Chapter 44

44 Without a Magica (part 1)

The monster roared, with three white eyes and a wide mouth. All the body is covered with black fur, seven feet tall in size, it looks intimidating to Justice and Anne.

“F*ck, it’s a Bog Yeti! Hey, you need to stay behind me, okay?” Justice whispered towards the girl with purple hair behind him.

Anne looking at him with a slight gasped, “What? what are you going to do? You’re still injured!”

“Do you think the monster cared if I was injured or not?!”

“Fair point.” Whispered Anne meekly.

The Bog Yeti clenched its left hand and punched in the direction of Justice and Anne. Justice blocks the attack by holding into his scabbard. The punch was rough. He almost got thrown by the hard punch, but successfully block the attack and even tried to counter it by swinging his sword directly to the Bog Yeti.

“Anne, go hide somewhere. Let me fight this monster first!” Said Justice to Anne.

Our heroine then put her hand on Justice’s shoulder, “Be careful, Justice.”

A smile comes upon his face. While Anne goes to hide, Justice attacks the Bog Yeti. She looks with amazement at the shrubberies and how the crown prince can keep up with a huge monster. The Bog Yeti roared once again and launched his two hands directly at Justice. As a skilled fighter, Justice avoided the attack and do a swift counter directly to the Bog Yeti’s waist.

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However, the monster is undeterred, instead; he becomes more vicious, and claws come out of his hand. Anne, thinking that Justice maybe in big trouble, remembered about the crystal blade from Horden. The crystal blade is safely tucked inside her dress by a long chain necklace. Anne reached into the crystal blade and whispered.

“I know I don’t have any magica, but maybe you can lend me some of your power, even just for a bit.” Muttered Anne while she hold the miniature crystal blade in her palm.

Her bangle shined and miraculously the miniature crystal blade grew. She grabs the handle and runs towards the Bog Yeti, just in time before a direct punch into Justice. She aimed at the monster’s feet and plunge the blade repeatedly into its foot.

The monster fell to the ground and wailing, Justice saw an opening to run. He called for Anne with an extended arm towards her. They run away holding hand where Justice lead while Anne followed, although the latter has a tough time running. Anne was panting like crazy, her vision was blurry, and sweats coming all over her body. She was exhausted.

Her hand loses grip, and she falls to the ground behind him. Justice turns his attention immediately. Justice was trying to help Anne to stand up when the Bog Yeti came out of nowhere. It was too late for him to pull her away, instead, he embraced her and shielded her from the Bog Yeti’s sudden attack.

Somehow, there was nothing, no pain or even anything. Justice looks up and saw a powerful shield already cast on them. The Bog Yeti is in the middle of fighting with Xavier and Vale.

“Hey Justice, are you alright?” Asked Henry to Justice. However, he was in for a surprise when Justice revealed the girl he was protecting in his arms. “Anne? Why are you doing here?!”

“There’s no time. Let’s get out of here. I’ve been stabbed, and she’s exhausted.” Said Justice to Henry.

“Alright, Jason is here. He will help both of you.”

“Where are you going?”

He smiled at Justice, even gave him a wink, “I have a monster to fight!” Henry then draw his crystal sword and lunged himself at the Bog Yeti.

“Show off.” Said Justice with a smirk on his face.

Anne saw the crystal sword in Henry’s hand, it look similar to her crystal blade that was safely tucked inside her dress in miniature size. They got out safely from the maze and were brought inside the palace secretly through the underground secret tunnel. Prince Jason explained that the palace ball was still being held on the upper level, there was no need to alert the mass of people.

Several people came inside a large suite of the crown prince, with four bedrooms circling a living room and a terrace. It is one of the largest suites in the palace. While Anne takes a rest in the living room, Justice was treated by the palace healers. Fifteen minutes went by, when Henry, Vale, and Xavier came inside the crown prince’s suite. They were soaked in blood, makes the two people in the living room, Prince Jason and Anne got alerted immediately.

“Oh my God! What happened to the three of you?!” Asked Anne, she immediately took the first aid kit box from the table.

Henry is smiling and raised his hand. “Don’t worry, it’s the Bog Yeti blood. We have some tough time because the monster went berserk.”

His explanation doesn’t give Anne’s mind at ease. “Still... Let me take a look, please. All of you sit on the sofa.”

The three of them compliant with her demand, they took a seat and got comfortable on the sofa while Anne check on them one by one. Prince Jason was trying to prevent her, but Henry looks at him and said.

“Jason, she’s a healer. Let us be examined by her.”

Jason looks at the girl in front of him once again. “Oh, you are? You seem too young to be a healer, though.” Asked Jason towards Anne.

“I am a healer but not yet a certified healer yet, your majesty.” Anne tried to answer him while she was checking on Vale.

In the middle of the conversation, the healers from inside Justice’s bedroom step outside the bedroom.

“How’s my brother?” Asked prince Jason as calm as possible, Justice is his most treasured brother.

“My apology, your majesty, I need to ask something first,” said an older gentleman with a white beard. He is the chief healer at the palace. “Who’s the person who gave the crown prince herbs medicine?”

Raising her hand, Anne then said, “It was me, sir.”

The chief healer of the palace looks astonished when he saw Anne. “You?! Such a young girl, you know what you just did?!”

Inside her mind, Anne prayed she didn’t make a fatal mistake, or else the trouble she may be getting into. Our poor heroine just couldn’t catch a break.