In a world of fantasy and magic. Where you can do anything. The most common powers are water, fire, nature control, agility, and strength. The rarer powers are electricity, barrier control, energy blast, animal shifting, shadow control. The ones that are very rare and highly valued is telekinesis, healing, accuracy, flying, invulnerability, and mind reading.
Mind reading is very dangerous, and many political rivals are fighting for the mind readers to be on their side. Mind reading, healing, telekinesis, flying, weapon creation and accuracy are a very dangerous six-person group. In this world, a person can have one or two powers. Royalty is more likely to have two.
Arabella de Freia Luxien was a beloved and powerful princess in the empire. Respected by all. Meanwhile little old me suffered neglect at a young age. From none other than my dear old father. How much I hate my father is indescribable. My older sister, Arabella. The beloved princess of the empire. Famous to other empires and smaller regions. While I didn't exist.
My father-no he was never my father; he was just the emperor. He believed that I couldn't do anything. He believed I was useless. But I showed him I'm not useless. Now here he is, bowing at my feet along with my sister. They are shocked that I came this far. Sad how much they underestimated me. This empire is now under my control. Now let me give you some brief history on my mother and the emperor.
I was born in a family of royalty. My mother, Empress Amara de Sinclair Luxien. Married to the Emperor Kai Luixen. They loved each other and had a beautiful courtship. They were deeply in love. Their first child was their pride and joy. They spoiled her rotten. When it was announced that the Empress was pregnant with me. They were thrilled to have another child.
On the time of my birth, my mother passed away during the process. The maids that took care of me, told me that the Empress said to take care of me. Clearly the Emperor didn't care for her last words or else we wouldn't be here. My poor father-err the emperor heart broke and saw me as a curse. Sadly, he was right. I was a curse.
Well back to the current time. I sat on the throne looking down at the people who saw me as nothing. Their eyes pleading with me to have mercy on their pathetic souls. Apparently, my dear lovely sister couldn't hold her tongue.
"Amaya!! Release us from this hold!" My lovely sister shouted. I looked down at her and shot her a glare.
"Cease your tongue or should I have it removed?" She immediately went silent.
"Amaya. Quit this childish act and release us. This is treason to dare hold the emperor captive!" Kai shouted. I merely looked at him as if he doesn't exist.
"Uh-huh" I nodded my head. "It like you finally notice me, huh father?" Spite laced in my voice. I sit back into my throne, bored. Suddenly an arrow was shot through the window.
"What is this?" I inspect the arrow. The doors crashed open and hundreds of angry commanders stormed the throne room. They gathered the royal family members and brought us to a guillitione.
Their stood the duke of the Velursian Family. Damn it! I forgot to factor him. He stood there with a smirk at how he bested me. I was the last one to behead. They started with the emperor. Me and Amaya had to watch the beheading. The duke never liked my sister.
She was crying loudly, watching the emperor lose his life. I remain stoic. The duke then grabbed Amaya and put her into the guillotine. Bam. Her head fell off. I was next to suffer the wrath of the duke. I stand up willingly and announced.
"I shall come back. And I will wreak havoc on this empire"
The town people gasped and started to boo.
"When she's about to have her head chopped off?!"
"She has no right to say that!"
"Witch!!"
The town people looked at the man life he grown a second head.
"Nobles have magic, remember?"
"Oh right…carry on"
The duke cleared his throat, "Well let's carry on with the execution"
I put my head through the hole and awaited my death. The blade was going at a slow pace, my life flashing through my mind. My father hurt me. My sister trying to console me. Maids treating me horribly. My fiancé, making me a laughingstock. Then finding a group and manipulating them to overthrow my father.
Making me the empress. Then my final moment. Get executed by one of my advisors, Duke Velursian. Why has my life been like this? The blade getting closer. Why was father always horrible to me. I started to pray to any high being.
Please, I beg of thee,high being, please all I wanted was a good life.
The blade sliced off my head. I felt my head being picked up and dumped into something where they placed all the other heads. It hurts. I closed my eyes and saw black.
A light came closer. It was so pure, I couldn't help but want it. As if reading my mind. It came closer and closer. Touching my nose. It engulfed me in it. Soon, the setting changed to once black to a pure blinding white.
