'I want to make it up to her... I want her to be happy... with me... with our children.'
The tip of Candeo was scraping the cold hard ground of the dungeon, making an eerie noise fill the silent and motionless room.
When Regan stopped, he released his divine power, forming into a flame like structure, circulating around him that made it for everyone to see him.
His eyes that used to be full of vitality seemed to have disappeared as if it didn't existed. His thin lips forming into thin line as he watched everyone's move before stopping on the Empress and her son.
"Rivas... come here."
Rivas hesitated for a moment, but he immediately ran to Regan and hid behind his back, upon seeing this, Raymond smirked but didn't say anything.
"Rivas! Come back here!"
The Empress screamed histerically, wanting to chase her son and drag him back to her side but the lights floating around Regan suddenly formed into blades, pointing at her.
"I-I'm scared! You're not mother!"
Empress Teyla stared at her son as he hid behind her nephew, his eyes closed refusing to look at her.
'But all of these are for you.'
"Confess your sins, Teyla you shall face the gravity of your sins according to the law of the empire..."
The Empress flinched upon hearing her name. Ever since, Regan wasn't that close to her, even though they were family and lived together in the Duchy.
Benedict, Regan's father loathed Teyla. Her existence was the reason why the previous Duchess killed herself, she couldn't bear the betrayal of her husband.
She was clothed, fed and had her own room, she was accepted even though she was an illegitimate child, but these were not what she wished for. That why she doesn't feel any ounce of gratitude.
"Ha! Do you think that I would believe you? I know that you will cut my head right now."
Teyla's brown eyes turned red, the gown that she's wearing is slowly turning into a liquid until it transforms to a bloodied dress, her nails grew and a mark appeared on her exposed back.
Rivas' eyes opened wide as he watched his mother turn into something he couldn't explicate.
Regan didn't utter a word, his dead eye just stared at the woman who he once knew as his family...
"I wish everyone was dead, I wish all of you to die!" Teyla screamed, anger had already clouded her mind.
Regan drew his sword until he noticed the dirty sack lying on the ground, something in his chest stirred and ached uncontrollably, its as if something is telling him to get it.
Noticing this, Mi Young smiled and kicked the sack towards him.
"It's our present!" She giggled and stared at Regan. Her eyes were brimming with obsession.
Regan crouched down and picked up the sack, his hands were trembling for unknown reason, until a golden streak of hear peaked inside when he opened the sack a little bit.
He felt like the whole world stopped, it was only him, and her.
Opening it further, knowing what was inside, even though it pains him terribly, he must see her...
"Ahh.."
He whispered, bloodied hair, bruises on the eyes and cheeks, torn lips and transparent lines that traced down from eyes to chin.
"I finally found you."
Regan smiled at the severed head of Cressida.
His legs gave out and kneeled while gently carrying Cressida with his both hands, his heart continued to ache, taking in all of the pain he had to get used to.
A world without her.
He brought her close to him, his forehead touching hers.
"I'll be back soon wife, please wait for me." His eyes were full of love as he stared at her, bringing her closer, his lips soon touched her cold ones.
Mi Young's expression was contorted as she watched all of what Regan did.
"Take her away, I'm here." She demanded still watching Regan wrap Cressida with his clean cape, placing it beside Rivas and putting a shield around them.
"Surrender, or death."
"Do you think you can—"
Marquis Buscher wasn't able to finish his words. But it made everyone silent.
"W-What..."
"You killed her, I can sense her lingering life force from you."
Everyone gulped as they watch Regan talk to the severed head of the Marquis.
'I-I didn't see him move from his place!' The Empress thought.
'Rage is so fascinating, show me more.' Raymond smirked and watched how Regan use his power to control the remaining life force to keep the head from dying.
"I won't allow you to die peacefully..."
Because Marquis Buscher took Cressida's power, he also gained her healing powers, when Regan took a step, the Empress and Mi Young trembled when Regan suddenly appeared beside them.
Regan attached the head to the body, soon enough, the body started to connect itself to the head. The Marquis' heart thumped and felt something ominous.
Regan made a divine rope and tied the marquis' neck to his achilles tendon, his body turning to a C form.
"Just so you know, the moment you get tired of maintaining that position, you will lose your head again."
The cold voice sent shiver to the Marquis.
Regan turned his head to Mi Young, she was just looking at him.
"All of you... had to suffer." Before Mi Young could say a word, Regan had already grab a fist of her hair before slamming it to the nearest wall making her unconscious.
The Empress trembled, This wasn't supposed to happen! I only need to give the blood to my son!
She turned towards Rivas and saw that the shield was protecting him from her, this made her falter as she saw her son's teary eyes.
He can't do it...
Looking at the chalice in her hands, she hesitated. But looking back again to her son, she realized something...
But I can...
The Empress drank the blood, gaining the power of "True Sight".
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11/01/2024
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I Am The Evil Duchess
RomanceOriginal Work I am a 30 years old woman who lives alone. My parents passed away in my early days and I became an orphan. I strive so hard in life to earn anything that I want. I worked so hard that I didn't even bother to look for a partner in life...