Chapter 77 - A Promised fulfilled


    I stood in the presence of the emperor whose dominating aura overshadowed everyone else''s. He sat


    on his mighty silver throne that looked like a mountain behind him, the frame behind him was long and


    arch and it seemed it was made from stone.


    ''I think my *** would be sore from sitting on that for a long period of time''


    Observing him better, the emperor had a strong jaw line that still was visible till his middle age years


    even if a few wrinkles was seen in the corner of his eyes. His silver hair was slicked back to present


    how well clean he was and to hide away the white hairs that was starting to grow, and his silver eyes


    continued to observe me from top to bottom. He must have been a handsome man in his youth years


    His wife must have had a hugepetition with thedies that wanted him. So, it wasn''t this emperor


    who had a few wives and concubines in the novel. I think it''s Drakon, Isvand or Terra. I can''t remember.


    This time everyone was staring at me tensely, I could even feel hundred pairs of eyes burning the back


    of neck.


    It was a total awkward silent as if the king didn''t know where to start off.


    "What are these pesky human''s looking at? Do they need me to pluck their eyes out?" Homura


    squawked pping his wings aggressively that few of his feathers plucked out and fell gently to the


    floor.


    The emperor who I have no clue his names is rose an eyebrow. "You have a very interestpanion


    on your shoulder" he said stroking his chin that contained little facial hair.


    I forced a smile as I clutched Homura''s beak shut making him mumble and p his wings aggressively.


    "He fell out his nest and banged his head on a rock when his was a chick" I lied.


    "I see" he nodded awkwardly before clearing his throat from behind the clenched fist he had near his


    mouth.


    Ambrose rose from his seat, his clenched behind his back "for saving my youngest son, the prince of


    Ventus from the illness none could heal, I, Emperor Ambrose Vnt dere you a saviour of the Vnt


    family and as a reward from me a 500-acrend would be given to you as ofposition and 5000


    gold pieces" he announced with his now spread out wide in the air.


    The maids and butlers who were around gasped while some whispered at the handsome reward given


    to me.


    ''So, his name is Ambrose. Now I remember'' I scanned him thoroughly, something was wrong with him.


    The emperor had slight purple bags under his eyes and those silver eyes hinted a miserable look that


    wasn''t showed on his face.


    He looked heart broken.


    ''Meh, not my problem'' I shrugged it off. I nced over to the side where another throne that was beside


    the Emperor yet it was empty. His wife must be with Ben.


    ncing over to the other side, was Arthur standing beside the emperor but further back. His stood


    firmly like a loyal soldier, his silver eyes was tensed up and his figure was built up. Arthur looked like a


    Commander from the army if you ask me.


    *''Don''t think I have forgotten our little promise*'' I red daggers at him, and he seemed to notice as he


    stared motionless at me. ''Piece of shit, I''m going to punch you so hard your front teeth would be


    knocked out.''


    I lowered my body into a bow.


    "Thank you for your generous reward but-" I lifted my head, locking eyes with his dominating eyes that


    resembled a tigers fierce watch. "I must refuse"


    Everyone gasped except for the King and Arthur who only looked at me shocked. "Pardon, but is that


    too little for your liking?" Ambrose asked.


    "No. The offer is a very generous amount, but I cannot ept such proposal since after all I have no


    need for it" I exined politely as I can.


    The people around me gave me a weary look of dissention. Their greed in their eyes was noticeable if


    looked at and each one could be sensed the n in their head if they had that sort of money in their


    possession.


    But I do not need anymore gold. I already have enough tost me through my journey until I find my


    way home.


    Ambrose however observed my expression stroking his little facial hair in curiosity. "Is there something


    else you desire? Lady..." he paused midway waiting for my introduction.


    "Alethia Smith" I ced my palm on my chest as I bowed my head a little.


    "Alethia" Ambrose voiced my name with a small smile as he looked up at the ceiling. "A wise name well


    given to you, Lady Aletheia" Ambrose rested his hand on his chest and bowed his head for courtesy


    towards me.


    The author really out done his/her characters in the trilogy. Ambrose character was created in order to


    showcase how Ventus is ruled by a righteous Emperor of his time and also to bring out how Neil was


    raised under his wings to be the next Emperor of Ventus. Yet sadly because of the ancient


    ideology towards women he is sexist.


    Ambrose was about to continue when Homura had to open his beak and started squawking.


    "Ahh yes. Thank you very much, very important human of the humans." Homura moved his wings


    around as he spoke "I myself had thought of that name. I''m not just beautiful but very smart"


    I gave him a deadpanned expression as sweat drop fell down my temple.


