"What a sad soul" A voice echoed in the darkness. A voice? It looks like I was wrong, I am not alone.
"Who are you?" I tried to answer back and I was greeted with another question.
"Do you want me to help you?" I was stunned for a moment...
I woke up I was Fifteen again. I wanted to believe that everything happened to me was a nightmare but couldn't deny it as a golden snake tattoo laid on my left wrist. It tells me I was wrong. It's not a horrid dream at all. After I woke up, I felt a sting on my wrist and when I looked at it, gold ink started to appear until it formed a tattoo.
And tattoos shows an bonding with a person. Whether if it is a pledge, a deal or a promise. It was like an unbreakable vow, if you tried to break the conditions you both swore, the one who broke it must die. And I had a deal to a high spirit and I had agreed to it's condition.
I stared at the tattoo again. It was so beautiful. A snake bending over and over forming a very amusing symbol.
Now I doubt that the voice belonged to a dragon. Maybe a Basilik? But still whoever I made deal with, I was so thankful that I came back.
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(Imagine the tattoo like this but in gold)
And surprisingly, I was sent back to where everything started falling apart. Three months from now, my father, the Duke, will die and in an instant I will be named as a Duchess. Two months after my reign, problems will start to rise and I would seek help from the wrong people. For the last 3 years of my reign there's too many difficulties I cannot handle that I became blind to see that my enemies are attacking me silently.
With just a knock from my house and a letter from the King, I was dragged helplessly and confused towards the Palace. And there I was accused with crimes I didn't even commit. My betrothed didn't even spare me a single glance as I was punished heavily. My 9 months living in the cell was the nightmare. I was starved to death, beated and used like a piece of nothing. And there were days I wished I am already dead. I was so helpless.
My blood boiled to anger as I recalled those ugly memories. My eyes was filled with tears as I balled my fist crumpling the dress I am wearing. This time I will make sure everyone who wronged me will pay. And their payment will be very heavy. But first I needed to start cleaning the castle. I shall remove all useless and traitorous servants we had. All the spies will be disposed.
My second chance in life wouldn't be a waste. I will make sure everything falls to the order. My order!
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Later that morning, all servants were called. Hundreds of them are terminated. All of the spies are killed as a warning of their traitory. Not only that they are banned for returning back to the land of Luha with shame. The next three days, same goes to the guards and soldiers of the land. All who are found out not following the orders are stripped with titles and thrown out of the land.
