In the kingdom of Vatican

The King of Vatican was very ill and all his family members were very sad and worried but not one of his children Marcus because he had longed for his position for a long time, the King had six children and two wives, the first wife is a ruthless, fearless and evil woman whom everyone in the whole kingdom scares, no one wants to have anything to do with her because of her evilness, she gave birth to three children, two girls and a boy who are Adel the firstborn, Dera the second and Marcus the last.

When the King of Vatican became king his parents had already chosen a wife for him since his birth which was Marcus's mother, she became his queen when he became king and gave birth to the first baby girl while the king was expecting a boy after a year the queen conceived again and gave birth to a girl and the king was very disappointed and this made the king choose a second wife named Ella which made the queen jealous and angry, she hated Ella so much that every time they crossed paths she would get irritated and throw up because she was already pregnant with the third child.

The queen was about to give birth and everyone in the palace was busy, the king was not interested in the birth of the third child because he thought it would be a girl so he had no interest, it was late at night when the queen gave birth and the midwife went to tell the king the gender but he did not want to listen until the midwife said it was a boy and the king's face lit up and he was very happy, he ran to the room where the queen was and the newborn the queen felt irritated by what the king did, the king picked up his baby and name him Marcus.

After six months of Marcus' birth, the second queen Ella conceived and everyone in the place was expecting a baby, although life was hard for Ella in the place because Marcus' mother never allowed the maid to attend to Ella's needs, only a few of the palace maids could help her, Ella was a very beautiful and gorgeous lady who was loved in the palace by the maids because of her hospitality and caring attitude but not too noble like the queen was before she married the king.

Months goes by and Ella is ready to give birth, Marcus is already a year and three months now,Ella is in the delivery room having contractions and surrounded by maids and midwives, the king is also making a preparation on how he is going to throw a party because he thought he will have a don soon, the king was with the ministers laughing and chatting when one of the maids came into the hall and told the king that Ella has given birth, the king asked the gender but to his surprise it was a girl and the expression on his face changed so quickly but he still went to the delivery room and looked at the baby but he was not happy because he wants another child so badly.

The king named the baby girl Dolly, when the news reached the queen she burst out laughing, she was happy and laughing all night because she didn't expect that, however Ella didn't care, she gave birth to a baby girl, all she wanted was to take care of her baby and love her always, this made the queen feel proud because her son would be the next king no matter what and after a year and six months Ella gave birth to a pair of twins which were a boy and a girl, everyone was shocked by this including the king and the queen was angry because she had a baby boy.

The king named the twin boy Alexander while the twin girl Abigail, the king loved them so much that he gave them all the attention in the world and the love he had for the mother grew so much that, it was so obvious to everyone in the palace which made the queen hated both the king and Ella more and the other children of the queen also hated the situation because they felt that their father the king was not paying attention to them and after seven years, Marcus is now ten years old and already started the training of a prince, every time he is in the yard training, the king is always there to watch, and he sees Marcus fight, he knows that he is going to be brutal, he fights with a lot of passion of wanting to kill and the king does not want such a thing.

Marcus and the king never get along, from one argument to another, as for the other girls, Adel the first princess, the daughter of the queen, is very peaceful, although she does not talk much or play much with her siblings , but she does not have problems with anyone in the palace. As for the second princess, Dera, she is fearless like her mother, beautiful with her radiant skin, but she is a big bully and a proud princess, she has rejected many princes from other countries, Marcus and Dera are the best siblings, they love and understand each other.

Dolly the first daughter of the queen was a very beautiful girl but stubborn and proud, she doesn't play with any of her siblings and she never listens to the mother, Alex and Abigail are the most adorable children of the king whom everyone loves always wants to play with them and both were beauties, the twins always want to play with their siblings but none of them are willing to play with them even their Dolly is always hostile to them, the king tried everything possible to make them united but whenever there is a meeting the children fight each other.

After ten years the queen Ella conceived again and they were expecting a baby in the palace the twins were very happy to receive a new playmate but the first queen is angry she was angry thinking why she wants to have a child while she was angry and thoughtful in her chamber then her face lit up because an idea came to her mind, she told a maid to bring her the head midwife of the palace, the maid took the midwife to the queen's chamber and told her that she wanted her to do everything in her power not to save the Ella herself and her unborn child, she wanted them both to die.

Queen Ella is now seven months pregnant, every morning the twins wake up, they always greet and play with the unborn baby in the mother stomach and both the king and Ella burst out laughing at the twins' reaction to the baby, in the queen's chamber, the queen who was always angry whenever she came across Ella, always got angry seeing her big belly so she calls her maid to bring her some abortive herbs from the market, the maid got them and told the maid to get her Ella's maid.

The queen's maid came in with Ella's maid and told her to take the herbs and prepare them for Ella and gave her a large amount of money and promised to take care of her sick daughter, Ella's maid went to the kitchen to prepare the herbs and gave it to Ella to drink, at first she did not want to drink it because the smell was irritating and she felt that the saint was different from what she used to drink but the maid convinced her that it was a new herb given to her by the doctor and she had to take it because she is now seven months old.

After Queen Ella took the herb she started to feel a stomach ache a few minutes later and the pain got more painful and every minute they were calling the palace doctor and the doctor was telling them that she was about to lose the baby. They called the midwife to get the baby out before the midwife could get there. She was already bleeding a lot and the midwife told them that she wouldn't make it and the baby, her children had already surrendered her feeling sorry for their mother and weeping, the queen in her chamber was feeling happy dancing and singing while doing all this. Adel the first princess was watching her and thought to herself that her mother must have had something to do with it.

