Elvaeda-Chapter 4 2/2

MERCEDES

I couldn’t leave yet. I couldn’t die yet.

I was in my royal quarters, lying on my bed, when a stinging pain in my stomach started up again. I thought it would just fade away, like all the pains do, but after half an hour, it became clear; My time has come.

I didn't have the strength to do anything, just pant and groan. But after some time, I managed to scream: “Isabella!!”

Isabella crashed into my room, almost ripping the door off it’s hinges. Her eyes grew wide as she saw me just laying there, her queen so close to death you could feel it.

“Your highness!!!” she yelped, coming to my aid. “What is happening? What is wrong with you?” I gasped, the stomachache becoming worse every second. It felt harder to breath and the room felt like it had dropped to 140 degrees.

“Isabella,” I heaved, putting all my strength to just saying this one sentence. “The….the time has come for me to leave this world…..” Isabella just stared at me, her dark brown eyes staring into mine.

“Your highness!!!” she shrieked. “Don’t say things like that!! You know it’s not true!! You told me the curse wouldn’t kill you until the blue moon rises again!!!”

“I’m…sorry, Isabella…” I panted, my vision blurring. “You’ll…you’ll have to…to…take care of the…the town in my absence….” I felt like throwing up, the humidity in the room rising until it grew beyond unbearable.

I felt Isabella grab hold of my limp fingers. “Your highness, your highness!!!” That was the last thing I heard before I took my last breath, my last look, at my self that reflected on the glass ceiling…..

And so came the end to the life of the ruler of the elves…….