His Destined Empress

Ch-4 (SUMMON (1) )

Aahana and Aarav got off the car, looking at the abandoned building. She sighed and shook her head; they surely have some taste for these kinds of meetings.

“They sure are going cliché”; Aarav commented making his sister chuckle.

Walking inside the building they saw army men standing with guns guarding the entrance. They checked them for weapons before allowing them inside the building. They both walked inside the building. Seeing a man sitting in a black suit, gestured them to take a seat.

He slides a file towards them making Aahana sigh. She really hates this ‘I am a very cool guy to even talk’ kind of attitude. Aarav suppressed his urge to roll his eyes before picking up the file. He frowned as he kept reading. He clenched the file tightly before passing it to Aahana, who has already noticed that her brother is not happy with whatever is written.

She frowned; the mission was in a different country. They have to go and kill a guy hiding in Italy. As much as she loves a vacation, she knows that if they do take this mission, they will never be free. The Government will always keep calling them just like right now. These people do not care that they have retired and does not want to be involved anymore.

“We are not doing it.”; Aahana said before she closed the file and threw it on the table. The man frowned; he was not expecting this answer.

“Have you forgotten that we have the video of her killing those men?”; The man asked with a smirk.

Aahana chuckled before bursting in laughter making the man and guards standing beside him frown. Aarav had a small smile on his, as if he was enjoying the confused expression on their faces. She calmed down before wiping her tears.

“Oh, we know.”; Aahana said after she had calmed down.

“You have something against us, and we have many things against YOU. What would people think when they will come to know that they have no privacy at all? What will happen when people come to know that they really have no control on government, even when they live in the largest democracy in the world?”; Aarav said as the man sat up straight.

He was not expecting that this pair of siblings would actually threaten him. Even though he is new in this department, he knows that they have worked for the government since they were just teenagers. So, there is high possibility that they could have some information about the government. He looked at them with annoyance, these young people are trying to intimidate him. He is twice their age, there is no way he will let some kids intimidate him.

"You. Will. Go. To. This. Mission. AM I CLEAR!!?"; The captain said as Aahana gave him a bored expression. Aarav narrowed his eyes before sighing and nodding at Aahana, who smirked.

"We are not your servants, we just did you guys favor because we had nothing fun to do, that's it"; Aarav said making the man frown, knowing the ‘favor’ he is talking about, are the missions they did since they were teenagers.

Aahana smirked before everyone present there aimed their guns at the person standing in front of them. They all stared at each other with wide eyes as the man got up in surprise, he looked around and saw all soldiers aiming their guns at each other. They were trembling but were not able to speak.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!?? STO-"; the man tried to shout, but was cut off.

"BANG~"; Aahana said as everyone fired. They all fell down breathing and shivering in fear, they have missed the shots. They looked at the siblings and gulped, they can fight anyone and everyone but not these siblings.

“YOU BOTH ARE MONSTERS!!”; The man shouted while the soldiers got up wanting to detain them but froze in their place.

“Oh, please, don’t insult us. We are way worse than monsters.”; Aarav said as he got up making Aahana get up as well.

“I won’t let you guys miss the shots next time, so, be extra careful~”; Aahana said in a teasing voice before following her brother out the building.

They all watched as the siblings drove away from the building without a scratch. The man picked up the chair and threw it across the room in frustration. He cannot believe that some kids just threaten him, his men and left without any consequence.

“I thought you would actually kill them.”; Aarav commented as he looked at Aahana, who was driving. She chuckled and shook her head.

“I am not stupid, brother. I know if I kill them, they won’t stop until they have our dead bodies in front of them.”; She said making Aarav nod. No matter how powerful they are, they cannot compete with millions of armed forces.

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Eugene looked at the three men sitting in front of him. He sighed not knowing what are they hesitant about now.

“Weren’t you all trying to find a way to bring –”; Eugene started but was cut off.

“We know what we want, but what if everything goes wrong? What if?”; Michael stopped and looked down at his hand before clenching his fist.

“You are scared.”; Eugene commented as they all looked at him.

“Now is not the time to be scared, we got a shot to make everything right. You are trying to back out now.”; Eugene said as they all clenched their fist.

“Fine, I can do it all by myself.”; Eugene was about to turn around before Archduke got up and looked at the man.

“We will do it. We will do all it takes.”; He said as Eugene gave a small nod before looking at Samuel and Michael who nodded as well. They have been the worse and now they have an opportunity to repent, to make everything right. They won’t let this opportunity pass by them.

“Very well, follow me.”; Eugene said as they did.

“Where are we going?”; Samuel asked.

“To the Shevon tree, we will have plenty of mana to perform the ceremony.”; Eugene replied.

Shevon tree is the most sacred tree of the kingdom, it is because the tree has always been surrounded by mana. It has silver-colored leaves with golden flowers which has been blooming since centuries. No one actually knows how this tree came into being but there are many stories surrounding it.

People have tried to cut it down, but whoever has come to the tree with malicious intent have died on the spot. It was the first Archbishop’s decision to keep the tree open to public and therefore everyone and anyone can come to ask blessing from the tree.

They all stopped in front of the tree which was surrounded by magical aura and seemed to be sparkling because of the sunlight.

“Let’s start.”; Eugene said before he asked to surround the tree from all sides and close their eyes.

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“Where are my sons?”; The lady with pink hair asked, making the maids freeze in their places. They were asked not to report their whereabouts to Madam.

“I asked a question.”; She said making the maids bow down their heads before speaking up.

“They have gone to the church”

The lady stopped her moments when she looked at them with wide eyes. She knows what they want to do in the church. Sighing, she shook her head, there is no way that they can find a way. She looks out of the window to see the black roses which adorn all of her personal garden. A single tear leaves her eye as she saw the black roses swaying in the wind.

She is having a hard time to accept everything. She knows this is good, for everyone yet she cannot help but blame herself for everything that has happened. Only if she hadn’t died, she still remembers what she saw. How her child was tortured by the people she loved and cherished? She stood up and looked at the swing tied to the tree.

“Archduchess, should I prepare the snacks.”; Her personal maid asked as she shook her head.

“No, I am going to my study.”; She said before she walked away from her bedroom. The maids looked at her walking away before sighing.

They don’t know what happened to Archduchess and Archduke’s relationship after Young Master Michael was born. They were both in love before that, they would sleep together, eat together and worked together. Yet, after their youngest was born, Archduchess started keeping her distance. She even separated her bedroom and her study. She rarely talks to Archduke or even her own sons. Archduke would always watch her from distance, but rarely approached her. They just hope everything goes back to how it was before.