The Queen Of The Demon World
32. Dreams of the Past

“Aaa, let's open his mouth,” said Meli while feeding Ethelyne painstakingly.

Ethelyne just obeyed Meli's words and opened her mouth wide, she chewed the porridge that Meli gulped. “It feels very good, Meli is very smart.”

“Ah, Your Majesty could have.” Meli covered her face in embarrassment.

Ethelyne smiled. ‘I love this world, a life where when mom was with me and Meli was still healthy and still a human being.’

Suddenly, there was the sound of lightning striking outside. Ethelyne and Meli are shocked by the sound of lightning, Meli immediately holds Ethelyne and hugs her. “Your Highness, it's okay. Everything's gonna be fine. More, we better get back to the room now. It might be raining soon.” He walked towards the door, but when he opened the door. The atmosphere of the palace that Meli first saw made her want to vomit.

But he who was aware of Ethelyne in his carrier immediately closed his eyes. “Your Majesty, if you can. Please close both your ears.”

“Meli, what happened? Why does your voice sound scared?”

“S-I'm fine, Y-we'd better get back to the room as soon as.” Meli stepped her feet past the many corpses, even her shoes had been filled with blood from the corpses. Meli bit her inner lips and accelerated her pace.

“Meli, what's up? Where's mommy?”

Lightning returned, Meli immediately stared out the window. Right where the lightning struck, his eyeballs trembled as he saw Ethelyne's mother, Earlene Virgian being killed stabbed with a sword by a royal-clothed man. Even so, Meli was unable to clearly see the man's face.

Until the man pulled the sword without feeling and made Meli's legs suddenly relax. ‘Mistress, mistress Earlene ... murdered?!’

A dazzling light emerged from under Meli's feet, as she opened her eyes again. The two had moved into a hidden dungeon in the palace. Meli's legs were squeezed, she sat on the dusty floor with teary eyes.

As Meli's hand loosened, Ethelyne kept Meli's hand away from her eyes. He hugged Meli as if channeling pain and warmth at the same time.

Tears flowed down Ethelyne's cheeks unstoppably. ‘I-mom .. why, why is this happening again?’

“Your Majesty, we'll be fine here. Lightning sounds will not be heard again here.” Meli hugged Ethelyne as she felt the body of the 3-year-old girl shake, though unsure. Meli felt that the woman was crying for whatever the cause. “Yang Mulia ..”

“M-meli, where's mom? I want mom, I want to meet mom, I want in mom's hug.”

“Your Majesty, please calm down. Madam, madam is with His Majesty the King in his room.”

‘Lies, I can see everything. Mother was killed, and the One who killed her was a human, so have I misunderstood you all along? Face it, eye color it .. eye color of the kingdom Iceworld.’

Ethelyne's chest felt tight, he probably wouldn't have known if he hadn't used Devil Eyes. Vision that is owned by the demons, can penetrate anything even though the eyes are closed, can see in the dark, and can see in a distance far enough according to the level of the owner of the eye.

“Your Highness, Madam will be fine. Trust me, the mistress will stay alive for your sake.”

Ethelyne buried her face in Meli's neck, not long after. He fell asleep tired of crying, then Meli took off her embrace. He looked at Ethelyne with tears beginning to flow.

“Sorry, forgive me. Your Majesty, forgive me for lying this. Forgive me for not being able to protect the Madam and also you.” Meli cried a mouthful, even her tears dripping down Ethelyne's cheeks.

“Meli.”

A dazzling light appeared in front of Meli, it came from the spirit of the tree of Life, the tree that was in the middle of the forest of the fairies as well as the home of the spirits.

The countless spirits formed Mother Ethelyne who looked at Meli and Ethelyne who were asleep with a gentle smile.

“Mistress, mistress Earlene. S-thank goodness you're still alive.”

The gentle smile on Earlene's face faded, she stared softly. “Meli, I'm actually dead. All you see now is my soul gathered by the spirits of the tree of life. Before my soul completely disappears, I will give Ethel something as a parting gift.”

“You can't say like that, Mistress!” sentak Meli fast. “You must stay afloat, at least for Her Royal Highness the Princess. What would happen if you left now when she was 3 years old?!”

“Sorry, Meli. But I really can't last much longer, my body will really die any minute

“You can't go.” Meli stood with all her might while holding Ethelyne. “You must endure, I. I'll ask His Majesty the King to make you a demon and revive you!”

“Your Majesty has died.”

Meli who was about to step her feet away instantly came to a halt upon hearing Earlene's words, she turned towards the woman with a surprised expression. “Means, you mean. His Majesty the King has ... but how is it possible? His Majesty is a demon and demons cannot be killed by ordinary humans.”

“I killed them, Meli.”

“What? And what do the Madam mean by their word?” Meli was more confused, as if she could not digest every word Earlene said.

“I killed them, Meli. I killed His Majesty the King and the Queen, because otherwise. They will destroy the upper world with their combined strength.”

“Then, how about Madam?” asked Meli with reddened eyes, her swollen eyes grew as tears flowed back.

Earlene smiled gently, she walked towards Meli and hugged her. “Meli, I will keep you guys even if I'm not around. Although I can't see Ethel growing, at least. I have good memories with him, we humans are very fragile. Meli, promise me one thing, you will continue to protect Ethel until whenever.”

“Mistress, why. Why do you say something like this??”

“Meli, I love you both very much. Before I actually leave, please give my parting gift to Ethel as well. When she grows up, ask her to the forest of the fairies and also. Tell him the reason I sealed his demonic powers.”

“You mean?”

Before Meli understood Earlene's words, a magic circle with an intricate shape appeared under the three of them. From the magic circle came many spirits with different lights.

The spirits surrounded the three, a third of the power of the spirits came out of their bodies and into the small body of Ethelyne.

“Meli, take care of Ethelyne for the rest of your life. Don't let him hurt or remember me.” Earlene took off her embrace, she wiped Meli's tears. “Melia, as my sister. You can't be a crybaby.” Earlene smiled so sweetly that his soul evaporated and disappeared in the air, the spirits and magic circles disappeared as if nothing had ever happened.

Meli instantly fell unconscious, a drop of tears streaming down Ethelyne's cheek. The girl opened her eyes and sat down. “Mother.”