Hugo aged 16 (5years later)

Hugo 5years later

 

 

I have been taking care of Elizabeth for the last 5years. Everyone has forgotten her background and treats her like their princess. She’s 11 now.
Mary is extremely jealous of her and I let Edward be king for a little while, but the he died… poor kid… he was always sickly.

 

 

 

Mary doesn’t like me or Elizabeth. She’s the same age as me now and doesn’t see me as a threat… she knows I’m not the real Henry. But she doesn’t know who I really am and what I’m capable of.

The shadow often comes to visit me, he says the demons are very disappointed in me, but to be honest I don’t actually care anymore, all that matters is Elizabeth now, she’s the one who makes me see life for what it can really be like.

I walk down one of the many long corridors as Mary runs towards me, she’s crying… but… but Mary never cries. “HENRY!! IT’S… IT’S ELIZABETH!!!”
My World falls down around me, no… no… not Elizabeth. “WHATS HAPPENED? WHERE IS SHE?”
Mary takes off running in the direction she came in and I follow closely after her… the horrible possibilities running round in my head… no not Elizabeth… anything but her.

Mary stands outside a room and I hear her scream, it rips my heart out of chest… I burst through the door…

NO, NOT THE SHADOW!!

He stands holding Elizabeth by her neck…

She’s gasping for breath…

“DADDY” she cries out…

I stand frozen…

Anger boiling up inside me…

A loud ROAR escapes my throat…

Both the Shadow and Elizabeth look at me in shock…

Elizabeth looks at me with terror…

“PUT HER DOWN, SHINIGAMI-SAMA!!!”

“NO” he tightens his grip….

I sigh and look at Elizabeth for the last time…

“I have failed Shinigami-Sama, take me home”

He smirks and puts her down…

He flies and grabs me, dragging me back to the demon realm…

Never to see Elizabeth again.

 

Hugo aged 16

Hugo aged 16 (demon years) aged 1600 (human years)

Today is my 16^th birthday, I have learnt so much since Troy. I am stronger and I know how to control the fire within me. I am no longer weak from emotions and my mentor thinks I’m ready to visit the human realm again, but this time, I will destroy the world.

As we gather round the table having a birthday feast, I hear the unkind whispers of my subjects not trusting whether I can do it or not… The whispering carries on, it fills my head. I drop my knife and fork and stand on the table.
“WHO? WHO IS IT WHO THINKS I CAN’T DO THIS?” no one raises their hands or says anything “WHO THINKS THEIR KING CANT DO THIS? COME ON BE BRAVE!!” Silence… I let the silence hang in the air until it becomes so awkward, that the biggest shadow lifts his hand.
I storm across the table to him and grab him by the throat.
He is twice the size of me in every way, but I still manage to squeeze his throat so tight, he disbands into tiny particles… the silence hangs in the air again… for a long time it’s just silent… I turn to face my subjects, their faces a mask of horror… “I am leaving, and IF you don’t believe I can do this, then watch”
Storming out the room I leave them standing there. I walk to the portal and step through.

England 1600

This place is weird; it’s full of sheep and hills. The people are living in huts! Did they not learn anything from the Greeks?
No I must not get distracted. I have one mission and one mission only. To destroy the human realm, so I could move my demons here and let them have a better life.

That’s when I spot her, the lady with the kind face, but this time she must be about 6 and she’s crying. Why is no one going to soothe her? I start walking towards her. The shadow appears behind me, scowling at me. Like always… but no I can’t let her cry again… I just can’t!! I walk and pick her up. “Hey little girl, what’s wrong? It’s going to be ok, I promise” I hug her to me and comfort her; she instantly stops crying and wraps her arms round me.
The people around us stop and stare at me. Why is it so bad that I’m hugging a child? 2 knights approach us with caution, “Sire, why are you hugging a peasant?” sire? What does he mean sire? I look down to realise I’m wearing royal clothes, I keep hugging the child.
“She needed comfort, I wish to take her back to the palace and look after her” I say, the little girl looks up at me in shock but then smiles and hugs me tightly, I hug her back and keep holding her up. “But King Henry, this isn’t allowed!! She’s a peasant girl, your father would go mental!! think about Mary and Edward!!”
I have children already, that's weird, I must of swapped lives with some old guy named Henry....
“I DON’T CARE IF SHE WAS TROLL! I AM LOOKING AFTER HER AND THAT IS FINAL!!” the little girl smiles at me, I look down at her as we walk to the castle, “what is your name little girl?”
She looks at me, her bright blue eyes shining “my name is Elizabeth” she says shyly.
“What a beautiful name for such a beautiful girl” she smiles and giggles, holding on to me for dear life.

I forget about my plans of world revolution, all that matters right now is keeping this little girl safe. The shadow follows my every move, he’s not happy, but I don’t care… not anymore…

2years later in Troy, Greece

Melody likes to keep me hidden now. I should be looking older she says and now she’s scared of me as well. The big men with swords are back and I must stay in the city they call Troy as more big men are outside. I think they want to kill me.
But it doesn’t matter anyway, the shadow appeared again, he said he very disappointed in me and if I don’t destroy troy, they will kill me. Too many people want to kill me, it’s not fair. They want to get this new person called Kika; she destroyed Pompeii with one Volcano.

 

Melody is asleep, I don’t want her to die, her kind face makes me feel human and warm inside. I look back at her sleeping face, kiss the top of her forehead, I pick up the small Trojan horse she had bought me. Then I leave.

 

 

 

I walk the streets of Troy, sticking to the shadows. The guards walking up and down are making sure it’s safe here in Troy, but not for long. I walk to the huge gate and open it, the soldiers of Paris are ready and waiting, they flood into Troy, destroying with fire as they run, people all around are screaming…

Then…

I hear Melody scream. Mummy…

No no no! Not mummy! I must save mummy, mummy can’t die! Her kind face keeps me sane, keeps calm. I run towards mummy’s house… I burst into the house, but it’s too late… the evil men have her on the bed, she keeps screaming and screaming. Mummy! No not mummy. I feel like I’m burning and the men look at me in horror as I turn them to ash, the fire is so overwhelming I pass out…

I wake up and the screaming is over, it’s light outside now. Mummy! Where’s my mummy? I get up and look for mummy; she looks so peaceful in her sleep, her kind face calm from the screaming last night. I gently stroke her face, she’s cold, freezing. “Mummy! MUMMY! No mummy!!” I shake her but she doesn’t wake up, a single tear falls down my cheek and I rest my head on her stomach.

The room freezes and I can’t hear anything anymore. The shadow appears over me and picks me up.
“Master, did good!”
But why don’t I feel good, I feel like the world is falling apart. I lost yet another Mummy.
The shadow picks me up and takes me back to the demon realm, where I head straight to my Throne Room and sit on my Throne sulking.