《The Life of Demon Empress Siamara》 Prologue I woke up surrounded by a numerous amount of different colored lights, though there were mostly only white lights. I blinked a couple of times before looking around. Across from me stood a man with red hair and blue eyes, who was playfully smiling as he stared straight at me. ¡°Welcome to my realm.¡± said the man in a friendly tone. ¡°W-Who are you?¡± I asked carefully. ¡°Why, God of course¡± he responded playfully. ¡°God? But-¡± I tried to respond before getting cut off. ¡°Before you say something like ¡°What are you talking about¡±, or some other stereotypical line, I will send you away right now¡± he replied in a suddenly serious tone. I decided to shut my mouth and keep it closed. It wasn¡¯t worth trying to test him, I know better than to test someone, especially when they are in control of the situation. ¡°Now, tell me, what is the last thing you remember?¡± he said while playing with some sort of toy. I thought slowly back to my last memories. My head started to hurt as I tried. I finally reached the last thing I could remember. ¡°The last thing I remember was¡­ walking through downtown, from my job¡­ and then¡­¡± I replied slowly, unable to finish the memory. ¡°What happened?¡± I asked still trying to remember. ¡°You died¡± responded nonchalantly the man who proclaimed himself God. ¡°What?! How?¡± ¡°You were shot, you were in the way of the killers target, therefore causing you to get killed instead.¡± I sat down for a second. It was too much to take in, I died? But then that would mean this really might be God. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your death was not in vain, theyoung man who was the target of the shooting lived, and because of your death he will one day do great things.¡± ¡°How would you know though?¡± I asked him, still feeling conflictedUnauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. ¡°Well, I¡¯m God of course, I can see the future if I want, but I try not to so it can be a surprise. Regardless, because of your death, I am giving you a chance to be reborn. If you choose to accept, you will be born as the Demon Empress in another world, which I also created.¡± ¡°Demon Empress? But why give me such an important role, and one that is considered evil as well?¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s the thing. You are a person that likes to have nothing but moderation and balance in your life, correct?¡± ¡°Y-yeah¡­¡± ¡°Well, I am consideredto bethegood side of everything, but because of balance and order,you must be the evil to oppose me.However, don¡¯t think ofit as being evil, think of it asthe entity thatbalanceseverything out. Think of it like this, good can be evil, but evil can also be good.¡± ¡°I get it now¡­¡± I said nodding my head ¡°But I¡¯m not finished yet. Since I am a lone deity of high power,I amunable to directlyinterfere with mortal struggles, I get bored on this plane of existence. That is where you come in, if you are able to survive in your new life for 500 years, I will allow you to ascend to godhood.¡± ¡°M-m-me?!¡± I responded in a scatterbrained manner. ¡°Why me? I¡¯m just an average human, there¡¯s nothing special about me.¡± I said, in a calmer fashion. ¡°Well, you are one of the few beings that truly understand balance, plus I would find it amusing, seeing as I need someone to talk to, it isn¡¯t as great as you think to be a God.¡± I thought about it for a moment. This is was a one in a lifetime, maybe in existence opportunity, wouldn¡¯t it be wrong to decline? ¡°Is there any catch to this?¡± I asked him carefully. ¡°Oho, this one¡¯s a smart one.¡± he said laughing and smiling. ¡°Yeah, there are two actually, One: I will allow youto chose one form of a divine blessing from me. Two: At some point, there may or may not be someone reincarnated from earth who will become a hero and most likely try to slay you some time during your lifetime.¡± I thought about what he said carefully, as they were two very important factors to my next life. It took a while before I actually responded. ¡°I would like to make a special request from you ,God¡± I said nervously with a challenging smile. He raised his eyebrows, then began to laugh. ¡°Wow, you are really something. Bold, I like it, I accept. What is this request of yours?¡± he replied curiously. ¡°I would like to ask a question first, do any of the species on this new planet evolve as they grow?¡± ¡°Actually, as a matter of fact, yes, some do.¡± ¡°Ok then, could you possibly give me some pencil and paper? My request is that I am able to create my own new body, that includes skills as well. In addition, I would like to request my divine blessing be to have half the power of you, like half of your lifespan, magic, strength, etc.¡± I said nervously, thinking I might be asking for too much. He stared at me for a while before finally blinking slowly. ¡°You know what¡­¡± he replied slowly with a smile, ¡°Hell, why not.¡± I let out a deep breath that I had been nervously holding. ¡°That¡¯s great, would you mind giving me an hour to think? I¡¯m sure an hour is nothing to you.¡± ¡°Sure¡± With that said, I left off into the direction behind me, and began writing. * * * * * * * * * * * * * I returned a little before the hour was up. I had finished all of the appropriate requirements my next body needed. I then handed them to God. ¡°I¡¯m ready¡± ¡°Ok then, then I wish you luck in your next life, Demon Empress Siamara, I expect great things from you.¡± he replied while looking over my list. I began to shine, and then slowly dissolve into light particles. Before I completely dissolve, I hear God say one last thing. ¡°Be careful, you aren¡¯t the only person to have been reborn into this world.¡± And just like that, I was gone. Chapter 1- Siamaras Birth

