Chapter 26: Chapter 25: |A Very Fast Quitter|
"Another girl? I thought we have captured all of them? "
"Maryweather, Weren't you the one in charge of the servants!?"
"Yes, I was. But, I am positive she wasn't there then. Who are you, kid? "
My heart beat ferociously. My legs and arms were still trembling.
How am I supposed to fight Fairies, the most powerful creatures of all time!? But-but, I can't stay here doing nothing, right!?
I gulped and repeated my words
"I am Anastasia De Rottenstein, the daughter of the evil step mother and... I-I said, L-Let my f-family go!? "
"Anastasia.."
My mother hissed half dazed.. slowly looking up from Ms Flora's arms when I noticed the true fear finally coloring her eyes..
"Anastasia.. Anasta! Why are you here?! Run, Anasta-chan! I promise, I can handle the situation! Now, get out of here, child! "
"B-But, mom.."
My legs wobbled miserably. My mother was wounded. Cinderella was literally kidnapped and the capital is being attacked. It was all done by them.
These mind-blowing plans.
C-Can I really stop them? And, my mana is almost completely drained after using them half of them to escape the collapsing prison and the rest are absorbed by the transportation pill..
Mary was right. I mustn't use my mana thoughtlessly..
And, I am scared. I am so scared that I am afraid, I cannot speak any more. My voice chocked half way.
I gritted my teeth in fear when suddenly Ms Flora slammed my mother on the floor and slowly walked towards me with the a mean smirk on her face.
"Big sister Anasta! Please save us!! "
"Aah, damsel in distress! Will you shut your mouth already!.."
"No, I will not! Let me go! Let me go!! BIG SISTER ANASTA! " I noticed Cinderella's squirming more violent and abruptly stamp the blue fairy's toes.
"You, pathetic creature!!! "
The blue fairy completely annoyed by the mumbles of Cinderella at the very sight of me, trapped her in cage like a bird and immediately cast a magic that abruptly made her to disappear along with enormous bird cage.
"MARY-WEATHER!! "
The two other fairies screamed in unison almost exactly at the same time.
"What..? She was so irritating?"
Maryweather shrugged her shoulders in explanation.
Ms Flora let out a deep sigh and turned back to me.
"W-What..What did you do to h-her.. ?"
My feet trembled a step back. But, the fairy simply drew more closer to me with the scary smirk on her face..
"Nothing just a little courier service to the Fairy Empire, My dear..Don't worry, she's still safe.." I relaxed at Ms Fauna's reply...
"For now, she means.." snickered Mary-weather.
"I-I repeat.. Let my family go... ...please.." I trembled before the enemy but they just laughed.
" ..Ah, so, I guess. This is the other step daughter of this mean woman. She's just like I had thought, she is. A very fast quitter .."
"....What..?"
"We missed your company so much, darling.. Did you have fun in the prison?" Ms Flora laughed bitterly.
"W-Was it you who framed m-me!?"
I gulped a chump in my throat.
"Oh no no.. Dear, it was all the Royal Page. He was the one who suggested us to do so. We were definitely not okay with such an unstable plan. But...I am surprised that, it all turned for the better..."
Ms Fauna clasped her fingers and brought them closer to her chest.
"...and everything is because of your lovely cooperation to our plan, honey.."
"Hehe, just like a dumb woman.. "
"What..? What do you mean.. Cooperation..? When the fu**k did I cooperate with monsters like you!? "
But, the fairies simply continued chatting something completely incoherent yet again as I stared at them.
"Yes, Yes..Ms Flora.. you are absolutely correct! She did cooperate to our plan subconsciously, didn't she? During the time she was wrongly accused? Hmm.. Hmmm.. Hmm.. Such a thoughtful child.. "
Ms Fauna nodded placing her finger on her chin and smiled gently just to her kind character in the fairytale..
But, I found it extremely creepy in this circumstance..
"..Imagine how troublesome it would be. If you had protested that love-blinded prince and justified your own reasons so that he could understand it.. "
"Don't listen to them Anasta! Run, get off from here! "
My mother yelled as I stood frozen slowly beginning to understand their conversation.
What..? What are they talking about..? Is it.. Really because of me.. The real chaos had started..?