    I heard a light chuckleing from the emperor and I turned to see him chuckling behind his clenched


    fist. "It seems like your bird is very pleased" his voice was gentle and soft. I had forgotten these people


    can only hear raven squawks instead of Homura''s annoying voice that''s always bickering in my ear.


    "Yes, and also too full of himself" I flicked the side of Homura''s head making him squawk at me in


    annoyance.


    Ambrose chuckled some more beforeposing himself. He came to look upon with me with silver


    eyes holding guilt, a shame that will continue to make question himself.


    "Lady Alethia, I must apologise for my shameful and ignorant words yesterday" he said with a soft and


    saddened tone as he lowered his gaze from mine.


    "I had mocked you and your abilities to heal my son, yet you still came upon to cure my son''s illness


    that no man in the whole of Alphyria could" Ambrose attention returned to me, he took a deep breath


    after pausing and he suddenly knelt down on his two knees catching me off guard and so as everyone


    else.


    "You highness!" Arthur interrupted with a sudden shock, taking a step to run to his emperor when


    Ambrose raised his hand in the air indicating him to not move.


    "From the deepest of my heart I sincerely apologise for what I had said yesterday." He did not raise his


    head to look at me, it seems like the shame is to unbearable for him to even lock eyes with me.


    I stood there shocked myself for why someone as high as him would do what he is doing, had left me


    nk in the head ''Author, this character you have created, an emperor who lowers himself to a lowly


    fantasy world is that bad''


    "If I had known that someone like you was so knowledgeable, I would have looked away from you


    being a woman and had let you do what you know best but I was too blind and caught up in a man''s


    belief of a woman. Please find in your heart to forgive this foolish emperor, I would be in your debt."


    Ambrose slowly rose his head to lock his determined eyes with my blue ones.


    I searched for any misleading words yet in his eyes I could not see anything but the guilt and honest


    from him. Ambrose waspletely sincere with his words, his knows his mistake and wants to be


    forgiven


    "Please do not lower yourself for lowlymoner like me." I sighed shaking my head. "Its my job as a


    doctor to heal anyone, no matter their statues, wealth, power, poor or weak. It is an oath I sworn when


    bing a doctor" I exined.


    "So please rise" I said feeling ufortable for being stared and red at by so many people in the


    room especially Arthur.


    Ambrose formed a small smile, his silver eyes now looking straight down as he seemed to be thinking


    of something.


    "No, no. It''s ok keep kneeling.


    Bow before me hu-MMMMMHMHMH" I grabbed a hold of Homura''s beak before he continued on


    speaking.


    "Either way, it doesn''t concern me in the slightest." I spoke, watching Ambrose rise up from his feet and


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    to stand on them again, he stood in front of his silver mountain like throne tall and mighty.


    "But the person who needs an apology from you is not me" an upsetting frown formed on his face,


    Ambrose knew the person I spoke of and just by examining his expression it was easy to know how


    ashamed he was and the guilt of treating his wife the way he did. It was hard to identify how badly he


    wanted too but the problem is not his apology but the Empress forgiveness.


    Homura turned his head towards my direction poking my cheek with his long pointy beak "Who needs


    to be forgive?" Homura asked me. "The only creature that''s left is me. I too need an apologise and a


    bow from him. I was treated like I was some dead rat by his human minions" Homura pped his wing


    aggressively, pointing his feathery finger to himself.


    "There, there Homura, I will apologise from his stead" I patted his little head. "Can I get a bow from you


    as well?" I turned my head to look at him, a nk expression crossing my face when I looked at him


    and he in return gave me a wide grin of insensible written all over it.


    "In your dreams" I whispered rolling my eyes.


    "You are right, Lady Alethia. I treated my beloved empress very unfairly yesterday and I couldn''t bring


    myself to apologise to her for the way I spoke"


    I nodded my head in agreement. He went silent for a second looking down at his feet, his silver eyes


    shaking nervously.


    "Umm sorry to interrupt but I have apensation to make" I rose my hand and getting the emperors


    attention back.


    "Uhh yes. There must be something you desire Lady Alethia. Please announce your wish and I will do


    everything in my power to achieve it for you"


    I looked at him and the nced over to where Arthur stood with his hands behind his back staring at


    me in return. I could sense the confusioning from as he silver eyes darted to mine.


    A smirk formed on my face. "Your knight" I pointed my finger to him watching his brows knit into a


    confusion expression.


