Chapter 42: Chapter 42
Roland turns his face and looked at Arslan "Do you understand? You are dating the daughter of a man who tried to kill your father and the man who made your grandmother an enemy of the world on a quest for revenge
"So you understand now, Quinn, Darius and prince Duran" If that boy Arslan is who I sense him to be, then the goddess who loves toying with humans is helping that man and if that man should wield the golden staff, then not even Gondor would not stand against him in combat, we have to stop him"
"If you have said this earlier, we could have killed him that night, now he has escape" Darius grunted
"Felicia really has brought misfortune to us" Quinn commented folding her hands
" Who would have thought that a peasant was crown prince Adam son, even the way he behaved was different, like he was trained deliberately for this"
"What about we lure him using Felicia?" questioned Darius
"That wouldn't work" Quinn spoke
"Why? Darius asked
“Well, I sort of played him a little"
"This matter is not something to you all can handle, you are all incompetent fools and for now everything would continue as planned, princess Felicia would be my wife and hostage and when I get back, prepare king Marcus. I would be taking over the throne" Duran arrogantly commanded.
"Some one should check himself first before talking about incompetency" Darius spoke out angrily
"Stop, Darius, Gondor is not a kingdom we can take on and definitely I don't want to be on bad times with them"
"Wise decision", Duran began to walk away
"Father, how can a king be this weak. Can’t you grow some back bone?"
"Enough of this insolence, I wish to be alone" king Marcus ordered Darius walking away in anger speaks
''Give up the throne, no way am I giving my birth right away"
The door shut and Felicia walks out from the dark corner with in the palace were she was hiding"
"Father, how could you have done this? Marcus looks at Felicia in her dark hooded cloak walking to him.
''How could you have join the Board Chen and cause grief to an entire family for what glory, fame, rich....es"
"For love" King Marcus cuts in
" I had loved her Gloria with all my heart and that king stole her away from, he stole my everything when Gloria left and wedded the king, my days was filled with such pain and misery, why, just because he has wealth and power was not enough to steal the little I had and so I decided to steal that power and everything for him. I helped Gloria when she first came to Qing and I never calculated for the gods to intervene in human affairs however your marriage to Duran continues, tomorrow you shall leave for Gondor and prepare to meet with the king of Gondor"
"No, I am going to look for Arslan and make things right, maybe he would forgive'
"And you believe that, bringing that man to me was misfortune indeed and you shall do no such thing" said the king
Felicia began to walk away towards the door drawing a sword she was ready for anything and the king spoke from his throne sit
"I will kill your mother and brother as promised if you don't obey my words, choose, your family or Arslan" Felicia stood looking at her father and then walked away.
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"Felicia sat in her room and she cried, why do my life turn out life this. Everyone believed that I am cursed. Why did the gods turned me to a child of karma and how could anyone believe I will kill my own father " she open a bottle of poison portion and thought of killing herself but what would happen to her mother and brother, at this point and if Arslan finds out about his past. There will be no us anymore, she wrote a letter and slept off.
The next day, Felicia was dressed in fine yellow gown of silk, she hugged her mother and brother and then she entered her own carriage accompanied with ten of her knights of integrity and Alex the second in command made preparation for the journey. The journey took a two full day plus and at the end of the day, she stare from her window, a city with towered structures towered to the sky. The engraved logo on the doors, rose emblem of Gondor. Felicia was escorted to her Chambers to rest and prepare for the ball in two days and Duran melt with the king, Duran explained all that had happened in Qing kingdom and its dangers await and reasons why he should mount the throne and king Gregory stroking his beard said
"Humph, Arslan, the son of crown prince Adam who is supposed to be king and that boy is the child of prophecy who would wields a sword of legends and with that weapon. He could not only over throne kingdoms but I would be forced to fight him in war and I Know too well the story from my father's what that power means" said king Marcus.
"You see father if I can become king, I can stop their plans and even bring the sword to you stopping any raising enemy that threatened Qing" Duran said with smile in his face
"Become king, who ever mentioned you to become king. The initial idea was to learn from marriage and grow up to be a better man though I wanted you to rule Qing because it's peaceful but this matter, this threat is too delicate for you to handle, you will surely mess things up" king Gregory said stroking his beards
" But father, I can do it. I am more competent than king Marcus''
"Competent!, you have no military training, you have no idea to manage a small group of people not to talk of a kingdom and even Marcus who is competent in all this decided to give up the throne because of the responsibility of that sit, do you think is a child play, folding hands and just commanding people to do whatever you want, throwing luxurious parties, f*ucking women of your choice, is that being competent. Duran my son, I love you more than most children because I loved your mother more than other but I am not stupid. You shall take Felicia as your wife, grow up and prove to me you would a good king and then I will give you a throne but as regards Qing and its delicate matters, your 2nd brother would prepare to leave after the ball and would take Qing over as king, at least he is competent"
Duran eye widened and his face flashes in anger grunting his teeth.