Chapter 52: Collapse Of Meribia
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CHAPTER 52
The heavy thudding of the war drums could be heard echoing from afar off as the kingdom's flag swung in the sky, a sign of their victory.
Not so far from that flag, was another flag smeared in blood. One that she recognized even with her eyes closed. It was the flag of Meribia, her kingdom, a sign of outward and utmost defeat.
Era watched from the window of her room. Her eyes filled with pain and her as her shaky hands held the window sling for support.
A light cough and the tears which she held back since finally spilt out of her sockets.
She could not believe it. Her worst fear had come upon her.
"No. It cannot be. No."
"Your majesty," Aeverie began and paused, watching her from the side where she stood behind her.
"No. Aeverie tell me it isn't true," Era voiced out in a broken voice. More and more tears continued to flow down her exquisite face but that did not matter.
Her head began to pound as did her heart in her chest to the rhythm of the bad omen bearing drum.
"No, Averie, no!" She pulled back, a hand over her lips as her body bent down a bit.
"Your majesty, please," she took a step forward but she could not do that which she intended. Her hands hung in mid-air. She wanted to hold Era, comfort her and plead with her but her position did not allow her.
While her mind was preoccupied about the right thing to do to comfort her, Era looked ahead again, only for her eyes to see that which should never have been seen.
Hanging atop a spearhead, was the head of her father, Elrad, King of Meribia. Her eyes bore out of their socket upon sighting it. She could already tell the gruesome way of his death.
Her inside churned and her heart clenched in contempt and in pain.
Quickly Era scrambled back to her initial position close to the window and clutched tight on the sling again, ignoring how pale her knuckles had turned.
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. They cannot go!" Era screamed again. Her eyes searched and she saw towards the left-hand side of the one who held her father's head, was that of her mother's.
She watched as the one who gave her life hung pitifully for all eyes to see, with a stain of blood, etched at the side of her lips and her lovely eyes closed as her hair draped down in a scattered mess.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
This time around, Era screamed with all her might. She shouted from deep within as her pain coursed through her. Ignoring whatever was to happen. Ignoring the stares of the people at the palace grounds below as she was careful of nothing.
She did not mind her prestige nor her dignified looks. At that point, nothing else mattered to her.
Nothing at all!
"Your Grace."
Aeverie could no longer control it and she threw protocol to the wind as she lounged forwards and grabbed Era before she did the unthinkable b throwing herself out the window and to her death.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MOTHERRRRR! FATHERR!!"
Her screams deafened the eardrums of all those who heard, particularly Aeverie, her Lady Royal.
At her back were her young maids. They did not dare come close. They were all heart-stricken. They were in pain as well.
It was terrible news and a terrible day for their queen.
"What are you standing there doing, Aquata, Arya, Azzura. Hurry and help her majesty."
It was like the spell placed on them immediately vanished and they regained themselves. Quickly, all three girls hurried forward to assist Aeverie to hold the troubled and pain-stricken queen.
"Nooooooo. Mother, Father, please come back! Come back to me!"
"Your Grace, please. Your grace," Aeverie called out again.
She was pleading with her but on what charge? On what account? Was there anything she could require of Era at this point? She did not know what to tell her exactly as she too was pained so much.
If the head of the king and queen of Meribi was hanging plainly for all to see, what then had become of her kingdom and people?
Definitely gone as well.
"NO, no, no, no. Let me go. Leave me." She struggled against them and somehow managed to escape running back to her window and pulling herself outwards.
"Oh my goodness. Quickly, get her majesty down," Aeverie commanded and rushed up with them.
Era did not do anything stupid though. She looked out the window with red eyes. It was as though she recalled something and her eyes began to frantically search for that thing.
She rumpaged through the army of soldiers. Through the heads of the general, she recognized but she did not find what she was looking for.
"Your grace, please. Come down from there," Aeverie pleaded but Era heard nothing at this moment.
Her eyes searched again and when she was sure she couldn't find it, she brought her gaze back to the first head on a spearhead, her fathers.
Her lips pursed but Era could neither say anything nor voice out her hurt. The words just seemed too heavy at that moment to utter.
Finally, her eyes went down the pike, to the hand holding it and then her gaze locked with his.
"Well done, Caspian. The heavens would reject your spirit and the earth, your corpse when you shall meet your gruesome end. Only vultures would have mercy to eat up your carcass and cast your remains away from the earth to purify it. I curse you."
As soon as she finished, her lips quaked because her eyes saw her mother's lovely face again.
Even in death, she still was the epitome of beauty that she always was. A true queen and a loving mother.
"Mother. Mother, I am sorry. I am so sorry for not being able to liberate our people and save you and father. I am so sorry that my existence is for nought. I am coming."
