“Hara! Come on!”
Arabella shouted from outside the house.
“Coming!” Hara replied, rolling her eyes.
She watched her figure for the last time in the mirror.
‘Red strapless silk dress...hm?’
‘Which stranger is so kind as to buy this dress for me?’
‘Right, that pervert stranger!’
‘Maybe mom knew about him.’
Hara grabbed her white purse.
Grabbing the doorknob, Hara walked down the stairs and saw her mom waiting downstairs.
“Hey, mommy!” she greeted her.
“Hi, honey. Wow! Where did you get this dress? I’ve never seen you wearing this dress before.” Adelia looked at Hara with surprise and adoration in her eyes.
“Mommy, did someone come to our house today?” instead of answering her mom, Hara asked her a question.
“Other than Bella? No. Why?” her mom gave her a confused look.
Hara sighed with relief silently, “Oh, it’s nothing.”
“And about this dress, a friend gave it to me as a gift.”
‘Sorry, mommy. I hate lying but-’
“Okay. It would be best if you go now. Bella will be mad if she waits much longer.” her mom hugged Hara.
“Bye, mommy.” Hara kissed her mom’s cheek lightly.
“Be careful, honey.”
“I will, Mommy.”
Hara walked towards the waiting car before turning back to wave goodbye to her mom.
“You’re so damn slow woman!” Bella frowned before she slid inside the backseat of the car.
“Oh, please. I’m a woman just like you.”
Hara almost blurted the word in her mouth. Fortunately, her tongue held her back.
Hara stepped inside the car before the driver went off.
“I’m sorry for making you wait, Bella. I-”
“It’s fine. I’m not mad.” Bella smiled.
Hara let out a sigh of relief, “That’s good.” her reply came out in a whisper.
Just then, a few questions came to her mind.
“Where are we going?” Hara asked while looking out of the car.
The night view is lovely.
She didn’t know where Arabella was taking her. But, she did promise to go with her at the cost of sacrificing her homework. Hara doesn’t even know if she can finish it after this.
“...Hara! Are you even listening to me?” Arabella grabbed her shoulders, shaking her out from her thoughts.
“Huh-oh! Sorry...What did you say just now?” Hara asked back, startled.
She bit her lips guiltily for zoning out when Bella was talking.
“We are going to the prince’s party.”
Hara’s eyes bulged off when she heard this, “What?!”
‘Oh. my. god.’
’This is bad!”
‘I never, no, I would never go to a prince’s party!’
‘I’m dead if dad knows where I’m going!’
‘I’m done! I’m done!’
Hara instantly regretted promising to go with Bella.
“But, Bella, I-”
“I know you never went to a party like this. But, I promise you that I’m not leaving you at the party and I will go home with you, okay? Trust me. Also, I got two invitation cards.”
She pulled two red invitation cards out from her pink purse.
“But, I...I don’t even know who else is going to the party...” Hara stated with worry.
“The rich and also a few friends that got invited. There will be many royal families attending. Plus, there are guards everywhere. So, our safety is secure.” she smiled.
“Why do you have to bring me with you?” Hara complained.
“I didn’t. You promised to go with me,” Bella retorted.
Hara rolled her eyes.
‘That didn’t help.’
“But, still. It would help if you had at least told me where you would be taking me.” Hara pursed her lips.
“That’s why I didn’t tell you. If you know, would you have agreed?” Bella raised an eyebrow, successfully making Hara regret this more.
“Who gave you the invitation cards?” Hara looked away.
Because if she looked at her, she didn’t know if she could control the anger that was starting to boil inside her chest.
“I know you’re mad, but at least, thanks to me, you will experience what it would be like to attend a prince’s party.”
Hara felt that she would have a headache any seconds from now.
“Aryan gave me the invitation card.”
Hara almost gasped when she heard his name.
Almost.
She immediately shakes her head to get out of her dazed self and recall what Bella had just said.
Her heart stung and couldn’t help but feel jealous of her friend.
Hara had a crush on Aryan.
He’s a tall guy, green orbs, brown hair, and always helped Hara with her homework at college.
He’s rich. Maybe that’s why he got the invitation card. Not to mention, he’s hot and charming.
“Oh...”
That’s the only word that came out of her mouth.
Then, the car went silent once more.
Hara didn’t know if Bella was in a relationship with him. But, the mere thought of it made her heart sink.
“When you reach the guards, you’ll have to show them your invitation card. Inside the ballroom, a waitress would give every single woman a glass of red wine. All of the glass is of the same size and colour. There are two special glasses.”
“One has a clone of the Queen’s ring inside it, and the other one has a clone of the King’s ring. The King’s ring will always be claimed first by the prince, whereas the Queen’s ring will be given magically to someone...The Chosen One, an extraordinary lady.”
“The prince will have the title, The King of the day, and the lucky lady, The Queen of the day.”
“Whoever had the Queen ring inside their glass, they will have a chance to dance with the prince and live with him in the castle for three days. They believe that the lady will lead them to something big.” she stopped for a moment before continuing.
“You know how to dance, right?” she raised an eyebrow at Hara.
“Umm...a bit?”
An hour later, they arrived at the castle gate. Both of them stepped out of the car and headed towards the castle gate. Several guards armed with guns stood in front of it. They looked at every person who came in and out of the castle like a predator. Cold. Cruel. Heartless. Hara shivered at the sight of them. Her trembling legs suddenly felt so jello when she thought about what kind of person the people are inside the castle. One of the guards stopped Hara when she was about to enter the gate. He extended his hand as if he wanted something from her. “Excuse me?” Her questions came wrong. Both of the guards exchanged a glance. Within seconds, they pulled the guns tucked at their waist and aimed at them. Hara’s heart pounded in fear, and she could feel the quiver in her hands, getting stronger and stronger. She felt her throat closing up, and no words could come out of her mouth.
