Chapter 6 Queen Descendants
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Ruininki can pass through the barrier now, our energy synchronizes, and our energy blended well.
I notice one thing, my energy feels light and I can sense it is getting stronger whenever were together.
I can’t explain it but it happens naturally, my energy is not like it was before; I felt it is overflowing and radiantly beautiful when I was with Ruininki.
When I find the right opportunity, I bring back Kenenkie's journal in the Elder’s House. I sneak back in the Elder's House to put the journal back to the shelves. I successfully pass through the ogre guarding the Elder's library. The ogre is awake but I made him sleep using a sleeping potion that I found in one of the Elder's House potion room. I kept Ruininki's journal for me to have. I found out Kenenkie and Ruininki are twins just like me and Siana.
In history they are the first Gifted that are twins from the Other World; the prophecy according to the Elder’s that one will harbor the gift and the other one will have the curse.
I decided to read Kenenkie's journal first, how he secretly falls in love with my great grandmother Queen Leonor but to his surprise, my grandmother feels the same.
I wonder why Ruininki keeps on saying “my great grandmother Queen Leonor chooses the wrong one, she made the wrong decisions" probably because they fall in love with the same woman which happens to be my great grandmother Queen Leonor
I stand at the corridor staring at one specific Queen’s portrait, I look at Queen Leonor large frame displayed in the hallway along with the other former Queens of our Kingdom, and she is indeed beautiful. The reason is no mystery at all, Kenenkie and Ruiniki fall for her beauty.
I have a fine conversation with my mother Queen Rianne when we sit together one fine morning; I ask her if she could tell me about her grandmother Queen Leonor and her mother Queen Elisa,
Queen Rianne's mother is Queen Elisa; my grandmother Queen Elisa is the daughter of Queen Leonor's sister, her name is Syriella.
I reminisce the story of Queen Rianne as if I'm hearing my mother’s voice as she speaks,
“My mother Queen Elisa is the daughter of Princess Syriella the younger sister of Queen Leonor, in every Descendants Queens there a chosen Gifted, in the times of Queen Leonor and Princess Syriella; the chosen Gifted is Queen Leonor.
Queen Leonor is the chosen Gifted and assists by Master Arruis the Guardian of the Passage by that time.
Queen Leonor is in the eldest; Princess Syrielle is seven years younger than her, Queen Leonor's husband takes the thrown as the King as he is waiting for Princess Syrielle to be married and have a daughter. In time, my grandmother Princess Syrielle is pregnant to my mother Queen Elisa, her one and only daughter.
Queen Elisa, my mother has the Gift. Queen Elisa has the ambition to share the knowledge she learns from the other World and make the citizen knowledgeable but that only brings greediness towards the citizen's heart, they want to know much more than Queen Elisa has taught and shared them, they wanted to cross the Passage and see the other World. The negative energy of the people arisen that leads to my mother's death, sacrificing herself. I’m a full-grown Princess by that time, twenty-one and I’m doing my public service for our people as the future Queen of our Kingdom while I heard the news of my mother's passing. Your grandmother lost is devastating on my part, she never says goodbye to me personally; she wrote me a letter and told me that she needs to do what she does in able to save our Kingdom from its downfall. She says she needs to sacrifice her energy so the energy of the citizens will be cleansed.
Queen Elisa is Queen’s Leonor niece but my mother's fate and Queen Leonor's destiny are the same. Queen Leonor sacrifices her energy to create the barrier for the Forbidden forest to protect the Kingdom and citizen from the lurking darkness coming from the Forbidden Forest.
Queen Leonor and Queen Elisa died for the Kingdom and citizen's sake, they are very brave and it’s an honor to be their descendants.” Queen Rianne's story seems like it happens yesterday.
I disturb my mother Queen Rianne reminiscing when I ask the things I wanted to know,
“Mother, what is the reason Queen Leonor made a barrier for in the Forbidden forest?” I’m curious what she will answer.
“It is because of the lurking darkness in the Forbidden Forest, there's a vicious creature needed to be trap in there for him not to spread darkness,” Queen Rianne answers is still full of mystery
“Vicious creature, who?” I wanted to know if my mother Queen Rianne will spill the name to me.
