Chapter 99 - QUEEN ANNA FIRST STORY

Anna looks at the window of her bedroom with a very sentimental feeling right now. She can't seem to fall asleep even the time is already late at night. So she just decides to see the scenery outside while serving her feelings.

After what happen with Freya, she just dashes out from the scene without even looking at King Liam, her husband. She just wants to be alone and Liam seems to know that as he didn't even talk or get close to her and give her much needed space. He just does something in the outside for now not that Anna cares about.

"It's already snowing." Anna talk alone.

"That day is also the same as today..."

Flashback:

10 years ago,

"So hot..."

Anna as Melanie in the real world complains of the heat there. Her body was sweating non -stop after Martin injects her with the red liquid.

With sunken eyes, she looked around at that moment. Alex at the time left her alone in the wood a bit far their research lab that is now burning with fire. She tries her best to get up there. She needs to call Byung-Hun and told him about the situation, but as she gets up, darkness finally finds her there.

She opens her eyes now in a very unfamiliar place, a very cold white woods as all of the surrounding is covered in snow blanket while she just wears the same clothes before she fainted. Her doctor clothes.

She is definitely scared at the time, but as she knows her sister Aera also get through the same things, she calmed herself down then.

"If it's not Korea, than this is must be that place that Aere used to told me about."

"Miss Anna."

A voice rebuking her from behind suddenly made her, a little surprised there. A woman in her 30s, wearing a white winter dress there, also a little gold jewelry here and there stood there with a smile. 

Hearing the person calling her by her real name makes her sure that this person knows more about what happen than her own self. The woman gifted her a thick blanket at the time so that she can use it to cover her cold body.

"My name is Adele. Can you follow me now? The greatest ask me to attend you."

"The greatest?" Anna mumble the word and suddenly her mind remembers something. Her eyes suddenly become bigger looking at the woman name Adele right there.

The woman nodded and walking away as she knew Anna will come follow her now. And she did. Is not like she can survive without help in this world.

Not long after they walked they finally arrived at a medium -sized house right in the middle of the forest.

Adele opened the door of the house and continued to let Anna inside.

Just entering the area, Anna could feel her body begin to heat up like a normal temperature. It was no longer cold, even though no air heater was there. It's like she got into a different world. She then looks at the window and outside is still heavy in snow blizzard. It's a really magical world here just like what are used to tell her.

"Is he... here?" Anna asked Adele, who was now brewing tea in the kitchen area.

"The greatest can't meet you, but after he realizes your presence here, he sends me to help you. He said it's the least he can do for Aera twin."

Anna nodded there. Now approaching Adele, who is now handing her the still smoky tea.

"Is this the world of Dream Land?" She carefully asked the woman, but Adele wasn't even shocked by the question instead she was willing to answer the question every time.

"It is. The greatest actually can't believe that you also will come here."

Anna was silent then. She didn't plan on this, but suddenly her mind being wild. Now that she is here, in the world that took Aera's life, she feels like she needs to do something.

"Adele, can you do me a favor? Tell the greatest that I want to do something here. And I really need his help."

And that's the beginning if her journey.

To know more about her sister sudden death. To get revenge for those that involved. And for that, she decides to get into the royal.

"This is the changes drink. If you drink this it will change your appearance here according to what you ask before to the greatest. And your appearance will remain that way as long as you live in this dimension. And this, the conflict drink. When you drink in the witch will never be able to see your real past or future, she only see what you created on your mind. " Adele explained.

Without delay Anna immediately opened the bottle of drink and wanted to drink it. But before that Adele hold her hand, stop her action and asked,

"Wait. The greatest ask me, are you really wanted to go this far?" 

Anna did not answer, but instead she pushes Adele hand aside while smiling and continued to drink the magical water there. Both by the bottle until finished. 

Then her appearance began to change there, her golden hair is now changed to brown, her eyes become a bit sharp not big as usual and her body is slightly shorter than the real her. Just a simple change that her request there, but she is satisfied. She is still looking pretty anyway. 

The reason why she decides to change in this world is because she can't risk anything. It seems like people can end up in this world after come contact with the rainbow stone, and she doesn't want to deal with it if she comes across a recognizable enemy while she tries to find the truth.