In the Queen Ella's chamber no one could do anything they just watched her bleeding and in pain, the king was very sad and reckless, the children were already crying so the king yelled at the midwife to do something but the midwife said there was nothing she could do it was too late when she was called, the king snapped his feet in anger seeing his beloved wife suffer, it is so disheartening that the queen could not bear the pain any longer and told Dolly to be the mother of her siblings and her children weeped bitterly the queen took the last breath and gave up everyone was looking at her lifeless body on the bed and everyone weeped bitterly.

After Queen Ella's death, the palace was silent for days and the investigation began, they questioned her personal maid in charge of her in taking food, drinks, fruits and medicine, while they questioned her, she was trembling and scared, this seemed suspicious to them and they made her a suspect for the murder of Queen Ella, the king told them to throw her in jail until she confessed about the death, days passed but the maid said nothing and it was already confirmed that the herbs given to the queen by the maid was poisoned, but she still said nothing.

In the queen's chamber the queen was afraid that she might still talk about this ,which made her visit the jail and told her not to say a word if she still wanted to keep her daughter alive and the maid agreed, the next day the queen told one of her faithful palace guards to look after the maid in the jail, it was at night that one of the guards guarding the prison came to the jail where Queen Ella's maid was and found her lifeless body hanging by one of her scarves making it look like she had committed suicide, approaching the queen to tell her that she was dead she felt so relieved.

The palace was no longer nice for Dolly and the twins after their mother died, they really felt the pain and they had no one to talk to or play with anymore, Dolly who was always jealous and hostile towards the twins felt sorry for them because she thought they had no one to talk to because she was not ready to be the best sister they would ever have but she stopped being hostile towards them and checking up on them from time to time. Dolly is now 19 years old while the twins were 17 years old now, as for the other children Marcus is 20 years old, Adel is 24 years old and Dera is 22 years old.

During the late queen's murmur, Marcus was busy crouching with his friends, having parties in his chamber with his friends, he was not at all concerned about the late queen Ella's death, the king was angry at this character and told him to stop all the noise coming from his room, but he didn't listen, instead he made a party again, this party was even bigger than all the parties he had been having, Dera came to see him and advised him to listen to the king instead, Marcus said "Sister, have fun" and took Dera's hand and started dancing with her, they were both dancing and laughing when they heard a loud noise from the door being opened wildly.

It was the guards and the king at the door, the king had an angry look that fears Dera and the rest but Marcus was not scared one bit, instead he said "Old man, why are you disturbing my party? Can't you just let us have fun and be calm?", the king was angry and told the guilds to throw them all into jail, Dera and Marcus were shocked and asked "Father, are you really doing this? Do you want to throw your children into jail?" But the king didn't say anything, instead Marcus shouted "If they were your precious twins, you would have thrown them into jail" and the king replied saying that the twins don't have unruly behavior like you.

That statement made Marcus angry and he shouted, Since they were born you don't care about the rest of your children? All you do is wake up in the morning and go see your worthless dead wife and your pitiful twins, the rest of the children don't matter to you, all you care about is your miserable wife and your twins and you want me to murmur her? That would never happen, I think the twins get a right that their mother is dead, at least they will feel what we feel as a children who had a father as if there was none, Dera turned to Marcus and said that's too much, stop it.

The king became enraged and shouted at the guards, "lock them all up and made sure that you gave Marcus a hundred strokes of the cane." The guards took everyone out and locked them up. The queen hearing this was shocked and ran to the king's room but the guards didn't allow her to enter telling her that the king didn't want to see anyone. She continued to stand and shout at the guards, but she was still not allowed to enter. She was angry and angrily went to her room.

For three days, the queen kept going to see the king, but the king did not allow her. She was reckless because she was not allowed to visit her children in prison as well. After five days of the incident, the king ordered Dera to be released, but still kept Marcus in prison. Dera walked out of the prison and the mother was happy to see her, she hugged her daughter, Adel, who was in the corner watching and said, "Must you participate in everything Marcus does?" That good-for-nothing boy, but the mother shut her up instantly, Dera did not say anything and went straight to her room.

The next day the king ordered Marcus' friends to be released but Marcus remained there and the queen was really angry and she came into the king's room and said, "You are being unfair, how can you leave your son in such a place? For a crown prince, such a place is not suitable for my son as the future king of this kingdom?" The king face lit up and he laughed. The queen asked what was funny and he said, "Who told you that he would be the future king? That scoundrel you called a son? You raised him so badly that I couldn't look him in the eyes and call him my son. That brutal being you called a son? I would rather not have a son than have him as a son."

The queen's mouth dropped open, shocked and angry she was speechless and left the room instantly, back to the queen's room she was thinking what she could do but the only thought in her mind was how to kill the king, but all the steps she had in her mind of killing the king was not an appropriate way because she must not be caught, she was thinking hard but couldn't get any solution and she was angry because she knew that Alex the twin brother would be chosen to be the next king, the queen had no good idea to execute her plans.

After a month of the incident, Marcus was finally released and received 100 strokes of the cane, his entire back was full of fresh wounds, he walks down the prison corridor and his mother came to meet him, trying to hug her son, but Marcus moaned in pain, she checked his body and saw fresh wounds, she was shocked, she quickly gave an order for herbs and treatments for the wounds.

In the queen's room treating her son's wounds and chatting with him and Marcus angrily "said i hate him" and the mother asked who and he said father", the mother didn't say anything both Adel and Dera were in the room with them, the statement made Adel speak up and said mom you shouldn't be on Marcus' side at least he is wrong with his words to the king, I know the king got extreme but still the truth must be told, Marcus is wrong too, the mother yelled at her to shut up and told her to leave the room, Dera was still sitting and the mother said what are you still doing go away too but Dera replied mom I didn't say anything but the mother yelled go away.

