Outside the Ptolemaios Palace Gate
It was dark, time for everyone to sleep. But a girl in a black hood was still awake, waiting for someone. Her senses were tense. Her heart kept pounding until her breathing became a little labored.
Her trembling hands were holding each other.
"It's okay, it's okay. Calm down... Everything will be fine..."
"Because the Death Goddess... is on your side," the girl tried to calm herself down.
TAPP
A hand on her shoulder startled her.
"Kya---"
But before she could cry out in surprise, something cold froze her.
"Don't yell. Do you want us to get caught?" asked the owner of the hand, Naeva.
Cleopatra looked at Naeva with a tearful expression. She nodded her head and Naeva let go.
"Sorry, Lady Naeva. You surprised me."
Naeva let out a small sigh.
"It's okay."
"She's usually a calm kid. Committing murder is just too much for normal kids her age," Naeva's mind understood.
"How did you manage to get past the tighter security at night?" Naeva asked as she looked Cleopatra up and down.
"Ah, it's not that difficult. Aneue often escapes outside the palace to avoid the lessons. There are many little escape routes that she makes. I just follow them," replied Cleopatra who was starting to calm down.
"Hmm..."
"Palace security is questionable," Naeva quipped.
Naeva wasn't interested in that anymore. She turned the other way and offered her hand to Cleopatra. Understanding Naeva's intentions, Cleopatra immediately took the hand and held it tightly.
Without saying anything else, Naeva just glanced at Cleopatra. She could see that the girl was ready, mentally. In that case, there was nothing to think about. While holding (?) or pulling Cleopatra's hand, Naeva traveled at a speed so high that the eye could not see her. Since she had previously marked the location they were going to, it was not difficult for Naeva to speed off in that direction.
With Naeva around, getting through the crowds and guards was not as difficult as Cleopatra had imagined. It was easy for Naeva to distract people from paying attention to them. And it was also easy for Naeva to sneak into the Temple of the Sun without being spotted by the guards.
Both the outside and inside of the Temple of the Sun were magnificent and luxurious. The large temple with the dominant white color typical of the Sultanate is similar to a small palace. Once inside, there are many statues of the Gods and Goddesses they worship. There are also various large paintings decorating the temple.
But now was not the time to take in the beauty of the temple at a leisurely pace. Cleopatra directed Naeva to the Sun Priest's room. As expected of the Sun Priest, the guard in front of his room was very tight. Strangely, Cleopatra felt it was tighter than usual. It felt like all the Sun Temple guards were deployed here. Infiltrating without getting caught was not at all possible.
Therefore, Naeva released Cleopatra for a moment.
"Wait a moment. I'll get rid of the guards."
"Well, please be careful, Lady Naeva. Although they may be far beneath you, somehow there are so many of--"
Cleopatra had not yet finished her sentence. Naeva, with just a wave of her hand, managed to make the dozens of people standing guard freeze in place.
"--them... Ekhm, of course they're not a problem for you at all, Lady."
Cleopatra's cough was awkward.
"Naeva?"
Cleopatra and Naeva stood quietly in front of the door. The dozens of guards in front froze without reacting at all. Later when Naeva melted the ice, they would not remember anything. That was how quickly they were frozen without giving them time to realize what was happening.
Naaeva lightly touched the door in front of her, trying to feel everything inside.
"There is no one but the Sun Priest."
".... I see, okay. Thank you... Lady..."
Doubts plagued Cleopatra's heart. Several times she thought of turning back. But she quickly realized herself. It was too late to back out. Everything they did was the result of a long decision she had made. Therefore, no one else, but herself was fully responsible for this.
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KLLLEEEKKKK
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The door to the room opened. A Sultan-like man who looked much weaker and thinner than him was sleeping on a plain but magnificent bed. It was the man Naeva had seen earlier in the throne room.
Uncle Bere and Cleopatra, the current Sun Priest. Thanks to Naeva's quiet infiltration, the two were able to stand near the man's bed without attracting any attention. Naeva did not come closer than 3 meters. She let Cleopatra do whatever she wanted to do while observing from there. Cleopatra, on the other hand, just stood there looking at the man.
"......."
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Her hands were clenched tightly. Her expression held an overwhelming anger. She did not hate her cowardly uncle, her cowardly uncle or any other bad things. Only if, he was not negligent with his responsibilities. Especially if because of his negligence, many bad things happened to his family and people.
"How could he... He hides and lives a good life... without thinking about the consequences of his actions to the people," Cleopatra's mind was filled with an uncharacteristic hatred.
"As Sun Priestess, as Princess Ptolemaios, as... Anubis, I--"
A golden aura that Naeva had never seen emanated from Cleopatra.
"-- cannot forgive this bastard!"
