THIRD PERSON POV “Your majesty? May I come in?” Aphrodite waited for the empress to reply to her question. “Your majesty?” The priestess walks in before looking around the empress’s chamber. “Priestess, it’s about time you show up. Please do something about this damn curse!” Aphrodite, we’re surprised to see the empress’s body covered in black veins. “Your Majesty?!” Aphrodite kneeled and tried to find the cause of the black veins. “Your majesty, please forgive me for doing this.” Aphrodite grabbed a dagger on the floor and pierced through the empress’s lower back to stop the veins from spreading even further. “What’s happening? Did you manage to get the damn thing out of me?” The priestess's eyes widen when the blood that drips on the floor begin to slither back to the dagger