The carriage was going up the mountain slowly. Before the departure Claire was taken in a huge bath and cleaned by two servant girls, then dressed up in a beautiful violet dress decorated with amethysts and iris models. Claire wasn’t despairing anymore. She knew that Conrad would rescue her. Nothing could ever happen to her as long as she was with Conrad. Their love would defeat anything against it!
When they reached the temple she realized that there were many people, but Conrad wasn’t there. She started to panic as she understood that Conrad was the only one who could help her and if he wasn’t there she wouldn’t be to escape. What if she would never see Conrad again? She shivered with fear when she thought about it. “I’ll believe in him!” she decided.
“Now, girl, go towards that column on the other side of the yard and wait there for the goddess.”
“Yes” she said and went where she was told to go. As she was going towards the column, the people surrounding her made her a way to pass trough, placing themselves on her right and left. As she was going through the path created by citizens, they were bowing in front of her.
She reached the column and waited. Suddenly, a young woman with violet eyes came closer to her from the temple and said.
“I am Ophelia, the goddess of Saint Land. You are?”
“I am Julia Claire von Wyncote.”
“So you are my new body?” asked the goddess with apparent lust.
“No she isn’t” said a voice above them.
“What is happening?” asked the emperor getting irritated.
Twelve white dragons were flying above them.“White dragons? But weren’t they the Wyncote’s family’s? I thought they were all killed.
“No they weren’t, said the voice again. But now, we’ve come for revenge, William Günter von Wolfram. You shall repent for killing the true emperor of Saint Land, taking his throne!”
The white dragons landed in front of Claire and their riders came down. They looked at Claire and said:
“The princess of Wyncote, now we will rescue you!”
As soon as thy said it, the Emperor and his guards rushed towards them unsheathing their swords. The fierce battle picture was painted in blood and tears. Suddenly a scream was heard and the last of the Wyncote army fell at the emperor’s feet.
“Now, I shall kill you so that the goddess can take of your body” said the cruel man and pushed his sword towards Claire’s chest. The girl screamed powerfully thinking that this was the last sound she would ever say. But when she opened her eyes, she saw Conrad in front of her, with the emperor’s sword implanted in his chest. Claire screamed again and took him in her arms:
“Conrad! Conrad! Don’t die on me, please, don’t die! Don’t let me alone! Don’t forget your promise!”
“Claire…said the prince with an almost soundless last try to say something. Claire, I love you!”
“Conrad!” cried Claire, but with no use. Conrad’s life was slowly ending. Claire suddenly pulled out the sword from his chest and stabbed herself with it.
“With this, we die together. We’ll be together for ever, right Conrad?” asked she with her last breath.
“Yeah” said Conrad, with a kind, loving voice “we’ll be together, forever!” said Conrad and died holding Claire’s hand. Everyone was silent. No one would say a word. The emperor was looking at his dead son and screamed powerfully.
“How pathetic!” silenced him the goddess. “To kill yourself for the one you love. This is something I never understood. However, you entertained me quite well, so I will reward you.” said she with a cold, insensitive voice and approached them. she pulled the sword out of the girl’s body ad cut herself on the tip of her finger, letting two drops of blood to fall on the two lovers. Suddenly, the two of them started breathing again.
“Now you will truly live together forever” said the goddess and smiled at the two youngsters staying side by side, like trying to protect each other…
The end
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