THE MONTH OF STRONG SUN (JUNE), 26TH DAY, YEAR 500 ON THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

I woke up again. I was in a dark, wet, and cramped space. I was curled in the fetal position. I began to move, pushing upwards. The substance felt wet and slimy, but I was able to tear it at. I began to push more and more upwards until I finally burst out of the the small space. As soon as I was freed, I heard lots of cheering and screaming. ¡°Empress Siamara has been born!¡± cried a voice excitedly. I suddenly realized why it was so dark, it was because my eyes were closed. I slowly opened them, and began to survey and pay attention to my surroundings. I was in a large room, filled to the brim with tons of figures, but it was hard to tell who my eyes were still adjusting to the sudden amount of light. ¡°Everyone, everyone, calm down now. Yes, the Empress has been born, but you forget that she is still but a child. You must let her get used to everything, otherwise you¡¯ll scare her.¡± said a calm voice. My vision had slowly come back to me. The first thing I took notice of was my body. My lower half was that of a snake, covered in black and golden scales. I also saw my hair, which was black. The last thing I took notice of was that I had emerged from some sort of pod or cocoon, filled with a transparent pinkish liquid. I slowly began to crawl out of the pod like object. Unfortunately I found that my limbs were still weak, and fell and tumbled out of the pod. As a result, three people, who were dressed like servants, rushed towards me to help me up and make sure I was ok. ¡°There, there.¡± one lady servant said to me. I sat idly trying to recover from the fall. While I was doing that, the man that I had heard before spoke up with an announcement. ¡°Remember this great ladies and gentlemen, as our beloved Empress Siamara has been born upon this month of strong sun(Author¡¯s Note: June), on the day of the 26th, and on the year of 500 on the Imperial calendar.¡± More people cheered in response. Soon after that, there servant stayed by my side, nursing me. They wrapped me up in what looked like an expensive blanket made of silk, as one of the female servants acted as my wet nurse and breast fed me. While that was happening, people began to bring gifts and offerings to me. The servants accepted the gifts for me and set them aside. After many, many gifts, another announcement was made. ¡°Now that offerings have been presented to our great Empress, every tribal chief and feudal lord is required to swear fealty to their new liege.¡±If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. After that, many men and women, of different species, began presenting themselves to me and bowed, while swearing fealty to me. Since I was still but a newborn, I didn¡¯t remember many of them, and decided I could learn of them later on. I found most of them pretty trust-worthy looking, there were a few that looked at me like I was some more of easy target, but I wasn¡¯t surprised or afraid, it was bound to happen. After the many leaders and nobles presented themselves to me, the man who had been in charge presented himself to me last. ¡°I am Regent Dralden, my liege, and I swear on my life that I will forever serve you at your side, your Highness.¡± He then took a knee and then gently took my hand and kissed the back of it. It was a bit of a weird experience for me, but it was the thought that counted. Afterwards, he then took a crown from the pocket in his robes and placed the crown upon my head slowly. ¡°I crown you Empress of the Demon Empire. Long live her grace Demon Empress Siamara the First.¡± Another round of cheer and applause played. After the crowning, there was an after party. I took this time to curl my lower half around one of the servants and fall asleep on them. Afterwards they took me to my new bedroom, and laid me down to sleep in there. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

THE MONTH OF STRONG SUN, 27TH DAY, YEAR 500 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

I was woken up by one of the servants that had been with me theday before,they seem to be my wet nurses. Two of them picked me up gently and carefully carried me. They brought me to a bath, where they cleaned me.However, my skin and scales were still quitesensitive, so I attempted to put up a good fight once I was in. Once they had finished washing me, they dried my up nicely, and then clothed me in a pretty silk dress, and placed my crown upon my head. We then began moving to a different part of the palace, with my nurses carrying me in tow. I was brought to the palace garden. It was quite beautiful, as it was filled with both plants and animals I had never seen before, I imagine the look upon my face was filled with excitement , curiosity, and glee. They then brought me to a beautiful white table, where a tea set lay. They sat down in the chairs, allowing me to lay my long body across their laps. They poured a cup of tea, and then began to cool it down, I imagine the tea was for me to drink. While I was sitting there, enjoying the tea they had served me, Regent Dralden appeared at my table, with a young man with white hair, red eyes, and wearing a small tuxedo following him. ¡°Good morning your highness, I see that you are enjoying some tea.¡± ¡°Mwaaaaa¡± I replied in a light voice, it was more of a sound, than speech, since I cannot speak yet. He then smiled, and then continued talking, ¡°Your highness, I am here today to present to you your new personal butler, and bodyguard.¡± I appreciate the gesture of him trying to assign me a bodyguard, but due to the fact that I have, or will have half the power of god, I doubt I will actually need to borrow his strength. The bodyguard shyly peeked out from behind Dralden, before hiding again. ¡°Don¡¯t be rude to her majesty you foolish boy, introduce yourself¡± Slowly, the boy pulled himself from out behind Dralden, before slowly introducing himself. ¡°H-hello y-y-your majesty, I am Wilheim, and I will be your new butler and bodyguard starting t-today.¡± I, in turn decided to smile back to Wilheim, who started to blush and look away. ¡°Now boy, I have work to do, so remember to do your job without fail. If you do something to embarrassing her majesty, I will personally have your hide.¡± said Dralden in a dark voice, before turning and walking away. All of this excitement had worn me out, so I started to drift to sleep, thinking about how my life would be now with this Wilheim boy in it. Chapter 2- Learning

THE MONTH OF STRONG SUN(JUNE), 30TH DAY, YEAR 500 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

