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After that day Dominique and Celestine started to get closer little by little, not much but it still better than before. They can be seen roaming around Palace garden often. Dominique still as workaholic as before he still look forward to meeting her, he was quite fond of her even tho he didn't realize it yet. Official Mating ceremony was still being held because Dominique still not ready. His parents and grandparents tried to pursue him many times but he refused every time.

"Why are you don't want to hold official mating ceremony? Aren't you two getting along well? Don't you want her closer to you?" His mother decided to ambush him one day when he was working.

"Mom, I am working at the moment" Dominique can feel his headache growing already. He seriously loves his family but sometime they are just too much of worrywart.

"Dominique Taylor Leocus Z, is work more important than your mother" Queen Anna said glaring at him. Dominique gulped when he hears his mother calling him by his full name. He is in trouble.

"Didn't I said not to show me attitude, if you think you can get rid of me so easily, you are 100 year too early for it" She said pinching/stretching both his cheeks hard. When it comes to disciplining her son, she always forgot her queen status.

"Oom, youh.. oing ....chuu ....uin ...may.... fach, iish ... Urths... (Mom, you going to ruin my face, it hurts) Dominique said.

"If I hear you say one more nonsense, I will stretch your face till it's unrecognizable. Did you hear me?" She asks him showing her evil face.

"EEss.. (Yes)"

Queen Anna can be quite evil if she got annoyed. If Dominique be caution around anyone that would be his mother because he has experienced some traumatic stretching. Even his father careful around her.

"Ahem... hohoho ...so what I was saying... yes about official mating ceremony? When you plan to hold it?" She asked returning her huge smile.

"Ummm.... I am not comfortable enough to hold official ceremony" Dominique replied lowering his head.

"Did you talk to Celestine about it?" She asks him.

"I told her, I don't want to mate unless I am comfortable" Dominique replied.

After hearing him Queen Anna sigh. One could call it Dominique flaws or Dominique unusual charms, he was not able to accept people easily. He should be flexible in that department because of him being King but he is stiffer than he should.

"Taking time isn't bad but for us who naturally drawn to our mates whether we know them forever or recently, your case is quite unusual, it could cause misunderstanding in relationship between you two. I am hoping you are prepared enough for that day.

"Ummm... Didn't i made myself clear so why would we have misunderstanding?" Dominique frowned.

"Because girls like to overthink" Queen Anna frowned too.

"I will try to make her at ease as much as possible"

After that queen anna left Dominique alone to do his work because she knows she can't do anything even if she lectures him. Dominique have to fight his own demon one way or another. He will learn to tame his demon either easy way or hard way but as mother she knows he going to learn them hard way, he is her son after all. She sighs as she moves towards her chamber.

After she left, Dominique sighs. Recently he started to feel drained out. His family want him to focus on his mate but his duty as King won't let him ignore unseen danger coming toward them. it known to him by a spy there some suspicious movement in Kingdom Sleteron. Since there nothing except few descendent left who are not a thread till this date, he was worried if things written in that journal true.

What should he do? He was not sure at the moment. He absolutely refuses to disclose this matter to anyone because he knows it will cause panic. A sudden knock brought him out of his deep thought.

"Come in"

Adrian poked out his head only showing his eyes from door. Dominique rolled his eyes.

"i am surprised you are alive, i was hoping to find your limbs lying around not far from each other" He joked.

Dominique on other hand ignore him. He has many times thought he should discuss it with his beta but he was reluctant to tell this to anyone but it seems now is time to finally disclose the matter.

"Close the door and put don't disturb outside. i need to discuss something confidential to you" He said in serious manner. Even tho he is expressionless most of his life, Adrian still can tell difference in his expressions. He did what he was told before plopping down on chair in front of Dominique.

"So, you finally decided to tell me this confidential matter after months" Adrian Stared at the journal in front of Dominique. He has seen this journal by Dominique side few months ago. At first, he thought it just one of many journal or books he read randomly on free time but Dominique took special care of it which is rare. His books can be found all over his office. He will leave them anywhere he was last reading them. He has asked about it but Dominique refused to tell him about the content inside which looked suspicious to him. Dominique was not really trying to hide it from him because he knows sooner or later Adrian going to know it. Dominique slide the closed journal towards Adrian. Adrian look at him with raised brows.

"it's journal written by King Raven Z" He said while leaning against his chair. Adrian frowned, Isn't King Raven Z is Dominique ancestor. Dominique saw the confused Adrian who looks like he was frozen, just staring at the journal.

"Your answer was given inside journal"

Adrian gulped because he can feel something is not right the moment, he heard King Raven name. King Raven belongs to an era which still have left signs of disaster. Adrian opened the journal and start reading the journal.

