CHAPTER 2
Rose looked around the corner trying to see if there was any gaurds it took a lot of efforts for to be able to sneak out of her room and see how the duke's house looked like . After their birth they were basically looked up in their own mansions . Their mother visited them regularly but the duke rarely showed himself around them. Mother said that he was busy managing the whole dukedom and has to personally teach their older brother on how to manage it.
Rose did not care for her new parents attention but Adeline practically thirsted so much for their attention. She would cry and throw tantrums in order to get what she wanted which she did. Adeline was born sickly body hence could easily get away with anything. She became too spoiled. At the age of seven they were being prepared for etiquette classes. Rose dreaded those classes as she had read how hard and time consuming they were.
When Rose found out she has been given a second chance she was not pleased the though of dying again after another life gave her goosebumps. He pain of being separated in that void really made her scared of death and she knew she would still face it again really scared her.
When Rose was at the age of one she read the history books of the place she was reborn. She was reborn in the new continent of Redulsia . Redulsia had five kingdoms and two empires. The holy empire with consisted of people who are wholely devoted to the goddess of light and the Rodes empire the empire was formed by non humans who managed to get an upper hand during war. The five kingdoms included the kingdom of jezebel, kingdom of souls , kingdom of mania , kingdom of adelbarn and the kingdom they are in the kingdom of crusher.
She was born after the continent had undergone a catalytic where the whole continent merged during the war of the world. That was 5000 years ago. The war lead to almost the extinction of all life in the continent which lead to a peace truce among the war mongering tribes . The continent was divided among them in accordance to the achievement, power and money leading to the formation of the kingdom and empire. Rose lived in the second largest kingdom. The Crusher kingdom was famed for it's beautiful crystal and magic stones. It was the main supplier of magic stones to the continent. The empires and other kingdom have tried invading it but to no success due to its mountainous terrain. The kingdom of crusher was surrounded by mountains which acted as a natural defense against the other nations.
In Crusher there are four dukedom who have sworn their loyalty to the crown . Six marquise houses , baron house , more lower nobilities which is given to outstanding commoner soldiers , merchants and commoners. The kingdom is ruled under the nobility which is considered the highest status. The four dukedom Dom's are the Northern dukedom situated by the borders they mainly produce soldiers who are responsible for guarding against invading magical beasts. The Northern dukedom is always covered in snow all year round hence their soldiers are stronger and more adept to harsh environment. The second dukedom is the Claret which is situated near the capital city. The duke mainly produces the most magicians and duke Claret who are always the head of the magic association ever generation. The third dukedom is the brailler dukedom situated by south east of the kingdom, they produce the most scholars who are known to be best politicians. The fourth dukedom is the Serena dukedom which values female heirs more than male and mainly monitored either dukedoms and deals in information collection through the whole continent. The Serena dukedom is known for producing the best assassins and is known to be the most loyal to the crown. It's the most feared dukedom as they have no moral and does the king's dirty work. The division of the dukedom is equal to prevent treason among them and their vassals.
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Outside the Crusher kingdom the other empires and kingdoms have their own merits. Jezebel Kingdom is known for its beautiful people, exotic food,spices, beautiful landscaping and gold reserves. Jezebel kingdom is known to be the best tourist area for travellers. The kingdom of Mania is the richest kingdom among the kingdom. It dubs on everything. It's mostly build around prostitution, gambling, jewelry and craftsmanship. The residents of the kingdom are known for their selfcontrol and banning of gambling among the citizens. It caters mainly for runaways and gamblers. The most unique thing is it's low crime rate and rarely initiates war with other kingdoms. The kingdom of souls is unique as it is built underground. It mainly consist of dark elves and other creatures of the night. Most of the residents are hostile to outsiders are they were the most affected race. The kingdom of adelbarn is found under water. It's the most mysterious kingdom in the whole continent. It's residents are mermaid, sirens and other creatures that breath underwater. They have the ability to transform upon reaching land and are hunted for their blood that is believed to cure most illness .
The holy empire is the richest empire as most kingdom worship the goddess of light hence are required to pay tribute to the empire in the name of the goddess. The bandy empire is an empire that only consist of non human residents. Elven species, wolverine, were wolf , dragons and other non human creatures. They are ruled by dragons as they are considered among the strongest species in the whole continent.