Chapter 36: The Father That Regrets

*** WARNING: This chapter contains foul language, humiliation, and violence.

***Alright Now Continuation Of Chapter 36...

'Smell'

As predicted the moment Dorion took out the chocolate bar the baby Shituz fox smelled it immediately.

'Open'

'Spring!'

It opened its eyes instantly and sprang up to look at Dorion's direction where he was standing waving with the chocolate bar.

'Smirk'

Dorion's lip raised with a smirk as if calling it.

"Miau!" (Baby Shituz fox, noises)

Its eyes immediately sparkled looking at that Chocolate bar far away.

'Place down'

"Come get your chocolate" (Dorion, said)

Dorion placed the chocolate down on the vanity as he said with a calling voice but a serious face.

Arian couldn't believe that that lunatic of a man was actually trying to bribe a baby Fox with a chocolate bar, his voice and face were completely serious as he wasn't joking around.

'Oh I swear sister I'll help you get away from this lunatic' (Arian's inner thoughts)

'He's totally insane-! Wait why is that fox face turning like that?!' (Arian's inner thoughts)

He was getting ahead of himself when Aurora opened her eyes he would help her get away from the crazy man she married.

There was no way he would believe that Dorion wasn't crazy but suddenly those thoughts turned the moment he saw the baby Shituz fox eye's glimmer and its tongue out like a hungry happy dog but something off it gave a predator look for such a small being and when he least expected fuchsia magic circles began to appear in thing area as the baby Shituz fox jumped just as if they were stepping stones towards the direction of the chocolate.

'Dash!'

"Miau!" (Baby Shituz fox, noises)

'Chew, Chew, Chew'

The baby Shituz fox had already landed on top of Aurora's vanity crunching and chewing the chocolate bar happily while Dorion didn't even bother to look at Arian who had clearly dislocated his mouth in shock.

"T-That thing no way how is it possible?!" (Arian, yelled)

"It used magic! It ate c-chocolate what the hell?!" (Arian, yelled)

'Swallow'

"Miau!" (Baby Shituz fox, noises)

Once the baby Shituz finished eating the chocolate bar it looked up at Dorion as asking him for more chocolate.

'Shake'

"There's no more you eat it all you fat fur ball" (Dorion, said)

He shook his head telling the baby Shituz fox as if he was talking to it like a child not rudely.

'Sad frown'

"Miau" (Baby Shituz fox, noises)

It seemed that this little baby Shituz fox could understand human language or at least it understood that there was no more chocolate.

'Teletransport'

'Appear'

'Widen'

"?!!" (Arian)

To say the least, at least it was a well-behaved baby Shituz fox because it didn't rebel for more but it teletransported back on top of Aurora's stomach laying down sadly because there was no more chocolate and seeing her sleeping face once again made the baby Shituz fox sad more than not having chocolate.

"Miau" (Baby Shituz Fox, noises)

While Arian was confused and dumbstruck turning to look at the baby Shituz fox that had laid back again in Aurora's stomach as if to claim its spot again and crying.

'It laid back again!' (Arian's inner thoughts)

"I told you it won't get off "(Dorion, said)

This time Dorion had approached it.

"You'd be a fool to remove it with your own hands unless you want to get scratched or bitten" (Dorion, said)

It was obvious if they forcefully tried to remove it the baby Shituz fox would scratch them or bite them.

Not even Dorion would be an exception as it clearly wanted to be by Aurora's side.

'Look'

'Glare'

'Turn around'

'Ruffle'

"Ha, why did you even bring this thing here?" (Arian, asked)

He stared at the baby Shituz fox with a glare then turned to look at Dorion as he ruffled his hair stressed.

"My sister needs to be changed but that won't happen unless that thing gets off" (Arian, said)

"...." (Dorion)

He ignored Arian and looked at the sleeping Aurora covered still in blood.

