Chapter 74

I tried to calm myself down. My tears can't do anything; my power that everyone admires can't do anything; and I can't do anything to help him! In the end, I just let him die!

I am useless! I am just a useless human!

I didn't keep my promise to him; I didn't even do anything good for him. I should have known right away that Rosemary was a witch! I should have used my power! Fuck!

I held Danna's hands as they pressed against my forehead; I couldn't stop my tears. She is one of the closest friends I have in this world; she never smiled at me, she never tried to laugh with us, and I could feel her warm appreciation not only for me but for the rest of the women.

I was too stupid to think he was an enemy; my belief in him was too weak when I was convinced by his little show just to protect me. Why? Why does he have to protect me when I didn't even do anything to help him?

"Danna." I was still holding her hands tightly. I came closer to him and gently kissed his forehead.

"Sleep well, Danna. Sleep well. I will find your son. I will find him for you." I closed my eyes. I couldn't enter Zen's mind because of the current fight he was having with his brothers. I also couldn't look at the present.

they fight.

My chest is overflowing with pain, and I know that it will explode with the weight of my feelings. I couldn't look back at the queen when she gently caressed Danna's face.

I want to scold him! Why did he hide everything if he knew the truth? Why does someone have to be a victim for so long? Why must the vampire who only quietly loves and does nothing but good die so violently? Danna just fell in love with a vampire who wasn't meant to be with her; why is it just like this instead?

"I know you're cursing me now, Claret." I just bit my lip at what the queen said. I want to yell at him! But I have a lot of respect for the mother of the man I love.

"Don't touch him, dear queen." I couldn't stop myself from holding the queen's hand as it touched Danna's body. Why did he say everything now? He had been out the door for a long time, and Danna had stopped in this room for a long time. Why didn't he show up right away? Isn't it enough for her to be queen? That he is loved by the king? Even if many people love the king first, even if this world is turned upside down, the king's only heart is his. and the entire empire knew that he alone was the heart of the king until his death. And Danna was right—he was just a memory. Why doesn't the queen think of this?

"Am I bad, Claret? Isn't it normal?"

A woman is jealous? Did you know that Thaddeus didn't call my name before he finally died? Danna's name is what she called Claret; I don't know what it means, but the pain is still fresh in my heart. " I know in myself that jealousy will quickly swallow me up, and I have experienced this when I was very jealous of Elizabeth, remembering Zen, but too much when my heart and mind were closed to side with the queen. "And this is reason enough to let him live under false pretenses? I thought at first you could help him because of the two of us—you know, the most dear queen—but what happened? It has come to this! I'm so worthless. "No, I can't stop crying again. Why? Why is this world so cruel? Why is this world like this?

"I am sorry, Claret. I am sorry for everything." I felt the queen stand up, and I let her walk away before I spoke again.

"He tells me he forgives you, dear queen, and for the first time I will contradict my own belief: it is not a sin or a mistake to love someone who is not destined for you if you know how to settle down." I did not hear an answer from the queen, and I let her leave the room with his rabbits. I even saw a big rabbit glaring at me, which, if I'm not mistaken, was the guard under the palace.

"Wonderful woman." I ignored what the rabbit and I started to enter Zen's mind.

'Zen, I need you."

"Claret." I just called him, and I could feel his presence from behind me.

"Do to her what you did to the designated woman. I want to preserve her body," I said coldly. Zen didn't speak again because he immediately followed what I said.

I saw that Danna's body was beginning to be covered with thick ice, and I quickly used my power to change her into a white garment. I fixed her hair and caressed her face again.

When he was covered in ice up to his waist, I heard the loud cry of four determined women. They almost ran over Danna's body, both holding red roses, which they themselves had placed in her hands. Serena also put a crown made of white flowers on him.

"I'm so sorry, Danna, we doubted you." The five of us were in tears as Zen continued to lift his ice on her body until she was completely enveloped by the power of the snow prince.

"Bring him; I don't want him to stay in this place for too long." The appointed woman quickly nodded at me. I saw that Louise had floated it.

"Please stay safe, Claret." I nodded to them without emotion. I didn't even watch them leave while they were carrying Danna's body on the ice.

When I glanced at the Gazellians, Caleb, Harper, and Lily were currently lying down and had been weak.