“Hara…wakeup...” An unfamiliar voice woke Hara up from her deep slumber. Opening her eyes, she saw nothing but darkness and her body was oddly cold and numb. Furthermore, she felt like she was floating on air. “W-who are you?” Hara sat up, but no matter how hard she squinted, she still couldn’t see through the dark. It was ridiculous and illogical. But, Hara felt that she and that person seemed to have some kind of bond. “I’m a wandering spirit, and I’ve chosen you as my host. Coincidentally, I was also called Chihara. You can call me Rara.” “What if I don’t agree?” “You can’t. The Universe has agreed to let me be a host of your body. I’ve been waiting for centuries to be reborn. I can’t waste any more of my time. I must get my revenge!” “What about me?” Hara frowned. “You? You will stay here. But you don’t have to worry. After I wake up, I will surely avenge you for your wrongfu
Prince Ariel took Rara’s hand before he bowed and kissed the back of her hand. Rara blushed when he chuckled at her frightened face. “May I dance with you, my Queen?” Rara nodded and tried to smile as best as she could. Her belly turns upside down at the change of situation. She shut her mouth and bit her lips as hard as she could to stop the anxiety crawling down her spine. However, her palm was turning cold, and she could feel the cold sweat sliding down her back. The music played, and the hall was full of people dancing here and there. They swayed following the music rhymes. Rara lowered her head. She doesn’t have the urge to look up. So, she just stared at Prince Ariel’s chest the whole time. “Look up.” Prince Ariel ordered. He had noticed that this woman was trying to avoid his gaze all the time. It was his first time to be treated like this by some unknown woman. Usually, women like her would flock
Rara spent her time reading the story of Haguar’s Kingdom, the country currently ruled by King Magdon. So far, Rara found out that other than the great Haguar, another four great kingdoms were currently in line with Haguar’s power. No 5: That being Kaca’s Kingdom which is ruled by King Sudu Noops. He was a man in his sixties with five wives. The first wife is his military commander, Queen Pir Retaw. She gave him a son, Prince Ing Sudu. Prince Ing then married a lady from a middle-class Kingdom named Duchnie Blea Gin, Duke Gin Agu’s daughter, Ginira’s Kingdom ruler. Duchnie Blea gave birth to Princess Bliss Ing. The second wife is a spoiled beauty princess of the Mon Kingdom, a middle-class Kingdom, Consort Ney Yemon. She gave him a daughter, Princess Liney Sudu, which disappoints him. So, she decided to give up her beauty and gave him a son, Prince Coi Sudu. The third, fourth and fifth fiv
“Your highness, please forgive her!” sensing that the situation was about to get worse, Prince Ariel immediately stood up and bowed towards the queen. Consort Watelonu’s face turned ugly, seeing her son bowing to the queen. Her eyes flickered towards Rara in contempt for a second, revealing a look of anger and hatred. Rara bit her lips and kept her head lowered, not daring to look up and face those accusing eyes. ‘It’s your fault! Why did you remind me of home?!’ <It’s not me. It’s you! You’re the one controlling my body! Look at the mess you've made! My god! Can we still go home now?!> Hara jumped around anxiously inside the space as she nagged and nagged. ‘Stop.’ <Oh my god! We’re gonna die-> ‘Stop!’ <Are we going to be executed in front of the public? (Gasp) Perhaps they want to hang us and fed us to the wild do
Rara gritted her teeth when once again, the cute looking guard who had a white pendant tied to his belt-pushed her. “You-! Don’t go too far! It’s already good for you that I’m willing to be cuffed! There’s no need to push me around! I know how to walk!” Rara’s cheeks were puffed like a Bubble Eye fish. “Stupid woman...” the green pendant guard muttered under his breath, but his words still reached Rara’s ears. Rara stopped and turned towards him as she looked at him with anger. What happened next was too unexpected. “Ahhhh!” a roar shook the castle awake. “Assistant Bear!” the guards looked at the frighten green pendant guy in shock. “Assistant Panda...Chief Lisun...help me...” The two people who were still in a dazed immediately reacted after hearing their names called out. Assistant Panda tried to pull Rara away from Assistant Bear by her hands while Chief Lisun hold onto Rara’s jaw and tried his best to remove
Rara waited and waited for the old man to come back in vain. A few hours after the old man was dragged away, Assistant Panda came to fetch her from the prison. Rara was surprised at this and felt a little bit suspicious. Why did they let her out? What? Are the king and queen really that kind to let an unknown girl like her to escape from punishment? Hmm...interesting. However, she couldn’t help but felt a bad premonition in her heart. Could it be that...something happened to the old man? She hasn’t asked what happened to him! Assistant Panda brought her out of the mansion and into the waiting black car outside the palace gate. “Where are we going?” Rara asked as she tried to look out of the window. “We’re going to watch a show.” Assistant Panda answered coldly. Rara curled her lips in dissatisfaction. What show is so important that she has to be present along w
“Enough!” Chief Lisun scolded him. Assistant Panda lowered his head as he hid his tail between his legs and looked at Chief Lisun with a wronged look. “Who are they?” Rara nodded to the people scattered on the field. Some of them was chatting happily while others stood like a frozen statue and observed everything. Chief Lisun pointed towards a group of people dressed in the same uniform with Birds Feather Hat on their head and white line marks of tribals on their face and other visible parts of their body. “They are the one who will perform the ritual today, The White Tribals family. Other than them, there are also The Black Tribals, The Red Tribals and The Green Tribals. They would take turns on performing the rituals by red, green, black and white.” “Beside them are a bucket of tiger’s blood to circle the stone and the prisoner to build a barrier between him and us. Other than that, they also brought some gong to accompany the