A lot has happened within the past three days. Firstly, I have discovered one of the gifts I requested from God. Although I discovered it by mistake, I¡¯m sure I would have figured out about itsooner or later. I had woken up early the next morning before daybreak after my meeting with Dralden and Wilheim. It was still dark out, and the only source of light in the room was a nearly burned out candle that had been lit by my wet nurses, who also had fallen asleep sitting up in chairs next to each other. I decided to take this time to ponder about my experiences from the last two days. I decided first to think what my plan of action would be. I am sure at this point, that by having a weak Empress on the throne would be dangerous in the upcoming years, although Dralden is sitting in for me before I am officially crowned and have to take over. That said, I started to think about the gifts I had requested from God, as well as the Divine Blessing I was to receive. I went over a list in my head before something popped up before my eyes and suddenly scaring me, causing to let out a little ¡®eeeeep¡¯. It was a menu. I slowly turned and looked over at the nurses, who were still asleep. I felt a little bad for them, having to look over me 24/7. I drew my attention back to the menu. The menu was on the list of things I had requested. As soon as I thought about it, it opened up. It listed various Items. [Name]: Siamara le Maria Dawsten I [Race]: Lamia [Gender]: Female [Age]: 2 days, 6 hours, 5 minutes, 31 seconds [State of Health]: Healthy, Status Ailments: None [Mana]: 3,076/3,076 [Level]: 0, Evolution acquired at Lvl: 53 [Skills]: Appraisal lvl.1, Essence Stealer lvl.1, Seduction lvl.1, Universal Translation lvl.1, Venom Enhancement lvl.1 [Curses]: Current Curse(s): None [Blessings]: Current Blessing(s): None The first thing I noticed was my skills list. Another thing I had requested had been appraisal in some sort of form, as well as some ability to allow me to translate what others were saying. Admittedly, I use to read a lot of manga and light novels when I was back on earth. Anyways, I continued looking at the the skill list, and looked at the other skills listed. There was Seduction, which made sense, since Lamia, at least the version I knew, were a female only species that mated with males of other species to reproduce, so they needed the art of seduction to bring men in and reproduce, usually killing them in the process, probably with that skill Essence Stealer.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. The last skill I looked at was Venom Enhancement, which I couldn¡¯t really figure out. I guess I would have to test these skills out some other time. I continued looking through the menu, and noticed the status of Blessings, which said ¡°None¡±. This made me lose my cool for a little. I couldn¡¯t think of any reasons of why it wouldn¡¯t have my blessing. I had to calm down and decided to dismiss thinking about the Blessings, otherwise I might have a panic attack, and I doubt this body of mine could handle it. I decided to look one last time at the menu, and looked at Level. I noticed the word ¡°Evolution¡± and immediately got excited. Sure I would have to be level 53, but I had 500 years, I¡¯m sure I could achieve it in no time. I decided to think about what my evolution is like. I eventually got tired and started to drift back to sleep, as I did, I noticed the menu disappear. I decided not to look into and stress about it and closed my eyes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Later around mid-day I woke back up. This time the nurses were awake and alert. They then began their same morning routine they had performed yesterday. After about an hour we left my room,I was dressedin a new silk gown that I once again thought was beautiful. This time however, we did not go to the lovely garden from yesterday, instead we were in the throne room, which felt pretty empty compared to when I was birthed. Waiting at the right of the throne at the top of the steps was Wilheim. He looked just as timid and nervous as yesterday, but this time he was standing perfectly still with good posture. Honestly, it was a big improvement. The nurses carried me up the short flight of stairs and placed me upon the surprisingly comfortable throne. I waited there for a few minutes, playing with my tail, waiting for something to happen, seeing asthe throne room was dead silent. After a few minutes, the hall doors opened, and in came a group of knights. Although these were no regular looking knights like the guards positioned around various posts around the palace, these nights were wearing black and red colored armor. Not only that, but these knights had bid wings folded behind their backs as well as a tail. They stopped at the bottom of the steps and all knelt in unison. ¡°We are thankful to be allowed in your presence your majesty!¡± said the knight in the very front, whom had a feminine voice. I simply tilted my head towards them, since I couldn¡¯t speak, there was no way I could respond, besides hand gestures. The one who had spoke was probably the leader. After about five seconds, she and her comrades raised their heads and looked up at me. At that moment I felt a bit stressed from all the attention. I did not notice, but Dralden had appeared on the other side of the throne from Wilheim. Due this I jumped and let out a little ¡®eeeeep¡¯ when he finally spoke. ¡°Welcome, Blood Knights of the Royal Guard¡­¡± Everyone turned their attention towards him. ¡°I have called you here today for one reason. This is to assign you the most important mission of your lives.¡± A few of them let out surprised or confused sounds. ¡°From today forwards, you will be the bodyguard unit of her majesty Empress Siamara.¡± At that moment they gasped and looked back at the floor again. The leader once again spoke. ¡°We graciously accept!¡± The air felt a little tense after that, so I decided to put on a smile and clap childishly to signify that I approve. All at once the knights let out deep sighs. The leader then took her helmet off, revealing a woman with short, red hair, tan skin, green eyes, and small horns on her head with a patch of red scales around the base of them. ¡°Then I, Squad Commander Felice Adatalia swear from today here on out that I, and the other knights of my order will serve and protect Empress Siamara le Marie Dawsten I with our bodies and lives!¡± And from that moment on, I had a elite unit of dragonoid bodyguards protecting my very existence. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

THE MONTH OF STRONG SUN(JUNE), 27TH DAY, YEAR 500 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

Thousands of miles away, across the ocean from the Luscian Continent, sat a man upon his throne. This man was the King of Vuruthian Kingdom. He was in his early 40¡¯s, and had dark brown hair, as well as a small beard. His day was going the same as usual, Wake up, get prepared, see his daughter and son off to the royal academy, then meet with his advisers with boring reports about the state of the kingdom. That was how his day had been up till now, until suddenly a man burst through his throne room doors. ¡°Sire! Sire!¡± the man yelled frantically. ¡°Calm down now, what is it?¡± the King responded curiously. ¡°It¡¯s about the about the Demon Empire! The new Demon Empress has been born!¡± At this moment, the man known as King Jeremiah¡¯s face went slack. The Demon Emperor had disappeared around 2 years ago, how was it that a child was born after 2 years post his disappearance. Prior to his disappearance, there had been a rumor that the Demon Empire might declare war upon humanity. If this birth meant what he thought it meant, then it meant humanity might be in serious trouble. Chapter 3- Information

THE MONTH OF NEW LIFE (MARCH), 8TH DAY, YEAR 506 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

