Rise of Dawn

Rise 18

Rise 18
Empress

“Afraid to get hurt so I let go of you. But I just ended up hurting you. Now that you're gone I ended up falling for you too. But now I'm even more scared, because I no longer deserve you.”
- WhisperoftheNight, by S.Harper

“Nabalitaan nyo ba?”
“Oo naman! Lady Alanis Fauna, the new empress!”
“What is the emperor thinking? Is he being serious?”
“This got to be a joke!”
“I heard the Empress status is equivalent to the Emperor.”
“I heard so too. She have the same standing and power as the Emperor himself.”
“Does that mean Imperia have two leaders now?”
“ That can’t be right. Having an empress is a good news, but why does it have to be that woman? She’s just a Slayer Major!”
“You’re right, she’s a weakling! She cant be the Empress!”
“I agree!”
“That woman must have seduced the emperor!”
“How shameless!”
“What a slut!”
“I can never accept her as the Empress of Imperia!”
“Me too!”
“She dont know her place!”
“Someone needs to teach her a lesson!”
“But who will?”
“Yes, who will dare go against the will of the Emperor?”
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Despite all the hubbub and happenings, Leona chose to ignore everything.

She went to her Emitter Class like usual, as if the buzz does not concern her.

“She’s so cool!” Amanda

“To think that she’ll be crowned Empress, the emperor must be really inlove!” kinikilig na saad ni Periwinkle

“Oh hey, Leona!” Amanda

“Mornin’ milady!” Damian

“Yow.” Shana

“Morning Leona!” Peri

“Hey guys.” Leona responded as she sat down

“Have you heard the news?” Peri

“Yes, Imperia have a new Empress.” Leona said with a shrug

“Lady Alanis seems cool dont you think?” Amanda

“Is she?” Leona

“She is! But she have a lot of haters though.” Peri

“They’re just jealous of her.” Shana

“I thought you all hate Imperia? Why the sudden interest?” Leona

“Cause this is going down in history! She’s the first Empress!” Peri

“It’s a big deal!” Amanda

Leona simply nod her head.

“I also heard that the Student Council President  attended the Imperial Night!”

“That’s a first! Imperia and Student Council are like oil and water. They’re two sides of a coin! Water and fire! They cant be together!” Damian

“Not just that, even the three princes of Solas attended!” Peri

“What an eventful night.” Leona simply commented

“I agree! But I wonder where the princess was? I never heard news about the princess of Solas..” Amanda

“I heard she’s a good for nothing. A jack of all trades. She was even exiled for a crime she didn’t commit. She must be a tough person to be able to endure all the humiliations she’s been through.” Shana

“Ehh? Is she popular even in Kosen? I heard a lot of bad things about her, but I dont really know her. Although there’s a lot of rumours, I also think she’s a strong person... I dont know what she looks like since she never visits the other parts of Solas.” Amanda