Chapter 899 HIS & HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY
[NERO is calling me…]
Neoma finally reached the throne where Yule and her other ancestors were waiting for her.
Fortunately, Crimson had fallen asleep while in her arms earlier. Hence, she was able to bring him back to his dragon form. She wasn't just sure if her Soul Beast would wake up as Tteokbokki or Crimson later.
But that was the least of her concerns at the moment.
[The fuck is happening to my baby brother?]
Neoma was pretty sure she heard Nero call her for help earlier.
Everyone knew that Nero's pride could pierce the heavens. Plus, that brat still liked acting like a big brother to her. Hence, there was no way in hell Nero would ask for her help unless he was in grave danger.
And that made Neoma nervous.
[Fuck it. Just why did I have to die when Nero needed me the most?!]
"Nene, why are you glaring at me?" Yule asked nervously. "Did I do something wrong?"
"There's a long list of bad things you've done whether accidentally or not, Grandpa Yule. But that's not what's pissing me off the moment," Neoma said, tilting her head to one side while glaring at the throne. "I can feel that Nero is in danger. Since he's facing the Third Calamity, I'm sure the throne is giving me a hard time."
The throne and the Soul Beasts' Cage, to be precise.
[After all, the throne and the Cage are in the same place.]
"You can't coddle Roro forever, Nene," Yule reminded her gently. "This is a test that he and Dahlia must overcome on their own."
Neoma fell silent while remembering the Third Calamity of the first timeline.
[Ruto and I fell for the trap laid by the Cage. We released the Soul Beasts without knowing we were actually releasing the Third Calamity back then. But, of course, we resolved the problem easily because we were OP.]
"I don't think Nero and Dahlia are on the same level as me and Ruto when we dealt with the Third Calamity, so they must be having a hard time now," Neoma said, sighing. "When am I going to get revived? I can't relax knowing my baby brother is in danger."
"Neoma, you should be worrying about yourself right now," Primo, the first emperor, said worriedly. "Are you okay, dear? You've just seen the Thirteen Madmen's heinous crimes."
"Of course, I'm not okay, Grandpa Primo," Neoma said bluntly. "That's why I need to move and get violent on something or someone evil. If I stay still, I'll go crazy. And once I snapped, I may end up destroying the world again."
Her ancestors suddenly fell silent.
"You did well, sweetheart," Gwen, Primo's wife who was also the Demon Queen, said while smiling proudly at her. "We were waiting here because we thought we might have to stop you once you reached the last step."
Neoma tilted her head to one side. "Well, to be fair, I've always known that most of our ancestors were the most scumbags out of all the scumbags in the world. Hence, I was kind of prepared mentally. Of course, seeing their atrocities with my very own eyes was still different. But it only strengthened my resolve."
"I can tell you've made a powerful resolve, Nene," Yule said, getting up from his fancy seat. "May we know what kind of resolve you made this time, my dear granddaughter?"
Instead of answering the Moon God right away, she just walked towards the throne.
It felt surreal when her ancestors– her GREAT ancestors, at that– made way for her as if they were making way for a queen.
[Heh.]
"I won't break the throne this time, unlike what I did in the first timeline when I crushed it with my very own hands," Neoma said, her red eyes glowing. Then she raised her leg in a straight line and gave the seat of the throne a dropkick. She didn't put that much force into it, so the throne just broke a little and didn't get destroyed completely. "Nero Roseheart de Moonasterio will be the LAST emperor of the Great Moonasterion Empire."
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EXILE AND Eternal Damnation.
Those curses didn't only work on the de Moonasterios.
Hence, Dahlia could also use those techniques to exorcise the hundreds of vengeful Spirits possessing Prince Nero's body at the moment.
But there was one problem.
"The Rosehearts' wrath is too strong and heavy," Dahlia said worriedly. "I… I have to release my seal."
If she had a choice, she didn't want to do it.
Unfortunately, that was the only way for her to save the Crown Prince.
<"Then, are you going to use it?"> Lapiz asked curiously. <"The gift that Princess Neoma of the first timeline gave you before she left.">
Dahlia didn't only receive a piece of the Eternal Flame as a gift.
Princess Neoma of the first timeline also gave her something more personal.
"Yes, I will use it now," Dahlia said, closing her eyes. "It's time to meet Empress Dahlia of the first timeline."
And when Dahlia opened her eyes again, she was surprised to see her other self.
The Empress Dahlia in front of her was beautiful, mature, and melancholic.
"So, we finally met, little Dahlia," Empress Dahlia greeted her with a sad smile on her face. "Is it time for you to make a vow with Nero again?"
Dahlia was shocked to hear that. "Uhm, what vow?"
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"PATHETIC."
What?
Nero raised his head, his eyebrows furrowed, when someone called him 'pathetic' in the most taunting way possible.
[Who dares to…]
His thoughts trailed off when he realized he was looking at himself.
No, he wasn't facing a mirror.
The Nero in front of him at the moment was older, bigger, and looked more miserable than he was at the moment.
[Where did the male Rosehearts go...?]
Nero thought he was going to die while the male Rosehearts ganged up on him. But, suddenly, someone pulled him away from all those vengeful Spirits.
The next thing he knew, he was already in that empty room with an unwanted companion.
"Emperor Nero," Nero said, addressing his other self with a scoff. "I didn't ask for your help, did I?"
Emperor Nero scoffed back at him. "You may not know it because you're so stupidly weak at the moment, but you actually cried for Neoma when you were on the verge of dying earlier." Once again, the emperor scoffed. "God. You're supposed to be older than your twin sister. Why the hell would you cry for her help?"
Nero's face turned red from embarrassment. "I did not cry for Neoma's help."
The emperor laughed. "Oh, you sure did."
"I did not."
"You did."
Nero let out a frustrated sigh, then he smirked. "Fine. You may be right about that. But you're wrong about one thing."
The emperor raised an eyebrow at him. "And what is that?"
It was his turn to smirk and destroy the arrogant emperor.
"We're not the older brother here," Nero said, smiling triumphantly. "Neoma is actually the First Star."
The look of disbelief on Emperor Nero's face brought Nero so much joy.
Hah!
[I win.]
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NOTE: Have you read LET'S NOT DIVORCE yet? It's the Alternate/Parallel Universe of Royal Secret: I'm a Princess! where our beloved de Moonasterion Imperial Family is now a chaebol family. Kekeke. And, recently, Lewis is finally introduced in the story. Go read it if you haven't already. ;)
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