Anastasia's POV
Memories came rushing towards me one by one, hurting more the longer it goes.
I lay down unconscious as screaming and yelling and sad memories came flashing at the back of my mind.
Once it was all over I tried to open my eyes but to no avail.
"Hey is she okay?" I heard a voice of a boy.
"W-will we get in trouble for this?" I heard a trembling voice from another.
"Don't worry, she's the black sheep of the Valentine family! She's an illegitimate child. Even if she died right here right now, we'll probably get off Scot free." I heard a brat say.
"What the hell did you say about me?" I heard a scream from the little boys in front of me as I rubbed my head in annoyance.
They all ran away, screaming in surprised and fear.
"Princess Anastasia.." I heard a voice call out to me. I turned to my side and saw a familiar face, a dark bluish hair and red eyes staring directly at me, this novel's cruel villain and the future head tower mage, Xaervin.
Xaervin hated Anastasia in the original but had the same distaste and hatred towards my family, and he also fell in love with my sister, the female lead. That's why at some point they teamed up to destroy the female lead and male leads relationship.
"Princess Anastasia." Xaervin called out to me once more, annoyance hinted at his tone.
"Why are you calling me." I turned my back at him, still laying down on the grass. It wasn't a question more on a statement.
"His highness is calling for you." He replied.
"And?" He took a pause, I didn't even need to turn around to know his expression.
"I'm sorry-" I cut him off.
"Let him be, lay down here. If its really important, he'll sent Calix here." I said, monotonously.
Xaervin didn't went back at the palace, instead just laid down with me.
"Ah, how old am I now Xaervin?" I turned my head towards him as he looked at me surprised.
"You just turned 16 your highness." He said with a monotone tone.
If I'm correct, Calix is 14 now, Ariliana is 13 and Calisto is 4, and most importantly Xaervin is 16.
Anastasia was born through the adultery of the emperor when he and the empress fought. He loved the empress but still had the gull to cheat?
Other than that, Anastasia real mother was a so called goddess, after she learned the emperor cheated with her, she became furious and cursed the royal family of having poisonous blood.
All of people with royal blood of the Valentine family will have the cursed royal blood.
Once that the holy priest discovered that I was the reason why the royal family have poisonous blood, all of the noble and the elites turned their back on me.
Despite all of this, Anastasia was still a direct daughter of the goddess, she had the power to make people sleep, she also could heal or kill anyone with the tune of life and death.
She also could speak to animals, and revive people on the brink of death.
But because she was the villainess, when the goddess heard her treacherous acts when Ariliana became the saintess, she had no choice but curse her daughter with an illness that was incurable and made people insane.
When she discovered that Anastasia killed herself in the end, the heavens cried for a year but stopped when Ariliana offered Anastasia's body to her.
In the end Anastasia had a quite good ending than other villainess, but she did had a terrible life.
Anastasia was ignored and ridiculed because she was an illegitimate child, whenever she wanted something, Ariliana and the others must have it also.
Also it was quite obvious because of our hair color and eye color. While my siblings had pink or peachy blonde hair color and blue eyes.
Anastasia however had a more lightish and golden blonde hair, she had red blood eyes and a cold complexion.
'You are the older sister, you must put your siblings first.' was the phrase she hated so much to her core.
I related to Anastasia while I was reading the novel, I was the eldest daughter of an Asian family. I was pushed to know every house chore but also needed to have perfect grades.
All of my achievements were undermined and my parents refused to praise me.
I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the rustling movements of the bush as Xaervin prepared his dagger.
"There you are princess Anastasia." The captain of the knights said, sir Rox.
"The king is requesting for your presence." He said.
I sighed and stood up, he looked stunned as his hand was left alone. He was expecting me to hold his hand to stand up.
"Princess Anastasia." Xaervin held out his hand to me as I held it. We followed sir Rox to the palace.
I felt stares all around my body as whispers were apparent.
The big golden studded doors opened to reveal my family eating on a big table.
"You're late." Father said without even looking at me.
I ignored his words and sat besides Calisto who gazed at me surprised.
"Are you ignoring what I said?" Father looked at me annoyed as I looked him in the eyes.
"I thought if it was really an important matter you would've sent Calix instead of Xaervin." I said as the whole room went silent as Calix, Ariliana and my 'mother' looked at me.
Father didn't replied to my response as he just continued eating.
"Anastasia, that was a rude comment." Calix had a worried look as I stared at him, making him be taken aback.
"Why? It's the truth, father wouldn't send his precious and cherished son to find his illegitimate daughter." I replied as the whole room fell into silence.
The emperor gazing at me, shocked.
I heard the empress crying as Calix and Ariliana went to her comforting her, all of the maids, chefs and knights looked stunned, Calisto looked at me frightened.
"Th-that isn't true! You're my daughter Anastasia-" I cut off the empress.
"But if I'm you're daughter, why haven't I felt your motherly love once in my life? Also I already know I'm an illegitimate child as many of my aunts and uncles already informed me at a young age." I stopped, it's funny to think why I have this kind of confidence.
Maybe it's because I talked to the original Anastasia before I woke up here? Or maybe it's because I don't have any sense of empathy for them yet.
I view them as novel characters, and maybe that's why I have no shame on disturbing the plot so abrasively.
"Besides, it was already obvious from the beginning.." I continued as the emperor was taken aback and a loss of words.
The room was filled of my mother's whimpers and Ariliana and Calix comforting words for her. Calisto clung onto me with confused eyes.
"Is it true..you aren't my real sister?" I saw that Calisto's eyes were on the verge of tears.
"I am, but not fully." I muttered under my breath as he hid onto my lap. I oddly felt no remorse, in my past life I wouldn't even speak or mutter when somebody did something wrong to me.
But now? I feel this kind of thrill disturbing the very ground this novel sits upon.
Father then slammed his hands to the table.
The whole room silent and all of them went back to their seats. Ariliana had a cautious and frightened gaze as Calix looked mad at me for making his mother cry.
I began eating once again as the emperor looked at me stunned and Calix looked at me, offended that I just ate after the huge commotion that I caused.