Chapter 122: A Duchess'' Destiny


    4th Quarter - Milky Way Gxy


    Kingdom of Life-Authority


    All wasn''t as calm as the Royal Family portrayed on the Prime where the Royal Pce towered among clouds.


    The rumors about the Queen''s niece and her background were eating away the Royal Pce like termites. When thest Queen crowned the younger Eluned Rhianon instead of her eldest, the event had taken the entire Kingdom by storm. It was more so when people loved and adored the current Queen''s elder sister. She was like a manifestation of Mana''s mercy and was acimed unanimously to be the next candidate who could be the next Empress.


    Her sudden disappearance following the coronation of Queen Eluned had been the talk from huts to manors all over the Kingdom. Even more gossiped was the child that she had left behind. But none dared to question the child''s rightful im to be one of the Royal family''s members.


    The Rhiannon''s men or women were not known for marriage out of their family.


    So the disappearance gotbeled as a mere upsetting reaction to the action of thest Queen''s unexined decision. And in a world where the fight for evolution had never ceased, none had time to dig into matters of Royals other than writing it down to please History.


    But the rumors of the appearance of a Golden Luan, gave energetic motivation to the trouble seekers to rip apart the missing princess''s past. And the jealous Royals fueled the rumors, hoping the fire would engulf the Queen and her niece within it.


    Unlike the Kingdom of Eternal Servant, the holiest ce within the Kingdom of Life-Authority wasn''t a temple. As the Royal family''s doctrine was to worship nothing. None knew if it was a contributing factor or not, but the Kingdom also was at the top in its scientific advancement whenpared to the other kingdoms.


    If one were to put a finger on the most important ce, other than the Queen''s Pce, then it would be the Nation of Innovation, Knowledge, and Eternity. Or widely known as NIKE.


    The name of the organization was called a ce because it was truly a Nation. An entire Nation acted like a HeadQuarter for the NIKE, overseen by the Queen herself.


    Within the Hall of Ancient History, housing billions of scrolls, Bouda was looking at a particr section named Sea of White Death. Her childish eyes had seemed to reach adulthood in thest six months.


    "Duchess Bouda, the Queen is calling for you."


    A white garbed male approached Bouda. He had white gloves on his hand, and his old face felt cleaner than the spotless white floor. Over his chest pocket, there was an insignia of a triangle with three pupil-less eyes on each edge. Within the triangle, there was an image of a glossy ck disc.


    Bouda pulled out a cylindrical ss tube containing a ck-brown scroll with broken edges and handed it over to the man.


    "Ah! Yes, please put it under my name."


    The man nodded and Bouda followed him to a spacious Hall, housing many sofas, refreshments, and drinks. On one of the sofas, she saw the Queen in revealing purple clothing, drinking wine, and eating cakes. She could see her aunt''s pink nipples vividly protruding out, making her flush. But by the time she sat down opposite to her, all ufortable expressions got buried.


    "For how much longer will you punish yourself, dear."


    The Queen''s sweet and seductive voice reddened Bouda''s ears. She turned her head to look at the Curse-Fairy, pouring her a cup of wine.


    "I don''t know what you are talking about. I just want to learn more."


    Bouda''s feeble voice failed to convince the Queen altogether.


    "Learn? You? I still remember how you would always run away when I threatened to lock you up here. And now you don''t even want to leave this ce."


    Bouda''s mind went to the moments of her childhood. But another face came barging in as soon as she tried to remember her happy and yful days. The face belonged to a midget, who she used to hate and despise.


    "Aunt, that was then, and this is now."


    "Tsk! Are you still mad at me for snatching you away from that? How many times should I assure you she was already gone? I couldn''t let anyone see your Ancestral Divine Spirit."


    Tink!!!


    Bouda threw the half-filled cup on the ground. The redness of her ears signified not embarrassment, but sheer anger. The surrounding Mana fumed and her eyes got a trace of golden hue.


    "SHE IS ALIVE. I know there is a method somewhere among these scrolls to get her back. And I don''t care about others getting to know anything rted to me. Humph!"


    Bouda, not caring for the wine cup rolling away from her, was about to stomp out when the Queen raised her hand to stop her.


    "Okay, Okay! Wait! Sigh, your mother too had the same temper. I have some news for you."


    Bouda halted and snapped her neck towards the Queen at the mention of news. She hastily neared her aunt and asked, holding her breath.


    "Has Has he gone there again?"


    "Humph! Yes, not only did he go there but he has alreadye back. Foolish girl, don''t put your hopes in the Red Dragon. I went to the Supreme Oracle, and she had some words for you."


    "Supreme Oracle Aunt, you"


    Sniff!


    Bouda suddenly teared up and slumped down with her face on Queen''sp, hearing the Queen''s casual sentence. She knew what it must have cost her aunt to go to the Supreme Oracle and ask about a thing, which wasn''t even directly concerning to the Queen herself.


    "Now, there is a hint of my Bouda."


    The Queen held Bouda''s chin and raised her face. Bouda felt the smoothness of Queen''s fingers as she wiped Bouda''s tears away.


    "What What the Supreme Oracle said?"


    Bouda struggled to ask, waiting for the words with bated breath. She felt the Queen''s warm breath on her ears as a row of silent words entered her mind and heart.


    "Among Roses lies your Destiny."