Hole into Potions

Written by Patricia Nicole Lim

In the Kingdom of Miles, there was a little prince. He was named Mill by Queen Selena and King Max. The whole kingdom loved the little boy for he was kind-hearted despite his young age. But one day while the prince was playing with a servant, a hole appeared in front of him. Out of curiosity he went in. Inside the hole was complete darkness. The prince could feel that he was floating inside the hole. After some time, Prince Mill suddenly fell down into a hard, concrete floor.

He opened his eyes and looked around. There were potion bottles everywhere. Mixing tools and a huge pot can be seen straight from where he is. He noticed that there was a couple standing beside the huge pot. They looked happy as they watched him. Out of nowhere, he felt something hot and heavy hit his back and he became unconscious.

When he woke up, he saw a man holding a wand with mixtures of potions surrounding him. A woman was standing beside him mixing the huge pot. The couple noticed that Mill was already awake. They went near and started talking to him. However, the prince was completely amazed by the potions still floating in the air that he didn't hear them. Mill jumped when the woman tapped him on the shoulder. They introduced themselves as Aspryn and Ovard. Since the couple were friendly, they had a long conversation. The prince found out that they were married and the galaxy that he was now in was called the Potion Galaxy.

During dinner, food was served. Mill was asking the couple how he got into their galaxy. However, the couple kept changing the topic of their conversation. Soon, Mill gave up asking them and just continued their meal.

Meanwhile in the kingdom of Miles, riot was happening for the loss of their young prince. The king and queen were very lonely after the loss of their child. However, they didn’t stop looking for their prince. Even after several years passed, they still kept their hopes up. After eight years since that incident, the queen dreamt of her and her sister playing. But suddenly her sister fell into a black hole. Since she was jealous of her sister, she never once spoke about that incident to anyone. When Queen Selena woke up, one thought just kept running through her mind, and that is her son falling into a black hole. She thought her sister must be hiding a skeleton in her closet.

Potion Galaxy never changed, adults mixing potions, children running around the streets with their school cloaks on, and traders selling their products. In the house of Ovard, Mill was just celebrating his fifteenth birthday. He had accomplished a lot at the age of 15. He could already talk to Death. Death is a person who tells the future. Also, he had already graduated from the University of Potions as an honorable student. Aspryn and Ovard were very proud of their son.

In the middle of Mill helping his father sort out his potions, a black hole appeared. Queen Selena started opening her mouth and King Max showing his sharp fangs. Ovard quickly placed Mill behind his back and Aspryn appeared in front. Without any words, Queen Selena started wailing at her sister while Aspryn placed both her arms in her face forming a protection circle. When the queen stopped wailing, she brought her sword out and pointed it at her sister, then ran it through her. But suddenly, Prince Mill ran in front of Aspryn and the sword pierced his heart directly.

Queen Selena started crying while carrying Mill in her arms. After a while, she stood up face full of tears and sadness. She picked up her sword and ran it right through her heart. Before she ran the sword through her heart, she told her sister that it was all her fault.

After a few years, both the king and the potion master became friends. Their friendship was only saved by an agreement. The agreement was the potion master has to make him a potion that would not make him crave for a prey. Aspryn is now a tailor. She started her own shop just beside Ovard’s. But their life was still full of sadness for the loss of their loved ones.