After the sisters left angrily Marcus said he didn't know what kind of father he was, he disgusted me, he wished he was dead instead of the mother correcting him, instead she said why not go through with a plan to kill him, Marcus looked at her face and said do you have a plan? but the queen said no and Marcus said mom I have a plan, the mother smiled and said what's the plan?, Marcus planned to switch the king's medicine, the king always takes the medicine prescribed for his eyes every morning by the doctor.

Marcus had planned to switch the medicine in the kitchen, he would replace it with a slow poison, this poison would make him weaker day by day, Marcus explained it to his mother and she thought it was a perfect idea better than the ones she thought of but she asked who would switch the medicine, and Marcus said he would be the one to switch it, he wants to make the plan to be between him and the queen, the queen thought it was a good idea but told him to be careful trying to make the switch.

Marcus left the queen's room and went to the market himself, he came to the market and bought the poison and returned home, when he returned home he went to his room and took a bath, ate and rested, his plan was to perform the operation at night, when all the maids in the kitchen had already left, when the clock struck 10:00 at night he sneaked into the kitchen luckily there was no maid there the medicine was in a plastic that had "eyes" written on it he took it and pour the medicine on a paper he had with him and pour poison, he returned to his room and slept peacefully

The next morning the queen ran to her son's room and asked him about the plan Marcus smiled and mom I already did it and the queen sighed in relief and said good boy, she sat for hours and discussed with her son like mother and son, they chatted, laughed and ate snacks and drank tea after a long chat the queen finally left the room after a few minutes Dera walked in and said hey kid and Marcus said my big sister is here they settled in and started having some conversations, Dera said she wished everyone in this place could get together, she said if only her father could have done the right thing a long time ago, what a shame, she said, well I have no problem having my little brother with me anyways, she laughed and Marcus joined in her laughter and said I know I have the best sister in the world screaming at the top of his lungs and they both laughed again.

Adel on the other hand is already of marriageable age and the king got her a suitors and she made her choice and agreed to that, they started the preparations for her wedding which would happen in a week, she got herself a beautiful wedding dress and a pair of shoes, she was happy that she would finally leave the palace for good, there was nothing nice in her father's house, no one to talk to became boring for her, she couldn't wait for the day to come, count all the days that passes until the D-day came, she woke up very early in the morning smiling, she started the wedding preparations, she was so eager that she wore her wedding dress two hours before the wedding, everyone in the palace was prepared and the occasion began

Everyone was seated including the king and queen, the ceremony started and everyone started having fun, everyone ate and drank until they were satisfied, Adel had never been so happy in her entire life, even everyone in the palace noticed that she was happy, she got married to a prince from another kingdom , the party ended and everyone returned to their home

The next day everyone got up early to see Adel off. All of her siblings including the late queen's children and the queen her mother, were outside to see her and the husband off. Only the king was not present and everyone was wondering why. Adel at least wanted to see her father one last time. Adel turned around and saw the twins and told them to always be the good girl and boy they had always been. She turned to Dolly and told her to take good care of them, they are her blood anyway. She then turned to Marcus and Dera and said that she knew we were never on good terms but I hope they change their ways because I love them both. Finally, she turned to the mother and said, "Mother, help my brother and sister be a better person ." She hugged her, turned around, took her husband's hand and entered the carriage and they started to leave and the family waved to them.

They were still outside when one of the palace guards came and said that the king was very ill and wanted to see them all. Everyone was shocked except the queen and Marcus. They all went to the king's room and found him in bed. The twins were the first to run to the bed and asked what had happened. The king said that he hadn't been feeling well for days, that he had had a constant headache and that he had seen the doctor and used all the prescribed medicines but he hadn't gotten any better. He then told them that he might not make it and the children started crying except Marcus. The queen was there with them and she felt no sympathy either. The ministers were also with the king and the king confronted the ministers and said that the reason they were all there was to tell them that Alex would be crowned king after his death.

Marcus frowned and said what the hell is all this about, what's going to happen to me huh there was no response from the king and Marcus walked forward to the bed and said hey old man am talking to you what was supposed to happen to me listen I'm the crown prince of this kingdom and i will be crown king nothing old man nothing is going to stop me not even your stupid son then the king told the minister that I want a preparation to start for tomorrow I want Alex to be crowned king everyone in the room was shocked even Alex ,this made the queen angry and she said this is really getting out of hand Marcus is your first son and he should be crown king this is so unfair the king replied and said everything is fair and fine did you raise your son fairly have you ever done the right thing as a mother? You failed as a mother, the queen dropped her shoulders and Marcus yelled never speak of my mother that way, you even failed as a father you chose the twins over all your children what kind of father is that?, the king told the guilds to get them all out, the guilds got them all out and pushed Marcus stubbornly.

Everyone went back to their respective rooms, Alex was alone in his room when Dolly and Abigail came in and said oh the next king is sitting alone and they both laughed but Alex didn't and Dolly said hey what's wrong with you what's the problems you look unhappy, Alex replied and said how am I supposed to be when the pressure of an entire kingdom is about to fall on my shoulders I just wish that my father could let Marcus be the king I can't deal with the hatred Marcus will have for me the burden is too much for me to handle, Abigail said but you know that the king would never allow Marcus to be the next king we all know that Marcus is brutal and does unfair things you have to be the king like the king said if we leave this kingdom to Marcus within a month he's going to turn it upside down so have too, Alex replied and said but how am I supposed to deal with the matters of the kingdom? and Dolly replied and said we are here for you we will not let you down you can't worry alone so we are here with you.

Marcus was in the queen's room with Dera, everyone was angry and Dera said how could he do this, I don't understand why. What have we done to him that he always chooses the twins over us? Marcus was walking around the room angrily, he asked mom what are we going to do and the queen replied I don't really know. Marcus replied mom I am going to stage a war, I am going to stage a war in this place and anyone who is afraid to stop me will have to go over me and he walked out of the queen's room angrily.