Much has happened in the past 5 years that I have been here. I have learned many things from the manners of royalty, to the basic geography known to the empire. First and foremost I learned that my father was Emperor Xylon, a fallen angel that was more than 2,000 years old, and founded the Demon Empire. Apparently there are actually very few real demon species, and that ¡°demons¡± was just a general term given by humans for beastmen species who lives under the Demon Empire¡¯s rule. Apparently my father disappeared roughly two years before my birth, and my mother was a royal concubine, actually, the only royal concubine. When I think about it now, it¡¯s a little too convenient that my father chose his first and only concubine close to before his disappearance. I¡¯ll try and look into it later, it¡¯s too suspicious to leave alone. The next thing I learned is that there are still 12 months in a year, however, instead of the standard 30 days in a month, there are about 35 days standard. On top of that, there are 6 more hours in a day. With all of this information, I have concluded that the planet I am on is probably a bit bigger than earth. This being said, it means that smaller countries in this world will be more than likely much bigger than small countries on earth, especially by modern day standards. On the subject of land and countries, I have seen a map of the the currently known continents. While it¡¯s hard to generally describe the layout of land masses, the continent where the Demon Empire was located held enough land to probably give the United States a run for it¡¯s money. The Demon Empire itself was split up by territories, if anything, it was something similar to Japan or the Holy Roman Empire. The capital, which controlled enough land to last against all of the other tribes on the continent, was located on the north-eastern part of the continent. Surrounding it westwards and southwards were around 30 or more tribes and duchies belonging to the empire. Beyond the southern border of the empire was a land which belonged to neutral monster tribes. Past them were Dark Elves and Dwarves, although they were more or less united as one land. The most important thing I noticed was that most of the landmasses were split up in an island like fashion. Unfortunately, this is all of the most important information I gained at the moment. Although thatis not everything I have to report. Up until a year ago, I had been going through the regular daily routine, with a few exceptions of special events like parties, I continued to be nursed by my wet nurses, whose names I learned to be Seylem, Karlen, and Jeiss. Each were a different type of beastman. Karlen was a stereotypical Japanese neko, with the exception that she had fuzzy claw like hands that were in no way, shape, or form cute like the stereotypical neko. She had black hair and fur, had blue eyes, and wore a black maids uniform. Then there was Jeiss, who was a harpy, with with green hair and eyes, and had red feathers. She also had talons attached to her wings, as well as talons on her feet, and like Karlen, also wore the maids uniform. Lastly, there was Seylem, whom was also a lamia. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, and red scales, and partially wore a maid¡¯s uniform.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Once I had turned five, they still took care of me, but Draldren had commanded them to start teaching me manners and etiquette. They also were instructed to start teaching me how to speak. Although, in secret, I already taught myself how to speak when I turned four, but decided it wasn¡¯t necessary to speak yet. Apparently, on my 6th birthday, Dralden was going to enroll me into the royal academy. That meant I have only 3 months left before I enter school. It would Also be the first time that anyone besides the heads of noble families and tribal leaders would see me. Wilheim will also be enrolling with me, even though his main purpose is to continue being my bodyguard since the entire order of knights couldn¡¯t follow me into the school. Another thing is that is that Wilheim has grown much taller and has gained a little more muscle in over the last few years. I also have noticed he is a lot less clumsy nowadays. I¡¯ve decided to make a diary with all of the events from the moment I met God up until now. I have kept them hidden, and made sure no one would ever find them unless I wanted them too. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

THE MONTH OF BLOOM (MAY), 15TH DAY, YEAR 506 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

It had been nearly 6 years since King Jeremiah had discovered the birth of the Demon Empress. Almost as soon as he found out, he gathered up messengers and began instructing them to tell this important news to the neighboring countries surrounding them. As soon as he finished, messengers with the royal insignia began to leave the throne room to their set destinations. Since then, Jeremiah had become nervous, because the Demon Empire was quiet, too quiet for his liking. Jeremiah knew that with with united power of the demons, they could take on the entire continent of humans, so he could not understand why they were so quiet. Once the entirety of humanity had learned of the Demon Empress¡¯s existence, they began training special soldiers to counter demons, as demons had natural skills that the majority of humans lacked. In short term, it felt kind of pointless training soldiers that currently had no use, but it was better to be safe than sorry. King Jeremiah decided that he would stop worrying about the demons. Even if they were plotting something, It could be years, even decades before the did something, so he personally had nothing to worry about. But then he started worrying again, not about the demons, but his children. His son, Prince Hernando and Princess Addison whom were 19 and 11 years old. If the demons were plotting, and succeeded, what would happen to them? Time could only tell, but he could not stop worrying. Chapter 4- The New Kids

THE MONTH OF STRONG SUN (JUNE), 33RD DAY, YEAR 506 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

It was another day at the Royal Academy in the capital of the Demon Empire. It was early in the morning and time for another long day. The students, who varied in age(From ages 6 to 16) had already begun entering their classrooms. In one classroom in particular, there sat a bored succubus. It was her second year, yet she had no friends in school, just barely fulfilled the requirements to continue going to school. The day felt like a normal one to her, so she decided to just put her head down upon her desk while she waited for the teacher. Suddenly the classroom door slammed open, causing the girls head to shoot back up in confusion and surprise. Their teacher, whom was a cyclops with blue hair, and wore a white coat, rushed into the classroom, and stood aside from the classroom door. The obviously distressed man took in a deep breath, and then yelled. ¡°May I have your attention students.¡± Everyone that wasn¡¯t already looking turned their heads towards their teacher. There was a moment of silence before their teacher began speaking again.The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. ¡°Thank you, today we are getting two new students.¡± he said before quickly turning his head and looking out the door. ¡°Please welcome her majesty, Empress Siamara le Maria Dawsten I, and Wilheim von Strauss.¡± Everyone in the room suddenly became silent and nervous. No one outside of the heads of noble families and tribe leaders, as well those who worked in the palace knew what the empress looked like. Everyone in the classroom held their breath as two figures entered the room. The first figure to enter was a young boy with white hair and blue eyes, who looked like he was probably 11 or 12 years old. He was wearing a butler¡¯s uniform, and walked gracefully to the front of the classroom. Then slowly entered a lamia, who had black hair, with the exception of two red strands. She wore a beautiful dress, and had black and golden scales, although it was hard to see her face in great detail since she was looking down at the floor and playing with her dress nervously as she made her way to the front of the classroom. Once they were both in the front of the classroom, the boy started with introductions first. ¡°Hello, my name is Wilheim, and it is nice to make your acquaintance.¡± Next the girl began. ¡°H-hello everyone, my name is Siamara¡­¡± she said barely loud enough for the classroom to hear, before shouting, ¡°IT IS NICE TO MEET YOU ALL!¡± Everyone continued to remain silent, since this was something that didn¡¯t happen everyday, everyone remained silent and tense. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

