Selen had lived one of the most honorable lives in the entire empire, yet on that day, the most miserable death awaited her.
Kneeling on the filthy ground, she looked at the sky one last time. It's a beautiful day, she thought.
Her gaze then drifted to the lifeless body of her half-sister lying not far away. If someone had told her a few weeks ago that she would die beside her bastard sister, she would have laughed until tears came to her eyes. And yet…
When her own sword pierced through her, all the memories of her life flashed before her eyes. The day of her engagement to the crown prince. The day she received God's blessing and became a saint. But also the betrayal of her husband on the very day of their wedding, followed by that of her brother and her mother.
As she felt life leaving her, the last face she saw was the horrified one of her brother.
She almost laughed.
"See you in hell, my brother."