Strena Acceptance Final Part

 Daughter Of A Tyrant 


Strena woke up early to the scent of blood. She looked down to see Cerpheres, chopping up a rabbit. She rose to her feet, the events of the night were still fresh in her mind.

“What are you doing?” She asked in a dry voice as she walked over to him, the tips of her fingers rested on her blades.

“Cooking breakfast!” 

“Can I help?”

He smiled.

“You’re feeling brave!”

“Nothing to fear.”

He chuckled as he smiled to himself.

“Sure. You can help.” He sang as he handed her a group of vegetables. “Cut those up will you?”

She took out a knife and started chopping.

“Try getting them smaller dear.”

She nodded as she did. He then returned to chopping the rabbit.

“Mr Cerpheres, could you tell me more about him?”

“Who dear?”

“My father, Emperor Nazon Zuvé.”

He let out a high pitched sigh. She jumped slightly.

“Well, I heard he was a great man!”

“He was evil.”

“Greatness has nothing to do with morality.”

“Oh.”

“Well, he was known to be a great warlord. In fact, he was able to win every battle he was in. His battlefield genius was just…great! I do so wish I could have seen him when he was still alive!” He exclaimed and he took some time to calm his breath. “Anyway, there was nothing that he wouldn’t do to win. He was so good at winning that it was said that he was able to win before setting foot on the battlefield. Soon he was able to turn people’s hearts against their rulers and used that to usurp them.”

Strena tensed her eyes as she felt sorrow tighten her throat. Yet she refused to shed a single tear.

“Are you sure about this?”

“Darkector is right. Are you sure you are ready for this?”

No, but I don’t think I ever will be. Yet regardless of that I know I must know this. I have to know the man that is my father.

“Is that all?”

“No. He was ruthless too. He would sometimes get princes, princesses and parents to rewrite their own history to demonize and demoralize their parents. Yet there was only one princess that he ever plucked and refused to be broken by him.”

“Who?”

“Arana. Soon after that he married her and-”

He frowned for a moment and looked at her for a moment.

“Was that your mother?” He cooed.

She looked down and nodded.

“Tell me more.”

He gave her a sly smile.

“Are you sure?”

She looked at him dead in the eye and nodded. He let out a slight moan as his smile widened.

“Well! He was as ruthless as a wolf and he was known as the Nightmare Emperor as all who he set his eyes upon would fall to him. Sometimes he would do it in the most devastating way as he possibly could. Nothing was off the table. Yet once he had successfully conquered a land, he would devastate all that rebelled against and resisted him and their families.”

“Do-do you think I could ever be like that?” She asked, struggling to stop her tears.

“Maybe. But I guess that’s entirely up to you my dear.”

She nodded.

“Thank you.”

He chuckled.

“You are very welcome! Now put those in the stew. Although I must say, you chopped them up well!”

She smiled.


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