A sinister grin curled on Aurianna’s lips as she rembered Leila’s words. Her amusent quickly soured into a scowl as she vanished from sight, returning to her dimly lit chamber. The full moon’s rays bled into the room, casting flickering shadows across the walls.
"Hah, Leila," she scoffed with a bitter edge in her voice. "You speak like a naive child, fighting for the sake of others. You speak the words of a fool!!" The veins on her face bulged as her anger boiled within her.
"You’ll surely regret those words one day," Aurianna growled, with a sudden motion, she snatched a vase from a nearby table, and hurling it to the ground, the sound of shattering pottery echoing through the chamber.
"I was kind, honest, and selfless, all for the sake of others," she ranted, her voice rising with each word. "But what did I get in return? Life screwed over, and it took everything from !" Her final words were punctuated by a powerful punch that obliterated the wall, sending debris flying across the room.
"Appreciate the good things in life?" Aurianna’s laughter was bitter and twisted, her eyes wild with rage as she smashed the mirror before her with her bare hands.
"The good things in life that happened to in the last life was nothing but a cruel lie! Fake!" Aurianna’s words dripped with venom, her fists slamming down upon the furniture with savage fury.
Aurianna’s eyes blazed with fury as she raged against the illusion of happiness. With a silent luagh, she lunged at the other ornate mirror before her, the glass shattering into a thousand glittering shards as she tore it apart with her bare hands.
"It was all a sham," she spat, her voice raw with emotion. "Fake friends, fake family, fake kind servants, fake heroes!" Her words echoed through the chamber as she unleashed her wrath upon the objects around her, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.
"The good things? They were a lie!" Aurianna howled, her body trembling with anger. "I can hardly rember them now. Even if I see the bad in everything it’s better than seeing the good in everything. At least then I won’t be fooled by the false glitter of a happy world." With a sudden lunge, she brought her foot down upon the marble floor, the ground quaking beneath her as the stone shattered and cracked,
"It is better to see the world for it’s true colours than to delude myself with false hope!"
In the aftermath of her tantrum, Aurianna stood amidst the wreckage of her chamber, breathing heavily, as she bit her lips and held in her tears. Her rage had left her feeling drained and hollow, her heart blackened.
As the dust settled and silence descended upon the room, "I have always known that the world was a cruel and unfeeling place, but i wanted to try and cling to the hope that there might be sothing worth holding onto.....Sothing to prove my theory wrong, yet there’s nothing. When everything becos so clear, it becos easier to accept that I was once a stupid fool."
She clutched at her chest and sat down on her couch, trying to quiet the rising emotions that raged within her. "Fake... all fake," she muttered, the words falling from her lips. A flicker of doubt nagged at her, a small voice whispering that perhaps there had been monts of genuine warmth and joy. She rembered how she played with the people, and always had what ever she wanted when growing up. But Aurianna crushed that thought beneath the weight of her bitterness, unwilling to entertain even a shred of hope. The pain of being burnt by magical fire was etched into her mory. And the joyous screams of the crowd made her grip her palms till they bled.
Aurianna’s voice was low and seething with resentnt as she spoke. "Happiness, love, joy," she scoffed, her veins bulging with fury. "That is what people enjoy on top of chaos." She sneered as she continued, "And when the wars co, those who benefit revel in their victory, basking in the warmth of their country’s success while turning a blind eye to the suffering of others.
Her fists clenched at her sides as she spoke, the anger in her words a reflection of the hatred in her heart. "The world is never full of rainbows and sunshine," she muttered, her eyes dark with anger. "They placed their expectations on , demanding that I beco sothing I could never be. I had to beco their expectations or else I will be abandoned. But in the end, I was still left abandoned."
Her voice grew stronger as she spoke her next words, a vow of defiance ringing through her tone. "I will not follow that foolish path again. Not now, not ever," she declared, her eyes flashing with a steely determination. "Fool once, sha on you. Fool twice, sha on ."
