The Crown Prince's Love

I couldn't say anything. I was unable to move as I watched his body in my arms.

Lifeless and cold. He had failed the test, and now, he was dead, and that had happened all because of me. I was the cause of his death.

"Yes," The master's voice sounded again; this time, it sounded like my own. "Now that Desmond is dead, it is the end for you. There is nothing that can be done again. Just end your life, and you won't have to carry the burden of being unable to save your parents' lives."

I sniffled as I looked at Desmond's body. The master was right. What purpose was it knowing that he was dead? He was the only one who got me and saw me for what I was, and now, he was dead I couldn't believe it, and even though it seemed that the master was playing tricks on me, I thought that the body truly belonged to Desmond.

"What do you say, young prince? Are you going to continue like this, or you are going to end your life?" he asked, handing over to me a dagger. "Take it and slit your throat, then all of these will end, and you will be with your lover in paradise."

I looked up at the dagger in his hand, contemplating what to do, and then I closed my eyes, remembering Desmond's last words to me. "Go and save your parents." He had told me to save myself, which was precisely what I planned. Desmond wouldn't want me to end my life like that because he believed in me and what I could do.

"No," I slapped his hand away. "I am not going to do it."

The master picked the dagger from the ground. "Will you be happy without your lover?" he asked.

I looked into Desmond's face and bit my lower lips, suppressing the tears that threatened to fall. "No, I won't be happy, but at the same time, this is what Desmond wants. He wants me to end this."

"But being together in paradise could be better. I could..."

"I said no!" I shouted at him.

The master laughed. "Very well then. If that is what you truly want, then I shall grant you your wish," he laughed and snapped his fingers.

I disappeared from that room only to appear in another much brighter room, and an arrow and bow shone brightly in front of me. There was also a figure standing in front of it.

A familiar figure.

My heart started pounding hard as I moved closer to the figure. "Desmond?" I called out, hoping that it was not another of the master's tricks, but when he heard me, he turned.

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"Randy?"

"Desmond!" I shouted and rushed to hug him.

"You are alive!"

I smiled brightly when I saw him heading towards me. He was here, which means he passed the test with me. "Desmond!" I shouted his name and rushed to hug him as soon as our eyes met. "I am glad we both made it," I chuckled and kissed his forehead. "I had thought that maybe something bad had happened, but here you are, smiling brightly at me. I am happy that we were able to work it out."

Desmond smiled and embraced me warmly, not letting go. "Me too,"

A bright light suddenly appeared, breaking us apart, and from the bright light appeared a man dressed in a black robe with red patterns. The man's silver hair shone brightly as he approached us, carrying a powerful aura to behold.

"You both have succeeded, and I am proud of you," he said, bursting into laughter. "In all the years of being a master here, you are the first that wouldn't succumb to your desires. I have to say that you both love each other."

I frowned at him. "Playing with others' emotions is not the best way to go, and you did that with us. Do you think that we were happy when it happened?" I shouted at him.

He shrugged his shoulder and then heaved a deep sigh. "I don't care about what is going on in your head at that moment, and what you two did gave you this," he pointed to the arrow and bow. "That is the most powerful weapon in the world, used for those whose hearts and souls are filled with darkness. I won't ask you why you are asking for it, but know that if you use it for someone without darkness, you will spend all your lives wondering what you did wrong because the darkness will envelop you, and you will be lost forever."

Desmond stepped forward. "We are not using it against someone without darkness. Instead, we are using it to fight someone with darkness, and the only way to achieve this is by making sure that we use this weapon. We wouldn't have sacrificed our lives if we didn't want to destroy this darkness."

"If you say so," the man said and walked to where the bow and arrow were. He picked them up and handed them over to both Desmond and me. "For only the purest heart can fire the arrow, and I can see that the both of you will be able to do that. For what you want to use the powers for, I wish you both good luck," the man said, disappearing right in front of us.

Desmond and I exchanged looks. "I guess it is time to move so we can go find out where Hecate is and rescue my parents," I told him.

He nodded in response as we both headed out of the cave. Once we were out, I pulled Desmond into my arms and hugged him tightly.

"We made it!" I shouted excitedly, waking Anthony, sleeping at the cave entrance.

"You..." he pointed at us. "You are here!" he shouted and then burst into laughter. "I can't believe that you both are truly here," he said, staring at the arrow and bowed in our hands. "You were also able to find the weapon to bring that evil Hecate down." The joy in his tone was evident, and he sounded pleased about what had happened, which made me smile.noveldrama