Comeback Of The Villainess
THE END
Author
Hello! I'm baaaaccckkkk!!!!
Author
I'm here to finish what i started. Sorry it took a while. Haha.
Author
JUST A FEW SYMBOLS TO NOTE BEFORE WE START:
( FEELINGS AND STATE OR MOOD OF HOW THE CHARACTERS SAYS THEIR WORDS )
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THAT'S ALL. OKIE, HAPPY READING!.
Random Guard
Sir!!! The...princess....she escaped!!!!
Leon
HURRY AND LOCK ALL THE GATES!!! (Shouts)
Leon
SEARCH EVERY CORNER OF THE PALACE AND DON'T MISS AN INCH!!! WE CAN'T LET HER GET AWAY!!! (Shouts)
Every soldier was alarmed. The loud noises of rushing footsteps and gates being hurriedly locked were the only sounds that can be heard underneath the seeming peaceful night sky.
A soldier in a rush approached Leon.
Random Guard
Sir! She's nowhere to be found. We've already searched everywhere. What do we do now? (Anxious)
Leon clenched his fist in frustration.
Leon
Damn it! You're all useless.
-IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST-
A lady wearing a torn and dirty dress stumbled on the ground helplessly. With her weak, skinny hands and feet, she forced herself to get up and continue walking.
A short distance of walk brought her to the edge of the cliff where she can fully see the big and bright full moon reflecting its light to the water below the cliff.
Without a single doubt, one can guess the depth of the water.
About as deep as the cliff the lady is currently standing on.
Random Guard
I FOUND HER!!!
The shout of a single guard brought a few more of them marching towards the lady.
Every guards pointed their weapons at the lady who doesn't seem to care about those sharp swords behind her. Leon soon stepped forward and signalled them to lower their weapons.
Leon
This concludes the night.
Leon
Stop making a fuss. There's no way of escape now.
The lady turned around and gazed at Leon with her tired and blank eyes.
The wind fluttered the lady's messy grayish hair.
Aizelle
{ I can't deny his words. There's really no other way. }
Aizelle sighed with a faint smile.
Aizelle glimpsed at the water below the cliff.
Aizelle
{ ...there's still... }
Leon noticed Aizelle's eyes.
Aizelle
{ That's right. The only way for me to escape from all of this... }
Leon
You're only courting death. If you fall down there, there's not a tiny chance of survival. You'll die for sure.
Aizelle
{ Also, there's no difference between dying and living in that hellish prison anyway. Atleast i'll suffer less this way. }
Aizelle calmly closed her eyes and smiled bitterly.
Aizelle
I remember back then,.. Leon, you were just a random servant whose name is not even worth mentioning.
Aizelle
But just a few years after my father's death, you became the captain of the royal guards and is now, in this late night, pursuing the most evil and unwanted criminal here in this kingdom: Aizelle Krista De Etherion.
Aizelle sighed and turned back to the direction of the moon.
Aizelle
{ I've become the most hated criminal in the kingdom i was once hailed. It has already been a few years yet i still can't bring myself to believe it. }
Aizelle
{ Back then, they used to address me as ‘Your Highness’ and now they're calling me ‘witch’ and all sorts of descriptions they wouldn't even dare think when father was still alive. }
Aizelle
{ Yes,..i was a princess. The first princess of the kingdom of Etherion... }
Aizelle
{ ...and the only princess that everyone in this kingdom looked up to and envied. }
Aizelle
{ Until she came... }
Aizelle
{ My sister, Stephanie. }
Aizelle
{ I loathed her to the core ever since our first encounter. Maybe it was because i was used to being the only one and hated the thought of being replaced. }
Aizelle
{ My anger only grew bigger with the passage of time. }
Aizelle
{ She was constantly compared to me in everything. }
Aizelle
{ Yet she always smile in front of me with her innocent look without knowing how her existence is overshadowing mine. }
Aizelle
{ I wanted to just destroy her face every time. }
Aizelle
{ I committed a lot of evil acts to get rid of her and still continued despite being forgiven countless times. And even being saved from execution by her last time. }
Aizelle
{ ...i still can't bring myself to like her one bit nor regret harming her until now. }
The guards made way for Stephanie to walk through with their worried gazes following her.
Leon walked towards Stephanie who is still gasping for air. He held her shoulders as a support for Stephanie's body that seems nearing its collapse.
Stephanie
Sister, please don't do that...~ (Teary)
Stephanie
Hic...I can't even imagine life without you. Don't...please don't harm yourself. *sobs*
Aizelle
{ Is she dumb or she just enjoy being tortured by me? }
Except Aizelle, everyone went silent with cold sweat in the fragility of the moment.
The guards were frightened when Stephanie suddenly dashed towards Aizelle, attempting to save her but the surface Aizelle was standing on suddenly collapsed before Stephanie could even grab a hold of her.
Stephanie
Sis...ter... (Devastated)
Leon quickly grabbed Stephanie's shoulders to make sure she won't fall with Aizelle.
Aizelle
{ She really cares about me... }
Seeing Stephanie burry her face in her hands, Aizelle grinned.
Aizelle
{ However, it's not that bad. Atleast there's someone who will be haunted by this memory upon my passing. }
Aizelle
{ I sincerely hope for this event to be engraved deep in her memories so that she can never be truly happy. }
As Aizelle was about to close her heavy eyelids and accept death, slightly visible through the gaps of Stephanie's fingers is a sudden change on her face.
....a wicked smile on Stephanie's angelic face.
Aizelle's tired and emotionless eyes suddenly widened.
Aizelle
{ Don't tell me... }
Aizelle
So that's what it is.
Aizelle
{ I was wondering how could such a benevolent person exist,...turns out it was never possible. }
Aizelle
{ There was never a Saint Stephanie to start off. }
Aizelle
{ You planned it, didn't you? All of this... }
Aizelle
{ ...including making a villainess out of me,... to make yourself the heroine. }
Aizelle's vision of Stephanie got covered with water when her body finally hit the surface of the sea.
Aizelle
{ Really, really upset. }
Aizelle
{ Even in terms of wickedness, i still can't beat you. }
Aizelle
{ It ended as my loss... as always. }
Aizelle
{ Had i known it from the start, it wouldn't have concluded this way. }
Aizelle voluntarily let herself drown in the cold, deep and dark sea.
Aizelle
{ But what's the point of realising it now? }
Aizelle
{ It's already too late. It's not as if,.. }
Aizelle
{ ...i can still go back in time. }
A BEGINNING FROM THE END
“Near the huge Empire of ‘Kleromas’ there's a kingdom called ‘Etherion.’”
“Etherion is under the rule of the mighty King Phillip who is a fearsome figure amongst many. Even the Kleromas' Emperor himself cannot enter this kingdom without acquiring permission from him first.”
A lady with purple hair is hiding Aizelle's little body in her embrace.
“But mother, why is the Emperor so scared of entering our kingdom when he's the emperor?” Aizelle asked with her huge, cute and curious eyes.
“Well, that's because it is not under his jurisdiction but once upon a time, Etherion was a part of the Great Empire of Kleromas. During those times, the system was really corrupt,” the lady replied after kissing Althea's forehead.
“One day, however, when the Emperor forced a lady from Etherion kingdom to marry him, the third prince of Etherion, who was a best friend of that certain lady, fought hard against the Emperor and won. With the empire now on his hands, he offered it to his lady.”
“However, the lady replied: ‘it's too bothersome to rule an empire this big. Why not just rule our motherland, Etherion with me as your queen?’...And so, the prince appointed a new emperor and declared Etherion as an independent kingdom. Just a year after that, when the prince's father died, he rose to the throne as an absolute monarch and ruled the kingdom of Etherion with his beloved queen.”
”And his beloved daughter as well! Don't forget about me!!! Even though father offered you the whole empire back then, it doesn't mean he loves you above me! Hmph!” Aizelle mumbled with her lips pouted.
A white-haired man entered the room.
“Father!!! You're here!!!”
“Is my daughter wanting an empire as well?.” The man giggled as he joins the two on the bed.
“When i grow up, let's conquer a lot of lands together. And then, let's promote Etherion into an empire. I'll govern half of it and you can have the other half. Deal, Father?”
“Sure. We can start planning now. Which one do you want to conquer first?”
“That's enough you two. And you my little Zeze being a bad influence to your father, huh? Don't even think of holding a weapon. I won't allow it,” said the lady while pinching Aizelle's nose.
“My Queen, don't be like that.”
“Mother is being a killjoy.” Aizelle complained.
Aizelle left her mother's embrace and went to lock herself in the man's arms.
“All will be solely yours if you want it, my princess,” the man whispered softly to Aizelle.
That picture perfect image of a family slowly got covered with darkness.
Aizelle
{ You're a big fat liar, Father. In the end, there was none. }
Aizelle
{ Everything was taken by Stephanie. }
Aizelle
{ None was left to me. }
Aizelle
{ Why do i feel like there's warm liquid flowing down my eyes.? }
Aizelle
{ No...even the bed is warm and comfy. }
Aizelle
{ Did i survive the fall earlier? Impossible... }
Aizelle
{ Am i... still alive? }
A bright light greeted Aizelle as soon as she opened her eyes. She blinked a few times to have a clearer vision then looked at the ceiling.
Aizelle
{ Wait...this is...! }
A woman in a maid uniform walked in the room.
Florinda
You've awoken, Your Highness.
Aizelle shifted her blank and weary gaze to the woman who just entered.
Aizelle
{ She's....Florinda- my personal maid that i sentenced to death three years ago. Why is she here? What is this? }
Aizelle
{ And why does she look younger than the last time i saw her? }
Florinda wiped the tears stuck on Aizelle's eyelids.
Florinda
Oh my... (Worried)
Aizelle
{ What's going on here? I caused her death so why is she looking at me with those eyes? Shouldn’t she be resenting me by now? }
Florinda
Did you had a nightmare?
Aizelle pondered for a moment then gave off a faint smile as her vision grows dim.
Aizelle
Believe it or not, i'm having a sweet dream right now.
Aizelle
{ It's only just a dream. }
Aizelle shut her still tired eyes.
Aizelle
{ But what a pity i can't see Father here as well. }
Aizelle
{ How i wish he could give me a cuddle like the usual mornings before... }
Aizelle
{ ...when our relationship was still alright. }
Aizelle
{ Atleast...even just in this dream... }
Aizelle
{ So it wasn't a dream after all? }
Aizelle is looking at her reflection on a luxurious mirror that is much bigger than her.
Aizelle
{ Eyes like ruby, unscathed fair skin, and... }
Aizelle
{ ...a ten-year-old's body? }
Aizelle
{ Who would’ve thought that going back in time is possible? }
Aizelle
{ Whoever granted me this second life, thank you for hearing my plea. I will use it wisely this time... }
Aizelle recalled Stephanie's wicked smile.
Aizelle
{ ...but sorry to say that it's not entirely for good. }
Aizelle glanced at the reflection of Florinda on the mirror entering the room.
Florinda
Ummm...Your Highness... (Anxious)
THE COMEBACK OF THE VILLAINESS
Aizelle could see on the mirror how Florinda is fidgeting with her fingers anxiously.
Aizelle
{ She must be worried because of yesterday's event. }
Aizelle's expressionless face radiated with a bright smile as she turns to Florinda.
Aizelle
{ Speaking of using it wisely,.. }
Aizelle
Florinda, inform Father that i'll be visiting him today.
Aizelle
{ I won't let things unfold the same way this time. }
Florinda's worried face suddenly brightened up.
Florinda
Yes, Your Highness.!
Aizelle
{ In order to survive, i'll have to tie up some loose ends first... }
Aizelle
{ ...and be a better version of myself. }
Aizelle
{ A better and much wiser villainess. }
Aizelle turned back to the mirror and gazed at her deep sharp eyes.
Aizelle
{ Stephanie, i hope you're ready for my comeback. }
Aizelle
{ The comeback of the villainess.! }
Aizelle sipped her tea then glanced at the white-haired man elegantly sitting in front of her.
