My Rebirth as an alien Queen

Episode 6-Wanting to leave

It's been 5days and 4hours since Hero last visited me when he almost r***d me since then I didn't see him again and I couldn't tell why he had decided not to see me, was he guilty? Was he punishing me? Punishing? Yeah because since the last time he showed up and run his hand on my skin I'd been craving his touch again, I have no idea if it was normal to feel that way but I so much wanted for him to touch me again, it was depressing and that's why I considered it a punishment.

I paced the room already out of patience for waiting for him to show up, not for anything in particular since my meals arrive on time, I literally got everything I needed, even company, Thankfully Barb was perfectly fine after Hero shoved her outside with his newly gained telekinetic abilities which we both share according to Barb but unfortunately for me I don't know how to use it.

"I mean how could he do this? He just abandoned me to do as I please. Why wouldn't he show up? Why wouldn't he come to visit?" I ranted on. I was certain Barb was already tired of me complaining about Hero.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly thrilled that he was my husband and my king nor was I thrilled that he could control me anytime he wanted to but he's the only person I knew on this planet, except Barb of course...she isn't a being but still an amazing friend which I have Hero to thank for that too. I was fuming as I kept wondering why he would just ignore me for days...I've been patient with him and silent about it for five freaking days and now, I can't hold it.

"Barb" I breathed making up my mind.

"Yes, Claire-

"Where's Hero?" I questioned Barb and for some seconds she processed my request.

"He's in the tea room with few ministers" Barb relayed obediently and I nodded moving over to my closet to select a dress. I couldn’t help mumble my complaints as I got ready to confront Hero, what exactly was he doing, leaving alone and deserted. God, why did I have to come back? And worse why do I have to come back as Hero’s wife. It sucks! I complained to myself subconsciously.

I recalled Hero freeing my soul from my body where I and my soul in the past were trapped, since Hero’s brother, another alien prince had thrown me back in time to help the world survive the apocalypse that had happened later in the future, with the help of some friends including Hero, I had successfully carried that out but then I found out that Hero’s brother wasn’t helping me because he wanted to, he wanted to rule the earth, with his people since they were more advanced. Hero knew if his brother could win the whole Ghafil race could be enslaved and manipulated by his brother, he had joined me and my group of friends to stop him, I keep wishing it was the same Hero that he was but something had changed in him, I realized he had been through so much since he become king but that doesn’t justify his ruling over his Rhafils (people/subjects/citizens).

I stroll down the hallway feeling my heart thumped hard against my chest, I was suddenly nervous and curious about how he would react on seeing me, would he be happy? Sad? Angry? I couldn’t help playing with my fingers as I felt my nervousness heightened.

“The tea room is right here Claire” Barb brought my attention to the giant metal crafted down and I exhaled deeply before opening up the door. My eyes instantly fell on Hero whose expression was hard and plain as he listened to what the reptilian alien with four eyes was telling him. He looked bored but that look vanished the moment our eyes met.

“Ecrovastinado (You’re dismissed)” He voiced his command softly and the alien humanoids slowly rose to their feet and headed towards me hands at their backs as they gave me a slight bow and walked out through the door, the guards who were supposed to be stationed outside were inside and with a look from Hero they hesitantly moved out.

“You don’t look too good, are you okay?” I asked walking closer to him as I watched his skin gets paler and paler, seeing him looking so vulnerable had all the anger I had felt for him slowly evaporate.

“What are you doing here Claire?” Hero asked as politely as he could, not wanting to hurt my feelings I guessed.

“I…you…you-” What the f**k! I had a million things I’d wanted to say to him but staring at him at the moment and I felt all those words fly out of my brain.

“What happened?-

“Five days ago, it was an accident and I’m sorry about it Claire, I just had a terrible day” He replied trying to maintain an indifferent look but his eyes were dancing in nervousness.

“Is that why you haven’t been coming to visit me?” I finally said the question I’ve been curious about the most, I was anticipating a valid, reasonable, and touching excuse but I didn’t like what I got.

“I’m sorry, I’ve been busy with the kingdom affairs, I can’t guarantee I’ll be coming as often as I used to, there is so much to do here-

“Really Hero, since when was that?” Now I felt my anger slowly returning, Hero was quiet and was looking anywhere else but me, how he changed so much in such a short time.

“Sure fine, I blamed no one than my stupid soul, I was better off dead” With that last statement I turned towards the door and walked back to my room, it was f*****g too much and I wanted to put an end to it quickly, but I didn’t know what to do and how to do it.

“Claire you look down, do you want me to cheer you up?” Barb asked floating to my face.

“No thanks Barb, I need to feel like this…I need this feeling,” I told her moving back into my room to have a proper thought and weigh my odds. It had been really beautiful to be able to see Hero’s world, he had said a lot of things about it when fighting side by side against his brother, I’ve been very curious but never in my lifetime have I dreamt of being here.

“Barb, can you take me on a stroll around the palace, I’d really like to see the place” I requested.

“Sure this way Claire” Barb lead me out into the hallways and we arrived at the edge of a hallway which from afar looked like a wall but it opens up and all of a sudden we were on a floating platform which slowly took us down, I saw many alien servants as I stroll my way to the entrance.

“This is the King’s lounge; visitors permitted into the King’s royal quarters are welcomed here-

“You don’t mean as big as this place is, it’s just Hero’s private Quarter, we haven’t seen other parts of the palace?” I sounded amazed.

“Yes Claire, this is the king’s private quarters, and only trusted members of the council are allowed in here, normally you should be in your own quarters as well but the king would prefer to put you in the same quarters with him.

“Well that’s better, I don’t think I’ll survive without him” I muttered strolling out with Barb, for the past five days Barb has been teaching me about every alien on the planet Zullion, their population the previous year were more than a billion-plus the light race, but the light Ghafils had their king which was my father…Aira’s father but the Green race Ghafil had more population so Hero alone ruled as the ultimate king of more than 500million Ghafils having just chiefs situated at different Ghafil villages. He was like an emperor to the smaller Ghafil villages, with what I’ve learned from barb since I woke up, I could easily tell why Hero was so lonely, too bad I was also gonna leave.

I didn’t want to live with him like this so I prefer to be rather dead. After returning to my chambers I picked out a pen and wrote just one sentence in the paper before giving it to Barb to give it to him, after I was certain barb was gone, I removed a long thick string from the dress in my closet and quickly throw it around the light lamp which was hung high above me, I made a knot and pull the rope over my head ready to end my miserable life. Grabbing a floating legless stool I exhaled tightening the rope around my neck then I hit off the stool and struggled against the rope in my neck I felt my color changing and I felt the air being squeezed out of me and slowly I slipped into darkness.

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