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Chapter 11: My first life, am I a villaness

Lauren Fantasy 16 hours ago

I had always been admired, I have known this since birth, I had a beauty unknown to any other creature in the entirety of Florina. My hair was as shiny as a diamond, and as blue as the sky on a perfect day, my flawless waves that would soon flow down to my waist, gave the illusion of ripples in a flowing stream. My eyes were an inhuman shade of grey that would trap you inside if you looked for too long. whilst my nose was pointed to perfection, But like every person I had my flaws. I grew up in the castle in the capital of the kingdom Florina, my parents were the rulers of the kingdom. As their only daughter they spoiled me, with gifts and as many dresses to make a common child pass out. This caused me to take many things for granted, and grow up to be quite a brat. Of course that didn't matter in my first life, for I did not know the brutalness of the world around me. Though I wish I did. Well there's nothing I can do about it now, all I can do is think back.

“Scarlet!” yelled prince Kyle, the prince from the neighboring kingdom Christine, and Scarlet's soon to be husband.

“I'm coming” replied Scarlet as she walked to the throne-room of Christine palace with grace in every step as though she was walking on air. She stepped into the throne-room wondering what was going on

“Oh there you are Scarlet” said prince Kyle voice booming

“I'm sure, you're wondering why I called you here”

“ I want to call off our engagement…”

“WHAT!”

“What you can't do this, we have been engaged since we were eight, I will not allow it, how could yo…”

But before she could continue she was cut off

“I know you must be quite confused but this is very much necessary”

“I'm also sure that you would want to know the reasoning behind this decision. well the thing is, your a horrible person who knows nothing of the world and has not an ounce of kindness in her heart”

What is he talking about, Scarlet thought, I am one of the greatest people on earth no one compares to me, what is going on, how could this happen.

“I would also like to inform you that I have found a new wife, one who may not have beauty like yours but she has a heart of gold”

“WELL IF SHE IS SO AMAZING THEN SHOW HER TO ME! UNLESS SHE'S FAKE!” scarlet screeched

“Very well then” prince Kyle said in a calm matter

“Guards, bring Serenity to me”

The guards walked out of the room, when they returned a girl followed behind them. Though she was not nearly as beautiful as Scarlett she had a strange aura to her, what could it have been? A smile. Her smile was so bright that it would light up a room, it made her look like a blazing fire lighting up a dark forest.

Although Scarlet did not show it on her face she was completely shocked.

Serenity walked up to the throne where prince kyle sat and planted herself next to him.

“As you can see my wife is very much real”

“Now as we have been speaking the maids have packed up your things for you”

“LILITH come here!”

The head maid Lilith came running into the room holding three very heavy and expensive bags.

“Now your kingdom is not far away, in fact its right next to Christine so you will be sent back home on foot”

“Oh and Lilith”

Lilith pulled a letter out of her pocket and handed it to Scarlet.
“This letter is for your parents telling them everything that we have discussed these past minutes”

Scarlet simply stood there for a minute processing everything that had just happened, that's when something came over her, complete and utter rage. She lunged at the prince with the intention to scratch out his eyes. He didn't flinch, not even one bit. Luckily before she could harm anyone the guards caught her.

“You dare try to harm the prince of Christine”

“Not only could you have hurt the soon to be king but it also looks like you had what seems to be a weapon hidden in your pockets”

Scarlett knew that she had tried to hurt the prince but what did he mean by weapon. That's when she saw it the letter opener she had placed in her pocket earlier had fallen on the floor.

“With this evidence I would say that you had attempted murder, am I wrong”

“Of course you're wrong!” she screamed so loud that you could hear her throughout the entire palace

“Why would I attempt to kill you!”

“That I do not know the answer to, but not only is there a weapon, but also many witnesses in this room whom have seen your evil doing. Now if I were to tell anyone in the kingdom that someone tried to assassinate their soon to be king, what would they say the punishment should be?”

“Death perhaps”

“No! i'm the princess of Florina you cannot kill me i'm royalty!”

“How does that make a difference its still attempted murder ”

“I told you I did not try to kill you, and that so called weapon is a letter opener, I was opening a letter from my parents, I may have tried to blind you but I did not attempt murder in any way”

Suddenly she clasped her hands over her mouth

Everyone was staring at her,she felt as if over a million eyes were looking into her head.

“Very well you may not have tried to kill me but there is proof you you tried to blind your ruler and for that you will be punished tomorrow at lunchtime you will be executed in front of the whole kingdom for what you have done”

And with that the guards brought her to the dungeon and locked her up. That night she had a terrible sleep on the cold concrete floor. In the morning the sun woke her up, shining though a tiny window close to the roof not nearly big enough to fit even someone's head out of it. She sat on the floor curled up in a corner. Her expensive dress was covered in dust on the left side. She stayed put for four hours just thinking, not about anything in particular, just thinking till the guards arrived.

They dragged her up and pulled her out of the cell out of the palace into the streets and to the execution center in the middle of the town. A guillotine sat there waiting for her. The guards shoved her down and locked her head in place so she wouldn't escape.

“Any last words”

She looked at everyone in the crowd, out of all the many commoners not one wore a fancy dress like hers or had expensive books or toys, she looked at the floor, the pale grey cobblestone floor.

“You will regret this!”

SHINK!

Her head fell to the ground, she looked at the world one last time, parents covering children's eyes, people walking back to stalls and houses, and those who just stood there she closed her eyes expecting the worst but all she saw was pitch black.

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The story follows the life and death of Scarlet, a young woman betrayed by those around her, who becomes a symbol of defiance and new beginnings.
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