I\u2019ll Be the Next Queen\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enzo used a teleportation scroll and arrived directly in the throne room, where his father was meeting with several councilors and war generals. When Vritra saw his son with a bloodied arm and looking disheveled as if he had been in a fight, he frowned and asked angrily, \u201cDid you fail?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enzo knelt before his father and said, \u201cI left the gifts, but I couldn\u2019t stay to see what happened; someone discovered me, and I had to escape.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWas your opponent so strong that you couldn\u2019t kill him and complete your mission?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was very skilled, father. If I had used my magic, I would have won, but I didn\u2019t want to reveal my identity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re useless; I should\u2019ve sent your sister. She\u2019s better than you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry to have disappointed you, father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out of my sight; I don\u2019t want to see you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enzo stood up and quickly left the throne room. His sister Cira, who was a year younger, was waiting by the door. She said with a mocking smile, \u201cFrom the state you\u2019re in, you must have failed your mission.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s none of your business, Cira.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, it is. I begged father to send me there. I wanted to be the one to deliver the gifts to our sister and see her face of terror.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true I haven\u2019t completed my mission, but that doesn\u2019t mean I failed. The gifts were\u00a0<\/p>\n
delivered.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you didn\u2019t see our sister\u2019s face marked by fear.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand why you insist on calling that woman a sister.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause, unlike you, I don\u2019t underestimate any of my siblings, no matter how useless they are. To all of you, I say that you are a stone that hinders my ascent to the throne.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t hide your greed even a little.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I were you, I\u2019d watch my back. I\u2019ve already dealt with my older sister; now it\u2019s just you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enzo knew that his sister\u2019s threat was not something he could take lightly. She was like a rattlesnake that required extreme caution; if he let his guard down, he would end up bitten\u00a0<\/p>\n
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and dead because she possessed a lethal venom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be as easy to defeat as that woman was. So be careful with what you do, or one of these days, you might not wake up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I always keep a dagger under my pillow, to rid myself of any enemy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enzo was losing a lot of blood; the marble floor was stained with it. Cira said to him, \u201cYou should treat that wound, or I might not even have to do anything to get rid of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enzo ignored his sister\u2019s comment and left in a fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Cira watched her brother walk away, a man appeared out of nowhere. It was Xein, one of the soldiers under her command, who was loyal to Cira.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour brother is weak at the moment; we could attack and get rid of him,\u201d Xein commented in a low voice. Cira frowned and replied, \u201cNo, even wounded, he\u2019s strong. If he feels threatened, he\u2019ll burn down the entire palace since he won\u2019t have good control of his magic. I don\u2019t want such trouble tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut princess?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe mustn\u2019t rush, Xein. Good things come to those who wait.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, princess.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you found out anything about the gift my father sent?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet. Do you want me to go personally to the kingdom of Cosset and see what\u2019s happening there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, at this moment, they must be very alert because of what happened, and I don\u2019t want you to get caught.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cira dismissed Xein, who immediately vanished into thin air. She went to her room and called one of the maids to help her change her clothes. The maid was combing her hair, and seeing the princess so happy, she asked, \u201cHas something good happened, princess?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you ask, Taru?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you look very happy today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you\u2019re not wrong. The truth is, something very good has happened to me. The more\u00a0<\/p>\n
time passes, the closer I get to becoming my father\u2019s successor, the queen of Laios.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Abril sat on her bed, looking outside at the moon shining high above. The palace was i complete silence, it seemed as if everything that had happened during the ball hadn\u2019t been real. At first, everything had been as wonderful as a dream, but then that wonderful cream turned into a nightmare. She kept staring at her hands, unable to believe she had so souty defeated those horrifying creatures. She had used her magic, but she didn\u2019t feel tired at alt instead, her body felt full of energy, strength, and power\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril was lost in thought, staring at her hands, when Alessandro entered the room. He called her name to get her attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did you come in?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She asked, very surprised to see him standing in front of her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just got here, but you seemed really out of it. Are you alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I was just thinking about everything that happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro sat beside her, worried about Abril because whenever she used her powers, she ended up completely exhausted. That day, she had not only unleashed her magic but also used it to destroy the monsters that had entered the ballroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure? You used a lot of magic to destroy those monsters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but I\u2019m fine. Now I don\u2019t feel tired when I use my magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew your mother was teaching you how to use your magic, but I never imagined you had advanced so much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know either. I didn\u2019t think I could do it, but when I saw you were in danger, I didn\u2019t think about it. I just rushed over to where you were; I just wanted to protect you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro wrapped his arms around her and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad you\u2019re okay, that nothing happened to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They stayed in each other\u2019s arms for a while, saying nothing; words weren\u2019t necessary. They just wanted to feel the presence of one another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a while, Abril broke the silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, when the war begins, I want to be by your side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro pulled back a little to see her face. Abril\u2019s face showed not a hint of doubt; she looked determined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt would be dangerous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, that\u2019s why I want to be by your side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Pos\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you insist on leaving me behind, I\u2019ll go on my own to the battlefield. I\u2019ll dive into the battle until I find you and make sure you\u2019re alright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro pressed his forehead against Abril\u2019s. Although he wanted to object to what Abril was saying, he knew her words were not a lie, that she would do exactly what she had just said if he left her behind, so he replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re so stubborn.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I am. So, you decide: take me with you, or I\u2019ll go on my own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I have no choice; we\u2019ll go together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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