after…”
“Right after what?” I asked her.
“Right after… you were gone.” she answered.
“What did you tell him, Emerdi?… never mind! I will ask him myself!”
“No! you can not see our father! She yelled.
“What are you afraid of? The truth? Losing what was never yours? You know what is funny sister? I never wanted Ko-Ey-Nor’s kingdom. I did not know our father planed on passing it to me. Had you asked me for it, I would have given it to you. You did not have to steal it, dear sister!” I shouted at her.
“you don’t understand, do you?” Emerdi talked to herself “It is not the kingdom! It is the love! You and your stupid cats… you were always first in his heart! Always! Even mother used to say all the time ‘he loves her more than me’. And then Sag…”
“Sag is a poisoned coward!!!” I yelled at her.
“Sag is my love. And he started to fall for you, diamond” she said with tears in her eyes.
“So you decided to punish me. My only sin was being worthy of love and I got a life sentenced for it. By my own sister! My own blood!”
“Nobody cared about me” she said “I had to take care of myself!”
“And I am taking care of myself! Dear sister, your time as a leader is about to end!” I said to her with a smile.
“What are you talking about? The minute you walk out of my room, the guards will kill you” she laughed at me.
“I don’t think so, sister” I whispered to her “You see… I brought my own guards” I made a sign to my demons, to come out of their hiding place.
“Get them away from me!” my sister shouted and walked back. “What are you doing with these demons? Who are you?” she asked with fear.
“Who am I? You don’t recognize me? I am the Sun Stealer” I whispered.
“Sun stealer? There is no such thing as a Sun stealer!” her voice was still shivering due the sight of my demons.
“You believed it nine springs ago. It was your belief that destroyed me. It would be my belief that would rise me back up. You own nothing Emerdi! You just kept it safe for me all these years!”
My sister kept quiet and sat on the ground with no movement.
“I will now go to meet with my father. Do not attempt to leave your room and call the guards. My loyal demons will be watching you” I said firmly and walked out of her room.
My father was lying in his bed with his eyes opened. He looked so weak and old. Not as I remembered him. I came closer to his bed.
“Father” I whispered. “I missed you so much, father”.
I did not think he would recognize me after all those years. But a father always recognizes his child. His soft, big blue eyes widened with joy:
“diamond… my sweet little diamond…I thought I would never see you again…”
“How are you father? Emerdi said you were sick…” I said to him.
“Don’t worry about me, my child. I will be fine.” he whispered.
“Father, I do not have much time. I came here to worn you. Ko-Ey-Nor’s kingdom is about to be destroyed. I want you to find a hiding place for you, mother and Emerdi. I want you all to hide there until the storm is gone.”
My father kept quiet, as he knew more than I thought he knew.
“You do, what you have to do, my
“Right after what?” I asked her.
“Right after… you were gone.” she answered.
“What did you tell him, Emerdi?… never mind! I will ask him myself!”
“No! you can not see our father! She yelled.
“What are you afraid of? The truth? Losing what was never yours? You know what is funny sister? I never wanted Ko-Ey-Nor’s kingdom. I did not know our father planed on passing it to me. Had you asked me for it, I would have given it to you. You did not have to steal it, dear sister!” I shouted at her.
“you don’t understand, do you?” Emerdi talked to herself “It is not the kingdom! It is the love! You and your stupid cats… you were always first in his heart! Always! Even mother used to say all the time ‘he loves her more than me’. And then Sag…”
“Sag is a poisoned coward!!!” I yelled at her.
“Sag is my love. And he started to fall for you, diamond” she said with tears in her eyes.
“So you decided to punish me. My only sin was being worthy of love and I got a life sentenced for it. By my own sister! My own blood!”
“Nobody cared about me” she said “I had to take care of myself!”
“And I am taking care of myself! Dear sister, your time as a leader is about to end!” I said to her with a smile.
“What are you talking about? The minute you walk out of my room, the guards will kill you” she laughed at me.
“I don’t think so, sister” I whispered to her “You see… I brought my own guards” I made a sign to my demons, to come out of their hiding place.
“Get them away from me!” my sister shouted and walked back. “What are you doing with these demons? Who are you?” she asked with fear.
“Who am I? You don’t recognize me? I am the Sun Stealer” I whispered.
“Sun stealer? There is no such thing as a Sun stealer!” her voice was still shivering due the sight of my demons.
“You believed it nine springs ago. It was your belief that destroyed me. It would be my belief that would rise me back up. You own nothing Emerdi! You just kept it safe for me all these years!”
My sister kept quiet and sat on the ground with no movement.
“I will now go to meet with my father. Do not attempt to leave your room and call the guards. My loyal demons will be watching you” I said firmly and walked out of her room.
My father was lying in his bed with his eyes opened. He looked so weak and old. Not as I remembered him. I came closer to his bed.
“Father” I whispered. “I missed you so much, father”.
I did not think he would recognize me after all those years. But a father always recognizes his child. His soft, big blue eyes widened with joy:
“diamond… my sweet little diamond…I thought I would never see you again…”
“How are you father? Emerdi said you were sick…” I said to him.
“Don’t worry about me, my child. I will be fine.” he whispered.
“Father, I do not have much time. I came here to worn you. Ko-Ey-Nor’s kingdom is about to be destroyed. I want you to find a hiding place for you, mother and Emerdi. I want you all to hide there until the storm is gone.”
My father kept quiet, as he knew more than I thought he knew.
“You do, what you have to do, my
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