Pinky ran towards the forest despite the fact that high heels were paining her badly, that wasn't even her problem at that moment, what was just whispering in her head was king Derrick, she needed to save him, the destiny of the empire lies in his hands.
After running for some minutes, she reduced her pace while breathing hard, her shoes had already made her toes to bleed.
"So, you killed the king and decided to run away huh?"A manly voice said behind her startling her but upon hearing his words, she scoffed before turning.
"Excuse me, don't accuse me without knowing the truth, do you know I can sue you for stalking a girl at midnight"Pinky said glaring at the guy in front of her, he had black hair and green eyes.
Pinky didn't know why this guy looks so familiar,She felt like ayria was close to this guy before she died.
"Oh please, stop pretending like you don't know me but let me go straight to the point, I want you to come back to me, we were so much in love with each other then until you decided to marry that king Because of your dad"The guy said with an eye roll.
Then the headache came and memories began to flood in like flashes,One of the picture showed the guy who had his arms wrapped around ayria's waist and they were smiling happily, looking so much in love.
That is ayria's ex boyfriend, leo.
"Shit, why would I have to bump into him right now??!!"Pinky thought inwardly while pulling her hair.
"Leo, I have important things to do, go back or your parents will be worried for you"Pinky mumbled removing her high heels until she was bare footed.
"B*llshit, am a f**king adult, ayria forget about them for now, let's talk about us, since you killed the king and run away then why don't we go somewhere far away and leave happily"He smiled making pinky to roll her eyes and continued walking.
"Ayria, where are you going?"Leo called from behind as he ran after her, seeing that he was catching up with her, pinky increased her pace, running as quick as she could.
"Stop following me!!, Return back to the empire then we can talk privately"Pinky yelled at him when he finally caught up with her.
"Ayria, I know I am a douchebag and a looser but I can't let you go Into the forest like that, is dangerous, let me accompany you to get whatever you want to get"Leo said and pinky stared at him, he didn't look like he was lying though.
"Fine, I want to go to the mountains to get the AFTER GLOW herbs to cure the king and whatever you said just now, I would never kill the king"Pinky said and began to walk further into the forest while Leo followed behind.
*****
"You fainted just because king Derrick passed out, which kind of a girl are you!"The queen mother yelled angrily, she had sent all the guests back home after the tragedy that just occured.
"None of your sisters can fit to be my son's wife and the queen, I think I need to find girls that are more suitable for him"The queen mother yelled at Manda then a sob broke out of her lips when she stared at king Derrick whose lips were turning purple, he wasn't moving at all but stayed stiff like a dead person.
"Guards, go and look for that stupid daughter in law of mine that ran away quick"The queen mother ordered and all the guards nodded before walking out of the room.
"Ayria is such a fool, she ran away in this situation, though the queen mother is angry with me but her hatred for ayria will grow more and more"Manda thought inwardly with a smirk but her smirk got wiped away from her lips when she looked at king Derrick, she loved him a lot but all he did was to give her cold shoulder all the time.
Tears rolled down Manda's cheeks, but is such a pity that her love was going to die like that, the royal doctor said that there was no cure which means that king Derrick would die very soon.
Manda was going to miss king Derrick but she would make sure that after his death, she would be the queen no matter what, even if it means marrying king Derrick's younger brother Damien then she would that to be the queen.
Manda wiped her tears before walking towards her room, immediately she was in there, she pulled off her heels and yawned before laying on her bed, soon, she was fast asleep.
*****
"Ayria, we are still far from the mountains, how are we going to make it, before we reach there, king Derrick is already in hell so...."Leo didn't get to finish his statement when a punch landed on his face catching him off guards.
"Is you leo, that will be in hell and will burn in hell with your generation to come"pinky said angrily before walking away.
"Wait, ayria, you said you wanted to find the AFTER GLOW herbs, isn't it this?!"Leo said as he touched his face while wincing at the same time in pain.
Pinky turned and truth to be told, the after glow herbs was placed on the floor in the middle of the forest, it had a transparent glass which was used to cover it, it shone brightly bringing light to the entire forest.
"Wow, it isn't in the mountain but here"Pinky smiled and ran towards it but a sword was thrown towards her but she was fast enough to dodge it.
"Who is that?"Pinky asked looking around and three Giants walked out, as they walked, the ground shooked making pinky and leo to fall on the ground.
"We are the guardians of the AFER GLOW and you are trespassing"One of them muttered and growled making the ground to shake more and more.
"Hey guardians of the after glow, am ayria and I really need this herbs badly, so can you let me take.."Pinky said walking towards it to take it but one of them grabbed her and brought her closer to his face.
"Ayria!!!,"Leo yelled and grabbed his sword before charging it at one of the Giants but unfortunately, the sword broke into two as a result of the Giants strong skin.
"I..."Leo trailed off when one of them kicked him making him fly and hit his back hard on a tree that even his Spina cord cracking could be heard.
"Hey, you, please, let me take some herbs, if I take, I would forever be in depts with you please"ayria begged while staring at Leo with worry in her eyes.
In this case, she couldn't even use her martial skills because their hands that was wrapped around her body was so tight that she could not move except from shaking her head.
"I will let you have the herbs, if you answer my question"The giant growled.
"I don't think I can...."Pinky didn't get to finish her statement when she was thrown to the same tree that Leo was thrown to, then bang!, She hit her head hard on the tree making blood to split out of her heat nonstop.
"I will answer your questions, ask now"pinky said standing up immediately.
"What is always coming but never arrived"One of them asked.
"Snow!"Leo yelled and the beast kicked him on his stomach making him land roughly on the floor then did the same to pinky, her head injury intensified as blood rushed down from there like water from a fountain.
"We are waiting"Another growled.
Pinky knew the answer but the idiot spoke before she could.
"The answer is Tomorrow, tomorrow never comes, but people always push back their plans and say that they will "do it tomorrow"Pinky said and immediately they disappeared.
"You knew the answer!!"Leo yelled and pinky glared at him.
"You could have let me speak before cutting in like that"Pinky yelled and grabbed the AFTER GLOW herbs.
"Let's go"