Chapter 112 - Dream Inside The Dream

"Yo, Brat wake up!!"

The voice seems far away, she groaned angrily she hates being disturbed "Mmm…"

"Wake up, or I leave you behind!"

She open her eyes slowly, a sudden bright light make her eyes squinching, she cover her eyes with her hands then she heard someone chuckle.

"Why you cry while sleeping? You really like a Brat" she teasing her but she didn't hate it, in fact, it gives her comfort.

"Aunty? What took you so long?" she pouts her mouth like a spoiled child.

Lory crouched next to her while her hand rests on her knee, she flicked the little girl forehead lightly "Next time asked me to pick you up at the tea house" she sarcastically said.

The little girl rubbed her forehead "Thank you for coming" she smiles coyly.

Lory sighs "So why are you crying, is it because you think of me?" she said jokingly.

"I am, I dream about you" she raised from sleeping position then she lean on the tree next to her "It's a faraway place not like ever seen, the building is tall it reaches to the sky, I see metal bird flying and metal carriage move without a horse, it's a beautiful place it's like a dream" her eyes sparkle brimming with amazement, her hand moves carelessly when she described what she dreams about.

"The people look different, they all have colorful hair and eyes, even their skin different but they all live in harmony, then one woman stood out from the rest, A Princess they all called her but she not like any Princess I knew" she tilted her head with puzzled looks.

Lory props her chin with her hand "Sounds like a good dream" she comments casually.

"For a while…" she said sadly "Then I see fire and darkness and the Princess lead her army to fight, I see her bleed, her screams and her tears, I see her watch her Father died and her Kingdom burn to ashes, I see her protect her one and only family she had and I see her failure and lost" tears like pearl fall on her chubby cheek.

"Then I see you, Princess Lorient" she smiles at Lory "I see your story"

"It's not a good story," Lory said with regretful smiles.

"It's a heartwrenching story, but it's not bad story…." the Little girl smile childishly "When I see your story I feel my pained is nothing compare to yours, I feel ashamed"

"Don't be, every pained it's painful no matter how big or small it is" Lory honestly said.

she smiles childishly "You nice, you always nice….no wonder he adored you very much"

"He?" Lory frown.

"The tree" she looks up, the leaf on the tree sway with soft rustling sound "He missed you very much that's why he dreams about you all the time, he's the one who 'accidentally' make me dream about you"

she sifts her gaze at Lory "Do you know him?" the Little girl asked

"I'm not sure, I have a guessed though" Lory replied nonchalantly.

The little girl smiles but then her expression changed as if something bothering her "Are you not scared, some of your dream it's so…..dreadful, I can stop shivering after I see it, thankfully it's not a long dream"

Lory feels sorry for the little girl to witness some of her worst memory "Of course I'm scared" she stifles while answering.

"But you not stopped…" The little girl confused.

Lory shrug her shoulder casually "No, I'm not"

"Don't be mad but….if you accepted the faith and be a Queen no one would stop you, I saw how much they love you, why you keep persistence, why you hurt yourself?"

Lory smiles "Because I love him..." her answer calmly "And my people need him, I can be a good Princess but I could never be a good King, I know that since long time ago, my Brother born as a King he has everything a great King should have, I believe he will exceed all his predecessor"

"Are you really okay with that, even a second you never feel entitled too?" she still not convinced, pall royalty she knew is full of greed and big ambition no one is amicably given in their place if they can fight for it.

Lory not offended, it's normal for people especially royalty to questioning her "Some people born to ruined the world, some born to rule the world and there also some people who born to protect the world, I am one of the last of the categories" Lory patted the little girl head.

"Isn't that hard?" the little girl look dejected.

"I'm a King's daughter, my life is expected to be hard" she smiles softly, there's no hesitation or pretension in her expression, on the contrary, she looks peaceful and calm but there also determination in her eyes 'The King's Daughter' she carried that burden even after she lost everything in her life.

As if the dark cloud on her heart flown away, she smiles brightly at Lory "That was expected isn't it" she giggles, the sounds her laughter is clear as a small bell.

Her body suddenly cover with dimmed white light when the light gone the little girl is disappeared the one who stands in front of her is a young woman about sixteen or seventeen years old, beautiful face with clear white skin, phoenix eyes with dark onyx Irish adorn with long eyelashes she also has plump red lips, her long dark hair flown behind her back, she sweetly smiles at Lory.

Lory doesn't look surprised "The first princess of Liangzu" Lory makes amiable smiles.

"I knew you won't be surprised" she hides her soft laughter behind her wide sleeve, she cupped her fist elegantly then she bows slightly "Let me introduce myself, my name is Ming Yue Yin the last daughter of previous Emperor Liangzu, The real Emperor of Liangzu" she emphasize the last world strongly. Her childish expression disappears her temperament return as a dignified princess of the Emperor.

She honestly introduce herself how could she denied her "I am Lorient Jean Frau Lucient, Daughter the great King of Harland, it's a pleasure to meet you" Lory put right hand in front of her chest while her left hand lift her skirt she bend her waist slightly, as both of them show their formal greeting as an equal princess of their nation.

"It's an honor to meet you Princess Lorient" Ming Yue Ying smiles graciously.

"The honor it's mine princess" she returned the greeting formally.

"Fufufu~ aunty you look like a real princess now" Ming Yue Ying back to her mischievous behavior.

Lory's mouth twitches "Yeah, it's scary how my body moves without thinking after all these years" she does scare with how much she still remember all her etiquette lesson.

"Well, I know your story so let me tell you about my story" Ming Yue Ying holds Lory's hand with bitter smiles appear on her beautiful face.

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The meadow around her disappeared, no bright light or wild grass only dark grey stone cave, the water from the stalactite dripped and the sound echoed inside the dark cave, the illusion disappeared the only real thing is the big tree with white trunk and purple leaf.

[I don't know why are you waiting for me, don't you blame me for what I did?]

The leaf rustling even when there's no wind around it, Lory smiles bitterly while Girsha flew above his head

[It's time] Girsha reminds her.

[It is] she answers [I don't know what would happen but if you accepted me one more time…..It would be my honor]

The leaf rustling again as if the tree answer her words, Lory smiles deepen then she raised her right hand she touched the white tree then she closed her eyes, the wind twirls from beneath her feet the twirls is getting faster and faster then purple light emerged from the tree the light channeling from her hand then spread to her body.

Now her body engulf with purple light, the black snake mark on her back twitching but then bluebell flower appear the branch of flower wrapped the black snake on her back, the snakes try to release itself but the flower branch tied it tightly, Lory bite her lips the fight between the power inside her shaken her body it's extremely painful.

All of the sudden the tree in front of her explode as if the lightning strikes on it, Lory fall on the ground facedown, the pained inside her body gradually subside, there's a small purple light in front of her she doesn't know what is that but her instinct told her to reach out and so she did.

Something inside her is released just like someone take a breath after a long dive she feels sudden relieved, Girsha perch on her shoulder while she still panting [Lory…] he called her calmly.

She raised her head her hand was gripping on a piece of something, she can feel the cold metal on her hand the glistening silver make her stunned, her mouth slightly open [Trinity staff?] she gasped disbelieve.