When The Demons Amidst Her

Chapter 2 Can't Even Touch You

Staying away from his love was not easy for Fu Hoa. She was scared about his love every second of her life. She became very stressed and weak every year. Hoping that King Wu would be coming soon. Like this, just by waiting for him, 3 decades have passed. 

Praying to Shangdi every day, she wouldn't eat a whole day. Soon days became weeks along with weeks became months, she wouldn't eat anything, becoming more and more skinny and looked like a skeleton. She signifies a body without a soul. Her soul has been taken away from the body, now Fu Hao has no life. 

Just wishing that he would come back by tomorrow. And this tomorrow when changed to 30 years, nobody knows. Time was going at its speed. But it felt like centuries have passed. And still no traces of King Wu. After ten years, she began to lose hope of finding him, but there was always something that kept telling her to wait for him, " HE WILL COME BACK", but he didn't.

They had an arranged marriage but fell in love within the second they saw each other and that was it, they got married right after their first met. They both felt like they know each other for years and years but have never met each other. Which made it more difficult to separate. 

Years went by but King Wu never turned, he didn't even tell where was he going before leaving as well didn't even tell for how long? And that made the whole country's people go stunned. Things got worse and worse each year, which lead to many wars to conquer China. 

But Fu Hao was a warrior herself. She was brilliant in fighting and was an icon for the Chinese people. She was determined to save his country but on the inside, she was hollow and empty. 

One day queen Fu Hao was traveling the countryside, on her way she saw a beggar's family begging for food. She went to them and gave them the last meal that she had to them.

" Your highness, you don't need to do that, they are beggars, dirty-looking creatures", the minister said.

"Well, how about if I snatch your job and money and make you a beggar too?" Queen Fu Hao said with a smirk.

The minister was stunned and decided to stay quiet. Queen Fu then went forward and gave her meal to those beggars. When she reached forward to help, the beggar's said, "Why are you doing this, your highness? What will you eat? We cannot consider this food ".

" it's fine for me to starve but not my country's people, our goal must not be to live forever, but to create something that will stay forever, and mine is to stay forever in the hearts of our peoples' and to give love."

"But your highness-"

"I give to everyone not because I have too much, but because I know how it feels to have nothing". Queen Fu Hao said and left.

After 29 years of waiting, on the 30th year, she gave up her life for her love. She died out of starvation and malnutrition. During her last breath, she said, "The people we care about the most, are usually taken away from us too soon, and then after I die I will close my eyes and spoke to you in a thousand silent ways".

The King's people preserved her body in oil, in hope that King Wu would come back and he would bury her. King Wu came back after some months of the queen's death. The news was spread everywhere that the King has come to the kingdom. 

But before anybody would know, Azazel knew it first. And came right away to search him but before he reached the King reached the palace. And the first thing he did was to search for his love. The king's people were shocked by his sudden appearance, which made everyone shocked and happy but also they were not ready, to tell the truth of where her wife was.

"hey minister, I'm back!!" King Wu said.

"For the love of God- your majesty where were you for 30 years?!" the minister was in shock.

"I know that, but at first tell me where is Fu Hao? I need to meet her first! Where is she?" King Wu said.

"Umm- your highness you probably should first get fresh and have a meal," the minister said while trembling.

"Why are you ignoring me? Why wouldn't you answer me ?! What is wrong with you?! ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW!!" Stormingly King Wu said.

"Ahhh- your highness, I-I can't ... I-I don-tt-" the minister was trembling in fear and couldn't utter a word properly.

"Stop your lies and tell me the truth now!!" King Wu said while holding his shining sword at the minister's neck, ready to separate it from his body. Making the minister pee in his pants. He said everything to King right away. The minister, while telling the truth to the King, couldn't hold on to his tears. 

The tears were nothing but only saltwater for the King who was cruel to others but sweet to his love. But at this moment the tears were of disappointment and was of truth. The minister's eyes were all swollen.

The King was devasted by the news and was stuck to his own thoughts. His mind was recalling every moment that he has ever spent with her love. He couldn't resist the fact that she is dead. The minister tried to stabilize him, but King Wu has already lost control of his body. 

He was trembling and couldn't stand on his feet. He ran to his room in search of her, thinking that the minister was joking and was testing his power. Little did he know that truths are always heartbreaking, and the minister's truth was soul-breaking. 

His eyes were not ready for the truth. He looked for her everywhere, in the whole palace thinking that she must be playing. But when he entered her room, he found a tomb filled with oil and it was not clearly visible who was inside and was dark inside. 

The King looked closely to see who's inside.

"Who's inside this tomb?" king Wu said while looking into it closely. When he took a closer look, he backed away when he saw who was inside it. He couldn't believe himself for what he has seen and wanted to ripe out his eyes. What he saw was not meant to be seen, to save her, he left, and in his memory, she left forever.

I was like a body without a soul without her. I wanted to scream, and I did but in my head. I called her back, I ordered her to come back but she wouldn't reply. I couldn't hear her breathe neither I couldn't smell her sweet blossoms scent. Her body was cold unusually, her skin was paler and I couldn't do anything to save. 

Her bright cheerful eyes were all dead now, her lips lost their color, her hair was all dry. The brave warrior was all gone and all that's left was her memories. 

I only gave her pain but she gave me love...the love, and affection I needed when everyone turned around and left. I always wanted to be with her but death didn't. If death awaits you, so do I, please come back. I called her but she didn't respond. I cried a lot but she didn't come to wipe my tears. 

I have lost everything. What is so wrong with me that everyone leaves me? I knew you were not coming back, still, I waited, I looked for you in my heart, in everyplace, thought this was just a game. 

Then I knew the truth that, "A million words won't bring you back, I know because I tried, neither would a million tears, I know because I cried".

I always remember you smiling but never seen you emotionless as I saw you today. I always remember you sleeping on my lap. I always remember us going to see the cherry blossoms together in the new Year. I always remember both of us together from the heart but never apart from each other as I saw you today. Now you are so away from me that I can't even touch you? Please come back cause' I need you.

-To be continued

When The Demons Amidst Her