Adela was lying on the marble floor. She was merely counting her death times and could hear the howling of the monsters louder than before. Adela's monsters would vanish if she died at this moment. But no, it wasn't happening. Why wasn't it happening?
When Adela coughed, blood immediately spurted from her mouth. She attempted to crawl near the window. Adela carefully rose and drew the curtain back to look down. She saw that every one of her creatures was bowing to a female. And that girl was wearing the same cloak, and she was the one who stabbed her.
Adela gritted her teeth in regret and fury. She was helpless to put things right. But why did this happen to her? She knew the emperor was unwilling to give the throne to his first son. Similar to how the emperor did no justice to the deaths of her parents. Her father was the duke of the country, but still, the emperor showed no interest in giving them justice. Adela decided to assist the first prince because of the emperor's tendency toward partiality.
So why did the prince want to murder her? When she was indirectly assisting him? She just wanted justice for her parents and nothing else.
Adela collapsed on the ground while gazing upward. She really wrecked everything. As she was thinking about all of this, she started crying. She was responsible for the deaths of so many innocent people. Now she could sense the agony of dying. She spoke in a trembling tone, biting her bottom lip.
"God, please pardon me for killing innocent people. Please pardon my sins. I genuinely didn't expect to be killed by a coward. I only desired a face-to-face encounter. If I had a second chance, I wouldn't make this mistake. I wouldn't hurt my friends, I wouldn't take innocent lives, and I wouldn't be my father's wicked daughter."
After a while, everything came to an abrupt halt. Adela sensed a force pulling her inside. It was a dazzling light, and everything went dark in an instant.
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Adela's lifeless body was on the ground. Everything was destroyed outside of the palace. Because of the blaze, the sky turned tan, and the smoke from the fire was touching the sky. Monsters killed almost everyone and slowly started going towards the palace.
At the same time, Adela's surroundings were illuminated. And gradually, that light blossomed into a stunning goddess.
The goddess of forgiveness, Hebe, emerged from the light. She glowed like a blinding light. She beamed as she took a step closer to Adela. It appeared as though a calmness descended from heaven to earth as the surroundings steadily stood in silence. All motion came to an abrupt halt.
"Adela".
The room was overflowing with a lovely voice. The goddess stroked Adela's cheek with her two lovely outstretched hands. "I am fulfilling your dream, Adela," she stated in a pleasant voice. "You now have the opportunity to clean up your mess."
Hebe finished her speech, and the atmosphere immediately brightened.
To be continued.
[P/C: Please read A Love Story, which is my first romance novel. I would be glad if my readers supported me there and shared their opinions to help me find where I should do better. The story's name is Bind you in hellbound]