I'm The Princess's Twin?! (Lucas X OC)

36. A Festival?

I should have realized that something was wrong that day itself.

"A gift, you say? Who gave it to you?" Her tone made it obvious that she would hurt the one who gave it to me and I was sure Jeanette hadn't done this purposely.

"Wait, calm down. It's possible that the one who gave this to me was merely used as a deliverer." I spoke up and she stared at me for a moment before looking down at the ribbon.

"That's possible." She mumbled before sighing deeply.

"This ensures that Athernitas is still around and he was involved in that incident, he was the mastermind behind this. But wh-" she suddenly stopped and then frowned.

It was really something shocking to know that the person who'd died 200 years ago had suddenly tried to kill me and Ara. But, why?

"Does he want the throne? But... then he..." She shook her head.

"Doesn't make any sense." She sighed as she held her head in her hands.

"Is it something related to black magic?" She muttered and I couldn't help but recall that Jeanette was made with black magic.

I couldn't suppress the shiver as I thought of something dangerous that might happen to Jeanette.

"What is it?" Ara asked as if sensing my tension.

How was she so perceptive?!

"C-Could it be possible for a child to be made by black magic?" I asked and she stared at me for a moment before turning away.

"Yes, but a life made from black magic requires a sacrifice. Someone must have lost their life for that child to be born."

I couldn't help but recall Penelope Judith, Jeanette's mother, the one who got used by Anastacius for his plan. It was said that he delved in black magic, he wanted to make a child which would be even stronger than Dad but Jeanette turned out to be an ordinary child except for her jeweled eyes.

"Is there such a child?" Ara asked and I looked at her.

She needed to know, if she ran into Jeanette without this knowledge then, she might end up killing her because of misunderstanding.

"Yes," I said, "there is."

I explained her everything about Dad, his brother and Jeanette's birth.

She chuckled bitterly as I was done explaining.

"Bastards, just for their greed they end up ruining the lives of innocent people. Cla- Dad must have suffered a lot because of that scumbag." She muttered.

She still had a habit of calling Dad by his name, I was just hoping she would open up to him once again.

"I'll need to get rid of that child." She suddenly said and my eyes widened.

"What?!"

"Being cursed with black magic will only make her life worse than hell. She shouldn't suffer like this."

"B-But there should be some other way, Jeanette is innocent, she hasn't done anything!"

"I can understand your concern for her, child. But that girl will only be used for the plans for Athernitas. If I'm not wrong then I can see what he is planning to do. Living for 200 years is impossible for him, he must be lurking around in the form of a spirit and she must either be under his possession already or is his target to get to the throne."

I couldn't believe what Ara was saying, Athernitas wasn't satisfied with killing his own sister that now he was back in a spirit form to take over the throne again by ruining our lives?!