"It was my wife who asked for this fur ball it's important for her so take care of it" (Dorion, said)

"Huh? What do you mean?" (Arian, asked)

'Is this bastard telling me to take care of that thing?!' (Arian's inner thoughts)

He got offended as if he was a peg boy.

"Y-You just want me to get scratched up!" (Arian, yelled)

"Why don't you do it instead! You're the one who brought it in!" (Arian, yelled)

"Are you saying you incapable of taking care of a small animal?" (Dorion, asked)

"I never thought the Lepiliondel's leech was that incompetent to take care of an easy tasks like this" (Dorion, said)

He mocked Airan in a provocative tease to tick him off.

'Easy? Did he just say it was easy?! He's ticking me off' (Arian's inner thoughts)

"You..." (Arian, yelled)

'Invisible crackle'

There was an invisible crackle in between them.

"Miau" (Babby Shittuz fox noises)

While the baby Shituz fox was making herself more comfortable in their eyes but in reality only wanted to be closer to Aurora.

'Turn'

'Stare'

Their heads turned to look at it.

'Whatever let's just do it for my sister I can't stand her drenched in blood' (Arian's inner thoughts)

'And having that thing on top of her' (Arian's inner thoughts)

"Tsk" (Arian)

Arian clicked his tongue.

"Fine, don't think I'm doing it for you I'm doing it for my sister" (Arian, said)

"If this thing means something to her then I'll take care of it too, I'm gonna call some of your maids I don't trust any from here" (Arian, said)

'All of the Lepiliondel household hates my sister, I hate to even say this but I rather trust his maids to take care of my sister' (Arian's inner thoughts)

"And I'm not bringing it more chocolate" (Arian, said)

'Glance'

"Miau?" (Baby Shituz fox, noises)

He glanced at the baby Shitux fox who made a noise once more as if she understood Arian's words that he wouldn't be bringing him more chocolate.

"If my sister wakes up and finds out we killed her fox with chocolate then she's just not gonna want to see our faces ever again" (Arian, said)

'Besides it's already got quite a belly if it's alive by then she'll worried about what it ate that it looks like that' (Arian's inner thoughts)

'Glance away'

"It's still an animal, not a human those things shouldn't be eating chocolate in the first place so I'll go get it proper food" (Arian, said)

'Turn'

He turned his body away from him to head out but still had some words to say.

"If this thing means something to her then I'll take care of it too, I'm gonna call some of your maids I don't trust any from here don't leave my sister's side" (Arian, said)

"And you better not try anything funny with my sister asleep" (Arian, said)

He gave Dorion his back as he was walking away with a warning.

"Leech" (Dorion, said)

'Halt'

'Annoyed'

'Again with that!' (Arian's inner thoughts)

But before he could step out of the room Dorion called to him calling him leach making him more annoyed.

"Thank you" (Dorion, said)

'Seriously?!' (Arian's inner thoughts)

'Close'

Arian closed his eyes still annoyed since he thought he was going to thank him over the same thing after all Arian wanted to protect Aurora so there was really no need to be thanked.

"Oi! You already thanked me-" (Arian, said)

"I know you saw something back there and you kept their mouth shut" (Dorion, said)

"I know it was you who hid her necklace even if you did a crappy job at it "(Dorion, said)

"So thank you" (Dorion, said)

'Widen'

Airan's eyes widen.

It was both because he thanked him for another reason and because Dorion seemed to know that Aurora had changed her appearance including that necklace.

Dorion must have known about the neckless as well.

"Well I'm her brother of course I'm going to protect her" (Arian, said)

'Shut'

But he didn't turn around to look at Dorion.

Somehow he was embarrassed.

Arian only said those words but his voice sounded as if he was flustered.

And with that, he left out of Aurora's door however as soon as he stepped out he found a person who was approaching Aurora's room or rather wanted to approach.

'Halt'

'?!' (Arian)

"Father?" (Arian, asked)

"What are you doing here?" (Arian, asked)

Of course, he was going to be surprised and caught off guard.

