Chapter 53: Her Kingdom Has Fallen
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CHAPTER 53
"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, when several hands held her from behind and pulled her back to the ground.
As soon as she fell on them, she lost consciousness. Her heart could no longer support all the pain she was in and she fainted.
"YOUR MAJESTY!"
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The heavy doors to the throne room, pushed open in one swept push as the thundering sounds of victory boots, echoed along the passageway.
"Make way, for Lord Caspian, leader of the king's armies and commander under the King. Victory is ours."
Vidor raised his head as soon as he heard the announcement made and just as that Caspian appeared before him, standing at the doorway to his throne room.
He did not say anything other than signalling for him to come inside and he did.
"Greetings O, mighty king of valour. I Vidor, have returned from the war and proclaimed your victorious name. Her kingdom has fallen," he announced with a bow.
"Rise." Standing up from his throne and making his way down the throne, a small smile appeared on his lips.
Yes, that was what brought joy to his already gone heart. Whenever he won a battle, he would smile and feel on top of the world.
Now for some unknown reasons, he was winning this battle but could only manage a saddened smile.
Caspian noticed this and frowned a bit but tried his best to ensure Vidor did not see him.
'Hmm, why is the king like this? Isn't it what he wants?' Caspian questioned himself silently. 'Why does it feel like he is not satisfied with why conquest? Where is that smile that always resonated around him whenever he won a battle? Do not tell me Vidor has changed…' Caspian thought again.
'Perhaps if I give him this news, he would feel more proud. Yes, that is what I would do.'
"Your majesty," he lifted his eyes, she could look intently at Vidor and see if he was alright before continuing his speech.
"Speak."
"Well, I… you know." Still, he found himself stuttering, searching for the right words to use since Vidor was not in the right mood at the moment.
"Spill it out. My patience is running thing," he half yelled.
"Sure, Your Grace." He cleared his throat, then straightened his back. "Just to be sure that we would not have a future case of a dead king rising again, I brought back the head of Elrad and his wife. I hope it pleases you."
A wicked grin appeared on his lips as he waited for a response.
'He did what? What would Era say?' Vidor questioned within himself.
He did not understand how all these had turned out quickly.
'Why am I even thinking of her right now? Or is it that I feel sad and not happy because I took her family and people from her? No, this is all rubbish, Vidor. Your joy is not from her. Your kingdom was threatened and life too. If she cared for your life, then she would not join them.'
With that thought in place, a more charming smile, better than his usual smirk, appeared on his lips and he nodded his head.
"You have done well, my general. Prepare, a celebration would be put in place this night, to celebrate your victory."
"Thank you, your majesty."
"You deserve it all, my general. Now go. You need to rest before the time for our celebration." Saying that he turned around, ready to return to his throne when Caspian's voice stopped him.
"Time, your majesty, you know you value your time, my king."
"Good thinking. The celebration starts at exactly, 21:00 hours."
"As you wish, your majesty."
By the time Caspian and the soldiers that came with his left, Vidor returned to his throne and let out an exasperated sigh. He was tired no doubt but more importantly, that smile he had a few minutes back was gone.
It was not genuine and he knew because his heart did not seem to want to celebrate at all. For a very big reason, he was not feeling okay and it was the first time.
He so much wanted to rejoice that his enemy has been put down but why couldn't he find the happiness that he so desired?
Letting out a deep sigh, Vidor stood up from his throne and shook his head.
'This is so not good. Something is definitely wrong somewhere? Ever since had that dream, my peace of mind had disappeared.'
He looked up and stared at the window, the sun had set and the sky looked red from its beauty. A clear indication that doom had occurred and the earth cried for the loss of its humans and the blood used to taint her land.
'I already did the right thing by scolding Caspian just to appease her spirit, so why now that I did the right thing by taking my enemy down, does my heart not still yearn and rejoice as it should? Something definitely is wrong. Perhaps it is just me feeling down or perhaps it is just… No, stop thinking in that direction.'
After scolding himself and trying to brush the matter aside, Vidor looked around and finally found who he was searching for.
"You," he said pointing to one of his servant boy. "Come." The boy took a step forward and bowed his head.
"What is the queen doing now?" Vidor questioned.
"Your majesty, it is said that she has been wailing nonstop."
"What does she expect when her family tried to plan a coup? She should be grateful that I did not add her to the massacre. Well, that is her punishment, to suffer the pain of losing them."
The serving boy did not say anything but just kept mute and allowed him to carry on. Personally, he felt that was a cruel enough punishment for the queen. After all, it was her family that did it and not her, but who was he to speak.
