"...I will postpone the execution." He ordered in an assuring serious tone that made the maid and the woman felt relieved.
"But we need to keep her isolated at the cold palace if you want her to live." he added then left the room.
'Am I really safe?'
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"Polly." the woman sweetly called the maid. "Hold little Albert for me." then gave the baby to the maid. "Yes, Your Highness." The baby cried into her arms, but also, immediately stop after rocking the baby back and forth.
The woman walked towards me and looked at me with loving eyes as she extended both hands. "It's alright my Sweet child. Mother is here to protect you." She said while carrying me into her arms giving me comfort.
As she sing me a song, I saw a glimpse of sadness in her eyes and a sudden tear rolled down on her cheek. Then mumbled...
"...I'm sorry..." and gave me a warm but sad smile. I can't help but only approached her with a lovely smile. Making her feel that everything is going to be fine. Which she was touched and kissed me at my forehead not knowing that I did it for her intentionally.
----Back to the present
I looked at the man in front of me and catch a glimpse of sadness in his eyes. That made me knitted my eyebrows and brushed it off making myself believe that he's never been a father to me but still hoping that I will get the answer I wanted.
"..... It's not my concern to answer." He answered without a hint of interest. Which made her gripped at her skirt even more and felt a light disappointment that made her even more lifeless.
And then she remembered everything that happens to her for the past 7 years. The pain, sorrow and hatred which only led her to be traumatized even more and became lifeless----just like a wooden doll.
'So, I was never been a daughter to you?... Heh! Who am I kidding?'
'... But still I anticipated... Even I know the answer..'
'... His words meant for not caring what will he do to his daughter... but..---'
"---Why?" she starts to question everyone inside the royal court hall, especially, the man standing in front--- His Majesty. Everyone begins to grow more silent from the question. "Why do you all hate me?" she added that made everybody froze in shocked.
'I didn't do anything.'
'I didn't commit any crimes in this life even in the past.'
'I didn't cuss and bully others.'
'I have excellent grades and good moral.'
'I've been a good daughter..'
'...So why is this happening to me?'
"What did I do wrong?" I looked at the Emperor with deep coldness hiding my sorrows away from them---from him.
'Please tell me... I want to know...'
'..I really, really want to know..'
Every person inside the room began to whisper with each other. "How can a curse child asked such obvious question?"
"Of course, the reason why she is being hated is because she's curse and a monster to begin with."
"Our poor Emperor and Empress gave birth such a child."
The whispers stops by the Emperor, "...Your a curse to this Empire. That's why, you are been hated." he looked at me pierced.
'Hah! The Dark Curse that been bestowed upon my birth?.. The so-called Lifeless Curse which they believe that will slaughter the whole Empire to death? That Curse?'
' Calling me a curse.... while having Saintess Maia's Power.... poor souls.. but I can't blame them.They didn't know that I possessed Saintess Maia's powers and abilities.'
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Saintess Maia known as The Saint of Darkness and Light, who they believe can control both sides and have the ability to heal and revive the dead that surpass the power of other Gods and Goddesses. And that is why, she was killed by the late emperor and drank her blood to achieve her power. For they believe if one who drink the Saintess blood will receive great power and protection.
But before she died. She cited her last words to the late Emperor "A hideous curse will lay upon to your direct bloodlines, they will suffer great pain from the endless nightmare I bestowed upon them. And only a child whose blood is the purest among the family bloodlines can stop the curse loop."
Many years later the late Emperor's first son suffered an endless nightmare which made him go insane and committed suicide that made everyone in the palace terrified.
...Even the late Emperor himself receive such a curse. They soon realized that only the Princes received the curse and the only Princess does not...
Because of his insanity he raped his daughter for thinking it's all her fault but later then on the nightmares began to disappear. So the late Emperor order his two sons to do the same which made the Princess and Late Empress became horrified but choose to accept it.
After mating with her brothers.. the Princess suddenly committed suicide because of shame which also loosed her sanity.
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On that day, that shameless method is used in generations even now. That's why this Novel is R-19 because the Female lead will also do the same when Albert reached adulthood but unlike the others they will do it several times. Also, she will also do it with the other male leads.
'I have the same ability as Saintess Maia but I've only used it once and I've never tried it again because I'm afraid that I will be used only as The Emperor's Puppet not as the kingdom's princess.'
"HAHAHAHAHAH!!!" she laughed hysterically that made the whole room fall silent again. "A curse that have been bestowed by me is from the ROYAL BLOODLINE. Am I right?"
'.. It's better if I hide it from now.. But I could only do is provoked them..' glancing to the aristocrats inside the hall '....and him' looking back at the Emperor.
Those words made the Emperor caught-off guard and gripped his own hand. "What are you trying to say?" he questioned her seriously.
Her laughed dies down and began to be lifeless again. Instead of answering his question she also asks him. "Do you ever see me as your own?"
"...No" The Emperor coldly replied and made him froze to see her daughter's eyes begin to burst in tears. "Ah!" she also get shocked at her own, wondering when was the last time she cry. Everyone in the room felt unbelievable on what they saw.
'Tears?.. In my eyes.' She touched her cheeked and felt the wetness from her eyes. She wiped the bottom of her eyes and looked at the wet finger. "..How come I'm crying?"
Her mother the Empress felt relieved to see her daughter cry for the first time which proved that she was not bounded by a Curse. And also felt guilty from what happened to her in the past years.
While her twin brother, can't believe what he saw from his own eyes. The Lifeless twin whom he thought was cursed and been hated so much because they share the same blood began to felt regret. And the female lead is now happy because of the sudden emotion that burst out of her pitifull sister.
While the Emperor is still not moving and noticing the sudden change. "Your Majesty?" Secretary Laxus called him but to no avail. Until a voice from the crowd spoke loudly.
"Isn't she a curse child? How come she can cry?"