Rising to her feet, she surveyed the destruction around her with a sense of grim satisfaction. With a cold smile she said, "Yes, that’s it. I’ll make this entire kingdom fear . No not just this Kingdom but the entire world!!" Aurianna spinned around with a smile, "They wouldn’t even dare to utter my na, I want to be soone who is feared, soone at the top! I want them all to kneel before and do my every bidding like loyal slaves." She sank down onto her bed, and held her pillow with a smile.
Eva hovered ominously above Aurianna, her voice a low, haunting whisper. "So, you have chosen the path you will walk, Aurianna," she said.
Aurianna scowled at the floating figure before her, her eyes narrowed with suspicion. "Don’t tell you’re here to lecture like Leila," she spat, her tone laced with dissatisfaction.
Eva’s expression remained unreadable, but her warning was clear. "I have no business lecturing you, Aurianna," she said, her finger pointing at the young girl below her. "Everyone has the right to make their own choices, but know this: there will be consequences to changing your fate."
"Like what?" inquired Aurianna with a fierce stance, her arms tightly crossed over her chest as she sat on her bed.
Eva t her gaze with an air of seriousness, "I have already tampered with the very fabric of ti on your behalf. However, I must warn you that your actions have defied the very laws that governed your past. This, my dear, shall not go without consequence. Brace yourself for a shift in the tiline that deviates from the one you forrly knew."
"I don’t care," Aurianna spat the words with ferocity, as if daring fate to test her. "Consequences? I’ve already faced the consequences of following the path that others have chosen for ," she retorted bitterly, her voice laced with anger.
Eva’s gaze hardened as she peered at Aurianna. "You think yourself impervious to the repercussions of tampering with the flow of ti?" she retorted. "Do you truly understand the gravity of your actions? The cost that cos with your defiance?"
Aurianna remained defiant, refusing to be swayed. "I have already made up my mind."
Eva let out a heavy sigh, and smiled knowing that she could not dissuade Aurianna. She nodded solemnly and uttered a warning, "Very well. But tread carefully. For once the wheels of fate are set in motion, they can be undone but it would be harder than you think, not too hard, just that things would be alot different. Be prepared for what is to co."
"Have so faith in Eva, do I look like soone who gives up easily?" Aurianna chuckled.
"Absolutely, I never had trust in you," Eva gave thumbs up and Aurianna frowned.
"Screw you!! Have so little faith in !!" Aurianna yelled at Eva.
Eva let out an impish giggle, her eyes glinting mischievously. "You truly are a feisty one, Aurianna. It’s one of the reasons why I like you."
"I’m not lesbian," Aurianna shook her head and crossed her arms in an X.
"I didn’t an it that way you dumb brat!!" Eva yelled angrily at Aurianna who smirked in satisfaction.
Aurianna’s gaze darkened, her mind preoccupied with the weight of her own sudden thoughts. "I still cannot understand Leila," she muttered, her voice dripping with disdain. "Despite all that she has endured, she speaks of protecting others and aligning herself with those who would bring about the end of the world. It is utter foolishness. If it were , I would raze the entire world if they go against . Or those I care about."
Eva blushed at Aurianna’s words, her eyes twinkling with amusent. "Oh, you flatter , Aurianna. I had no idea you were willing to go to such lengths to protect ."
Aurianna’s expression quickly turned sour as she retorted, "Hold on a minute, aren’t you the one who’s supposed to be protecting ?!!."
Eva chuckled at Aurianna’s indignant tone. "Yes, but I find the thought of a master’s selfless act to protect her people so touching."
Aurianna let out a loud groan, feeling the weight of exhaustion bearing down on her. "I’m too tired to even think about this anymore. I think I’ll just go to bed," she mumbled, slowly crawling onto the middle her bed and closing her eyes.
Eva nodded with a smile, marveling at Aurianna’s unique blend of determination and exhaustion. "Rest well, my dear. You certainly deserve it."
Aurianna let out a deep sigh, her mind finally at ease as she drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
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