Lifting herself up with whatever strength was left in her, Era was prepared to fall…
"YOUR MAJESTY!"
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CHAPTER 52
The heavy thudding of the war drums could be heard echoing from afar off as the kingdom's flag swung in the sky, a sign of their victory.
Not so far from that flag, was another flag smeared in blood. One that she recognized even with her eyes closed. It was the flag of Meribia, her kingdom, a sign of outward and utmost defeat.
Era watched from the window of her room. Her eyes filled with pain and her as her shaky hands held the window sling for support.
A light cough and the tears which she held back since finally spilt out of her sockets.
She could not believe it. Her worst fear had come upon her.
"No. It cannot be. No."
"Your majesty," Aeverie began and paused, watching her from the side where she stood behind her.
"No. Aeverie tell me it isn't true," Era voiced out in a broken voice. More and more tears continued to flow down her exquisite face but that did not matter.
Her head began to pound as did her heart in her chest to the rhythm of the bad omen bearing drum.
"No, Averie, no!" She pulled back, a hand over her lips as her body bent down a bit.
"Your majesty, please," she took a step forward but she could not do that which she intended. Her hands hung in mid-air. She wanted to hold Era, comfort her and plead with her but her position did not allow her.
While her mind was preoccupied about the right thing to do to comfort her, Era looked ahead again, only for her eyes to see that which should never have been seen.
Hanging atop a spearhead, was the head of her father, Elrad, King of Meribia. Her eyes bore out of their socket upon sighting it. She could already tell the gruesome way of his death.
Her inside churned and her heart clenched in contempt and in pain.
Quickly Era scrambled back to her initial position close to the window and clutched tight on the sling again, ignoring how pale her knuckles had turned.
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. They cannot go!" Era screamed again. Her eyes searched and she saw towards the left-hand side of the one who held her father's head, was that of her mother's.
She watched as the one who gave her life hung pitifully for all eyes to see, with a stain of blood, etched at the side of her lips and her lovely eyes closed as her hair draped down in a scattered mess.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
This time around, Era screamed with all her might. She shouted from deep within as her pain coursed through her. Ignoring whatever was to happen. Ignoring the stares of the people at the palace grounds below as she was careful of nothing.
She did not mind her prestige nor her dignified looks. At that point, nothing else mattered to her.
Nothing at all!
"Your Grace."
Aeverie could no longer control it and she threw protocol to the wind as she lounged forwards and grabbed Era before she did the unthinkable b throwing herself out the window and to her death.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MOTHERRRRR! FATHERR!!"
Her screams deafened the eardrums of all those who heard, particularly Aeverie, her Lady Royal.
At her back were her young maids. They did not dare come close. They were all heart-stricken. They were in pain as well.
It was terrible news and a terrible day for their queen.
"What are you standing there doing, Aquata, Arya, Azzura. Hurry and help her majesty."
It was like the spell placed on them immediately vanished and they regained themselves. Quickly, all three girls hurried forward to assist Aeverie to hold the troubled and pain-stricken queen.
"Nooooooo. Mother, Father, please come back! Come back to me!"
"Your Grace, please. Your grace," Aeverie called out again.
She was pleading with her but on what charge? On what account? Was there anything she could require of Era at this point? She did not know what to tell her exactly as she too was pained so much.
If the head of the king and queen of Meribi was hanging plainly for all to see, what then had become of her kingdom and people?
Definitely gone as well.
"NO, no, no, no. Let me go. Leave me." She struggled against them and somehow managed to escape running back to her window and pulling herself outwards.
"Oh my goodness. Quickly, get her majesty down," Aeverie commanded and rushed up with them.
Era did not do anything stupid though. She looked out the window with red eyes. It was as though she recalled something and her eyes began to frantically search for that thing.
She rumpaged through the army of soldiers. Through the heads of the general, she recognized but she did not find what she was looking for.
"Your grace, please. Come down from there," Aeverie pleaded but Era heard nothing at this moment.
Her eyes searched again and when she was sure she couldn't find it, she brought her gaze back to the first head on a spearhead, her fathers.
Her lips pursed but Era could neither say anything nor voice out her hurt. The words just seemed too heavy at that moment to utter.
Finally, her eyes went down the pike, to the hand holding it and then her gaze locked with his.
"Well done, Caspian. The heavens would reject your spirit and the earth, your corpse when you shall meet your gruesome end. Only vultures would have mercy to eat up your carcass and cast your remains away from the earth to purify it. I curse you."
As soon as she finished, her lips quaked because her eyes saw her mother's lovely face again.
Even in death, she still was the epitome of beauty that she always was. A true queen and a loving mother.
"Mother. Mother, I am sorry. I am so sorry for not being able to liberate our people and save you and father. I am so sorry that my existence is for nought. I am coming."
