A Girl, her Wings, and Everything in between

Chapter 31: The Execution... or what?

Two days later...

"May I go to the exhibition to take a look, please?" Claire asked one of her guards.

"But there's nothing there, unless you are missing that super-long gown that disables movement!" the guard protested.

However, Claire had learned how to be bossy. She menaced, "Get out of my way!"

The guards moved aside to let her pass.

Claire ran at top speed to the exhibition hall. Once she reached the place, she saw the mess on the floor. 

"Ugh..." Claire heard someone's voice. 

*****

Natalie woke up suddenly. It was dark everywhere. 

"Help! Where am I?" Natalie screamed. She did not dare to move. 

Suddenly, light began to stream in. 

"Natalie?" Claire opened a gap for light to stream in. Natalie could see that Claire was wearing HER own clothes, wearing HER crown and walking the way SHE should be walking (Well, if Claire had walked with another method, her guards will most probably put her on a wheelchair as they thought that she could not walk).

"Why are you dressed like this?" Natalie asked. 

"I'm the princess now! Your father was taken down from the throne, and since he had committed many crimes, he will be punished! Also, my father is still in the midst of changing 5,000,000 laws, so I think the law of changing the way one dies is still present."

"Your Highness, I think it's time to proceed to the street! We'll take Natalie along," someone said. 

Claire was escorted to the street (to be exact, King Street 2). Over there, a temporary execution centre was set up. She then saw Natalie being escorted to the street too. There was a guillotine in the centre of the two lanes. 

Natalie gulped. "Am I the one who will be executed?" she thought.

Then, some random person announced that the previous king will be executed. Natalie gulped. "Why is it my father?" she thought. 

Suddenly, she remembered what was in her father's will. There was a sentence about when he dies, his children and wife must also die with him. However, Natalie was not dragged into the center of the street. That left her thinking.

Another random person announced that since the previous king has some illegal stuff in his will, his will will not be followed. So, he will just be executed. 

The previous king was brought to the guillotine and someone read out his sentence. However, the previous king did not have any guilt on his face. He told the guards, "Before I die, may I say my last wishes to the country? Also, I must not be handcuffed in order to do so."

The guard removed the previous king's handcuff and then the previous king rushed out. Then, he grabbed his children's hands and pushed them down on the guillotine. He rested his head on them and began unwinding the rope that will release the blade. 

His children was scared out of their wits and began crying.

A guard came to his senses. "Hurry and save them before it gets too late!" He screamed to the other guards.