Location: Thorka Empire
Royal Palace
“We have arrived.” The knight said respectfully while standing outside the carriage.
The carriage door opened, and a hand stretched out from it. It is a custom for a man to help a lady out of the carriage, so the knight held her hand, assisting her off the carriage. As soon as she came out, the knight was stunned by her beauty. He could not help but stare.
“Thank you, sir knight,” she said with a smile.
The lady’s words shocked him out of his thought. “No-no, it is an honor to serve you. my lady,” he said as he kissed the back of her hand, which was covered in white, smooth gloves. Elric heard rumors that princess Coplay, Aria Coplay., was the most beautiful creature in the world. Every man that laid eyes on her fell in love. But rumors are rumors, they are usually exaggerated. But what he saw in front of him was no exaggeration. She had long wavy ocean-blue hair and beautiful blue eyes, but what made her more breathtaking was her face, which look like that of an angel. He could not help staring at her face.
“Get your hands off my mother, you are starting to drool.” a voice from inside the carriage said in a rude tone.
Shocked by the voice, Elric came back to his senses and released the lady’s hand. “I am sorry about that Lady Coplay, prince.” he apologized while bowing respectfully with his left hand on his chest. After he apologized, he brushed the back of his left hand over his mouth, trying to clean his drool.
A figure stepped out of the carriage. It was a boy who look to be in his teens; he had the same characteristics as his mother, blue eyes, blue hair, and most of all, a handsome face. The maids lined up at the entrance of the palace doors started blushing as soon as they saw his face.
“K’len. don’t be rude to the gentleman.” princess Aria said.
Elric, like every other man, could not help to fall in love with this kind beautiful princess.
What a pity she has a son. If I had met her earlier, I would have made her my bride. He thought.
Elric, even as the third son of a count in the thorka empire, would have had the right to marry a princess of a small kingdom if she was still unbedded.
A maid with brown hair walked toward princess Aria. "My lady, I am Sere, the head maid. I’ll be bringing you to see his majesty, and you do not need to carry your luggage yourself. The maids will do that for you.”
“My, thank you.” She said with a bright smile, “oh can I trouble you ladies to help my daughter down? She has a disability and can’t get off the carriage herself.”
“Oh, no… leave it to us, my lady.” The maids shouted with gusto.
“This way, my lady, prince k’len,” Sere said as they walked up the stairs toward the palace gates.
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Aria. took off her gloves as soon as she entered the palace. “Disgusting,” she said with a low voice while throwing them on the floor.
“Mother, are you sure the plan is going to work?” K’len asked with doubt on his face while walking beside Aria.
“It has to work. unless you want to go back to being a commoner, just like your stupid father.”
He shook his head “No.”
Aria regrets the decision she made for love when she was younger. She thought that falling in love was better than the arranged marriage her father made for her, so she ran away from home with her lover, a commoner who was a gardener in the palace. She thought she could live happily ever after, like the romance stories she read. But the reality is often harsh to the weak-minded
When they had their first child, her lover had to work two jobs to provide food and warm clothes. After some time, aria realized that this was not the life she wanted. A life where they only eat meat once a week and the roof of their house leaks on rainy days. As time went by, she began to fight with her lover.
He started to stay out late or come back home drunk. She asked him why he came home drunk, but she got a beating when she asked and was raped. After he had fallen asleep, Aria stabbed him in the neck with a knife.
With her husband dead, there was no one to provide food for her and her son. She could not work because of her pregnancy, so they had to beg neighbors for food to survive.
Aria realized she could not live a life like this anymore, so she sent a letter to her father asking him for help, but what she received was news of her father and family’s death. and a box.
This news sent her into shock while she was also pregnant with a second child, resulting in her giving birth prematurely.
The child was blind in both eyes and had red hair like her husband’s instead of blue hair like hers and her son’s. Every time Aria saw the child, she had traumatic memories of how she was beaten and raped, so her hatred for the child grew stronger.
Aria decided to open the box she received with the news, and she found the Coplay royal stamp given to only the king and a sealed letter that could only be opened, with the blood of the Coplay royal family line. After opening it, she discovered a secret that could make her live the life of a princess again.
It has to work. This is my only play. I can’t go back to that life anymore. She thought while biting on her right thumb finger out of anxiety.
“My lady, we have arrived,” Sere said, standing at the entrance of the throne room.
The two knights guarding the entrance pulled on the door’s handle, causing a loud creaking sound. “Princess Aria Von Coplay and Prince K’len von Coplay. Have arrived.” The knights Announced in a loud voice.