The next morning the preparations to crown Prince Alex began, Alex finished getting dressed and his sisters were ready as well and they all went to the hall, the ministers were already there and they began the ceremony, the queen and her children did not show up because they were angry, however Marcus had already left home since last night, they crowned Prince Alex as king and finished the ceremony, the sick king was happy that the ceremony went smoothly because he had thought Marcus would be a disturbance.

It has been four days after the ceremony and Marcus still hasn't returned home and the queen and Dera were worried, they had no idea where he was they just waited for him to come home, the next morning they heard the news that the king was dead, they all went to see him, the children cried for their father's death, however Marcus was somewhere outside the palace gathering armies, Marcus had gathered them all from a few countries and asked for fifty armies in each country, he gathered them all together and had a total of two hundred and seventy five strong soldiers, Marcus had no idea that his father was dead.

The next day preparations begin to bury the king, everyone was there except Marcus and Adel who had just gotten married, they already buried the king and the farewell ceremony began, everyone was sitting when they heard noises of swords from the entrance of the palace, they don't know what happened. Within minutes an army from the palace was running with blood everywhere on his body with sword on his hand , they ran to where the king was and said my king, prince Marcus is here with his army, there is a war, my king you must go, Alex said what is a king who can't protect his kingdom and run away, then he ordered to gather the armies.

They gathered the entire palace army and were ready to fight, the queen and Dera were happy that Marcus took this step, the queen spoke in front of the king and said: Do you think you can win my son? I advise you to give up your position and let my son be crowned king as it should be, the king did not say anything, he just looked at her, not too late Marcus rode in and said: everyone who missed me am back, then the king said what is the reason for this madness, Marcus, our father the late king has just died and this is a farewell ceremony, how do you pay your respects to him? Marcus laughed loudly and said: oh, it is the king, the king is speaking, he laughed again and said: I had nothing to do with that old man's death, his death is none of my business, he didn't see me as his son anyway, so I have no interest in his death.

I'm not going to start a war if you step down and I should be crowned king Marcus said, King Alex replied that was our late father's wish, let's respect his dying wish, I know it's hard but let's give him some respect, to hell with your father in his grave Marcus said, the minister's mouths dropped open and Dolly said hey Marcus you're being too much, at least respect our father, even the ministers know that if Marcus becomes king they're dead meat, Marcus told the army if you know you don't wish to die then join my army now because the real war is about to begin, some of the army joined Marcus's army while the rest stay with the king, this left the king short on army, Dolly spoke in front of Marcus are you really preparing for war against your own brother?, Dera replied back saying shut up you brat, Dolly replied and said don't call me that, Dera repeated it again saying brats what will you do? Dolly was about to move when King Alex stopped her.

Marcus told one of his army to take his mom and sister to their room and keep an eye on them, take some guards with you, the army did as Marcus said, Dolly asked King Alex what they were going to do, the king told them to go to their room and stay safe, he told them to go with three armies but Abigail said we won't leave you all alone, the king said no, you can't fight with me but they insisted, the ministers ran away one by one when they saw all this, the queen and Dera were already in their room with five armies.

Marcus shouted and marched forward, kill anyone who comes in your way, let the war begin, all the armies marched forward and shouted and started killing the king's soldiers one by one, some of Marcus' army were also killed, Dolly and Abigail also joined this fight, they were good fighters too, the king's army wasn't much so Marcus' armies overpowered them very quickly, leaving only fifty armies left, the king could see that they had lost the army so he told his sisters to run away but instead Marcus outsmarted them and took his bow and started shooting his harrows, they were dodging the harrows until he came across one of them which was Alex, the harrow shot Alex in the stomach, the sisters panicked, Abigail ran towards Alex while Dolly ran with her sword towards Marcus, she started fighting Marcus, one of Alex's most trusted armies saw a horse nearby, he ran to take the horses and placed Alex and Abigail on it and told them to go, he led them away, I will protect you from behind , but they did not want to leave, but Dolly shouted: "Now go, I will not forgive myself if something happens to you", while Dolly was still talking Marcus stabbed her in the stomach and she fell, the horse was already running away they could not return so quickly they just cried seeing their sister on the ground in a pool of blood.

Marcus sent his army to follow them, they took their horses and ran after them, the king's horse ran faster and ran after them, one of the soldiers took his bow and shot his bow at them but ran into the horse instead, the horse lost control and the twins fell to the ground rolling into the flowing river, the river sent them away and they couldn't find them, they searched everywhere by the river but didn't see them and went back to the palace, in the palace the queen and Dera were already rejoicing that they beat them, they locked up the king's remaining soldiers, Marcus was enjoying his moment drinking his wine and chatting with his sister and mother, it was nice for them until one of the army came who went after the twins, Marcus asked where are they? The army answered and told him the whole story that they fell into the river, and Marcus yelled that he was a fool and that he couldn't do his job, that he couldn't catch just two people. The queen calmed him down and told him that he didn't have to worry, that they would die eventually, that no one would help them anyway and she smiled and took a sip of wine.

A group of people were passing by the river with their horses one of them wanted to rest and drink water, when he got to the river to drink water he saw a body full of blood he shouted what is this the rest got off the horse to take a look one of them saw another body on the rock not far from the first body they saw, they pulled the first body out of the river and checked it and saw that was still breathing but unconsciously they quickly pulled the second body out of the river they checked her and felt her heart beating faster than the first body they saw, one of them pressed on her chest until water came out of her mouth and she could breathe fine now they set up camp because it was already late, they helped them get into the camp, they treated the boy wound it wasn't too deep said one of them.

