"You've got it ready, right?" A dark and deep voice asked, unamused the mage teleported and spoke, "Yes Of course your Majesty, It is prepared." He replied ominously, "Prepare to send it by tonight. Make sure it doesn't fail." The Man glowered as the mage quievered in place nodding rapidly.
[The Princess from the Legends...Who knew she'd be the Emperor's Lover and The Archmage's Apprentice, Much less the son of the Archduke, How funny. It's like she's planned all this from the start, as if she were trying to get power to take control of the Empire's most powerful people.] He cackled, [We'll see who gets the last laugh, Beatrice.]
The Moon engulfed in the whitenette's bedroom almost coveting the moon's light as it shimmered on the lake in the side palace. The whitenette groaned in her bed as a pretty black butterfly slipped into her room through the window, it flapped it's wings silently as it snuck into her bed and merged with her necklace, the one she's worn from the very beginning of her transmigration.
She groaned in pain, "Nngh! Agh! AGHHHHH!!!!" She screamed, No one heard her yells. No one heard her screams for help, she was in scrutinizing pain she felt like she was dying, and yet, no one heard her. She was supposed to be loved by many people, but no one heard her shouts and screams for help, except, for Him.
There were quick and rapid footsteps until they fell silent, he teleported into her room, disabling the spell he cast to protect her. He panted and huffed running towards her as she floated in mid-air with a dark aura surrounding her, He was shocked and slumped on the ground.
"Char...Charlotte!!! Charlotte!! CHARLOTTE!!!" He shouted, tears filled his eyes, he knew the spell she was in he couldn't stop her because he loved her. If he tried to do anything she'd be sure to die. The only thing he could do was putting her to sleep so that the pain would no longer be there, "somnum sempiternum." He chanted whilst his hands trembled and his heart ached as if suddenly there was a void that needed to be filled. he suddenly felt empty as if nothing could fill him any longer as if the whole world was gone, because, [She was my world, I was willing to risk it all for her, but now she's probably gone, I couldn't protect her...]
A dark aura was unleashed even as she was put to sleep, [her negative emotions must be making the Akuma stronger. I need to cast another--] The energy burst in front of him as she watched from afar how she injured Khaled. [NO! Khaled! Run!] She screamed, but her body did other things.
"You pathetic puny little thing, You call yourself an archmage? Then maybe I should be the Queen." She sneered, he couldn't take it. How could this have happened when he protected her room, her body and her mind at all costs? how?!
"Charlotte, if you're still in there please listen to me." Tears ran down his cheeks, his heart ached so much he felt like disappearing there on the spot, "I promise to do anything in my power to bring you back. Even if it costs me my life." He claimed as he was teleported into the palace along with other tower servants.
"Mmmm...Archmage what's going on?" The Tyrant asked, Sebastian glowered at the bluenet and asked again, "What's wrong?" He could see his trembling, [if he's trembling, the invincble and immortal archmage, something must've happened,]
"..!"
He noticed that the silver-haired mage was not with him, He scanned his chambers but it was to no avail, "Where is charlotte?" He asked desperately,"S-She's...She's..I-I...She's..."
"She's what?! SPEAK!" Sebastian ordered, he could feel the Archmage's uneasiness, until he saw from a distance an explosion in the Magic Tower. "Ugh! Dammit." he pounded on the glass windows, all the shattered pieces falling one by one, exactly like his heart.
"Prepare a magic circle!"
"but you majesty!"
"NOW!" He yelled, he changed his clothes and prepared to leave, yet halted at his doors, "If anything happens to charlotte, you WILL be held responsible." He threatened, as he walked out leaving the heartbroken Mage on his own like a tiny cub that just lost his mother. [I should've stayed with her tonight! I should've been there earlier! I should've been the one targeted by the akuma! Why on earth did it have to charlotte?! WHY?!] He thought, "AGHHHHH!!!!"
With Sebastian:
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The blue-hued man walked in confidence and distress at the same time, afraid that something happened to the happy and cheerful maid that was always full of vigor. [Charlotte...Please be okay...] He prayed and entered the Magic Tower, it was empty and half destroyed, the tower was far from the palace, it never really stood out as much as the palace either. He stepped in and found the rooms destroyed and pots shattered and broken curtains, there were burning objects in the hallways and fallen armor, "Charlotte!" he coughed, the smoke got in his way but he kept walking as there was no tomorrow. Charlotte was normally always bright seeming perfect on the outside, but he could see through that and her flaws. For example, she didn't know how to sew or how to wear a corset, she also failed at swimming, and she had average magic skills they weren't that great.
