
In the bedroom, Crown Prince Ricardo D'Ferderick, 18
Ricardo woke up from sleep and opened his eyes that were the same color as the blue sky and looked at himself in the mirror of his room, he realized that he had returned to 5 years before he died. While with a surprised face he sighed "Hahh..... kita I've been killed by the Queen, how can I go back to my youth?"
" I will change everything so that my comrades do not die and the kingdom does not fall into the hands of the woman" Ricardo said. Ricardo tried to recall what happened 5 years ago before he died. He recalled a case of slave sales that had been illegalized in the kingdom of Bisania.
Tok..." Crown Prince, you are called by His Majesty the King to meet him in His office" said the palace's butler.
" Daddy, you call me?"
" Ricardo, you go investigate the slave sale case that is happening lately!"
" Alright, Ayahanda". Ricardo left the room and prepared with 2 of his confidants.
Vander and Lucas, they are Ricardo's childhood friends and his comrades in arms during the war between the 2 kingdoms.
" Greetings to the Crown Prince" Vander and Lucas both saluted by bowing slightly and with their right hand placed on their chests.
" It's good to see you two again after all this time" Ricardo said.
Lucas and Vander looked at each other with puzzled looks. " Don't we just meet yesterday?" Ricardo simply replied with a smile
" Tomorrow we will go investigate the slave sale case by disguising ourselves as a merchant, prepare everything!.
" Okay, Crown Prince" they replied
In the course of investigating the case, Ricardo, Vander, and Lucas have dressed up as merchants and changed the color of their hair (Ricardo and Vander) to brown like the color of most people in the kingdom. During his time on his horse-drawn carriage, Ricardo recalled his past
*** flashback ***
Ricardo and his soldiers fought against the kingdom of Merioa which had reached the border. The two kingdoms drew their swords together and fought to the end, many casualties fell on both the enemy and soldiers from the Kingdom of Bisania. On the front lines only remaining Ricardo, Vander, and Elona they fought until the end point. Vander who saw the situation getting more difficult decided to fight them with the rest of their existing soldiers while Elona would take Ricardo away. Elona, who was forced to agree to Vander's decision, immediately withdrew Ricardo's hand and took him away on horseback.
The opponent (Hans and 2 guards) who saw it immediately followed Ricardo but managed to be detained by Vander although not long later Vander was killed. The enemy soldiers started shooting arrows at them and hit the horses they were riding on, they fell off the horse and made them run while the enemy continued to shoot them with arrows that eventually hit Elona as it tried to protect Ricardo.
In front of them there was only a ravine, the enemy managed to chase them and they had fought fiercely "klang.klang.klang...klang.." the sound of swords clashing with each other. Elona who managed to kill one person from the enemy immediately helped Ricardo who was overwhelmed against the two of them, because Ricardo and Elona were injured they could not fight the enemy to the maximum, because Ricardo and Elona were injured they could not fight the enemy to the maximum, Elona suggested to Ricardo that they both jump from the abyss.At the time of jumping into the ravine, Hans had thrown a dagger that hit Elona's arm, which was, they survived by using a sword that was plugged into the cliff wall. Ricardo who saw a small cave in the cliff said to Elona "we can hide in that cave, I'll try it first and I'll catch you" due to the location of the cave closer to Ricardo he tried it then with the remaining force swung himself into the cave and succeeded, he said, elona's turn due to a further position and the wound in his arm makes Elona almost fail.
" ahh." Elona's voice thought it was going to fall into the bottom of the abyss but Ricardo managed to catch Elona's hand and dance her into the cave. While in the cave they bandaged their wounds and rested one day in there looking for a way to get out of there. The next day after they made it out of the cave they met Hans and his bodyguard, they fought again "klang. klang. tang" hans' bodyguards soon lost but gave Hans time to escape Ricardo and Elona. They were looking for a place to shelter while waiting for help from the kingdom to come.
"I'll go see the situation and bring you food, you take care of your wounds".
Elona felt that the time he had was not much he held Ricardo's hand.
" Wait for the Crown Prince, there's something I want to give you" while enduring the pain Elona took out a bracelet and gave it to Ricardo
" Bracelet? why are you giving this to me?"
" If there is danger, I hope that the magic bracelet will save you" Ricardo received the bracelet in confusion. Once done make sure it is safe and bring some fruit to eat, Ricardo returned and saw Elona sleeping leaning under the tree with her silver hair unravelled in the wind even though with a shirt covered in blood Elona still looked beautiful thinking in her heart " If he did not become a soldier for sure he would be very famous among the noble princesses"
" Elona, get up and eat these fruits and we will continue to find a way out" but there is no reply from Elona.
"Elone...Elona.hey Elona wake up!" Ricardo who called out to him in a rather loud voice while shaking Elona's body because he did not hit his wound.
" Hmmm...." Elona opened her eyes slowly
" Feed these fruits" Ricardo gave food to Elona and sat down near her without waiting to see the wound wrapped in black blood.
" Is there poison in your wound?" ricardo asked in an anxious tone
" Rick, live happily" Elona said with a soft tone and a faint smile on her face
" How do you know my nickname?" " only the Queen's mother called me by that name when I was a child"
Unable to answer Ricardo, Elona dropped her head on Ricardo's shoulder and died. Ricardo unknowingly shed tears at the loss of his close friends. After one year after the war ended the two kingdoms still continued to be hostile, Ricardo who eventually became king and married politically to Sabrina and gave birth to a crown prince. Sabrina hated Ricardo because she kept treating him coldly and only paid attention to Elona's bracelet.
" Ricardo after this you will be forever with that woman and your friends" while putting poison into Ricardo's wine glass.
At night when Ricardo was unable to sleep and drank his wine shortly afterwards a "heukk..." blood came out of Ricardo's mouth and died holding Elona's bracelet.
**** end flashback***
Ricardo opened his eyes "Is that bracelet that brings me back to the past"
" Son.hmm young master soon we will arrive at the location" said Vander.