Luminous Princess

CHAPTER I: I've become...PRINCESS AURELIA?!

TRIGGER WARNING! THIS CHAPTER MAY CONTAIN SENSITIVE TOPICS SUCH AS MENTIONS OF TORTURE! FEEL FREE TO SKIP THE LAST SHORT PARAGRAPH OF THE FIRST PART OF THIS CHAPTER IF YOU WISH TO.

May 16, 1537

The empress, Empress Andromeda De Cine Vespera, who was pregnant with her second child, went into labor at 19:30pm on May 16th and successfully gave birth at 12:47am on May 17th to a healthy baby girl. It was a difficult labor but she survived, for a short while that is. Two hours after the birth, the empress started having trouble breathing. The emperor, who was next to his son who was holding his younger sister, noticed it and rushed to the empress' side immediately.

Less than 30 minutes later, Empress Andromeda De Cine Vespera passed away due to poisoning. It turns out one of the maids had given her a meal with a poison known as 'Florine blood' an hour prior to her labor. The emperor and his son grieved the death of the empress and left the infant Aurelia in the Grandidierite palace with more than 750,000 maids and 78 nannies. (Ik, a lot)

"Please take care of my Aurelia, my dear. I will always be with you." Were Andromeda's final words.

- Viviana, The everloved princess, Chapter 0, Prologue: The Birth of a lovely princess, part I

July 14, 2023

"HE WAS THERE AT THE BIRTH AND BLAMED HIS OWN DAUGHTER ON THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER? THIS GUY IS JUST AHHHH!" Someone screamed. By 'someone' I mean me. I'm Vanya Cyrielle and I come from the Cyrielle family.

Who are the Cyrielles you may ask? Well, they're an old ducal family in my country, Maelle. Maelle is a country that has been under the rule of the Vesperian empire for more than 1100 years, 1194 years to be exact, as it was the first country that was ruled under its reign and it is still under its reign.

If you were wondering why I was raging, I was merely reading a novel based on the true events of the 7th and the longest-reigning imperial family who reigned for nearly two centuries. When I say 'reading' I mean I was rereading the novel from the prologue. That was, until my death months later.

I was reading the fourth chapter of the novel 'Viviana, the everloved Princess' when I heard screams outside my door. My friend, Marie Elliot, suddenly burst through my door. "Vanya, hurry! Members of the mafia are on the loose in the academy! We need to get out now!" She yelled. "One second. I just need to finish this chapter real quick." I replied, not taking my eyes off the book. "We don't have time for that! hurry!" She yelled. I reluctantly got off my bed and ran along with Marie in order to flee from the academy. As we ran, I saw bodies being dragged and people being killed along the way.

As she, I, and a ton of other students were running through the fourth hallway of the fifth floor, I felt a force grab me by the arm and drag me away. "You're coming with me" I heard. I tried screaming for help but it was no use. I was too far and they had covered my mouth. I was then dragged and punched before everything went black. "Finally, she shut up" Were the last words I heard.

When I woke up, I was in a plain, cemented room and was tied down to a bed of sorts with two leather straps. Just then, I heard a sound coming from the door and looked to see an unfamiliar figure. "Where am I? Who are you?" I asked, "My name is unimportant and you are in one of the rooms of my boss' lair. You are now one of his captives." he said. I froze. Captives? Does that mean I need to stay here until I'm saved? Who knows how long that will be!

For months, I was tortured until I was unconscious. One day, my body had enough. It could no longer withstand the torture and physical abuse that I had to put up with for months and it finally gave up on me. Police never came and I died after I was beaten and whipped for the 5th time that day.

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"Huh? Where am I?" I thought to myself as I woke up to the sight of a bright and luxurious room. I looked at my body and found no signs of scars and....a chubbier and tinier body? Did I reincarnate into a child? Anyways, I was admiring the scenery of the room when a maid entered. "Your Highness, your weekly toybox has arrived." The maid said calmly. Weekly toybox? 'Your Highness'? Did I reincarnate into a noble? A princess perhaps? Just then, 3 other maids and an old-looking butler arrived with two of the maids carrying a huge toybox from both sides. Huh? Who are they? They don't look like any of the servants from the estate back home.

Then, as I looked around, I saw a peculiar-looking maid with a uniform that looked different than the others. She seemed familiar. This maid turned out to be a nanny and she had lovely snow-white hair (white hair) and beautiful, big turquoise eyes. She had a fit body and looked about 5'7. "Nadeleine, watch over the princess as she plays with her toys." The butler said. Nadeleine? Where have I heard that name before? It sounds so famili- wait... don't tell me... Is she... Nadeleine Callia?! The loyal nanny of Princess Aurelia?! If Nadeleine is here, then does that mean I'm... PRINCESS AURELIA?!

"Good morning Relia! Seems you're in a lovely mood today!" She said. So I was right. It seems I've become Princess Aurelia. The princess who was neglected up until her death. I have become that pitiful princess.