MEMORIES OF THE EMPEROR Diana Lu was a princess sent by the emperor as a tribute of peace for the dragon Emperor. “Shall we start the dance?” asked the Empress. “Yeah, go ahead,” said the Emperor. “Might as well get it over with.” He waved his hand to have the dancers ready. He sighed as he thought that it was going to be the same as usual. Boring and unentertaining. Then in the center of the room was a woman with blond hair and hazel eyes. The Emperor gasped as he saw her, he was dumbstruck at her beauty. She was in belly dancing dresses. She was dancing gracefully in front of him. As she moves around the dance floor, the Emperor’s eyes followed her everywhere. He fell in love with her that evening. The more he watched her the more he wanted her. He couldn’t wait to have her that night. When the dance was over the Emperor walked over to Diana and lifted her chin to him. He looked into her hazel eyes and admired them. “You got beautiful eyes,” he said to her. Diana said, “Thank
THE WEDDING DAY Crown Prince was dressed in a red outfit and Bella was dressed in a long beautiful red dress. Her head covered was covering her face so he couldn’t see her face. He was afraid that it might be a joke, and someone switched his bride. “Hey, are you really my beautiful Bella?” asked the Crown Prince. Bella flinched at his words. “Yes. Are you really the Crown Prince?” asked Bella, through her head cover. Crown Prince chuckled. “Yes, you’re my woman alright.” He took her hands and they both walked down the aisle together to the Emperor and Empress. “May the groom and bride bow to each other,” said the wedding planner. “Oh, it’s almost done,” said the Empress Dowager, excitedly. “You seem excited mother,” said the Emperor. “Oh, aren’t you? Aren’t you excited to have a grandson?” “Humph. She’s just a throw away girl who has no power but just the title of a phoenix, how would she give birth to anything mystical. Probably more normal, like her.” “Don’t say that. She
The Empress was angry, but she couldn’t show her disappointment in public. She paced around the room as she thought if Crown Prince have been planning this all along but have just been pretending to not like her. EMPRESS'S MEMORIES “How could you marry that woman without asking for my premission first?” asked the Empress. "Empress, I have to do what I have to do." "What may that be?" Crown Prince looked at her and said, "It’s because she was taking care of me.” “She’s your maid, of course she’s supposed to.” “Mother, she stay by my side for nights and days. Her reputation is ruined. I have to do what is right." "What is that right then?" "I only marry her because I don't want anyone to talk about us royalties." “Really?” “Yes." “So, you’re not lying?” "As the Crown Prince, everyone's eyes is on me. Every wrong I do will be judge by everyone. Any little thing I do will cause people to talk bad about me. If it reaches the Emperor's ear he will be disappointed in me." The
“Why does the Crown Prince have to be everyone’s favorite. He is the one who is less fortunate so why doesn’t he ever get any help. Why didn’t Grandmaster Shui help him get Bella? Why?” He was smashing his fist violently against the pole. After he was done, venting his anger at the pole, he slipped down and sat on the ground. Cheng panted and thought, “Grandmaster Shui knew that I liked Bella. So, why? Why did Grandmaster Shui not help me? I have never asked for much, so why doesn’t he ever help me?” “Damn it! Damn it!” shouted Princess Kay. Cheng looked over and saw Princess Kay by the patio covering and tossing stuff into the koi pond. Princess Kay was throwing a tantrum. “I will make my wedding grander than hers. I will make sure that my wedding is known throughout all the land. I will make it that she is jealous beyond compare. That I promise,” she thought. Princess Kay was clenching her fists tightly. She was angry that on this day it wasn’t her who was standing next to th
During the summer festival everyone came out to the palace to enjoy the hot summer breeze. “Oh, look isn’t the peaches this year good,” said a prince. “I agree,” said the Empress. Princess Kay said, “Empress what did that woman bring to you?” “Humph,” said the Empress. “That woman was trying to bribe me with some of her phoenix clan’s belongings. Thinking that I would take a liking to it.” “Well, what’s in it?” “I don’t know. I didn’t bother to look too closely for they all look cheap and useless,” answered the Empress, looking at her nails. “Besides, I think your stuff is much better.” Princess Kay smiled. “Pfft. You only like them because it was stuff my father gave to me. You don’t even like me that much anymore ever since that incident calling me stupid and being too rash,” she thought. “What’s wrong?” asked the Empress, looking at Princess Kay as she got quiet. “Oh, nothing. I was just curious as I wanted to see what she gifted you.” “Oh.” “Well, since it’s a good day
“Report!” said a guard. He was running towards the Emperor. “What is it?” asked the Emperor. Crown Prince and Consort Bella turned around to see what the guard was panting about. “The Empress have suddenly fallen ill.” “What?” asked the Emperor in shock. “She’s lying in her bed.” “But she was just here a few minutes ago.” “Yes. But according to Princess Kay when they got to the room the Empress suddenly started violently vomiting.” “Oh. Maybe she ate something wrong,” said the Emperor. “That, I’m not sure.” “Did you summon the imperial physician?” “Yes. We did.” “Alright, let me know what happens next.” “Report!” shouted another guard. He was running up to the Emperor as well. “What is it?” asked the Emperor. “The Empress have fainted.” “WHAT!” exclaimed everyone. “What happened?” asked the Emperor. “I’m not sure. I was just told that the Empress was throwing up so much to the point where she lost her vision and passed out.” The Emperor clenched his fist tightly and
