Reinhart POV
"That was unnecessary, your grace." Reinhart calmly tells him.
"Her life will be filled with hardship regardless; I'm simply giving her an example of what's to come later. That half-blood should be grateful that I'm helping her out." Troye explains.
"Helping? She's still a growing girl, don't disguise your contempt with aid."
"Oh shut it, that half-blood will be grateful to me sooner or later. I helped her get used to an unwelcoming environment at an early age. The quicker she unlocks her abilities, the sooner the Amister household will rise." Troye adds on, his calculating eyes glinting with a hint of joy.
"You disgust me, psycho." Reinhart sneers, her dark eyes glaring at Troye with aversion.
"Why thank you~" Troye flashes her a flawless smile.
Reinhart opens the door to leave, but she stops in her tracks.
"Amelia? Get up." She pokes at Amelia's body, but after hearing no response, she gently picks her up and carries her away.
After walking to Amelia's room, she places her down and calls for a maid.
"Lady Amelia has fainted, call over the doctor and take good care of her. Understood?"
"Understood." The maid replies.
…..
"W-where am I?" Selina mutters to herself. In front of her is just… black, a pitch-black abyss.
Is this my self-conscious, my head space, hell?
Selina takes a step into the abyss, and another, and another. She keeps walking and walking, but her legs strangely don't feel any soreness. Then, she realizes what is she walking on in the first place? Selina looks down to her toes, only to see black. She's walking on the abyss? How is this possible? Regardless, she keeps walking.
Walking endlessly is pretty boring as one can imagine, Selina sprints, dances, skips, and does god knows what for how long until she finally sees something in the distance, red.
Selina walks towards the red thing in an almost hypnotic trance. One step, two step, three step, four step, how many steps till she meets her end? Selina breaks out of her trance, standing right in front of the red… heart? Chains and shackles are wrapped around it. Selina touches the silver chain and feels something strange and warm in her chest before…
"Lady Amelia, you're awake!" The maid pronounces, shocked.
"H-how long have I been out for?" Selina asks, clutching her throbbing head as she recollects herself.
"3 days, we've been worried sick! I'll call over the doctor to check on you." The maid answers before scurrying away.
The character screen flashes again
Selina Ashton / Amelia Amister
Memories Unlocked: 15% / 100%
Amelia integration: 10%/100%
Awakening of the Dragon: 0.10% / 100%
Mana: 100 / 100
Strength: F+
Agility: E+
Stamina: G-
Luck: ???
Charm: S
Mana Capacity: C+
"Amelia integration? I've leveled up and my… awakening seems to be closer as well. Only 0.10%? Stingy. Memories unlocked as well grew too, I don't seem to recall anything thou–" Selina is conveniently knocked out once more.
A young girl with glowing silver hair and green eyes is seen holding hands with a striking woman with the same eyes, but with brilliant pink hair. They are seen entering a door to a huge mansion.
"Woah! Mommy, what is this place?" The young Amelia asks in childish wonder.
"This will be our new home." The mother answers with a smile.
The youth's eyes shine with excitement as she eagerly runs around. She accidentally bumps into one of the servants.
"Oof, I'm sorry mister." The child exclaims.
"...It's alright my lady." The servant states, his eyes holding a glimpse of contempt.
Such an innocent and young child wouldn't have been aware of the dirty, disgusting looks full of hatred aimed towards her and her mother.
The child runs around more, must to her mother's dismay, and enters a big room.
"Woah, so big and cool!" The child exclaims, her green eyes glowing with joy.
Then, the door is swung wide open, a teenage boy with cold, blue eyes stares at Amelia.
"Who let this commoner in my bedroom? Out or else I'll take you out myself!" The teen states with a cold tone.
Young Amelia breaks out into tears, the commotion catching the attention of her mother who quickly makes her way to the room.
"Troye– I mean, your grace, go easy on her, she's just a child, please." The woman begs, fully kneeling on the ground.
"Tsk, fine, I don't want to see your filthy face in front of me anymore. Out!"
Time is then skipped forward many years, the once small child has lost most of her youth, fully maturing in most places while still keeping her childish face, with less baby fat. Dazzling pink streaks in her cold, silver hair, almost as in rebellion. The once innocent eyes full have wonder have changed its demeanor into more calculative and cruel. Amelia stares at a mysterious shadowy figure in the corner of her room before jumping off her balcony.
Selina wakes up in noticeable distress and looks around, but what greets her beautiful face is a handsome man, well, two handsome men.
"My lord, Lady Amelia has fainted due to stress, I don't sense anything abnormal. She'll be fine after a few hours of rest… I may be overstepping, but be more caring of her, alright?" The handsome man with short gray hair proclaims.
"Sigh, I've told her time and time again to take care of her constitution, I guess she never learns. I appreciate your work doctor; you shall now be dismissed." Troye says, his cold tone noticeably gentler, not because of Amelia, don't be mistaken.
The doctor takes one last look at Amelia only to realize that she woke up.
"My lady! How are you feeling?" The doctor asks in concern.
"I-I'm fine, just a little… winded that's all." Selina answers clearly shook and exhausted.
"Lloyd, you are dismissed." Troye speaks up, his eyes glaring daggers at Selina.
"...I shall take my leave. Make sure to drink warm water and don't overstress or overwork her Troye." Lloyd takes one last glance at Selina before heading out.
"Tsk tsk tsk, useless." Of course, the very first words spoken by Troye to his exhausted little sister is filled with venom.