A/N: The chapter ahead is raw, which means not been proofread yet nor edited.
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"Do you swear that everything you have said is true? Off with your head if you're lying to me."
Emperor Claxiord held his mother's hand, "Mother, stop scaring the lady."
"Or we may use the Vision on her if you'd like," Watts proposed. Emperor Claxiord shook his head, saying that he shouldn't give his mother ideas.
Currently, they are in the Empress Dowager's Palace. They are with Fifa. The servants cleaned her up and dressed her to make her look presentable before she stood before the Empire's very important figures.
"Can you recall his sister's face?" Voltage Xirquit asked. His jaw is fine. He's been healed.
Fifa shook her head, "My vision... I see her... Stuck in a very dark and scary place. I heard her call the Emperor's name... She's calling to him for h-help. And s-she's with a m-man..."
"A man?"
Fifa nodded. "H-He said that... S-Soon, they will find them. H-He mentioned a name..."
"Whose name?"
Fifa gulped and looked at the people around her. Everyone is serious. But when she found Wattroid, he's the only one who smiled at her.
"M-Mirren... T-The Viscount..."
They heave a deep breath. Another character was linked to this mysterious and unknown sister of the Emperor. It's truly strange because they couldn't remember the Emperor having a sister.
"Did they call each other? What's their names?" The Empress Dowager's probed. Her blood pressure is rising and she hate hearing the girl stuttering. It's annoying. It's irritating her.
So, Emperor Claxiord gave his brother a nod. Prince Maxigaufeas excused himself for a moment and went to Princess Eowyne's room. She's patiently waiting for his return.
"How did it go?" she asked and met him halfway. He kissed her hand.
"Come. Mom needs to calm down."
"What---"
The Prince brought her to the Empress Dowager's Palace. And when she found the Princess, she immediately smiled and pushed the Emperor to give his seat to the Princess.
"Come, my daughter. Where have you been? I've been asking for you but none of these idiots dared to kidnap you for me."
Then she glared at her sons, hissing.
"I am scared." Princess Eowyne whispered to Prince Maxigaufeas. She doesn't want to go near the Empress Dowager. The last time they met, she never allowed her to leave her side.
"You'll be fine. I'm here." Prince Maxigaufeas smiled, a tiny one.
Empress Dowager Clastigaufeas began combing the Princess's hair. Princess Eowyne remained still, scared for her life.
"So, their names?" The Empress Dowager asked.
"T-The Emperor's sister called t-the man C-Colt... H-He called her A-Aviana..."
"Colt and Aviana..."
"But what do you mean 'only the blood of the Emperor can wake him up'? We're of his blood, too?" Prince Maxigaufeas.
Ohms clicked his tongue, "That won't do. You're an Ancient. Your mother's blood overpowered his. If it's his sister, a human, then there's a possibility. They're siblings, too. The blood in their veins are the same."
"They drank Siofra's blood. That makes both of them Ancients. Partially." Franchetti Xerene.
Watts sighed, "He meant that what Uncle Maxism need is a blood from his own family. Maxi and Kuya Claxiord is mixed with another, and their mom's blood dominated their dad's blood. If we used their blood, it might intoxicate Uncle Maxi. But before all of this, since when did you began seeing visions? And since when did you began seeing the Emperor's sister?"
Fifa gulped and recalled when it all began.
"I-I used to not have any a-ability before a-at all..."
That made everyone's eyebrows raise.
"W-We're from Voxwein. M-My family is. We're very poor and w-we're slaves. T-Then the N-Nobles we're working for sent us t-to the city to buy goods. W-Went to the city on foot. W-We were lost. W-We've never been in the c-city before... T-Then M-Moon found u-us..."
Their breathing stops.
"M-Moon is very kind. She brought us to her s-shelter and helped us. H-Her maid helped us. Then on our last n-night in her s-shelter, I prayed. I-It was a full moon at that t-time. I-I said I hoped to see the future. I-I want to see w-what will happen t-to me... I-I want to become someone w-who can help Moon... S-She even sent us away and lend us her c-carriage... S-Since then, I-I began seeing v-visions every full moon... They were s-simple visions at first... B-But I dreamt of her e-execution... I-I couldn't do anything---"
Fifa covered her face to hide her tears when they began to fall.
Everyone was too frozen to react.
"M-Moon is very k-kind... S-She's not a bad person... Why did they...do that... And a-after that... I-I dreamt a-about the Emperor. A-A child... A child did it to him... And after t-that... T-The re was another c-child..."
Duke Paris finally butt in, "W-What do you mean another child?"