ARGGGHHH! Bella was throwing up the next following morning. “What’s wrong, Consort Bella?” asked one of the maid who was tending to Bella. Her name is Vera. She was a young women who is barely fourteen years old. She have brown hair and brown eyes. She have her hair tied into a bun. “Nothing. I think I just ate something wrong,” said Bella, wiping her lips. “Well, it’s those maids fault. They didn’t even bring you anything last night.”“It’s okay. This is probably my punishment.”“Punishment? You call this fair punishment?”“Huh?”“This morning they didn’t even give you enough to eat. It was barely a ration of what you got last night. How are you to survive on such dirty and filthy food.”“I got worse when I was younger. This is nothing.” Bella looked away as the memories of her past came back to haunt her.“What?” asked Vera, with confusion on her face.“Nothing.”“Consort Bella, I-” “Don’t worry too much about me. I will be fine.”“Of course, you will be fine.”Bella looked at h
BANG! The door kicked open. Enter the Crown Prince and Princess Kay. Vera gasped in shock. Crown Prince was looking at her with coldness. Vera bowed down and greeted them. Bella was shocked to see both Crown Prince and Princess Kay together. Princess Kay was coming into the room with a smile. She was beaming cockily in front of her. Crown Prince with stone cold face didn’t say anything. Bella bowed and greeted both of them. The both of them didn’t say anything to her. Bella sighed in annoyance. “What’s wrong? Not happy to see us, together?” asked Princess Kay. She wrapped her hands around Crown Prince’s arm. Bella frowned as to why the Crown Prince allows that woman to be touch him. Yet even be close to him. He used to be disgusted with her, so why the sudden change in attitude. Crown Prince stared at her and did not say anything. Bella then said to Crown Prince in a calming voice, “Have you eaten yet? Would you like me to cook you something?” Crown Prince said with a
“Ouch,” grunted Wallace. “What?” asked Bella. “That hurt.” He sucked on his thumb as the blood came forth from his skin. Bella chuckled softly. “Well that’s good, I guess.” Wallace looked at her in confusion. “What do you mean?” “It means you’re feeling pain. Which is a good sign.” “Of?” “Of you becoming human again.” Wallace’s eyes lit up. “Really?” Bella nodded her head. “Yes. I did promise you, didn’t I?” He tilted his head at her. “I said I will make you normal again.” “How? By poking me every day?” “It’s called acupuncture. It’s to test your blood flow.” He frowned at her words. She lifted his hand to her and said, “See, your veins are looking normal again. Instead of being black and blue, it’s becoming a normal color.” He pulled his hand to his face as he looked at the veins. He didn’t even notice that his blood vessels were becoming normal again. Bella pulled his hand into her breasts and said, “Feel me.” He frowned at her, but he didn’t hesitate as he wanted
Bella and Wallace carried their six month son up the stairs of the mountain passage towards Joseph’s house.“Great-uncle Joseph,” said Wallace.“Master Joseph,” called out Bella.“Odd, where did he go?” asked Wallace.Bella shook her head, “I don’t know.”“Are you sure he’s home?” asked Wallace.“Well, I’m sure he is. Maybe he went somewhere. Hopefully he will be back soon.”Kevin started to cry.“Oh, maybe he’s hungry. Why don’t you feed him while I go look for my great-uncle.”Bella nodded.“I’m over here,” said Joseph’s voice.They both gasped as they heard his voice, echoing around them. They walked around the house to the end of the patio. There they saw him floating with a glow around him.“Master Joseph,” gasped Bella.“Great-uncle, have you cross over?” asked Wallace.Joseph nodded at them. “Yes. I am finally at peace and is able to go rest now.”“When? When did you ascended?”“Shortly after I brought you back from the dead.”Wallace gasped. “So, that’s why there was the thund
THREE DAYS PASS“What should I do when I see her?” asked Wallace.“Whatever your heart desires,” answered his great-uncle, Joseph.“Desire?”“Yes.”Wallace moved a tree branch as he saw Bella walking out of the small house. He gasped it was indeed her. She didn’t leave with her parents. She didn’t go back to her phoenix clan.Joseph looked at Wallace and said, “Tell her the truth. The whole truth. Let there be no more misunderstanding between the both of you two.”“Alright,” nodded Wallace.“And…”“And what?”“Tell her or show her, either way your love for her.”“Yes. That for sure I will do.”“Good.”“All I ever wanted was her. That’s the reason why I went through all of this. Is to be with her.”“Then you should spend your time wisely with her.”“Yes, time is valuable.”“It is indeed.”“Remember that you two are meant to be. There was a reason why both of you have become what you are now.”Wallace nodded.His great-uncle walked away and left him to approach his wife.Wallace stood i
