Queen Without Crown

Chapter 72 Rusalqa

The mysterious man who had always followed the Elegant Princess walked out. He stood upright under the rain. His bare skin seemed to glitter in the light of lightning.

Prince Gaurav followed out and stood face to face with him. They throw sharp glances at each other.

"I wonder, what kind of man would want to snatch my partner? " The voice of the stranger sounded disdainful. From the folds of her pants that resembled ballet pants, she took out two short trident blades.

"If you're curious, let's get to know each other! " Prince Gaurav has prepared with his sword.

They hit each other under the rain and the lightning that struck. Their weapons clashed against each other causing a clinking metallic sound.

Trangs.. Trangs.. Trangs..

Apparently the mysterious man was very adept at playing his twin trident with both hands. Every time Prince Gaurav attacked, the man managed to convict and retaliated with deadly stabs.

The Eloquent Princess stood at the door of her room, watching the two men fighting for her. The mysterious man's face looked solemn to defend it.

The woman began to hesitate to drop her support. One was his adore, who followed him home. They even kill anyone who gets in their way.

While the other one, is the person who is determined to be her future husband. A man she's loved since the first meeting. But the man repeatedly rejected her and only considered her a friend.

The day had begun at night, Prince Gaurav was still dueling with the man. It seemed like the mysterious man had an inexhaustible energy. It was as if he was getting a stream of energy through rainwater that kept flowing profusely.

Bugh. bugh.. bugh..!

Prince Gaurav is strangled and his sword falls when it gets a swirling kick from the mysterious man. Prince Gaurav's body was already very tired yet he tried to get up again.

But the mysterious man quickly came to her and stuck the tip of her trident on Prince Gaurav's neck. The man pressed down on his trident and blood flowed down Prince Gaurav's neck but was soon wiped out by the rainwater.

"Give up, I'll let you live!" Said the man.

"No will! " Prince Gaurav deflected the trident with his hand and got back up.

"If that's your wish, I'll grant it." The man grinned, revealing his teeth as sharp as shark teeth. He tucked his weapon back in his waist.

"Rarhg! " The man was a long shrill with a whale-like voice.

Suddenly along his spine was overgrown with a membrane resembling the fins of a fish. Behind his ear, which had originally looked like a scar, was now split open and looked like gills. Even the tights he wore now looked like fish scales.

Seeing that, the Elok Princess immediately ran up to them. He knew what would happen when the monster in the man's body rose.

"Please let her go! I'll go with you." The Eloquent Princess looked into the mysterious man's eyes.

"Finally you made your choice." The man held the Elok Princess' hand and pulled the woman's body into her sling.

"Elegant Princess what are you doing? " Shouted Prince Gaurav while wiping water from his face.

"I'm sorry, for your safety don't look for me anymore. Tell my father not to be sad about my departure!" Princess Elok shed her tears mixed with rainwater. He put both his hands on the man's neck.

Without warning, the mysterious man leaped very high in the air beyond the vast courtyard and landed on the palace walls.Then he jumped again and disappeared among the rain, the rain, leaving Prince Gaurav as though he was losing his mind.

*****

King Satria and Queen Gita sat in front of the old man in Yaselda village.

"Do you know who killed Danang? " King Satria asked directly to the point.

The old man looked at King Satria with a look of disdain.

"Are you going to believe me if I tell you the truth? Some time ago the royal soldiers had scorned me and considered me to be insane when I tried to give an explanation." The old man looked annoyed.

"We'll trust you." Queen Gita spoke in a soft voice making the man lower his emotions.

"This past few weeks, our village was terrorized by a half-fish beast. Right after Danang came home from his trip."

The man watched his two guests, looking for doubts on their faces. But he saw both of them taking his words seriously.

"Is that why this village looks so deserted?" The king of Satria glimpsed out.

"really. Villagers do not dare to leave the house, even during the day."

"What do you think, that thing killed Danang? " Tell King Satria again.

"Why? "

"Because that stupid man has kidnapped one of their females. Whereas according to calendar calculations, this is the season of looking for a partner. Male rusalqa will be more aggressive. "

"How do you know that?" King Satria began to get excited knowing that this man had more information about Rusalqa.

"The swamp in Yaselda Village is one of the entrances to the world of Rusalqa, a half-fish beast. They have colonized for centuries under the surface of the water with little contact with humans." The man begins his explanation.

"Because their existence is now only considered a myth. However, the natives of this area believe that they are real. For centuries our ancestors lived alongside them. "

"How did Danang kidnap one of their females and for what? " Queen Gita couldn't help but be curious.

"Andang has a sapphire-eyed gold ring that serves to control Rusalqa. He must have used the ring to force the Rusalqa to follow him."

"Ring?" King Satria looked at each other with his wife for a moment, then he looked back at the old man.

"Where did Danang get the ring? "

"He had the ring for generations because his ancestors were one of the people who made a peace treaty between the villagers of Yaselda and the Rusalqa. "

"peace agreement? " King Satria was astonished, as the king of this land he had never heard of any peace treaty between the Elfian Kingdom and the Rusalqa.

"It used to be a swamp inhabited only by wild animals. Our ancestors came here to raise deer because the hill behind this settlement has a good contour of land for grass to grow." The old man started lighting his cigarette pipe.

"Even in winter when the swamps freeze, the deer can still forage on the hill. But other than wild animals, our ancestors had to face the Rusalqa."

King Satria and Queen Gita still listened carefully to the old man's explanation.

"After years of clashes, finally there was an agreement not to interfere with each other between the villagers of Yaselda and the Rusalqa." The old man coughed after sucking his pipe, but he sucked it again and then exhaled the smoke slowly.

"The sapphire ring is actually a relic belonging to the Rusalqa given as a sign of peace. But apparently Danang used it for personal gain." The man shook his head.

"Could anyone have deliberately told Danang to do it? " The king of Satria looked at the old man.

"That's possible. Because whoever holds the ring, he can rule over the whole nation of Rusalqa." The old man's voice sounded serious.

King Satria. What if this case wasn't as simple as he thought. What if there was a bigger goal. A goal that might shake his government.

*****

King Narend falls unconscious upon hearing that his daughter was kidnapped by a beast that had already killed his servant. Princess Elok's 15-year-old younger brother, Prince Sagar, was seen quietly accompanying his father on the bed.

The face of Prince Sagar who was still a child did not show excessive emotions. His young age did not prevent him from being mature and wise.

"Sister Gaurav, I'll go find my brother." Speak with a smooth voice.

"Are you sure? The enemy we are facing right now is no ordinary human." Prince Gaurav was hesitant to take Prince Sagar with him.

"I'm not afraid. My brother is the only brother I have, so it's my duty to bring him back."

His quiet, silent carry left Prince Gaurav in awe.

Prince Sagar's face does not look like his brother, he inherited his father's genes.The color of his eyes is light brown and almond-shaped. Her skin is yellow and her hair is black.

"All right then. Prepare your weapons and always be alert. And stay close to me. Youunderstand? "

"I understand!" Prince Sagar answered obediently.

They then left King Narend's room and headed for the palace grounds. There were already 20 soldiers ready to follow them.

"Where are we going? " Tell someone.

"We're going to Masserjarvi's meadow! " Answer to Prince Gaurav. But the man then fell silent as soon as he realized who was asking.

"Eldrie? " Prince Gaurav turned around and saw Eldrige standing behind him. The man looked delighted to see the arrival of the fairy.

"I'm sorry for coming late. " Said Eldrige.

"No Eldrige. You came in time. " Said Prince Gaurav.