Chapter 13: Ball Dance: Step one to death
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My eyes drifts, he watches me, she did too, they all were, all eyes glued to my body, yet I sit, I remained still, I dare not utter any word out.
The smile was on my face, it was fake, but yet I smiled, it was all a lie, deceit. Everything was...
I have longed learnt how to form my lips, to smile the smile of lies, of deceit, of pain...
They caused it all!.
It stares at him, my eyes did, it watches as he pierced his light ones with mine, a little grin forms around his lips, but my smile was gone now.
I looked away, can't bare the sight of him, I look back to the devil's wife, to the blonde hair mad woman.The ruthless supreme countess
"All the preparations are already made, we don't cherish procrastination in the royal palace"...
Her lips speaks, full of her bloody self, she was, but still I look at her, still I hide my hate and watch her speak...
"Each maiden along with their parents or guardians are assigned to be in a single room, all rooms are already prepared down, the royal maids would direct you all to your rooms"...
She speaks, I watch, all maidens screaming with joy, all the maidens foolish, but I?, I know what I want, I am not a fool.
"No one is allowed to step outside the palace gates for any reason whatsoever, if seen outside the palace gates, don't dare bother to come back, your bags, luggages and all would be sent outside to you...
"You will be disqualified!" Her voice echoing out, she tries to show her pathetic authority, the maidens murmuring to themselves with fear, I watch it all, I said nothing...
"No one will leave the palace gates, we all adore it here". Hazel eyes, brown wavy hair, it was from the crowd, it was from a maiden, she had the gut to speak out, How dumb.
"I ask you not for you opinion, then how dare you speak" The blonde witch lashes out, her eyes drifting to the naive brown maiden, I watch the maiden shiver in fear...
"Am beg at your feet, I...I... would never repeat this mistake again, I swear" Eyes bleeding out tears, head bowed on the floor, the brown hair maiden pleads, yet that ruthless prince did nothing to stop her...
He did nothing, he watches just like his ruthless father, I hated him the more, indeed there was no fairness in this useless life...
You have power, you're born into a royal family, of noble blood, you have it all, you can do anything, anything at all.
No one would stop you, no one question you, even if you are wrong, wicked, heartless, no one would dare disobey your commands...
This was all wrong, this is the bloody place they call life...
"It's enough now, rise up" My eyes drifting back, it looks at him, the devil's son, the bloody prince, he finally speaks, but no, it was too late already...
The tears the naive maiden bled out, he could never, never take them back into her eyes, he speaking now was all useless, his sympathy was all vain...
I watch the helpless maiden stand up, her eyes swollen already, she was weak, she was indeed pathetic, those wicked bastards don't deserve her tears, they'll never deserve it, she just wasted them all, wasted her tears for nothing, absolutely nothing.
The satisfactory grin forming round the blonde woman lips, I watch it all, this was what she wanted...
Helpless, foolish, innocent people begging at her feet for forgiveness, it was all she ever wanted, all she ever lived for.
"It is a warning" She speaks out, as I watch her arms folding back together again, it drifts away from the maiden, it wanders away yet again.
"Like I said, you are free to move round the palace surroundings, but never outside the palace, only on tasks that requires the outside activity that the palace gates would be opened, but until then it would remain shut for now"...
She speaks...
"The palace gates would be reopened again tomorrow night, maidens that would be disqualified would leave the palace, after the grand ball...
The grand ball in honour of the crown prince would take place tomorrow night, I believe you all already understand what I mean by that...
Only ten would be selected by his royal majesty, the crown prince himself, the others journey would end there, they would leave far away from the palace gates...
If disqualified, don't you dare come back here to plead and beg, if any maiden chose to rebel and do that, she would be locked up deep the dungeon. Everybody have heard of the dungeon, that would be the end of the maiden...
Disqualified, pack your luggages, go home straight, don't even think of looking back...
Her voice echoing over and over through the palace walls, one would think no one lives there, but to rethink, it was indeed a palace of hundreds of rooms, her echoing voice was justified.
