#he decided he'd stand by as support but never cross into her territory as a ruler

[simgerale]

CHAPTER FOURTEEN ; 4/4

TRANSCRIPT:

antoin: Your majesty… What a pleasure it is to finally meet you. --  Brother. I see that you are already enjoying the position you are in.

luca: You—

magdalena: Let us retire to the drawing room. I am sure that will be more of an appropriate place to talk.

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a: I was rather... surprised to find that my little brother had been swept off his feet, your majesty. Especially in such a short amount of time.

m: I understand. It was rather sudden for me, as well. But as someone who has a deep love for his wife, can you not see how it is possible?

a: ...[takes a quick breath] My wife and I were arranged to be married since we were children. Our love did not exist until she fell pregnant with our daughter. So, Empress Magdalena... I can only see what you wish for me to see.

m: What I wish for you to see, Emperor Antoin, is that our people do not have to be divided. We are one and the same, separated by a past that neither of us had a stake in.

a: And this union between you two is supposed to symbolize the union of our empires?

m: . . .

a: Forgive me. I will continue to sit here, oblivious to your schemes! Do continue with your declaration of love and whatnot.

m: [the chair scrapes against the floor as she suddenly stands] When you are ready for the adult discussion we were supposed to have half-a-decade ago, do come find me.

#regal #ts4 story #WOW this one was a doozy #i had to combine photos three times #anyway... maggie is wearing red because it makes her feel powerful -- in case you forgot why it's her favorite color (^; #which also makes you think: she didn't wear red around luca .... except at the ball.... hmmm?? #comment 2: antoin is such an a** hat #i don't cuss but that's! that's what he is #a smug jerk #but like any smug jerk... he's got a good side #which we will see later..even if it's hidden under more jerkiness #comment 3: luca was purposely not included in the discussion! more like he purposely kept out. #this was magdalena's battle as the empress and he wanted to show his respect for that. #he decided he'd stand by as support but never cross into her territory as a ruler #last but not least: maggie lost her cool AGAIN #we'll see how that affects things in the next chapter aye?? (^;;;;

[aita-blorbos]

AITA for avenging my sweet children?

Recently, I lost my young triplets. This would be a harrowing experience under any circumstance, but under mine in particular, it was especially grevious.

Please, allow me to explain.

My children were from a forbidden relationship with the love of my life. We came from two rival households. As such, our intermingling was forbidden, but we didn't care. We were convinced love would win.

I was shocked but joyful when I fell pregnant. I was convinced that my household would come to love my children, and one day accept them when the truth came out.

But the truth came out much sooner than I anticipated. A despicable lout who I'll refer to as RW learned about my children's' parentage after being shown a sign by the heavens. He revealed my misbehavior in front of the entire household, outing me as a iconoclast and my children as bastards.

We were exiled. Even a 'friend' of mine, FW, who claimed to love my children previously, did not support us. She attacked me outright and told me to go.

And so 'go' we did. I hoped to flee to my lover's home. But to get there, I had to cross the river, and just my luck-- there were terrible storms. Even so, though, I knew it was my only hope.

I attempted to cross with my babies in tow.

But we were capsized-- thrust into the waters and drowned. Just barely, I was saved, rescued by my aformentioned lover (Who I'll hereon refer to as AD), but my children were not so fortunate. The tide swept them away, leading them to a watery, incomprehensibly horrific grave.

I expected AD to comfort me, but instead, he was aghast. He asked how I could possibly bring our children into such a dangerous situation. I tried to explain my banishment to him, but he refused to listen to reason, telling me he never wanted to see me again.

...I believe I know why, too. It had nothing to do with the deaths of our children. It turns out AD had another mistress... some reprehensible wench from his household! All this time, he had been having an affair... playing me for a witless fool.

I was not allowed to find refuge in AD's home. He and his people kicked me out, calling my crimes unforgivable.

I was angry. So angry. I had lost everything in a single day. And even worse, there were people to blame! And so I began to plot. Surely there had to be a way to avenge my babies... to lay them to rest and make their murderers pay.

I started with RW-- the revealer. I slit his throat while he was on a religious pilgrimage and left him to bleed out. His companions later attempted to bury his body, but I dug it up, allowing the vultures to consume his flesh.

After that, I killed FW... the person who pretended to be by friend. Apparently, she had seen my children drown. Apparently, she had done nothing to intervene! She had to die for that! I lured her into the territory of extremely venomous snakes and tricked her into being bit. Soon after, she succumbed to a horrifying death.

The final person I intended to kill was AD's mistress. She was pregnant by this point, and I couldn't stand it. I knew that AD was planning to replace my children, and so I decided I'd slaughter her and her unborn babies both! Perhaps then he'd understand how I felt.

However, AD jumped into the trajectory of my attack. I ended up killing him instead of his mistress. I tried to kill her too, but was soon after slain, ending my murder spree with a mere count of three.

I would have liked to kill more, truthfully. There are many others responsible for what happened. Even so, though, I did what I did, and for the most part, I'm content with that.

It seems our ancestors did not understand my actions, however. For my insolence, I've been condemned to hell. Whereas AD-- a heartless, unrepentant adulterer, is allowed to walk among the stars, I've been banished to the fires of Hades. Here, I will wander for eternity.

As such, I suppose I am forced to ask... am I the asshole? Or am I a hero-- a matriarch who made monsters pay for the suffering of three innocent children?

#aita #am i the asshole #unreality #child death #infant death