Moonlight After Sunset's
The Secret of the Rose Empress pt 2

"Not all love is good there are times when love will only make you fall and fall, but with love also you can be better than before."

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"Darling, come here." The voice looked so sweet, he continued to call out to Dusk with warmth.

"Dear don't run, it's dangerous."

"Darling, eat a lot."

"Darling, take this flower."

"Darling..."

The sound continued to resound making Dusk's ears itch. He wanted to say something but unfortunately not a single word escaped his lips.

"What is this, it's weird."

Every time Dusk wanted to talk every single one of those were also his lips mute. He was upset and wanted to rebel but again there was no reaction.

"Who is this woman, why does she keep babbling incessantly."

Dusk continued to grumble, he could only see the scene before him with a gaze full of question marks. Surprisingly only the lips of Dusk were silent, while his body continued to move freely.

The resigned twilight began to follow what this place wanted to show him. It was like watching a classic movie that was playing constantly.

Dusk had thought what if the cassette was broken whether he would hear a deafening squeaking sound, but fortunately it did not happen.

It has been 2 hours since Dusk saw the classic film and somehow Dusk began to feel familiar with the voice and face of the woman. He was also getting used to the movements made by his body.

"It feels familiar, I see old memories."

Dusk who was getting used to finally realized that his body that he had been trying to control looked like a child. Slowly the body grows little by little to get used to the feelings of the owner.

"Gosh, this is the memory of the original twilight body."

Dusk is shocked to find the memory, and he begins to speculate about his current state.

"If this is the memory of the original Dusk, it means that the woman is the queen of the Roses." murmured Dusk still enjoyed the memory of the original Dusk's memory.

From this memory Dusk can find out how much the Empress love Roses to the original Dusk. Even so strangely Dusk did not see the figure of the Duke there at all.

Duke seems to have never existed in the original Twilight life. This is evidenced from the childhood memories of the original Dusk which only focused on the Empress Rose only.

That memory stopped when the queen Rose died. It was as if the fond memories of the original Twilight had ended right when her mother left.

"What's this?" twilight asked as he saw a strange memory in the memory of the original Twilight.

The memory shows a vast field of grass with various fruit trees around it. Not only that, there is a river as clear as glass that flows along the grass fields.

In addition to the view of the grass, in that place there is also a brown garden, not a fruit but chocolate that can be directly eaten. There are many different types of chocolate and their variants.

"Anyone who eats chocolate will be diabetic."

Dusk also looked at other areas of the place, there was a wide variety of food and animals that were strange in shape but looked very tempting.

"This place deserves to be called a paradise with a variety of natural beauty and uniqueness in it."

When he looked further, the memory stopped and disappeared. A confused twilight began to fumble the area in front of him.

Dusk who was initially afraid of the flashback of the original Twilight memory now felt very curious to make. He wondered where the last place was and how to get there.

"What is a mirage that arises from the loss of his mother? Or that place exists. But it seemed impossible, such a place never existed in this world."

Twilight tried to refocus on his circumstances. He began to recall the last thing that happened to him before entering into the little memory of the original Dusk.

"I have to get out of this place, right away,"

Twilight tried to relax, he took a deep breath and slowly threw it away. He relaxed for a long time until a voice stopped him.

"Hmm...!" the sound was sharp

A startled twilight started to look around but he did not manage to find anything. Obviously, at this time the view before the Dusk was only pitch black.

"Who is that?" shouted Dusk began to be vigilant.

"You..., who?" the voice asked back.

The twilight who is also confused should respond to what is trying to stay calm.

"I'm Twilight, who are you?"

"Lied!" yelling the sound was loud so that it made the wall around Dusk sway.

"I'm not lying," replied Dusk in a slight tone of fear.

"You lied again. You're not Dusk, you're just like him." snapped the voice back.

Silent twilight, he was confused what to act like. This strange feeling made Dusk afraid as well as longing.

"I'm the Moon." this time Dusk tried to be honest. There is no harm in being honest about your own safety. After all, there was only him and the mysterious voice.

"In addition this place is also pitch-black, there's no way he'll be...."

Silent twilight, he began to think negatively about the figure. How could the figure know if he was not the real Dusk but a figure that only resembled him.

"Is he waiting for this place? A ghost?"

Dusk began to tremble in fear because this time he met a real ghost even in his world which he had never met a ghost at all.

"What are you thinking?" ask the figure annoyed.

