Chapter 29: What Manner Of Man Are You, Sargon?...
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Emperor's Sargon's POV.
Dead? It can't be. The guard informed us earlier that, She was sick, not dead. So how was this possible? Maybe, they were all pretending to see if I will change my mind and forgive Queen Ariadne.
I made my way through the crowd. As I drew closer, they created a better path for me to pass. There, a body laid with a white sheet covering it from head to toes. That was the number one sign showing that a person was dead in Akkad. The mother sat down at the edge of the bed with her head placed closed to the person's legs. She was sobbing and I could hear her. My eyes didn't believe what they saw, I drew the sheet a little bit down to see the person beneath it- it was indeed Queen Ariadne!
Mother raises her head to see who it was. The looks she gave me showed that she wasn't happy with me at all. I wanted to say something but I stopped and stared at her.
"What are you doing here," she asked with a frown.
"I came to see if the physician has..."
"We don't need you here, please just leave us alone" she cut me off.
"Mother, I understand how you feel right now but even I, am in shock right now."
"Shock?" She laughed, that I felt was rather odd.
"Yes, mother" I answered.
"Why will you be in shock, when you are the actual murderer. We all know you wanted to punish her, because of what she did" Mother yelled.
"Mother, don't be angry with my brother please" It was my step-sister's voice, Princess Morgana.
"Allow me to tell him the truth. He is the killer of Queen Ariadne" Mother continued. By now, the other women began to leave one by one. They were too afraid to listen to our conversation.
"We don't know what is the cause of her death" Princess Morgana corrected.
"For the past two weeks, the Emperor wanted her dead, this is the way he could do it since he could not find the lover they all accused her of" She added.
"Mother, what are you saying?" I finally spoke. Yes! I wanted to kill Queen Ariadne, but not like this, not until I find the man who dared to touch my wife. I will never kill in the dark and come out in the open to deny.
"I pleaded with you for days, to forgive and let her go, but you were adamant. If you did that, we won't be here mourning her in the first place. Right from the day, Queen Ariadne came to the palace, you insulted her with every little opportunity that came your way. You even denied her of Spending the night with her husband, what manner man are you Sargon?" Mother lashed out.
I felt both the sadness and anger in her tone. Mother truly loved Queen Ariadne, and death was a deep wound to her heart. I tried my best, not to let her words get into me. Being supportive was the only help, I could render to my family at this moment.
"Morgana, please take mother to her room," I said. Seeing Queen Ariadne's body will only make her weep the more, that is why I asked my sister to take her away.
"I don't need you to care about me! Don't pretend to love me now. You are indeed a monster they all said you are" She uttered.
The last sentence made me furious. My hands were already forming fists, to avoid my anger from exploding. The heat In my body increased each second the words echoed in my brain.
Quickly, I left for my room. When I reached my room, I took the glass vases kept on top of the tables in my room and smashed them into the wall. All the tables were also broken due to the force I threw them.
Anger was what took over my life each day. I was born with it and there was nothing I could do about it.
My mother insulted me, that I was a monster. She was one of the reasons why I held back my anger most times, but now that she recognized me as a devil, I wasn't going to hold my self myself back anymore. I was going to let the devil in me, manifest as they wanted.
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The Narrator's POV.
"I can't believe that Queen Ariadne is Dead," she said.
"Am also surprised, Queen Valeria" Malia added. In
Among all the maids, Queen Valeria had, Malia was her favorite. She shared some of her secrets and plans. Malia had never for once told anyone about it, no matter what, she owned her loyalty to Queen Valeria.
"I don't understand Sargon most times. He says a different thing and acts the other way around"
"What do you mean Empress?" Malia asked her mistress.
"If he was this eager to kill Queen Ariadne, why did he give her hope, that he was going to find the lover?"
"Are you sure that he is the murderer?"
"Am not sure but there is one thing, am sure of"
"What is it?"
"That Sargon knows about this murderer. I mean It was his prison that she was killed" Queen Valeria explained. Malia knew that her mistress disliked the late Queen. But little did she know that Valeria was the planner of every event that took place.
"You are right Queen Valeria, it's the Emperor" She nodded her head in agreement.
"I will go and see him. Hurry up and do my hair, Malia"
Queen Valeria was happy that at last, one of her problems was gone for good. Though she participated in all these, she felt better than the murder wasn't done by her. The Emperor lessen the load.
Malia Finished doing her and she left for the Emperor's room immediately. Queen Valeria wanted to go dine with him, they both deserve it, because the one person they wanted dead, was dead.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone