The Emperor who loves me dearly - Chapter 85

As the strikingly handsome emperor and his outstanding wife ascended on the well-adorned stairs. a pair of eyes, devoid of any emotions awaited them. His dark hair shows white linings, although he is still good shape, Conrad Regaleon Fergus’ face showed signs of aging. He slightly nodded at Astrid, pertaining to the need for information on how the operation went. Normally, an injection would be sufficient to become temporarily numb then after many takes of this medicine, he or she shall be numb entirely, forever bereft of any feelings and emotions.

“It’s a success, Your Majesty” Astrid replied, in a casual tone yet still formal. Her lips pointing upwards as to how everything went on her side. They, Logan and Astrid finally met the twins and even snatched them from that small place.

‘Huh, serves you right Celestia’

No one can take anything from her, she, Astrid Vega Fergus can do anything she wants, she doesn’t need love if it’s not for her. She was born to be an empress.

Her mother, Esmeralda Yang, came from the Parvus Kingdom, a kingdom located at the Theavarian empire who holds a long lineage of prophets, the one who foresees the future. One of the two greatest Sybil, the blind one, spoke to Esmeralda, being the queen of the Parvus Kingdom, it is in their tradition to have the new-born babies of royals to have their fate seen.

The blind Sybil, Tenebris, and her twin in the soul, the deaf, Lux, the light are the present oracles of the Parvus Kingdom. Every generation, only one blind person and one deaf can become the prophets of the Parvus Kingdom. Seldom do they make mistakes. It was in their mouth, one can hear the divine intervention that is destined to happen in the future, regardless of how it will happen.

“A great disaster will be coming” Tenebris uttered, her name representing the darkness that can happen in the future.

The maids around Esmeralda gasps! This can’t be! They are expecting to hear Lux, the goodness to speak and not the other one.

This is a bad sign.

“In ancient times, a forbidden love arose between the god of love, Ekon Maximus and the goddess of war, Lucinda Keva Calliope, they were never meant to cross paths, Ekon with his magnificent wings belongs to the heavenly realm and Lucinda…well, she’s destined to serve, to fight and to kill.” Lux started to narrate.

“The world has different realms but is mainly divided into two, the good and the bad, the beautiful and the rotten. However, in those two well-balanced worlds, an enormous mistake happened. Lucinda Keva Calliope, a rugged woman, on great war against the fairies in the flower realm, a part of the heavenly realm, got stabbed right into her stomach when the fairies used their powder to blur their vision”

“It was a normal thing in a fight, to get injured, to get stabbed and even to damaged beyond recognition, being stabbed for Lucinda is no big thing. However, a fragrant, big yet warm pair of hands grabbed her mouth from behind, it was soft and delicate, not the hands fitted for a man in her realm. It was Ekon Maximus, the god of love”

“And you know what happened next, they met secretly and the walls Lucinda built around her heart crumbled, Ekon’s blonde hair and violet-like galaxy eyes melted her away and that fateful day led to the tragic story of today”

“Ekon Maximus showed Lucinda what love is, but he also showed her pain, great pain. Lucinda Keva Calliope, the unbeatable goddess of war, got killed by her lover’s own hands. Ekon killed her, betrayed her” Tenebris ended.

The whole room went quiet, the people of Parvus Kingdom knew this story, although many people nowadays in different empires do not believe in this mythological story, the Parvus Kingdom stay throughout for they knew better than anyone else, how history can repeat the future.

Esmeralda who has just gone labor with her twins. still full in sweat felt her heart beat faster, it’s as if the voices of the Sybil can’t be comprehended by her mind. Her husband, Froilan, still hasn’t arrived.

“W-what does this story have to do with my c-children?” she said while huffing for more air, for more oxygen to satisfy the nervousness pumping in her chest.

“The two of them are the direct descendant of Ekon Maximus. One inherited his characteristic as the god of love and the other, the part of him who is the traitor” Lux replied calmly.

It rendered Esmeralda speechless, she cannot accept this! But she needed to be rational if what they meant are true then…

“I-if that’s the case, does this mean that the descendant of L-Lucinda Keva Calliope will be reborn in this e-era?”

The two Sybils nodded in unison as they get up from the chair fix their black and white dress, their business here is finished. This will be the fulfillment of all the prophecies, not later than this, love will be completely gone in the whole world, and it’s all because of the two children in front of them.

“W-wait, how should I know if who amongst the two is the love and who is the traitor?”

“The future is still vague, but the green-eyed baby will surely be the cause of everything, she may become the traitor. Let her grow in love for this, she may not betray anyone. On the other hand, the other one, the love, should grow in a more rigid place, don’t let love consume her all for she too, has the tendency to betray. Do the opposite for the two and maybe, fate will change this time”

She doesn’t know if it’s because she is still feeling degenerated or it’s because one of her twins… one of her beloved twins must go through such cruel fate. Betray at such a young age? They knew nothing but here we are, discussing what they are capable of.

Esmeralda wishes she was never born as the queen of the Parvus Kingdom for because of this prophecy, she must devise a plan, a plan to completely leave the Kingdom of Thusha.

‘I’m deeply sorry Froilan’