Phillip
I'm sorry Zeze. (Apologetic)
Aizelle
Is it about Stephanie?.
Phillip lowered his gaze.
Phillip
You met her yesterday, i heard. (low)
Aizelle
You tried to hide her from me, didn't you?
Aizelle
I'm still upset, you know.
Aizelle sighed her bitterness out.
Aizelle
It's true that i met her in the front garden yesterday.
Aizelle
And that it's the reason why i locked myself up in my room.
Aizelle
I was really shock to hear it from her. At first, i didn't believe it so i slapped her on the thought that she's just spouting nonsense.
Aizelle
But her ruby-like eyes proved it.
Aizelle
She's really my sister...
Phillip
{ I didn't even know of her existence as well before she was suddenly presented to me. But due to some circumstances, i had to accept her in the palace. I personally find it hard to accept so i can't imagine how difficult it is for Zeze. }
Aizelle
It was devastating enough in itself.
Aizelle
But what saddens me more is the fact that you kept me in the dark. You should've told me earlier so i wouldn’t hear it from other's mouth. I trusted you the most, Father.
Phillip
I'm sorry. (Bitter)
Aizelle
How long has it been since she arrived here?
Phillip
...It has only been a week.
Aizelle
{ You were trying to keep her out of my sight this whole time, i know that. That meeting was planned by Stephanie as a start of making a villainess out of me. }
Aizelle
She's Countess Agravieso's daughter, am i right?
Phillip hesitantly nodded.
Aizelle
{ Hayyysss...I'm actually quite impressed how she managed to trick Father into sleeping with her. As expected from Stephanie's mother. }
Aizelle
You know i never wished for a sibling. That's why i always sleep between you and mother to secure my place as your only child.
Aizelle
However, we can't do anything about it now. It has already happened so we can only accept it. I will try my best to be a good sister to Stephanie. After all, she has no fault in this matter.
Aizelle
{ Right, she's just a fruit of her mother's scheme... }
Aizelle
{ ...which makes her even more despicable. }
Aizelle
I know that a king is suppose to have plenty of concubines and children but you chose to only have me and mother. That's why i don't have the right to hate you. If anything, i should be grateful.
Phillip
You're not obliged to supress your anger. I know that what i did is unacceptable so feel free to vent your anger in any way that'll satisfy you. I will accept it with open arms. (Remorseful)
Aizelle
{ No, Father. I might not have understood in the past but i know now how much you love mother and i. Although i don't know how that wench tricked you, i can say with confidence that you wouldn’t betray me and mother for another woman and that you'll always choose me above all else. }
Aizelle stood up to hug Phillip.
Aizelle
No, it's alright. I don't want to shorten your time in this world.
Aizelle
I don't want you to die early. No,...i really don't want you to die even at the latter.
Aizelle
{ Because you're my walls. If you crumble, everyone can easily target me. }
Aizelle
{ I'm fully aware now why no one was able to hurt me while you were still alive. It's because you've been protecting me secretly despite knowing of my evil schemes against Stephanie. You always take my side no matter what i do. Even if i were to kill Stephanie in front of you, the first thing you'll do is clear out the evidence right away to protect me. }
Aizelle
{ That's why after your death in the past, i came to realise just how many scary eyes are actually there behind the walls. }
Aizelle
I missed you, Father. (Whispers)
Tears rolled down gently from Aizelle's eyes down to Phillip's shoulders.
Aizelle
{ I don't want to lose you ever again... I won't let death take you away from me this time. }
Phillip rubbed Aizelle's back.
Phillip
Silly. I won't die that easily unless you’re planning to strike my neck with a sword. My life is still long.
Phillip
{ It must have been hard for you but i'm thankful that you're trying to understand. It seems that you've matured without me noticing. }
Phillip lightly caressed Aizelle's hair.
Phillip
Listen Zeze,...always remember that you and your mother are the only family i will acknowledge now and in the future. For me, i have no other child but you.
Aizelle indulged herself in Phillip's warm embrace.
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