It hadn't been long since they brought Aurora so what was his father doing here?!

There's no way that would have been enough time to get Adelina off being detained so what the hell was he doing here?

"...." (Marquess Elex)

'Look away'

And for some reason, he looked quite strange.

He couldn't even stare at Arian in the eyes and he looked quite guilty.

'Open'

Arian's mouth opened again.

"Where's Adelina? Aren't you supposed to be with her?" (Airan, asked)

"Or did you manage to take her out, your favorite daughter with your influence-" (Arian, asked)

He was snickering as if he was angry at his father who tried to dare to enter Aurora's room after everything he had done pretending to be a caring parent when his first priority was Adelina.

He was sure his father had managed to pull her out and directly headed to the Lepiliondel Estate.

"I left her "(Marquess Elex, said)

But he interrupted Arian's assumptions.

'Halt'

His body halted at his words as he didn't understand.

"What?" (Arian, asked)

"I don't understand it, I wished not to see Adelina but Aurora" (Marquess Elex, said)

"My feet dragged me here" (Marquess Elex, said)

"To see your sister Aurora" (Marquess Elex, said)

'Widen!'

Arian's eyes widen at his father's words but especially his expressions and tone that seemed to be genuinely concerned about Aurora.

And above all, he had chosen Aurora over Adelina for once.

Arian would have been happy that his father had chosen Aurora first but he couldn't believe in his words.

"Ha, you never cared about her so what's the pity? Is it due to your reputation Father?" (Arian, asked)

He scoffed thinking that must be the only reason his father was there.

'I've never talked to Father like this but if I don't stand up for my sister then what kind of brother am I?' (Arian's inner thoughts)

'Clench'

'Tremble'

He clenched his fists as they trembled.

In reality, Arian had a nack to talk back to his father but never like this.

He didn't feel right speaking to him like this because at the end of the day, he was still his father and he never missed out on love.

He was grateful he had been raised by him but the anger still ate him at how horrible his father had been to Aurora.

These words hurt him as much as he knew it would hurt his father but he was just so furious his father might just be this shallow that he genuinely didn't care for Aurora.

He wanted to believe that deep down his father would care about Aurora under the impression of their last conversation that they had had in his office but when Adelina came into the picture it was like she was his only priority.

His father must have come here first to reprehend Aurora for something she hadn't done all due to his favorite child.

"Is that why you showed your face here or is it to treat Aurora like shit and shift all the blame to her just like you always do?" (Arian, asked)

"Any reason you come here to see her then you better stay out of my sister's sight I brought her here on my own violation then take it on me" (Arian, said)

" I don't care if you're the head of the house Father Aurora is still a Lepiliodel whether you like it or not that's something that's never going to change" (Arian, said)

"If you want to punish me then do it later I'm attending to my sister first" (Arian, said)

"Just go to your chosen child I'm sure you want to be there" (Arian, said)

"I and...my brother-in-law are going to stay with her" (Arian, said)

He said a little reluctant the words brother in law but at least he had accepted him.

His father also must have gotten the report that Dorion was here so perhaps that was why his Father was here but he rather not involve that lunatic.

"Until she wakes up so go please Father" (Arian, said)

It was clear that Arian's expression was heartbroken and pained.

He was insulting his father and he was afraid his sister would never wake up.

It's funny to say that he could really use a father figure at this moment.

It wasn't right for a man to cry, they were supposed to stay strong that's how he was raised but why did he feel on the verge of tears?

Was it because he was so overwhelmed?

Was it because he was so heartbroken and felt utterly useless Aurora wasn't opening her eyes?

'Open'

'Reach'

'Grab'

'Gently Pull'

'Hug'

Marquess Elex's mouth opened slightly but no words came out, however...

His right hand reached to to grab the back of Arian's head pulling it into him as Maquess Elex's body leaned toward his son and his right hand moved so he was holding his back like a cross.

'WIDEN!'

