The Crown of Wilted Gold.

33 (II).

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The doors suddenly opened, Nancy rushed in a day later, panicked and terrified.

"What are you doing, Nancy? Why are you panicking?" Irisa stood to her feet as she heard marching toward her room.

Irisa blinked, before the door opened, and soldiers marched in. Nancy turned to the soldiers, she was terrified of what would happen.

"What is this? I have not commanded that you come in! Why have you entered?" Irisa looked around, more soldiers entered. They were about thirty men, making the hair on her neck stand.

"Empress Irisa, take the Emperor's command." Sir Raymond stated.

Irisa blinked, with the look on Raymond's face she knew that things were not going to be good. She bowed, while Nancy knelt.

"Empress Irisa of Kaley, for the continuous crime of adultery and presenting a fake heir to the nation, killing the national heir, endangering a Consort life, insulting the Emperor, harming the Emperor, and so much more, you are hereby called to be stripped of all your title and nobility, vacate the palace immediately and live a common person's life in disgrace and in reflection of your sins."

Irisa's leg wobbled slightly, the words Raymond just said, felt like the biggest joke of the century, vacate her throne? Stripped of her title? Adultery? Stripped of her nobility? A life in disgrace?

"Accept the edit Irisa!" Raymond commanded emotionlessly. He did not look like he wanted to talk.

"Raymond! How did this happen? How could you allow Aaron do this?"

"Insolence!" one of the soldiers, pushed her to her knees. Her mouth opened as he slapped her hard across the face.

Nancy gasped, shock and fear errupting from every sides of her body. She could not believe that a mere soldier had done that.

"Raymond? What exactly is happening? Why are you doing this?"

"I just found out who Nyx is," Raymond stared her over. "She is my sister... my long lost sister! She had done nothing to you but you destroy her only chances of getting pregnant! Because of Aaron's love for you, I have always supported you, I never once swayed but today, I will not longer be loyal to a witch and an adulterer like you! I know the only reason you brought Prince Donald back into the palace is because you were an affair when the Emperor was in Novetown."

Irisa shook her head, all this were not true! Where was all this coming from? Raymond looked nothing like Nyx, how could they be siblings? It was impossible!

"That woman is a witch, Raymond! I don't know what she has told you buy she is a witch! Please!" Irisa begged him.

"I know what you are and Donald have been speaking off, The language of the Gods, Nancy told me!" Raymond sneered, bitterly.

I glanced at Nancy who stared at him with wide eyed. She could not believe that Raymond would ever use it against him.

"You and your friend should leave the palace, the palace of Kaley has no place for the likes of you, you will live in disgraced for the rest of your lives! Be glad that I did not know report you to the Emperor! You will have been beheaded!" Raymond sneered.

He nodded at the guards and they pulled Irisa off her feet, they dragged get out of the Empress chamber, while everyone gathered around to watch the once high and mighty ruler, be stripped of everything that she had. There was no coming back from this, if there going to be any sort of resolution between she and Aaron, it was done.

She was throne onto the stairway of the palace, she panted as her heart raced, anxiety clawed at her. Nancy was pushed out next to her, she was on the floor, not even having the strength to stand.