"No, it's nothing." replied Dusk immediately. He was afraid that the figure was beginning to suspect him.

But as Dusk had guessed, although he could not see the form of the figure, he knew that right now the figure was watching him from head to toe with a shrunken facial expression.

"Any, what a strange thing." exclaimed the figure after his observation was completed.

"You smell like him but you're not him. You look like him but you're not him. You're a strange creature that almost 80% resembles him."

The figure began to describe the figure of Dusk with someone who even Dusk did not know who that person was.

"You're not part of his blood that I know, but you have a little bit of his blood on your body" the figure continued after a brief silence.

"I don't understand what you mean." murmured a confused twilight.

"What don't you understand?" asked the figure that made Dusk subconsciously close his mouth.

"Damn, I'm slipping."

Dusk wanted to ignore the figure's question but he couldn't. The figure continued to look at Dusk with a stern look asking for answers.

"I.., I don't understand the meaning of the blood part." Dusk looks nervous, he stiffly said the sentence.

"blood? That means you're part of that man."

"Part? Do you think I'm a mutant?"

"Oh so," replied the twilight. He wanted to express his thoughts here but Dusk knew that the result would be bad.

"Hmm, it's late. You better come back tomorrow to this place." Exclaimed that figure while taking out a black mist from his body.

"Tomorrow, I..."

Not finished Dusk finished his sentence, he had already been sent out of that place. Instantly the dark scene he had seen just a moment ago had now turned into a huge tree with tendrils surrounding it.

"I'm out." murmured Dusk as he looked around.

"Hahahaha, I just came out" he continued frustrated as he shuffled a bit at the end of his hair.

After winning enough, Dusk tried to understand the situation at that time. He who a while ago looked nervous and stiff now began to be able to speak fluently and move freely.

"I must go back" said Dusk as he looked at the fading night.

On the way home there was a black light pouring into the palm of the Dusk. The light then turned into a black dragon seal and disappeared quickly unnoticed by the owner of the body.

****

In the morning the tulip pavilion was so noisy it was in stark contrast to the state of the night. Plus the screaming sounds of the knights who were training in the pine forest area made this place like a choir concert. The sound of the horse's feet also enlivened the concert.

"Now I understand why the forest looks so full of sword strokes." replied Muna who had just walked out of her room.

"Is it usually like this?" land Luna on Dian who just came out of the Dusk room.

"Sorry Miss, I don't know. But usually it is often like this even rain they continue to practice." Dian replied firmly.

The problem was that what Luna was questioning was not the training of soldiers, but rather the commotion made by them. Surely a noble woman must sleep enough and comfortable before returning to activities in the morning.

"Although so Miss, at night this place is very comfortable." continued Dian with a smile of courtesy.

Luna who wanted to ask again stopped, as Dian said. The night in the pavilion was as quiet as being in the middle of nowhere.

"What about Dusk? Did he never protest?" The question that Luna did not ask is now even asked back by Maya.

"PROtest? What's Miss for? Isn't it only natural that a soldier practices in the morning?"

Instead of answering Maya, Dian asked back with a confused facial expression.

"That's not what I mean, but that's it."

Maya ends her question and answer session and invites Dian to resume activities.

"What do you think?" Maya asked when Dian had already left.

"Okay, we should just ask directly at Dusk." replied Muna indifferently.

20 Minutes later one of the servants from the Duke's main residence came to the Tulip pavilion. He came together with letters and orders for them and Dusk.

"What letter is that?" tanah Luna when she saw Dusk had just finished reading the letter.

"Duke invited you to lunch" replied Dusk as he gave the letter to Luna.

"We only?" asked Luna when she had read a few sentences from the letter.

"It seems so," wirred Dusk as he poured lemon tea into his cup.

"I can be alone" whispered Dusk to his servant.

"What about you?" Muna who had been silent asked out of curiosity.

"I have other business." replied Dusk before sipping his tea.

"What business?"

"What does this usually want to be treated by the Duke?"

Luna and Maya asked simultaneously, it made Dusk dizzy to answer which one first.

"Hahaha, it's not like that. I had some business with Duke before going to lunch with you guys." replied Dusk after digesting what his two friends had just wanted to ask.

"Duke wants to meet me, and after that maybe we will go together to the dining room. After all, the guests in this residence are you not me. So it's only natural that the letter is only shown to you both." explained Dusk.