“Princess Mia as the future Queen of our Kingdom, you have to be strong and think for your people, those vicious creatures are there wanted to attack our Kingdom. Those people who crave power, what you have as the Gifted and your Royalty as the Queen they all want that, you have to be careful.” Queen Rianne advise me
“Mother is there something you need to tell me that happens in Queen Leonor’s regime,” I ask my mother promptly
“Princess Mia when I was your age what happens to the Queens before me like my grandmother Queen Leonor, my mother Queen Elisa; I didn't know anything about their history. They don’t tell the story about the Forest barrier because the Elder says it is better not to talk about it for the goodness of the Kingdom, bad history should be forgotten.” My mother Queen Rianne seems like convincing me
“Bad history, what do you mean? There is a bad history happen in the times of Queen Leonor, is that it?” I ask still wanting to dig in the truth
“Yes but it is not our business anymore what happens in the past should be kept in the past. As the future Queen of the Querencia Kingdom who has the gift, you should use your power in maintaining the stability and peace of both Worlds like what I did.” Queen Rianne said in a soft voice
“Mother I admire what you did for our Kingdom as the Queen and Gifted in your time but don’t you think something’s lacking. I think our Kingdom despite having the advantage to go to the other World; we are remaining as we are. The Kingdom's way of living is still the same. I think we are not making the best of what we have” I simply said
“Princess Mia you have to understand the basic responsibility of the Gifted is to maintain the peace and stabilize the energies of both Worlds. If the dark energy arose, the darkness will gain power, the Passage will weaken and it will collapse, both Worlds will be destroyed.” My mother Queen Rianne's voice is stern, she looks at me seriously.
“Mother, who gives you that information that the Passage will vanish and destroy both World if the energy is imbalanced and the dark energy overpowered the light energy?” I can’t help but be curious about many things.
“Master Arruis, the Guardian of the Passage and also the Elder’s” My mother Queen Rianne timid answer
“Mother, you try to find out on your own?” I ask
“What will I try to find out?” Queen Rianne confuse
“The truth, if the Elder’s is telling the truth,” I said confidently
“Master Arruis is the descendants of the Guardians who guard the Passage, they know better” Queen Rianne answers quite in an irritating tone
“Princess Mia, what are you thinking?” My mother seems bothered
“Mother, you don’t know what happens to Queen Leonor's regime?” I ask again
“Yes and I respect the Elders for their decisions not to tell me what happens that has nothing to do in how I will reign the Kingdom as the Queen” Queen Rianne emphasizes every word for me to makes her comprehend what she wanted me to grasp.
I know my mother’s tone when she talks like that she wanted me to stop questioning and it’s best to listen to her.
After that talk about. I'm more curious to know what happens in the times of Queen Leonor's regime, the history in her times.
On that night, I spent the night reading the journal I get from the Elder’s House; I first read the written journal of Kenenkie; Ruininki's twin brother. I turn the page as I read.
“The only similarity is our face, our attitude and personality are so different but why Ruininki wanted to have what I have. I know he doesn’t love Queen Leonor; he is envious of the attention the Queen has given me.
Ruininki thought I didn’t know how it felt to be jealous when he can get the things he wanted easily from our parents. The favors, the gifts the toys when we are young for the reason he whines. I came to the point I doubt if our parents do love me for they keep on favoring Ruininki even if what he wants is too much to asks; my parents go the extra mile to give it to him.
I witness how different they treat Ruininki, my twin brother than me. I hope my parents treat me the same as my twin brother. I can’t do what Ruiinki does to our parents; I can’t whine to my parents and throw away things that, my parents gifted me that came through their ’ hard work from their earnings to give Ruininki what he likes.
I and Ruiniki are identical twins but we are not the same. Sometimes I wanted to talk to Runiniki but I can’t, I don’t know what's stopping me to talk to him. I fear I might lose myself too when I fall in the beautiful words of lies that Ruininki mastered. We grew up together that I sacrifice mostly what’s mine for him to be happy. Ruininki will get anything I offer, rips it apart and throw it in the garbage after. I remember I gifted him a little bear that he destroyed in front of me and throw it away.
My heart hurts when he neglects my effort like that. For that very reason I grow distance with Ruininki, we didn’t talk much and do activities together. I realize I have a lot of things I don’t know about him as my twin brother, it’s sad that his peers know it more than I do.
Most people said that twins have a special connection; when one is troubled, the other can feel it too.
There are a lot of times; I can't count how many times I risk myself in fights even if I'm not involved or being drag personally but I will grab someone in the neck if someone will insult my younger brother in front of me.
Ruininki is my twin, we are connected. I feel him when he is in pain when he needs me the most. What I don't understand is Ruininki blocking me in his life, never wanted me to enter, I try to reach out to him but keeps dodging me. I talk to Ruininku one time and asks him, "what he is getting from all our fights?",
Ruininki looking at me blanky, he simply answers to me " I don't favor a lot of things and many don't understand me. Misunderstanding makes people fight."
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© January Garneth.2020. The Princess that Tamed the Villain
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