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Chapter 21: Reclaiming the throne
Aphrodite feel so excited to open her room but no one is present.
"Where are they?" she whispered, her voice echoing in the silent chamber.
Prekthos, his face etched with concern, followed her inside. "Maybe they’re in the gardens, Aphrodite. Or perhaps they’re in the library, catching up on what they’ve missed."
The parrot, perched on Prekthos’s shoulder, chirped, “Maybe they’re in the kitchen, enjoying a feast! It’s been a long time since you’ve been home.”
Aphrodite shook her head, a knot of worry tightening in her stomach. “No, Erah said they’re not acting like themselves. They’re… different.”
She felt a surge of anger, a feeling that was quickly replaced by a wave of fear. What if her parents were truly under the control of Surseris? What if they were no longer the loving, supportive figures she knew?
“We need to find them,” Prekthos said, his voice firm. “But how? It’s a large castle, and we don’t know where to start.”
Aphrodite glanced at the parrot, a glimmer of hope sparking in her eyes. “Well Erah would you mind?"
" You want me to use my power princess?"Erah ask back.
"Yes pls I badly needed, if you won't how could we find them before it'a dark.?"
Prekthos nodded. "A good idea."
The parrot flapped its wings, and said "Wait who's that lady ? "
"Were?" Aphrodite immediate response.
"Down here, see? Waaaaa wait a second maybe that's your mom and look in the other side maybe that's your dad walking towards your mom holding a flower? " Wondering said of the parrot.
Without and words Aphrodite was quickly gone to their side.
"Common let's go down" prekthos hold Aphrodite hand without looking.
"Hey!" Erah slap his hand .
"What! Wait! Why she aren't here where's she? "
Wondering ask of prekthos.
"Don't you know that the princess was bless with so many powers? She had an ability more than a phonex" Erah said.
"No wonder she's already at her parents!" parrot shouts .
The teleport at their location and find out that even here parents couldn't recognize her. But she didn't give up. She use here powers and then after that her parents was back to normal again.
"What happened" the queen said.
"Lemme explain everything later on mom I just wanna say I really missed you."
Honey why would you missed me we been already together before and now then it's forever.
While they are talking the impostor princess came running calling to the king and queen.
"No wonder why my parents has been fold this lies" angry said of Aphrodite to the impostor.
"Who are you and what are you doing here to our kingdom?" Angry ask of the impostor.
"Your kingdom? Are you sure it's yours? Are you sure that you are there relk daughter? Because if you saz yes you're nothing compared to me! And you will never be me that's the thing you didn't know" Aphrodite said.
"Mom what she was talking about I'm your daughter I'm the real one pls do something" the impostor said quickly while hugging the queen.
"Stay away from mz wife you bastard! You controlled us both and even the my people just to believe that you are the real one. But you don't have nothing compared to my daughter, now we know, everything was been back to normal now, I didn't recognize or feel anything love about you!" Angry said of the king. "Punish this girl and her parents, do it as mz order". He added.
When Erah come to punish the girl by taking her breath slowly the girl run to Aphrodite's direction then she tried to kill her. But Aphrodite was also got a power against the enemy that's why she didn't been killed.
"You wanna kill me? Then let's end this!" Aphrodite said then directly use all her powers. The fight was just few minutes because Aphrodite was so powerful more than a phonex. She restore everything, and all things on the kingdom was back to what they are before. After a fight the impostor beg her but because of too much anger to her hearts she accidentally killed the impostor.
Anya stood frozen, her eyes wide with terror. The sight of Princess Aphrodite, her own reflection warped by fury, was enough to make her knees buckle.
"Please," Anya pleaded, her voice a mere whisper. "Don't hurt me. I didn't mean to do any of this. I was just trying to survive."
Aphrodite's gaze was cold, her anger a tangible force that seemed to crackle in the air around her. "Survive?" she spat, her voice laced with venom. "You stole my life. You stole my family. You stole my kingdom."
Anya's hands flew to her throat, as if she were trying to choke back a scream. "I was just following orders," she whimpered. "Surseris... she promised me a better life. A life without fear, without poverty. I was desperate."
Aphrodite's anger intensified, a roaring inferno that threatened to consume her. "Desperation doesn't give you the right to destroy lives. You knew what you were doing. You knew you were taking everything from me."
Anya's eyes welled up with tears. "I never wanted to hurt you," she sobbed. "I never wanted to hurt your family. I just wanted to be loved."
Aphrodite scoffed, her heart hardening. "Love? You don't know the meaning of love. You don't know what it means to sacrifice for someone, to fight for them, to protect them."
Anya fell to her knees, her body wracked with sobs. "Please, Aphrodite. Have mercy. I'm begging you."
Aphrodite stared down at her, her heart a cold, empty space. The image of her parents, their faces twisted with a love that wasn't theirs, flashed before her eyes. The pain of betrayal, the fear for her parents' safety, the rage at being replaced – it all coalesced into a single, burning desire for vengeance.
"There is no mercy for those who betray," Aphrodite said, her voice devoid of emotion. "There is no forgiveness for those who steal."
She raised her hand, her fingers glowing with a faint, ethereal light. The magic of the kingdom, the magic of her blood, pulsed through her veins, fueling her rage.
Anya closed her eyes, her face etched with terror. "Please," she whispered. "I'm sorry."
Aphrodite felt no remorse, no hesitation. She brought her hand down, the light intensifying, a wave of energy crashing over Anya. The scream that ripped from Anya's throat was cut short, swallowed by the silence that followed.
Anya's body crumpled to the floor, her life extinguished in a flash of light. Aphrodite stood over her, her breath ragged, her body trembling with the aftermath of her fury.
The air around her felt heavy, thick with the weight of her actions. But the anger that had consumed her was gone, replaced by a chilling emptiness. She had taken a life, a life that was not hers to take.
But as she looked down at the lifeless body of the imposter princess, a cold, hard truth settled in her heart. She had done what she had to do. She had protected her kingdom, her family, and herself. The cost was high, but she had no regrets.
She had tasted vengeance, and it left her cold.
"You better beg earlier before I lost my temper" last word of Aphrodite in Anya's dead body then the king use his power and made the dead body RIP.
1 months later the relationship between queen Sofia and her mom are already back to normal too. Then fast forward to 1year Aphrodite and Prekthos get married and they live happily ever after.Download Novelah App
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