Anala has always been a loving and caring girl,
Aside from that...
She's also crazy and joyful.
.
. But she got into an accident..
And when she woke up,,
She found herself surrounded by people who wears an old style clothes like....
SHE TIME...
"Million years ago, Our world was managed by Kings and Queens, and those Kings were ruled by an Emperor with an Empress by his side."
"You see, Emperors were chosen by blood. And Empresses were chosen by their status in life. Those Empress' and Emperors that died were recorded in our history, together with the deeds they have done and laws that they have established. Every single one of them, but one. Her name, is Empress Alana, from the family of Lorenzo, the beloved and only daughter of the First Prince and great general, Alexis Lorenzo."
"the hidden Empress was believed to have been killed by her beloved Emperor. Her family also believed that she posses the power of the mighty phoenix that she was able to rebirth, but ended up ruining her life because of overflowing love for her Emperor. A loving, kind, and caring woman turns into a vicious, evil, and envious one. According to the story, she left a curse the night the Emperor killed her. That she will be born again and avenge her life."
"Her story was then sealed from the world and replaced by a concubine her husband truly loved. But the servants and people who knows the real behavior of the kind Empress life in their memory and compiled it in a book and gave it to her remaining family. Passed down from generation to generation with the same content and images. And that book, will now belong to you." then her grandma stood up and handed her a beautiful necklace that has a key pendant.
Seconds turns to minutes and she was just there, looking at her abuela. Thinking about the story, her dreams, and the similarity. Ang lahat ng mga ikinuwento nito sa kanya ay napakahirap paniwalaan pero bakit tila sa loob nya ay naniniwala sya dito? Dahil ba sa alam niyang may pagkakapareho ang kwento nito sa mga panaginip nya?
Then she looked at the book and somehow there's a voice inside her telling her to take it. So she followed what her body is telling her, she stood up, and started walking towards the book. She can hear her Grandmother calling her but she couldn't take her eyes off the book. Like she was hypnotized by it and it's telling her to pick it up.
Nawala lamang ang atensyon nya sa libro ng maramdaman nyang may humawak sa braso nya. Nag angat sya ng tingin dito ang nakita nya ang pag aalala sa mata ng kanyang abuela.
"I'm sorry grammy, I -- I s--suddenly felt l-lost" paliwanag nya rito saka nagbaba ng tingin.
"It's okay sweetheart. I'm sorry too, I didn't realize the books force was too powerful for you. let's go down now and eat breakfast shall we?" she was about to ask something when she felt her grandma is trying to change the topic so she just let it go and helped her grandma head back to the dining area for breakfast.
They enjoyed the rest of the day talking and telling stories about their vacations, moments later she asked for a permission to work and the elders let her. But the story about that Empress kept on lingering her mind. She tried to get it out of her mind by burying herself on work that she didn't realize it is already past 8 in the evening. So she decided to turn off her computer and go back home.
Alas Nueve na ng makarating sya sa bahay nila at napansin nyang patay na ang mga ilaw, marahil ay maagang nagpahinga ang pamilya niya. Agad naman syang dumeretso sa second floor at papasok na sya sa kwarto nya ng madaanan ang library ng kanyang ama at maalala ang librong naiwan nila ng lola nya sa study table nito. Wala sa sariling napahawak sya sa kwintas na nakasuot na sa leeg nya.
There is something in that book that keeps her curiosity in its highest level. So she took a deep breath and decided to enter the library, and there it is, the book that keeps on appearing in her mind. Slowly, she walk towards the table and sat in her fathers chair. She took off the key from her neck to open the book and started reading it.
"Matagal na panahon na ang nakalilipas, ang Kalupaan ay minsang kinilala bilang Imperyo ng Amaris, Ito ay mayroong Walong Bahagi, Hilaga, Kanluran, Timog, Silangan, Timog-Silangan, Timog-kanluran, Hilagang-kanluran, at Hilagang-silangan. Ang bawat Dibisyon ay pinangungunahan ng mga hari at reyna, ang Hilaga ay pinangungunahan ng Angkan ng Lorenzo. Ang Kanluraning bahagi naman ay pinangungunahan ng Angkang Andrada, Angkang Santiago naman ang nangunguna sa bahaging Timog, At Fabian sa Silangan. Ang mga Ignacio naman ang nangunguna sa parte ng Timog-Silangan, at mga Alvaro sa Timog-kanluran. Sa Hilagang- kanluran naman nangunguna ang angkan ng Himana, at ang mga Medina sa Hilagang-Silangan. Ang mga ito naman ay pinamumunuan ng Angkang Alinthi at tinatawag na Emperador at nang kanyang Emperatris, at sila ay naninirahan sa pinaka sentro na tinatawag na Zarahemla, Kasama nilang naninirahan rito ang mga babae ng Emperador mula sa iba't ibang Kaharian at napusuang babae mula sa mga alipin.---" she stopped reading and disbelievingly look at the book.
