Chapter 1: The Beginning

My name is Dane Smith. It sounds like a boy's name right? But, actually I'm a girl.

I'm a college student studying journalism. I am the type of person that likes to be alone. But, I have lots of friends. I just don't get out, or socialize with them often. I rather spend my time reading, and writing. I was having fun with my life, when everything changes without warning.

It was three in the afternoon, and I have no class to attend. Rather than going home early, I spend my time in the library. I was searching for books to read when something caught my attention. It's an old book. It's not so thick but not too thin. I grab it, and read the book title.

"Vous Promets," I sat on a chair, and open the first page, and read the small summary.

 A promise by the two of them. Promises that cannot be broken by anything even him. A promise that cannot be forgotten even time passes. 

It was kind of interesting. I sat for hours not noticing that it was time to leave school. I only got back to reality when the librarian called out to me. It was already sunset outside the window. I stand up, and register to borrow the book for a while.

When I got back to my apartment, I sit down on my sofa, and continue to read, not minding my stomach. This part of me was the coolest thing that others notice, or my parents hate the most. Whenever I was absorbed by a story, I am the type to finish it.

The next day, I was somewhat sleepy. I sleep for 3 hours after I finish the whole book. I completely read the book through the night. I should be happy at this moment for I ended up reading another interesting story. But, the feeling that I have right now was not happiness, but sadness. Other readers always like the protagonist and hate the villain. But, for me, I only choose which side is interesting. This time, I sided to the villain character.

He was a pity guy, to begin with. He was born in the countryside since his mother escaped from her abusive family, and ran away. She was pregnant with a son of a duke. It was not made from love, but deception.

She made the duke drink a drug, and spend a night with him. She was ashamed. Not able to contain the despair, she ran away. And besides, it all started with her mother and brother's ideas. She was not supportive to it, but she was forced to do it. She was beaten until she agrees to it.

When she ran away, she found a small house and lives alone quietly. Until the day she gave birth. She died as she give birth to her child. The child's grow up in an orphanage. He was mistreated there, and for this reason, he ran away just like his mother did in the past. He was able to live in the street. He steals just to live. He fights to live. When he turned nine, he was found by the duke. He was trying to steal from the duke carriage when he got caught. The duke notices his resemblance to him, and his aura.

The aura was a type of magic. Every noble has their aura from the moment they were born. But, the only stronger aura is the royal blood. When the duke felt the aura from him, his suspicion cleared. He was his son from that woman. The duke has no woman; he was not the kind to spend a night with a woman except that incident..

He was not a lovable father. He was so focus on his duties, and ignores his son. His son was trying to accomplish anything just to be recognized by him. The duke was a hero to the capital, and a beast to the enemy. During his 4 years when the boy was only 9, there was a war. He gains the victory, and bring honor to the royal family.

The boy admired him for that. That's why he tried hard, and wanted to be like him. Until he meet the heroine. At first he ignored her. But, the girl was persistent to become his friend. For the first time in his life, there was a person who treated him well, and acknowledged his efforts. Until, he fell in love with her. When he turned 16, he wanted to propose to her. He wanted her to be his duchess and wife.

His father got killed in one of the ball in the palace, and he take over the dukedom. But, he found out that she was already engaged to the son of the second prince, and what worse is that she loves him. Because of the sorrow that he felt, he became a villain, and started a rebellion in secret.

Like in other story, the villain gains no victory, and died in the end of the story.

I felt pity to the man. He grown-up without love, and when he finally found it, he was still unfortunate. When I finished the story, I cried.

It was already afternoon, and the class already finished. I was going back to my apartment to rest because I couldn't concentrate due to lack of sleep. I was crossing the road without knowing that a truck was coming.

BEEEEEEP!!!

It was too late for me to realize, and then, my life ended.

Or so I thought.

So bright.

When I opened my eyes, I was lying on a bed. I was in an unfamiliar place. I was trying to study my surroundings, and clear my head when a sudden throb strikes me.

"Ugh!" I groan in pain, and for a few seconds it suddenly stops. I lie down again, and take a breathe slowly.

"Looks like I'm inside the novel I read"

That's right. I died and transported to the world where it was an ancient time and the world of the novel that I read. So what's going to happen to me?