THE MONTH OF STRONG SUN (JUNE), 33RD DAY, YEAR 506 OF THE IMPERIAL CALENDAR

I was actually very nervous with introducing myself. The silence that had followed my greeting didn¡¯t help it. Suddenly a girl stood up and started to clap. She had red hair, purple eyes, and small horns and a slim black tail, and wore a black dress. ¡°Nice to meet you Siamara and Wilheim, my name is Larine.¡± Everyone put a dumbfounded look on their face. No one actually thoughtsomeone would be bold enough to greetthe Demon Empresslike that. I began to smile. I had a feeling I might actually enjoy school for a change. Chapter 5- Bad News Bears
The month of strong heat(July), 4th day, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar.
It had been a week since the first day of school. Weirdly enough, there were still five school days in a week . All we had been doing in these several classes were taking basic arithmetic, practicing writing the demonic languages alphabet, practice of proper speech, and basic history. There were only 5 hours of school, since they gave a whole hour for lunch period. I actually enjoyed coming to school, and having childish conversations with Larine. Can you imagine it, someone with a 20-year-old mind spending their time with a 7 and 12 year old. I had been 15 when I first came here, and yet here I am 5 years later still able to have childish conversations. I¡¯ve also decided the next chance I get, I am going to ask Dralden if I can invite Larine to the palace, because I haven¡¯t had a sleepover with a friend in the longest time. I was now leaving from my last class of the day with Wilheim. Normally, I would leave to my carriage, but today is the day that new students are to have their affinities checked if they did not already know their magical affinities. Neither Wilheim nor I knew our affinities so we were required to go and find out, since later in the year, we would begin to practice magic. I slithered ahead of Wilheim by a few feet. As I was coming around a corner, I bumped into someone. I inadvertantly apologized and looked back up to the surprisingly tall person. He wore scholarly robes, but gave off a vibe of bloodlust and anger. He had hooves instead of feet, and two horns curving outside of his head, and to top it all off, had a bull ring. He stopped for a moment before putting an angry expression on his face. ¡°Can¡¯t you watch where you¡¯re going!? Damn women¡­¡± he said before cranking his arm back, preparing to hit me. Luckily, Wilheim intercepted and caught the brutal blow heading towards me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I cannot allow you to do that¡± said Wilheim as he held onto the guy¡¯s fist. ¡°Why, you little!¡± he said before pulling his other arm back. He never got the chance to swing, because Wilheim pulled with all of his might, and flipped the guy over. While the man was confusedly still down, I recovered from the shock. He just tried to hit me. Hit. ME. Suddenly my mind reverted back to that of an adult, as I glared at him and scrunched my face. ¡°Did...DID YOU JUST TRY AND HIT ME?! INCONCEIVABLE!¡± I said exploding with anger. I hated abusive men, and I hate men that abuse women that are weak or do it like like it¡¯s nothing. The first thing that was going to change around here in this empire was how women were treated. Even if it took 100 years. ¡°DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU JUST TRIED TO HIT? I AM DEMON EMPRESS SIAMARA LE MARIA DAWSTEN, BITCH! I SHOULD HAVE YOU AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY DISGRACEFULLY EXECUTED!¡± I yelled still fuming with anger.You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. There had been bystanders already around when the even the whole fiasco had begun. I turned and looked at them, taking my anger out on them too. ¡°I SHOULD HAVE ALL OF YOU COWARDS EXECUTED AS WELL, JUST FOR STANDING BY AND DOING NOTHING. YOU WOULD LET A FELLOW STUDENT GET BEATEN UP, AND TURN A BLIND EYE?! ESPECIALLY A GIRL?!¡± They all looked down shamefully and clenched their fists. Before I could say anymore, Wilheim stepped in and grabbed my shoulders. ¡°My lady, please calm down, you need not be concerned about them. I¡¯ll have them dealt with accordingly; we must hurry so that we aren¡¯t late for our Affinity Search.¡± I slowly took in deep breaths, and calmed down. I turned away from everyone and began returning en route for my destination. Wilheim decidedly followed behind me. There were no words from any of them. They knew that the gossip would spread eventually, and disgrace many minor noble and merchant families. I continued down the hall without a second glance. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The month of strong heat (July), 4th day, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar.
I was in a foul mood as I left for the academy library. Once Wilheim and I arrived, we were greeted nervously but politely by the librarian assistants. We entered deep into the heart of the surprisingly large library. There we found the head librarian at a table, with a transparent orb. The head librarian was an old man who was clothed in green and blue robes. The librarian wore a hood to keep his face covered, revealing only his short white beard. ¡°Welcome, Your Grace, how is your day?¡± he asked politely. ¡°Terrible actually, I do apologize if some students stop appearing to the library¡± I said jokingly with a dark look on my face. He looked taken back, before continuing. ¡°I hope your day gets better, Your Grace. Now, to find your affinity, I will have you place your hands upon this orb here, which will reveal your magic affinities.¡± ¡°Wilheim, you can do it first¡± I say to him casually. ¡°Ok My Lady.¡± ¡°Wilheim, you know you don¡¯t always have to respond with ¡°My Lady¡±, it¡¯s fine to just say ok.¡± ¡°As you-...Ok¡± he replied, catching himself. He walked up to the orb and placed his hand upon it, and waits for a few moments, before light blue particles begin swimming around the inside the orb. ¡°Ah, yes, you have the magic affinity of Ice young one¡± says the head librarian. Wilheim removed his hand from the globe and stepped back, and appeared to quietly read to himself. While he was occupied in his thoughts, I made my way to the table and place my tiny hand upon the orb. The orb then began to fill up with a purple haze, along with bluish sparkles. ¡°Oh my¡­¡± said the head librarian softly. ¡°Hmm? What¡¯s wrong sir?¡± I replied curiously. ¡°It is rare to see someone with two affinities, and on top of that, one of your magic affinites is extremely rare. You have the magic affinity for both Poison magic, as well as Spatial magic. As expected of our great and powerful Empress.¡± said the head librarian proudly. I took my hand off the orb, and watched the particles fade away. I thanked the library, and decided it was time to leave now that I was done. I was extremely exhausted and cranky, and if I don¡¯t get home soon to a bath and bed, I may order some more executions. I begin to leave the library, with Wilheim in tow. The head librarian bid us farewell, as he took down our results. I wondered what I could learn, and how I could make use of my magics. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The month of strong heat (July), 4th day, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar.
