Rejected Prince

Malaysia

Creon

After our whole day quest in a nature reserve in Indonesia, we just rested for the night and then were off to Malaysia.

Everyone was still amazed in how huge the flower was.

So while on the plane, Kohl was bombarded with our questions.

"How exactly are we going to turn the stinky flower to the cure?" Zack asked.

"After we gather enough supply if the flower, we will go to Japan." Kohl answered.

"Why Japan?" I asked.

"The Queen's company has a huge High tech laboratory in Tokyo. It is a pharmaceutical laboratory. But it also specializes in supernatural stuff. We have wit he's and healers there that can harness the plant's essence to make the cure. With your help of course." Khol explained.

"So we basically roam around south east Asia to gather those stinky flower then bring it to Japan to turn it to a cure?" Macy asked.

Khol nodded.

Macy groaned and downed her glass of red wine.

"We still have a long journey ahead of us. So I suggest take the necessary amount of rest." I told them.

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We laid back and relaxed during the whole flight. We need to fly to Sabah, a part of East Malaysia through Kota Kinabalu Airport to reach our destination.

Our main destination, Gunung Gading National Park in Sarawak.

Once we reached our destination, we gathered our stuff and started our hike.

"So, where exactly are we going?" Econ asked.

"We are heading towards the slope of Mt. Kinabalu." Khol answered pointing at the mountain in front of us.

"You've got to be f*****g kidding me?!!" Macy shrieked.

I chuckled.

"Come on guys. It’s not that far." I told them.

She glared at me before following Khol.

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As we follow Khol, I just realized that I was wrong. It’s really far. I even mentally slapped myself. But as a prince and alpha, I shouldn't complain. I should be a good example to them.

After hours and hours of hiking, we finally reached the area where the Rafflesia grow.

There were dozens of the flower everywhere I turn. With its great number, it !right be enough for us to go straight to Japan.

"Alright alpha. You may start." Khol said.

I nodded and walked towards the nearest Rafflesia. I was about to touch it when Khol stopped me.

"Not that. It’s already withering. Choose that still has the foulest odor. It’s still fresh." She said.

I gaped at her, then complied. I sniffed the air, and let my sense of smell lead me towards the right flower. It lead me towards a huge tree that has five Rafflesia flowers planted around it.

I knelt down and started digging it out.

'That is one stinky flower.' Cairo said.

I mentally rolled my eyes at him.

'Baby.'

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After digging out about ten flowers, Khol stopped me.

"That's enough."

"But why? There are still plenty of them to get. We can proceed to Japan right away." Migo said.

"We can't take all of them. The Rafflesia gives life to the forest. If we take all of it, the forest will slowly die. Besides, its sundown. We should camp out here. It'll be hard for us to find our way back." Khol explained.

"Camp here?! In this area?! Around those stinky things?! Nuh uh. No way in hell that I will sleep here!" Macy complained.

"I agreed with her." Brex said.

Kohl rolled her eyes.

"Fine. Let's hike back for a bit. Find a much more suitable place to camp for the night. " kohl said.

We carried our things and the containers filled with Rafflesia and head back.

In a couple of minutes, when we can no longer smell the awful smell, we decided to stop.

We put down our stuff and sit on the ground. Econ build us fire, while Migo left to hunt for our dinner.

When Migo got back, he was carrying frogs and birds.

"Frogs?!! Seriously??!!" Macy asked glaring at Migo.

"What? It’s all I could find." Migo said.

"Do not worry. Frog legs actually tasted good. It tastes like chicken. When Alex and I used to live in the forest in Brazil, we live with this kind of food. It’s not every time we come across wild boars or deer's." Zack explained.

"The two of you lived in the forest?" I asked.

Zack nodded.

"Being a lone tiger, I got used to living in the wild. But from what I know, Alex got it worse than me. He lived in the streets like a hobo. Then he found me and we found a cave in the forest. We hunted for our food. It’s not every day that it was feast day. Frogs took care of our hunger those times. We lived there like that until we met Mandy and ran away with her.”

Zack told us while he cleaned and cook the frog.

I never thought Alex went through that. All his life he lived in luxury. He was served and pampered. He was a prince. He's one tough cookie to be able to survive the rogue life without going insane or worst, feral.

After our food finally had been cooked, it was equally divided to all of us. I never had frogs before. But once I tasted it, I was not disappointed. It does taste like chicken.

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The next day, we made our way back to where we left our vehicle.

Since it took us hours to hike back, everyone was tired. We decided to check in a hotel to freshen up and rest.

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