Another Life As The Emperor's Concubine

Chapter 40

"Amara," he uttered under his breath. Tumabingi ang aking ulo at pinaglalaruan ang hawak-hawak na espada.

"Why would you be here?" Naguguluhan nitong saad at tiningnan ako mula ulo hanggang paa. "Look at you! You're a fucking mess!" Nanggagalaiti nitong sabi matapos mapagmasdan ang aking kabuuan.

At talagang ito pa ang inuna nyang pagtuunan ng pansin? Didn't he just witnessed how I almost beheaded his beloved brother.

Nakakatawa.

Nakakagago.

Nakakaputa.

I clicked my tongue before closing my eyes. Ito ang kauna-unahang beses na nanalangin ako sa Poong Maykapal.

I pray that after all of these chaos, babawiin nya na ang aking buhay. And that he won't let me enter the heaven after murdering thousands of people, that he would mercilessly throw me on hell. So that I'll receive the punishment that I deserve.

Iminulat ko ang aking mata, saglit na bumalandra ang lungkot dito ngunit mabilisan ko itong inalis sa aking sistema.

These people deserve to die, and so do I.

I attacked the Emperor with an endless swinging of my sword. Gulat itong napaatras ngunit mabilis ding nakabawi at inihanda ang sarili.

"Amara, ano sa tingin mo ang ginagawa mo?!" His voice thundered, instead of answering his obvious question, I just swiftly jump towards his position before releasing a full kick on his abdomen. Napangiwi ito sa aking ginawa, hawak-hawak ang natamaang parte ng katawan.

"S-shit, I won't fight back, Amara. So stop this-" Nanatili akong bingi sa kanyang mga hinaing.

Nang mapansing wala akong planong tumigil ay marahas nyang itinutok ang kanyang espada sa aking direksyon. His eyes are full of unrecognizable emotions, namumula ang mata't tila'y hirap na hirap na sa sitwasyong ito.

"You once tried to kill me. I'm just returning the favor here." I smirked like a mad man.

"I told you that I never once tried to kill you! Hindi ko alam ang mga pinaparatang mo, how could I possibly kill you when I'm deeply head over heels for you? Stop those mindless accusations, please." He tried explaining ngunit hindi ko ito binigyan ng pansin.

"Nakakalimutan mo na ba? A fucking poison on my food, does it ring a bell?" Nang-uuyam kong saad dito.

"You're going on and on about that thing, Amara. Hindi ako ang nagpalason sa iyo!" I could only roll my eyes.

"Tell that story to me once we meet in hell." Sabi ko sa malamig na tono as I continued my goal.

I launched a relentless attack on the Emperor, my sword swinging ceaselessly. The Emperor countered with powerful strikes, but I parried each one, my movements swift and agile. Aminadong magaling ito sa larangang ito ngunit mas magaling ako.

The battle raged on, our movements are blur due to the unimaginable level of our speed. Napangisi ako nang makitaan ng butas ang depensa ng lalaki, without second thought, my blade kissed on his cheeks as blood begun to flow.

Because of that, the Emperor's defenses began to falter, and I seized the opportunity to unleash a flurry of strikes. Huling sayad ng espada sa kanyang braso ay tuluyan na nga itong natumba.

I know that he can still fight back.

Alam kong kaya nya pa akong pantayan.

Ngunit tuluyan na lamang itong nagpaubaya, still laying on the cold ground, as if admitting his defeat.

Mas lalong napuno ng galit ang aking dibdib.

"Are you letting me win on purpose?" Puno ng pagkamuhi kong tanong.