chapter 19

But Sophia was certain that Irene was not her mother's name,she was knew as Queen Deborah.

Seeing her disappointed looks, Lilith could make out what the Queen was thinking about.

" Are you thinking that maybe Julia is your mother?" Lilith asked.

" Yeah but my mother was known as Deborah and not Julia so most probably she isn't the one." Sophia said disappointed.

" But my queen,if your mother could hide her identify as a demon, then she could also change her name." this time Rizia chipped in.

" That's very possible my queen." Lilith Said.

" If you want to know the truth,you can go and ask your father about it, maybe he just didn't want your mother's identify to be exposed." Lilith added.

" That could be possible but why would he hide this from me,I am afterall their daughter. I deserve to know the truth no matter how cruel or hard to believe it is." Sophia said.

" Maybe we are jumping into conclusion very soon. let's take things at a slowly." Rizia consoled her queen who seemed agitated by the words of her cousin.

" That could be possible." Lilith added.

" There's too many mysterious sorrounding me. I haven't even figured out the contents of that prophecy yet I have to investigate my roots?" Sophia asked perplexed.

" My Queen, take it easy. You don't have to pressure yourself too much. You are still not fully recovered,don't push yourself too hard." Rizia advised.

" Rizia,I can't slow down. I don't have alot of time to waste. I need to figure out things as soon as possible before it's too late." Sophia said exasperated.

" What do you mean by time is running out?" Rizia inquired.

" The prophecy is fast approaching and that's not the only thing I have to worry about,I am afraid someone is targeting me to take revenge on the King. I have to awaken my powers as soon as possible." Sophia explained.

Lilith and Rizia couldn't ask more details about this supposed attack. They could see that their queen was restless and as loyal subjects,it was their duty to share with her her troubles.

" My queen,why don't you ask your father to unseal your powers?" Lilith proposed. That way,she wouldn't be powerless and can atleast defend herself in case of an attack.

" Do you think I haven't tried that? but father said only I can unseal my powers because someone tampered with the seal he had created for me. He said that it was altered and he couldn't do anything about it. He said the only way I can unseal the Powers is through practicing martial arts first so as to unblock my meridians, only then can I start practicing meditation to retrieve my powers." Sophia explained sighing tiredly.

" Is that the reason the queen wants to start practicing martial arts as soon as possible?" Lilith asked.

" Precisely it. If I want to become useful I have to do this. I also want my powers so that I can sneak to the library and investigate about the prophecy." Said Sophia.

" But my queen,why don't you ask the King to provide you with the book instead of sneaking in without his permission?" Lilith wondered out loud.

" Do you think he'll accept to do that? ofcourse not,the king will never allow the queen to put her life to risk, not for anything." This time Rizia replied to Lilith. After seeing the interaction between the King and queen, Rizia was damn sure that the King will never allow the queen to endanger her Life at all. He was so protective of her.

" That makes it more difficult." Lilith stated.

" Precisely it. I can't get off the story about the demon off my mind. There are quite alot of coincidences. My mother died exactly three hundreds years ago. Although I was all grown up somehow,I don't remember anything about the day she died. I had gone to a coma for a whole month and by the time I woke up,I was told that my mother was long dead and buried. It is said that she got severely sick and passed away. But something doesn't add up. I was told that I was found deep in the forest lying lifelessly on the ground. That's the exact forest Julia is believed to have perished in, don't you think something is not right? I really don't remember seeing my mother sick." Sophia said.

she never saw her mother's dead body, she was only shown a grave. The royals in their kingdom would be mourned for three months before they were finally buried so why wasn't the same practice done on her mother.

" I also think that there is something fishy about your mother's death." Lilith said.

" I have never thought hard about that and just assumed that maybe my mother didn't want to be mourned for three months but thinking about it, something seems out of place. I even heard that apart from my father and afew trusted men of kingdom, nobody was able to see my mother's dead body." Sophia added.

How could she not think about this facts earlier? but since she was told that her mother was a human,she couldn't think to this extend.

" My father has alot to explain to me." Sophia muttered her voice full of confidence.

She would confront her father and demand to hear the truth from him since as his daughter, she had the right to know everything about her mother.

" I suggest the queen to handle this matter calmly. it is a very important step into learning more about yourself and your powers.With the Kind of power the Queen has,it will be okay to say that you even more powerful than the king himself. You just need to unleash your powers but most importantly,you should look for a way to merge the two and have control over it." Lilith advised.

" I'll visit the kingdom soon enough." Sophia concluded.