Monday 20th Year xx10,

Hello

It's Raven Z. Age 12

It's my first time writing a journal because mommy say it's good to wrote down memories but boring boring everything is boring. Father forcing me to go to Annual Banquet. But why? Why a 12-year-old need to go to Banquet? It's not like I am going to find a mate. Brother turned 18 this year and he was supposed to find his mate today but brother don't want to go because he was Lazy to go so father misusing his 12-year-old son as a bait. He knows brother will go if I go. I want to play with Pichu....

Oh, father calling I have to go.

Tuesday 21st Year xx10

I am back again. I have lot of things to write down. I am so excited about it. Yesterday at Banquet I made a friend. His name is Ascian, he looks older than me but he didn't tell me his age. He was forced to come to Banquet too. He was already a King at such young age but he said we could still be friends. He will meet me whenever I want to meet him but he said not to tell about it to anyone otherwise we won't able to meet. Because I am a prince No one want to be my true friend and those who want scared away by brother and father so I am going to treasure my new friend. Hehehe

"It's kid King Raven journal. Why we reading a Kid journal?" Adrian frown.

"Kingdom Sleteron King's name is Aleksander Ascian Anteric, He is talking about King of dead's. He met him as kid" Dominique replied calmly.

"As you know anyone can come to Kingdom Velaris unlike other 8 kingdom's where it was restricted to go unless you were given permission from Kingdom. that's why King Aleksander was able to appear here in Banquet at that time"

"Ok, so there some connection with King Raven and King Aleksander which no one knows because he told him to not tell anyone because anyone will see it as thread even if his intention was not wrong" Adrian interpreted the journal.

"Yes"

Friday 15th Year xx10

It's Been a while. I was not able to wrote down anything because brother have found his mate. Her name was Kaira. She is beautiful. She is from Kingdom Elysian. My stupid brother has stop sticking to me like before but he sticks to me whenever he gets the chance and we were busy with his official ceremony. We have many guests who came to greet new Royal Queen. I am happy for brother but I am sad too. I was not able to meet my friend as much as I want to because he is a King and we have to keep it a secret. He told me he will let me know a secret next time when we meet but I was not able to meet him since then. I am still waiting for him. : (

"Kingdom Elysian? Aren't marriage relation between Kingdom Velaris and Kingdom Elysian formed for first time when Queen Anna married here?" Adrian frowned. They have known about their grandparents being friend since their younger age but they never know about they have any previous mating relation with both kingdoms.

"Their very few documents about Queen Kaira and her origin were never disclosed so I am thinking they were destroyed" Dominique said while thinking of something.

"and their no description about Queen Kaira in your family tree too but their did a person name was blanked out from year xx10"

Since Adrian have no interest in being part of royal, he never read about his family history but Dominique as grandson did check out family tree of Kingdom Elysian. Adrian looked confused.

"That's why you were told to pay attention to your own kingdom when we were young" Dominique rolled his eyes. Adrian glared back.

"I am not the king so why do I need to do that?"

"Continue with journal" Dominique changed the topic.

Sunday 17th Year xx10

Today is my birthday but I am sad. I haven't met my friend yet. He didn't even send me birthday wishes. Stupid Ascian

Monday 18th Year xx10

Hehe, I am a big boy now. Yesterday I met my friend and he told me a secret. We have a secret door inside Palace which led to Kingdom Sleteron but this door can only be open by his Kingdom people or by Key given by King himself. He gave me a key too. Hihi I can meet him whenever I want now.

"What? We have door like that??" Adrian looked shocked.

"Yes, Door of Time" Dominique replied.

"How do you know this door and Door of Time is same?" Adrian looked puzzled.

"The material used in Door of Time found in Kingdom Sleteron only. When I was younger, I was told to learn about All 8 kingdoms. I have read about those material and that's when I read this journal, I remember about the door of time and I took Celestine there to check my doubt about door and I was right. It did take us to Kingdom Sleteron. I have to compel her so she only sees the illusion of old Kingdom Sleteron" Dominique told him. Adrian can feel his mouth hanging.

"But why we have it and how?" Adrian asked?

"I am not sure maybe it was presents from one of previous king of Kingdom Sleteron. Royal Kings occasionally get unique presents from People. This door was in palace for decades" Dominique shrugged.

"Ok, let me continue the journal for now" Adrian said while turning the page over.

"Next few entry is about random stuff happened to a Royal child in daily basis, nothing special. He met King Ascian few times but he was described as normal person here" Adrian continued reading and turning pages over.

"Nothing serious happened till King Raven Turned 18" Dominique replied.

Sunday 14th Year xx16,

-.- I am turning 18 today and I still kept the habit to wrote down things once in a while. It's lame for a man to write journal at this age but I can't help it. Hmm here I am still waiting for Ascian to wish me birthday like every year. He is always be the first to wish me but he is late today. Should I go to him? Is he caught? But I gave him the locket so no one can detect his dark energy. It looks like he came....

"Then it discontinued till few days, next was written after a week" Adrian said while turning to next page.

