"His condition doesn't seem well, he gets worse since Rosie wakes up from death. I think he can't endure it any longer. "
"Just accept it."
No need to guess, Rosie was sure that this voice belonged to the man who controlled everything.
...Her father.
"There must be a way...there must be a way we can keep both of them alive! As their mother, I don't want to lose any of them!"
It was bad that she could remember her daddy's voice before her mommy's voice.
"People are born, people suffer and people die. The destiny let Rosie alive and let Charlotte die, that's all"
The leader of the Ducal family could remain his calm even though he was talking about his own children's death.
"No way! Could we...Could we ask for the Emperor blood to help Charlotte?"
Everybody knew Lucifer's blood could heal such an incurable person, just only one drop of the royal blood, it could resurrect the dead.
Whose blood again?
That's was Lucifer's! The one and only legendary of the Demon race. Who could want something that they cannot afford? His majestic blood was more precious than the rarest diamond or pearl to get it.
"We?" Asmodeus's mouth curved up in a cynical smile then, he continued.
"it's just only you, Aphrodine. I hope you know what are you talking about"
"I know exactly what I am talking about! The Emperor blood is the only way I have to save my children!"
"Then it is your last choice too. 'Miss Aphrodine Milencia' "
Sometimes, the reality was always crueler than anything else. Her eyes were full of resentment.
Her name before they both got marriage was spoken by her husband clearly every single word. It's like the warning way Asmodeus gave before she came across the border. Aphrodine stopped talking immediately but her eyes were still shining as the one who didn't know how to give up.
"I beg you, sir."
Their conversation seems like the stranger talking to each other, it doesn't feel like a couple talk anymore.
"A child who was not born with my love does not own its value enough for me to do anything for him. Miss, hope you understand. And take this as a warning, if you want to use your previous status to meet with your highness, please refrain from that thought. Once you marry to Luxuria - you are one of the Luxurias, you don't have any connections with your old family anymore"
"Thank you for sparing me some of your time. With this, please allow me to excuse myself."
Your eldest son was raised to be the future Duke. The Second son was raised to be the spy inside the Royal Palace and the third son was raised to control the military power. All three sons were taken away cruelly, she didn't have any chances to raise them by herself.
... For the sake of Luxuria
Old morons of this family claimed this stupid reasons. What should she do? Wife of the Duke was chosen to give birth anyway, she was treated like the premium grade of cow for a stud.
In the public eyes, everyone sees a lovey-dovey couple, but in reality, it was in contrast, not much different than the strangers who live in the same house. She was selfish and lacked of cautious at that time. She used 100th anniversary gift that Lucifer gave to her as a wish to force her husband to give her a baby who exactly belong to her own.
...Charlotte Luxuria and Rosarenia Luxuria
The precious day of her life was the day their eyes first opened even she knew deeply that they didn't bear with love of their parents but they would grow up well with all the things she could give.
Who would know that the creator played some jokes on them. There was never the twin appeared on the historical record before.
Why?
Because the vanishing twin syndrome that made only one left after time went by. If the demon gave birth to twins. One would be weak and the other would be strong. The stronger twin would end up by devouring the weaker one and became the most powerful one of all times.
Demon believed that twins meant something spiritually. Often, only one twin would even survive the birth. Twins were often lost before they born. In order to regain their full strength, they must be reunited-one must be absorbed by the other part.
"Nothing changes, you let your daughter died once why can't you just let your son die this time?"
It was true.
That's time, Charlotte didn't mean to, but, his instinct took over control his body and devoured Rosie's power in one night. She found it too late until her daughter couldn't help.
Like a miracle, Rosie woke up from death on the day of her funeral. Aphrodine hoped that miracle would happen one more time because the Grim Reaper was going to take Charlotte instead.
Couldn't we avoid this tragic?
Asmodeus looked coldly at her who was shedding tears of remorse, but the tears couldn't form any ripples in his heart, and then he left in silence.
"What!?"
Rosie woke up, fully sweat on her forehead. That's dream seemed too real for her. She felt some weird aura between her parents but didn't think that it would be this complicated.
"My little Ashlyn, come on! Let me soothe you"
the new comer's voice made her eyes open wide.
"Misley Laws"
"Yes, I am. I like it when you say my name" Misley was smiling so much that his eyes crinkled, looking exactly like an old fox.
"Thank you. I like my accent too "
"..."
Misley's lips bent slightly, laughing as if he was pleased.
"My little Ashlyn is not cute at all. " he reached his hand out.
"Roll aside, keep your hands off, and don't call me 'My little Ashlyn' again. Who the hell has that name!?" She scolded. Rosie hadn't said so many curse words in years now she really want to upload on him.
"Okay okay"
Misley chuckled. He felt that even if Ashlyn was angry, the look of staring at him was so ecstatic.
"By the way, what do you think about what you have seen previously?"
"A lot of questions pop up on my head, why I have to reincarnate in this three-years-old body? Where is the soul of the owner of the body go? Why I still have the memories before I died? What does your leader want from me? Why..." she said them all in one time, nearly lost her breath.
"I can answer you just some questions." Misley was disturbed.
Rosie stopped for a while and asked again when she finished rearranging her words into sentences.
"It is not a dream, right? Why you let me see the parent's body conversation? To know their secret and then, what's next?" she didn't understand his intentions at all.
"Your parents, they are your parents now."
"Whatever you say" She didn't care much about what should call.
Misley sighed. "To tell you the truth, we, the Holy heaven, want to plant the seed of curiosity to your heart. " It has already been deeply buried in her heart.
She hated this method although it was very clumsy, she also had to praise its effectiveness because she knew that curiosity often causes people to lose their lives.
"We want you to be a 'Spy' for us. In the upcoming future, Heaven wants to use your help, we want some information from this demonic world but before that, you have to prove yourself that you are valued enough." He gave her a slanted look.
"How?"
"I want you to understand your status more, maybe know about your family background is a good starting...You are created to become something and never just being, aren't you?"
"But..."
"Don't you know, some questions are destined to be sealed by the heaven. I know you are very confused now. Firstly, you should go to prepare yourself. I promise you, three days from now on I will come back to visit you and answer your following questions again."
Rosie faintly pondered, her heart without a trace of emotion. Misley had never lied to her so, she would wait until the times come.
"Right now I am going to show you something more interesting."
His hands reached out to stroke her cheek, rubbing it gently with his fingers and moved to cover her eyes when he opened his palm.
Then, she saw.
On their opposite side, the light of dawn was rising from the fleeting horizon. The scattered ray emphasised silhouette of two people, she still saw some part of their faces.
The face of a man who full of hope was dazzling like the sun. leaving her stunned for a long time. His face was similar to someone she had just met, the Duke of Luxuria. This man should be his descendant, one of her brother.
And the little boy.
Her heart beating so fast. That face showed a delicate young boy, with eye-catching facial features. Moreover, his face was like the reflection of her in the mirror!
She chuckled and covered her mouth with her hands. She couldn't believe what she had just found.
Rosarenia Luxuria had twins!
An inexplicable feeling was slowly spreading silently within her like a virus.
"Bureaucrat blood can heal people even they are one step far from hell. Even the benefit is less active than the Emperor one but I hope my blood can help you somehow, Charlotte." that man looked very engrossed for what he was going to do.
Emperor's blood?
Charlotte?
Rosie felt like if she could collect more pieces of truth, she could solve this puzzle and saw the whole picture behind this ducal family.
"For you"
Misley gestured for her to ignore him as he went to lean on the wall and watch the show.
"Just only you"
Her older brother sat on the bed and propped her twin up, making him lean against his chest. Without hesitations, he steadily stabbed his chest with his own claw. Red blood suddenly splashed everywhere, like a beautiful rose bloomed on the snow floor.
So sharping.
"What did he do?"
She asked Misley faintly. This was the question where she didn't expect a response. Misley burst into a smile, there was no mirth in his eyes though.
"You knew it."
Yes, she knew.
Rosie didn't take her eyes off those two people for any second. That man was feeding the blood from his heart to Charlotte straightly. He reached out to help the little boy wipe the corner of his mouth, inevitably noticing Charlotte's lips which were so red, it almost looked like they were bleeding. In fact, it was his own blood.
"Cough...cough cough" He spewed a lot of blood and finally fell to the ground.
Rosie immediately understood, either her life or her twin brother's life will have remained. Her parents gave up but her brother still found a way.
...He sacrificed himself to help both Rosarenia and Charlotte survive!