"You've got to be freaking kidding me. Gosh! this Emperor takes a lot of wives." she commented and started reading again.
"---Nang mga panahon na yaon, tanging unang Prinsesa lamang ang maaaring mapangasawa ng Itinakdang prinsepe mula sa Angkang Alinthi, upang mapanatili ang dugong Maharlika, at kapag sila ay nakoronahan bilang Emperador ay kinakailangan nilang kumuha ng asawa mula sa iba't ibang angkan. Ang mga ito ay tatawaging Konsorte ng Emperador. Tanging ang anak lamang ng Emperatris ang maaaring maging Emperador, maliban na lamang kung ang Emperatris ay nawalan ng kakayahang magsilang ng tagapagmana. Ang panganay na anak sa mga prinsesa lamang ang maaaring maging tagapagmana ng Emperador kung ang Emperatris ay walang kakayahang magdalang tao. Ang anak ng mga babae ng Emperador mula sa pagiging alipin ay maari lamang din maging tagapagmana kung ang mga Konsorte ng Emperador ay wala ring kakayahang magdalang tao. At kung sakaling ang Emperador ay pumanaw, ang mga babaeng maiiwan nya ay kinakailangang umalis sa loob ng palasyo, Ang mga naiwang anak naman ng yumaong Emperador ay mawawalan ng titulong prinsesa at prinsepe sa oras na sila ay makapagisang dibdib, at sila ay hindi na maaaring makapasok sa palasyo. Ang tanging pinapayagan lamang na makapanatili na may titulo ay ang mga prinsesa at prinsepe na nagmula sa Emperatris. Ang mga Hari naman ay maaaring magasawa ng isang Prinsesa lamang. Maaari lamang silang kumuha ng Konsorte mula sa mga respetadong binibini sa kanilang nasasakupan o sa karatig na Lupain. At gaya ng panuntunan sa tagapagmana ng Emperador ay gayon din ang sa mga Hari.---"
She continued reading and for some unknown reason she was unable to lower the book until she finished it.
"--At bago sya malagutan nang hininga ay iniusal nya ang isang sumpa para sa Emperador "Isinusumpa ko, ako'y magbabalik at pagbabayarin ko kayong lahat, sisiguraduhin kong magdudusa ka Eramiel" nang magkagayon ay bumagsak ang kanyang walang buhay na katawan sa sahig at ang Emperador ay walang emosyon na bumaling sa tagapaglingkod at inutusan itong lihim na ilibing ang katawan ng Emperatris---" she stops on her track, " wait, this isn't right, why does some of my dreams are different from the book?" she then flip the book and look at the last page. It's a painting of a gorgeous woman, even the word gorgeous is not enough to describe her beauty. she's marvelous! like a goddess who came down from heaven.
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And she felt it again, the dizziness, so with a heavy head she stood up and decided to go down to drink some water.
Pababa na sana sya nang may maramdaman syang tumulak sa kanya at naramdaman nyang mahuhulog sya, sinubukan nyang humawak sa kapitan ng hangdan ngunit huli na ang lahat, naramdaman na lamang nya ang katawan na imiikot pababa sa hagdan at nang marating nya ang dulo noon ay nanghihinang tumingin sya sa tuktok ng hagdan, madilim ang paligid ngunit sigurado sya sa kung kanino ang pigurang nakikita nya.
"----w---why--?" she wanted to ask more but her body is so weak and hurt that she just let the darkness seize upon her.
Gubat at disyerto ay may hangganan,
Ngunit ang iyong panlalait sakin ay wala.
Mga batang naglalaro ng magkasama,
Masayang nagbibiruan
Batang lalaki ay nangako,
Ngunit hindi tumupad
Takot na makulong muli sa sakit na ito,
Kung kayat sa aking puso ay akin na lamang buburahin.
