CHAPTER 12

—Sir Nicholas! Sir Nicholas! You must not sleep! —The worried voice of Rosalba said.

—Hahaha…Now, You ordered me...? —Nicholas with a pale face laughed in Rosalba's back.

—You don't laugh either…! —Nicholas shut up because he hadn't much energy now.

Rosalba found footprints maybe from the enemies at the moment she went to search for food. So they had to escape but Nicholas still couldn't move his body. Rosalba had to carry him. However, the movement affected the injuries of Nicholas and his fever increased again. Rosalba didn't know if it was a good thing that it had started to rain. Maybe it could help to hide their footprints. Or it could hold up them and make the enemies hunt them more quickly.

Anyway, Rosalba hadn't stopped although she was within her limits. Her view had started to be blurred. She didn't know if she shouted to Nicholas to stay awake or she screamed to herself. Rosalba was walking for a slope when she heard horses in the distance. Rosalba was stiff but then understood that they were in front of her. It probably wasn't the enemies. Rosalba accelerated her steps and she could see the flag of the kingdom.

—Sir Nicholas waited a little more. We found your knights —Rosalba didn't hear an answer and she bit her lips while she walked quickly.

***

—Major! We have a signal! —A knight gave the magic tool to the major Maximiliano. The face of the major illuminated. It means that the emperor was near and still alive.

—Follow me! —Maximiliano rode as quickly as possible. The magic tool sent out signals greater and greater. It is the reason why when he saw a figure far into the forest he shouted with relief.

—Your majesty!! —The other knights felt relief too. But they couldn't stay astonished when they saw the two people in front of them.

—Platinum...hair...! —Someone whispered. Maximiliano was confused but quickly said.

—Who are you? —He put his hand on the hilt of his sword. He has been cautious. The person in front of him seemed to faint at any time. But she wasn't weak.

—Max….—Another voice answered instead of the woman.

—Majesty! —Maximiliano forgot all his doubts, wasn't cautious anymore, and ran towards them.

Nicholas opened his eyes a little bit and said —Max...take care of her….I believe in you...—Nicholas' head fell on Rosalba's shoulder.

—Your majesty! —Maximiliano wanted to look at his condition but before he could touch Nicholas. The person who carried him fell to her knees.

—Damn it! —Rosalba coughed a puff of black blood. She couldn't stop more the effect of the poison in her body.

—You…! —Maximiliano wanted to say something but Rosalba interrupted him.

—What are you doing?! We need to get out of here, now! —Maximiliano saw that the woman wasn't better than Nicholas and ordered quickly.

—The healers, bring them now —Rosalba lay down Nicholas and saw how the healer tried to cure his injuries.

—It isn't enough... —Nicholas will die before they can cure him and their enemies still chase them. If they stay here, It doesn't matter that they cure Nicholas.

Rosalba observed her hands and thought 'It is the time to use this ability The Vampire royal family supposedly was the best race in the use of the magic. Rosalba paid a high price to awaken this ability. She couldn't use it to save someone important at that time. But now it's different.

—Move away —The soldiers and Maximiliano looked at her with surprise.

—What…?! —They couldn't finish because Rosalba moved them with magic.

—Stop her! What do you want to do...? ¡..!—Maximiliano saw how a beautiful light got out of the hands of Rosalba.

—It...it magic...curative magic ....—A healer shouted stunned.

—You had better survive...— I'm doing something that will be damaging to my future. So you have to stay alive to pay me all this.

It was the last thought of Rosalba before she fell into the darkness.

***

'Mmm...What is this?' Rosalba saw her surrounding area confused. I'm in a forest. But this forest was different from where she was with Nicholas. Also, she was in a hole...maybe. Branches were covering the entrance. It seemed like a good hiding place. But Rosalba didn't remember doing any of this.

—Where is this b*tch? Find her! —Rosalba heard that voice and she unconsciously nestled against the hole. Rosalba knit her brows. Strange. Rosalba was sure that she didn't feel fear. But her body was trembling. In addition, Rosalba noticed another thing. Her body was small. It was the body of a teenager. The eyes of Rosalba trembled. She couldn't avoid thinking.

I'm already dead or why am I in the body as a teenager? Rosalba shakes her head with the strength to erase those thoughts. Although it was a strange situation she remembered something. It was my body. I'm sure. So is it part of my past? Yes, it is. Rosalba had a memory of this. It wasn't a good memory.

F*ck. Why had it to be this moment? Rosalba remembered that she had been chased by a mercenary group. She had been working for them with the identity as a little lackey. Her money was sold out. She was too naive. She was weak, she was small and she didn't have experience outside.

The people defrauded her, she was a magician but there were people more powerful than her that stole her. Mercenaries, assassins, thieves, swindlers, and the normal people that suspect a lone child in the streets. Rosalba had to defend herself from all of them while she tried to survive.

Rosalba was discovered by a magician more powerful than her. He discovered that she was a woman. So he said that she was beautiful they wanted to sell her as a slave. Slavery was illegal but some people practice it in secret. She managed to escape after poisoning the guards. They were trusting that she wouldn't escape because they sealed his magic with chains. But she was working in a herbalist shop. She learned from poisons there.

Rosalba escaped into the forest for a few hours until they found her. If she remembered well, she had been caught here. At that moment the branches moved away with roughness.

—I find her! —Rosalba felt a headache when her hair was pulled.

—Aaah! —Rosalba couldn't avoid screaming. At that moment she realized that although she could feel everything here. The reactions were the same as when she lived that moment.

—We finally found you —The leader said.

—You made us chase you for a long time —The eyes of the leader were filled with anger —How do you plan to compensate for this? Mmm? Tell me?! —Pa! The cheek of Rosalba was burned with that slap. Her lip was cut too.

—Leader, doesn't damage her face —The magician that discovered her remembered him.

—Mmmm… you are right… we could cut other parts of her body —Rosalba started to tremble —A hand, an arm, or a leg. What do you prefer? —The eyes of Rosalba were filled with fear. The leader felt good when that fucking child put that look.

—Mmmm...it will be the arm... —The leader stabbed the right arm of Rosalba.

—AAAHHH!! —Rosalba shouted.

—Hahahaha! —The leader started to laugh. Rosalba felt that her mind was filled with pain. She felt so much pain that she was becoming mad. She wanted to live. She wanted to kill the people that made her suffer. I need power. Please I need more magic.

Rosalba was inexperienced in the creation of magic. She hadn't magic power at that moment, so the magic responded to her wish with the only thing that was available. Her blood. The blood became in the blade and killed the leader and the magician. After that Rosalba cut more of her wound and used much blood to create enough blades to kill everyone there. The whole mercenary group was exterminated that night.