Imperial Destiny-[ Kouha Ren x Reader ]

Chp::21-- Crossing the Line

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" She was the only one who was there for me when everybody else treated me as nothing. She was the reason why I struggled hard. She was my only hope and yet, they're going to take her away from me. " you were really out of yourself " You were the reason why this happened in the first place! "

You gritted your teeth in frustration and was unable to control your temper, pouring all your anger to the Prince before leaving.

" Because of you, my destiny was broken! My Destiny... I... Hate it! " you cried

Your Metal Vessels repelled Leraje's strength magic, allowing it to shrink back to its original phase. You ran back to your room, still sobbing. You thought you were going to be fine, but you were not.

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The (n/e) Empire was clouded with black rukh. The people were completely fallen into depravity. Your brothers were under the influence of the organization as per Ithnan's request. It was a chaos.

" I'm glad that everything is going just as we had planned, Emperor (n/f). The Organization will surely prosperity and power to the (n/e) Empire once our final deal is sealed " Ithnan said as he appeared out of the shadows

" You've offered quite a great deal to me too, Ithnan-sama. I couldn't possibly resist it too. Moreover, I wanted to make my Kingdom more powerful that it could even surpass the others despite our conflicts. " your father replied

" Very well, let's stickk to our plan. Give us what we need and your Kingdom will be the greatest of all. " the masked man said

" You have my word, Ithnan-sama. I'll give you what you wanted without any complaints. " he concluded

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back at Kou Empire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You were not able to sleep, knowing that your Kingdom was in trouble. You stayed up all night trying to figure out what to do but you were not able to come up of anything. The weather that morning was cooperating, where thick clouds blocked the skies and the thunder roared. Judal's words continued to echo in your mind.

" But if you ever think about cursing your destiny, I'll be there to help you no matter what happens. "

" if you ever think about cursing your destiny..."

" ...cursing your destiny... "

"...your destiny..."

You ruffled your hair angrily, confused of what is happening. You got so frustrated that you punched the wall next to the window of your room. You were not able to think clearly drom the lack of sleep, headache and body pain you received yesterday.

" Why is this happening to me? " you sobbed

Little by little, you felt grief covered your whole emotion. The frustration you felt made it feel like you were almost falling into depravity. Your mind was currupted by the black rukh from the surroundings.

' Is... This my Destiny?... '

It was on the same morning where Kouha was set to travel to Magnostadt to negotiate with the Chancellor. Before he rode the Imperial carriage, he called Kougyoku and whispered something.

" Kougyoku-oneesama, please take good care of (y/n). She's still in the midst of grief and frustration for her kingdom. By any ways, please accompany her. " he said in a low voice