Arian's eyes immediately widened at the sudden hug his father had given him.

"I'm sorry Arian" (Marquess Elex, said)

"I'm sorry for everything" (Marquess Elex, said)

"I'm sorry for everything I did to you and your sister" (Marquess Elex, said)

"There will never be enough words or apologies to render what I've done" (Marquess Elex, said)

"I haven't been the Father you can be proud of or a Father to hold you when you wished to cry" (Marquess Elex, said)

"Not for you nor for Aurora" (Marquess Elex, said)

"I've let my anger and shattered heart on the wrong people when I should have been properly taking care of all of you" (Marquess Elex, said)

"I've let the nightmares torment me and take over me after your mother left" (Maquess Elex, said)

"I should have kept fighting them for you and your sister no matter how hurt I was" (Marquess Elex, said)

"Your other would have wanted me to love you all even Aurora, that child who I mistreated harshly" (Maquess Elex, said)

"I'm truly sorry" (Marquess Elex, said)

'Drop, Drop, Drop'

'Hug'

'Grab'

Finally, it was as if a predictable rainfall had fallen.

Arian's dark blue eyes began to fill with raging water droplets.

As his arms raised up to hug his father back gripping onto his father's coat.

"D-Dad I'm so scared Aurora won't wake up...sob.." (Arian, crying)

"I couldn't even protect her...sob...right...I feel so useless...sob...dad...sob" (Arian, crying)

"I swore I've protected her and I...sob...couldn't even do that...sob...she's...sob..." (Arian, crying)

"Suffered so much...sob...why can't she be...sob...happy?....sob...why did I have to be so cruel to her?...sob...Why did we...sob...treat her....so bad?...sob...Why did the world...sob...have to despise her so much?...sob" (Arian, crying)

"It's not fair....sob...it's not fair...sob...dad...she hasn't done...sob...nothing wrong....why did I not believe her?...sob...Why didn't I trust her?...sob...Why didn't I trust her?...sob..." (Arian, crying)

"Sob...I let her be neglected...sob...mistreated...and hurt...sob...all the maids hurt her and pocked her...sob with needles because of Adelina...sob...they feed her...sob...rotten food...sob....because of Adelina...sob... "(Arian, crying)

"Adelina...sob...placed the snakes in her room...sob...sob...Adelina hired the men to kidnapped and to sleep with her...sob...dad...it was Adelina's fault..sob she was jealous of my sister's powers...sob so she hurt her...sob" (Arian, crying)

"Sob...dad...she's innocent...sob...I swear...sob...please believe me dad....sob...Aurora...sob...didn't break mother's sacred room....sob...she would never do it...sob...Aurora loved us very much...sob...but we've hurt her...sob and broke her heart...sob" (Arian, crying)

"Dad...sob...please believe me...sob...I beg...you...please...she's innocent...sob...sob...sob..." (Arian, crying)

Although there was no proof she hadn't done certain things Arian decided to believe her unconditionally.

"...." (Marquess Elex)

Marquess Elex's complexion had distorted at his son's heartbreaking cracked-up words as countless angry and guilty tears flowed down.

'Squeeze'

"I believe you, I will believe her" (Marquess Elex, said)

'Halt'

Arian's body and tears completely came to a halt as if what he was hearing were unexpected words only feeling his father's squeeze tighter.

"You have no reason to apologize to me Arian, I'm the one who should have given you and Aurora an apology a long time ago" (Marquess Elex, said)

"Adelina reminded me of your mother so much...yet I shouldn't have placed differences among my children" (Marquess Elex, said)

"I promise from this day on forward I will make everything right I will-" (Marquess Elex, said)

"Marquess there's been an urgent summoning call, the Empress has summoned you for an audience now" (Butler Estefano, called)

Unfortunately, the freedom and the last will of Marquess Elex will become his last once the butler informed him he had been summoned to the palace by the Empress.

............

'CRASH!'