Not long after, the girl woke up and was looking around wondering where she was, she looked to her side and saw her brother, she got up and went to where he was laying and called his name Alex, the person who was treating his wound looked at her and said oh you're awake, Abigail asked where are we? The man said we were just passing through to the next kingdom and we stopped to drink water by the river when we saw your body floating and we rescued you both oh thank you Abigail said, and how is he? She was asking about Alex, the man answered and said he is fine he will wake up soon oh thank you Goddesses said Abigail.

They gave Abigail food to eat and herbs and told her to sleep, Abigail ate her food and drank the herbs then she went to where Alex was lying and prayed for him then she lay down to have a pleasant sleep, the next morning Abigail woke up early and went outside when she went outside she saw the people who helped them and greeted them, they were preparing what to eat when Alex comes out of his tent using his left hand to touch his stomach and walking gently when Abigail saw him she was happy and helped him walk and sat him down where the others were sitting and he greeted them, Abigail told him how they saved them and he thanked them.

Now that you are both awake, can you tell us who you are and what brought you both to the river? They asked,Abigail started talking because Alex couldn't talk yet, we are from the kingdom of Vatican, one of the men sitting said oh wow do you mean the almighty kingdom of Vatican ? Oh that's nice go on please Abigail started we're both twins oh no wonder you both look alike we can see the resemblance one of them said Abigail continues he's the king of the Vatican while I'm the princess we're the last hair of the royal blood the men gasped when they heard this you mean we've been sitting with the king all along? Wow I never thought I'd ever sit with a king one of them said so what happened how did you get into the water full of blood Abigail tells them all the stories from the beginning where her father only loved them to the middle where he died and all the way to when the war started and they fell into the river she told them everything including her name hmm that brother Marcus of yours must be really crazy one of them said.

The men started to get their horses ready to leave when Abigail asked the names of the three men and they replied one was called George and another Edward and the last Levi, Edward asked the twins if they had anywhere to go, they both replied no and Levi said both of you can come with us, the twins were happy and they all left to leave, they started their journey they were heading to their kingdom, their home after two hours they arrived at the kingdom of Trento, the twins were looking around, they had never been outside the palace before not to talk about another kingdom, the kingdom was beautiful Edward said okay I will head to my house and waved goodbye to them, the twins looked at Levi and George as they had no where to stay, Levi looked at them and said hey stop staring you can follow me to my house and the twins smiled at each other.

Levi arrived home with the twins and his five year old daughter Emma ran outside hugging him and his pregnant wife Luna came out and hugged him. They all went inside the house after the greetings. When they entered, Levi introduced the twins to his daughter and wife, but he didn't tell them their true identity, he only told them their names and told them that they would be with them for a while as they were stranded and his wife agreed and promised to treat them well, Luna gave Abigail set of clothes to wear while Levi gave Alex clothes to wear, they changed into their clothes and Luna cooked them delicious dinner, they enjoyed it and finished all the food in the plate after eating they all went to sleep.

In the Vatican kingdom they were making preparations on how to crown Marcus as king, the minister had no choice but to agree with the plan because they know how brutal Marcus is, none of them want to die, they had to listen to him, the queen ordered the most luxurious dress and shoes she was happy that her son was going to become king soon, everyone finished dressing up and was ready for the ceremony, they came to the hall one by one, the ministers were already in the hall, they started the ceremony and Marcus was crowned king.

After two days of the ceremony Marcus announced that everyone in the kingdom must pay taxes from the age of thirteen onwards to start paying taxes and he raised the taxes by twenty percent, he told the army that anyone who didn't pay should be beaten until they paid their taxes and the taxes were meant for both men and women after he made the announcement he went back to his room Dera followed him and said to King Marcus, isn't this too much? I mean how are the poor going to pay these taxes? How will a poor farmers who have four children from the age of thirteen onwards pay their taxes? You even increased it by twenty percent, that's too much, Dera, these people don't need to give birth to many children if they can't afford their expenses, we need money to make the some adjustment in this place, King Marcus said, but… Dera wanted to speak, but Marcus said, Dera, please don't say more. Dera couldn't finish her sentence, she just walked out of the room.

Dera went to her mother's room walking around the room thinking to herself, the queen was taking off all the jewelry she had and was looking at Dera, Dera was still wandering around when she called out her name, Dera!! Can you sit down? You're bothering me with what you're doing, what's the problem with you? Mom, is this how we're going to watch Marcus tear down this entire kingdom? What do you mean the mother asked? Mom, Marcus raised taxes by twenty percent, Mom, he even said that taxes should be paid from the age of thirteen onwards, Mom, how are these people supposed to pay? He even said that if they don't pay, they should be beaten, Mom, this is too much, Dera, sit down, the queen said, is this why you've been wandering around? It not too bad, I think the people will pay That's really bad, Mom, Dera, please get out of my room, the queen said, Mom, I should go, Dera asked. I said get out of my room right now the queen yelled and Dera stormed out of the room angrily leaving the door open.

Back in the kingdom of Trento Alex and Abigail were always at home with Luna and Emma, Levi is into furniture and goes to work everyday but this very day Alex told him that he would follow him to work and Levi agreed, Alex and Abigail went to buy some vegetables at the market when they were looking around amused Abigail burst into tears and Alex asked what happened Abigail looked at him and said I remember Dolly do you think she's dead do you think she could make it Alex I missed her so much I wish she was here with us Abigail said with tears in her eyes Alex wiped her tears and said to Abigail you have to forget about Dolly she's gone we saw that right? Let's start a new life here and try to be happy, we have to live according to this choice we have, okay, okay, said Abigail and they bought everything they needed and left the market.

