Fantasia's Necklace

Prologue: Judgement

"Bring her out." a masculine voice called out. He sat in the center of a balcony, surrounded by two people on each side.

"Right away!" an imperial general called out, as he snapped his fingers.

In the middle of a circular decorated stone, a light shone.

A woman emerged. Her face displayed of anger, she scowled at the man.

"Tch! Keeping me prisoner for something I did not do?" she said.

"Fantasia, you are convicted guilty of treason and conspiracy of the Great Diamond Rebellion, against the Jeshque Gods." said a man pointing a finger at her, his voice dripped in anger and disdain.

The woman in golden handcuffs only stood silently. Her pink colored eyes showing no hint of emotion no longer. Guards stood behind her, and she felt their eyes stared back at her. She can only look above at the group of judges looking down at her. The red haired woman looked behind the judges, looking at the statue. The statue was a woman whose eyes were covered by a blindfold, holding a sword that shone brightly, with the waterfall flowing gently behind her.

Huthia. The titan goddess of justice and morality. Merely a statue.

Let the woman of justice know your true verdict, the lettering on the sword read.

There was no silence, only water flowing.

She can only think as to why this happened. She fought against the rebellion, so why is she being accused of treason? 

"That can not be! I had an alibi to everything you accuse me of!" she shouted.

"You will be stripped of your title, as the former goddess of war and the underworld." the man's face was covered in shadows, the only physical aspect was his body and his mouth, spewing words at her. There was the tiny glimpse of his blonde hair covered by his crown. "not to mention your 'alibi' does not have enough supporting evidence! Your witnesses confessed lying under oath to help you out," the man said, getting angrier with every second passing. "your little rebellion caused over a thousand casualties!"

"I was out of the empire at the time! I swear on the titan gods! I fought outside of it from invaders!"

"ENOUGH! Since this is a high imperial crime, the punishment is usually eternal damnation in the Underhells." the man spoken. The other judges also covered in shadows only continued to look at the goddess in silence. Their eyes showing judgement, only one showing pity and sorrow. They could not say nothing, as the man continued to speak.

"But since you are a former goddess, I will spare you mercy." the god spoke,  no longer expressing emotion to the goddess.

The goddess only thought of one and only one person.

Fantasia spoke, holding up one hand covered in shackles.

"Mequzti, please hear me out-" she pleaded.

"You will address me as your honor." he hissed.

Fantasia hesitated. She gathered her words, her throat suddenly dried up, as she tried to think of sentences, words, anything to get her voice out.

"Your honor... Metique. What will happen to my daughter?"

Far away, a little girl looked around. She looked at her caregiver.

"Where is momma?" she asked. The caregiver only looked at her with empathy.

"She will be given a merciful fate." said the man named Mequzti.

Fantasia felt something wet on her cheek slide down.

A tear?

She never cried before, she had always her emotions kept in check. A warrior showing emotion was too vulnerable on the battlefield.

Drop, drop, drop.

It kept coming and coming.

Fantasia lowered her head and nodded.

"Alright." she whispered.

"You are no longer one of us. Instead, you will be reincarnated into the human world. Your link to our world will be terminated."

Fantasia can barely hear the god's words come out of his mouth. Deafening, when did this happen?

Drop, drop, drop.

More tears. The waterfall was deafening her ears now. It roared louder than any creature or enemy she encountered. It roared louder than the god speaking right now.

Drop, drop, drop. The statue seem to look straight into her soul now, through the marble blindfold.

Fantasia tried to focus.

Drop, drop, drop.

Memories of her daughter running in the flower fields.

Drop, drop, drop.

Then she can hear clearly.

"Consuktan, proceed with the punishment." that was the final words Fantasia heard. She looked up suddenly, only to see a gleaming metal swinging towards her. She could only watch as it shone in the spotlight, Fantasia was under.

Since when was it shining this brightly?

Woosh.

The brunette woke up in sweat, breathing heavily. Another nightmare. She looked at her alarm, the sound of the high pitched frequency seeming trying to wake her up from it.

8:30 am.

Time to work.