I was finally back in my bedroom, in a nice silk gown after taking a nice hot bath. Although I was still extremely pissed, I decided to invite Wilheim into my room and rant to him . ¡°Urrghh, I¡¯m just so mad, I hate scum like him, the people that will hit women with second thought, I¡¯m definitely executing him.¡± I said, still venting. ¡°I have a suggestion¡­¡± said Wilheim trying to hold back from saying ¡°my lady¡±. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Instead of executions, why not let him live in utter shame.¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening¡­¡± ¡°How about we look into what family he is from, tell the head of the family about what occurred, and that we are taking custody of him for his punishment, though we do not have to let them know it is not execution.¡± ¡°So what are you getting at?¡± ¡°I¡¯m saying we should make him live the shame from being an heir to some family into a lowly servant.¡± ¡°You know what Wilheim, I like your thinking. I¡¯m glad that you¡¯re my friend.¡± ¡°Friend¡­¡± Wilheim muttered quietly to himself. ¡°So be it; make it happen.¡± I said clapping twice. He then left the room, and began preparing for my revenge. I was thoroughly looking forward to it. Chapter 6- Waiting is worth it
The month of strong heat (July), 5th day, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar.
I decided not to go to school today, and stayed held up in my room. I was still angry about yesterday, and would not return to school until I had properly paid that man back for what he did. Not only that, but I am sure that word has spread of my outburst. I don¡¯t feeling dealing with the rumors right now, because when one rumor starts, by the time it has come around full circle, it comes out completely different. I would not leave the room until Wilheim returned. Of course, I allowed servants to come and bring me food, but otherwise I ordered them that I did not want to be bothered. At some point, my knights came to my door, in particular Felice came. ¡°Your Majesty, please! Let me inside! I cannot bear this crushing shame! I allowed you to almost be injured, and I wasn¡¯t by your side, fulfilling my oath to serve and protect you! Please punish me accordingly for my failure!¡± I had no intention of punishing Felice, as it would have been awkward to walk around the school with adults in loud, clanking all the time. Everyone would be nervous for no reason. Luckily, Wilheim was trained in whatever he was to catch the punch and down the attacker. Ultimately, after 30 minutes, Felice still ashamed left my door be and walked off and sulked. Inevitably, the day was pretty boring, because I sat, only wanting Wilheim to hurry up and get back. I ended up dozing off, almost sleeping into the next day, but I was awoken by a knocking. ¡°Go away, I already told you I am not leaving!¡± I snapped from being awoken from my sleep. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Your Grace, I just wanted to tell you myself that I have returned, and everything is set.¡± responded Wilheim¡¯s voice from the other side of the door. A soft smile crept onto my face, it was almost time. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The month of strong heat (July), 5th day, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar.
Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. Wilheim had completed all of the preparations for his assignment the night before. It had taken a few hours past the time he normally slept, but with extra persistence and a sense of purpose he finished. When he woke up the next morning, he got straight to work. He went back to the academy, and asked other students about a student or potential teacher, who was tall and somewhat buff, had hooves, bull horns and and a bull ring. The first few responses he got were either ¡°Sorry, I have never seen him¡± or some remained silent and only looked down or away. Finally a few tries later, he obtained information from a student who was short, had beady eyes, spiky hair, and some tusks coming out of his mouth finally gave Wilheim the answer. ¡°His name¡­ is Rar¡¯Shan Serance. He¡¯s the heir to a major merchant family with plenty of influence.¡± said the obviously nervous and resentful student. He didn¡¯t need to say the rest; Wilheim already knew the rest, so then he asked another question. ¡°Where is his family estate?¡± ¡°I-I don¡¯t know specifically, all I know is that it¡¯s somewhere in the upper class, somewhere in the west part of the city, and of course that the family name is Serance.¡± ¡°Thank you, that will be all.¡± Wilheim knew all he needed to know, now he just needed to ask some of the locals of the western part of the city where the House of Serance was located. It was already around midday when he finally left the academy; it was taking him longer than he wanted. He began his journey to the western part of the city. It proved useful to go to the middle class area instead of the upper class, as Wilheim got his answer from one of the first people he asked. They told him his house was located on a hill between the lower part of the upper class, and the palace. With that, Wilheim had everything he needed to begin his plot. He returned to the palace, but told the servants not to tell the Empress that he had returned yet. He ordered a spy, with the permission of Dralden who was still oblivious, to go and watch the house to see if Rar¡¯Shan leaves or enters the residence. While the spy went on his assignment to keep lookout, Wilheim gathered some of the knights, including Felice who was still extremely depressed. He then explained his plan to them. First, they would arrive menacingly at the residence of Rar¡¯Shan. The knights would hang back, hidden behind the walls of the residence near the gate, and would only appear by Wilheims side when given the signal. Assuming that Rar¡¯Shan was at the residence, Wilheim would then give the signal, pull out a royal insignia, and present it to whomever opens the door and tell them that Rar¡¯Shan is currently under arrest for violent acts against the Empress. They would then drag him back to the palace, and lock him in the dungeon until further notice. After the plan was given, Felice changed from being mopey and depressed, to feeling energized and was filled with a sense of purpose. Wilheim decided it would be best to act now and immediately capture Rar¡¯Shan. About an hour and a half later with the knights in tow, Wilheim met up with the agent who had been left on lookout. He reported that the target had entered the residence roughly an hour ago. ¡°Perfect¡­¡± muttered Wilheim, with a smile plastered upon his face. With this, Wilheim walked to the entrance of the residence and up to the door and knocked. About a minute later, a servant answered. Wilheim asked if the house¡¯s head was in, and she replied, ¡°Yes.¡± and went to get him. Almost five minutes later, a minotaur, even bigger that Rar¡¯Shan appeared in the doorway. ¡°Are you the head of this house?¡± ¡°Yes, I am Keef¡¯Shan. What do you want?¡± he asked angrily. ¡°I am here to see your son¡± Wilheim replied. ¡°On whose authority?¡± He asked huffing and tauntingly. Wilheim ignored him and simply pulled out the Royal Insignia, the knights slowly filling behind him. This caused Keef¡¯Shan¡¯s jaw to drop. Chapter 7- Oh Shit
