“History remembers kings who conquered kingdoms but sometimes, history forgets the girl who changed one.”

The first thing Vanya Kapoor remembered was the sound of rain, Not the gentle kind, It was violent. Thunder shook the windows while rain crashed against the glass of her bedroom, turning the city outside into a blur of silver lights.

Her sketchbook lay open on the floor. Fabric samples were scattered across her desk. A half-finished dress design covered the wall beside her bed and her phone was still glowing in her hand.

11:47 P.M.

Vanya sighed and rubbed her tired eyes, Tomorrow was her presentation. She should have been sleeping. Instead, she was staring at a design she had been working on for three days.

A royal-inspired gown, Deep blue fabric, Gold embroidery, A silhouette inspired by something she couldn't quite explain.

She didn't know why she'd drawn it. She only knew that every time she looked at the design, she felt as though she had seen it before.

Somewhere.

Sometime.

She shook her head.

“I'm officially losing my mind.”

Her phone suddenly vibrated, A Pinterest notification, Vanya frowned. She hadn't searched for anything. Curiously, she opened the app.

The screen loaded and then froze. There was only one image. An ancient palace, Stone walls, Golden banners,A massive courtyard filled with soldiers on horseback and standing at the center of it all was a woman.

A woman dressed like a queen, Vanya stared, The woman's face looked strangely familiar, Her heart skipped.

“No way…”

She zoomed in. The face became clearer, Green eyes, Long dark hair, The same features, The same face.

Her face.

Vanya's fingers went cold “What the hell?” The image suddenly disappeared, The screen went black, Then her phone showed a single sentence.

YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

Vanya stared at it, Her heartbeat became louder.

“What...?”

Before she could touch the screen, another image appeared.

A man.

Tall.

Broad-shouldered, Dressed in royal black and gold, A sword rested against his side, His dark brown eyes seemed to stare directly through the screen.

Vanya didn't know who he was, Yet something inside her chest tightened when she looked at him.

Then—

CRASH!

A deafening sound shook the entire room, Vanya screamed, She rushed toward the window, Lightning tore across the sky for one strange second, everything outside turned white, The glass shattered, Vanya felt herself falling, She reached for something, Anything but her fingers caught nothing and just before darkness swallowed her completely, she heard a man's voice.

Deep.

Calm.

Almost painfully familiar.

“Vanya...”

“Vanya!”

Her eyes flew open. She sat upright in bed, gasping for air, Her heart hammered against her chest for several seconds, she couldn't understand where she was.

Then she looked around, Her bedroom, Her sketchbook, Her clothes, Her desk.

The rain still beating against the window, Vanya pressed a hand against her chest.

“What... was that?”

She looked at her phone.

11:47 P.M.

Exactly the same time, Her eyes widened, She unlocked the phone. Pinterest was open but there was nothing unusual on the screen.

No palace.

No mysterious woman.

No man.

No message.

Nothing.

Vanya stared at it for several seconds before letting out a nervous laugh.

“It was just a dream.”

She closed the app.

She didn't know why, but before putting her phone aside, she looked once more at the dress hanging on her chair.

Deep blue.

Gold embroidery.

Exactly like the dress from her dream, She frowned, Then shook the thought away.

It was only a dream.

Or at least...

that's what she believed.

Not going she just show her destiny crossing time.

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