The Rebirth of Hope

prologue

Back then, in the kingdom of Aetreos, there was a beautiful noblewoman named Lucia Roquenne. She had fair skin like moonlight, beautiful curly brown hair, and hazel eyes that mesmerized anyone who looked at her. She was a rose that could enchant anyone with her charm.

However, her peaceful life as a noblewoman suddenly changed when she was introduced to the Second Prince, Cyrus Alderidge. They fell in love with each other and eventually became a happy couple. The two of them decided to get engaged.

Unfortunately, their love did not go as smoothly as they hoped. The Crown Prince, Soleil Alderige also loved Lucia. He was very unhappy to see someone else's happiness other than himself and ended up feeling jealous which burned his heart until he committed a bad act of killing his own brother. When Lucia found out the truth that the person she loved died at the hands of the Crown Prince, she was deeply devastated and her heart shattered into pieces.

The death of her fiancé shook Lucia's world, she felt lonely without the person she loved. Even though the Crown Prince continued to pursue her and forced her to marry him, Lucia still refused firmly. Until one night when she was drunk, her cousin named Kiran Albigre persuaded her to drink poison and follow the prince to death.

No one knew about Kiran's wicked intentions. That all this time it was him who persuaded the Crown Prince to pursue Lucia and he was also the one who persuaded Lucia to die. Finally, with a broken heart due to sadness and loss, Lucia passed away after drinking poison that killed both her and Second Prince Cyrus together. Now they are both united in the afterlife.

───── ❝the rebirth of hope❞ ─────

"Lady Lucia, Lady, Lady, WAKE UP!"

Lucia woke up startled from her sleep when a soft voice shouted calling out her name. When she opened her eyes, she saw a smiling maid calling out to her.

"Lady Lucia, it's time to wake up," said the maid as she opened the curtains in the window to let in the morning light.

Lucia felt confused and very surprised when she realized that the maid who had just woken her up from sleep was Sarah, her servant who had taken care of her since childhood whom she considered as family. Her servant who left her when Lucia was 15 years old due to an illness.

"Sarah? Am I in heaven?"

Sarah widened her eyes in surprise hearing Lucia's nonsensical question, then after that she laughed. "Oh Lady Lucia, have you been sleeping too much that you're talking like this?"

'Everything is like what I remembered. Could it be that I've gone back in time?'

"Lady Lucia? Is there a problem?"

Lucia shook her head. "Uh, Sarah. How old am I now?"

"Right now, you're still 11 years old Lady, are you looking forward to your 12th birthday celebration?"