Villainess Trains Her Assassin [NOVEL VERSION]

Episode 1

Monsters were stomping all around, and some deadly monster species were swooping all over the castle. Slowly, a dark cloud engulfed the whole moon. Wails could be heard from all directions. It appeared to be an enjoyable game of devastation.

The scene changed inside the castle, where a girl was sitting on the ground holding a man. That girl was terrified and worriedly asked that man.

"Who poisoned you, Francis? What happened to Camilla?"

It was obvious from her tone just how upset she was.

Her hand hadn't ever trembled before, but now it did. One of her friends was about to pass away right before her eyes. She was a formidable magician, yet she was helpless to help her friend.

She was also the reason for everything. She wasn't planning to attack him. Furthermore, she asked her friend, Francis, to support her, but he followed his duties as a Marquis. He fought tooth and nail to fortify the boundary.

'Ad-ela'.

Francis attempted to call her name, but he could not do so properly. She had, however, refrained from using her power to utterly devastate everything here.

[Howls]

Monsters' howls could be heard outside.

Francis opened his mouth to speak, but he was unable to say it clearly.

"D-on't d-o th-is".

Adela, however, went into shock and began to inquire about the name of the poisoner. She asked with a trembling voice.

"Francis, tell me the name."

But Francis had already passed away on her lap. Adela attempted to rouse him awake, but it was pointless.

"Francis".

Her voice was gradually quivering. She touched her mouth as her eyes grew wider. It was difficult for her to accept that Francis had died. She had never had to face the body of a loved one before. Even when her parents were assassinated, she did not attend the funeral.

Adela quavered with terror. She suddenly had a profound sense of loneliness. It appeared that nobody was there to help her. Adela trembled and rose to her feet. An inexplicable terror surrounded her.

She urged her snake to stay with Francis, and she went inside to find Camilla.

"Camilla".

Adela called aloud her friend's name as she wrenched open their bedroom door. She could not find anyone. Even though she lost Francis, she wouldn't want to lose Camilla at this time. At all costs, she had to save Camilla.

"Where are you, Camilla?"

But as she was about to call Camilla again, someone abruptly stabbed her in the back. A person shoved Adela to the ground just as she turned around to see. Adela's eyes grew narrower as she realized the mystical power used to make the dagger. She was a bit dizzy and couldn't see that person's face well.

"Wh-".

Adela attempted to call her Taipan snake, but that person just booted Adela's hand with her leg. Adela struggled to breathe when she suddenly realized how painful death would be.

It startled Adela when she heard a female voice.

"Adela, I hate you. When we first met, I wished I could kill you."

Adela's mouth fell open, and she cried out in agony, "Why? Who are you?"

Her tone became weak. However, the moment that girl saw Adela in agony, she burst out laughing. "By killing you, I am only making things easier for the prince," the girl claimed. "After all, he'll kill you either now or tomorrow".

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Adela was lying on the marble floor. She was merely counting her time of death and could hear the howling of the monsters louder than before. Adela's monsters would vanish if she died at this moment. But no, it wasn't happening. Why wasn't it happening?

When Adela coughed, blood immediately spurted from her mouth. She attempted to crawl near the window. Adela carefully rose and drew the curtain back to look down. She saw that every one of her creatures was bowing to a female. And that girl was wearing the same cloak, and she was the one who stabbed her.

Adela gritted her teeth in regret and fury. She was helpless to put things right. But why did this happen to her? She knew the emperor was unwilling to give the throne to his first son. Similar to how the emperor did no justice to the deaths of her parents. Her father was the duke of the country, but still, the emperor showed no interest in giving them justice. Adela decided to assist the first prince because of the emperor's tendency toward partiality.

So why did the prince want to murder her? When she was indirectly assisting him. She just wanted justice for her parents and nothing else.

Adela collapsed on the ground while gazing upward. She really wrecked everything. As she was thinking about all of this, she started crying. She was responsible for the deaths of so many innocent people. Now she could sense the agony of dying. She spoke in a trembling tone, biting her bottom lip.

"God, please pardon me for killing innocent people. Please pardon my sins. I genuinely didn't expect to be killed by a coward. I only wanted a face-to-face encounter. If I had a second chance, I wouldn't have made this mistake. I wouldn't hurt my friends, I wouldn't take innocent lives, and I wouldn't be my father's wicked daughter."

After a while, everything came to an abrupt halt. Adela sensed a force pulling her inside. It was a dazzling light, and everything went dark in an instant.

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Adela's lifeless body was on the ground. Everything was destroyed outside of the palace. Because of the blaze, the sky turned tan, and the smoke from the fire was touching the sky. Monsters killed almost everyone and slowly started going towards the palace.

At the same time, Adela's surroundings were illuminated. And gradually, that light blossomed into a stunning goddess.

The goddess of forgiveness, Hebe, emerged from the light. She glowed like a blinding light. She beamed as she took a step closer to Adela. It appeared as though a calmness descended from heaven to earth as the surroundings steadily stood in silence. All motion came to an abrupt halt.

"Adela".

The room was overflowing with a lovely voice. The goddess stroked Adela's cheek with her two lovely outstretched hands. "I am fulfilling your dream, Adela," she stated in a pleasant voice. "You now have the opportunity to clean up your mess."