Chapter 1

"I didn't." Said a woman with long hair while crying.

She looked pathetic, her clothes were mixed with blood and her face had bruises. Her body had been held by several soldiers.

"How could you say that when someone saw you kill him." The man in front of him shouted angrily.

"You have to believe me I couldn't possibly do it."

"Don't lie Anna, I know that you don't like Maria and have tried to kill her a long time ago." Said the man again.

"I-I," said Anna haltingly.

With the man's gaze, several Warriors held Anna's body and took her to the open air.

In the middle of the field there is a small stage. A place where all evildoers are punished by the Guilotine.

The guillotine is a tool for beheading someone who is being executed quickly and humanely. The person who gets it will lie on his stomach and his neck will be between two wooden blocks, in the middle of which there is a hole to drop a sharp knife from a height of 7 meters. The decapitation will only last a few seconds. Even so, everyone will watch the show as if it is a fun spectacle.

“Let go of me, I could kill you guys.” Anna screamed, trying to break free.

But still can't. Anna is so weak now, she has to be supported by someone else to even stand up. Anna tries to use her powers again. Anna kept trying to read the spell and expend internal energy until she finally realized something. Anna couldn't use her strength anymore.

"What did you do to me Meris?" Anna is still trying to get out her strength.

"I'm just trying to keep you from going crazy, Anna. I've sealed your powers, so you can't use them anymore.”

Meris looked at Anna flatly. There are no more adoring looks like before. Now all he gets is hateful looks.

"You must get the punishment you deserve, Anna." Merries said.

"No. I'm innocent. I wasn't the one who killed him." Anna still didn't want to admit it.

Meris didn't answer. Meris instead approached Anna who was lying on her stomach.

“You disappoint me Anna. I can't believe that you could do something this cruel." Meris said.

“You have to believe that I didn't do it, Merris. Believe me..." Anna begged with water flowing down her cheeks.

“How could I believe it if I saw you do it yourself before my eyes. Say Anna. Tell me how!” Merris pulled Anna's hair so that Anna's head had to look up.

"S-it hurts..." Anna groaned.

"I want you to be honest and confess Anna, that way I will consider your punishment now." Meris looked into Anna's eyes.

Anna just shook her head. Anna didn't want to admit the mistake.

"I can never admit anything that is not my fault." Anna hissed.

"Sorry. This is all my fault, if I hadn't been close to you at that time maybe none of this would have happened." Merris touched the cheek of the woman who had been in his heart.

"Ha ha ha. Tch… I would never admit it Merris.”

Suddenly Anna's sad face turned scary, more like a murderer. He even dared to spit in the king's face.

"Damn you Anna." Merris growled, tightening his grip on Anna's head.

Anna continued to grin even though her head hurt more and more. He even casually looked at the king. Everyone watching felt an evil air from Anna's attitude.

Suddenly a big wind came towards that place. Everyone who was watching is now running to safety. They are afraid that Anna will take revenge on everyone.

"I will always be near you forever, Merris. Bear in mind that."

Like a crazy person, Anna went berserk, wanting to escape. Laughing and crying uncontrollably. Then laughed again. But the soldiers firmly held his body. Meanwhile, Merris turned around and returned to the original place.

Merris looked at Anna with a look without pity. Merris felt he had been insulted in front of his people.

Meanwhile Anna started crying silently. His gaze was sad and he hoped that Merris could stop the punishment. But it was in vain. Merris seemed to stand his ground.

“Behead him.” Merris' orders were cold and her gaze sharp.

The sound of a knife falling from a height of 7 meters sounded along with an executioner releasing the rope. The rope was connected to a sharp knife. Anna's head just fell off her neck. Blood flowed freely down the cut mark on his neck.

Everyone was shocked to see what happened now. Not because of the beheading but because Anna's head continued to roll towards their King and stopped right at Merris' feet.

At that time the wind got stronger. The sky darkened. Suddenly Anna's eyes opened and her face gave off a scary grin. His head was swimming. Anna looked at the people there one by one.

Everyone who saw this shuddered slightly in pain.

"You guys won't be able to kill me. HAHAHA..." Anna laughed creepily.

The sound of laughter could be heard reaching the corner of the field along with heads turning around the place.

Anyone who was near the palace would hear it and get goosebumps instantly.

"Remember. I will come back to you!” Anna threatened before her body and head turned to ash.

Merris fell silent and his people began to whisper. There are those who are afraid that what the witch woman said is true, there are also those who are indifferent as if it is just empty talk.

Meanwhile, the woman in question just disappeared along with her ashes blown away by the wind. I don't know where he was taken. Until Anna realized that she was now in the arms of a man she couldn't see.

The man's face was a little dazzled because his back was facing the sunlight.

"Who are you?" Anna asked weakly.

But instead of answering, the man just smiled then looked back at the front. Meanwhile, Anna didn't really care about it. One thing Anna knows, now they are in a forest. Anna could feel the scent of the roots and trees they passed. Gradually, Anna's eyes became heavier, her body was so tired that she felt like falling asleep in the man's lap.

Finally, before he fell asleep, the man whose name was unknown was stroking his head. The man said something that Anna's ears could hear.

“I will come and get you when the time comes. During sleep and sweet dreams.”

That's all that Anna heard, the rest she didn't know what happened. He left everything to the universe. Today's events made him really have to rest. Anna also promised to look for the man and thanked him for helping her from death.

Now he just wanted to get far away from this area. The place that had left a wound in his heart. The person she had the only hope for didn't believe her and that was something Anna would never forget.