Victoria Blackwood, the youngest princess and daughter of the emperors of Umbra, demonstrated her prowess in battle from a young age; her strength and agility made her a lethal weapon. Since women in Umbra had more freedom, her parents never opposed her training with her older brothers, after all, the first princess did it too.
And so, Victoria grew up demonstrating her abilities, but with it, the jealousy and envy of her brothers also grew, especially from the first princess, Lethia Blackwood, who detested that Victoria stood out even in beauty, and that was the main reason why poor Victoria would lose everything. But not now, because the current Victoria knows all that future and the secret of her unusual strength and agility, she, was not human, she was only the adopted daughter of the emperors, a girl that the emperor picked up while exploring the forest, the empress, upon seeing the little one, felt sorry knowing where she had been abandoned, so together with her husband, they decided to adopt her and she received the same love as their biological children.
After assimilating that she had reincarnated in a different world, in the body of a different woman, now she had to put some plan in motion to avoid the tragedy. When Victoria left the room after five days of reporting sick, everyone was surprised to see her walking through the palace hallways, she was not wearing her usual battle suit, on the contrary, she was wearing a striking black dress and some accessories that highlighted the beauty of her crimson eyes. But her walk was interrupted when the first princess, Lethia, stood in her way.
"Are you going to a funeral?, you left the battle suit to dress like a crow..." she mocks.
"Even if you mock me, with or without a battle suit, I can cut off that sharp tongue of yours, so, take care of it or you'll lose it," she replies with a mocking smile.
"You?, the fact that you have won some battles, doesn't mean you can against me, I would have already won this war," she boasts with her eyes up high.
"You dream big, sister, but this is real life and for some reason, you don't lead the troops," she mocks.
Lethia only shows annoyance, while Victoria moves her aside to continue on her way, she has no time to waste with that garbage.
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Victoria arrived at the meeting room, where the defense plans against the lycans were being carried out. The emperor scolds Victoria for being late and for not having attended for two days. Victoria only observes the emperor, the one who was easily deceived by Lethia.
"I apologize, Majesty, next time I will think about my duty first before getting sick," she bows her head.
Her voice sounded broken, causing confusion in the generals and making the emperor nervous. He clears his throat to continue with the meeting, while Victoria observes everything, although she prefers not to contribute any ideas, even when they ask her, she says that she didn't think about anything else, because the only way to enter the country is that isthmus, so she doubts that the lycans have another route.
At the end of the meeting, the emperor asked Victoria to be prepared for the battle, she will be the one to lead the troops this time, because thanks to her abilities she has earned that "honor". Victoria thanks him and also retires.
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Later, Lethia has learned that it is Victoria who will lead the troops, which makes her angry, because for herself, she is a better warrior than Victoria, she is the first princess and the one who should have that honor. Lethia did not hesitate to express her discontent during the family dinner, as she feels that she is the one who should lead the troops.
"Father, if Lethia wishes to take control of the troops I do not object, I fear I will not do well due to my health," Victoria expresses worriedly.
Lethia and everyone at the table are surprised by the words of the youngest. The emperor looks at Victoria with concern.
"Is what you have that serious?" he asks worriedly.
"No, Father, I had a fever, but, my body is still weak and I fear I will not be able to perform well on the battlefield," she explains.
"Victoria sick?, that is quite a novelty," mocks Abel, the first prince.
"Maybe it's just an excuse not to go to battle," adds Byron, the second prince.
"Byron, Abel, enough. If Victoria is not ready yet, then we can wait, we cannot take risks, this battle is important."
Lethia clenches her hands angrily upon hearing her father's words. "I can lead the troops!, I am strong enough, why do we have to stop everything just to wait?, the lycans will not wait," she expresses angrily.
The emperor remains silent, so he keeps thinking, because Lethia is right, the lycans could take advantage of the absence of the troops to attack.
"Alright, Lethia, you will have an opportunity, but keep in mind that if you fail, there will be consequences," he warns.
"I will not fail, Father, I will show you that I am the one for this battle," Lethia assures.
The eldest princess was excited and happy, she can finally prove that she is better than Victoria, she will make everyone see that the lycans will surrender to her power. Victoria, for her part, only smiles slyly, which is seen by Lethia herself, but she dismisses it, she thinks she is just pretending that she doesn't care.
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After dinner, while Victoria was on her way to her room, she is intercepted by Byron, who says he does not believe that she is sick, if she were, the doctor would have already gone to check her and so far, no one has seen a doctor visit her.
"Moira gave me a remedy, she knows about that. But my body still hurts," she replies.
"You know that Lethia will fail, right?, everyone knows that you are stronger than her, you have been leading the troops for two years, you have more experience on the battlefield."
"Then she is the one who will face the consequences. Are you worried?" she smiles slyly.
Byron denies it and when Victoria arrives at her residence, Byron says goodbye, continuing his way to his own place.
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