The secret that led Emperor to develop ice cold and a pretentious personality.
All through his life he undergone countless hardships just to maintain this secret.
Because he knew the day that it's revealed it will be the end..end of Emperor Arya Lian.
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Deep inside the palace, behind high impenetrable walls hides a secret chamber that is as beautiful as heaven. Carefully maintained by the beauty that inhibit it. She invested a lot of time designing this secret place to live her life without secrets. A place just meant for her containing all her hobbies. It wasn't extravagant but it was seren. Walls decorated with paintings she drew over years. Ceiling high bookshelves filled with all kinds of books and novels. An elegant study table and sofa. All the furniture suited the interior so well. It gave off a warm feeling. The central big bed with the softest mattress to suit the beauty. The bathroom spacious and beautiful as well with huge bathtub in the centre. It's filled with all kinds of soaps and perfumes and makeup. Her dresser filled to the brim with all kinds of beautiful dresses, hats, jwellery, shoes and basically everything that a noble lady will need to live in absolute luxury.
The entrance to her heven was hidden in the palace, known to only few. The beautiful lady's maid was waiting for her to return back to her room. And finally the maid heard the door creaking.
"My lady you are finally here! I thought you would be too busy to even sleep like always."
"Was my little maid worried about me?" A beautiful melodic voice replied.
"Ofcourse my lady. I'm always worried about you because you tend to overwork yourself. You know that you should take rest from time to time."
"There you go again with your nagging. I feel like you are becoming more and more like mother."
"My lady is so delicate that anyone would want to protect her. And I'm not nagging." The middle aged maid pouted looking as cute as a kid.
"Delicate? me? ha!!" A melodic yet cold laugh echoed through the huge room.
The smile on the maid's lips faded and she replied with a concerned voice
"My lady....no! Your Highness, My Emperor, You are the light of the nation, please don't look down on yourself like that."
The Atmosphere became heavy all of a sudden.
"Yes I'm no more a lady, right?" She looked into the mirror and continued " The circumstances never let me live like a lady. And now I'm living this double life as the Emperor of this kingdom, Emperor Arya! Ha! Just pathetic."
The maid was unable to say anything as she knew her lady never got to truly live as a women. Right from her birth she had to lie about her gender to protect the throne. She didn't even have time to grow up like a normal kid. Since her childhood she was declared as the Emperor and had to constantly keep up with royal education while also struggling to keep herself alive and not to reveal that she was actually a girl. She lost her only family at young age and then she even lost her godmother and godfather and was left alone in the cruel battle field to fight for her life. Who else could have been able to survive such a cruel fate of not for her lady.
The beautiful lady that resided in that secret chamber was actually the Emperor Arya who had to pretend to be male.