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A past story

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here"

"Leo you cannot hunt while keeping your back arched, you have to bend back little and keep your limbs straight. How come that my son cannot learn?" Yachee the general commander dictated to his son who was struggling with his bow.

"Hey! Yachee not everyone can be you, your son inherited all from you except brain..haha...let me show him" princess zareena boasted around while picking up her weapon."You see the life requires more of precision and accuracy....and you my love are not focused". With eyes on the target, she lifted her head with eyes broiled in courage and strength. She pulled back the arrow and flexed while taking her aim, the sight of it departing from her fingers was like a star that was shooting across the galaxy so beautiful and soul-quenching.

"This is how you do it Leo Yachee, the son of our most powerful commander who failed to pass a simple hunting test"

————————————Leo and yachee——————-

"Why do you do it always? She will never know that she would need improvement if you let her be praised like this" Yachee said.

"Father, you know that I love her so much but it pains me when I realise after you I would be taken by the royal berseks. It hurts me...That I will lose my common touch and become one of royals. On thinking this and the short period that I have here...I want to just see her happy. I want to see her smiling and merry. It contents my heart"

"You know she is destined to be queen, you must not get emotionally involved with her right now. You know she needs the training. You know that she needs to learn. You know she needs to fight....then you must train her. Be harsh to her so she might know how warriors need to be"

"You know father, I never can be like that"

"No, you can be.....circumstances can change very much of us that we think once can remain unaltered"

YACHEE: " AFTER MONTHS OF TRAINING...ONLY TWO OF THE WARRIORS WERE DEDUCED AND ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO...LET THE WARRIOR’s FIGHT BEGIN. WITH THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET YOU BOTH MUST DRAW YOUR SWORDS AND START THE FIGHT. THE ONE STANDING AT THE END OF THE FIGHT WILL BE REWARDED.

Zareena: nice to see you....ready to be begging me to stop?

Leo: we’ll see who will be begging.

Zareena: you know sometimes I think my beauty is enough to take you over...

Leo: that is true indeed.....I am distracted by you.... but that’s cheating.

"Warriors on their mark....3,2,1 and fight"

With the courage in the eyes of the girl and love in the eyes of the man...stood both facing each other with swords in their hands. With a loud crank that was made when both swords clashed between them...the fight started.

The second blow was more fierce...both were breathing in each other’s breath. Leo sweating with love and princess hoping to meet his standards.

Leo: hey princess you are cheating...it should be illegal...for you to fight. Cause you look more cute with a frown.

Zareena: I bet you can see it while your eyes closed.

Leo: you need to focus otherwise you are going to lose. Warrior must never forget his purpose.

Zareena: you must be the one worried about that. (While approaching his space)

Leo: I can’t lose today, even if I lose...I would be the one to have won.

Zareena: hahaha...in your dreams...How? While now she was utterly close to him.

Leo: while taking a blow and hitting her sword.....see you need to focus.

Zareena: how could you do that? You cheated..., I am going to tell you now.

Zareena ran towards Leo but to her surprise on picking up her sword which was lying behind her after Leo’s blow. The sword’s tip was broken and it was clear that Leo had won the Match. But to her, more surprise that only she could notice was that the sword had Leo’s blood on it. The pure bronze blood of non-royals. That gleamed in the sun and the golden rays of the sun making it more sacred.

She knew what has been done and not a bit was she surprised because she knew it all the time....she wanted this for a long period....it had been etched in the walls of her heart.

Zareena turned to Leo who was smiling the deadliest smile and started to utter

"Told you that you need to focus princess?"

Zareena held her hand in the air while silencing him. She presented her sword to him and asked

"You know what this means?"

Leo was blushing and embarrassed

"It means that I have won....you my princess at last...

"Oh, Leo I can never now fight with you although I want to...."

"Do you want to fight with your mate?"

"I would like that sometimes.."

"Maybe you could do that with your hands..." while taking her hand towards his chest... "it beats only for you...was beating for you and will be yours always"

She looked like a rose..with cheeks all getting red from the warmth of his touch...while digging her head in his chest and wrapping his arms around him...she felt complete now.