Back at the palace;
2 months after the celebration of the birth of the twins,
the queen decided to take a stroll around the palace with two maids carrying each of her child,
one for Astra and the other for Kael.
she walked until she reached the maids quarters and was turning around to leave when she heard the painful cry of a baby.
She turned around to look at her babies but found non crying.
she was puzzled, she listened carefully, and realised that the cry was coming from the chief maids room.
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Roselyn was in the middle of bathing the baby given to her when she accidentally scrubbed to hard, and now this, has led to the presence of the queen Elara in her room.
ROSELYN
I stared at the queen in shock, she looked at me from head to toe until her piercing gaze finally settled on the child wrapped in a little towel in my arms.
where did you get this child; she asked walking towards me, and when she arrived in front of me, she glared at me awaiting my answer.
She was found and brought in to be raised as a maid; i finally replied
Queen Elara's gaze softened a bit as she stared at the child, giving me one final look of suspicion, she turned, leaving my room.
i could only sigh and look at the child in my arms.
"I never gave you a name"
Sera or Sage; i asked smiling
Sage it is, it suits you.
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The near by town;
It's been two months since her daughter got missing, she has been trying various ways to find her child but all her efforts seem useless.
Her grandmother stood by the window watching her sit stiffly and expressionless. She sighed before going to sit beside her.
she knew her granddaughters fear and she could sense the danger ahead.
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In a faraway land;
"Your Highness, the crystal is missing!! " a lady bowed trembling while speaking.
what! How!! The shocked Queen Thora asked pacing around.
Ever since the departure of the guardian, the crystal was kept sealed. How can it just disappear, it was sealed by six powerful immortals!!! Thora snapped
i don't know, your Highness, but i hear of a new seer ... The lady replied
what! a seer!
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15 Years later;
It's been fifteen years now, and there's still no sign of her daughter.
Seraphine spent her mornings selling fruits and most nights crying.
It's now fifteen years since her daughter was taken away and four years since her grandmother passed away.
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THE PALACE;
The maids were seen rushing to do their duties, some almost done and others starting.
Sage hid behind a mango tree, trying hard not to be seen by the chief maid.
SAGE;
All I've ever done is washing dishes and the princesses wears.
I want to know how the outside world looks like.
i don't want to stay here forever.....
"Aahhh!!!" I screamed as Miss.Roselyn's voice startled me.
Sage! You can't be hiding all the time, get to work if you don't want to be punished by the king!; she yelled.
I'm sorry miss Roselyn, I'll get to work....
miss Roselyn seems like a weird person to me.
sometimes i feel like she's a witch.
At night her eyes glow green and she moves her lips saying weird words i can't even hear.
Sage!!!! Miss Roselyn yelled
Ok! OK!! I'm going.... ; i sghed running quickly.
KAEL;
My sister and i will be celebrating our fifteen year old birthday today.
I don't usually like parties but for the sake of my sister i must celebrate.
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The nearby town;
An oldman could be seen smiling as her heard footsteps approaching the door. He mist have known who was coming.
"Seraphine"; he called
Seraphine only lowered her head lips pressed tight as she tried hard to fight back the tears in her eyes.
Your daughter...., her location is known.....,
but if fate wants you to meet, you will; the oldman said, making Seraphine burst into tears.
Why...? Just tell me where she is....; she pleaded, voice cracking.
The oldman shook his head negatively and snapped his finger.
Seraphine found herself outside after he snapped his finger, she fell to floor and wept bitterly, she let out a painful scream, heaving as more tears streamed out of her eyes.
The weather began to change, as if it had felt her pain.
Lightnings were flashing and the thunder kept roaring as she continued to cry harder.
Just like her grandmother, the oldman stood by the window watching her, he knew her fears and he could sense the danger ahead.
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At the palace hall;
The hall was filled with guests and fsome royalties from other kingdoms. One can't say they were all humans..... Only a few humans were among them.
The maids went aroumd doing their duties. Roselyn the chief maid was in charge of making the dishes,
Sage was to help the princess Astra in preparing for the occasion.
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In what seemed like a huge castle, a huge alter which seemed to glow blue before now glows red, it began to crack from the top to the ground.
The crack kept going straight leading out of the castle and fastly to a deserted land, heading straight to what looks like an underground prison in a place that looks like a deserted palace in a very disolated land.
In that underground prison a pair of red eyes flew open and a loud growl escaped the mouth of the creature.