Reborn To Be Yours
The Rebellion
The story starts in the kingdom of Mellanoha.
A peaceful morning starting with the nation's prince being crowned the heir to the throne as the crown prince.
The emperor and the empress' only son.
Theodore
Sir Baynard! I am far too exhausted for the practice!
Baynard was a Knight Commander to the White Cavalry and one of the most legendary men to live on earth itself.
Baynard
I apologize, Your Highness. I am merely following orders to prevent you from letting you enter the palace until you have defeated me.
Theodore
Does the emperor wish to keep me outside for a millennium?
Baynard
You flatter me, sire.
A few light footsteps could be heard by Baynard, and he turned around to bow in courtesy.
Raven
Would you rather duel me?
Baynard
Greetings to the princess of the empire.
Raven
Greetings Sir Baynard.
Theodore sighs and gets up from the ground.
Theodore
They wish to keep me for eons, it seems... but I'd be down for a challenge.
They sparred time and time again, and yet Theodore lost every single time.
He was exhausted and huffing while laying flat on the ground. His sword thwarted away long ago in the duel.
Sir Baynard was asked to keep a watch from a distance as they sparred by the Princess.
Raven lowered the wooden sword and placed it in her lap as she sat down.
Theodore
Do you still think it was our father's fault?
Raven
His highness is of noble character. None shall speak ill of him nor question his decisions.
Theodore
Why do you always do this!?
Theodore
Each time you prove to be worthier and yet!—
Raven
I shall not hear more of this on the auspicious day of you becoming the crown prince.
Theodore
If... If only you were a man...
Theodore
Only I were a lady instead...
Raven
It is impossible... but yes...
Raven
Maybe then you could take my needle, and I could take your sword instead.
The first princess and the eldest amongst the imperial palace's children, she was the most honorable woman in the empire of Mellanoha after the empress.
Her abilities in all aspects far surpassed that of the emperor or his predecessors.
Both the princess and her younger brother had different interests for themselves yet were bound by the society's ways.
The prince, who was an excellent artist and art enthusiast, was trained day and night to wield the sword and administrate issues to be on a level of par.
The princess, who was secretly one of the greatest wielder of blades was relentlessly made to work with needles and ways of the societal cultures.
Emperor
I shall now announce Theodore Peter Van Mellanoha as the official heir to the throne and title him as the crown prince of this great empire!
The prince walked and knelt on one knee in front of the emperor.
Theodore
I, Theodore Van Mellanoha, accept my fate and responsibility to be—
An explosion was caused in the palace.
All knights shielded their respective lords, and the imperial soldiers surrounded the emperor and the prince.
Raven
Your highness! The mage tower has conspired! It's a rebellion!
Emperor
Whose insolance drives this!?
Raven
It's... Sir Baynard...
A plathora of arrows came shouting out of nowhere, killing our injuring most of the knights and guards.
Baynard
Would you look at that?
Baynard floated in with another man behind him.
Emperor
You shall pay you traitor—
Another arrow shot down the emperor at the flick of Baynard's wrist.
Baynard
Because a weakling like him was going to be of use.
Baynard
But then you taught him your ways.
Baynard
Crude and unfitting for a lady yet appaluded for a man.
Theodore charged at him, but he vanished into thin air only to appear right behind him.
Baynard drew his sword and in a flick sliced off his head.
Raven couldn't even react to protest or protect.
Baynard
Save your whinings for later.
Baynard
You won't stay long. I'll make sure it's painful, however.
Baynard
You have the mage tower to thank for their experiments that you had banned.
Raven
Mages are for the rightful protection of the empire!
Baynard
They are protecting the empire though.
Baynard
From your untrustworthy kin, that is.
Gruelling pain coursed through Raven's every nerve. The poisonous air had paralysed her.
She was dragged to the centre of the room by the other man.
She held onto her sword as tight as she could and mustered up all the strength in her being to strike one last time.
Baynard vanished into air once again, and she fell to the floor helpless.
Baynard
I can't believe I lost to you in every single duel, be it sparring or battle.
Baynard
Your kind lies and lies until their successor takes their place.
Baynard
I shall be the strongest swordsman in the empire and rule it!
In that moment, when Baynard was laughing, Raven remembered her brother's exhausted face from the earlier morning.
First day at work
Terriella
:scowls:
To where?
Raymond
:chuckles:
To work ofcourse.
Raymond
:walks away:
I'll have lunch, don't worry.
One of the youngest chairmen and CEOs in the continent.
His younger sister, a university student hoping to become an actress.
Terriella
I don't get why he tries so hard sometimes.
Peter Murphy
If it's giving him a drive I guess it's fine.
Terriella
It's too much, though? It's as if he's working for someone else.
Peter Murphy
Meh. He'll be fine. Let's have breakfast.
Terriella wasn't worried about nothing, however. It was an unknown instinct to worry that she couldn't see her brother again for some reason.
Raymond
Bring me all the files related to this.
Brian
Please take a lunch break, sir...
Brian
:scurries away afraid:
Raymond
:sighs:
<These budgets keep going over and this feeling keeps distracting me...>
Raymond
<It's as if my owner is near, but I find him. >
Someone knocked his office door.
Brian
Sir, the new assistant is here.
A beautiful girl walked in. She had long hair and a professional poise.
Raymond
<What!? Why do I feel like this!?>
Penelope
My name is Penelope Hughes.
Raymond
Raymond Murphy. Take a look at my schedule for today and start the work from tomorrow.