'BREAK!, BREAK!'

"ARGH!" (Maids, yelling)

"GET OUT OF MY SIGHT IMMIMDETLY!" (Fake Empress Paola, yelled)

The fake Empress had become a complete chaos overflowing with anger and furry throwing and breaking everything in her sight at the maids hurting them and scurrying them out of their sight as she raised her expression to her vanity mirror gritting her teeth left alone.

'Appear'

"I told you didn't I? " (Maraham, asked)

As Maraham appeared in her mirror just as if it was a portal.

He was clearly furious.

"To do your job properly you wench" (Maraham, said)

His eyes were horrifyingly angry that it seemed as if he was digging out her heart.

'Tremble!, Tremble!'

Her body trembled in fear.

"Look at the disaster you've caused for your incompetence" (Maraham, said)

"I've given you the privilege and opportunity to be so much  more than a maid and you pay me with this?!" (Maraham, yelled)

'SWEAT, SWEAT'

'TREMBLE!, TREMBLE!'

Her body only trembled more as countless of sweat drops began to drop from her face soking her in sweat.

"I-I'm sorry it's just that-" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"SHUT UP!" (Maraham, yelled)

"BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY YOU'VE MANAGED TO MANIFEST HER POWERS!! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOES?!!" (Maraham, yelled)

"IT WON'T BE LONG TILL SHE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING!" (Maraham, yelled)

"I WANT TO KILL YOU AND SHRED YOU INTO PIECES!" (Maraham, yelled)

"I-It wasn't my fault it was that shadow's fault s-she ended up interfering without my permission by the time it was too late for my men to approach and take the eldest lady's blood. I-It was an unpredictable factor I-I don't know the details of how it happened but give me time I'll find it p-please " (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"..." (Maraham)

"I don't care for useless detail" (Maraham, said)

"So don't you dare change the subject, do you think I'm stupid?" (Maraham, asked)

'Flinch'

The Fake Empress flinched in fear.

"I already know that useless shadow tempered with the map to drag her to the restricted areas "(Maraham, asked)

"It's useless to place my trust in someone incapable of controlling a single shadow you are just a disgusting disgrace" (Maraham, asked)

"You're horrifyingly ugly that no man would ever set his eyes on such a disgusting sight like you." (Maraham, said)

"It was only a matter of time before the dear Emperor reacted "(Maraham, said)

"Her divine energy broke the Emperor's special enchantment and I don't doubt the dreams we placed for the Marquess Elex has disappeared as well "(Maraham, said)

"If I hadn't interfered with the Emperor he would have slashed your head" (Maraham, said)

When the Emperor had arrived from the hunting ground he was immediately placed in the Emperor's chambers as if he wasn't feeling well and the very first thing that came to his mind was to kill the fake Empress when he saw her.

Luckily the fake Empress had kicked anyone out before that.

The Emperor's enchantment had broken which meant that he had regained his senses knowing that the fake Empress was none other than the real Empress betraying the maid and remembering every day since then.

But Maraham had interfered placing a stronger enchantment that placed him into temporary sleep.

Once he woke up everything would go back to normal.

At least the Emperor's side was taken care of.

However, it was different with Marquess Elex who was supposed to come and get Adelina out but he hadn't shown up.

The only enchantment that they had done on him was tempering with his nightmares the rest was on his own as he self hated Aurora after causing the death of his wife with the help of the misunderstanding cause of his wife.

It was pretty easy to deal with the Marquess Elex that was why they didn't really have to deal with the enchantment like the Emperor.

But something had definitely gone wrong.

It didn't matter if the nightmare enchantment had broken he should have still hated Aurora but somehow he went to see her instead of directly going for Adelina.

"Now we have the Marquess to worry about" (Maraham, said)

They will have to enchant him this time just like the Emperor.

The faction will turn and if he was going to side with Aurora it would completely ruin his plan.

So they had to get him to hate Aurora for good.

"Summon him" (Maraham, said)

"I don't care how you do it summon him and fix it or I'll completely control you into a lifeless puppet" (Maraham, said)

'!!" (Fake Empress Paola)

'Pale'

Her face turned completely pale.

He knew what that meant.

So she had to do it.

She must bring the Marqess Elex to the palace under any excuse.

'Swallow hard'

'Nod'

"Y-Yes I will do it i-immidetly" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

She swallowed hard as if it was difficult to even swallow under his presence.

She nodded and reassured him that she was going to get it done quickly with her panicked voice.

".... "(Maraham)

'It's irritating....such incompetence I've placed my trust in such useless beings if only my sela could be broken I wouldn't have to be depending on repulsive beings' (Maraham's inner thoughts)

'Weak humans simply cannot be trusted. Now my Thea will...tsk' (Maraham's inner thoughts)

'Furious glare'

"Disobey a single command and it will be your last will" (Maraham, said)

'Swish'

He warned her furiously with a scary glare finally swishing away with the mirror portal leaving her reflection and that destroyed room.

'Clench'

'Grit'

'It's always that bitch! Who the hell is she for him to be so concerned and protective of her?! What the hell is she to him?!' (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

She clenched her hands into a fist as she gritted her teeth in anger.

She had no idea what or who Aurora was to him and why he had prohibited her from hurting her.

'Close'

She closed her eyes remembering the sudden burst of holy divine power.

'Dam it....I didn't think she was that powerful!' (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

'That amount of power is equivalent to almost a god! And that useless Adelina only helped her manifest it!' (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

'Open'

She opened her eyes with indescribable anger.

"I'm going to have to teach her a lesson for messing with my plans" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

Her lips raised like a crazy psychopath about to torture a victim.

She was bound to teach Adelina a good lesson.

........

-Inside a prison cell-

"Let me out! I demand to see my father! "(Adelina, yelled)

'Ignore'

She yelled at the top of her lungs as if she were a spoiled brat while the imperial guards watching her ignored her.

"Marquess Dions orders have been clear Saintess you are not allowed until the order is lifted and we do not wish to get in trouble with the Empress so please compile" (Rhone Imperial guard one, said)

They all knew their lives would be over if they disobeyed orders the Empress would be extremely mad no matter how much they appreciated the Saintess.

'Grit'

'How dare you! You arrogant knights you're nothing! I'm your Saintess!' (Adelina's inner thoughts)

"Then let me speak to the Empress! I have not committed a crime! I've been falsely accused!" (Adelina, yelled)

She had dropped her kind facade since she was detained.

"She knows I've done nothing wrong so let me see the Empress now!" (Adelina, yelled)

'Glance at each other'

The two Rhone Imperial knights that were guarding her cell looked at each other in silence as if they were communicating.

"There has been a national emergency that's occurred she will come to the Saintess when she sees fit, we repeated please be patient" (Rhone Imperial knight two, said)

They were simply not budging.

'Ha' (Adelina's inner thoughts)

She scoffed in her thoughts.

"You've forgotten that I'm not only the Crown Princess in discussion but the Saintess of this Empire" (Adelina, said)

"Do you think the temple won't cause a commotion with those who had unjustly detained me?" (Adelina, asked)

"I suggest you bring me the at least give an urgent message to the Empress unless-" (Adelina, said)

"Unless what?" (Fake Empress Paola, asked)

But suddenly the Fake Empress Paola had interrupted her words with a very cold and furious expression.

'Widen'

"!" (Adelina and Rhone imperial knights)

It was obvious that the Fake Empress was furiously angry.

"E-Empress!" (Rhone Imperial Knights, said)

The Rhone imperial knight quickly welcomed her presence with fear.

'Gaze'

While she gazed at them coldly as insignificant fools just the way Maraham had glared at her.

"Where is Marquess Dions?" (Fake Empress Paola, asked)

"He should be at the imperial main court filing the report on the Saintess detainment order" (Rhone Imperial Knight one, said)

They quickly responded so as not to upset her.

'I had a feeling that he was here...what a...' (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

'He's never wanted to involve himself with political matters and now he's actually invovled himself in this unnecessary care' (Fake Empress Paloa's inner thoughts)

'He could have looked the other way or let it go but he chose to side and detain that fool knowing all well that detaining a Saintess and a future Crown Princess is a very delicate matter' (Fake Empress Paola's inner ghouths)

'He's aware there of the talks of the engagement between the Rhone imperial family and the Lepiliodel family and yet he still dared' (Fake Empress Paloa's inner thoughts)

'Grit'

She gritted her teeth in anger.

'One after another bugs keep swarming so I must squeeze them all and make them learn their place' (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

"Get Marquess Dions and summon him to the throne room" (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

"And you, go get Marquess Elex and summon him here immediately "(Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

She commanded them with furious eyes that seemed to engulf all the prison itself.

"Y-Yes Empress!" (Rhone Imperial knights, said)

They knew best to not upset her so they immediately moved leaving only the Fake Empress Paola and Adelina in silence.

"...." (Adelina)

Adelina couldn't even raise her head she knew what was coming.

'Jingle'

'Clack'

She could only stand there with her head down clenching her fist as she heard the Fake Empress open the prison cell and come inside looking at her directly.

"Look at me child" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

She was extremely furious you could feel it in her voice.

'....' (Adelina)

'Raise'

Adelina raised her head up with fear reflected in her eyes.

"I've told you many times to do what I ask properly and you've managed to mess up over and over doing a simple task because of your inferitoty complex" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

'Flinch'

Adelina's body flinched at the Fake Empress's words that were absolutely correct.

And the words she hated to hear the most.

But in the end, like always she blamed everything on Aurora.

'It's not fair....it's not fair...that was not my fault it's that bitches fault!' (Adelina's inner thoughts)

"No Empress it was my sister that had gone to a different area from the original I-" (Adelina, said)

She tried to defend herself and blame Aurora but they all knew it was Adelina's fault.

'GRAB!'

'SQUEEZE!'

'GLARE'

"Have you forgotten why you're here?" (Fake Epress Paola, asked)

She couldn't contain her anger any longer so she grabbed Adelina by the chin and squeezed her cupping her up as she leaned her face to look at her closely glaring furiously.

"Marquess Dions has detained you for tempering with your sister's map, a planed attempted murder is your charge "(Fake Empress Paola, said)

"Do you still deny your stupid jealousy plan?" (Fake Empress Paola, asked)

"Heuck!" (Adelina, winced in pain)

'It hurts! It hurts!' (Adelina's inner thoughts)

"I-I only wanted to give her a little scare that's all I swear!" (Adelina, yelled)

"I was going to bring her to the spot you requested afterward!" (Adelina, yelled)

'Release'

She knew she could no longer hide the truth from the Fake Empress but for what if she knew?

The fake Empress had released her and turned the other way as if she was thinking something.

Perhaps Adelina thought the Fake Empress was going to let her slide with what she had done but it was quite the opposite.

'Turn'

'SLAPPPP!'

'THUD!!'

The fake Empress Paola had turned her face to Adelina again.

Her face was 10 times worse than how she was before it was as if the fake Empress Paola was really going to kill Adelina.

Then suddenly the fake Empress Paola had given her a very very hard and painful slap enough that it pushed her to the cold hard prison cell ground making her spit blood on the ground.

'Cover'

'Stare'

"...." (Adelina)

All she could do was cover her right cheek which had been violently slapped and look at the fake Empress with a distorted terrified and angered face.

