The Queen Wicked Deeds

The training for the new knights of the Mills family was not to be taken lightly. It was a hell brought to the land of the livings.

That was the reason why whoever passed all the tests with great flying colors, then he will be granted success in his life and maybe further. However, if he were to fail, a curse worse than death will land into his body and soul.​​

No one knew the origin and reason of that curse, but one thing was sure, it will torture the owner till death.

"I didn't know you have time to be lazy, Henry," the bald man in a monk robe walked slowly inside the barracks, where only three individuals remained. Only those three had reached the seventh mission. "Why are you not sleeping, boy?"

Henry looked wasted, and thin. His face had many punches and his skin looked dried and almost frozen.

The weather in the north was lowering with each day, the snowstorms were hitting the strong walls of the castle threatening to bury it with cold and loneliness. Only those with a good constitution and amazing control of their magic could conquer the winter. The others would die without even lifting one foot.

"I can't sleep, Master Jin," the voice of the young Henry sounded strange, a bit cold and indifferent as always. However, there was a fiery heat growing in his eyes and a monster filled with jealousy surging and consulting inside.

"Young boy, those feelings are not good for the next missions."

Master Jin examined the body of the boy. He knew he had inherited the power of his father and mother, and maybe he had surpassed them both, however, deep inside, there was some darkness playing with his emotions.

"There is nothing to worry about, Master," Henry turned off the MINI device he was holding and looked at the old man with a resolute gaze, "I will enter the eighth mission."

"I know you will, but right now, you should rest young man," Master Jin sighed and was about to turn when the voice and words of Henry stopped him.

"I will enter now even if without your support," Henry was already taking his clothes and preparing his sword and other weapons.

"Why are you so eager to go?"

Master Jin had never seen another with the blood of the Mills with so much urgency to pass all the tests. At this rhythm, he will finish all ten missions before the end of the year.

"Because… she is waiting for me," Henry said and smiled.

Just remembering the beautiful golden eyes and the funny laugh of his beloved filled his heart with courage and purpose.

However, nothing could give him more fuel than the images that appeared in his MINI. The forum was filled with them.

He didn't believe them at first, but then the message of his dear bride reached his eyes and he could only shake in fear.

The pictures were of a beautiful lady dressed all in an amazing red dress with golden patterns around. She looked so lovely, with her hair adorned with little gems and her makeup making her even more fascinating than she already was.

If he were there, he will take her right away and kiss her to claim his ownership of the most beautiful lady.

However, the ones that were bowing to her and kissing her hands were four beautiful boys in flashy attires. They looked like the kind of flirty men that would scheme the innocent ladies to sell their hearts to them.

He can't let them pursue his bride, or she will lead them to the true scheming power. She will have them follow her everywhere.

Henry couldn't stand it… for them to have the privilege to look at her… that should be his only right.

He decided then, to jump into the next mission tomorrow morning. However…

I know you are doing great in your training, and I am doing fine on my own here without fruit tarts…

Chef Hugo will have a kid with Teacher Lena. That little baby will have the fortune to be the heir of those fruit tarts… how lucky of him, don't you think?

I don't have a lot to report, but… I was grounded by my mother and your mother-in-law, of course. That was truly an exaggeration, I didn't mean to transform the Academy into a battle camp with zombies and paper fights.

Anyway, I miss you.

PS. I saw my idiot brother, the Crown Prince of Lith kissing Rose. I was almost stunned by how far they had reached into their relationship.

My dear friend was now discovering her shoulder… like this.]

She attached a photo of herself with a shoulder strap down and sending a kiss to his beloved with a wink.

That did everything. The young perverted mind Henry couldn't stand it anymore. If he were there, in that Spring Dance thing, he would be the one discovering the shoulder of his beloved and not through a photo.

"I am entering the tower of the eighth test," he said and jumped from the window to the next tower. "I will win this shitty test in a week!"

"So, he is going, huh? What a crazy lad," the young girl on the other side of the barracks sighed. "What do you think about him, Master? Will he succeed?"

"Yes," the old man nodded without hesitation, "I don't know what is pushing him to do it, but he seems to have the energy to reach the final of this mission. Maybe he will set a new record."

"Wow, Master, I didn't know you were so confident in him."

"Are you not, Beth?"

The girl of almost fifteen years old nodded with mirth in the eyes. "I am, he will make it."

"What about you, Beth?"

"Me?"

"Will you finish the tests? You only have one last to finish this suffering."

"What?! You don't like my company here?"

"…" the old man sighed, "girl, you need to move on… and I know that you want to follow that young man."

He was old and a monk, but he would never mistake the love in the eyes of the young ones. Henry came with those eyes from the beginning, however, Beth, transformed into the eyes of a young girl in love when she started talking and training with Henry.

Hah… the young love, but she was meant towards a harsh disappointment and a broken heart. The old man didn't want that for the little girl, she had suffered enough.

Beth had lived for so many years inside the castle that she already forgot how was the world outside. Master Jin didn't want that for her, she was not cursed and was not forced to stay, but it was true that she didn't have anywhere to go.

Maybe if she followed Henry and the Duke of Mills family, she will find her purpose and mission in life.

"I… I will enter the last test tower," Beth mumbled as she looked at the figure of Henry entering the eighth door. "I will come victorious."

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[Beth…

Nobody knew why the old Master Hesse was making an unknown girl that came from the worst origins his only heir. No one knew but they detested it.

Even more, they could not stand it.

"Why are you doing this, father?"

"That girl doesn't deserve to have our surname!"

"Stop it!" the thundering voice of Grandpa Hesse shut up the mouths of his sons. The ones that had received everything, love, money, a good standing, and a privileged life. However, they never cared to look towards the world, to help and ȧssist, not to go to parties and waste money.

Though they were good businessmen, they had proved their skills many times. It was, then, understandable their anger.

The dream of being on the top of the chain and also on the head of the Hesse family was something they both wanted. But their father never stated who would be his heir, not even when their other brother was alive.

"Worthy?"

The old man stood up and looked at them both with anger in his eyes.

"Are you talking about being worthy of my legacy?"

"Father… we are your blood, and we have proved that we have the skills to manage the company."

"Yes, you can discard us like that, we deserve…"

"What do you deserve?" The old man smirked, "You think I will let a pair of murderers and schemers continue my job? Do you think I am blind on what have you done?"

The two men stepped back with fear in their faces and their eyes.

"You don't deserve to have the privileges you have," the man's cold voice was like freezing water poured to their heads. "You are so disappointing. If you were not my sons…" he looked again with narrowed eyes, "I would have sent you to hell with my own hands."]