.

"What's that smell?" She insultingly asked as she's cringe her nose. She held his jaw tightly and even inched her face closer so she she can sniff that incredible fragant.

This secluded place is where people do bad intentions and everyone knew that this place is highly dangerous.

Drugs...

Chemicals...

Criminals...

Culprits...

Murderers...

And more...

It is a hidden and dark place where it only contains few dangerous and dark turns, before you finally reach their place.

They bring here the people who they'll kill and the women they pass their pleasure with.

"Be fair. Take off your masks and introduce yourself to me." The princess commands them but they do not obey.

The man in front of her stepped forward causing her to almost trample.

"When has the world been fair?" His voice gone hoarse as he's inquiring the Princess.

The Princess was surprised to hear that voice. In her mind she knows that, that voice is familiar to her like she had heard it before, but that thing is so impossible to happen.

She just shook her head.

"The world has never been fair," said the man in front of her. "If the world is fair, it would be very impossible if I still see you standing with your crown."

Unbelievably the Princess sighed and looked down. When she looked up at the tall man, she was able to smile sarcastically.

"The world will never be fair. How can the world be fair? If we, the people who lives in here are not even capable of being fair even in small things," Athaliah asked directly at the man in front of her.

The man let out a silly laughed and suddenly grabbed Athaliah by her shoulders.

"Everyone is unfair, Athaliah. Even the one who gave you your abilities are unfair and says nothing to you." Athaliah was stunned by what she heard and looked at both of her hands and her amulet.

Her amulet glowed in purple when she touched it, in which is why the group wearing masks retreated.

"What do you know about the abilities was given to me?"

"I know everything, Princess." The man takes off his mask, but it only reveals his eyes.

"What do you know, stupid man?" Athaliah insultingly asked. The the man clasped his hands together while looking at Athaliah.

Called stupid by the Princess or any Royalties is an insult to the lower class. You will not want them to call you on that word.

There are two types on why people on the high class call you stupid.

First, they call you stupid because it's by the behavior that you let them see, is no difference from the animals.

Second, they'll call you stupid because your death is near and they are the one's who will do it.

By the tone of the Princess everyone knew what she meant. DEATH.

"Do you know that everyone you meet wants to take your amulet?" The stupid man even pointed at her glowing amulet. "Do you also know that you have the strongest abilities among all?" The princess could not understand what the man was saying because, she's literally confuse, she even frowning.

"What do you know? " The princess asked curiously because she wanted to know everything about her abilities.

She is always ashamed of her family because she does not yet know what her abilities are and which element she belongs to.

"Tell me everything!" She yelled, holding her anger inside her.

"Princess, I am not like you." In the anger of the Princess, she was able to hit a man who she called stupid.

The man caressed his cheek and looked sharply at Princess Athaliah.

"Huh," he sighed and seriously addressed Athaliah. "Yourself? You don't know what you're capable of?" He seriously said and claps his hands three times before he continue. "I do not care about what elements you belong to. You are just a Princess but you do not know me. You don't know us. They are Princesses with strong abilities. You are just a princess, an inocent Princess." There is an emphasis on every mention of the word 'Princess'.

The man grabbed and hold her hand tightly, no intentions to let her go.

Her knees are shaking as she tries to pull back her hand that the man was holding tightly. Her lips and her hands trembled as she slowly felt the warmth on the corners of her eyes. It was as if her heart was pounding due to the feeling because of what was said to her.

"I'm Las," the man introduced then released her hand. "You ..." Athaliah looked up again when the man did not continue what he was going to say.

Then, debris fell from above causing them to move away from the large abandoned building.

"Sergei!" Athaliah called for the silhouette still hiding in the Darkness.

Prince Sergei slowly stepped closer to Athaliah's direction. The light reveals Sergei's feet first until it reached its entirety and until they could see the face of the young prince of Drusilla..

"So you're Las?" Prince Sergei asked Las, amusement dancing in his eyes.

Las smirked and walked towards Prince Sergei's direction.

He just looked at him for awhile, and then confronted Athaliah.

"Who's this little kid? He's like you... INNOCENT."

"What now, Las?" Athaliah gave Las a sharp look.

He raised his palm and a Different image came out there, with Different colors.

"Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Darkness, Electricity, Energy, Ice, and Light. Maybe you're wondering in which elements you belong, Athaliah?" He asked slowly as he show the image of the elements he was talking about one by one.

Athaliah frowned as she looked at Las's palm. She could not understand the abilities Las held.

"Oh, there's one more," Las announced. "Mentekinesis,"

"Mentekinesis?" Athaliah confusedly asked. She never heard that word before or either it's ability.

"What's kind of ability is that?" Prince Sergei asked.

"Athaliah," Las ignored Prince Sergei's question. "Ask me now."

Athaliah seemed unbelievably looking at him because he ordered her to ask at him.

Athaliah doesn't believe this guy in front of him. She maybe scared, but she's also curious about her abilities.

"Which element do I belong to?"

"You're the queen of all of the elements." He admitted.

"What do you mean?"

"You belong to all elements and that includes Mentekinesis," Athaliah still don't trust him, but he sounds so realistic.

"What's mentekinesis?" Prinse Sergei and Princess Athaliah asked.

"You can manipulate everyone's mind."

"Do you know what our mask color represents? Our abilities, but more powerful than the elements you called." He added but now in more calm tone.

"More powerful?" The innocent and little Prince Sergei asked.

"More powerful," He nooded.

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