"I am going to destroy her and make her suffer for her father's sin," Emperor Raven added.
"Your highness, but she is innocent," Jimmy said.
"Innocent, you say?" the emperor repeated.
"What do you mean she is innocent?" the emperor asked further.
"She doesn't know anything about her father's sin. She wasn't even born then," Jimmy said.
"I don't get you. What do you mean by innocent? Wasn't I innocent? Weren't my parents innocent? Aren't they killed? They were killed mercilessly by the people they trusted the most. Aren't they innocent?" Emperor Raven yelled.
"Hmmmm… ah," Jimmy was confused.
"I don't want to hear the word innocent. They didn't consider my parents innocent. Those innocent maids and guards that were killed twenty-five years ago—they killed them all," the emperor said.
"I am sorry for being inconsiderate. Please forgive me, your highness," Jimmy bowed his head. He regretted making the emperor upset.
"You should go," the emperor said while turning his back to him.
"Goodnight, your highness," he greeted before going out of the room. The emperor sat on his bed and sighed.
**MISTRESS SAMARA'S CHAMBER**
Mistress Samara smiled slightly as the memories of what happened a few minutes ago filled her head. She really enjoyed her time with the emperor and wished it would never end. She was in the shower having her bath.
She imagined herself in the emperor's embrace. She wished she could lie down in his arms after they had fun, but the emperor would never allow that. She poured water on her body and chuckled. A maid came into the place and bowed.
"So what did you find out about that girl?" Samara asked gently.
"The guards said she is the emperor's bride, and she was given to him by her father, the king," the maid said.
"And the emperor accepted her?" Samara asked in shock. She thought the emperor was only attracted to her.
"Some of them even said it was the emperor himself who asked for the girl," the maid said.
"Thanks. You can go," she said. The maid bowed before going out of the shower.
"What the hell is the emperor up to? Did he just marry the daughter of his enemy?" she wondered. Recalling the girl's beauty, she frowned deeply.
"I hope she won't become a problem to me. I have to become the queen of this kingdom," she thought.
She came out of the shower and went near the mirror. She admired herself. She was a true beauty. She touched her big breasts and compared them to the girl's. When she checked her out earlier, the girl barely had anything on her chest.
She smiled confidently. She knew the emperor couldn't leave her for a child like that. She couldn't even handle him. Spending a night with him could lead to her death. He was a wild beast with the face of an angel.
Arizona stretched comfortably on the big bed. She didn't even know such a bed existed in real life because the bed they slept on at home was tiny and small, but this one was very large. She liked it. She smiled and looked at her room. It was beautiful. The decorations were too much. She hadn't seen such before. She found some amazing things in this kingdom and she couldn't wait to tell her sisters about it. They would also wish to visit here. She didn't know her purpose for being here yet, but she knew she was going to explore the kingdom with her maid.
She turned around excitedly and walked toward the door. She opened it and wanted to come out, but two spears blocked her way. They were guards.
"The emperor said you shouldn't go out of your room," they said.
"What? Why?" she asked worriedly.
"Please, you have to go inside," one of the guards said. They slightly pushed her in and closed the door.
"Hey, please open the door. I can't stay in this room," she yelled and kicked the door, but they ignored her. She kept knocking until she was tired. She went to sit down and sighed.
A table was pushed in a few minutes later by some maids.
"Hey, tell those guards I don't like being locked up," she said. The maids acted like she was invisible. They dropped the table and left.
"Hey, hey, why aren't you saying anything?" she yelled after them, but they just left without sparing her a glance.
"What is going on? Am I going to be locked up forever?" she muttered and looked at the table. She got curious and opened it. A gasp left her mouth when she saw the different delicacies that were on the table. She inhaled the aroma and a smile spread on her face.
"They might have known I love food so much," she smiled and started digging in. She was rushing the food like someone was pursuing her. She liked the delicious taste. At her father's palace, they weren't allowed to eat too much food so that they wouldn't gain weight. She was so happy.
Princess Alicia shot the arrow and it hit the right spot. The guards cheered and clapped for her. She was very good with the arrow and trained with the guards. She was different from other princesses. She was very strong and could fight with men.
"Princess, can you just go? You are distracting the guards," Jimmy said.
"Is it really because of that or because I can shoot more than you?" Princess Alicia asked with a smirk.
"What a joke? I am the emperor's personal guard. Don't look down on me," Jimmy scoffed.
"Then how about a competition?" Alicia smirked.
"Choose the time. I will be waiting," Jimmy scoffed.
"Don't run away," Alicia said.
"I won't," Jimmy rolled his eyes. The guards whispered among themselves. It wasn't the first time. They always fought with each other.
Alicia moved through the big corridor. The maids greeted her excitedly and she smiled at them. She saw Samara coming from the opposite side, her maid behind her. She wanted to pass her, but Samara's voice stopped her.
