Breaking Destiny

That day it was raining . The carriage walked through the streets filled with water . The horses were covered to protect them from water borne diseases . Inside the carriage was a small light being emitted from a medium grade light stone

The carriage was dorned with the name of the Jinse crest .

It was believed that there was something important to discuss with the king that they were running in this rain . Where everyone was enjoying the comfort of their home . They were in the palace waiting to receive an audience from the King .

In the waiting room they were seated . When a guard came and told , that the King was ready to receive them .

The father and daughter appeared before a majestic King . Both of them bowed before him as their etiquettes dictated them to .

And then both rose from the ground .

The other generals had gone for a conquest . To am unknown remote village . So that day few soldiers was on guard .

King :

What is the reason , you had to see me in such a heavy drenching rain .

William :

Her highness was worried that you mightve become ill . So she sent me .

King :

She could've come here herself why sent someone like you .

William :

After everything that happened would you still accept her as she is .

William's :

Your highness. To look after your health and well being .

As per her Highness wishes my daughter Era will be under your care.

King : (Mumbling to himself)

But you still couldn't come here yourself, love .

Era :

My name is Era , I am my father's daughter . It is an honor to serve your highness.

King :

Very well . Guards .

One of the guard came and stood before Era.

King :

Escort the girl to the servents area and show her a room .

Era had already accepted her fate . In the carriage it was her thought that now she is under the King . Her life might not be so miserable . Her things were set down in the dorms.

A maid was assaigned to teach her things .

She wore glasses and was very strict with everything but kind hearted. She was the second daughter of the Baron Fern. Her name Glas Fern .

Glas :

From today onwards I'll be teaching you the way of a maid .

Till you become a full fledged maid in service of his highness .

And from them the training started . She was taught everything from cleaning the dishes , how to serve food .

How to dress , and how to clean .

These fundamental things were taught to Era in a span of about 1 week . And Era did her best to cope up with her new world . This new world felt much better than the once before .

Day after day she followed Glas around and always messed something up since she had no prior experience in these sort of things .

All the dormitories were joint and all of the. Would sleep in a large hall like space.

Every maid who lived here mostly had the same circumstance . For working here . For some it was a way to avoid exile within their family . While some just wanted to run away . And for some they were thrown away by their own family they dedicated their entire life to .

And then there were commoners who were lower in the hirarchy . But since Era wasn't a commoner it didn't become much of a problem .

Era would follow Ms Glas everyday and aid in her duties .

And then at night they would keep watch together .

They first started as a senior and a junior but soon their relationship become like best friends . So much that's they started sticking together .

There were other maid who Era would enjoy talking to . As they had similar circumstances a faint link would be formed between them. And it only meant to close the gap between them .

Her life had improved since she left her home . Albeit the independence , she couldn't risk acting like a spoiled girl .

Months passed by . And she had become a master of her craft and now she directly served the King's needs .

During one night before going to bed. Glas asked Era something peculiar.

Glas :

Hey Era , what kind of man would you want to be married to .

Era :

What kind of questions is that ?

Glas :

Just tell me.

Era :

Hmmm , I don't know . Maybe someone who will actually love me for myself. And wouldn't keep around any mistresses.

Glas : I see

And Glas ended this conversation

Soon in the following spring Glas got married and she departed from the palace. This marriage was forced upon her . Despite her wishes . It was a political marriage between Glas and the eldest son of a company . Who will succeed eventually.

When She saw Glas depart to her new home , she had a thought would her life also turn out like this .

And once again a month passed . And she received a letter from her family . This letter was written by her own father

William Jinsei.

The guard who bought the letter whispered in Era's ear . To open it when no-one is around .

So she secretly opened the letter during the night . Beneath the lamp.

The following contents were written in the letter.

To Era Jinsei

From , William Jinsei.

I hope you are in good health when this letter has reached you . Your brother is now under my guidance to succeed the family . And he might be getting married next year or so

I would like not to extend my formalities further and get straight to the subject .

Era , I want you to poison the King . I have provided you with the poison . This poison is to be mixed with the King's food and drinks . And mix it in minute quantities. And do not get caught.

If you decide to not follow my order , the consequences will be so dire you might not want to find out

Burn this letter when you have finished reading it .

And have a nice birthday my child . Happy 10th Birthday my child.

Era had a turbulent emotions ragung within from her .

From Wrath , Depression , deception, Fear But she still bottled up the feeling within her.

And burned the paper . Next day the guard provided her with Arsenic . She hid it under her bed . Everyday she would mix some amount of the Arsenic in his food.

At first everything was fine even the King didn't notice anything . But then little bh little he started falling ill .

Era's conscious always tried to stop her but in the end even her conscious knew that there was no escaping the Jinsei Family.

Daily with a heavy heart she pores the poison and it went undetected for months .

The King's hair whitened there were patched of Arsenic on him . He would be nauseous and there was frequent vomiting .

He would suffer from abdominal and chest pain .

He also faced shortness of breath and pharyngitis.

And finally one by one the events of the Kingdom started unfolding . Soon the King was unable to work .

But one day he seemed to be in a better shape his health was slowly improving.

Era didn't understand anything it seemed that the poison was ineffective.

Still the poisoning countinues.

And now the King was facing with peril from the different political factions which have aligned under one name .

The Forgotten One.

During this time . The Generals returned home after they apprehended the Bone magician.

And he was locked up in a cell .

Weeks passed by and

The King was now able to walk around . With the King Era was also attending the ritual .

There was a circle with many numerical codes written around it . And inbetween was a dark tome .

The tome was opened and it's pages felt like you were staring in abyss . There were no words in that book .

Just black pages . Void of any life in it .

Why was this ritual being done .

King :

The power above gods . The only who can lay waste to the destiny before me. Only a moment remains for my destiny to change . And to shatter my fate .

Fate , destiny what was he talking about .

Jinka :

I'm done, now I want to see how this will turn out .

Jinka poured his mana into the circle . The numerical codes on the circle were coordinated which held the space time together .

The dark time started floating in the air and the dark abyss started spilling out and consumed everything .

There was nothing just darkness all around . There was no King , no generals and there wasn't any presence of the Crazy magician .

Just pure unadulterated void. But she saw something shine within the distance with radiant light .

Era started moving towards the radiant light that seemed to have called her.

And she saw a person sat on a throne of gold . Silver hair , blue eyes. And he wore brown shoes and white suit .

An essence that filled the entire void with light . He might be able to help me . A power above gods .

This is how Era met with X .