"Ahh, shit."
As I tried to stand up from the ground, crusing as my vision felt blurred out.
Thud.
"Urgh..."
He punched again, hitting straight on the jaw, knocking to the ground once more, as my mind turn hazy again.
Bang.
Another ringing sound resonated as he punched again.
"Urgh..."
I groaned as he sat over my chest, his knees pinning down my hands, making it impossible for to move.
With my blurry eyes, I looked at him.
A tall boy around the age of sixteen with a handso face and darker raven-colored hair and eyes. Eyes that held cold hostility towards .
Bang.
"Argh..."
Without saying anything, he struck again with so much force that my face turned to the side as I felt dust in my mouth.
Bang.
"Fucking bastard!"
He punched again, cursing loudly, while his weight on my body made it hard for to breathe.
Bang.
"You have to go around and ss things up, don't you!"
Again, he punched , and pain started to register in my brain as warm liquid filled my mouth.
Bang.
Crack.
"Argh..Huff..huff.."
But my brain soon turned to mush as he hit my vital spot; he struck on my temple so hard that a cracking sound resonated in the area.
I lost consciousness for an instant, then pain started to clear my mind as blood soon trickled down my forehead.
"Aimar! Leave him."
As my vision turned blurry and my brain pounded with a splitting headache, another person ca to my rescue, forcefully moving the boy who was sitting on my chest.
"Urgh..."
I forced my body sideways as I rolled on the ground.
"Hahaha."
A weak laugh left my mouth as I felt the pain in my skull.
What did I do to deserve it?
Fuck, it makes want to just run away from all this shit.
"Hey, Az, Az, talk to ." As I tried to stand up, the boy who rescued arrived beside , gently tapping on my face.
"Ahh.....Oliver," I mumbled weakly as I looked at him, who looked exactly like the one who attacked , "help.......buddy."
"Yeah," saying so, he helped stand up and gently placed on the bench.
"Sigh...."
A tired and exhausted sigh left my mouth as I leaned against the bench, my gaze on the sky.
"Cough..... Should have gone.... Easy on .... Aimar."
Coughing, I mumbled as I looked at the one who attacked .
"Shut up!"
As he paced in front of , he shouted, his bloodshot eyes glaring at as he walked towards .
"Enough, Aimar!"
As the guy tried to attack again, his twin brother Oliver blocked his way, protecting .
"You know what he did yesterday, don't you!" He grabbed his brother by his collar as he shouted at him.
"I know that! So shut up and sit down." Oliver, being the big brother between the twin's, shouted back as he made Aimar sit beside on the left side while he took the seat at my right.
"So, what did you do yesterday?" As we all sat down silently, Oliver asked, looking at .
"You said you know what I did," I replied, my gaze still fixed on the clear sky as I tried to stop the blood from gushing from my forehead.
"I want to hear it from your mouth," he insisted, leaning on the bench as well.
"..... First princess asked to kiss her knuckles," I mumbled after a few seconds of silence.
"And?" he prompted.
"And..... I refused."
"And why did you do that, idiot?" Aimar glared at as he asked.
"Tobias was the one who kissed them before.... She was asking to indirectly kiss him," I mumbled, still gazing at the sky.
"Pfft."
"Don't laugh, fucker," I glanced at Oliver in annoyance as he let out a muffled laugh.
"That's not all you did, right?" Unlike his brother, Aimar was still glaring at .
"..... I asked the third princess for a dance," I mumbled, my gaze turning vacant as I looked at the sky, "And.... she refused."
"Then you threw a glass of wine in her face, right?" Oliver said, and I nodded in agreent.
".....And yeah, I forcefully tried to kiss her as well," I mumbled as both of them fell silent.
"....Haah... Why, Azariah?" Oliver mumbled, placing his hands over his face, "Why did you do that?"
"...She hurt my fragile ego," I replied, rembering her, "And I tried to take revenge for that."
"You are sick, Azariah," Aimar spat in disgust, glaring at .
"Haha...you both know from childhood... Guess I really am sick," I mumbled with a light chuckle.
"You antagonized two of the three candidates for the throne in one day, Az. It's not a laughing matter," Oliver glanced at , speaking seriously.
"Three," I mumbled, and for so reason, a twisted smile ca to my lips. "I punched Archie in the face as well."
"Fucking bastard," Aimar mumbled, but he still looked at worriedly.
Well, no matter how much he tries to deny it, both of them cared for Azariah until the end.
Since childhood, both of them have been friends with him, and even when Azariah turned into a bastard, they didn't turn their backs on him, unlike the rest of them.
"Where is Christina?" Oliver asked after we all sat in silence for a while.
I touched the ring on my left hand instinctively, my gaze still on the sky as I replied, "...To the moon."
"And Avril, haven't seen her in a long ti," Aimar asked, looking at .
"She is with her," I replied, trying to hide my complicated feelings from them.
"Christina.....She won't be happy when she hears what you did," Oliver said with a low tone.
"When is she ever happy with ?" I asked with a smile as I closed my eyes.
"You don't deserve her, Azariah," Aimar again spat in disgust, but I didn't reply, remaining silent.
Yeah.... I don't deserve her.
I don't deserve anyone.
I might die alone.
Again.
"Anyway, we are going back, co with us," Oliver stood up, trying to help get up.
"No, let be. I want to be alone for so more ti," I replied, shaking my head, making him halt his movents.
"Are you sure?" He asked again, his tone filled with uncertainty.
"Yeah."
"Okay, and call if you need soone's company," I nodded at his words as he walked back inside the church.
Christina Shea ndonca.... My fiancée.
And
Avril.... My older sister.
I don't know how I will react when I see both of them.
"I just hope I don't get emotional and do sothing that I shouldn't," I said dryly as I looked at the sky.
"I want to sleep," mumbling, I closed my eyes.
But as soon as I did, a strange sensation washed over , as if the very fabric of reality was shifting around .
Startled, I opened my eyes, but as soon as I did, I was stunned to find myself surrounded by a blinding aura of light, so intense that it seed to pierce through my very soul.
But even in this holy place, I felt only one thing...
A primal sense of fear...
Fear so strong that it made my whole body go numb.
Because...
Death....
Death was staring at ...
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