Taking What's Yours

Chapter 10 Ex Regents

Author's Note:

Hi po, for this chapter let's seat back and relax, same goes for Romina and the others dahil day off nila.

And let's see how the old man do the job.

Happy Reading!

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Greed

Stupidity

And

A

Total

Idiot

The perfect words to describe the person he was about to visit, his downfall have dragged the Elias Spain Regency to the dirt, almost being drench to the mud, lucky for the clan council, to quickly put her granddaughter to the vacant throne, It was their pride's salvation, they could bare to have a non traditional to rule them a woman, who has all the qualities and capabilities to govern, yet many of them fell ill upon learning he stepped down and gave his position to her.

All Roque could do is laugh so hard in his mind on how things pleased him,  how he wished he stepped down earlier to be more amused, what more could his granddaughter make out of the idiots.

"My.... My...  I have to watch very closely on my retirement seat." He said to himself

It have shattered the stereotype, he have shattered the balance, they all say he is evil in his furious hell fire, with blinding brightness and then his granddaughter is demonic itself, rapidly casting the blazing inferno into coldest of the cold freezing hell into the total darkness. Not all could have adjusted to her mean strikes, that was going to struck out of nowhere, yet you couldn't say it's back stabbing when you have been equally warned, that you are a subject for disposal if you oppose her, broke the rules, defying her is the most stupid unworthy thing and a total waste of time.

Eduardo have learned it the hard way slamming himself in the iced berg, stripping himself of the position he hold so dearly, removing dignity what was left to this old man in front of another mighty Ex Regent who's the one who took the liberty, exploited his power to put his precious granddaughter in the regency, disregarding his very own first born son, other sons, first born grandson and other male candidates for his Regency, as if Eduardo knew better, he planned all of this for his entertainment, he never intended to put his son or grandson Ramses as heir, they are just a front to hide Romina.

Indeed this was his rebellion he was forced to take the Regency when his god no good cousin left for a fairytale love story for the enemies daughter, it did left bitter wounds, he lost his greatest love, chained into something he never wanted to with, so in return he would put someone who would shatter the system his very own equally as or more brilliant granddaughter that have surpassed them both. He is now a laughing stock, nothing would change that he is now the clown the greatest joke of a man who once great being defied and destroyed by a woman.

"It's been a long while" the old man said as he seat in front of the man whom have once looked at him so low for his ancestors have been forced to leave Spain in order to provide a function to a unknown region named after the king they have pleased, if it wasn't for that. If they weren't came to that land in the orient, Roque wouldn't be Elias Regent of Asia and Romina wouldn't carry the curse of the legacy, now she hold both of the awful position.

As time did pass, he earned every single respect they would give him, no one will tell or dare say he isn't befitting. "Roque, how nice of yours to visit me" he mocks the man

"Eduardo, still you spit at me as if my granddaughter haven't already removed your venom" he said in a tone of flame "how dare you try to kill my granddaughter! My perfect successor!" He said in rage

"AND HOW DARE YOU INSULT OUR ANCESTORS PUTTING YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER AS THE REGENT! SHE'S BORN A WOMAN! AND THE WOMEN IN THE FAMILY FOLLOW ORDERS NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!" He hissed, and Roque  slams his hand onto the table so hard other visitors and inmates have looked on them as it bangs a loud sound, a rare sight when was the last time a former Spain regent got jailed maybe 150 years ago and to be visited by it's former counterpart, whom doesn't have a record of downfall a perfect record not a hint of stain to the immaculate white it's all because they all don't mix too much emotions while monopolizing the family to their benefit.

"You are being too stiff on things, trying to stick your shaky reasoning in front" he paused "as I told you before my Romina has EQUAL RIGHTS TO MY POSITION AND IT'S MY CHOICE! ITS MY REGENCY! IT'S MY KINGDOM! MY KINGSHIP! NOT YOURS! HOW DARE YOU TO OPPOSE ME OF ALL PEOPLE?! YOU ARE A REGENT TOO! AND REGENTS DOESN'T USE EMOTIONS WHEN PICKING RIGHTFUL HEIRS! WE USE OUR LOGIC!" Eduardo was silence, Roque was right "not to mention, I requested her to go here to help you resolve your own problems, yet you decided to dispose her." Adding to his disgust, his action was unreasonable!

The people around them including the guards were shock, it was been rumored that the former Asia's Elias Regent was very Authoritarian, he doesn't accept lazy excuses and reasoning, his judgment weren't colored by his emotions, up to this day he hold the Regency no more he acts and live to his old position. He still have power over the clan, fear still remained to his own family added more since Romina took seat, it was said he is a demon itself to be able to have molded a woman as a Regent who have now hold for the first time after the division the two fraction of clans, a unity that was never accomplish by anyone including Eduardo and he fell so back.

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"She didn't have a better option than to remove you as Regent on Special Regent Authority, Since you have tainted your Regency so bad, tried to threaten the life of your very own counterpart, you do well know we have that Special Authority, since the leadership was divided equally in half." The true reason for this was the demographics of the location of Spain and Philippines, it's been hard to get orders from Spain hundred of years ago and will took months, so it was decided to have a separate leader instead to remove any ideas of revolting of those not near in Spain, and have some rules etched in stone that was being followed even by this modern era, and he knew to well Roque didn't bend any rule to put Romina on the Regency only common sense and tradition were burned to cinder, it was never stated that only male heirs are allowed, since in Spain History of Monarchs the first kings of Spain weren't from father to son, the Castil didn't produce surviving male heirs they died and never have children, a daughter survived and her son started Spain's Monarchy the first king of Spain, she couldn't take the throne since she was mentally ill. But the fact that Spain started with a daughter not a son and having only male heir started then, while the only reason her father gave it to his grandson cause she was ill, so obsess with her husband who doesn't love her the same she did and no mental ability to do valid reasoning and governing the kingdom, it isn't because she is a woman so he used the loop hole of the rules of not stating the actual gender so he could put Romina on the Regency.

"Roque, I admit my defeat but it doesn't mean I have no pride, It was a mistake to trust my son too much, you are a father you do know what I am talking"

"We weren't became leaders for love and peace, we are in a position that affection only given if we will have benefits for the clan. Its only for secondary for personal benefit and use, you drained your the resources, and it's stupid that you will try to kill our Regent here in Spain soil, so you could use the special Authority to hold Asia's Regency and it's resources." Eduardo shake's his head "To tell you Romina is more better than me, you, and anyone to have both of the position" he stand up "I could only assure your safety in prison, but not special treatment inside. No luxuries for you, pay your crimes the rightfully" and he left Eduardo

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March 5, 2019