"H-He told me... He's the o-one who told me... A-About his sister. H-He's dark... H-He's black... H-He's a lot like Moon, I-I think. I-I got scared at first b-because I was in a-a weird place. No... It wasn't weird. It was a p-paradise. A garden... There's a Palace. Very b-beautiful palace. H-He told me... "
"He fucking told you what!" Empress Dowager Clastigaufeas shouted, scaring Fifa and Princess Eowyne. She hates that she's leaving them on a cliff!
"H-He said t-that only the b-blood of the Emperor can wake h-him up... C-Can lift h-his brother's curse o-on him. T-The longer the Emperor sleeps...t-the faster his soul fade. I(If that happens, t-the emperor might not w-wake up anymore. He w-will stay asleep f-forever. B-But if his sister... H-He said his sister w-was taken. The Emperor w-wanted to find her before b-but m-magic made him forget... M-Made everyone forget h-her... He said she's in... She's in..."
"SHE'S IN FUCKING WHERE!"
"MOM!" Emperor Claxiord shouted back. He's already stressed as he could be, and his mother just won't calm down and shut up.
The Empress Dowager was frightened. It was the first time her son raised his voice at her. And since she's pregnant, she's become more emotional.
"I-I'm sorry. Please... Let's just listen to her. I'm sorry."
Prince Maxigaufeas gave Princess Eowyne a look, begging her to do something.
"M-Mother, l-let's have tea later. Or take a walk."
But that didn't soothe the Empress Dowager. Her tears fell to her lap while staring at his son with wide eyes.
"Mom, I'm sorry. Please don't cry." Emperor Claxiord went to her other side and knelt in front of her. He kissed her hand, asking for forgiveness.
"M-Maxism... H-He's never waking u-up? My h-husband..."
"M-Mom, calm down! Calm down, please. Your baby, the baby! Hush, Dad is doing fine. He's just sleeping. He's tired. Remember? He's just tired,"
"T-Tired? Why? I-Is he seeing another woman? I-Is it because I'm fat now? Am I ugly? Am I fat?"
"No! Dad will never! He's a dog. He's your dog. He's just tired because of his duties. He's doing yours too because you're pregnant. He doesn't want to stress you out. Okay? He wants our new family member happy and stress-free," Emperor Claxiord lied. He bit his tongue after. He hate it. He hate lying. But for the betterment of his mother, he must. He needs to keep everything together now that he's the Emperor.
He can't break. He mustn't break.
"Oh, right. So... Where is his sister?" The Empress Dowager smiled and combed the Princess's hair again.
"When are you marrying my son, daughter? You should get pregnant soon, so his sister will have a playmate. Hmm?"
The couple's eyes widened. Both of them had their face flushed in a red blush.
"We're not getting married---"
Prince Maxigaufeas shook his head at her and waved his hands.
"I mean, we're still planning about it..." Princess Eowyne covered her face to hide how red she is from everyone.
"Really? That's great to hear. How about you, Claxiord? You're an Emperor now. Where's Selene?"
Emperor Claxiord felt his heart drop. He forced his lips to smile. Deep within, he's breaking apart.
"Soon, Mom. Soon..."
Empress Dowager Clastigaufeas smiled and caressed her son's face. "Good for you. So, where is his sister?"
When the Empress looked away, his head fell. He immediately wiped the tears that welled up in his eyes and stand up strong and mighty. Franchetti Xerene felt sorry for him.
Now, everyone's attention is back on Fifa. She's pale, as if a vampire drained out her blood.
"Y-You can't g-go there..."
"What the fuck do you mean? Just say where she is."
Voltage kicked Ohm's chair and glared at him.
"I-It's dangerous... Many dangerous things... T-They're trapped. They didn't mean to cross... They just want to save themselves... Many dangerous things... H-He said... The child... Send his Daddy there... His Daddy is s-strong... Or t-the King... I-I don't know which one... We have t-two Kings... But... But he said... He said that his Mom c-can get in..."
A child that was dark or black. They only have one in mind.
"Valy." Definitely Valy. There's nobody else but him.
"Must be King Liorei. We still don't know who Valy's father is. But his mother?" Franchetti Xerene looked at everybody else before to her son.
That truly proves Moon is alive.
"But where are they really? Just say it. We don't have much time, Fifa. It doesn't matter how dangerous that place is. We need to save his sister to save him. We need to save them both," Duke Paris persuaded, almost begging to the lady to speak.
"B-But you don't have enough power and strength...? You will lose. Your lives and the battles. That's why Daro couldn't return. He's stuck inside. He's on the Other Side, too."