    "Pardon?" he looked back to look at Arthur who stood ufortably on his spot. "You want Arthur, the


    "No, you have misunderstand" I shook my left hand. "I promised Arthur, I would give him a good punch


    in the face if his highness Benjamin woke up from his slumber" I exined with a forced smile


    stered on my face and I cocked my head towards Arthur who red at me with a clenched jaw.


    "Oh, thank god. I thought you wanted to mate with that metal human" Homura said with a sigh of relief


    while he whipped an invisible sweat from his forehead. I kept myposure in check before I strangle


    this bird. ''What the hell was going through this foxes pea brained head?''


    Ambrose didn''t utter a word, his silver eyes stared at me, but he seemed like his mind was somewhere


    else, his expression pulled into shock while Arthur''s mouth opened wide and his left eye twitched.


    I ced my right hand on my chest and my left-hand mid-air, palm out "As a humble woman of my


    word, I would like to honour my promise to Arthur and punch him in the face. This is my reward for


    saving your son, please ept this"


    Arthur face scrunched into a scowl when he looked over at me as if I was talking bullshit.


    "Your royal majesty this is-" Arthur couldn''t continue his sentence when Ambrose broke into augh.


    His gruffughter echoed the throne hall room as he was the only oneughed. Ambroseughed like


    he hadn''tughed in years, with humour.


    "I don''t get what''s so funny" Homura asked scratching the top of his head.


    "Neither do I?" I whispered back.


    No oneughed, no one spoke, and no one dared to whisper.


    Ambrose''sughter faded when he finally came to a halt, taking a lungful full air and standing straight


    up again.


    "Never in my years have I met an interesting olddy such as yourself." Ambrose said, a pure smile


    forming on his face.


    "To be honest with you important human, she isn''t an oldydy but a psychotic, mentally unstable


    young female human who open human up" Homura corrected with a point of a finger. "And I''m actually


    a fox cursed to be in this unbearable body, this female human put me under" He said dramatically,


    putting his wing on his forehead like a damsel in distress which resulted me in rolling my eyes.


    "I, Emperor Ambrose Vnt of Ventus ept this offer from Lady Alethia Smith of Isvand" He


    announced.


    Arthur looked at his king nervously. "But your royal highness this is..." he was lost for words unable to


    say anything. Ambrose nced back with a soft smile.


    "Sir Arthur, I know this is a request you do not wish upon your self but as Emperor I must ept my


    son''s saviour herpensation" he exined politely so Arthur wouldn''t get any distress from this.


    "But-" Arthur stopped, his silver eyes staring into his kings eyes. Those trustful eyes of his master


    returned by the loyal eyes of his knight.


    With a defeated sigh Arthur gave in. "As you wish, your highness" he bowed with one arm on his chest.


    "Thank you, Sir Arthur" Ambrose nodded in return for his loyal knights response.


    Arthur made his way to me; the nging of his metal rattled the room with every step made a clicking a


    sound that was very enjoyable to hear when approached me.


    I began to crack my knuckles, cocking my head to the side with a sinister grin across my face. "I told


    you I will punch you once I get out" I said with a voice that sent a few shivers down his spine when he


    came close enough to hear me.


    "You reall-PUGH!" He didn''t get to finish his sentence when my punch collided in his face, sending him


    to the floor unconscious. His face felt hard when I punched him that it sent a few jolts of pain through


    my arm, I winced in grief a little, scrunching my face in the pure agony of my knuckles feeling like it has


    cracked because it collided with a rock hard surface. ''Shit I should have punched him a little gentler''


    "Now that''s a punch I will remember" Homura cheered with a pirate wave of his wings. "Now kick him in


    the human reproductive system so he wouldn''t be able to produce any human babies" Homura


    squawked, his beady onyx eyes reflecting a glittering glow of mischief.


    I shook my head with a slight chuckle ignoring his suggestion. I looked down at Arthur whoy on the


    red-carpet unconscious with a bruise forming on his nose.


    The adrenaline seeped through my bones, and I had forgotten the throbbing pain on my knuckles. The


    excitement of getting revenge and punching his face was like a fresh of breath air, however it made me


    wonder how I would feel punching Marcus in the face when I get the chance.


    I couldn''t help cackle mischievously "\~Heheh\~ no one messes with grandma Alethia"


    I heard the same gentleugh from before. Looking to where Ambrose stood, he was now sitting on his


    silver throne in amusement at the scene I just pulled a second ago.