As soon as princess Aria entered the Throne room, she could see the difference between a small kingdom in the north and an Empire. The throne was so humongous she could imagine fitting Coplay’s throne room five times in it. Not only was it huge, but beautiful too.If they gave Coplay the money used to decorate this throne room, we wouldn’t have been a third-class kingdom that could be destroyed easily. Aria thought in her mind as she was stunned by how beautiful the room was.She saw four giant pillars placed vertically on both sides of the hall, and in between these pillars were huge Thorka empire flags hung on the walls. giving off an aura of power.As aria got closer to the throne, she could feel sharp gazes from the nobles as she walks between them toward the emperor.As a princess who had experience in the world of nobility, she could tell what each gaze meant. Some were full of lust toward her beauty, while others were full of curiosity and disgust. She ignored them as she conti
“What happened?” Archduke asked the knights, who fell onto the ground.One of the knights responds, “Your grace you said she was dead, but she just moved.”Archduke Lelouch frowned as he stared at the knight. “Are you saying I lied?” He asked. The Lelouch family controls all doctors, nurses, and medical pharmacies in the Empire. From a young age, they teach the successor’s medical knowledge. But Alad Lelouch was a genius at both medicine and sword. He became a certified doctor at eighteen and a first-class Aura user at twenty. So, saying that he misdiagnose a dead person would be a dishonor to the Lelouch line.The Knight stood up from the ground and bowed his head. “My Apologies, your grace.” He apologized. They tried carrying her again, but as soon as they touched her. Her eyes opened. The knights backed away quickly due to the shock. Her eyes were a different color. They changed from a beautiful blue to a burning red.A burst of loud laughter echoed. “Ha hahaha. She couldn’t even k
A deafening whistling sound echoed, as Lelouch and Aria sliced through the air at an incredible speed, before clashing.*Clang! *“What!” Lelouch can not believe his eyes. A human hand blocked his sword covered in aura. As a third-class aura user. He could cut through a Mythril armor with ease. But to his surprise, a human body could defend against his strike.This is impossible. He thought in his mind while he gazed at Aria’s hands.While staring, he noticed something. There was a layer of blood protecting her hands. It was a similar technique to aura coating. A technique aura users use to strengthen their weapons. “So… that’s what’s going on,” he said with his gaze locked on Aria.Lelouch frowned, and placed his left foot in front, planting it firmly onto the ground as he held his sword above his head with his right hand and sliced down the middle with full force.“Your attacks can’t hurt me,” Aria said with confidence as she concentrated her blood on her right-hand palm to block th
“Hmph… Disgusting pervert. I have never seen a woman have such thoughts toward other women.” Ella spoke while staring at Helena with disgust.Ella’s words shocked Helena. “What! Did you just say you could read my thoughts?” Once’s thought is like a safe, it’s where you hide the things important to you. For some, they hide their money, some hide jewelry, and some people hide their intense love for big boobs. So, someone having access to your safe without your permission is dangerous.“Of course, I can read them when they leak out every time through mind communication. Even though you can talk now, you still use the system’s mind communication function to talk to me when you could just talk normally.” Ella complained.While fondling Nora’s boobs, Helena replied, “How can I talk to you normally when no one else can see you? If anyone saw me talking to the air, I might get burnt on the stake for being a witch. Do you want to see me burn?” Helena asked.Ella cocked her head to the right. “
“Your highness, what dress would you be wearing?” Nora asked as she opened the wardrobe. The wardrobe had different types of dresses in a variety of colors. They were dresses made by Jolene Avilon, the best designer in the Empire. each of her works is sought after by all the noble ladies in the capital. Any noble lady that wears an Avilon product is respected in high society. But not anyone can wear them because a dress in avilon cost one million Veru (Gold). Which is higher than the amount of money some nobles earn from their territory in a year. Only someone from the royal, Dukes', and marquess families could afford them. Nora could not help but stare at the dresses. Helena looks at the dresses while she was in the bathtub. “Hmmm… pick the white plain one.” She said. Helena’s words snapped Nora out of her greedy thoughts. “Ah… yes, the white one. Hmmm…, your Highness, this dress does not have any jewelry on it. Are you sure you want to wear this?” Nora asked with a concerned tone
