Amelia Milan was born in the year 145 A.D. She was the third princess of the Bardi Empire's direct line of descent. She was intelligent from a young age, and went to the Mage Country of Arlodante to learn magic when she was only five years old. After her younger brother inherited the throne, she abandoned her status as the Elder Princess and became a teacher in the Cloud Tower. The Bardi Empire would forever recognize her as royalty, and she was currently ranked sixty-seventh in the line of succession to the throne.
If one were to look up the Bardi Empire's information, they would find that Amelia was nothing more than these meaningless descriptions.
But actually, there was only one word in the earliest records of her — witch.
Ever since she was young, she was viewed as a freak. She wasn't as noisy as other children, and she always sat by herself without crying or laughing, just like a puppet.
Even her birth mother and the people around her suspected that she had some kind of mental problem, and when she first opened her mouth, it caused a lot of trouble.
"Mother, why did you kill those little cuties in the garden? They screamed so pitifully, and why did everyone ignore their pleas for help? Didn't you tell me to help the weak? "
The young Amelia was unable to understand why those cruel adults with scissors would harm those little lives that kept screaming. Even if they screamed so pitifully, no one would help them.
"Perhaps it's because they're too young that no one heard them. Since no one heard them, let me help them."
And so, she took action herself.
"Uncle Tree, please help everyone. Take care of that bad guy with the scissors. "
Just as everyone was going wild with joy over the princess' sudden voice, misfortune arrived.
Just a single whisper from a young child and a small command caused the gigantic oak tree to transform into a man-eating tree demon that devoured all the enemies in the garden.
"Save me! Guards, where are the guards?! "
"Ahhh, there's a monster eating people!"
The sudden appearance of the tree demons in the royal garden caused panic. Amidst the chaos, only the young princess was exceptionally eye-catching. She smiled sweetly at the trees in the garden.
"Relax, Amelia won't allow anyone to bully you."
Meanwhile, the flowers and trees in the garden trembled slightly. Flower petals and pine cones fell into Amelia's palm, as if they were small gifts, as if thanking Amelia for her kindness.
To Amelia, this was only a voluntary help. But to everyone else, the little princess caused a calamity the first time she opened her mouth. With just a few words, she summoned a tree demon to eat the pitiful and innocent gardener.
Back then, there were at least several hundred people in the royal garden. In their eyes, Amelia, who stepped on the gardener's corpse and blood to greet the plants, was the purest of abnormalities.
Even with His Imperial Majesty's strict orders, the rumor that the Third Princess was a witch still spread like wildfire. Every time Amelia walked on the streets, she could see looks of fear, disgust, and criticism.
"Look, that's the cursed witch. The first thing she said was a curse. "
"What a terrifying gaze. Don't look over here …"
"She glared at me. Am I cursed?"
"Now there are rumors that I'm also a witch. It's all because of this freak that His Imperial Majesty loathed me. "Even Amelia's mother, who was the concubine, loathed her second daughter.
Back then, the Bardi Empire's royal authority wasn't stable. In fact, political enemies used this as an excuse to attack the unstable royal family, which made His Imperial Majesty even more annoyed. He had five children to begin with, so he didn't like this strange daughter to begin with. He even had thoughts of exiling her.
Originally, under the pressure from both inside and outside, especially from her parents' loathing, the best outcome for Amelia would have been to be sent to a monastery to live the rest of her life alone. In fact, she was even sent to the Earth God Church in Xidril to be a candidate for a Saintess. That was a job that she was destined to be chaste for the rest of her life. But fortunately, the court archmage Antonius of that time vouched for her.
"She's no witch. She just has the talent for communicating with plants. This child is practically born to be a mage. Little Amelia, are you willing to go with Grandpa to Arlodante to learn magic? There, you'll meet many friends just like you. "
Amelia unhesitatingly nodded as she looked at the fearful or disgusted gazes around her and felt the kindness of the old man before her.
That's right, from the very start, everyone had underestimated Amelia's abilities. She didn't simply have the ability to communicate with plants. Her natural talent was simply the Concept of "communication."
No matter if it was a plant or an animal, she could communicate with them through her mind. Others might think of her as a strange child who didn't know how to speak or feel troubled, but in reality, she was constantly communicating with everything around her through her own ability.
This time, her pure God-given ability was far too powerful, which wasn't necessarily a good thing. The purer a life was, the simpler their consciousness would be. The more desires they had, the more distracting thoughts and evil thoughts they had, which made Amelia feel quite uncomfortable.
Her ability wasn't to read minds. She was only able to communicate directly. If one had to describe her ability, it would be more accurate to describe it as "seeing through the other party's desires."