    I also heard a few snickering from the guards behind who seemed to enjoy watching Arthur their


    newbie soldiers that signed up for the army by Arthur and this was like a little revengeing from


    them.


    I watched as two higher knights than the guardse to his aid, pulling him up by his hands and


    cing them over their heads and taking him away, his feet dragging the red carpet as they did.


    Such a pleasant sight it was. Homura however had his hands crossed and cheeks pouting. "You should


    have kicked him too". I nced him with a ck expression then to flick the side of his head.


    "Stop doing that!"


    We interrupted by a maid who strolled in the hall room, then to bow in front of the king. Observed her,


    she wasn''t older than I was, my younger self not myself in disguise of course. Her light purple hair was


    done in a tight bun, and she wore the same maiden outfit from the medieval times.


    When she spoke, the maid was polite in her tone and soft yet loud enough for the emperor who sat on


    his throne to here


    "Your royal Majesty the Emperor. His young highness, prince Benjamin and her royal highness


    Empress Arabe would like to see thedy that saved his life"


    I somehow found myself in the chambers of Benjamin, with himselfying in a sitting position on his


    king-sized bed which was ridiculous big for a kid his age to have, smiling at me for some unknown


    reason which made me ufortable.


    An aura of sunshine glowed around him indicating his bright personality.


    His bright violet eyes that once was dull and held pain when he looked at me yesterday begging me to


    save him from the suffering he felt was now reced with a wave of vibrantvender hue and life.


    The colour on his face returned as well and he didn''t look sick anymore except for his red swollen eyes


    that was quite visible to see. He was quite skinny for his age maybe that''s just the result for having a


    loss of appetite for quite a while.


    His silver hair was a way more shiner than Neil''s hair which the first time I saw him was a few weeks


    back at the night of the banquet when I arrived in this world or maybe that''s because it was in the dark


    and I didn''t have a good look at him but oh well who cares which brother has the shiniest silver hair, it''s


    like one of them is going to win the shiniest hair award or the world''s record for the shiniest hair.


    Furthermore, Ben looked like boy version of his mother but a kid version though.


    Speaking of Ben''s mother, she sat in the opposite side of the bed. Her silver hair that reflected the rays


    of sun that shone behind her was tied into a braided crown and a small emerald tiara was ced upon


    it to touch up her hair.


    The empresses violet eyes shined a bright amethyst colour that was captivating to look at it and it


    brought out her light cream skin colour and her pink plump heart shaped lips of hers.


    Arabe had her gentle hands-on top of each other, her dress was an emerald green, theces were


    sparkly as if the whole gxy was sewed on it.


    Arabe was a beautiful woman that I cannot lie though. Ambrose, you caught yourself a rainbow fish


    from the sea, you better not let it slip through your fingers because once you do you will never catch it


    again neither see it again for that matter.


    "You must be Lady Alethia Smith I heard about" Arabe spoke with a soft gentle voice.


    "Yes" I answered bluntly.


    Arabe smiled at me, and I realised when I looked straight into her eyes, it had became watery.


    "Thank you for going through all that trouble just to save my son" her voice tremble, she wanted to cry


    but it being seemingly she didn''t want to due to her statues of being empress.


    "It''s my duty as a doctor to save people" I exined not knowing how tofort her, so I just stood


    there, in the corner of the room awkwardly with my hands beside me looking side to side to avoid any


    ufortable eye contact with the two royals.


    "Is there anything you desire for me to reward to give my gratitude to you Lady Aletheia?" she asked


    dabbing a white handkerchief on the corners of her eyes, so she doesn''t spoil the little make up she


    wore.


    "No." I answered bluntly again without any hesitation ''Because I already got what I wanted'' just by


    remembering the feeling of punching that sexist jerk in the face felt nice that it brought a smile to my


    face.


    "I assume my husband has already given what you desire, has he not?" I was pulled out my inner


    dreand of punching Arthur in the face by Arabe''s sudden question. I turned my attention back to


    her.


    I nodded my head in approval.


    "Did father give you thousands of gold that will make you a noble for sure? Dragons? A whole kingdom


    in the far side of Taivas?" Ben sounded to energetic for someone that has woken up from a surgery.


    I think Carlos already healed the wound that''s why. I do not know I left to the prison cell to know what


    he did after.


    "Kid my reward wasn''t riches or wealth but a good punch in the face to themander" I answered


    with an emotionless expression, crossing my hands as I did and a victorious smirk forming on my lips.


    Arabe was caught off guard for a second however Ben''s face lit up with excitement, his mouth


    opening into a wide grin that revealed his rows of straight white teeth, his violet eyes grew bigger than


    a wall nut.


    "Woah, you punched Sir Arthur in the face?" Ben beamed with excitement, jumping up from his


    position. It made me pull my head back, puzzled from his reaction but I can''t me him. If I was a kid, I


    would be terrified of Arthur since he did look big and mean well in the eyes of children.


    "I always wanted to do that"


    "Ben" Arabe gave him a disappointed look that made him shrink his head down in a flushed


    embarrassment.


    "Yet she didn''t kick him like I asked her to" Homura grumbled in annoyance, jumping down from my


    shoulder however it was the dumbest mistake he ever made because Homura started to fall rapidly,


    pping his wings aggressively trying to swim up.


    "I''M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!" he squawked loudly "WHY DON''T THESE WINGS FLY? THOSE PESKY


    BIRDS MAKE IT SEEM SO EASY"


    Before I knew it, hended with a loud thud on the ground. His body slumped on the marble floor that


    must have been painful tond on from such a high ce, his wings and ws spread out as his beady


    little eyes stared into the empty void of nothingness.


    "Homura are you dead?" I asked giving him a little nudge with my tip of my boot.


    "Oh my God, is the little bird alright" Arabe stood up with a hand in front of her mouth, a worried


    expression forming on her face as she made her way to me.


    "Yeah, he will be alright. Hended on his head when he was a chick." I said bending down to his level


    and poking his belly, watching it wobble like jelly.


    "Homura" I heard ben say in a fascinating tone. "That''s a unique name I had never heard of before.


    What does it mean?" he asked jumping down from his bed and approached us.


    "me" I said.


    "Cool. I want to name my dragon that"


    "YOU PESKY HUMAN CUB. DON''T YOU DARE PUT MY BEAUTIFUL NAME ON UGLY LONG


    TONGUE LIZARD. HOMURA IS MY NAME NOT YOUR DRAGONS" Homura jumped, his body


    forming an attack stance as he squawked loudly.


    I wanted to smack him so badly, but I kept myposure in front of the two royals. I could feel my


    hand throbbing to smack the shit out of this fox, raven whatever the **** his is.


    Arabe giggled while Ben titled his head not understanding what he was saying.


    "Homura seems angry" Ben did what I did, poking his little chubby belly resulting it to wobble a little, his


    face pulling into a giggle as he seemed to like the way it wobbled when poked it.


    Homura who was getting fed with him, smacked Ben''s hand with his wing. "Keep your flesh stick paws


    away from me you name stealing THIEF!" he squeaked thest word violently at Ben who seemed


    even more confused on what he was saying.


    I rolled my eyes at his remark and stood up.


    "Your funny" he giggled pointing his finger at Homura.


    "I''m. Not. FUNNY! YOUR JUST STUPID!" he jumped up, shaking his fisted wings in the air angrily,


    trying to get his point out to the boy but couldn''t because he was an animal.


    Arabe was busy looking at her son and Homura not noticing the emperor standing behind the door


    like I had.


    *''This guy, when will he realise standing and moping around isn''t going to solve his problem*'' I sighed


    shaking my head. ''I''m not going to stick my nose into their business that''s there''s not mine and neither


    do I care''


    "Mother, Alethia has a very beautiful Raven. Do you think all of them are like him?" He asked his


    mother, lifting his head up to look into her violet eyes ignoring the ranting raven.


    I looked to see why Homura had suddenly quite down. Homura looked dead straight into Ben''s eyes


    who was busy staring at his mother to notice. It looked like he had seen God right before his eyes.


    He slowly waddled his way towards him with his hands spread out before hugging Ben''s leg that was


    crouched down. "I know I''m beautiful, but none want to say it to my face because they can''t


    I stared at him nkly. This little fox was arguing a few seconds ago but the moment ben called him


    beautiful Homura changed his mood very quickly. ''This snobby fox and his giant *** ego''


    Ben looked down shocked at what held his leg before he formed a smile, patting Homura''s head to his


    liking with his little gentle hands.


    "I''m not even a flightless bird but a beautiful fox with coat that glitters like those yellow stones you


    humans love so much" He cried. "I was forced to be this because of her." Homura shrieked.


    "My beautiful coat of fur gone, all gone because of this human who trapped me into this wretched body


    of a raven" he said dramatically putting his wing on his forehead.


    I felt a vein throb appear on my temple.


    ''This snobby fox just wait till we get out and I will give you a good reason to believe I trapped you in


    that bird body''