[Author's Note: sorry for disappearing.. uh if anyone if here reading this chapter otherwise gods won't Forgive you for not reading such a masterpiece.. a incomplete one ig.]
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'Is it just me or someone's watching me?'
The Gates of the castle looked heavy, ofcourse they were heavy. The castle was obsidian black with its windows emitting yellow light. It will look such a view in night ....
The Gates opened for them and the crowd rushed in..
Or so, they expected this.
But instead- a announcement was made:
"Good afternoon People, we are very ashamed to say this but the opening of castle is to be delayed. The electricity cables were not fitted properly so I'm afraid we might not be able to open the gates until 3 PM. You can wait in the park till then."
This left everyone startled. Who just goes and invites people into a house and then closes the gate? Straight humiliation..
The crowd gathered outside the gate was cheerful a moments ago but now they were cursing. 'What a bunch of impatient people'
[Author's Note: Mc is the strange one out ig?]
Arkane and Lucas were standing at the front of the crowd alone. People were traced thier steps back to the lake to enjoy some time before revisiting the castle. Ruyi, Nav and Aria were returning too.
Only Lucas stayed behind to again get some numbers out of his pocket to secure the first spot here. Arkane joined him too, but for a different purpose. His purpose was to know as much as he can about here- about the castle and the people who made it.
So both of them were going towards the camp tent the Ember has set up as a gaurd post for the castle. There was no one inside only a young man.
Come to think of it, why would a suspicious castle which is seal-packed from all sides need a gaurd post? And why there's only one gaurd then?
The gaurd said:
"I'm sorry sir, this doesn't work here. You have to follow the instructions."
Lucas scoffed, and said:
"Ah just think about it.. how about I double it?"
The guard's phone rang, he checked it first and said:
"No, sir. That's not possible. If it could've been possible- i could've just let you go inside right now."
Lucas looked back and sighed..
'what a great gaurd they have, our building's can be sold off in a plate of dumplings'
Arkane was standing outside silent all along this. Only He wasn't silent but also was staring at one of the lower windows of the castle..
'is it just me or someone's staring at me from there?'
"Damn! Let's go back."
Hearing Lucas frustrated voice, Arkane turned his head.
"What happened team leader?"
Walking to the street and prompting Arkane to follow -Lucas said:
"The guard is such a good boy, we have to wait and rush in with the crowd.. we are going to the lake for now again."
Looking at the Fair below, Arkane Said:
"Oh, but leader don't you think the view is too nice to just go to the lake? There's also fresh air .."
Lucas looked around and nodded
"Stay here then, I'm going to get Aria something to eat. She must be hungry by now."
He left Arkane standing at the estuary of the road. Which was not to be expected for Arkane.
"I guess.. better for me?"
He looked back at the window he was looking at- it was 2 floors above the ground and looks cleanly lit just like a doll house's.
Ofcourse, it wasn't a doll house. And Arkane's intuition was not wrong.
Just as he moved his head to look back, his phone rang twice:
"BRR BRR.."
It wasn't a call, it was a sms.
It read:
[Unknown sender: Come inside. I want to have a talk.]
[King Arkane..]
And then, something flashed inside the window he was looking at before..
Looking at it. He massaged his temple while frowning:
"Why is my life so Adventurous?"
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Inside the castle, in the throne room, a young woman with pearl-white skin and ocean blue eyes was sitting on the red throne. The throne was contrasting against her as if she was a lonely blue flame in a sea of red ones.
She was wearing a red dress too, which clung to her skin like she owned it- which was quite true though- her hot black hairs were falling on her shoulders.
[Author's Note: what do I do with "which was quite true though"?]
There was no one in the throne room, only her. But there is someone going to be here soon. That was Arkane, whom she just texted.
'What a convenient way, I like that T.V. thing too.'
Looking up, she sighed and crossed her legs. A man would faint if they saw her like this right now. But who was there to see her? And does she care? No she don't.
Her bare skin, the red dress, the blue eyes, the black hair- everything made a beautiful canvas of different paints.
There was silence in the throne room for a bit..
Then
The silence was broken by the sound of metal rusting against the floor, which was not a good sign considering that this was supposed to be the first day of its opening. Well, back on the scene - the door opened and a man who looked quite alluring himself was standing on the red carpet in the hall.
Then he started walking and eventually stopped below the throne.
Arkane Asked with a smile on his face, it was a disturbed smile but a smile nevertheless:
"Your majesty.. do i have to kneel?"
The man looked at the girl sitting on the throne, he examined her- Arkane's sight was somehow damaged when he came to this world so he didn't see her before. And when his gaze fell a little down.. to the girl's legs
He closed his eyes.
Kept his eyes closed and inhaled deeply.
He was out of breath for a moment, it seemed like he was suffocating.