"C-Charlotte..!"
"Oh my look who the cat dragged in~" A voice echoed, Sebastian's head perked up and he smiled, "Chr-charlotte! You're alive! Thank goodness!"
"Hm? Charlotte? I wonder if that truly is my name," The voice teased, "There's Beatrice, Charlotte and..."
"..?"
"Allea..." She smirked as she walked over to Sebastian and raised his chin with her delicate small fingers, her silver-hair was nowhere to be found, she had now black soot hair and red blood thirsty eyes.
"Charlotte? This isn't you."
"Oh THIS IS ME! Don't you like the new me? This is so much better than being a pushover," She cackled, she wore a black dress cut in half at the bottom, it wasn't her usual blue nightgown like Sebastian had known.
"Charlotte, I need you to come back! please!" He begged, he couldn't watch her be like that, he decided that if Charlotte wanted to kill the entire empire he would allow it, that if she stole something he would protect her at all costs, he would pamper her any way he could to keep her by his side. He wanted to protect her to make sure she'd never be scarred or hurt, but now it was different. He was the one that was going to get hurt, the smiling charlotte was no more. The charlotte that hesitated when she killed people on the battlefield in the war 2 years ago, was gone, like she had finally gone insanely mad. Her eyes no longer emitted warmth and tender kindness.
"Charlotte..." He called for her again, The woman raised her eyebrow and giggled, "Charlotte? Well I guess that's the name I made up for myself after escpaing the stupid traders, I AM NOW BEATRICE." She smiled, lifting his chin again and narrowing her eyes, "Charlotte you're now like this! Please stop this!"
"Mm? Me? Not like this? I was always like this you Idiot! No one heard me, but now that I finally have enough power to overtake the empire I can do anything!"
"That's why I became...Emperor."
"What?!"
"I became Emperor so that...you could become my Empress." He rehearsed, tears started to slip down his warm and hot cheeks in midst of the fire that spread, "Your Majesty..!"
"Then why don't you join me, My Emperor? We can take over the world together and punish those who've done us wrong." She asked, her voice wasn't bright anymore but dark and sensual, he looked at her in shock, his mouth gaping at her, the strands of her black hair fell on his face, he bit his lip and looked away. "You know I can't ever refuse you Charlotte, but..."
"..?"
"You're not yourself, I wouldn't take advantage of you like this. I WILL try to find a solution to this, I Promise you!" He shouted as he stood up and ran off, Beatrice clenched her hands into fists in fury, "UAGHHHHH!!!! You'll regret ever rejecting my kind offer!"
"I hope not..." He smiled sadly, [I loved her to the point that I'd do anything for her, but it was for her not for Beatrice, but for charlotte the bright and happy charlotte I know...]
All those happy moments flashed through his mind as he thought of her, "Say ahh!~"
"NO! That's for babies!"
"C'mon! You've gotta eat unless you want to become a weak little twig!" She giggled, he snatched the spoon and ate it himself, "Fine! But it's only because I don't want to be weak like you!" He shouted, he averted her gaze and crossed his arms across his chest, "Haha okay then you have to eat this MUCCCHHH more! Okay?" She replied cheerfully, he nodded, "Fine, but only because the food is decent!"
"Really? aw thank you, Your Highness,"
"Shut up! I wasn't complimenting you! idiot..."
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[Charlotte...] He looked down at his hands and a drop of water fell on them, the guards just watched their Emperor mourn over a simple common girl, [Agh this is so stupid what are we waiting around for?] They thought as they looked at each other. It started to pour rain over his head with no umbrella, the raindrops each held a bit of pain and sadness everytime they dropped on his hard and warm palm. He gave his palm a painful expression, [What have I done wrong? No-- what did she do wrong? She didn't deserve this!] He thought as he made up his mind.
"Prepare another magic circle, We're heading back to the Palace." He ordered, [I'm going to save charlotte no matter what!]