July, 5th, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar (Rar''Shan)
I looked from my front room window. I scanned the street and spotted the knights, along with the little brat from the other day. Realizing what was happening I started to panic, even more-so after the little brat pulled out the Royal Insignia and showed it to my father, as the knights started to get closer to the house. A few moments later, two of the knights shoved my father aside and the began searching the house, starting from downstairs.The residence was large, and contained three floors. The knights were tossing over furniture, breaking vases, and making a whole lot of ruckus. Fearing capture, I had to think quick on my feet to escape. My eyes scanned the room, and I spotted my balcony. Without so much as a second thought I dashed out onto the balcony and began scanning the back of the yard for something to land on. After a few seconds of looking I saw a large group of shrubs. This will have to do I said convincing myself, seeing as I was short on time. Quickly I began mentally preparing myself to jump. By the time I had enough confidence to go through with my plan, one of the knights broke my door with their weapon and shouted for me to halt. I sucked in a deep breath before throwing myself over the balcony and into the shrubs. I quickly recovered from the fall and began to run towards the walled part of the backyard. But before I made it, I was tackled from behind by one of the knights, causing us to both fall and roll in the grass. I woozily recovered and looked at the recovering knight next to me, and realized how the knight managed to catch up. The knight was a dragonoid knight, one of the most feared species in the entire Demon Empire. He tried to get up and keep running, but as I turned around, I found myself tackled again and held down by another knight. Unfortunately for the knight, even though Rar¡¯Shan was only but of 15 years of age, he was still extremely muscular and tall, causing the knight to lose his grip and get viciously punched in the head. The first knight has already recovered and hollered for backup. The rest of the knights begun arriving in the backyard and began to surround Rar¡¯Shan, attempting to subdue him. However Rar¡¯Shan made sure he wouldn¡¯t go down quietly, throwing a few good punches and kicks out there. Wilheim slowly approached the commotion, carrying a vial of liquid in his hand. When Rar¡¯Shan was finally restricted enough, he ordered one of the knights to open up Rar¡¯Shan¡¯s mouth, and then opened the mysterious vial and poured its contents down Rar¡¯Shan¡¯s throat. After about five minutes of continuous struggling, Rar¡¯Shan¡¯s strength slowly began to vanish, and he became extremely tired and weak. Wilheim then walked forth to Rar¡¯Shan with an evil smile and proudly proclaimed ¡°This is punishment for attempting to assault the Empress,¡± before cranking back his own fist and driving it into Rar¡¯Shan¡¯s face. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
July, 5th, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar (Wilheim)
I felt so powerful. After punching her majesty¡¯s assailant, I felt so much relief and adrenaline. After my brief surge of adrenaline, I told the knights to begin carrying him the best they could, and let us begin making our way back to the palace. We began back to the palace, making our way through the populated city. Although, it was mostly an easy trip, since the civilians moved out of the way for the knights whom were carrying a prisoner. Thanks to the drug I obtained, I was able to down the assailant without problem. Also, thanks to the drug, he stayed asleep the entire time. Once we arrive at the palace, the knights immediately head towards to palaces personal dungeon, which actually hadn¡¯t had prisoners in decades. The dungeon itself was vast in the number of cells it held, yet because no one was stupid enough to make an enemy of the previous emperor, it was silent and empty, as well as dark since no one came down there. One of the knights had lit up a torch before leading us down into the depths of the palace. The air was filled with the thick smell of dank and must. I could see thick patches of moss growing in between the cracked stone.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. We finally reached the bottom of the stairs we had descended. There were a set of keys hanging on the wall near the entrance. Quickly, I picked up the set of keys and went to the closest cell and began systematically going through each key for the cell I first went to. After about ten keys I finally managed to get the cell door open. Luckily the wrist cuffs were already open, so I did not need to find the keys to open the cuffs. After the knights dragged the assailant into the cell and cuffed him to the wall, we lit up some torches, left two knights on guard, and headed back up. Finally, I felt like I had truly proven myself to the Empress. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
July, 6th, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar
I was probably happy for the first time in hours when I saw Wilheim appear the previous night. After that, I went to sleep feeling satisfied that all was going according to plan. The next morning, I once I woke up I had my servants dress me in something formal since I was expected to see my assailants parents today. I was then escorted to the throne room after my daily routine. Once in the throne room, my servants eased me onto the large throne. I could only imagine what the emperor was like, and how big he was. It was late morning, and I had a meeting requested from the father and mother of the guy who attacked me. Although I wasn¡¯t particularly happy with the parents that raised that idiot, I was hoping that they were more reasonable than their dumb as a box of rocks son. They probably thought that I was going to execute their son, which is reasonable, since most monarchs executed people for far less. The only reason I hadn¡¯t was because Wilheim suggested that we turn him into a servant of the royal family for many years, I still hadn¡¯t decided. I was fine with that, because it meant he could learn some humility, as well as how to control those loose emotions of his. About ten minutes of sitting in the throne room, and enjoying a little snack, the hall doors opened, and I was met with a large minotaur wearing a green and brown toga. Standing short in stature next to him was assumably his wife. She wore a beautiful light green and white dress, and had antennae as well as notably sharp teeth when she opened her mouth. The pair quickly made their way to the foot of the stairs in front of my throne. The both quickly got on one knee and began to beg for their son¡¯s life. ¡°Please, we beg of you Your Majesty, please spare our son. It is true the he is quite foolish and ill-tempered, and that is our fault, but if you gave us the chance, we would properly reteach him and fix what we have failed at.¡± said the father whom I could actually see just a bit of tears from. ¡°Yes, we indeed will teach our son what is needed. It is true we stopped properly educating our son around the time of the disappearance of your father, the previous Emperor, but we promise that we will do anything to make sure our son is back on the right path... so please I beg you to reconsider the execution of our son!