Chapter 113 - Pandemonium (1/2)

"What's the meaning of this?!" her raucous voice startled everyone inside the emperor's chamber, the woman seems to be forgetting the presence of the emperor.

As if being splashed by a bucket full of ice, Astrid was immediately brought back to reality, it was Esmeralda, her mother, who just arrived, her long gown trailing off as she walks to look closer to the woman whom Logan brought.

"Well hello, mother," Celestia said almost spitting the word mother.

Standing up from the seat beside Logan, the emperor's hand stopped her from going down but Celestia just mouthed, "Let me handle this" and the emperor, although hesitant, let her go.

"Why is that-that woman alive?!" her face resembles someone who sees a ghost, pale and disoriented. All she can think of is the prophecy, "A-Astrid, I thought you handled this impudent woman?!" her nose flaring from the sight of Celestia. Her wrinkled face was supposed to be enchanting but right now, the Queen of Palvus Kingdom at the same time, the duchess of Luniel Kingdom, Esmeralda, looks horrible.

Her beauty trapped many men including the former emperor, Conrad, being in multiple relationships, she indeed grew as a self-obsessed person. The time she knew that her firstborn will be the cause of not only the chaos between the four empires but also her greatest downfall, Esmeralda denied in her whole system that she had a child called Celestia.

Looking at her dauntlessly, Celestia held her head up, "It's been a while eh? How's life, mother? Sister?"

The two were left astounded at the way Celestia talks, gone are the days they can manipulate her life, gone are the days she's powerless.

"In the books I've read before, only stepmothers and stepsisters are known to be nefarious and can cause of many evil deeds, It seems like I underestimated my own family, my own mother and twin sister" each word coming from Celestia's mouth resembling a poisonous venom.

"How's it feels like? Thinking you killed me" she added.

"Y-You insolent child! You deserve to be--"

"YES! I am insolent, but what about you mother? What would you call a person who discarded her own child easily??" Celestia cut her off, her blood boiling by merely reminiscing how Esmeralda and Astrid conspire in order to take her down.

"Did you ever consider me as your own flesh and blood? Did you not think that you are killing a part of yourself?"

"You only care about yourself," she said continuously.

"STOP! Stop speaking!" Esmeralda shouted hysterically, trying to block her sense of hearing by putting both of her hands on her ears.

"If I knew you would grow up to be like this, I should've killed you after you are born!" Esmeralda said harshly, her mouth not filtering the word that comes out from it.

Logan was about to intervene but Celestia just signaled him to stop. This is their problem, Logan needed not to intercede now.