'Open'

"I have many ways to punish you believe me" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"I was considering ruining your face since that's all the quality you have but even so your nothing compared to your sister" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"Your the repugnant dust that no one wants to step on and she" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"Is the the beauty of an entire color painted sunsetting sky" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"Her beauty could never be compared to you, you are no mere competition to her" (Fake Empress Paloa, said)

"If you think you're something or be something far greater than your sister then your just a delusional shadow not even my son's heart would waver to such being like you" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"As ugly as you fall in comparison I can't ruin or deform your ugly face or else my son wouldn't dare to even turn to you" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"I cannot have the pleasure to cut your hair and snip it as I please my son won't like that either" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"It's a shame I can't wipe you or cut off your fingers as I please to calm my anger" (Fak Empress Paola, said)

"And even if you were the most beautiful women in the Empire like your sister your incapable of maintain her confidence and her poise" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"You've been given all what doesn't belong to you that belongs to your sister and yet you still fall behind under her shadow" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"You are never going to be enough" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"You will never be better than her" (Fake Empres Paola, said)

"And you know it well yourself" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"It's time for you to accept it, you are nothing compared to your sister and if you think you had a spec of chance surrounded by luxury an love then you are far off from the truth" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"That positon you took will be threaten, soon the temple will switch sides and half of the Empire will side with your sister all due to you" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"All that work I put to place with the prophecy to help an imbecile like you is going down the drain not even I will be able to stop it" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"And my son...I know for a fact the moment he lay his eyes on that women your existence will become nothing" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"It goes to show how useless you are all the unnecessary trouble you've caused me remember my words I shall never forget it" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"You're only alive because I've peppermint you to live but I won't longer put up with such incompetence I can't stand a repulsive insect that bites the hand that feeds them "(Fake Empress Paola, said)

Even the words were saying were perhaps the anger of hearing those exact words Maraham had told her.

"All you could be grateful for is that I have still use for you" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"But it doesn't necessary mean my wrath will go away" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

"....." (Fake Emperss Paola)

She looked at Adelina who trembled in anger at the insults that she was throwing her only making her jenousy and hate more.

"Try it one more time child and it will be my last warning" (Fake Empress Paola, said)

She wasn't gong to hit Adelina again not because she couldn't but because that would aslo bring unnecessary factors.

So for now throwing insults that were simply the truth should put her arrogance in place leaving with a horrifying eyes and words of a warning.

'Turn'

She walked out of the the dungeon cell with a fruious face as she bit her red lipstick in anger heading to the throne room to meet with another sneaking rat who had unintentionally messed up with her plans.

..............

-Inside throne room-

'Frown'

'Grab'

Marquess Dions frowned as he grabbed his temple as if he was annoyed.

He had been called to report to the throne room but the Empress was nowhere to be in sight he only stood in front facing the empty throne chairs upstairs.

'What a hassle...somehow I already know how this conversation will go' (Marquess Dions inner thoughts)

'Creak'

'Enter'

'Click, Clack, Clack, Click'

It was the Fake Empress who had walked in the throne room followed by the Rhone imperial knights as if for protection.

How ridiculous truly.

Or perhaps it was her intention to intidminate the Marquess Dions.

She raised her head arrogantly and highty as she sat on her Empress seat and crossed her legs fanning herself looking down at Marquess Dions who had his eyes closed as if he didn't even bother to turn to look at her or greet her once she had gotten up the throne.

That was why she hated dealing with that man because compared to others he wanted no involvement with political matters at least with the throne wise nor did he seem afraid of her.

Although everyone had become affected by the dark spell enchantment to manipulate their memories that she became the Empress that man still did not respect her.

He thought she was unworthy of holding the possiton of the Empress and that was quite clear as day with the expression he had.

'Twitch'

Her red lips twitched at the arrogance that man had.

Whatever it was now at least she could get rid of him for imrisoning the Saintess and the future Crown Princess without finding actual proof.

'Smile'

'I'm going to get rid of you for good' (Fake Empress Paola's inner thoughts)

Her red lips raised as her fan covered her maniac smile.

***SPOILERS: Marquess Elex will become the second to be enchanted like the Emperor. As much as he likes his kids the more he will hate them.