Amelia hated her own maids. Their empty minds were filled with nothing but money and rumors. She hated her older and younger brothers. Their immature bodies were filled with male desires and ambitions. She even hated her own mother and father. Her mother only treated her as a tool to obtain love, while her mother was busy with scheming and scheming every day.
The majestic royal palace was filled with filth. Later on, Amelia even began to hate humans. She hated even those creatures filled with desires.
Plants only needed sunlight, water, and nutrients to survive. This actually became her safe haven. She would often avoid anyone and wander around the botanical garden. She wouldn't even return home late at night, which actually solidified her identity as a witch.
When Amelia decided to leave her homeland and go to the Mage Country to become a mage, the "joy", "joy", and other emotions from her family made her never want to return to her homeland.
"Perhaps things will be different in the Mage Country. At the very least, I won't be the only strange one."
Unfortunately, humans were still humans. They had more desires, more ambitions, and more expectations. For Amelia, humans were just like aliens that she couldn't understand. But this time, as she grew older and more mature, she learned how to hide her true self, making it so that she wasn't too strange.
Her natural talent in "communication" helped her progress in plant magic by leaps and bounds. Magic had always been a process of searching for the truth. Since she had the talent in "communication", her rate of growth was basically cheating. Soon, before she turned twenty, she became the youngest high-level mage in her generation.
Her experience as a candidate for a Holy Maiden in the Earth God Church in Xidril, apart from giving her an enemy who killed her adopted mother, also made her hate men even more.
But no matter how far she progressed, nothing fundamentally changed. She was still that witch who loathed humans. Her so-called "stormy mood" didn't refer to her changing moods when facing strangers. This was simply because she was able to see through other people's evil intentions with a single glance.
Her loathing of humans and her love for simple lifeforms caused her values to deviate slightly. In her mind, simple and cute plants were far more valuable than dirty humans. In fact, she even began to hate her own identity as a human. That was why, in order to get closer to her own perfect existence, she unhesitatingly used her colleagues and acolytes as experimental data for her own transformation.
True lunatics believed that the world had gone insane, and that they were the only normal ones. If this standard was used to evaluate Amelia, then she was doubtlessly a complete lunatic. She always believed that she was the only normal person.
"I have no friends, no enemies (they're all dead), no lovers … I don't have those annoying bipedal creatures. What a delightful life."
Just as she sealed herself in her own world, believing that this was the complete picture of her life, a new student entered her line of sight. He was the Roland from back in the day.
"Ah, there's actually such a pure person."
Don't misunderstand. The Roland from back in the day had just crawled out of his grave. He definitely wasn't pure out of kindness. He had just been betrayed by the entire human society, so he was filled with pure hatred and hatred towards the entire world.
"Even though he was smiling so brightly, his desire was only pure destruction and revenge. Not only that, his hatred wasn't directed at a single person, but it was directed at all humans. Ah, this is so beautiful. 'There's no need for scum like humans to live in this world. This world doesn't need any saviors. Just let everything be destroyed.' This is such a brilliant way of thinking. "
From a certain standpoint, it was Roland from back in the day who created this insane witch. Roland, who viewed humans as nothing more than ants that were about to die, had no idea that he had become a source of pollution that constantly radiated hatred.
And when Amelia chose Roland as her acolyte, the two of them, who both hated humans, started working together. On the surface, one was researching ice magic, while the other was researching plant magic. However, one was actually researching undead magic, while the other was researching the even more forbidden fusion of plants and animals. Neither of them had any moral or moral limits, and they influenced each other, falling deeper and deeper into their relationship.
For the Amelia from back in the day, Roland was a rare friend and confidante. He was the only existence in this world that she could calmly communicate with. Unknowingly, she had fallen deeper and deeper into his relationship than she had expected.
Although plants were simple, they lacked intelligence. It was already good enough that they could listen to what she had to say. It would be impossible for them to react in any way. Humans were naturally social creatures. They desired to communicate and to be recognized, recognized, and trusted by others. Even Amelia, who believed that she was used to being alone, was no exception.
After Amelia, who had been alone for more than a century, opened her heart, she treated her "confidante" quite well. She was also willing to impart magical knowledge to him. In fact, she was even a bit naggy and insane. And indeed, Roland benefited greatly from this.
And when I obtained what I needed and obtained the power to take revenge, I unhesitatingly sold Amelia before I left. I obtained the power to take revenge and decided to set out on my journey of revenge.
While studying at the Cloud Tower, Roland also made some true friends. Although his desire for revenge had never wavered, he unhesitatingly reported Amelia for the sake of Kaid and his other friends' safety.