"No worries. Keep an eye on her and report to me any suspicious move from her chambers."
"Yes, your majesty."
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CHAPTER 53
"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, when several hands held her from behind and pulled her back to the ground.
As soon as she fell on them, she lost consciousness. Her heart could no longer support all the pain she was in and she fainted.
"YOUR MAJESTY!"
****
The heavy doors to the throne room, pushed open in one swept push as the thundering sounds of victory boots, echoed along the passageway.
"Make way, for Lord Caspian, leader of the king's armies and commander under the King. Victory is ours."
Vidor raised his head as soon as he heard the announcement made and just as that Caspian appeared before him, standing at the doorway to his throne room.
He did not say anything other than signalling for him to come inside and he did.
"Greetings O, mighty king of valour. I Vidor, have returned from the war and proclaimed your victorious name. Her kingdom has fallen," he announced with a bow.
"Rise." Standing up from his throne and making his way down the throne, a small smile appeared on his lips.
Yes, that was what brought joy to his already gone heart. Whenever he won a battle, he would smile and feel on top of the world.
Now for some unknown reasons, he was winning this battle but could only manage a saddened smile.
Caspian noticed this and frowned a bit but tried his best to ensure Vidor did not see him.
'Hmm, why is the king like this? Isn't it what he wants?' Caspian questioned himself silently. 'Why does it feel like he is not satisfied with why conquest? Where is that smile that always resonated around him whenever he won a battle? Do not tell me Vidor has changed…' Caspian thought again.
'Perhaps if I give him this news, he would feel more proud. Yes, that is what I would do.'
"Your majesty," he lifted his eyes, she could look intently at Vidor and see if he was alright before continuing his speech.
"Speak."
"Well, I… you know." Still, he found himself stuttering, searching for the right words to use since Vidor was not in the right mood at the moment.
"Spill it out. My patience is running thing," he half yelled.
"Sure, Your Grace." He cleared his throat, then straightened his back. "Just to be sure that we would not have a future case of a dead king rising again, I brought back the head of Elrad and his wife. I hope it pleases you."
A wicked grin appeared on his lips as he waited for a response.
'He did what? What would Era say?' Vidor questioned within himself.
He did not understand how all these had turned out quickly.
'Why am I even thinking of her right now? Or is it that I feel sad and not happy because I took her family and people from her? No, this is all rubbish, Vidor. Your joy is not from her. Your kingdom was threatened and life too. If she cared for your life, then she would not join them.'
With that thought in place, a more charming smile, better than his usual smirk, appeared on his lips and he nodded his head.
"You have done well, my general. Prepare, a celebration would be put in place this night, to celebrate your victory."
"Thank you, your majesty."
"You deserve it all, my general. Now go. You need to rest before the time for our celebration." Saying that he turned around, ready to return to his throne when Caspian's voice stopped him.
"Time, your majesty, you know you value your time, my king."
"Good thinking. The celebration starts at exactly, 21:00 hours."
"As you wish, your majesty."
By the time Caspian and the soldiers that came with his left, Vidor returned to his throne and let out an exasperated sigh. He was tired no doubt but more importantly, that smile he had a few minutes back was gone.
It was not genuine and he knew because his heart did not seem to want to celebrate at all. For a very big reason, he was not feeling okay and it was the first time.
He so much wanted to rejoice that his enemy has been put down but why couldn't he find the happiness that he so desired?
Letting out a deep sigh, Vidor stood up from his throne and shook his head.
'This is so not good. Something is definitely wrong somewhere? Ever since had that dream, my peace of mind had disappeared.'
He looked up and stared at the window, the sun had set and the sky looked red from its beauty. A clear indication that doom had occurred and the earth cried for the loss of its humans and the blood used to taint her land.
'I already did the right thing by scolding Caspian just to appease her spirit, so why now that I did the right thing by taking my enemy down, does my heart not still yearn and rejoice as it should? Something definitely is wrong. Perhaps it is just me feeling down or perhaps it is just… No, stop thinking in that direction.'
After scolding himself and trying to brush the matter aside, Vidor looked around and finally found who he was searching for.
"You," he said pointing to one of his servant boy. "Come." The boy took a step forward and bowed his head.
"What is the queen doing now?" Vidor questioned.
"Your majesty, it is said that she has been wailing nonstop."
"What does she expect when her family tried to plan a coup? She should be grateful that I did not add her to the massacre. Well, that is her punishment, to suffer the pain of losing them."
The serving boy did not say anything but just kept mute and allowed him to carry on. Personally, he felt that was a cruel enough punishment for the queen. After all, it was her family that did it and not her, but who was he to speak.
