The Queen Wicked Deeds

The Palace is on fire. Burning flames reached every corner of her palace, the rooms, the furniture, the books and plants, every place was surrounded in big red flames.

However, the woman that should have been there was looking the place where she was supposed to die from afar.  ​​

"Your Majesty, we should go before they come."

"Lina, stop calling me that. I am not the Queen anymore, we are equals from now on."

"But… I can't… Please don't make do that…"

"Sighs… then call me Miss Helena Benin."

"Thank you Your… Miss Helena."

Many servants and guards started arriving at the palace gates trying to extinguish the towers of fire, but the magic was preventing them from doing so.

"Miss Helena, where should we go now?"

"Let's move to the next town for now. Then we can start thinking, they will not follow us."

"But King Owen…"

"It's alright Lina, he never saw my face… and he surely will be overjoyed with this, the one he wanted to marry was Jill, the daughter of Count Milstone."

The woman with silver hair and golden eyes took a last look at the burning palace and got in her black horse and started galloping.

This was something she wanted to do long ago and had made plans since the beginning.

Her father was the Prime Minister, the Duke Jake Von Benin, he was a good friend of the King Arthur Killian of Nineland. They made a vow to unite their families and so she became the promised fiancée of the crown prince, Owen Killian. 

He was the dream prince for the ladies. Valiant, smart, strong and the leader of the army. He decided to follow General Killiam, the older brother of the king to defend the country against the Kingdom of Eekon.

"We need to move faster Lina, they would start searching around the place in no time."

"Yes Miss."

The two girls were dresses as normal citizens with long plain clothes and two brown wasted capes. They looked ordinary if not for their beautiful looks. Helena has the same hair as her mother, a unique trait of her family but the eyes of his father. She would be in trouble if someone catched her. 

Lina was a beautiful young girl with black hair and dark eyes but with skin so white and pure and incredible and fine features that she could surpass any lady from the high class. 

However, the long road is not always the best choice. Sometimes it could be more dangerous. Monsters and beast could be attack at any time, but the most dangerous ones could be the bandits and thieves. Two women were the perfect prey.

"Miss, if we go through this path we would arrive at the border in one week."

"I know but we don't have a choice. The other paths would be protected very well. At least, in one week the man can make an excuse good enough for my death."

"Sighs…"

Lina looked sad, her gaze was down. The now King Owen Killian was the first love of Helena, Lina knew. She had grown up with Helena and looked at how she fell in love since young but her condition never allowed her to show her face nor interact with the young boy enough for them to grow feelings. However, Helena was always drawing his face in her books and sometimes his name. 

However, the young prince never gave her any attention. He went to train for many years to the army camps and bȧrėly returned to the capital. Once he returned with a young lady in his arms. She was the daughter of Count Milstone. She was kidnapped by the enemy nation and the prince rescued her. The whole kingdom knew about that. Then the rumors about how the prince doted on the young lady Jill grew and grew. 

When Helena married the crown prince, the rumors were at their peak and the young Helena was drawn to sadness. The King never paid any attention to her and left her to her palace alone. Helena decided to free him, that's how much she loved him.

Her father helped her in her escape plan. 

They had been traveling through the Sand Forest for more than six hours when three men jumped in front of them and three others behind. 

"Get out your horses ladies and we will treat you nicely."

"…"

"Ladies, I am being nice with you since it is early in the morning and it is such a beautiful day."

The man talking looked filthy covered in scars and a he had a long bear. His eyes were full of greed and threaten.

The others were slowly approaching the horses about to take down the young ladies. However before they could even land a hand in them they were sent flying to the nearby trees. However they didn't fall down, they were left there hanging and moving as if some kind of pressure were restraining them there.

The man with the long beard could not speak. His eyes were full of fear. He turned around and tried to run but his body didn't move an inch. 

"What? You want to escape?"

The man looked at the woman on the black horse and noticed her golden eyes. He realized his mistake late, she was definitely not someone who could be messed around. 

"Pl… eas…e… I … am… so…"

"What? You think I will let you go? Sorry but no…"

'You don't deserve it."

The man could hear her voice in his head and sweat drops came down heavily from his forehead. Then more drops but now blood was raining from the trees. The men hanging from the tall branches were coughing blood continuously until the stopped moving. The man looked so frightened and pale but couldn't move, he just looked at the grotesque image in front of him.

Then the bodies were thrown into the grass soaking the floor with more blood. The panic in the man's eyes were so much evident. His eyes were starting blurting out and becoming so red.

'Don't panic,  since I am in a good mood and it is such a beautiful day… I will let you see the whole day and feel the nature while you breathe your last.'

Again, the deep voice of Helena traveled to his mind and he started bleeding from his eyes, nose, mouth, even from his ears. Then the two women took the road again without looking back.

They had been traveling inside the forest for several hours 

"Miss, should we stop for the day?"

"Yes, I am tired."

"I will prepare the tent."

They stopped near a grand lake inside the ancient forest. The moon was so bright that it glowed in the clear water. The air was soft and the night although not warm was placid and tranquil.

"Lina, we should stop using our power if it is not necessary. Father already prevented us from doing so or someone would track us or recognize us."

"Yes, Miss."

They rested inside a little tent for that night. It was a long day for them and they would have to go through a harsh journey tomorrow. So now, they should recover their energies and rest.

Meanwhile, in the palace of Nineland, chaos was surrounding the main hall. The King had called his best knights and the more talented wizards to a secret council. No one of the ministers or other nobles were called inside. They all knew about the Queen passing away and offered their condolences to the King and Prime Minister Von Benin.

However, the King was acting strange. They all expected to find a very happy King with thoughts of marrying the beautiful Jill Milstone but that never happened. Instead they found a very depressing palace and the anger of the King every time someone mentioned the deceased Queen.

They all could understand the infatuation of the King with the Count Milstone daughter, as they never saw the face of the Queen. It was a tradition for the Von Benin family. They were from a special clan with special customs. Only through a special wedding and exchanging of vows, the one from the clan could take the veil.

However, those customs were not widely spread around the people, only the late King and the Duke's family knew about them. They had a powerful reason to exist, but it was a mystery. 

When the King Owen married Helena, they hadn't completed the full ceremony on Helena's petition. 

The Duke knew about her feelings and helped with her plan. She was his daughter after all, and the king was the precious son of his best friend. The marriage agreement was set on stone, he couldn't take it down as it was the last will of his late friend, the King.

The only way to let them find their happiness is to go through Helena's plan.