Saving The Abandoned Empress

62 Chapter 62 ~ “The First Emperor”

Eleanora was shocked to find such emotions in Cathain’s eyes, which contained everything except the thing in the past.

Hatred, Disgust.

She desperately tried to find hatred and disgust in those eyes, which can help her to keep hating him.

But she couldn’t find any hatred in those bloody red eyes.

‘Only if this eyes could look at the past Eleanora...’

Then she might not have an unrequited love for twelve years, unhappy marriage life, dead of their three children’s and... her execution at his hands.

None of those tragedy would happen if only there was no hatred in his past bloody red eyes.

Eleanora felt like tearing up. Why is he trying so hard to get close, to only force her to push him more farther?

‘Why do you love me when i longer love you?’

.....

Then the sudden sound of clappings echoed in the room and they finally came out from their own world.

Eleanora was embraced but his eyes never left her for a moment.

She excused herself first and went to the garden for some fresh air.

It was embarrassing to keep staying there under those curious gazes.

‘Please, show me a way...Goddess. Help me.’

Eleanora murmured in her heart and sighed heavily.

Everything is slowly messing up, different from the past.

She kept walking and hugged herself as she was feeling cold. Then she suddenly felt something on her shoulders and she looked up, she saw his flustering red face.

‘I-Is he embarrassed?’

Eleanora thought as it was rather weird. He doesn’t even flinches when he keeps being intimate with her by holding her or kissing her cheeks.

But he is embarrassed by this normal thing?

“Thank you.”

Cathain gave her a polite smile and both of them kept walking with awkward silent.

After walking for some moment, they found a white coloured mansion like old building.

They stared at it as it felt rather familiar and also weird.

All the buildings in Rua Kingdom was gold and warm in colour, where this building was rather the Empire’s styled building.

Curiosity caught them and both of them entered the white building. It was a place markedly different from the banquet hall’s atmosphere.

The magnificent interior, lit by a few candles, was full of carvings and murals.

There was a large spring in the center of the temple, and the ceiling was wide open above it, allowing the moonlight to come in.

The smooth, round shape of the spring indicated it was created artificially.

All important ceremonies on the continent have always been conducted using water.

It was to imitate the ‘Lake of Promise’ which is closely related to the myths of the first emperor of Valentino empire and the saintess.

The first emperor of Valentino empire was originally from Empire Rua and the saintess was from Empire Arendell.

This is why the Valentino imperial family members have black hair like the people of Rua’s.

According to the myth they know, the first emperor, was only Duke Valentino of the Rua empire at that time.

And Saintess Ariande was originally the only princess of the Arindell imperial family, Ariande Dalton.

Both of them meet near the lake for the first time and they was married for a peaceful delegation for their empire’s.

They lived happily and the saintess gave birth to a lovely daughter.

Who had black hair and red eyes just like the first emperor, who later become the second emperor of the empire.

Shortly after giving birth, the saintess sacrificed herself to protect the empire’s from devil beings.

The first emperor had even begged the saintess to choose him and to live with them instead of sacrificing herself for the empire.

But she still choosed to sacrifice herself for everyone.

Because, she can’t see innocent people dying where she has the power to save them.

The first emperor divided both nations and created the Valentino empire by force after this.

He alone made two powerful big Empire’s into two small kingdom’s. He was known for his cruelty and tyranny.

But he was also famous for his loyal love to the saintess.

He raised their two boys all alone after the saintess died and never had any other woman for the rest of his life.

He burried the saintess near the lake they meet for the first time and he was also burried there too.

Where he promised to come and find her again.

Because of this story, ‘Lake Of Promise’ become a myth and water become a holy thing for most of the ceremonies for eternal love and loyalty in the empire.

Specially in the weddings, they spread water to bless the couple.

Cathain looked away from the artificial spring and he suddenly started to hear many voices ringing in his mind.

Then he noticed a mural engraved showing the wedding ceremony and unknowingly, he started to walk towards it.

Carved inside was a round circle, and beneath it were also carved two people praying in the middle of the lake.

He narrowed his eyes as he find the mural rather familiar and he felt a mixed emotion.

To his surprise, he was able to understand the letters that was written in ancient words.

“~I will keep wandering till you come and choose me. Otherwise, i will destroy your beloved humans for you to show up~”

Eleanora uttered the words before Cathain could read them out for her.

‘She can read them too?’

Cathain looked at her with amusement but she was lost in thoughts as she finally found some clues.

‘Destruction... Show up...’

Eleanora rather felt familiar to this. The goddess said the empire was destroyed after her death and after getting reborn, she was given the title of being the last saintess Ariande.

Doesn’t it mean saintess Ariande showed up in the form of hers after the empire was destroyed?

Then who is the first emperor?

How is she related to this?

Eleanora was lost in thoughts when she suddenly heard a loud thud sound.

She looked back and become horrified as she run and yelled his name.

“CATHAIN!!!”