Chapter 4

"Wow, is so beautiful here Tiana" Cheng said smiling admiring the beautiful flower garden. It has different kinds of flowers, of different shapes, colours and height.

"Yes, you're right. I love coming here at night because these flowers always shines beautifully at night" Tatiana said looking at the flowers smiling.

"You love flowers?" He asked.

"Yes I do" She said smiling.

"You're just like my brother".

"Your brother?"

"Yes. He goes by the name Waylon, he's older than me and he loves flowers and animals so much" Cheng said.

"What about you? What do you like?" Tatiana said.

"Watching the full moon and also I love drinking Yellow tea. Just thinking about it, I'm already craving for it" He said and Tatiana smiles, walking around the garden.

Cheng plunked a part of a Chinese rose flower, he smiles and went to Tatiana who was sniffling in the fragrance of the flowers.

"Tiana" He said and Tatiana looks at him. Cheng smiles and puts the Chinese rose flower at the side of her ear.

"Now you look like my bride"

"Huh?" Tatiana said blinking.

"There's something behind you" He said and when Tatiana turns her face behind, Cheng pecked her cheek, and ran away.

"Cheng!!! I'm going to kill you" She shouted running after him.

And both ran around the garden and it slowly turned into a play for them, throwing flowers at each other, laughing.

⟨ THE PALACE OF MAELSTROM ⟩

"Mother, Cheng is not back yet" Waylon said worriedly.

"Really?" Queen Vanya asked.

"Yes mother. I checked his chamber, but he wasn't there. Why did you let him go to the lantern festival on his own mother?" Waylon said worriedly.

"He pleaded with me to allow him go alone, saying he's going to know his way back to the palace" Queen Vanya said.

"He might have forgotten his way back. I'll look for him with some of the palace guards, before father noticed he's not in the palace, he cares for Cheng a lot" Waylon said.

"Alight Waylon. Be safe" Queen Waylon said. Waylon nods and leaves. And few minutes after he left, Narmada entered her chamber wearing a robe meant for the poor breed and her hair was styled like a commoner.

"Mother how do I look in this?" Narmada asked smiling.

"And why are you dressed like that?" Queen Vanya asked.

"Because is comfortable mother. Wearing royal robes always inch my whole body. I look cute in this, right?" Narmada asked smiling.

"You're a big time headache, hope you know that?" Queen Vanya asked with a smile.

"Yes I know. And that's why I'll keep on wearing this. Is so comfortable. See you tomorrow, the maids promise to tell me a lot of gist tonight" Narmada said and leaves the chamber, before Queen Vanya could stop her.

"She's getting worst each day" She muffed and smiles.

⟨ OUTSIDE THE PALACE ⟩

"Are we not there yet?" Cheng asked, he was giving Tatiana a piggyback.

"My house isn't that far, stop complaining" Tatiana said.

"I should stop complaining? Do you know how weighted you are?"

"You made me run around the garden, so bear the consequences" Tatiana said coiling her arms around his neck, smiling. She was so happy that Cheng is giving her a piggyback and she used the opportunity to sniffed in his sweet fragrance.

"If you know who I am, you won't even dare ask me to give you a piggyback" Cheng said.

"Who are you?" She asked.

"Your husband" He said and Tatiana hits his head and he smiles.

"Let's watch the full moon together when it appears in the sky" He said.

"That's won't be a problem" Tatiana said resting her head on Cheng's back and he smiles.

"Your highness, we have been looking all over for you" One of the palace guard said and Tatiana jumped down from his back when she heard the word "YOUR HIGHNESS".

"You're a prince" Tatiana asked.

"Well, I'm the third prince of Maelstrom" Cheng said and Tatiana falls on her knees bowing to him, but Cheng quickly helped her stand on her feet.

"This is the reason why I didn't want to tell you I was a prince because you're going to act formal" Cheng said and Tatiana blinks.

"We should go back to the palace Prince Cheng, before the King noticed you're not in the palace. Prince Waylon is still looking for you, I just happened to meet you here".

"Can you go home alone or should I ask him to take you home?" Cheng asked with his hands on Tatiana's shoulder.

"Don't worry Cheng.... I mean your highness, I can go home on my own".

"Just call me Cheng" He said.

"Won't I be killed for it?" She asked and Cheng shakes his head, caressing her cheek.

"Let's meet when the full moon appears, I'll be waiting for you at the place where you saved me from Mali and his minions, okay" He said and Tatiana nods with a smile.

Cheng pulls her closer and hugs her "I'm going to get married to you when I become of age, that's a promise" He said and Tatiana smiles.

"Let's go Prince Cheng" The bodyguard said. Cheng broke the hug and waves at Tatiana before leaving with the bodyguard.

Tatiana watch him still he was out of sight. She smiles lightly and continued her journey back home.

"Where have you been Cheng?" Waylon asked when the bodyguard brought Cheng to him.

"Sorry I made you worry brother" Cheng said smiling.

"And what the smile for?" Waylon asked and Cheng giggles.

"Never knew I will experience what love is at a young age" Cheng said smiling.

"Let's just go back to the palace" Waylon said holding his hand. Both entered the palanquin and four bodyguard held the four side of the palanquin as they made their back to the palace. And all through the way back to the palace, Cheng kept smiling, thinking about Tatiana.

⟨ THE PALACE OF MAELSTROM ⟩

Waylon and Cheng arrived in the palace and Waylon was the first to come down from the palanquin and the available maids and bodyguards outside, bowed to him.

Cheng came down from the palanquin and immediately he did, dark smokes circulated around him. He tried to get out of it, but he was stuck in the middle of it.

Waylon and the rest of the people Wonder what was going on.

"Cheng are you all right?" He asked.

The dark flames slowly died down and everyone gasps when they see that Cheng's eyes were red, his nails were long and sharped and light dark flames was around him.

"Cheng" Waylon muttered his name surprisedly

"Destroy" He heard the voice of Isha who was controlling him through incantation.

Cheng smirked devilishly and sets one side of the palace on fire, the maids screams running.

"Cheng what's going on with you" Waylon asked. But Cheng performed dark magic on him and Waylon flew to a distance hitting his back on the king's statue.

"I'm going to destroy all of you" He said in three voices performing dark magic and destroying the palace with it.

The king, Queen Anjali, Queen Vanya, Narmada and Thiago rushed out from their Chambers when they heard the voices outside.

"Cheng" Queen Vanya muttered looking surprised to see what Cheng has transformed into and then she sees Waylon unconscious on the ground.

"Waylon!!"

"Brother!!"

Queen Vanya and Narmada screams and rushed to Waylon.

"I'm going to destroy all of you" Cheng said again in three voices.

"I knew it. He's a cursed child, Capture him!!" Thiago shouted.

Different chains were thrown on Cheng's body, but he teared it off within a second and the bodyguards holding the chain flew to different dimensions.

"I'm going to destroy all of you!!" He roars throwing everyone away with his dark powers.