"There's nothing to think Adele. I'm doing this for Aera and Jieun. I hope Jieun will never end up here, but if she did, I can at least protect her." Anna said in determined after a while, leaving the question unanswered.

"The greatest feeling worried when he hears about your plan. But he said, if you needed an ally in there just trust the red stone." Adele said.

"Red stone?"

"I don't know what he means by that, but he said you will understand what he means if you succeed in capturing the king's heart."

It's known in the Dream Land now that the new King, King Liam who has been on the throne since the death of his father, is now looking for a woman who is worthy to be his wife. He is married before, but his wife died a long time before. And Anna is aiming for that position. She is quite sure that she can touch the heart of the king as she is now impersonating his late wife there. She looks different but similar in vibe.

"Are you sure he is hunting in this kind of weather?" Anna asked as she inspected herself one more time. She looks messy there as she need to act like she is being attacked there.

Adele nodded.

"King Liam like a challenge and he has usually done this with his best friend King Arthur every single year."

"Thank you so much Adele. I will keep in touch with you soon. If I didn't come here that's means I succeed. Make sure you tell The Greatest, my thanks."

"Careful Anna." And that is the last time Anna meets Adele.

Later, Anna continues to go to the forest where King Liam and King Arthur are said to be at the time. She could hear the sound of a horse's footsteps then. Bravely she continued to run fast towards the sound.

Out of the blue,

"Argh!" She is now moaning in pain. This is clearly not a part of her plan. An arrow now pierced her hand at that moment. Make her sit on the white snow at that time which now changes color to red due to her blood flowing out quite a lot.

"Stop!"

She can hear the voice of a man there stopping his horse in front of her. Anna at the time, try her best not to fainted due to the pain that is now excruciating there.

"Miss?"

Anna raised her face at that moment and looked at the man wearing the king's robe in front of her on his knees.

"Who are you?" Anna asked. She needs to make sure who he is first.

Seeing his arrow sunk in the woman's hand, the King continued to inspect the area without answering.

"You hit my arrow. I thought I shot a deer. You need to get a treatment. But, why are you, a woman, here in such a thick forest alone?"

"I ran... away from my hometown... Someone attacking me. My parent already died, herb collector. I don't know where I am now." Anna answered in stutter there due to her throbbing wound.

'I need to still awake!' Anna said in her mind many times now.

"Wait! Are you one of them?" Anna started acting there even though she was in pain. She brushed the king's hand away and began to shuffle, moving away.

"Wait!" The man said in worry looking at the injuries that he inflicted.

"Don't touch me!" Anna tries to sound scared now.

"What happen here Arthur?"

At that times, a deep voice asked there.

Anna looked at the owner of the voice. She can see there, one good looking man with a very demanding aura looking down at her with his cold eyes from the horse that he is riding.

"Liam! I accidently shot this woman but she seems to be afraid of me while I'm trying to help her."

So this is King Arthur and that one is King Liam, my target. Somehow her heart feeling uneasy suddenly. Her confident crash a little.

King Liam approached her now and Anna bowed in fear. This time she is not acting at all. The man really making her feeling scared there.

"You're bleeding too much and refuse to accept help. Do you want to die?" Liam said it in a cold tone.

Anna is looking directly at the man now.

King Liam gasps a little there when he looks at her. She looks innocently beautiful there. Make him reminded of his late wife.

Gulping a little there, King Liam stepped forward while Arthur stood a little farther away giving room for his friend to manage his wrongdoing.

"Can I help you?" Liam changed the tone of his voice at that moment and held out his hand.

Seeing that, Anna try to looks at his eyes again. She noted that there sincerity come from his eyes now. But she didn't have time to take the man's hand as her hand suddenly felt too hurt now and she can feel that she will fainted there. But before she closes her eyes, she can feel that the King already holds her body in his arm.

And that's become the beginning of her revenge-based love story...

End of flashback.

Just as her memory of her past was gone, there a hand now hugging her from behind.

"Are you still mad?" Liam now enters the room after he estimates that his wife has calmed down on her feeling. His face now in the crook of her neck, smelling her scent that he always like.

Anna didn't move there and just let the man hug her tightly. Warming her body that started to get cold there.

'My only mistake is that I really fall in love with you... While I shouldn't do that. ' Anna said in her mind now. Regretting....