Abigail and Alex arrived home Luna already prepared their meals and they both ate, after eating Alex followed Levi to his workplace when they arrived Alex thought about learning furniture to start something new with his life, he asked Levi if he could teach him his job to which he would be happy Levi immediately agreed to teach him so he started with him with the basics, Alex learned new things and was happy at least he can use this to make income Alex said to himself, when Alex got home he told Abigail the new things he learned and Abigail was happy for him then Abigail said I think I'm going to learn how to cook I can be a chef I'll open a restaurant and maybe I can become famous they both laughed that was a good idea said Alex.

Alex learned fast, he learned really fast in a matter of months and he also made new friends. Abigail also started learning how to cook and is getting better and she started cooking for them at home. Whenever she cooks everyone finishes their meal. After five months, Abigail is now a good chef, she learned different kinds of food, she also learned food from other countries, she opened her restaurant and people came every day to eat, she became famous because her food was really good and she had a lot of staff.

Back to the Kingdom of Vatican the queen was with the king in his room and the queen said my king the people are really suffering why not bring down the rate of the taxes down?after king Marcus increased it by twenty percent, he felt it was not enough and increased it to forty percent, Don't worry they they will pay it, they will get a way to pay the taxes because they won't want to get flogged by the soldier said the king, but Marcus this really going to be difficult for them and they might start hating you or try's to leave the country, I heard more than fifty people already left last month if it keeps going on like this, and who do you want to rule over the queen said , you do not tell me what to do I am the king and I know what is right what? are you really talking to me in such manner? The queen asked do you expect me to sit down and watch you bring this kingdom down you dare not speak to me in such manners ok, I am still the queen and your mother do… the queen was still talking when the king shouted guards!! they answered your majesty they bow, take this woman out said the king, the guards took the queen's arm your highness, leave me be she said and she walked out angrily.

The queen entered Dera's room angrily slammed the door mom what wrong asked Dera, the queen took a chair and sit it your brother he his turning something else what wrong with him his he crazy could you believe he told me to mind my business that he his the king he even told the guards to throw me out, mom the last time a minister confronted him about reducing the taxes he slight his throat with his sword mom a maid ran into him and he thought the maid intentionally did it and he behead her mom, Marcus his going crazy mom he his said Dera.

The Queen of Trento wants to celebrate her birthday so she wants it perfect and told the birthday planner to give her the best foods, cakes, snacks and the hall should be beautifully decorated, the wedding planner went to the town and asked for the best chef and everyone told her that Abigail is the best chef. She searched for who this Abigail was and finally found her, she was eager to see her because everyone called her the best chef in town, she met her and told her that there would be a celebration in the palace and she wanted her to be the cook for the day, you should be the one to cook the food, make the snacks and the birthday cake. Abigail was happy to hear this, the woman (organizer) told her to prepare different kinds of foreign delicacies and she agreed, Abigail went to the kitchen to prepare the delicacy for her. An hour later she came back with a meal, she served her the food one by one and the woman enjoyed it all. When she finished eating, she said that this was the best food she had ever tasted in her life. Abigail smiled proudly, the woman gave her a key card for entry to the palace and told her when the party would be held, the woman got up to leave when she stopped and said by the way I love the furniture in this restaurant who made it we need a furniture supplier my brother made it Abigail said oh can you take me to him? the woman said and Abigail said yes.

Abigail took her to her brother's workshop they got there and Abigail introduced him to her they greeted each other and the woman looked around and loved the furniture she saw then she told her that she needed to supply furniture to the palace she told him the types of furniture she wanted and gave her a key card to the palace and the woman left, when she left they laughed and hugged each other they were so happy because they were going to make a lot of money with that they sang until they got home and Luna and Levi were surprised with this happiness they had on their faces and asked them did you win a lottery? Abigail smiled and explained it in detail. Wow, no wonder they were singing. Levi said and everyone laughed. So today I'm going to prepare a special treat. Abigail said and Emma shouted: Yes! They ate up their food and went to sleep.

King Marcus was in his room when one of his most loyal personal guards came in and said, Your Majesty there is a problem what is it? Marcus asked, people are outside protesting the guard said, protesting for what? They said they want you to step down as the king he said looking down because he knew Marcus doesn't want to hear anything related to him stepping down or reducing taxes , Marcus looked at him and said, are you telling me to step down as king? No your majesty i would never say something like that its okay the king said and walked out to the balcony he stood there and asked the people what does everyone want? We want you to come down from the throne ever since you became king we have been suffering you refuse to lower taxes instead you raised it said the leader of the people then the king called his one of his army and said something to his ear the army came down to where the people were and beheaded the leader the people were shocked and trembling with fear and the king said anyone who comes here again to tell me what to do would be beheaded the people became afraid and ran away stepping on each other.

The queen and Dera were shocked to see this, they both walked in, the queen was angry and went to see the king, she ran into the king's room and said, Marcus, what is the meaning of what you just did? How can you slaughter the leader of the people before the eyes of the people ? Have you gone crazy? Don't you know that they can take you down? Stop it! the king shouted and threw the cup on the ground in front of his mother and the queen was shocked, don't you ever say that to me again, no one, I mean no one, not even you, no one can take me down, I am the king of the Vatican, Dera was there with them and took her mother's arm who was still in shock, she took her to her room, what happened to my Marcus? the mother said looking at Dera, mom, get some rest, your son is already crazy and left her room.

It was the celebration of the Queen of Trento, Abigail and Alex went together to the palace, Alex went to deliver the furniture they needed for the ceremony and Abigail was to be the cook for the day they arrived and Abigail went to the kitchen to start cooking and Alex went to the hall to deliver the furniture after he was done, we went to the kitchen to wait for Abigail so they could go home together, Alex helped her in the kitchen to make cooking faster and easier, the program started, the queen dressed so beautifully with her diamond jewelry shining on her, the ceremony went well, everyone enjoyed the entertainment and the food, it was night time and Abigail packed her things to leave with Alex, they were laughing, chatting and enjoying what was going on when they heard a voice calling their names, Abigail, Alex, both turned around and to their surprise it was their older sister, Adel, they both called her by her name, how do you call the princess by her name, said the man next to her who was her husband, Adel touched him, they are my siblings , your siblings said her husband.