"Yes, *snicker...*snicker .. accepting your failure before a battle has actually started. That's something I really adore from you, young girl.. " Ms Flora chuckled lightly as a mean grin pestered over her face.
"..I guess, we had must expected too much from her. She is just a stupid villainess, after all. A foil for the heroine's glory. It's like we said, Our entire plan would have crumbled if you had actually stood up and protested against the false accusation..
But,.. *snicker *snicker... It's just too bad that you have already lost the will to fight against your destiny, Step Sister Anastasia.. "
I froze at their words as realization finally dawned upon my mind.
'T-This-This... is all my fault.. Yes.. Yes.. '
My pupils contracted as everything the fairies mocked about me became crystal clear right before my very eyes.
'..If only.. I had.. protested the things that were happening to me and acted more smarter, then, when I was first captured.. I had used my smartness to get out of the prison, my bravery to fight against the dragon, my analytical statics to have a conversation with a well renowned villain.. But, when it comes to merely stating my justice before the Prince Charming..I had already given up.. Before a single fight..
"Anasta-chan, don't listen to them. They are just distracting you.. Please get out of here!.. " my mother squeaked from the corner of the wall, she was slammed against. Rapid intensity of blood was flowing from her forehead and her other wounds. She tried to get up, but couldn't as her legs had become totally limp.
..She tried to protect me.
...Just, like she did then. I abruptly shook my eyes in realization. She was the only one who fought for my justice then. Not me because the moment I looked at the first prince's deceitful eyes, I had already given up and accepted my destiny.
Anastasia, the girl who fights her destiny my ass! I am just a coward who runs away from everything, the deciteful eyes that look down on me, the pages that determine my fate and the harsh words I am always surrounded by in the Nobel society. I am so useless.. Everything I had ever thought of was all wrong.
And, that includes my inspired welders of destiny, the three fairies.
"W-Why are you like this..?" I huffed for breath.
My own panic was literally suffocating me!
"I had always thought.. You were the ones who could help me change my destiny through your blessings.. Aren't you the ones who created the sword of truth and the invulnerable shield of virtue?"
I said, when the fairies suddenly burst into laughter as though I had said a great joke.
The red fairy wiggled her fingers and grabbed a dark cold black sword out of thin air, probably to mock my statement.
"You mean, this! The Sword Of Lies and Shield of the Wicked..Hahahahaaaaa.. I can't believe you thought we could change your fate! Because no one has the power to do so..."
I blinked..
What is happening?...
Whatever but, being the bookworm who had memorized her entire Grim-Tale stories, I knew..
This is wrong.. It-it can't be..
I stared at the enormous sword Ms Flora had within her hands with wide eyes.
According to the Fairytale, Ms Flora, the red fairy had created the powerful sword of truth and shield of righteousness entirely made out of goodness to enable Prince Phillip the hero of Sleeping Beauty from Maleficent's strong dark magic.
It was made up of light magic. Pure light magic. And, if these weapons had transformed into something more evil.. There is only one explanation for it...
They are not themselves anymore...
They are possessed! More like controlled! From an outer force. But, who could it be..? The Fairy Queen..?
Yes, there had been a coronation of the new princess in the Fairyland Kingdom. Almost every fairy from Fairytale attended it to honor their New Queen. But, I had heard that many of our Fairytale fairies hadn't arrived here it. It was said that it was because the ceremony had delayed their arrival but..
Could it be then..? This explains why fairies who are known for their utmost devotion to their home country, had turned up against us.
"So, just like your mother all we ask you is...where is the Weaver's wand of Fate, Kid! We know, it belongs to the Cinderella's fairytale of this reincarnation!"
Ms Flora's usually blue eyes flared in a strong florescent yellow color
It's no use. She will not listen to me.
"Aw, come on, girls!"
The blue fairy yelled slowly gathering magic from the atmosphere.
"WHY DON'T WE JUST KILL HER AND GET BACK TO THE STEP MOTHER'S THREATENING! "
She screamed laughing aloud and before I could even realize what was going on, strong bars of sharp ice cones were soaring towards me like pointy arrows.
And, that was then, I realized what the true power of the well renowned fairy truly is. The marginal difference between a villainess and a protagonist. The border line that separate us from every single action.
We, the villains, will always lose and that is our fate..
"I.. I.. Am gonna die.. "
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