The Two Empresses
The Conceal the Power

"Do you want what?" asked her other self with a look of astonished face mixed with curiosity, her eyes were busy observing the ice dome that surrounded them. Cerlina gave a faint smile hearing him.

"What do you want, you say? Said you were me, why do you look confused?" reply Cerlina while laughing. He pointed an arrow at the sky of the dome and shot. The arrow was swallowed by the dome, but suddenly hundreds of arrows attacked blindly into the dome, making the other Cerlina avoid as much as possible by making a shield that protects her, he said, but it turns out the arrow can bounce and start to hurt his body and Cerlina.

"You crazy?" meaning while making a dome shield while doing healing. Cerlina laughs.

"No, I'm not crazy yet. I guess," she replied softly, but suddenly a grin was engraved on her face. Another cerlina has goosebumps looking at it. Laughter of madness began to sound from him.

"Ahahahaha, this madness! This sensation! It's fun!" said Cerlina while taking off her gloves and throwing them into the air. "...so it feels like freedom to be yourself?"

Another Cerlina immediately shot her arrow at Cerlina, but the girl casually caught it with her bare hands. His expression did not change even though the liquid of life began to flow and stain his arm. He dropped the arrow elegantly and looked at the other with his trademark gentle smile to the point of upsetting him.

"Don't pretend you are! You are suffering, right? You're sick of being a puppet of elders, aren't you?! They've dragged you into the mud of emptiness, kept you away from your family to quench your thirst for power and you can still smile like a fool?!"

"...isn't this indeed the path that the will of the gods has made?" reply Cerlina kalem. The other Cerlina was astonished to hear it, as if what she said was something strange.

"...he? Paths made by the will of the gods, you say?..You believe they exist?"

"Why? Said you were me, but didn't believe in the existence of a god? You're really not me, are you?" cerlina asked calmly, putting on a made-up look of wonder. The other Cerlina almost broke her arrow just by grasping it firmly.

"You have rejected their existence!"

"Not wrong, anyway. That was originally, now that I trust them," Cerlina replied.

"lik! A lie! Everything you say is a lie!" another Cerlina scream. The real one just laughed hearing it.

"Well, I can't deny there's still another side of me that doesn't believe in their existence. You're not wrong" Cerlina said. He looked up and looked at her with annoyance.

"You make me sick," he said bitterly. Cerlina chuckles at hearing that.

"While you're fed up, you can't deny my existence, after all" Cerlina said. The red-haired girl fell silent, then stood up and looked at her with a flat gaze.

"You're weird."

"thank you. Done already?" ask Cerlina.

"Who said it was that easy to finish? We're not done yet" another Cerlina said, raising her hand and showing off a soft white magic ball.

"Oh, come. I don't want to fight anymore" Cerlina lamented as she poked her lips aside.

"Because you yourself still don't know yourself, so this fight won't stop" he replied casually. "In addition, you haven't unleashed all your strength to the maximum."

"Am I sealed?"

"Looks. But the tattoo on your body is already a sign that you've started to unseal it slowly" she said.

"Wait, who actually sealed me? Why can't I remember?" cerlina asked in surprise, her gaze starting to empty.

"...you'll find the answer later. The time is up" said another Cerlina. Before Cerlina made a sound, she felt her body heavy and a familiar voice calling out to her.

"...ins. Cerlina!"

The purple haired girl slowly opened her eyes, slowly the blur shadow before her began to clearly reveal the worried face of Kezia and Nero.

"...what happened?" tanyanya raau's.

"...kid more or less so. Have you mined the gem I want?" cerlina retorted while trying to straighten up, but the red-haired demi-human youth held her back.

"You're still weak" said Nero anxiously. Rendy just shook his head while showing off a large piece of stone that he had been looking for before. Cerlina smiles.

"Well, our journey ends here. I'll go home by myself" said Rendy, tying the jewel to the dragon's feet. "Are the Princess and Grand Duke going to follow the witch?"

"I can't just leave Cerlina nee, so I'm coming" Kezia said steadily.

"You can go back on your own, Rendy," said Nero. A medium-sized dragon suddenly popped its head out from under the water, making Rendy almost scream.

"You can ride it" Cerlina said. Rendy nodded, approached the dragon and directly climbed onto the moss-green dragon's back as soon as the creature fully appeared. After Rendy left, Nero immediately swept her up onto the dragon's back and helped Kezia up as well.

"Ye, fly again" said Kezia. Cerlina just laughed a little and looked at her still pale hand.

"Do you need anything?" ask Nero. Cerlina just shook her head. As the dragon they were riding flew through space, the purple-haired girl made a sound.

"My powers are sealed."

"...how do you know?" ask Nero.

"My other self told me" Cerlina said.

"Nee, why is your power sealed?" ask Kezia.

"I wish I could find the answer, but I can't."

"Don't force yourself to remember. You need a lot of rest" said Nero. Ten minutes they spent darting in space, until the appearance of Careol City began to be seen. The dragon slowly swooped down and landed right in the palace garden. Several warriors instantly secured the region while pointing their sword tips at the dragon. As soon as Cerlina displayed her face, a look of relief was painted on the faces of the soldiers.

"Miss Great Priest is back" said the head soldier. The ladies-in-waiting who accidentally saw from inside the palace rushed to meet the queen who was still struggling with a pile of reports in front of her.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Hey, don't run here" Phillip said ferociously. The lady-in-waiting apologized and saluted Saciel.

"What's wrong?" asked Saciel curiously.

"Miss the Great Priest is back" said the lady-in-waiting. Saciel gets up while breaking the table and runs out, followed by Phillip who tries to hold Saciel. His steps were a little heavy due to dresses and shoes with heels as high as approximately 5 inches did not stop him. He slowed down when he arrived at the park, finding Cerlina flanked by two familiar figures.

"Let your weapons down. Can't you see that my sister is in front of you?" reprimand Saciel. The soldiers hesitated, but one spoke.

"But there's a demi-human presence with Miss Grand Priest, Your Majesty."

"You don't have to be afraid, put the gun down now," Saciel replied more forcefully. As they lowered their weapons, Saciel rushed up to them and hugged Cerlina.

"You're back" he whispered.

"Yes. And I bring what you need, Sa. I mean, Your Majesty," Cerlina said. Kezia pursed her lips and hugged Saciel.

"Nee~"

"Gosh, I forgot you were here, Kezia. Wait, how are you guys with Cerlina?"

"The story is long, we should go inside and get our business done" Nero replied calmly.