License to revenge

I stood over the Empress as she looked up at me. The cold sword was pressed against her neck, causing a trail of blood to run down it. Her light violet eyes brimmed with tears as she pleaded for her life. Her blonde hair was disheveled from the previous fight.
Blood pooled on the floor from where her arm had been cut clean off, along with other parts of her body, not to mention the other bodies in the room. There was blood soaking into the bottom of my dress as she gripped my leg.

Never in my life would I have guessed that I would see this day, where the most powerful and arrogant person in the kingdom would be kneeling at my feet, pleading and crying for her life.

"I'll give you anything you want, please just let me live...I'll give you control over the knightage! I....I'll make you Duchess!"

I let out a dry laugh. " Oh really? Do you really think I would accept anything from you? Hah! You must have finally lost it."

I hear footsteps walking up behind me and feel an arm snaking around my waist " Let's be honest, has she ever really had it?" a deep voice echoed and bounced around the walls.
I look up behind me and see my partner in crime Theodore Campbell. The Empress' eyes move onto Theo, her pitiful gaze turning into a glare " I should have known you were involved, Theodore"
"Hello Emilia" he smirked at her as he pulled me closer.