Lifting herself up with whatever strength was left in her, Era was prepared to fall…
"YOUR MAJESTY!"
************CHAPTER 52 The heavy thudding of the war drums could be heard echoing from afar off as the kingdom's flag swung in the sky, a sign of their victory.Not so far from that flag, was another flag smeared in blood. One that she recognized even with her eyes closed. It was the flag of Meribia, her kingdom, a sign of outward and utmost defeat.Era watched from the window of her room. Her eyes filled with pain and her as her shaky hands held the window sling for support.A light cough and the tears which she held back since finally spilt out of her sockets.She could not believe it. Her worst fear had come upon her."No. It cannot be. No.""Your majesty," Aeverie began and paused, watching her from the side where she stood behind her."No. Aeverie tell me it isn't true," Era voiced out in a broken voice. More and more tears continued to flow down her exquisite face but that did not matter.Her head began to pound as did her heart in her chest to the rhythm of the bad omen bearing drum."No, Averie, no!" She pulled back, a hand over her lips as her body bent down a bit."Your majesty, please," she took a step forward but she could not do that which she intended. Her hands hung in mid-air. She wanted to hold Era, comfort her and plead with her but her position did not allow her.While her mind was preoccupied about the right thing to do to comfort her, Era looked ahead again, only for her eyes to see that which should never have been seen.Hanging atop a spearhead, was the head of her father, Elrad, King of Meribia. Her eyes bore out of their socket upon sighting it. She could already tell the gruesome way of his death.Her inside churned and her heart clenched in contempt and in pain.Quickly Era scrambled back to her initial position close to the window and clutched tight on the sling again, ignoring how pale her knuckles had turned."NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. They cannot go!" Era screamed again. Her eyes searched and she saw towards the left-hand side of the one who held her father's head, was that of her mother's.She watched as the one who gave her life hung pitifully for all eyes to see, with a stain of blood, etched at the side of her lips and her lovely eyes closed as her hair draped down in a scattered mess."NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!""AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!""NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"This time around, Era screamed with all her might. She shouted from deep within as her pain coursed through her. Ignoring whatever was to happen. Ignoring the stares of the people at the palace grounds below as she was careful of nothing.She did not mind her prestige nor her dignified looks. At that point, nothing else mattered to her.Nothing at all!"Your Grace."Aeverie could no longer control it and she threw protocol to the wind as she lounged forwards and grabbed Era before she did the unthinkable b throwing herself out the window and to her death."NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MOTHERRRRR! FATHERR!!"Her screams deafened the eardrums of all those who heard, particularly Aeverie, her Lady Royal.At her back were her young maids. They did not dare come close. They were all heart-stricken. They were in pain as well.It was terrible news and a terrible day for their queen."What are you standing there doing, Aquata, Arya, Azzura. Hurry and help her majesty."It was like the spell placed on them immediately vanished and they regained themselves. Quickly, all three girls hurried forward to assist Aeverie to hold the troubled and pain-stricken queen."Nooooooo. Mother, Father, please come back! Come back to me!""Your Grace, please. Your grace," Aeverie called out again.She was pleading with her but on what charge? On what account? Was there anything she could require of Era at this point? She did not know what to tell her exactly as she too was pained so much.If the head of the king and queen of Meribi was hanging plainly for all to see, what then had become of her kingdom and people?Definitely gone as well."NO, no, no, no. Let me go. Leave me." She struggled against them and somehow managed to escape running back to her window and pulling herself outwards."Oh my goodness. Quickly, get her majesty down," Aeverie commanded and rushed up with them.Era did not do anything stupid though. She looked out the window with red eyes. It was as though she recalled something and her eyes began to frantically search for that thing.She rumpaged through the army of soldiers. Through the heads of the general, she recognized but she did not find what she was looking for."Your grace, please. Come down from there," Aeverie pleaded but Era heard nothing at this moment.Her eyes searched again and when she was sure she couldn't find it, she brought her gaze back to the first head on a spearhead, her fathers.Her lips pursed but Era could neither say anything nor voice out her hurt. The words just seemed too heavy at that moment to utter.Finally, her eyes went down the pike, to the hand holding it and then her gaze locked with his."Well done, Caspian. The heavens would reject your spirit and the earth, your corpse when you shall meet your gruesome end. Only vultures would have mercy to eat up your carcass and cast your remains away from the earth to purify it. I curse you."As soon as she finished, her lips quaked because her eyes saw her mother's lovely face again.Even in death, she still was the epitome of beauty that she always was. A true queen and a loving mother."Mother. Mother, I am sorry. I am so sorry for not being able to liberate our people and save you and father. I am so sorry that my existence is for nought. I am coming."Lifting herself up with whatever strength was left in her, Era was prepared to fall"YOUR MAJESTY!"