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Characters Information
Name: Naeva WinterNova: X PlatinumRace: Ice PrincessAge: 30 [https://img.wattpad.com/ccb0f8a0edecb83ff8f918e12008ea8df7bbdf6b/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f626a7a3362462d785642475043513d3d2d313333363639323630372e313739306565616638316364383238383237303032383738343738382e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Name: Naeva Winter
Nova: X Platinum
Race: Ice Princess
Age: 30.000+
Status: Irregular
Affiliation: None
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Name: Cleopatra Ptolemaios AuletesNova: Unable to Access Nova Race: Anubis Age: 16Status: Second PrincessSun PriestessAffiliation: Ptolemaios Sultanate [https://img.wattpad.com/806eef8548e4d00425fae987467b777326f94f7b/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f616e4468643372654267523031413d3d2d313333363639323630372e313739306565613965373961653131333939343036373930323834352e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Name: Cleopatra Ptolemaios Auletes
Nova: Unable to Access Nova
Race: Anubis
Age: 16
Status: Second Princess
Sun Priestess
Affiliation: Ptolemaios Sultanate
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Naeva gazed at the golden aura Cleopatra emitted with somewhat amazed eyes. It was the first time she had seen an aura that was completely the opposite of hers. The fire aura that was supposed to be the natural opponent of her ice alone was not that strong. But the sun aura in front of her, had the same great potential as hers. Well, only in Naeva's Ice magic to be exact.
"Looking back, this is the first time I've met the Sun Priest/Priestess. The Ptolemaios Sultanate family came to my tutorial several times. But none of them were Sun Priest/Priestess," Naeva mused.
"The aura emitted by the Sultanate Family and the Sun Priestess is very different, huh. This one has a much higher level of purity."
After Cleopatra confirmed a few things with her aura, the golden aura shrank again until it disappeared completely.
"How was it?" asked Naeva.
Cleopatra nodded slowly.
"This is enough. He has enough solar nova to delay the Sun explosion a few years."
"All I have to do is stabilize those nova so that there are enough until Arsinoe awakens."
"Hmm... Hurry up and finish this, we don't have time--"
"Hiiiiiiii!!!! Who are you!!?"
Before Naeva and Cleopatra could do anything, the uncle woke up. He heard female voices whispering and opened his eyes. Then the first thing he saw were two black hooded women with invisible faces at his bedside.
"GUARD!!! THERE'S AN INTRUDER!!!!" The man screamed for help.
Naeva and Cleopatra's gazes were instantly drawn to him. But neither of them looked panicked at all.
"GUARD!!! HELP ME!!!!"
Yes, how can be panic? The guards have all been frozen by Naeva.
"HEII!!! WHOEVER!!! OUTSIDE!!!! HELP ME!!!!!"
Realizing no one was answering him, the man immediately tried to escape from Naeva and Cleopatra with a very scared expression. He went straight to the door of the room and tried to open it. Unfortunately, no matter what he did, the door wouldn't open.
"Gu-Guard??!"
His face paled even more when he realized that. At the same time, Naeva walked slowly towards the frightened man. Naeva grabbed the thin man by the hair, then threw him backwards.
BRAAAAAGGGHHH
To be honest, this kind of rough manner did not sit well with Naeva. It's just that Naeva's ears were very bothered by how noisy the man was.
"HIIII!!! SORRY!!! SORRY!!! I'M SORRY!!! I'M SORRY...."
The man immediately crossed his arms, a form of self-defense.
"PL-PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!!"
Naeva didn't understand. Having an intruder come in was scary. But the man's Nova was also quite tall. So he should have at least tried to fight back. Why did he seem to have surrendered before the reaper?
"I-I'LL GRANT YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT!!! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME...."
"💢"
But whatever it was, what Naeva understood now was that the man was really bothering her.
SRIIIIIIIINGGGG
After a heavy sigh. Dozens, even hundreds of small, long and extremely pointed icicles appeared around the man. Ready at any moment to stab him from all sides.
"Shut up," Naeva said with emphasis.
Just from that one word alone. The man's mouth was completely shut. The man was trembling with fear and dared not raise his head. It felt like his whole body was completely frozen. No, or maybe he was indeed frozen inside? Considering, Naeva's words of emphasis were no ordinary words.
Cleopatra, who had been silent, was stunned. She had experienced the same thing with that man, so she knew how scary an upset Naeva could be.
Cleopatra slowly walked towards the man. Then squatted in front of him. With a calm gaze, she looked at the man while thinking about some things.
"So that's it. You--"
"--seeing the future of your death, huh. That's why, today's guard feels tighter than usual and why you get scared as soon as you see us."
"!"
Naeva's eyes widened slightly. That's right, no matter how cowardly the Sun Priest was now, he was still the Sun Priest. He could also see the future like Cleopatra.
"Then why didn't he ask help?" asked Naeva.
Cleopatra glanced at the man with a condescending expression.
"I'm sure he tried."
"But Lady, did you know? Although on the surface this man's relationship with the Sultanate Family and Nobles looks good, the reality is completely different."
"He almost never carries out his obligations as a Sun Priest. So no one really respects him," Cleopatra explained.
"Plus, it's not like he's asked for help once or twice out of fear of death. He's been doing that all along. And it's not really death, but just a minor accident or a small injury. The Sultanate Family and Nobles must be fed up because they've always seriously tried to protect him before."
Naeva, "......"
Her expression was like looking at dirt.
Cleopatra, who became annoyed at the mention of it, grabbed the man's jaw. Her expression looked very upset.
"There's more. Because seeing the future is quite painful. He always makes up the future he sees because he doesn't want to feel pain and still needs to tell fortunes as a Sun Priest."
"How many people has he deceived with those false predictions?"