"Danna told me that Dastan knows everything about this Zen." My cold eyes stared at Rosemary, who was currently surrounded by Evan, Finn, Casper, and Dastan, who was obviously weak.

"Dastan explained everything to us, Claret. It was still Rosemary's body, but the evil soul was not hers; it was Elizabeth's soul." I was stunned by what Zen said. How did Elizabeth's soul enter here? Is that why Dastan wants to marry her?

"No, it wasn't like that. My brother knew that it was the evil Elizabeth who came back; the witches tampered with Elizabeth's soul, made her an instrument, and let her brother's emotions be manipulated. Rosemary gave her permission to use her body, and the reason why Dastan wanted Rosemary to stay inside this castle is just to protect her from the evil soul within her." I just bit my lip. That's why, despite what Dastan says about wanting to marry Rosemary, even though his eyes have sensitivity, I feel that something is missing here. It was his heart.

"We can't kill her, Zen; she's just another victim. I don't want any more," I said with difficulty.

"But the evil Elizabeth is full of hatred towards me, Claret. She curses me for what I did to her. You know what sins I have committed against her. And she will definitely hurt you, Claret, something I will never let. I want to fully "I apologize, but she's not the real Elizabeth; it was her soul possessed by those witches." I couldn't answer Zen while I was still staring at Rosemary's poor body.

"I waited for him to kill the queen! He is so useless! I really want the queen to come before the appointed lady! It looks like I have no choice; the weak will come first," said the sorceress, who looked through the eyes of the Gazellians only to give me a cold stare.

"Just release her body." I started to step closer to her. Zen immediately followed me while all the Gazellians were on alert.

"Release her," I said coldly as I raised my hand. In this empire, I am the strongest when it comes to magic.

I ignored the Gazellians' surprise at the coldness of the aura and speech.

"Are you scaring me, you destined woman?" The sword he used on Danna immediately flew at him, which he quickly dodged.

"I said release her body or I'll kill you both." His eyes widened at what I did. Even I am surprised by what I can do. I've had enough; I'm fed up with this non-stop slaughter. I must finish its origin.

"Do you think you can scare me? Someone who dares?" I noticed that both Gazellians were unable to move from their positions as their bodies began to sink to the floor.

"Fuck!" I heard the struggle of the Gazellians.

while I was still staring blankly at the witch.

I can hear Rosemary's heart beating, but it's page by page; it's being swallowed by the black power of a witch.

"What will you do? The earth will swallow them up, and the Gazellians of the palace will become nothing more than manure. What will you do, brave woman? Who will you save first among the Gazellians? Only magic can make them go away, and with your weakness, you can't keep them at the same time." I still remained cold, staring at him, and that made his blood boil even more.

He was once again holding the sword that had killed Danna and was quickly approaching me.

"Claret!" Zen shouted my name loudly. Immediately, there was a block of ice in front of me that was quickly broken by the sorcerer's sword. I don't know why my legs don't even move; I can't even raise my arms. My whole body is numb.

I thought I was going to be completely hit when I quickly recognized the person who blocked in front of me and was also holding a sword.

"Remove the spell apo. Let me take care of her." This is when I finally woke up. My grandfather can't handle her; she's too powerful.

"Grandpa," I said nervously. I don't want anyone else to die. I don't want anymore.

"I won't die, apo! Now go! Gazellians need you." I immediately faced the Gazellian brothers, who were currently being swallowed by the floor.

"Do you think you can beat me, old man? And do you think you can help them?"

all women? "Even the queen is currently surrounded by death." The Gazellians lost even more as almost half of their bodies were swallowed up by the earth.

The witch was right; I can't keep them together. I can't save anyone if I force myself to use my power at the same time as them.

I used all my power to remove Zen from the floor, but I still couldn't completely remove him from it. I used my power twice more before Zen was freed. He wasted no time and helped my grandfather. I almost went soft when I saw that my grandfather had been stabbed.

"Grandpa!"

"Don't mind me, grandpa. Keep helping them." I was supposed to help Evan when he quickly shook his head at me.

"Help Dastan first." Dastan immediately spoke.

"Why always me? Put my brothers and sisters first, Claret." I was biting my lip at the handshake of these brothers and sisters. I didn't follow his majesty's wishes; as Evan said, I saved Dastan first.

"Damn." While I was trying to remove Dastan from the floor, I heard a small voice.

