FATE #3 *(A ROSE IN BLOOM)*

PATHING A NEW BEGINNING*

GENERAL POV

Punching Pearl unto the ground, she took a squat and spoke directly to her

"it doesn't matter how many years you stray, you'll still fall back in line!, that's the web , it's no straight line that you choose to divert!,there are a lot of knots and paths!, Before you realize ,you only journeyed one of them thinking you created it on your own!, but that's never it!, Whether he's the right one or not, this time , it's your spotlight to step off this throne !,whoever is right for it will eventually take over !"

She began walking away from her to proceed with the coronation ,Pearl took advantage of that distraction ,unleashing spells on her, and teleporting to set her people free ..

Without a warning she felt glued to her spot with teleportation helpless against it, she could hear Jemilla casting spells with a new and completely different tongue ,

Getting more serious with her threats she planted a sword with its blade facing up, "your last chance to make the right decision Pearl, unless you wanna see blood spilled first !." Jemilla warned once again before levitating Matrona right above the sword..

Many spectators fainted at the site whereas others were gripped in fear...... Matrona,who was ready for her death, silently shook her head to her friend ,her expression spoke a lot to her friend.... seeing as even Luscious had his head lowered with pain and fear,

Pearl felt it was the hour to save the few she could !... She slowly buckled her arms behind her, struggling to restrain her tears,.."I Pearl Messilina, the empress of Geater ,on this twenty - third day..... of the seventh month,...... Do step down from the... the throne !"

Jemilla took away the planted sword and released both Matrona and Pearl, with excitement, Devan was finally crowned as the emperor of the Geater Empire...

When it was time to pronounce judgement against Pearl and her people, Devan thought back to the warning Jemilla gave and the arrow she shot the previous night...

He commanded they be kept in the dungeon as prisoners,but, he had something else planned for her ..

He made sure Pearl alone was kept in a secret oubliette, one ,nearer to where he was kept...

He issued a command to have the Southern Province invaded..

Lucious sat in the corner squeezing a fist , he shed silent tears while reflecting on all the happenings , he felt guilty for going along with their previous conspiracy, Jemilla approached him ...

" Get out of your head and man up !,go for her and leave the empire now!, !" Lucious wiped his tears and folded his arms whiles watching her unlock the cell.."what? Are you scared your pawn will turn on you huh!, You know he won't let us .... her be until she's dead !" He questioned,

"then do what you're supposed to do quickly before anything happens?, Trust me for once, I can only protect you when she's still alive,!" She yelled at him..

" May be you should have thought about that before creating this mess!, Are you really related to her huh!" He walked out on her .."be careful not to get caught idiot!"

He snuck around searching for her oubliette, he found Matrona's and released her out of there, they both took separate routes to search for hers, first there released Thessa....

Employing sneaky methods and being careful at that, Matrona found her way to Pearl's oubliette before Lucious, ....

When she got there, she waited around and observed Pearl sobbing in disappointment, she pitied her friend to a tear, when she saw her clinging tightly her legs to her chest in the corner and sobbing on them ...

"Pearl!" She called out to her , Pearl hesitantly lifted her eyes to her face she noticed her tears and rose from her yard, Without a warning she crashed the lock into sand and walked out , throwing her arms around her friend suddenly..

They both cried in each other's arm.. a moment later, Lucious found his way there, he took a halt to their alone moment and watched them whiles keeping an eye out to any disruption..

Pearl felt his presence and looked his way.. " we have to go now!, We don't have much time !" He reached out, before Thessa too got there..

"To where?, Why do we have to leave?" She questioned.... " To my Province, Come on !, I'll explain everything to you later !"..
He held unto her hand and dragged her along..

With Pearl's hesitancy, they nearly got caught when two guards in front of the dungeon heard their bickering...

Without much choice, Pearl held onto them and teleported to the Province.

They opened their eyes to the field Infront of their limited view.. hearing swords clutching , screams and chaos, Lucious sensed something was wrong.

One of his generals holding a night lamp saw them and rushed towards them,

"Your highness, may you live long!" He began, " please this way, don't worry about us, everything will be fine, your brother is waiting on you sire!"....

He lead them out of the chaos to where a chariot had been prepared since it will be dangerous to escape in a car or a jet.

Upon reaching there , Pearl took a moment to think about her decision to abandon the kingdom, everyone and everything including her mother to an unknown end to start anew..

Lucious took notice of this and reached out to a case beside him, he took out an envelope and handed it over to her. ....

"Mum said to....to give you that,go ahead and open it, may be it might help you embrace this decision better!" ,He stared to her face in hopes she does not have a change of heart...

She reciprocated his stare and calmly took her seat beside him, he flattered his eyes close and exhaled , without further hesitation they took off out of the province and the empire completely..

Pearl rose to her feet and starred back at the empire, taken in the view of her uncompleted project, she let out a wimp and cupped her lips in her palm, Lucious pulled her in a hug ,whiles she managed to keep a hold on her sorrows and pain all together...

Lucious on the other hand wished she would let it  all out into his chest..she clenched onto the sheath of her sword so firmly...

They headed towards Unalia ones they had completely lost a view of the empire...Thessa  gave the directions...

She leaned into his chest and fell into a trance... Lucious smirked at what he was witnessing for the first time , he planted a kiss on her forehead and rubbed his palm on her upper arm continuously and calmly in other not to wake her...

Devan's men met an empty oubliette when they went to carry out his plan.. they looked in every nuke but couldn't find her, they went to report this to him right away..