A ROYAL TALE OF JEALOUSY - CHAPTER 4&5
★[IN MY POSITION]★
“Arrrrrgh”Amelia screamed as the guards continue flogging her, her skin can tear due to the hard leaches, she is very weak and look like someone that will pass out very soon
Just like the predictions, she pass out and the guards pour a bucket of water on her
She open her eyes weakly only to be welcome with with lashes from the guards
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Veal look so worried right now, he have been listening to Amelia cries and he wish he can do something about it but it is…
He walk away but he stopped when he started hearing strange sound behind him, he turned but saw no one
He continue walking but he stop again when the hear the sound again, it is like someone whisper, the soul is whispering his name “Veal” He look around but couldn’t find anyone
“Prince Veal”Archer called as he walk closer to him
“Why are you staring at me like that?”Archer asked when Veal started glaring at him
“You are the one whispering my name?”He asked
“No”
“Oh, I’m sorry for the glare. I thought you’re the one”He smiled
“It’s fine, what are you doing here anyways?”Archer asked
“I feel sorry for the girl”He mumbled
“Amelia?”
“That’s her name? Sound nice”Veal nodded
“Do you like her?”Archer threw the question
“Of course no, I just pity her. It will be so hard for her now that she have lost her parent”Veal shook his head
“Those that happened to, know how it feels you can’t understand”Archer smile sadly
“Why did you say that? I understand more that those that happened to. Wait, what is the difference between us?”Veal asked
“Prince Veal, my parent are dead but your father is still with you”Archer explained
“What a difference? King Thea is not my father”Veal blurted out
“Don’t ever say such!”Archer cautioned
“Queen Hera have a lot of explaination to make but she is not alive anymore. Have you ever seen a father that despise his son?”Veal asked
“Yes”Archer replied
“Who?”
“Your father”He whispered and Veal laughed
“I can punish you for saying that! How dare you say such thing about the almighty King Thea”Veal pretended to be angry
“I will gladly receive any punishment from you my prince”Archer smiled
“Good…the punishment I have for you is to stop adding prince in my name when approaching me”Veal revealed
“I will reject that my prince”Archer replied sharply
“I’m not your prince”He snapped and they laughed again
••••
<KING CHAMBER>
The king is currently laying on the bed, he is too weak to talk not to say moving his body, his wives surrounded him as they keep on throwing questions which he never answered
“My king, how are you feeling now?”Queen Maria asked for the tenth time
“You can see he is too weak to say anything”Queen Zuriel snapped
“But I wasn’t talking to you”Queen Maria snapped
“The king is not capable of ordering now so, I’m in charge!”Queen Zuriel yelled
“Stop yelling, don’t make him deaf”Queen Ebbe roll her eyes
“Are you talking to the king first wife like that?”Queen Zuriel yelled but no one reply
“My king, you can see the way, they are disrespecting your first wife, I know you can stay strong for me so please when you have recover kindly give them a severe punishment”Queen Zuriel blabbered
“Priest Nunu is here”One of guards announced
Priest Nunu entered with her short white stick, she is one of the most respected and popular priest in the village
She slowly walk to the king and examine him by touching his head with her palm
She whisper some words to the stick amd point it at the king
She move away from him sharply
“The king have been cursed and there is nothing anyone can do about it”Priest Nunu said
“What is going to happen to him?”Queen Ebbe questioned
“The king will die before tomorrow”Priest Nunu replied
“What? How can you say such? Are you aware that we are taking about King Thea?”Queen Zuriel yelled
“Queen Zuriel this is not the time to show affection, the king is going to die and there is nothing we can do about it”Queen Maria snapped
‘My Gareth will take over the throne’Queen Zuriel thought with a smile
‘My Lucas will be the next king”Queen Ebbe thought with a smirk
‘My Javier will definitely become a great king’Queen Maria thought before releasing a side cheek smile
•••••
“See you tomorrow my prince”Archer bowed playfully and jog to his dorm
Veal smiled and started walking to his chamber, when Isaac and Gareth intentionally bump on him
“Are you blind”Isaac and Gareth yelled
“How do you expect his vision to be clear when he did not even sück on his mother brëst?”Isaac laughed
“I think he lost his voice”Gareth laughed
Veal watch them without saying a word
“Gareth stop it, he may start crying”Isaac laughed
“Oh I’m sorry”Gareth winked .
Veal made to walk away but they block his way
“Where are you going foolish boy? We are not done talking”Gareth frowned
Without waiting for another minute, Veal push them out of the way and walk out on them
The two brothers fell on the floor and got a cut on their knee in process
“Arrgh”They winced and stood up from the floor
“We need to tell mum about this?”Isaac cried
“Don’t worry, I will deal with him”Gareth assured as they find their way to their mother chamber
•••••••
••QUEEN ZURIEL CHAMBER••
“Mother! What are you staring at?”Gareth asked as he walk into her room
Isaac followed
“Your father will give up a ghost before tomorrow”Zuriel said with a raised eyebrows
“I will be the next king”Isaac and Gareth said at the same time
“Isaac don’t be foolish, your brother is older. He is responsible to be the next king”Zuriel snapped
“He is just being childish. The throne is mine”Gareth smirked at Isaac who is glaring at him
“But I have all the attribute a king should, Gareth doesn’t”Isaac insisted
“Isaac I will chase you out of my chamber if you are not ready to cooperate with me and your brother!”Zuriel snapped
“What’s the plan?”Isaac roll his eyes
“I will tell you when the time comes, you can go back to your chamber”Zuriel smiled
“Bye mother”Gareth waved and walk away
“Mother I don’t know why you choose Gareth over me! I’m eighteen years old for crying out loud. I can still be the king”Isaac snapped
“When did you start this nonsense?”Zuriel snapped back
“I thought we both want your brother to be the king so what happened? Why are you uttering gibberish?”Zuriel added
“Mum, I don’t want Gareth to be the king anymore I just realized how selfish and irresponsible he can be sometimes”Isaac snapped
That was when Queen Zuriel remember one of Amelia curses
*Your children will go astray and put you in shame*
“Isaac you will not go astray. Go to your chamber”Queen Zuriel yelled and he shrugged before walking away
“Zuriel”Eduardo called from behind
Eduardo is Zuriel wïtch parrot bird, she sees what is coming in future and she have the power to spoil any light power and she also have dark powers
“Eduardo, how is the future? I know my son will be the king but help me…”
“Your son cannot be the king”Eduardo snapped
“What? My precious Gareth will not be the king? Why? How?”She questioned
“I will end the life of the king the gods are planning to choose then your Gareth will be taken as the king as long as the person they want is dead”Eduardo explained
“Who is the person?”Queen Zuriel asked curiously
“You don’t need to know”Eduardo said and flew away
“Is it Javier or Lucas? Definitely it can never be Veal “She concluded
••••
<NIGHT~BESIDE THE PRISON>
Veal tried to sleep but he couldn’t sleep, although he heard about the king condition but he did not feel sorry for him at all. In fact the can’t wait for see his corpse. But one thing keep on bothering him and that is Amelia
Amelia is the one bothering him, whenever he close his eyes, the sound of her cries echo in his room and he couldn’t help but come to the prison. The guards are still beating her and this make him mad
“Stop”He ordered when he entered the prison .
He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Amelia white robe turned to red, her blood filled the whole room and her face is not even something to talk about
“I said stop!”He ordered and the guards turn to him
“Who are you?”They asked coz they couldn’t recognize him coz he covered his face with white handkerchief
“Veal”He replied in a whisper but enough for them to hear
“Prince Veal? Your majesty my prince”They fall on their knees immediately
“Stop beating her?”He snapped ignoring their greetings
“But it is an order from the king”One of them said with a shaky voice
“But the king is not here”He smirked
“But…”
“What about having a duel and the person that wins get what he wants”He asked with a smile
“No no my prince…we will stop”They chorused
They may be older than Veal but they knew they won’t survive if they have a duel with him
Veal walk to Amelia and touch her bloody cheek
Amelia use all the strength in her to push his hand away
“Stay…away…from…me”She warned in a broken voice before closing her eyes
She lost her consciousness
Veal untie her and place her body on his back before walking out of the prison
He get to his chamber and place her on the bed
He get water in a calabash and one of his white handkerchief
Almost all the things he have is white, he love colour white so much
He dip the handkerchief in the water and use it to wipe Amelia’s bloody face. After cleaning her face, she become a little recognizable
He grab another calabash and open it, it is containing a green liquid
He pour little content in the iron cup and started feeding Amelia who is still unconscious, she finally drank it and he walk away
He walk to the backyard and the sight of the river make him smile, there is no guards around coz the king think it is unnecessary for them to protect him
This is the only thing the king did for him, he gave him a chamber near a river
He pull off his clothes and started swimming. He is still doing that when he suddenly feel dizzy
“What is happening?”He muttered and wipe his face with his palm
Eduardo smiled as she watch Veal struggle hard in the river
She point her finger at him again and the dizziness multiply
“Help me!!”Veal screamed
•••
<QUEEN EBBE CHAMBER>
Queen Ebbe is inside her room with her three children; Lucas, Lyla and Lima
“So, the king is going to die tomorrow? I will miss father”Lima started tearing up
“Although he is not great king but he is a good father”Lyla shook her head
“What are you talking about Lyla? He is one of the greatest king”Lucas snapped
“What type of great king ki|| a maid all because queen Zuriel food came late”Lima roll her eyes
“So, you are just faking the tears?”Lucas eyes widened
“No I wasn’t but what you said made it look like I’m faking the tears”Lima roll her eyes
“Your brother will take over the throne”Queen Ebbe suddenly said and the twins face her with a mockery look
“Mother, have you forgotten my brother is the second prince, how can the second prince become the king when the first prince is fit and healthy?”Lyla laughed
“When I gave birth to Lucas…my priest told me he will become the future king”She revealed
“Future king? But the priest might be taking about his next life”Lima roll her eyes
“I can’t believe my own sisters are jealous of me”Lucas shook his head sadly
“No one is jealous I don’t just know if what mum said is possible”Lyla and Lima said at the same time
“Just wait and see”He smirked
••••••
<VEAL CHAMBER>
Veal is losing his self, his life is at stake
The dizziness is becoming crazy. He can’t take it anymore, he pass out in the water and his body begin to sink
*****The room****
A sound wake Amelia up and she stood up from the bed in surprise, she clearly remember telling a prince to stay way from her and everything went dark
“Why is she here?”The question run through her mind, she glance at a calabash and white handkerchief on the floor
She walk out of the room but she stopped when she saw a vision of a man drowning and an evil spirit controlling him with a finger
She decide to save the man but she stopped when she realize he is a prince
The son of the king that ki|| her mother? The son of the man that made me suffer? The son of the man that my father died for? The son of the man that make me an orphan? Never!!! He should just die
🤍Help him 🤍One of the sprit in her said
“If I am in your position will you help him?”She asked angrily
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