Usually Dusk will be breakfast, lunch and dinner at the main house. But if he was lazy, then food would be delivered to this pavilion.

"Last night, because of your sudden arrival, I haven't had time to talk about this to Duke. Moreover because of yesterday's incident I forgot to deliver your arrival."

"Then how did Duke know we were here if you didn't tell him?"

"Maybe there's a waiter who saw you this morning."

"I understand," said Luna and the others.

****

Duke Ari Mansion

As lunch time neared, Luna and her two friends were immediately picked up by the two maids of the main residence. They were then taken to the dining room where there was Consort Reliza and Consort Amarilis with Bella.

The three of them sat in the seat closest to the Duke, which should have been occupied by those with high positions in this residence.

"They were just concubines, but they dared to sit there." Maya muttered softly but could still be heard by Luna and Muna.

"They were too presumptuous," said Luna who was still standing in her place.

When the two concubines saw the arrival of the friend of Dusk. They politely greeted Muna with the warmest smile this morning. While Luna and Maya are only called sober.

That they did because they considered that the companions that Dusk brought were no more than low-class nobles. The two concubines did not even know if either of them was a royal princess.

"They are too arrogant" whispered Maya who was answered a nod of the head by Luna.

"I don't think they know who you are" said Muna, who received a strange look from Luna and Maya.

"Didn't they see the academy's testing event back then? Even I still remember their arrogant faces from under the podium." Maya replied annoyedly.

"Maybe they forgot, let alone you're not from this kingdom." explained Muna with a mocking smile.

"What about me?" asked Luna equally confused.

"Yes let's just say they have the memory of the Moli fish" Muna replied indifferently.

A short while later Duke and Dusk entered the dining room. How surprised the Duke when he saw Luna who incidentally the royal princess was still standing in front of the dining table while the two concubines were already sitting there quietly.

"Senja." call Luna when you see Dusk see Dusk enter the dining room.

"What's this?" asked the irritated Duke who managed to destroy the calm atmosphere in that place.

The two concubines thought that Duke was angry at the friend of Dusk who immediately greeted the boy when he entered rather than the Duke who was beside him.

"Feel that," the inner both are happy. Their faces smiled seriously before standing up and to greet Duke.

"Daughter why are you standing there?" asked the Duke then who clearly ignored the greeting of the two concubines.

"Daughter?" bella did not understand.

"Dad, why are we..."

"Sorry daughter for the carelessness of my concubine and son." Duke accidentally cut off Bella's words before she was made even more embarrassed by the child and his wife.

"..."

Luna just silently looked at the Duke, she knew that the current Duke was holding tightly to his honor.

"Come here." Luna casually smiled at Dusk while extending her hand.

The duke who saw that then glanced towards Dusk and told him to welcome Luna's hand. After seeing Luna calm down, the Duke sharply glared at the two concubines.

"Greetings Duke," said Consort Reliza along with Consort Amarylis.

"You two are so stupid, why are you sitting quietly while princess Luna is standing here." cried the Duke annoyed.

"Dad, that..."

"Silent Bella, you shouldn't interfere, and before that stand up from your seat right now."

Bella is seen crying, she wants to leave the dining room but is successfully detained by Consort Reliza. "Don't make your father more upset son" whispered Consort Reliza right in Bella's ear and it managed to keep her quiet.

"It's Duke, they just forgot about me." Ejek Luna while glancing towards Maya.

Although the Maya came from a small kingdom but the natural wealth there is no less great than the property of this kingdom. But unfortunately because the Maya kingdom was too closed to political affairs so they were left behind and ignored by other kingdoms.

"I'm sorry for the conduct of the concubine and my daughter. They seem to need to be re-instated." replied the Duke with a stoic face.

"If so I have a good tutor recommendation for them," Luna exclaimed with a meaningful smile.

"Thank you daughter, I'm so grateful for your concern."

"Together Duke."

After the chatter was over, they immediately sat down and started eating. But in contrast to the previous time this sitting position was already set by the Duke.

The Duke will sit in his place as usual while the right will be filled by Luna and the left will be filled by Dusk. For the seat after Luna filled by Maya and beside Dusk then Muna.

This sitting position made the concubine of Reliza and Consort Amarilis understand how high the position of her three companions Dusk.

They felt regretful, if from the beginning the Duke said that Maya and Luna were royal princesses. It was possible that they would praise and flatter the two from the very beginning until their mouths froze.