Sunday 21st Year xx16,

Hello again, I came to wrote down few things I am feeling at the moment.

First, I am sad? Why? Because Ascian found his soulmate. I know I should be happy but i am not happy. It's not like I am sad because he found his mate but I am sad because he will become like brother. He loves his queen too much, he forgot me sometime. Stupid brother. But I wanted us to always stay like we used to when we were young. Will he forget me too? We don't live in same kingdom or same place. Yah I am complaining to a journal because I can't to anyone else about it.

Secondly, I am truly happy for him because he was always been lonely. Now he won't be lonely anymore but still I am worried for my friend because his mate is from a Kingdom of Light. Kingdom of Dark and Kingdom of Light don't mate to each other. It against the rule of current Kingdom rules which I find way too conservative. I want this rule to be taken off soon. I will talk to brother so he can make some new rules regarding this. This way they don't have to hide their relationship and I can finally meet her too.

"Umm, this doesn't feel right" Adrian whispered to himself.

"That's what my thought are too, now it allowed to be mated to anyone even if they from different kingdom but at certain point in our history, it was seen as crime. Rules are strict. Those who broke the kingdom rules were punished to die painfully so no one dared to disobey but at the same time these cases were kept hidden so Kingdom reputation would not strain" Dominique replied.

"These type rules are bound to fall apart in long run, they can't bound people who they can with and who not. It sure going to give birth to rebels" Adrian says while continuing the journal.

"After that nothing in particular for next two years, it seems he stop writing much in journal but sometime when he was too stressed out. He hasn't found his mate yet, many people were throwing their daughters to his ways to join their name with a Royal. He started working alongside his brother. He trying to improve those Kingdom rules. Till this date Royal King still didn't have an heir yet. During this two-year period, he met King Ascian many times but they slowly started to decrease for some unknown reason's and those meetings slowly become longer and longer" Adrian summaries to Dominique even if Dominique already read the whole Journal.

Thursday 7th Year xx18,

Hello dear journal,

It's been ages since i opened you. Today i am not sure what to do? That's why I am putting my words here because I can't share these to anyone but you. I am not sure where it goes wrong? How this happened? It still pains me to think about it. Today I gone to meet Ascian after so long because I haven't seen him in forever. I have missed him so much but he seems different today. He looked hurt and angry but at same time he looked as if he was accusing me of betraying him, he told me to return and ask me to give him back the key of Door of time. I tried to asked him why but he refused to talk to me but instead he throws the Locket I given him towards me and said from now on we were strangers. He didn't wish to see me and if i appear in front of him again, he will kill me. He looked in pain but he won't tell me. At last he throws me out of door even without taking the key. My hands are still trembling because I never seen him this angry. I was not able to gather my courage to go to him and ask again about his troubles or why he looked hurt. Am i being selfish? I left my friend when he needed me most. But why he was angry at me? Did I do something to make him mad?

"After that he again stop writing but there some cut out pieces of reports where it written about sudden rebel against Royal Kingdom started by King Ascian but no one knows the reason. Till that day King Ascian was seen as someone who stays out of trouble. Even at general gathering among Kings he prefers to stays quiet unless someone spoke to him first. He speaks only when it is necessary. He doesn't cause any issues unnecessarily so people were shocked when he goes rebel. Why do you think he suddenly did that?" Adrian asked after summarizing the reports.

"Answer was given later" Dominique stated while he checked out some documents.

"Aren't you suppose to focus on this journal instead of those documents" Adrian asked while raising his eyebrow.

"I have already read it, I am waiting for you to be done with it so we can discuss" Dominique replied without lifting his eyes from his documents. Adrian rolled his eyes before continuing.

Saturday 10th Year xx19

I am not sure how to put it in words. I am feeling suffocated. I want to say this to someone, talk about it to someone. It paining me to keep it inside me. Today I gather my all courage and used the Door of Time after that day when he rejected me and told me to never came in front of me. Now that I think maybe I shouldn't have met him, maybe then it would have less painful. He looked so different from when I used to know him. He looked evil and scary. He looked as if he has lost his humanity but he was still able to recognize me. I asked him. What happened to him and why he doing this? At first, he didn't say anything but then he started laughing as if he found something which amused him. Then he said something which made me wonder, did he always see me as this? Did he think my friendship to him is only for show? Did he not believe me? It was painful to be accused of doing something you didn't do by someone you think too dear to you. How could he think I will expose his secret about having soulmate from a Kingdom of Light? Did he think I am this cruel to tell this to higher up? Me who haven't even told about meeting him in secret to my family. When I tried to tell him, he was wrongly accusing me of something I didn't do, he won't listen to me instead he got even more angry. In rage he threatens me and even bit me in neck which hurts. If he thinks biting me will satisfy his anger, I have no problem. He can bite me as much as he wants but he promises me he would destroy my family and kingdom which I can't let it happen. I have to stop him somehow.....