"No worries. Keep an eye on her and report to me any suspicious move from her chambers."
"Yes, your majesty."
************CHAPTER 53"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, when several hands held her from behind and pulled her back to the ground.As soon as she fell on them, she lost consciousness. Her heart could no longer support all the pain she was in and she fainted."YOUR MAJESTY!"****The heavy doors to the throne room, pushed open in one swept push as the thundering sounds of victory boots, echoed along the passageway."Make way, for Lord Caspian, leader of the king's armies and commander under the King. Victory is ours."Vidor raised his head as soon as he heard the announcement made and just as that Caspian appeared before him, standing at the doorway to his throne room.He did not say anything other than signalling for him to come inside and he did."Greetings O, mighty king of valour. I Vidor, have returned from the war and proclaimed your victorious name. Her kingdom has fallen," he announced with a bow."Rise." Standing up from his throne and making his way down the throne, a small smile appeared on his lips.Yes, that was what brought joy to his already gone heart. Whenever he won a battle, he would smile and feel on top of the world.Now for some unknown reasons, he was winning this battle but could only manage a saddened smile.Caspian noticed this and frowned a bit but tried his best to ensure Vidor did not see him.'Hmm, why is the king like this? Isn't it what he wants?' Caspian questioned himself silently. 'Why does it feel like he is not satisfied with why conquest? Where is that smile that always resonated around him whenever he won a battle? Do not tell me Vidor has changed' Caspian thought again.'Perhaps if I give him this news, he would feel more proud. Yes, that is what I would do.'"Your majesty," he lifted his eyes, she could look intently at Vidor and see if he was alright before continuing his speech."Speak.""Well, I you know." Still, he found himself stuttering, searching for the right words to use since Vidor was not in the right mood at the moment."Spill it out. My patience is running thing," he half yelled."Sure, Your Grace." He cleared his throat, then straightened his back. "Just to be sure that we would not have a future case of a dead king rising again, I brought back the head of Elrad and his wife. I hope it pleases you."A wicked grin appeared on his lips as he waited for a response.'He did what? What would Era say?' Vidor questioned within himself.He did not understand how all these had turned out quickly.'Why am I even thinking of her right now? Or is it that I feel sad and not happy because I took her family and people from her? No, this is all rubbish, Vidor. Your joy is not from her. Your kingdom was threatened and life too. If she cared for your life, then she would not join them.'With that thought in place, a more charming smile, better than his usual smirk, appeared on his lips and he nodded his head."You have done well, my general. Prepare, a celebration would be put in place this night, to celebrate your victory.""Thank you, your majesty.""You deserve it all, my general. Now go. You need to rest before the time for our celebration." Saying that he turned around, ready to return to his throne when Caspian's voice stopped him."Time, your majesty, you know you value your time, my king.""Good thinking. The celebration starts at exactly, 21:00 hours.""As you wish, your majesty."By the time Caspian and the soldiers that came with his left, Vidor returned to his throne and let out an exasperated sigh. He was tired no doubt but more importantly, that smile he had a few minutes back was gone.It was not genuine and he knew because his heart did not seem to want to celebrate at all. For a very big reason, he was not feeling okay and it was the first time.He so much wanted to rejoice that his enemy has been put down but why couldn't he find the happiness that he so desired?Letting out a deep sigh, Vidor stood up from his throne and shook his head.'This is so not good. Something is definitely wrong somewhere? Ever since had that dream, my peace of mind had disappeared.'He looked up and stared at the window, the sun had set and the sky looked red from its beauty. A clear indication that doom had occurred and the earth cried for the loss of its humans and the blood used to taint her land.'I already did the right thing by scolding Caspian just to appease her spirit, so why now that I did the right thing by taking my enemy down, does my heart not still yearn and rejoice as it should? Something definitely is wrong. Perhaps it is just me feeling down or perhaps it is just No, stop thinking in that direction.'After scolding himself and trying to brush the matter aside, Vidor looked around and finally found who he was searching for."You," he said pointing to one of his servant boy. "Come." The boy took a step forward and bowed his head."What is the queen doing now?" Vidor questioned."Your majesty, it is said that she has been wailing nonstop.""What does she expect when her family tried to plan a coup? She should be grateful that I did not add her to the massacre. Well, that is her punishment, to suffer the pain of losing them."The serving boy did not say anything but just kept mute and allowed him to carry on. Personally, he felt that was a cruel enough punishment for the queen. After all, it was her family that did it and not her, but who was he to speak."No worries. Keep an eye on her and report to me any suspicious move from her chambers.""Yes, your majesty."