"I know your brother must be very disappointed after realizing his beloved sister wasn't someone she wished she could be. How can a whole princess of this kingdom dress like a guard with bow and arrow in her hand?" Samara thought.
"Did I just hear a dog bark? I thought we don't have a dog in the palace," Alicia said while looking around dramatically.
"I am talking to you. You should give me some respect," Samara yelled.
"Oh, you are the one. I thought it was a dog. Why would I respect you? You are nothing to my brother, just his fling, and I know he will throw you away," Alicia said.
"You will surely regret this when I become the queen. I will make you regret disrespecting me," Samara yelled.
"I will keep waiting. Too bad it can never happen," Alicia smirked before leaving.
"I will make sure she regrets it," Samara groaned angrily before going.
**MOONLIGHT KINGDOM**
**The King's Palace**
The king entered his room after having a meeting with the ministers. He wasn't happy—just by the expression in his eyes. He felt so cold immediately and he knew he had a visitor.
"Omar? Is that you?" he asked.
"How did you know?" a voice said, finally appearing to the king. It was the dark figure that came some days ago.
"My room always feels colder anytime you are around, so I know you are here," the king said and sat down.
"You look upset. What happened?" Omar asked.
"It's the ministers. They are getting on my nerves. They want their share of the gift for my birthday," the king said.
"I can turn them all into fools if you want," Omar said.
"No, I don't want to rule the country with fools," the king said.
"I have been waiting for hours," Omar said.
"Really? Do you have a solution now? Can we get Arizona from that punk?" the king asked.
"No, we can't, but we can bring someone that can help us," Omar said.
"What do you mean?" the king asked.
"A thousand years ago, there was a very powerful demon. He made the people suffer by spreading a lot of diseases to the kingdom. A lot of people died. Other demons were afraid of him because he sucked their power and killed them. He was killed and sealed by a powerful goddess. If we wake him up, he can help us defeat that child. He can also help you with everything you have always wished for," Omar said.
"A demon? How are we going to wake him up?" the king asked.
"We need a lot of sacrifices. We need a lot of human blood, the amount that can fill the powerful stone. We need a special dagger to break the seal. I will get that myself. Then the remaining things are simple," Omar said.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's begin," the king said.
"It's not that easy. Let's check out the stone first," Omar said. They both disappeared and appeared in a dark cave. There was a big stone with a deep hole in the middle.
"The stone is huge," the king exclaimed.
"Yeah, we will need close to a thousand humans' blood to fill the stone," Omar said.
"Then we should get started. We have to get the blood within a month," the king said. Omar smiled.
**CRYSTAL KINGDOM**
The emperor walked into his dark chamber with Jimmy behind him. He sat down on his bed and moved his white hair backwards. He looked so handsome.
"The ministers are a handful sometimes. Hope you are not too worn out?" Jimmy asked and poured wine for him. The emperor sipped it and dropped the rest.
"I don't get stressed out and you know that," the emperor said.
"So about the party, are you going to agree?" Jimmy asked.
"No. We don't need a party now. We have more things to focus on," the emperor said.
"I will go and inform the ministers then," Jimmy said.
"Get Samara for me," the emperor said.
"Okay, your highness," he bowed and walked toward the door. He was about to open the door when the emperor's voice stopped him.
"Don't call Samara. Bring the girl," he said.
"Oh, okay," he smiled slightly and left.
Arizona was rolling around the bed when the door suddenly opened. A set of maids walked toward her. They didn't even say anything and just took her to the bathtub. Her clothes were taken off and they started washing her body.
"What is going on? I can do all this myself," she said, but they still ignored her like always.
"Are they deaf or dumb?" she wondered. As they took her to the dressing room, there were tons of beautiful dresses that shocked her. Makeup was applied on her face and her hair was set.
They checked some dresses on her before they finally chose a beautiful blue dress. They applied lip gloss. She looked so pretty. She was led out and met Jimmy outside. He looked at her and smiled. She was really beautiful.
"Follow me," he said and started going.
"Where are we going?" she asked while running after him because he was moving too fast.
"To the emperor. He asked for you," Jimmy said.
"But why?" she asked in confusion.
"You will know when you get there," Jimmy said, and the remaining journey was in silence.
"He is so cold," she scoffed. They finally stopped in front of the emperor's chamber.
"Go in. He is waiting," he said and left. She pushed the heavy door and entered the room. Everywhere was dark and she barely saw anything. Her eyes finally spotted the emperor. He was sitting on his bed. This was the first time she would see him without a face mask and he was...
Handsome. No, he was beautiful, the most beautiful person she had ever seen. His lips, his jawline and everything, they were just perfect. She swallowed.
"What are you waiting for?" she heard his voice.
"What do you mean?" she asked while looking at him in confusion.
"Take off your clothes and get on the bed," he said coldly.
"What?" she asked, her eyes widening in shock.