chapter two

'Me? Who am I?

I'm Amelie Cadillac. No, I don't belong here. I literally don't, I was living a somewhat peaceful life in a village. I was originally an artist, but after a scandal I decided to lay low. My life revolved around art and one particular person, but I can never meet them now again I guess. my original name was Amelie Cadillac itself.

I was confused and surprised at first with the historical setting, and as to where I was. the way they spoke here was strange and uncomfortable to listen to, but I've got used to it, even though this body wasn't mine and I was resting in her shell, there were a few things that changed when I took over the body, Example the way I talk and the way she spoke, the accents might've been very different, heck maybe the whole damn language!!! but I can't identify as I understand what is being said, I can't explain how to feel what I mean.

Because when Lily, my maid heard me talk, she was a little worried about my accent and it was inconvenient for me to even say a few words for the first 2 years before I died, I hardly spoke to my maid.

What surprised me the most was that we both shared the same family name as well as our first name. I'm not saying that there aren't any other Amelie Cadillacs out there, it's just that the coincidence fascinated me. Because where I originally am from, Cadillac wasn't a common family name or so I think.'

'The day I transmigrated here, It was a weird day to begin with, the sky was a bit dull and not many people could be seen on the road. To be fair the village had a small population, but there was no one on the roads, which was weird.

I Was just heading home after a messed up day,  meeting the very person who created the scandal that was a burning topic for a week... meeting someone who dragged you down was not something anyone would be happy about, they'd rather be stressed than relaxed, but I was relieved that I was heading home. Some might say the reason I felt that way was because of stress, maybe.

But it's not true, the day itself was gloomy! And cloudy, to be honest, I liked this kind of weather. When the sun wouldn't hit your skin, just cloudy and dull, rain wasn't bad either but I mean I hated the thunder and lightning, and who wouldn't hate that right? hah, but for me it was not the regular fear? I had Astraphobia. fear of thunderstorms.

A little different when I say that I HATED the lightning and thunder. I was not born with such a strong fear of thunderstorms as a kid, I wouldn't mind if it rained but as soon as it started lighting or thundering I couldn't stand it, I would always shut my eyes, cover my ears and try running away from it.

It was connected to an incident that started and took place when I was 6 years old.

After I was recused(?) I had to take anxiety medication for a few years. I got professional help from physiologists with CBT and so on... because my friends insisted on it, and I kind of felt better and also felt less guilty but I never really got over the fear completely, but on that particular day it was like the memories I clouded intentionally became very vivid and I started remembering my past.

But now since I'm here in an unknown place..

calling it "unknown" would be weird actually, since I've lived here for at least 7 years but... I want to go back home! There is no motivation!! There are No cafe's! I need caffeine! Most importantly no one cares for me here to lend me company or a canvas and some paints, they have always been expensive in any era.

How am I supposed to live?? I can't even sit and look at some handsome men, because apparently wherever I might have gone, ancient times forbade women to talk to men.

This gives me human and Earth Vibes,

"God, if you are there! I assume you are because I can't just teleport from earth to some strange, unexplored planet with people who look like humans! you know? heh!  Am I on earth? Because if so, take me back to my time, there are creatures here I hardly identify!"

why don't you read books then? to get to know the history?

Books?? they do have something similar to books, but they aren't books... The people hate me so much I can't even enter the library. Though occasionally Lily somehow brought me "books" and returned them to the library, that's how I came to know the little information about this place "ATHEA" . It was surprising that someone allowed her to take books for the king's unwanted wife. 

Anyways when I entered this world they were calling out to me by a title as "Your majesty."

and I was perplexed, firstly they dressed up in a historical setting and then they were talking a little too politely, I thought maybe I was in a movie set, but Alas! I guess not.

I don't want to face death the fourth time, I thought countless times to kill myself in the past, but when death was so near it was painful and cold! I do not know why the tyrant has called for me. 

The first time I tried killing me myself, when I closed my eyes out of suffocation but was in the water? because I felt a warm embrace, it was peaceful, maybe that was death, I thought at that time even though I did not want to die, if death, which was painful sometime ago was now peaceful and warm maybe it's not that bad, but something told me that feeling wasn't death, the scary, painful and cold feeling I had minutes ago was. That peaceful warm embrace was life.

Maybe I longed for that feeling and I was granted a life again, but I acted reckless the second time. 

What I found out about this tyrant from the rumours was that previously he was married at the age of 16 to someone 10 years older than him and that he originally killed his first wife, rumours around the castle said that 

"the man she loved the most! The man she was desperately wanting love from slaughtered her into pieces, he cut off her head and slashed her torso, the liquid from her body spewed everywhere flying across the hall at every slash and his face was covered with blood, but even after killing his own wife not a single sign of remorse could be seen on his face, on the contrary he smiled like a maniac." 

It was suspicious as he suddenly killed her on the day of the banquet. But marrying a child to someone who is older than him by 10years, man... olden times sucked. What did the rumours say 'loved the man'? He was still a teen, how could she LOVE him. 

I mean I never really liked Demetrius when I entered this era, maybe it's just me.  Even on the day of the wedding, after we exchanged vows twice he said "Dont expect anything from me."  and the crowds started to go wild. 

*PRESENT TIME* 

'The hallway was extremely quiet and the feeling was mushy. It was raining heavily. I for a fact hated the rains, from this place, no not the water flow, the thunderstorms, they were so loud and bright they were scarier than the ones on earth...  I don't even know what time period this is but the thunders here are louder than the ones I've ever heard.'

"Pardon, you mean the E-emperor is in my study for the past week and I wasn't notified about it in advance??"

"Now? Your majesty we sent you a letter that the emperor would be here a month ago, of course by his majesty the Emperor Damascus's order." he replied to Amelie, as if he was offended.

The maids and knights in the pathway were whispering.' 

"I never received any letter."

everyone stared at her, never did she ever talk back to anyone, yet alone her own husband's knight. The people were all shocked including Hensley and her maid Lily as she said so, but he soon swiftly replied.

"I do remember sending it in with one of your maids, although she did say you were sick that day, so I couldn't visit you personally"

Amelie figured that something was up, so she thought best discuss this in private as people here were spectating.

"W-we'll talk about this later"

The knight then nodded his head, probably understanding what she meant.

once they reached the study hall they spotted  two guards outside, she had never seen a guard outside her palace even If it was legally half under her name... they looked at Amelie and one went inside to inform the king he soon came out and told her that the maid was not allowed 

"But your majesty..." Lilly said, Amelie patted lily's shoulder 

"Don't worry." 

she walked inside the study, the sound of her feet echoing. as Hensley and Lily watched her enter the study.

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