¡± cried the mother who was clearly more heart broken than her husband. I sat there somewhat enjoying this. Dralden was busy with other affairs, meaning that I had to handle the situation, and that I could handle it anyways possible. Instead of speaking, I decided to signal the knights whom I had stationed in another room that was connected to the throne room with a clap. Two knights and my assailant entered from my left. My assailant was bound and gagged, and held firmly by the two knights I had assigned. He looked defeated, but then looked up and noticed his parents who were begging on their hands and feet. The mother and father cried out in surprise to see him. Suddenly a light lit up in my assailant¡¯s eyes, and he suddenly broke free from the grasps of the knights, and charged me, using the horns on his head as a weapon. He surprisingly gained speed quickly, even while being bound, and managed to graze the side of my abdomen when I threw myself out of the way. Before he could recover and make another attempt, the knights charged my assailant while he was still on the ground. Once again, I had felt angry, and even more so insulted. I began to lose my temper again very quickly, but the time, no words came out, instead I felt something building up in my body quickly. I then saw the air beginning to spark. When I finally started to release the build up, my knights suddenly got up off of my assailant and ran outwards from his direction. As soon as the last one was far away from my assailant, I let out the energy, releasing a large multi-colored ball of energy towards my assailant. Once it reached him, there was a strong light emitted on contact, causing me and everyone else to look away from it. When the light finally dissipated, everyone looked back at my assailants last known location. He, along with some of the floor, leaving a smooth circular crater, was gone. Chapter 8- Oh dear...
July, 5th, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar
Rar¡¯Shan¡¯s head pounded. He woke up lying on the cold grass and dirt in the underbrush of a forest. He was trying to remember how he had gotten there as he attempted to raise himself. Unfortunately his knees buckled under him and he fell back down. He felt a raindrop fall on his head. Then another, and another, and another. It then began pouring down upon him. After a few tries, he finally managed to stand, and propped himself up against a nearby tree. He then used all the upper body strength that he had to break off a tree branch to use as support. He was confused as to whom he was or what he was doing there, but could only strive forwards to and find shelter from the rain. He continued to make his way slowly through the thick growth before finding himself on a road. He was conflicted about which way to travel, but eventually decided to go left, and continued slowly from there. About an hour later, Rar¡¯Shan was still walking the road in the thick downpour. He could not hear it over the rain, but there was the sound of thundering hooves. From behind him was a small party of 25 knights making their way down the empty road through the rain. It wasn¡¯t until the horse of the man who was leading the party crashed into Rar¡¯Shan did the knights acknowledge his existence. Once Rar¡¯Shan was hit by the horse, he immediately lost consciousness. When he woke up several hours later, his head started pounding again. He opened his eyes and slowly looked at his surroundings. He was in a dark cell. This instantly triggered his memories. One by one, they all came back. He remembered it all. He remembered running into that little bitch. He remembered getting knocked out and getting dragged back to the palace. He remembered his cold night in the dark cell. He remembered his parents who were begging on their feet beneath that little bitch. He remembered trying to take her life. He remembered failing¡­¡­ and then a big ball of energy being thrown at him.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. It was all that bitch''s fault, he swore, whenever he got the chance, he would kill her with his own two hands. Unfortunately, he was still confused, because he did not know where he was at all. After his last memory, everything went dark, so he didn¡¯t know how he wound up outside, deep in the forest, when he should have been...dead. He slowly began to to get up, and found his wrists shackled. He shook them angrily, and then tried to yell, yet no sound came out. His throat was dry, and his voice was hoarse. He laid back down, and silently swore that one day he would escape and exact his revenge. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
July, 5th, year 506 of the Imperial Calendar
I stood there feeling a number of many different emotions, taking in deep breaths. What had I just done? I could never do that before, and there wasn¡¯t any information about it upon my status menu¡­ except that the last time I ever checked my status menu was nearly 6 years ago, as I had never really had need for it, and sometimes I forgot I even had it. Quickly, I opened my status menu to make sure I hadn¡¯t gained anything without realizing it. [Name]: Siamara le Maria Dawsten I [Race]: Lamia [Gender]: Female [Age]: 6 years, 15 days, 12 hours [State of Health]: Fatigued, Status Ailments: None [Mana]: 776/3,223 [Level]: 2, Evolution acquired at Lvl: 53 [Skills]: Appraisal lvl.1, Essence Stealer lvl.1, Seduction lvl.1, Universal Translation lvl.1, Venom Enhancement lvl.1 [Curses]: Current Curse(s): None [Blessings]: Current Blessing(s): None There were a few miniscule changes, but when I looked at skills, it was still unchanged. Upon further inspection, I found that my mana had decreased by a little more than 2,000 points. I finally realized that what I had used was not a skill, it was magic. Slowly my mind caught up with my body in current time. I hugged myself as I began to tremble violently. Finally, the mother and father came to and realized their son was gone. The mother began to wail uncontrollably. Even her husband, who hugged her, was silently weeping on his own. What had I done? I had lost control of my emotions, and this was the result. Even though, in such a way, he deserved death, he did not deserve this. Without even a second thought, I did something irreversible. Wilheim, who had surprisingly recovered quicker than the still shocked knights, noticed that I was trembling and quickly consoled me, telling me ¡°It¡¯s alright¡± and ¡°It¡¯s not your fault¡±. Me, the father, and the mother let our emotions continuously for about 10 minutes. After that, even the mother continued to ball her eyes out, me and her husband managed to return to a stable state. I was still surprised about my magic. If my body is still this young and undeveloped, yet can let out such power, then I could only imagine what would happen once I started properly developing in years to come. If I could cause that much destruction and pain on my own like this, then I never wanted to lose control of my emotions like that ever again. And on that day, I put on a cold mask and swore I would never lose myself like that ever again.