"You have made mistakes over and over, so we decided to send you back to atone for what you did. This was not intended to do."
The voice sounded angry. Making my eardrums bleed
"You must correct your mistakes and then your able to live peacefully as you wish"
The light said, but the booming voice, making my head ache. My ears feels like it's pounding and pounding to a point where I was disoriented. . I tried to chase after it. "Wait!!"
I woke up again. I looked around and saw my old bed.
How? Did the divine being do it?! Did they have mercy on me?
I fell from the bed and ran to the mirror. There I saw my face, a young chubby face, my silver hair and small body. Eyes that look like lepidolite.
Why have I awakened into my 5-year-old child body? Have I really gone back in time?! If so, father would be storming into my room right now since this is the first day he saw me after my birth. He's gonna yell at me for stealing my sister's jewelry.
The door brushed open. My father, the emperor of Luxien came in.
"Why is it that I heard that you stole some jewelry from your sister, Amaya?!"
He shouted. 10-year-old Arabella behind him, peeking in. I look at him and go towards my dresser. There I pull out a golden pink diamond necklace and matching pair of earrings. I held it out for Arabella to take back.
"I'm very sorry, I just wanted to play dress up with it, Bella" my voice small and pitiful.
I look down at my floor. In my other life, I denied it and was severely punished. She didn't speak. Simply just walked the distance, taking the earrings and necklace, and walking out of my room. She didn't want to stick around and watch me get scolded or punished by the emperor.
Why did I hate her again? She was afraid to go against father, but it was evident that father would stop for her sake. She was so kindhearted. It seemed that…
Before my thoughts finished, the emperor slammed the drawer shut. Making me flinch and look up at him.
Ah... he just wants me to see his glare... jerk.
He looked at me, glared, and walked away. I stood there, sighed then went back to my bed.
Why was I brought back again? Ah yes, the divine beings took pity on me and brought me back to change what happened. It would be best if I ran away.
Since that all happened because of me. So, it's best. I stood up again and packed my bag, essentials only, like 3 clothes, and a jacket. I don't have any toys I would like to bring with me. And I already have a bank account, seeing as the emperor doesn't pay attention to me.
I made one myself a couple of weeks ago. I only had 50 dalcun and 7 gold. I need to work. This is just enough to buy dinner for two nights.
It was soon evening. The maids and butlers turned in. I went around the palace to lose jewels. I would pawn it and finally make my escape.
"Almost done." I went back to my room and got my bag. I put the jewels in my bag and opened the window. I slipped out. Making sure I avoid the guards.
My room was luckily on the first floor. I slipped and fell into the bushes. "Oof" I got up and made a break for the gate. In my previous life, there was a hole. I slipped out of it, and I slipped out of it and was outside the imperial palace gates.
"Finally. Goodbye Arabella and Father. I wish you loved me as much as I once loved you." I walked away into the town. It was never ending trail. I finally got to the nearest town that was miles away from the imperail palace. If i was in the capitial, i would be too easy to be found and i dont want to be found by them. Just thirty mintues to the sunrise. I finally found refuge in an alleyway with a cardboard roof.
With the emperor-
The emperor was having a dream about his empress. The girl's mother. "Oh, my love. You're here to visit?" The past empress said, sitting down by a tree with a picnic blanket underneath her. Kai teared up at the sight. His beautiful, cherished wife was right in front of him.
Amara went up to him and held his face. "Kai, how have you been?" Kai sat up and talked to her about what's been going on so far. "Oh, how Arabella and Amaya?" Kai tensed up. "Arabella doing amazing in her studies and becoming a proper lady. She is a genius, my dear."
He went on and on about Arabella.
"That's wonderful! Little Arabella is so sweet and smart. How about Amaya?" The smile in the empress eyes grew wider.
Kai tensed up again. "I don't really know about her. The maids and servants say she has been cooped up in the library and has been scoring well on her tests."
"Little Amaya is smart as well. Our daughters are so smart-"
"Don't you detest Amaya for taking your life and making you miss out on Arabella life?" Amara looked at him stunned.
"What do you mean? How could I despise my flesh and blood? Even if I never saw Amaya. I still love her. I chose to birth her. I chose to have her. How could you say that, Kai?!"
She yelled at him. With tears running down her cheeks. "Once you wake up. You better make it up to her. You better or else I won't be here to greet you once you die, Kai."
