Fate (Create, Build, Destroy)

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Since I haven't updated in while, I'll be doing a double update!!

This is a little different than usual...Enjoy!

Shattered Crown

(Mentions of violence)

"Where did I go wrong? What did I do to deserve a daughter like you?!" My father yelled as he sat upon his throne, grief and disappointment all over his face.

'How could he ask a question like that!?! After all he has done to me and this city?!' I think, as irritation slips into my veins, his question aggravating me. Nevertheless, I said nothing. I was already in a bad spot with chains digging into my wrists and two royal guards on either side of me, watching my every move.

Not to mention we did have an audience. Servants, butlers, cooks, maids, nobles, other royals, you name it. They had all come to see if the rumors were true. That if the kind, innocent, and cliche Princess of their fair kingdom had really been arrested for treason.

"Silence? That's all you offer me?" My father's eyes harden. With my focus still glued to the ground, I continued my silent protest of answering his pathetic questions. "So you admit that you were in the wrong then! Conspiring with the last remnants of our mortal enemies to bring me and this city down into the gutter! How could you?!?"

"NO!" For the first time since I was captured, I looked up at him, glaring with cold and distant eyes. I could see him falter under my stare, speechless at the look I was presenting him with. "You are the one who is wrong! I made an alliance with them to bring you down, not this city!"

At first he was stunned and frozen into a daze. Understandable, not one soul has ever seen this side of me before. Then he let out a low chuckle. At this, the intensity of my glare increased.

"That is hilarious, do you even know what you were doing? That filthy trash you allied yourself with, the trash that I slaughtered, are the reason that this city suffered all those years ago! Before I came along, this place was worse than it was now! I am this Kingdom's savior!"

He says, relaxing with a smirk on his face. Nods of confirmation and murmurs of agreement went around the large and highly decorated throne room.

I need to work on my glare, he became accustomed to it way too quickly for my liking.

"My turn to laugh you fat cow!" Gasps go around the room. "How many years do you think people will go before they realize your lies?" My question sprouted the look of surprise, anger, fear, and horror on his face which was extremely satisfying. This was something that I've been waiting for since I had found the truth about him. "The fact is, is that I know the truth about you and your reign! So I am not the one in the wrong! You are!" I yelled at him, my rage becoming more and more evident in my voice.

"If you know the truth, then you leave me no choice." My father mumbles in a volume so low I was barely able to catch it. "It seems the last standing members of the house of Leonheart, have corrupted my daughter! They have brainwashed you to think such horrible lies!" He exclaims in a loud and booming voice.

I now knew that this was not just for the conversation between daughter and father, but for the audience. In other words, he's trying to convince the audience that I have indeed been corrupted and am no longer the princess I once was. He wants them to accept my fate. Execution. Death by flame for a traitor, which according to him. I was.

To my horror as I moved my head to look around the room, I saw nothing but nods and the phrase 'He's right' going around the crowd. This man, the man who murdered a whole family of at least 3,000 just for power, had succeeded in sentencing his own daughter to her death bed.

I snapped my head towards my father, with a look that could scare a dragon.

When he looked back at my face, he nervously chuckled and swallowed.

"I..-ahem-...I-I'm sorry to do this to you, my daughter, but I cannot let my own offspring commit treason. I must stop you before you do something you will regret." Father states, as he walks down the stairs to his throne, to approach me.

"Any last words? I'm sure as a ex member of royalty you should be granted at least that." Father inquires when he stops right in front of me. A faltering smirk on his face. Heh, at least my glare was somewhat intimidating him.

"None to say to a murderer. However, a thousand to say to the people who are being played by your lies. No matter what, I will expose what you are doing to this city. Even if I have to rise from death. I will find you and kill you." I knew the venom and bloodlust in my tone had chilled him to the bone when he froze with wide eyes. I did my job. After for waiting what seemed like an hour, he clicked back to the present, the noises of our audience finally reached his ears.

"Fine! Be this way! But remember that as a result of your actions many will die because of you! The rest of the Leonheart's will fall at my hands." I growl at his declaration. "But don't worry, I won't make you watch the death of your newly made friends. Instead you'll be dead."

See? Is it really surprising that this man would kill his own daughter? I think not.

"Princess Anezka Marilla Goldguard has been tried for treason and thus will be executed by flame at Early dawn, tomorrow.", a councilman who was standing right next to the throne proclaimed. Thanks man, you're making my life so much better.

With that, the knights started to drag me away to the dungeons where I had spent the night before. As we walked out of the room, I looked back at my father, to see he had a small smirk on his face.

I'm not letting him win this! I gave him the coldest and insane smirk I could muster and turned my head back towards the entrance to the room. If I do end up dying before I get to kill him myself, at least I will continue to haunt his dreams.

As the doors to the throne room closed, I knew right there and then, my fate was sealed. Or was it?