RED EYES
Choices

I saw Dark Point with a different atmosphere. The homes of the residents were burned. Trees around the houses fell. The witch palace looked uninhabited and there was a lot of blood on every street.

I stepped slowly. Some of the dead were struck by swords and struck by arrows. Their eyes were open and looked lifeless. My eyes grew and I could not believe what I saw, all who died were witches.

I began to notice my footsteps as more and more blood within the witch palace. I don't understand what's going on, this place is so quiet and desolate, it feels like there's no life here.

Everything I saw was destroyed like a sudden gust of wind. Now it's dark and quiet, there's nothing like stars around me anymore and I'm not at Dark Point anymore.

Then, I saw a place that I met very often. This place isn't Wiender or Dark Point, but it's where I come from. This familiar area is not far from Mrs Renata's house. Lady Renata?! I have to get out of this place.

"No more Renata, baby." I began to hear the voice of Queen Vei, but I no longer saw her.

The place looks modern. There are a lot of skyscrapers. Every building has a screen. There are many malls in this place. I saw a vehicle without wheels, I never saw that thing. However, there are no more trees and rarely seen grass. Some home pages display fake flowers in their flower pots.

Everything I saw was gone again as if it were blown by the wind. However, this time the Queen appeared before me.

"That's your choice, baby. If you side with Garde, then the earth and Dark Point will be destroyed. Not only that, because the witch will be destroyed. Garde too soft will become weak and Garde who is unwise will destroy the earth. All-in"

"I beg you to get out of my room!" My love. I cut his words. I don't want to be influenced much longer.

The queen was silent, she also looked annoyed. He walked away from me in slow steps. I admit that I was a bad boy. However, witches becoming earth lords and destroying Wiender is not the right thing.

"Why do you hate me?" Ask the Queen when her steps stop.

We don't look at each other. I didn't know if he was looking at me or not, but I was turning my back on him.

"Because the Queen did the wrong thing." I answered by turning back.

"All I do is create the best world for you." The reply.

"The place filled with war is not the best world. You only met me because of my blood, didn't you?"

"If I need your blood, I've been slashing your palm with that dagger in your pocket for a long time." I turned to look at him, quite surprised because he did not think he knew of my knife. We also looked at each other. "It's not fair to miss being reciprocated with hate." Queen Resume.

He also left my room. The room was quiet again and filled only by the sound of clockwork. I don't know what's right or wrong, how I can choose.

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"Avoid me again?" My voice stopped Eric who had just opened the door.

"No." He lies.

He was silent at the door of his room for a few seconds because he saw me in his room. We always sleep in different rooms, I ask the Queen. Our eyes met, Eric tried to avoid that gaze. He wanted to go back and not enter the room, but his steps were blocked by a sense of awkwardness. He also did not enter his room. It was obvious that he was avoiding me.

"Are we not married and entitled in the same room?" My words began to make his feet step into the room. Very slow step.

I sat on the sofa in his room, and he sat on the edge of his bed. A very quiet atmosphere between us. No sound is left in the ears. Eric just lowered his head, not a second to see me.

"Do you regret bringing me here or are you sorry you let our friend die?" I opened the conversation. The question made her eyes look me in the eyes.

"Why did you do that? Why betray me and Erasmus?" My toot.

"I did it to save you. I can only take one person over that bridge. If you die the Queen will declare war for blaming Erasmus for bringing you into this world." The answer. The sharp look in his eyes strengthened his confidence to answer questions from me.

"Didn't the witches declare war on Garde?" My toot.

The mood is getting quiet. I started to take my eyes off Eric, and so did he.

"Why don't you ask why the witches attacked Wiender?" Ask Eric. His tone began to rise.

"Any excuse used to commit a crime is false." Ketus.

"You know, not all creatures are divided into good and evil. Have you ever wondered why tigers prey on other animals? He became a predator for animals to survive." Eric explained.

In other words, he doesn't want to be blamed.

"Dark Point is very small compared to Wiender and where you live. Garde locked us up because we were considered criminals just because our magic was capable of harming people and nature, we were unable to enter the earth you lived on or Wiender. Your father built a bridge capable of killing everyone who passed it, my brother was one of the victims of that bridge. Queen Vei had found the magic to cross that bridge, but only a few witches were able to pass through it. Erasmus is the most cowardly descendant of the King, this is our chance to get out of Dark Point. Our desire is only one, living on a vast earth." Eric explained.

"My grandmother is Garde who guards the forest in your world. My grandfather was a palace guard of Wiender. They never met just because they were guarding the earth. My father was of Garde descent but had no power, the Gardes began to be excommunicated and he lived in this small place. It is sad that my father and mother became someone who had to obey Queen Vei so that the Vei queen would not destroy their magic. Here is very different from your place, here who does not have the power will be a slave for Garde or subordinate of the Vei queen. We don't want to be oppressed in Wiender, but we don't want to be cooped up here. If you long for freedom, then I also want to feel freedom." Eric continued.

I'm silent. For the first time Eric had his heart out.

"The queen says she doesn't need my blood." I switched the conversation.

"What?" Eric asked in disbelief.

"I know that this won't be fair to Erasmus and Cassie, but I want to live a normal life. I want to feel what it's like to have a mother and be a princess in this country. Am I too mean if I want to forget everything that happened on Wiender?" My toot.

Eric was silent and did not answer. I hated Eric for betraying him, but I began to understand his feelings. Everything witches do is not to rule the earth, they just want to be free. They didn't need my blood or my life, unlike Erasmus thought.

I stood up, stepped out of Eric's room. He didn't answer my question either. Maybe she was upset because I was a bad woman.

"You want to know another reason why I saved you?" Eric's question stopped me.

"I've loved you before we met in Wiender. Even if you're an ordinary human being, I want to live with you." Answer Eric.

"Maybe that's also my excuse because I can't kill you yet." I retaliated.

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