POOF went a small white smoke. His great-uncle was coughing. “Are you okay?” asked Crown Prince, his spirit floated towards his great-uncle. Joseph coughed and cleared his throat. “Yes. I’m fine, but how are you?” “Pardon?” “How do you feel now?” “I feel warmth in my soul, and something funny in my feet and legs.” “Oh.” “His great-uncle sprinkled some yellow dust on his hands.” “Is that what’s causing my hands to be all tingly.” His great-uncle nodded. “So, are we close?” “Are we almost there.” “Yes, a bit more and you will be back. However, know this, you will be back but in a dead body.” Crown Prince gasped. “I’m sorry, this is how the resurrection works.” “So, I will be dead, but alive?” His great-uncle looked at him and asked, “Yes. Are you okay with that?” Crown Prince nodded. “Yes. Yes, I am.” “Good. At least you accept that concept.” “And it must be my own body, correct?” “Correct. It must be your own body for it the resurrection to work.” “Alright. I prefe
On the third night, everything was quiet. The dead of night soon left everyone tired. Soon everyone went to bed and took a good rest. Crown Prince great-uncle Joseph sneaked in and swapped out Crown Prince’s body with another dummy that looked like him. “Crown Prince, I know how much you love her, so one last attempt I will try to recreate what my master did,” whispered his uncle Joseph. “Resurrection of the dead.” Crown Prince’s spirit was watching with horror as his great-uncle carried his body away from his casket. His great-uncle was committing a crime by taking his body away. His great-uncle Joseph jumped the wall and hopped through the sleepy guards. “Great-uncle what are you doing? Why are you not letting me be buried?” he thought. His spirit being with his body, floated along side him. Soon they were getting close to his great-uncle’s home.“Oh, why is my great-uncle taking my body here,” thought Crown Prince. His spirit drifted above his great-uncle, observing where he w
Bella came right in time as they carried Crown Prince’s dead body down the street. Everyone was crying and mourning the great loss of a good prince.Bella couldn’t believe with her own eyes that he was really dead. She gasped and started crying. Kick. Kick. Kick.Bella’s hand went to rub her belly. “Oh, my goodness. Heaven is playing a cruel trick on me. I left him to give him peace with the woman his parents choose. But he refuses. He chose to leave, leaving me behind. Leaving me and his child behind.” she thought. “How she would never be able to share the news that she was still carrying his child.” The thought of never seeing him again ached painfully in her sore heart. Tears were dripping uncontrollably down her face. “How could you be so cruel to me,” she cried. “How could you make me so miserable even after you die,” she thought.Bella watched as his casket passed her. She gasped as she saw him. She could clearly still see his handsome face. How she ached to touch him. To hol
“Bella!” shouted Master Joseph. “Yes?” asked Bella. She put down her pail of water. “Crown Prince-Crown Prince…” “What? What’s wrong with him?” Master Joseph didn’t even know where to start. He wasn’t sure how to tell Bella. The news will be devasting to her as she stayed behind in the mortal realm for him, but now that he’s gone the only other person, she will be living for is her child. Bella frowned. “Master Joseph?” “Bella, I’m sorry,” said Master Joseph, clenching his fists together. “What-What is it?” “The Crown Prince is dead.” Bella gasped in shock. She nearly fainted at his words. “Bella!” shouted Master Joseph. He caught her before she hit the ground. “Oh, my goodness. I’m sorry. I didn’t think that it would cause you to nearly pass out.” Bella was breathing hard as she was trying to comprehend what was going on. “I-I just thought that you would want to know. That you want to hear about his death. I wouldn’t want you to be caught by surprise.” Bella looked at
Crown Prince slowly opened up his eyes. He was trying to focus his visions as he stared up into the ceiling. Everything looked familiar. It was as if he was back in his room. He looked around and saw that he was indeed inside his room. Then a tear fell from the side of his eyes. “I’m back in the palace. Inside my room. Inside our bedchamber. On the bed where we first made love. But where are you? You’re nowhere to be found. What’s the whole point of being back if you’re not here,” he thought. “Crown prince?” asked the eunuch, as he saw the crown prince’s eyes opened. Crown Prince kept staring at the ceiling. The eunuch saw the tear that rolled down the side of his face. He gasped as the crown prince was indeed awake. He dropped the medicine in his hands and ran out the door. He was excited that the crown prince was alive and well. “Your majesty!” shouted the eunuch. The maids and servants once again looked at the emperor’s eunuch running through the palace halls again. Screaming
Bella was sitting by the waterfall listening to the sound of the water. For some reason that day her heart was feeling heavy. It was as if something was wrong. But what? She couldn’t figure out what was bothering her. FLASHBACK On the day that she was supposed to ascend to the heavenly realm, she hesitated as she couldn’t forget about her husband, the crown prince. Her love that she had for him was undying. The memories of him couldn’t be wiped away. For she still loves him. Her aching affection for him couldn’t be undone with any magic. No spells will be able to keep her sorrow at bay. Kick. Kick. Kick. Bella could feel her baby moving inside of her. She was nearly seven months. How could she bear to kill her own child that was growing inside of her. Her child that kept her company out of the days of her loneliness. “Bella, in order to step into the heavenly world, you must first get rid of that child in your belly,” said her father. Kick. Kick. Bella rubbed her belly as she t