Beatrix woke up from her weird dream or more accurately, one of her childhood memories that she experienced in her first lifetime. She forgot about this memory because she is just a little girl at that time...

Did I really childishly tell Andrew that I want to be Empress?

She did not think about it too much as it was already dawn. It is already time to leave Vallia and start again her journey to the outside of Sky Empire with Prince Anders. They immediately found their abandoned carriage. It is pure luck that nothing was stolen from it!

Leader Maia and some of her trusted subordinates decided to escort Beatrix and Prince Anders until they reached the border. After they safely and successfully reached the border, Beatrix and Prince Anders said their thanks and goodbye to these women who became their friends and bravely protected them while traveling towards the border. Beatrix could not thank them enough so she gave a precious item to Leader Maia as a token of their friendship since the leader gave her a bow.

It was more than a month since the disappearance of Prince Anders and Beatrix in the capital. The imperial family and the General's Mansion did their best to look for the two missing people but they are always presented with bad news! They expand their efforts in finding the two but still, they failed miserably! This fact greatly affected the Empress' health who is always worrying for her son, Prince Anders, and of course, for Beatrix whom she already considered as a daughter.

After a series of bad news, the Empress' body begins to greatly deteriorate until it finally surrendered! The whole capital mourned for the sudden death of their Empress. During the entire duration of the funeral, the Emperor seemed so quiet and detached. He greatly mourned the sudden departure of his better half. During the burial, everyone was surprised when the Emperor suddenly collapsed from a heart attack!

The next day, the news about the Emperor's sudden death spread like wildfire! It was a successive tragedy for the Sky Empire in just a short period of time! After the burial of the late Emperor, a few days later is the coronation of the new Emperor!

Emperor Andrew looked at his bowing subjects feeling conflicted about the situation. Everyone is paying both respect and swearing loyalty to him! He could not believe that heaven sided with him this time! He was able to sit on the throne way ahead of his expectation! This only means that he will be able to execute all his plans and achieve his ambitions ahead of time!

He suffered severe devastation when his beloved Beatrix and twin brother, Prince Anders went missing but it also became a blessing in disguise! Without Prince Anders, the throne was immediately given to him! His Imperial Brother's absence paved the way for him to realize his goals sooner!

Emperor Andrew smiled seductively as he is very near to achieving everything that he wants! Now, he is sitting in the position of absolute power, wealth, and resources!

No one has the power and authority to stop me now! Beatrix, my Love! I am on my way to get you back!

Beatrix and Prince Anders were able to successfully reach the border or more accurately, the port of Sky Empire, and boarded a large ship called 'Sea Mermaid' that will go to Solaris Empire.

The geography of this world has only two continents. The bigger continent in the west is divided into two empires called Sky Empire on the north side and Cloud Empire on the south side. The other continent in the east solely belongs to Solaris Empire.

The Solaris Empire is the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful among the three empires. Its land is very fertile and home to healthy and bountiful agricultural products, medical herbs, and different land, aerial, and aquatic animals. The land is also very rich in various natural resources like metals for forging strong armors, weapons and shields; precious stones and jewels. Solaris Empire supply these products to the other two empires. That is the reason why Solaris Empire got immense wealth, power, and later the largest group of properly trained army because they could afford to have several soldiers and ambitious military upgrades!

For someone who wants to get away from Sky Empire or Cloud Empire, the best option is to go to the most powerful empire, the Solaris Empire but the journey going to this very wealthy and powerful empire is risky and dangerous because you will have to cross the sea for a minimum of four months!

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