'It's me, Claret; it's Rosemary." I lost my concentration and looked at Rosemary, who was being helped by Zen and her grandfather.

'I can't take my body any longer. I will leave soon; don't hesitate to kill my body. I have been sick for a long time, like Elizabeth before.

He is possessed by blue fire. This is a disease in our family; nothing will happen if I can be saved. Your healing power is not enough. Just tell Dastan how much I love him. I want you to say that I thank him because he was the first man to dance with me. I am happy to be ruled by a fine king like him. Thanks a lot.

I didn't finish using my power on Dastan; I quickly raised my eyes to the large chandelier on the ceiling.

'Zen, grandfather. I need you to move." The floor engulfed the Gazellians up to their necks. I need to hurry.

When Zen tried to encase the witch in ice, it came off quickly. My grandfather and the witch kept exchanging sword blows.

Zen tried to hit the sorcerer with his ice again, but it only hit his leg. Grandpa was about to swing his sword when it flew away when the witch blew a very strong wind with dust in it.

When it was my turn, I moved the massive chandelier and dropped it right in front of him. He was no longer able to catch up with the speed of the event, and he was not immediately able to stand because of the ice on his feet until he was completely knocked down by the heavy chandelier. I quickly got close to his body with a heavy and sharp iron that hit his chest. Blood was coming out not only from his mouth but also from his nose. He can't even move.

Handled I still held the chandelier and pressed it against him. We were almost deafened by his screams of pain. He lost his magic to the Gazellians, but I still remained unstoppable in pressing the iron on his body.

"You think I will kill you without difficulty? You need to die in pain; you need to die in terrible pain." I almost fainted when the corner of my eyes got hot again. I felt Grandpa and Zen's hands on my shoulders, and they violently shook me.

"Leave me alone..leave me alone. Just let me kill her! Just let me torture her! She's not Rosemary anymore! He said goodbye to me! She killed too much! She killed those innocent!" When I saw the witch grinning at me, I pressed the chandelier on her body even more, which made her growl in pain louder.

My eyes almost widened when his hand was still strong, which is why Zen and my grandfather suddenly jumped.

"Let me tell you something before I die.. ja no es to quin entre si i el moment en..." I frowned because I couldn't quite understand what he was saying, but I continued to press the chandelier on his body, and he still tried to speak.

"Not that one! Kill her! Just kill her! Kill her grandpa! Not that one!" Grandfather's loud cry echoed. My eyes widened as I realized the witch was cursing.

"FUCK! No! No!" Zen shouted loudly. I was about to kill the witch when I spluttered myself.

because of his remaining forces. "Qué es va reunir la pell de cada un altra desapareixer?" the witch's voice completely stopped when Dastan himself separated her head from her body. What kind of curse was she saying? Why didn't I know about this curse? "Nata, is he the curse?" Harper asked frantically. Dastan just sat down while his palms covered his face.

"I am so sorry, brother. I didn't reach Zen. I didn't reach Zen. I am so sorry. He finished the curse." Both Gazellians softened one after the other while I remained confused. What curse? I don't feel anything in my body.

"Repeat..repeat..repeat..repeat again!" Grandpa punched the wall one after another. while Zen remained dumbfounded by me.

"What happened, Zen?" I started to step closer to him, but I was surprised when Grandpa immediately lifted me away from Zen. Even the Gazellians quickly blocked in front of their brother as if it were not right for us to be together.

"What the hell is happening?!!" I shouted loudly. I saw Zen punching the floor non-stop.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" I just screamed his name when he hit his head on the floor.

"FUCK! Fuck! Why? Why us? Why us, Claret?" Zen repeated without looking at me. What the hell is this?

"What's going on, grandpa?" I asked nervously. Why are they all acting like this?

"You can no longer touch each other, Claret. It was the curse. You can no longer touch each other because one of you might disappear." Dastan said. I was cold. This is the witch's curse? What kind of curse is this? Why am I not familiar with it?

Zen didn't stop punching until Lily and Harper pulled him up to hug him.

'Zen." The entire council room completely froze again due to Zen's strong emotions.

"It was the same curse, Claret. The curse that separated Olivia and me, grandpa." My heart was completely crushed by what I heard. The curse is my most feared enemy.

"Claret grandchild, this curse has never been defeated in the entire history of vampires."