Hareem of Queen Alessa
At the end of the horn

Darius combed every place with 100 of his men. He left the palace in a hurry. He felt a bad feeling that befell Princess Alessa.

“Mr Princess, where are you?” he murmured all the way. His eyes meticulously watched every corner of the small town he passed by. “Ke south, what do-don't..”

Darius pulled the reins to speed up his horse. He estimated the place where the Princess would have gone with Prince Judas.

Prince Judas, a man of ambition. During his time as a general, Prince Judas disliked Darius. What else is his existence that is always near Princess Alessa. Seeing his response when in court Darius was able to guess. If Prince Judas is after the throne. Darius could not think positively anymore, because the fate of Princess Alessa was on the edge.

Darius's party took a long time to get to the Acropolis. The city of Athens, which had now become a dead city, seemed gripping, giving an uncomfortable atmosphere.

“Check every place!” darius' orders to the guards.

Darius himself went towards the Parthenon temple, for some reason it was like there was something there calling him to get to the top. The night wind struck his face as he stepped on the Parthenon temple. At first it looked ordinary, because there was nothing found. However, everything changed when Darius' black netra looked towards the ground with a deep red liquid. The liquid that seemed to have seeped into the ground was sourced from someone lying helplessly. Darius turned, with his heart almost stopped in place. That person is Princess Alessa.

“TUAN PRINCESS ALESSA!” Darius shouted and immediately ran over the drooping body of Princess Alessa. The girl's eyes were closed not responding to the general's call.

“PUTERS! PRINCESS, BE AWARE!” Darius held the head of Princess Alessa and patted her cheek gently. His heart rumbled, fear crawling his heart. He grabbed the Princess' hand and felt a pulse so weak.

“He's alive,” he said softly. There was relief in him. A very happy hope. No matter how small it was, it was still a possibility for him. Princess Alessa can still be saved.

Darius carried the frail body of Princess Alessa and walked quickly to return to the palace. However, just as he was about to descend the steps of the temple, one of the bodyguards approached. There was a wound on the body of the guard.

“Mr Darius, we were attacked,” he said. Fresh blood came out of the guards mouth.

“What? Who attacked?” Darius surprised.

“The palace guards attacked the other guards, uhuk...uhuk..

Darius frowned. Why did the palace guards attack him? Attacking fellows? Darius peeked behind the wall holding Princess Allesa. He saw the palace guards who attacked blindly, he saw the special guard Prince Judas was laughing and stabbed the guard Darius.

“They... staged a coup!” Darius growled, apparently all masterminded by Prince Judas. The son of a selfless concubine and thank you. And all this time Princess Alessa respected him so much, embracing him as a family. But, what is he doing now? The man tried to kill the heir to the throne. The Aegis Emperor.

“Mr...it's best to go with Your Highness Mr. Princess. Servants will hold them here,” said the bodyguard. One of the best bodyguards Darius has.

Darius knew that he would not be able to stand against the forces of Prince Judas at this time. They were outnumbered, plus Princess Alessa needed immediate help. Darius closed his eyes and looked proudly at the bodyguard.

“For the sake of the great god Zeus, I will glorify your family for your loyalty to Princess Alessa. That time will come, all will return to its place,” Darius swore, will repay the kindness of his bodyguards who were willing to sacrifice up to the point of the final blood.

The guard smiled. “Long life of His Majesty the Emperor,” exclaimed with constancy. The spirit of self-sacrifice is burning to overcome fear. He went down the temple to arrest the palace guards who had betrayed him.

***

Meanwhile, when the palace was panicked by Princess Alessa who disappeared suddenly, Prince Judas arrived at the palace. The man grasped something and prostrated himself before Empress Rhea.

“Pending... forgive me for not being able to look after Your Majesty..”.

“What do you mean?”

The man stuck out his hand while looking down, opening the grip that was during the trip on his head. There was a pendant known to Empress Rhea. The pendant that became a person's talisman. Empress Rhea rounded her eyes, her hand reaching for the pendant in a tremble.

“Where did you get this from? Prince Judas, say!” pekik Empress.

“You... brought my daughter to the temple without permission,” Empress Rhea raised her tone.

“I'm sorry Mother, Your Highness Mr. Princess looked sad, until I tried to comfort her,” Attorneys Prince Judas. Behind his sad face he hid the grin that had flashed in the eyes of Empress Rhea.

“You smiling?”

“I? Smile for what?”

“You... You're glad my daughter is wretched!”

“Mother, I cannot possibly be happy when my brother dies,” the words of Prince Judas ignite the emotions of Empress Rhea.

“My daughter is not dead!” his yell.

“I'm sorry Mother, I know this is very sad,” Prince Judas put on a plain face.

“Stop calling me Mom, you brash concubine. Don't know thank you, I want you punished!”

Instantly Prince Judas's countenance turned cold with a sharp bead.

“Do not insult My mother!” the man hissed. Even he dared to rise from his bow and stand looming before the Empress by brandishing his index finger.

“It's been brave, you're damned. The bodyguard! Behead Prince Judas!” The queen gave the order. However, not a single bodyguard dragged the Prince along. The woman looked up at every bodyguard who was still in place.

“What are you doing? I order to punish Prince Judas!”

“No one will punish me, Mother.” Prince Judas mocked and gestured to the guards. The guard blocked the Empress' hand.

“What the fuck! Release him! RELEASE!” Empress Rhea thrashed from the painful check of the bodyguard.

“Be quiet you are a snake woman, all this time I've been quiet. My mom and I are so nice to you because I'm not gonna kill you. For... at this time,” the man said while surrounding Empress Rhea.

“You killed my daughter! You fuck!” maki Empress Rhea.

“HAHAHAHAHA, so you agree if he's dead?”

Empress Rhea cried, the woman now has nothing left. Her husband and son are gone. It feels like the world is collapsing. Even the person he had given the milk to now returned it with tubal water. His kindness was met with betrayal.

Prince Judas locked Rhea in a dungeon. And he announced his coronation right then and there, succeeding Princess Alessa as the new Emperor of Aegis.

“I am the new Emperor. Judas Klark, Prince Basil!”

A smile of pride was unfolded along with it a dodging cry of hers was heard all over the Palace.

“Long Life of Emperor Judas!”

Tbc.