Valkyrie Garden“Huff… Huff… Huff. I think am… going to die if I keep running…Huff. System. how much time do I have left?” Helena asked while running in the garden. She was exhausted and sweating, and her beautiful white dress was no longer white, it had brown and green stains on it. Helena thought the mission she got from the system was a newbie mission and it would be easy to complete, but she underestimated the mission.*Ding! *System Notification!XThe host has three more minutes until the mission is complete.“Huff… I can do this!!” Helena yelled. This was her second attempt at completing the mission. Who would have thought that the mission had a hidden condition. and it was a ridiculous one at that.------Thirty minutes ago, ------“Your highness I don’t think, it’s a good idea to run in the garden. Wha… what if you fall while you running and hurt yourself? I wouldn’t know what to say to the Head maid if you got hurt.” Nora complained. Nora was afraid that if the princess got
Valkyrie garden“Woah… an angel.” Helena was surprised at how beautiful the child in front of her was. She had long, flowing silver hair, red eyes, and naturally beautiful long eyelashes. The girl lay on the ground with the back of her left hand touching her forehead. “Pffft…” Helena smiled while staring at her because she reminded her of the princess in movies she had watched in her previous life.While the girls’ beauty fascinated Helena, the redhead maid walks up to Helena with an angry face. She raised her left hand and swung it to slap Helena but was interrupted by Nora, who jumped in front of Helena and block the maid’s hand.“Get out of the way, Nora.” She said.Nora ignored her and looked at Helena. “Your highness, are you alright?” She asked in a worried tone.Nora's actions surprised Helena. Even after I said all those mean things to you, you still tried to protect me. I Am so sorry, Nora. Helena thought in her mind while she stared at Nora, who was concerned about her. Thou
Two days laterHelena’s roomIt’s been two days since the incident in the garden. And Helena had learned a lot in those two days. She learnt the truth about her eye color, and why she was called a slave because of them.-------- flashback--------Gaia Forest. A massive forest that is located in the Western part of the continent. It shares borders with the North and South Empires. It’s also the home of the most beautiful creatures in the world. Elves. Known as the longest-living race, they have a similar body structure to humans, but with distinctive features.They possess longer ears and beautiful purple eyes that shone like diamonds. They are also a race of warriors who protect Gaia. The mother tree, in the center of the forest, gives the Elves tremendous power, which they use to create a barrier that protects the forests from intruders. But it did not stop the elves from going out, which meant once they left the forest, they had no hope of coming back. Therefore, a rule which preve
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—-------------------------------------------------------------------MISTY PEAK ROYAL PALACE - THRONE HALL"It's been ten days since I neutralized the empire's most powerful weapons from play. I expected the capital to descend into chaos and panic without the Emperor at its head. However, after locking down the capital, they are handling the situation better than I imagined. But I wonder how they will react to the present I have, prepared for them." Helena thought as she leaned back on the throne with a plotting smile.*BAM**CREAK*"…?"Hearing the loud sound of the Throne Hall's heavy stone doors opening, Helena turned her gaze to the hall entrance, to see Grace walking in."Grace?... It seems all her injuries have healed." Helena thought with a slight smile as she watched Grace walk towards her.*****************************************A FEW MOMENTS LATER.After a while, Grace arrived at the end of the throne steps and fell to her knees immediately, bowing her head.*THUD**WHOO
CH 76--------------------------------------------------------IN THE BALLROOM, SOMEWHERE AMONG THE GUESTS."Oh my, did you see that? Lord Phames actually kissed her on the hand!"Lady Fiora of House Merewind exclaimed in astonishment, while surrounded by a group of other noble ladies."How could that commoner's daughter simply stand there while he did that? She ought to be on her knees, showing gratitude for such an opportunity." Lady Justina of House Quickfire remarked, her tone dripping with disdain and disgust."It appears this commoner's daughter, needs to be taught her place." Lady Annelore of House Merewind added, glaring at Cyra with a malicious expression."I heard from my mother that when a nobleman gets close to a commoner woman, he becomes bewitched. They supposedly sprinkle love potions on their clothing, so that when the nobleman inhales it, he falls in love with them."Lady Thessaly of House Starfrost said."I heard the same from my elder sister. She said her husband
INNER CAPITAL WESTERN WING – RAINBRIDGE ESTATE*CLIP-CLOP**CREAKING* (sound of carriage)The loud sounds of horses’ hooves, striking a cobblestone path and carriage creaking wheels, resounded in the air as multiple horse-driven carriages, drove towards a grand building in the distance. And in one of those carriages, two sisters are in an anxious state, as it is their first time attending a high society party.“… it's been almost thirty minutes since we entered the Estate, and we still haven’t arrived at the ballroom yet…”Lily said in an anxious tone as she opens the blinds and gazed out the carriage window. What she saw left her in awe—an expansive landscape adorned with grand buildings and structures.“Wow... This is a duke's estate... it's so huge! It must be larger than two districts in the outer capital... I wonder just how much larger their estate in the Western territory is. if the one in the capital is already this massive!”Lily said with an excited tone and expression as sh
