Side Story: A Grieving Man.

"Your Majesty!! Please No!! Ahhh! Forgive me your majesty! Please forgive me!!"

The wails of a women filled the throne room. Being dragged by royal guards to a kneeling position before the emperor of their empire.

They showed no expression, fearing that their emperor will believe they feel an ounce of pity for this begging women. Her screams filled the throne room. The only ones who can hear it are the people in this room.

The emperor who is sitting straight in his throne, coldly looking down at the weeping and frightened women. His closest retainers who accompanied him for years since they were children. And the two guards who are holding her in place.

"Your majesty!! You can't treat me this way!!! I gave birth to your daughter. Your most treasured posession!!!"

The women screamed out, the tears falling down her dark brown eyes. Her brown hair that was so well combed and held up by a pin was now disheveled and loose, sticking to her face from the damp tears in her face.

The man looked on, not an ounce of pity can be seen in his eyes. Not even anger, just a cold, dull red of his eyes can be seen looking at this women.

His friends of many years watched on, not even an ounce of pity can be seen in them, only a tired and empty sight can be seen.

The ones most likely to feel an ounce of pity for her, the royals magician head and the high royal healer kept silent from the situation.

The head magician felt nothing from this sight, he doesn't believe this women deserves forgiveness for her crimes, even if she gave birth to one of... no, the only daughter his friend has now. While the head royal healer wasn't there to say anything, he was still recuperating from the use of excessive magic.

His body trembling and weeping in his room. Blaming himself for not being able to save his friends most precious people. He felt it was partly his fault as a high healer for not being able to save them. They were like a part of his own family.

One of the generals didn't hide his disgust for the women, his gaze sharp and ruthless when he looks down at the women, contrary to his usual carefree and lazy smile, only a deep and cold sneer can be seen in his lips. While the other general in the room held his usual expressionless face, yet a different can be felt, it had more of an emotionless feel to it. His hatred can be felt when he stares down at this women, she caused the one he loves to end up bedridden with the guilt of not being able to save the people they held dear.

He oozed out a coldness that wouldn't even lose against to the head butler, who is still laying in the infirmary in a coma from the overwhelming amount of pain and helplessness he felt when she died in his arms.

While seeing the women pushed in a kneeling position below his throne, his hands were trembling for holding it in a tight fist posture, not because he felt bad for the women, but the burning anger that is swelling deep in side of him the longer he looks at this women.

'Everything.... I almost lost everything to this disgusting womens schemes... no, I had lost everything...'

Rhe fleeting smile and whisper of his beloved wife filled him mind. The last memory of her being awake and looking up at him weakly while holding his hand.

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"Sorry my dear. I won't be there to help you. But remember I won't give up, I'll still fight on until I wake up again. But before then, protect our child. Protect her with all that you can, my love. Go...od... nig-".

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Remembering his wife's last wish before she feel in a deep sleep, only to die 2 years ago from it. He can only shut his eyes tight, asking for her forgiveness.

'My love... I couldn't save you, nor could I keep your last wish either.... I failed you and our child. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!'

He trembled from the agony of his losses, bit as well as deep hatred that it was all caused by this one women in the ground weeping and crying for mercy.

"You.... YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BEG!!!" the emperors voice bellowed out furiously. His fist slammed down on the armchair. His face finally showing emotions, but negative ones. Anger, hatred, even pain and loss. All was let out with his voice and fist.

"You have caused a great loss to this empire! You have murdered the Empress, the wife of this emperor!! And were the cause of the heir of this empire, MY DAUGHTERS DEATH AS WELL!!!"

The emperor clutched his chest in pain, to actually have to say outloud the loss of his family was heavier blowed than he thought.

The high minister saw the ordeal his friend was in and quickly called for a healer to be brought. Only for the emperor to raise his hand in a pose to stop him.

He looked at his friends while shaking his head, to indicate he was fine.

His friend of infancy can only sigh and call off the search of a healer, but he stood right next to his friend, just incase his health worsens in any way again.

"Y-your majesty. I-I did-did no such thing!!!" The womens trembling voice can be heard and her eyes were filled with fear, yet a flicker of panic was seen as well.

"IT'S FALSE!! I NEVER LAID A HAND ON THEM!!!"

"HAHAHA! You think I don't know? I do blame myself for not noticing it 17 years ago, no... I should have noticed when she gave birth, how weak she was becoming even when she was never a weak person. But I was truly a fool for not noticing my daughter change a year ago.... I should have investigated why she went mad and attacked me. But now I do know, and I won't let you off."

"What!!! How!?"

"Ho~ now you admit it?" A sneer was seen in the emperors face, causing the women to hang her head in fear.

"No!! Your majesty, I I I didn't mean it that way!!!"

"We have proof."

"!!!!"

The one who spoke was the high minister, his gaze cold and disinterested in playing along with this women.

"The moment her highness, the princess died, she gave Ra-... the head butler a recording crystal. In that crystal, what she heard and witnessed that day stayed fresh in her mind. The day where you laid comfortably in a luxurious sofa, looking up at her and laughing while you told her that you poisoned her mother, the empress with a type of poison that uses corruption to keep her in slumber, her energy being taken little by little by the corruption. And how you allied yourself with such corruption to sell her highness body and soul to it."

The head minister calmly said her crimes, but his hands trembled behind his back. He tries to keep his own anger in bay, and continued on.

"The crimes you have committed are the death of the Empress, her highness, the princess. And allying yourself with corrupt beings, the enemy of this whole continent. Your punishment shall be death!"

The last words leaving his lips caused the women to become still.

Taking it all in she started to furiously squirm around, her voice uncomprehending to her surrounding, her screeches and wails filled the hall, her eyes growing insane with the need to leave. But no one felt anything from this sight.

The emperor raised his hand, to indicate the guards to go and take her away, and lock her up in the prison till her day of execution.

But before they can, they hear another voice.

"Mom!? Unhand her this instances!! She's my mom!! Why are you treating her this way!?!" The voice of a pained girl reached everyone, she had short hair, color of rose pink. Her eyes were the same color, but, yet had a mix of lemon yellow and cider.

Creating a pleasant and enjoyable experience when looking at those eyes. Her round eyes and full, yet small lips gave of a defenseless yet adorable feel, making one fell like they need to protect her.

And following behind her was the sons and daughters of the men in this room, even children of other empires. But they were sensible and understood what was happening, so they didn't raise any opposition to what will happen to this women, yet they felt pain for the girl running to her mother.

"Do not take another step over or I will have to punish you!" The strong voice filled with authority surrounded the girl, causing her to stop her steps and look at the man sitting on the throne.

"Papa...? Why... Why are you doing this to mom!? Please tell them to let her go!"

The women hears her daughter plea for her and her eyes glinted with an idea.

"My baby! Your father wants to kill your mommy! Please save me!!" The women weeps pitifully, contrary to the screeches and screaming she did awhile ago, now she is begging for her daughters help.

"Don't worry mama I'll talk some sense into papa!" She turns to her father, but before she can say anything, the emperor raises his arm. Pointing to the door.

"Leave. Do. Not. Make. Me. Repeat. Myself." He looked at his daughter and didn't want to argue now.

"Pa... pa?"

A chill can be felt running through her spine. Before she can question her father again, her lover, and fiancee gently grabs her shoulder and looks at her, shaking his head and gently whispered in her ears. Causing her to shake in shock, her limbs growing weak from what she heard.

"No... No!! It can't be, you have to be lying!!". She shakes her head in horror and quickly turns to her mother.

"Did you do it!? Did you kill my sister and her mama!?" The pain and agony can be heard and seen in her expression, the disbelief as well.

"I-!! N-no! I would never! You know me best don't you!?" The panic and insanity can be seen in her eyes. It alone answered everything for her daughter.

"Its because I know you best.... that I know you are trying to lie to me..." the girl faints in her lovers arms, worrying everyone else.

"Send her to the healer! Have them check on her, and send this women away already!!"

The emperor face grew more frightening and sent everyone away after.

When only him, his minister and head magician there. He slums down in his chair and covers his face with his hand, his body trembling.

He feels a gentle pat in the shoulder, and then felt another hand pat him in the head. That alone caused his walls to crumble down. They first hear a small whimper, then it changes till it grows to full on crying in his hand. His tears can be seen slipping down his cheeks.

"Why... why haven't I noticed the suffering of my child, why couldn't I notice sooner, why!!"

He yells out his feelings, allowing himself to show everything he hid. His friends stay beside him, allowing him to let out his grievance. They can't do anything else, other than that.