The Servant of The Devil

“Hi Rai----” before she could finish her sentence, blood came dashing out of her mouth. She suddenly coughed a lot of blood while holding her chest which is oozing with blood.

“Why?” She asked while holding her chest tightly as it still releases a lot of her blood.

I just looked at her eyes with no emotion.

As she slowly falls, I catch her before she fully falls to the ground. With her eyes closed she smiled at me. I suddenly feel my tears come rushing down one by one, like they are on a race.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” I whispered to her ear’s while holding her tightly.

“I love you…” was her last words before she took her last breath….

“Michelle, I am so sorry!” I shouted on the top of my lungs while holding her lifeless body to mine.

“Good morning, brother” the queen greeted me eyes shimmering like the sun

“Good morning, my queen…” I kneeled and bowed my head while offering her my hand

“No need to be formal, we are twins even if I am the queen…” she mentioned while sitting down at the table.

“Would you care to have breakfast with me?” she offered me while taking a sip of her morning tea.

“I wouldn’t dare share a meal with the queen, for though I am a mere peasant at her side.” I answered while holding her towel.

“Why be so formal, we are twins.” She answered.

At noon the queen has a meeting with the neighboring country’s king. As I awaited the meeting's end, I felt my eyes being very heavy…

Michelle? I mouthed while looking at the radiant girl dancing in the garden full of roses.

She looked at me smilingly and walked slowly going in my direction. Suddenly my heart began to race as her image changed from a sweet girl to a menacing one. She ran towards me and her dress was filled with blood… as a try to move my feet, it wouldn't move.

“My brother why are you sleeping here?” the queen questioned

“Sorry, your highness I must be very tired to fall asleep on duty.” I said as I stood up and bowed my head.

“No worries, my dear brother. I am done for today, let us go home.’’ she mentioned while walking towards the carriage.

Before riding in the carriage I suddenly felt the atmosphere change, it was very eerie, sad yet angry. She clamped her right hand in a ball of fist shaking. I looked at her and her green eyes were filled with tears. Looking into the direction of the king who is speaking so fondly with a woman while he was caressing her cheeks.

I handed her my handkerchief , she took it fast and wipe her eyes with it. She gulped a couple of times before she opened her mouth to speak.

“Thank you, brother lets hurry back to the kingdom.” she said.

We rode the carriage in silence as she won't speak to me, she just stared at the window the whole time.

As time passed, she grew colder and distant, until one day I as her brother and knight couldn’t take it anymore.

“My queen, you have been so distant with me. Is there anything that bothers you?” I asked her before she went to her chamber.

She suddenly showed me a menacing grin, a grin I never thought she would be able to. My sweet queen, what might have happened, what is the reason for your actions? I questioned myself

She then held my hands tightly to her chest. She breathed heavily before opening her mouth to speak.

“My dear brother, I want to only marry the king of the neighboring country... Though I couldn’t have his heart it is with someone else..” she breathed heavily again and held my hands tighter

“But she is merely a peasant with no royal blood, she is not a match for me. Brother, if you love me please kill her…” she said her eyes filled with rage, her voice is menacing.

She then handed me a picture, and smiled sweet but sadly before going into her bedroom.

So I was right, my hunch was right. It all changed since she met that king and saw that girl who the king is fond of.

I didn’t really see much of what the girl looked like.

I took a hot bath before going into my chamber, I looked at the picture she handed me.

“Wha----?!” I almost shouted.

Why is she that girl? Why must it be her? Why must she die? I thought over and over

But my queen is more important than her, my duty is to make the queen happy.

One night, I set off to meet Michelle.

I am sorry, Michelle, for I will see you one last time and goodbye my love …

I held her lifeless body. I am sorry, please forgive me… I love you but I cannot choose you.

I buried her near my deceased mother’s grave and went back to the kingdom to report that I have done my mission.

My queen was ecstatic because of the news, she couldn’t contain her happiness that she hugged me so tightly.

“I can---” she suddenly let go of me once she heard the news of the king coming today,

“I need to get ready…” she whispered and rushed to her chambers…

As I cough I felt that the king was not here to marry her. Something is wrong I need to investigate…

I changed my clothes to a peasant's clothing. I went undercover going straight to the marketplace to check the news because I am feeling something is wrong. Some things are not in place.

I went deeper in the marketplace, my eyes widened when I heard my queen's name.

“We’ll end her reign…” one of the vendor said

“Yes today is Queen Reina’s end…” added by another vendor who laughed maniacly.

What did my sister do to make townspeople loathe her…

I decided to investigate more, and I regretted this decision. I never knew my twin was a devil. She was an evil queen to her own people. I wish I came back here earlier, so somehow I can return her to a sweet loving twin sister of mine.

But there is no turning back now,

As I headed back to the kingdom, I saw the King with his soldiers.

This looks pretty bad.

I hurriedly ran as fast as I could back to the kingdom. I should have noticed this before, I should have fought for my right as king. It was my fault, my queen, no my twin sister is in big trouble. Because I let my father force the throne to my sister because my mother left him and took me out of this kingdom.

As I reached the kingdom. I hurriedly ran up to my sisters room.

“Reina, switch clothes with me now!” I screamed at her

“Why?What’s wrong brother?” She asked bewildered will cupping my cheeks and looking straight into my eyes.

“I love you my sister, please wear my clothes” I said

After a few attempts of persuading her, she then followed my instruction and wore my clothes.

After she had changed I heard a lot of noise down stairs, I hurriedly wore her clothes and pushed her to one of the secret doors for her to escape.

I put a hood on her before she went in and whispered “Go now, I want you to live!” I kiss her cheeks goodbye, before going down to the throne room.

Before I reached the throne room, I was grabbed by the arm. One of the knights is smirking at me as he held my arms with much force. I see hatred in his eyes. Why do they hate my twin so much? What happened during the time we were gone?

He held my arms tighter and we were now outside. I see everything was set up. I was led to face the people. I see the guillotine in front of me as people screamed.

“Justice to us, Kill the Queen!” “Kill The Devil!’ “Kill the queen!”

The townspeople keep shouting those words over and over again

The king whom my sister is in love with came to the front and shouted

“Justice to my Michelle whom you killed!” he then grabbed me by the hair and looked me in the eyes.

“You killed people for your own gain, robbed your people of their rights, killed the only girl I loved!” he said with pure disgust

He dragged me to the guillotine and put my head there.

“Now your reign ends here!” He shouted as he released the rope the blade fell ending my life.

Atleast let me bear the sins of my twin alone, let her live and if in the next life we will meet again, I hope we can play again the way we used to. Goodbye, Reina, my sweet twin sister I love you.