Follow me Adel said to the twins and they followed her, they reached her room and she asked them why are you two here dressed like that, its a long story Abigail said, cut it short I want to know how you two ended up here, start talking Adel said, the twins looked at each other and started explaining from the beginning to the end, Adel lowered her head and said, Do you mean my father the king died and no one tells me? Not even after? No wonder I wrote letters to him and no one could send me a letter to tell me he was dead? She cried bitterly, I always knew Marcus was a bastard that's why my father never liked him Abigail said, she wiped away her tears, So since when are boys on the streets? Adel asked them, We are not on the streets, We live with one of the people who saved us from the river and the man is very nice Alex said, Do you mean you are going away with people when you were supposed to be in your father's kingdom? Alex you have to do something you need to take the throne and there but I know the people would be suffering for now I know what Marcus is capable of doing I can raise an army of two hundred for you said Adel I'm not going back there I've already started a new life here it's been a long time I started a new life am not going there to remember how I lost my father, my mother and my sister Alex said with tears in his eyes and left the room I will talk to him Abigail said to Adel and left the room.

Alex and Abigail arrived home and Alex went to his room in silence, Levi asked what was wrong and Abigail explained that she saw her older sister Adel and explained everything that happened was when Levi's wife Luna found out that they were royalty Levi told Abigail to tell her brother to accept the princess's offer to make her father's last wish come true Abigail also thought about it and agreed to talk to Alex, Abigail also went in to sleep after a long and stressful day.

The next morning Abigail woke up, drank a glass of water and went out to look for Alex but didn't find him. She asked Luna and Levi were Alex was and they told her that he left for work very early without even eating. Abigail made him some delicious meals and brought them to his workplace. Upon arriving, Abigail saw him very busy with work and said, Who is my brother working so hard for that he skipped breakfast? Should I arrest the person? Alex smiled and asked Abigail what brings her here. I brought you your food. She handed it to him but he dropped it on the table. Abigail then told him to stop his work and eat or she would get mad at him. Alex stopped what he was doing and picked up the food, opened it and ate it all. He enjoyed the food and felt encouraged again. Alex, you are meant to be a king, you are not meant to be here. Our father who chooses you after him knows what he does, he choose well, we all know how Marcus can be, we know how evil he is. You have to go back to the kingdom the people might be suffering, please Alex do this for father , maybe he would be happy in heaven, Abigail said , I will think about it Alex said, really? Are you sure? Ok, promise me, Abigail said, Ok, I promise you, Alex said and Abigail happily hugged him and left for her restaurant.

The next morning Alex was packing his bag when Abigail came in and asked him where he was going. Alex told her that he was going to her kingdom to see how things were. Abigail flew in and yelled, yes you finally made the right decision, no no I am just going there to see how the people are doing. If the people are doing well I won't take the kingdom but if they are not doing well I will take it back. Alex said, "Okay your majesty" Abigail said, Alex finished packing and went outside, he rented a horse for the trip and said goodbye to them.

Within two days Alex arrived at the Vatican Kingdom, he was on the horse watching the people and they didn't look too good, they were really working very hard, he stopped to buy some snacks, he bought them and asked the man selling the snacks if he could stay at his house for just one night , as he is a traveller and has nowhere to sleep, I don't have enough to feed myself and you said the man, no problem I can pay for the feeding of both of us, Alex said, really? The man smiled, he was still sitting with the man when he saw two military men approaching a woman asking her to pay their taxes, I don't have any money on me, the only money I have left is for our feeding, please I begged you, the woman said but the military didn't listen, instead they whipped the woman harder and she was crying in pain. Alex stood up to rescue the woman but the man selling snacks stopped him, if you go they might kill you, what? Alex looked around and saw armies everywhere. He thought if he went near them he might get into trouble or he could be recognized . How much is the tax? Forty percent of our daily income? What? You mean out of the hundred percent you earn a day you have to pay forty percent? Yes, the man said, even if we don't make any sales we still have to pay said the man, so why don't you all gather together and protest Alex said. Mmm, the last time he did it, our leader was beheaded in front of us since then no one wants to lead the protest, the man said. Alex was dumbfounded hearing this. Marcus is so cruel, if we don't pay the tax they will beat us to death, we pay taxes from age thirteen the man said. The woman who was being whipped was passing by them and Alex called her over and gave her some money to eat, the woman was grateful for the help.

The man closed up for the day and Alex went home with him, they got home and it was dark, the man lit his candle and they settled in, Alex went into his kitchen and made dinner for both of them and also made tea, the man saw this delicious food and said, it's been a long time since I ate this kind of food, he tried it and it was satisfying, he loved the food and finished it and drank his tea. It wasn't long until the man fell asleep, Alex also found a place to lay down.

The next morning Alex packed his bag and left to set off on his journey very early, he gave the man some money to feed himself and thanked him, the man said goodbye to him and Alex left his house, Abigail was still at home when Luna started feeling strange clutching her stomach in pain, Abigail ran to her holding her arms and asked what was wrong, Levi was already at work and Abigail didn't know what to do before Luna's water broke and she screamed "I think I'm about to give birth." Abigail ran out to call the midwife who was next to her house, they both ran to Luna, the midwife examined Luna and said the baby was close and took her into the room, Luna went into labor and after few minutes they heard the baby crying, the midwife brought the baby out and saw Levi who was already back from work, she gave the baby to Levi and told him it was a boy, Levi named him Richard, Richard looked a lot like his mother Levi said.