INNER CAPITAL CITY - SOMWHERE.“Be careful of your own shadow; for it might hide more than you realize.”Emperor Maximus said, as he emerged from behind Helena, stepping out of her shadow. His sword's blade, deeply embedded in her back, piercing through her chest.*THUD*“COUGH!!... How did you”Helena exclaimed, after coughing out blood. As she turned to Emperor Maximus, her face twisted in shock and agony.“Did you truly believe I could be defeated with such a meager display of power? That was nothing more than a mere shadow double.”Emperor Maximus said with a condescending tone and expression.“Even with an energy more powerful than mana and Aura, this is all your strength amounts to. What a waste… Don’t worry; I will be using your power to its full potential, after extracting it from your corpse… Any last words before you die?”Emperor Maximus asked.“Cough…Ha…haha… Did you think you’ve won!? HA-HAHAHAHA!”Helena exclaimed, erupting into maniacal laughter before her body dissolve
OUTSIDE CHAMBERLAIN EADULF’S DOMAIN. *CRACK*"Huh?!... It appears the battle's outcome is clear. Your Majesty, who do you think emerged victorious?"Master Zurrick asked Emperor Maximus after noticing Chamberlian Eadulf’s Domain began to dissipate.“From the pressure he released it would be difficult for Eadulf to win, but since he got into Eadulf’s Aura domain… well, we’ll just wait and see.”Emperor Maximus replied.****************************************************************A MINUTE LATER.Once Chamberlain Eadulf's Aura Domain had fully dissipated, Emperor Maximus and Master Zurrick were met with a startling sight. The hooded figure, previously ensnared by Eadulf's Domain, now stood unharmed, casually dragging an object with a single hand as they strolled forward.*SCRAPE! * [Sound effect of dragging an object]“I must say… he had a strong determination and will. But what use are those if you are weak!”Helena said as she tossed the object she'd been dragging, like trash, rig
SILVERWOOD MANOR’S COMPOUND.*SHOOSH**SHOOSH**SLASH*The air whirled into a frenzy, stirred by the astonishing speed at which Helena and Chamberlin Eadulf moved. Their forms could only be glimpsed as blurs, locked in a fierce exchange that painted a trail of destruction across the Manor's Estate.*SWOOSH**CLANG**BANG**WHOOSH*"How does his speed continue to outpace mine, even as I pushed my speed to the limit? Among the ‘Ten Aura Masters’ on the continent, I hold the title of the 'Lightning Sword' due to the unique characteristics of my abilities. Yet, here I am unable to match the speed of this unknown Hooded Figure. How frustrating… But, it’s not solely my speed that has earned me the Title of Lightning Sword!”Chamberlin Eadulf thought in his mind as he abruptly ceased his movements, coming to a complete standstill.*WHOOSH**HALT*“Huh!? Why did you stop? Are you gassed out already...?”Helena asked, her tone carrying a tinge of surprise. as she slowed down before coming to a
OUTSIDE, THE IMPERIAL PALACE’S GATES.As the post-celebration of the prince’s naming persisted within the grand halls of the imperial palace, a scene unfolded outside its monumental gates. Assembled was a segment of the imperial army, specifically the Silver Dragon Knight squad. Comprising of five hundred knights, each meticulously chosen by the emperor himself, the squad boasted a spectrum of prowess ranging from a fourth-class Grandmaster as the least powerful, to an eighth-class Grandmaster as the most formidable. The knights stood in disciplined formation outside the palace gate, organized into five distinct lines, with each group encompassing a hundred knights.*CREAK*A loud creaking sound of metal filled the air as the palace gates opens, revealing Emperor Maximus. He walks out with the air of a conqueror exuding from his body. With each stride he took, the surrounding air became heavy, affected by his Aura. Causing the knights guarding the palace gates, to fall to their knees
“AAAAAHHH!!”Tristen and Percival yelled in pain, covering their eyes as the intense light temporarily blinded them. The sudden and overwhelming brightness disoriented them, leaving them vulnerable and unable to see their surroundings.*WHOOSH*“Did you not know that in a fight, you should not take your eyes off your opponent? Kekekeke.”Cobra said in a mocking tone as he appears behind Tristan and Percival.“!!!”Tristan and Percival’s hearts pounded in fear as they heard the unknown voice behind them. Panic took over, and they instinctively turned around, blindly swinging their swords toward the source of the sound, hoping to hit their unseen assailant. Their actions were fueled by a mix of adrenaline and fear, but the lack of visibility made their attacks wild and unguided.*SWISH**SLASH**SLASH*“Whoops… Kekeke, how do you expect to hit your target if you don’t look at it?”Cobra jeered, his mocking laughter resonating through the hall. As he displays remarkable ease and agility,