She got up angerly and walked away to the forest of trees. Disappearing.
Kai then woke up. "Damn it." he muttered, not wanting to check on Amaya.
Kai got up and went to knock on Amaya's door. But no sound came from the other side, so he decided to come back in the morning.
With Amaya.
I woke up and saw the sun was in the middle of the sky. I felt something warm next to me and saw a fuzzy kitten.
"Oh, my goodness, so adorable." I picked the kitty up and got up.
"I'm gonna keep you. Your name is now, whiskers"
I walked out of the alleyway and bumped into a stranger. "I'm so very sorry, sir"
I bowed since he looked like a lower rank noble man. He begins to yell at me till a higher rank noble lady came by. "Count. Leave that little girl alone. She's just a poor soul." The noble lady picked me up like a rice sack. "Besides how could you be mean to a little girl like this?"
"This blind child bumped into me like a blind person and she's filthy. She got my clothing all dirty." The mad count gruffed as he pointed aggressively at me.
Excuse you, if this was the past, I would remember your face and have you beheaded, wait what am I thinking?
I can't do that.
I must remain calm. Must remain calm…must…must….
My patience was wearing thin. Screw this! I turn to the scruffy noble man. I stood proud and tall. A dark expression crossed my features but instead of intimidating, it came across cute.
The reason I could tell was because the lady backed down and squealed. It was quite a loud squeal that I couldn't miss it. I decided to ignore the lady and turn all my attention to the count. I was a tyrant in my last life before I- well the goddess turned back time so I knew how to handle this. He was clearly startled but regained his composure and glared back down at me.
I puffed out my chest and stood confidently in front of him. I point at him. "Count. Are you aware that you are ridiculing a child. And showing off your authority. All this just to show a child that you are superior. For merely dirtying your clothes that surely are worth far less than most houses."
I could see that my words got to him. He took a step back before pointing at me
"How dare you?!" The count wrinkle's old face wrinkled more, looking like a sheet that was barely washed.
How dreadful. But before he could do anything more.
An imperial guard held him back.
Wait. An imperial guard?!
Crap! That means they must've found out I was missing from my room, so the emperor sent out his soldiers to find me!!
I recoil and turn around. Quickly grabbing my stuff and running off. The lady, the ugly dreadful count and imperial guard obviously surprise at my suspicious movement.
I turned my head back and saw him click the two clues together. He stepped back but regained his composure and ran after me. "Princess Amaya! Stop!"
The guard yelled but it was clear I wouldn't stop. I kept running and running down the alley ways, past mothers' and children's. They stood by, shocked to see a girl being chased by imperial guards. The guards behind me tried to keep up but since I was younger and knew the way of the streets. I evaded them. But luck was never on my side.
Guess my father- erm…Emperor was right about how I was a curse and basically anything in my hands were to be destroyed. That bastard. Why did I ever run up to him and call that stupid bastard my father?! Ugh! If only he pulled out, then maybe his precious Arabella would only be born.
Tsk!!
Should I enact my revenge again?
Wait! No! I shouldn't! The goddess gave me mercy and unlike the tale of the first evil. I don't plan on being one! Ack!
In an instant I landed on the ground. My knees, feeling a sting of pain, as well as my hands. I then heard the heavy footsteps of the guards by my side. Hoisting me up and carrying me to a carriage they prepared. Since they knew that I was intelligent, they have tied my hands gently behind me.
They opened the carriage door and gently put me on the velvet cushion seat. Making sure I was comfortable. They bowed before closing the carriage door. I looked ahead of me and sighed. I thought that the bastard of a father I had.
He wouldn't notice or even ordered the imperial guards search for someone like me. It makes me wonder if he does care or what changed.
Unknowingly, my heart clenched tightly in my chest. I reminded myself of how he just left me to dote on Arabella. Reminding myself of the nights that he left me all alone in the palace. No maids. No servants. Nothing. I went through my memories of the chilling palace. How cold it felt. The walls are closing in. My breath rising and falling rapidly. The feelings I felt. The drowning as I roamed the palace. It was…
A bump on the road broke me out of my trance, hitting the cushion seat once again. I had to remind myself that I wasn't that meek helpless child. I could forge a new path I want now.