She stopped to speak to catch her breath, the hall in complete silent, the fear of the maidens was obviously noticed, but one wouldn't put their finger to why they were actually fearful...
They should have known, didn't any of them read the announcement properly, all this thoughts came dancing in my skull, the thoughts all came, but it wasn't for long...
I cared less if they didn't read the useless papers, I cared less if they mess up and be disqualified, that was what I actually wanted...
"The more they get disqualified, the more I get close to vengeance"....
"Meet here tomorrow morning to know the time the royal ball would commence in the night" Her light eyes everywhere, she instructed...
"Dress for the ball, the way you want to be addressed, remember that, that is if you do want to stay"
Her hands unfolding back, she stopped speaking, her heel feet walking out the hall with the authority and grace clearly noticed.
She finally leaves.
The devil's mad man, Pardon!, the ruthless king as well as his godforsaken son followed after her as well.
They were all gone at last, the bitter memories that kept on hunting me, did so as well, I had peace for a while.
My green eyes wandering around, it spots Catherine, it looks away, it meets her, a black bun tied hair female, dark eyes, my eyes piercing into hers...
It was clear, judging by the way she dressed, she was the one, one of the royal maids...
"Let's go Madame Moselle" Her light voice coming out, she speaks, smile on her face, it was fake, yet I cared less, my eyes looking into hers, I watch it her, my eyebrows arched up...
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"Brilliant!" Her voice echoing round the room, she blurted out, as I stared, a cheerful grin was placed again on Catherine's face, I saw it all...
"It was indeed brilliant" She repeated, her face rained with smile, yet that same smile irked me, it made my blood boil, I hated it just like the pathetic life, it was useless.
"How did you manage to pull it up" Her voice yelled out once again, her voice creeped into me, it brought me out of my lifeless thoughts, her voice caused my blood to boil again...
"Pardon" My lips parted, my eyes placing right on hers, the disdain I had finally reflected on my face, yet she did not get the clue...
"You managed to pull it up, no one suspected" She speaks.
"I told you rule 1 already, so why are you talking to me, do you want to die" My lips finally speak, I watch her eyes widening, the smile on her lips was gone, yet why would I care about that.
My eyes drifted back into her light ones, it pierced deep.
"No one would suspect a thing, no one would, that would only be if you keep your mouth shut" My eyes still locking with hers, it did not move at all, my eyes kept on piercing, her eyes already shaky again.
Indeed, it was a pleasing sight.
"What do you mean" Her faint voice whispering out, she finally mange to speak, to say something.
Yet, she said it as if there was no life in her, her voice sounded as if she was much more dumber than I thought, her voice irked me again.
"Your excitement would get us both killed and everything would be over for good". I tell her...
"I understand" I listen to her speak, why does she keep on tolerating me, is she mad? I ask myself. My hateful eyes wandering back to hers again, it finally realized at last.
It was her job to be with me anyway, that's the only reason she tolerate and is been kind, I hated that fact.
"I would listen to you, and stay on a low key" She speaks, I watch her, my eyes pierced into hers once more, it stared into her soul again...
"No you won't listen, the promises you made are never genuine, you never keep them" My lips speak, watching her shaky eyes widen again.
Her lips slowly parted...
"I...
"Stay on your limits" I cut her off, as I watch my eyes drifting, it turns around, it stares at the window side, but I felt nothing in my useless heart, it was all dark..
"You know not how this ruthless people have hurt me, they took my husband, they killed him, they killed my life, they killed everything, they took it all, had no mercy"...
Her voice echoing out, it was genuine, the bitterness was real.
I watch my uncertain legs rebelling against it master, rebelling against me, it turns around, my eyes drifting up, it watch her bleed her tears, it wouldn't stop, she was losing her mind completely.
"I won't listen to you, do anything you like to me, but I would help you, I want you to win, your vengeance would be mine, you can't stop me" Her tears still bleeding out, her eyes pierced on mine.
It widens, I understand nothing happening anymore.
Her tears could be fake, I trust no one all my life, I know not what to believe, my eyebrows, I watched, it arched up with nothing less than doubt.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone