Chapter 17-Sister In-Law and The Former Experiment Survivor

Things start to become boring as days pass by in the palace. I wish I could return to the Falcon Order, but this time in Eblines. The gossip has been dissolved, and the days have become peaceful. The palace servants are still frightened of my presence, and Typhon, on the other hand, is still upset about having her little sister, Caileigh, as my guard last week. I stood up and I opened the wardrobe. My disappointment is written all over my face when dark colored clothes do not exist there. I had no choice but to pick up the light blue dress and throw it on the bed. I walked out of my room and went straight to the palace's bathing room. When I opened the door, I saw a lady enjoying the hot bath. As I was about to exit the bathing room, the lady called me. I admit that she has good body shape and a pretty face.

"Epiphany, it's good to see you here in person!" she said with a gentle and calming voice.

My eyebrows got arched in curiousity. As I remember, I didn't meet her. This is the first time I saw her. "You know my name?" I asked her. A gentle laugh let out from her before she answered my question.

She responded, "Of course I do! I'm your elder brother's wife!" and I gasped. Has Big Brother Rowan married? With all the tantrums I gave to Big Brother Rowan all this time, I didn't bother to ask about his life? I turned around and gave a hurried but polite greeting. "Good day. I'm sorry for my intrusion! Good bye!"I said and hurriedly exited the bathing room.

As I was running away from the bathing room, I bumped onto someone. I can feel that there's a six-bun shape on its abdomen, and I examine it by touching. I retrieved my senses when he spoke in a serious voice. "What do you think you are doing, Your Royal Highness?"

When I looked up, I saw Typhon's face was flushed red because of embarrassment. I immediately moved away from him. "I'm sorry, Lord Typhon. I didn't mean to do that. I'm just amazed that despite your busy affairs here in the palace, you still maintain your body shape, "I said.

Typhon smirked and walked near me. Our faces were only an inch apart. "I'll take that as a compliment, Your Royal Highness," he said. I can smell it from his breath: the scent of peppermint. From his body, I could smell the scent of hyacinth. A memory from the past triggered my headache. I touch my left eye because of pain. Typhon, on the other hand became worried.

"Your Royal Highness, are you alright?" Typhon asked.

I shook my head and answered Typhon. "I'm alright. It's just that I hate the smell of hyacinth. "

I left Typhon, and I could see from his face that he was surprised by what I'd said. I still remember what happened at that orphanage. It happened when I was six years old, after Big Brother Rowan left me in Glaustein. We were locked up in the underground dungeon. The orphanage was just a face.

One, two, three.

My younger self received three whips every day for screaming in pain. We didn't receive a proper meal, and sunlight barely touched our skin. We receive a proper bath once a month. We are forced to kill vampires to survive. For those unfortunate enough to become the vampire's banquet and for the victors, we receive an additional loaf to consume. As kids, vampires caused additional trauma for us. The researchers found that organizations are punished but some of them flee.

Four, five, and six.

They insert their prototype formula into our veins via syringes. Our pain was incomparable. Some of them died in an instant, and some of the children lost one of their body parts. I was one of those unfortunate children who lost it. Not my arms, legs, or eyes, but my heart instead. I lost my heart once, and when I woke up, they told me that I was their perfect experiment. I was confident in calling this heart mine, but the guilt of having this heart still haunts me until now. I guess I will visit Alethea in my dreams later.

My heart beats louder than before. My left eye felt a pain that I could not explain. Why do I feel it right now? Voices are everywhere, and the children's screams are everywhere. I returned to my senses when Typhon grabbed my arms.

"You look so tired, Your Royal Highness. Did you take a rest?" Typhon asked.

"I guess so. I'm sorry if this matter bothers you, Lord Typhon. I must take my leave, "I said, and returned to my room. When I reached my room, I jumped on the bed and slept.

I woke up again, but this time not in Alethea's dimension. Where the hell am I? Ravens and crows are flying in the red sky, and skulls are scattered everywhere. Although it irritates me, I can't help but yell in irritation. "You crazy old jerk! What the hell am I doing in your dimension, Methusael?"

Methusael appeared, and he was laughing like he was enjoying what he was watching. "Even I have no idea. Would you like to sip a cup of butterfly pea flower tea?" I raised my eyebrows as he evaded my question. I crossed my arms and looked at him after we teleported into his castle.

"You really need to calm yourself, Epiphany. Or should I call you, Serena?" Methusael said, in a baritone voice.

Really? Does he need to make me remember my past life? "How about you? What name do you want to be called? Methusael or Ehadris?"

He flicked my head so hard that I woke up from my sleep. That crazy jerk. He really likes to irritate me. I hopped out of bed and decided to go to the palace bathing room to see if Big Brother Rowan's wife was finished taking a bath. As I walked, I saw a small opening in the meeting room of the palace. Due to my curiosity, I decided to peek. Typhon, Big Brother Rowan and his wife, Big Sister Amethyst, Zain and my parents were there talking about the gruesome experiment that I had experienced before in Glaustein. On the table, I saw my profiles and those of the children who suffered from the experiment. But why do they have that profile? I opened the door and I looked at them furiously.

"Why did you have that profile? Where did you get it?" I asked them in a cracked voice. My tears fell as the pain from the years we lived in that orphanage came back. Big Brother Rowan tried to calm me down, but I pushed him away.

"Every day for the past eleven years, I have always wished to die after that experiment. I lost my heart because of that experiment, but I have to fight for my life. After they replace my lost heart, I have to be strong because I always thought that would lead my way to my family. The one I could call home. But no. It was a nightmare that I had to survive just to have an additional loaf of bread to quench my hunger. It was all to not be food for the vampires,"I said, crouching down on the floor, covering my face to stop my tears.

I felt pitiful towards myself. I can't believe after so many years of hardships, I have to tell you how I survived them in front of my family. To the heart's owner, I wish for your peace.