He didn't seem affected on the surface at all, but inside, he was restraining himself from getting close to the lady.
Raymond
<What is this? I thought the emperor had given away my soul crystal?>
Princess Raven Van Mellanoha was reborn as Raymond Murphy.
Raymond remembered all the memories of his past life when he was six years old.
A child prodigy, he was perfect to the public eye.
A perfect son
A perfect brother
A perfect bachelor
Penelope
<I surely felt something.>
Penelope
<Maybe it was him? But he couldn't have controlled himself to such degree.>
The phone on her desk rings.
Penelope
:picks it up:
=Hello?=
Raymond
=Bring me a black coffee.=
:hangs up:
Penelope
:angered: :scoffs:
This jerk is definitely not him!
Raymond
:breathing hard:
What the hell?— Why did I call her?
Penelope knocked his office's door once and went in.
Raymond
:takes in a sharp breath:
Penelope
:places the coffee on his table:
Raymond
You have my soul don't you?
Penelope
:smirks:
I thought I was wrong because you were so rude. I guess we'll see each other often.
Raymond
Give it back to me.
Penelope
I have your soul, so how about your heart?
Raymond
A body with a broken soul doesn't have feelings.
Penelope
And? Do you think that temporary soul inside you can be replaced so easily?
Penelope
This world's only form of mana is impure.
Raymond
I don't care.
:stands up:
Raymond
:moves closer to her:
Relieve me of this pain.
Their Lives Before
Penelope
:mumbles:
Raymond Murphy...
Penelope
This is not what I thought you'd give me in exchange for that small crystal.
Raymond
I could get you a few more properties, but the paperwork will take some.
Raymond
Just tell me whatever you want, and I'll get it.
Penelope
<Is he made of money or what?>
Penelope had asked him to pay the price for burdening her with his soul.
But she definitely didn't expect an entire mansion.
Penelope
<I thought a piece of land would be the best he'd give away...>
Raymond
<She's smaller than I thought...>
Both of them were curious as to what the other's life consisted of in their situation.
Penelope
Who were you in your last life?
Raymond
Well, I was about to ask the same, so ladies first.
They both walk inside the mansion and look around the whole place.
It was rather dusty since nobody used it, but it was expected by Raymond since he didn't allow anybody around that mansion since he bought it.
Penelope
I asked you first though.
Raymond
I'll give you a hint then. I was the best.
Raymond
Not only that, but I still am the best.
Penelope
:sarcastically claps:
Great hint!
Penelope
:sighs:
I was a knight.
Raymond
A knight? What was your name?
<Is this Baynard's reincarnation!?>
Penelope
I was Sir Philipe Xavier, Vice Commander of the White Cavalry Regiments in the kingdom of Mellanoha.
Raymond
<Sir Philipe!? Why was his soul reincarnated? And at that too bound with my soul crystal!?>
Raymond
Would you bow if I told you who I was?
Penelope
<Is this that bastard, Commander Baynard's reincarnation?>
Penelope
Depending on who you were, I'd kill you if you were an enemy.
Raymond
<I don't remember if Sir Philipe was involved in the rebellion...>
Raymond
The most noble lady after the empress, Imperial Princess Raven Van Mellanoha.
Raymond was alert from this point onwards. He wasn't sure if his soul was bound to hers by a coincidence or if it was another one of Baynard's schemes at that time.
Penelope
:bursts out in laughter:
Raymond
What? Why are you laughing?
Penelope
It's just—
:wipes away tears of laughter:
It's just that you're still how I remember.
Raymond
I believe in leaving behind old chapters since we know what happened then.
Penelope
Would you like to know how I came to find you?
Raymond
<Come to think of it. There is no way she could find me alone when I couldn't find her with all the different help I had in seven different countries.>
Penelope
When I remembered my life as Philipe, I thought I was hallucinating or had gone crazy.
Raymond
<Understandable. Any child would think so at first.>
Penelope
I eventually came to terms with it being actual memories.
Penelope
I could never play sports much or do anything physically exhausting.
Penelope
It was as if I was naturally carrying another person on my back all the time.
Raymond
Wait wait wait— So you're implying that—
Penelope
Your soul crystal broke a long time ago and was manually bounded to my soul by someone.
Raymond
I tried to remember and research as much as I could.
Raymond
I think it was the mage tower's Archmages and Sorcerer. However, I'm not too sure why they turned my soul into a crystal and then crushed it with yours.
Penelope
The last thing I remember is fighting with Baynard almost half dead and then losing consciousness while the Sorceror yelled at him.
Raymond
Maybe if we could find someone with enough pure mana to get in here.
Raymond
This mansion is a 'rift' between worlds but it is old and untouched after it was repaired a few centuries ago.
Penelope
How did you find that out when you had no soul and completely impure mana around you?
Raymond
:chuckles:
Let's call it a 'secret' for now.
Penelope
I tried to find you mainly to warn you.
Penelope
The more we are surrounded by impure mana, the more we lose the memories of our past lives.
Penelope
My mother had comparatively pure mana, and staying around her kept most of the memories intact, but she passed away two years ago.
Penelope
It's alright now.
Penelope
First, focus on finding out who has this pure mana around you.
Raymond
<I don't want to leave her for a second even, and she wants me to figure out some mana stuff.>
Raymond
Weren't you a knight with a mana ranking?
Raymond
Mage Knight perhaps?
Penelope
:smiles:
Mastermage, actually.
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