After two days Alex left Vatican he finally got home, upon arriving he saw the newborn baby delivered by Luna , and congratulated the two couples, Abigail hugged her brother and said I missed you, so how was it? She was asking about the kingdom, Abigail the people are suffering a lot, Marcus is really a bastard, you can't imagine what he is doing to them, Alex explains everything to Abigail and she says what a bastard he wants the kingdom apart, I won't allow it Alex said and left Abigail, he went to the palace to see his older sister Adel, when he saw Adel he said you were right I went to the kingdom to observe things and to my surprise the people are suffering too much Alex explained everything he saw and Adel said what a bastard no wonder his father never chose him.

I will go for your plan and be ready to lead the two hundred army to fight. I want to protect and save the people, I want to be their leader. Alex said, yes that is the man I want in you but you must stay in the palace from now on, you must make preparations and learn to become stronger, in five days I will gather the two hundred army because I am getting them from different countries but make sure you don't kill Marcus he is still our brother anyway you can imprison him Adel said, I won't Alex said, Alex was given a room in the palace it was really a long time, Alex slept on a royal bed it feels so good on his body he enjoyed his sleep which made him wake up late for his training the maids came into his room to serve him food on the bed and they also came with his training clothes and gave him proper treatment as a prince he finished his meal he took a bath got dressed and went to the training yard to train him he was given a personal army to train him.

In four days, Adel had already prepared the sum of two hundred thousand armies from different countries, Alex started making plans with them on how to attack the kingdom, the armies were training everyday, Alex was also getting better at his fighting, he had already become brave and strong, he looked ready for the fight, Abigail went to see him at the palace to see how her brother was doing, she made him tea every morning before he went to train, so when are you planning the attack? Abigail asked, we will leave in two days Alex said, okay, I'm going with you, no, you don't need too , I'll come back for you, I don't want to lose you the same way we lost Dolly Alex said, well, I'm going with you anyway, you have to accept that Abigail said and left.

After two days, Alex is ready and they started the journey to their kingdom, Abigail also followed him as she gave Luna her restaurant, the staff are already good cooks and they are capable of running the restaurant, Alex and the armies received enough weapons for the war.

After two days they arrived at his kingdom, Marcus was in the hall with the ministers discussing about the affairs of the kingdom, one of the ministers was really angry about the situation of the kingdom and said, Your Majesty, the people are suffering a lot, the taxes are too high, can you please decrease them, Your Majesty? Are you telling me how to govern my kingdom? The king said, I am not Your Majesty, do not mention this statement again, the king said angrily, Yes, Your Majesty, the minister replied, they ended the meeting and everyone said goodbye.

Marcus was still in the hall when the mother, the queen, came in and said, Marcus, I raised you and I never raised you to go against my words, tomorrow you will reduce taxes, I will not allow you to bring down this kingdom that my husband and I built, do you mean the husband that you killed? Marcus said, the queen's mouth dropped and they heard a loud noise coming from outside, not long after one of the palace guards came in and said, Your Majesty, we have a problem, what's all the noise about? The king asked, His Majesty the Prince is here with his army, which prince? The king asked, Is it Prince Alex, Your Majesty what? Alex is here? I thought he was dead ? Of cause I'm alive. Alex walked in, Marcus am giving you a chance to give up the throne, Marcus laughed, do you think you can take me down? I had no intentions of taking the throne from you, but you went too far in suffering the people, do you have no sympathy? Alex asked

Marcus said sympathy and laughed loudly at that moment. Dera and Abigail walked in: Marcus, it would be best if you stepped aside and let me control the people, that would never happen. My son is the rightful heir to the throne, the queen said, but your son is ruling cruelly and you couldn't do anything about it. You couldn't even control your son. Alex said: Marcus, I told you several times to stop being cruel to people but you never listened to me. She said to Marcus: mom, you made me cruel. I have seen cruelty since I used my two hands to poison my father to death. What? Dera said: Did you kill our father? Yes I did, your mother advised me to kill him and by doing so, the queen lowered her arms so anyone who wants this throne will have to go through me. Marcus said and pulled out his sword and pointed it at Alex. They started fighting back and forth. Dera and Abigail looked at them. Shortly after, the queen grabbed a knife and headed towards Alex. Abigail saw her holding a knife and ran towards Alex and shouted: Alex, be careful. Alex turned around and Abigail pushed him and they both fell to the ground and the queen stabbed his son by mistake.

Marcus fell to the ground with blood coming out of his chest. Dera saw this and ran towards him trying to use her hands to cover the wound and shouting: Marcus. Marcus, the queen was still standing looking at her hands covered in her son's blood and shouting: no, no, no, this can't be. Dera was trying to do something about Marcus' wound but he was stabbed in the heart. Marcus fell dead and Dera started crying and screaming in pain: mother, what have you done? You have killed my brother. The queen fainted.

The queen was taken to prison, Abigail saw her personal maid and hugged her and Abigail asked where is my sister buried? Dolly is not dead she is very much alive, she is alive asked Alex, yes she is, I saved her when she was stabbed, I took her to my mother home, oh thank you so much said Abigail and hugged her again.

The next beautiful morning the ministers couldn't wait to crown Alex as king, they started the ceremony and crowned him. Alex cut the taxes to five percent and everyone was happy with this huge cut, after the ceremony he went to his room upon reaching there he saw his two sisters standing side by side he ran to them and hugged Dolly very tightly and said sorry I didn't protect you Alex said with tears in is eyes, you are my younger brother I have to protect you, After Marcus's tragic death the queen went mad and Dera reunited with her brother and sistersthey all lived happily ever after.