Of course, Amelia was unable to understand such feelings. She was just very strange, so strange that she couldn't understand it.
"Why did he betray me? Why did he betray me without any care? He didn't have any anger, hatred, or ambition. He didn't even have the possibility of obtaining any benefits. He basically said, 'The sun is rising in the east, so it's probably going to rain. I'm in a good mood today, so I should report Amelia.' He betrayed me with such a natural attitude … Was it because I was also a human? Because I was also a part of his hatred? "
Roland's departure and despair caused Amelia to sink into complete confusion. Perhaps not long after that, she completely abandoned her human identity. Perhaps it had something to do with this thought.
After Amelia finished dealing with her own troubles, she confidently planned to go find Roland for revenge. However, she received news of her "acolyte"'s death.
Amelia, who had always been cold and aloof, encountered a wave of emotions for the first time. However, it wasn't the joy she expected. She was angry, unwilling, despairing, disappointed, and sad. She discovered to her astonishment that her heart was aching. It wasn't because of the pain of being betrayed, but rather the pain of losing the only person who truly understood her. That pain was like having her flesh dug out of her body and tormented her for a very long time.
She thought about how she would never be able to see that hateful person again. She would never be able to see that fake smile again. She would never be able to find a gaze that would understand her again. She thought about how she would never be able to open up and confide in others again. She thought about how she would forever lose her only home. For the first time in her life, Amelia felt pain in her heart. However, she didn't know where her heart was. That year, Amelia regretted giving up her human physical body for the first time ever. She lost the right to cry.
From that day onwards, Amelia's time was stopped … She was still alive, but that was all. She once again placed herself in a box where no one else existed, and used a false mask to deal with everyone.
Yet, more than three hundred years later, fate allowed this pair of lovebirds to reunite. Amelia's time gear began to spin once more. However, this time, Amelia was once again at a loss as to what to do.
She expected that when Roland saw her again, he would be surprised, afraid, or even run away. However, although Roland indeed acted like he wanted to run away, and he never stopped complaining about his appearance, Amelia's ability told her that he was happy. He was happy to see her again. He liked seeing her, and he was happy to be reunited with her!
At that moment, all the hatred and dissatisfaction she had accumulated for more than one hundred years vanished like smoke. Amelia almost laughed out loud as her heart was filled with happiness. In the end, she could only force herself to threaten Amelia. At that moment, Amelia finally came to a realization. She understood her own inner feelings.
"So, I do like him …"
Researching plant magic? Everything was just an excuse and a false reason. "I want to be by his side" was the true reason.
"Does he already have a girlfriend … Anyways, I just want a friend. Yep, it's fine as long as I feel comfortable by his side."
Her powerful pride caused her to give up on trying to compete for Roland's attention. In fact, she wasn't even willing to show her own feelings. "Being his confidante" was enough for her. That was the reason she used to numb herself.
And, the fact that she wanted to learn how to cook was nothing more than another way of showing her unwillingness to admit defeat.
However, that reason that even she didn't believe in had been shattered by a certain reckless person.
Amelia had never been able to confuse Amelia from the very start. She only needed one second to understand everything. However, Amelia herself was shaken by this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"As long as I accept — no, as long as I don't forcefully refuse, we'll be a couple. He'll even be the one who's actively pursuing me …"
In the end, Amelia made her choice. She was even a part of the rapidly spreading scandals. At the very least, the rumors that reached Eliza as if they had wings had something to do with her … Even Amelia herself didn't know why she did all this. Perhaps, she could only barely come up with one reason — she instinctively used her own method to declare war against Roland, hoping to have a proper duel.
But after that duel, her overly shaken heart caused her to sink into hesitation and confusion.
"I don't even have a normal physical body. It's impossible for me to have a normal child. Will he mind?
"I have such a terrible reputation, and I've done so many bad things. Will he hate me if he finds out?
"Although he only sees me as a friend, at least he's better than that Eliza. Roland only sees that girl as family, as if she's his own daughter. At the very least, Roland still sees me as a woman. "
"I …"
Countless thoughts intertwined in her mind. She hadn't recovered from her injuries at Red Maple City, and she had also experienced a bitter battle against Ömdiroken. Amelia had worked even harder and sacrificed even more than what she had shown in the Earth Elemental Plane, which lacked water and air.
Now that she was at her weakest, she also encountered a period of mental confusion, which caused her entire physical body to go out of control. Her berserk body revealed its true form, transforming into a pitch-black forest. Meanwhile, her own consciousness was like an ostrich that stuck its head into the ground, sinking into the deepest part of her consciousness into a deep sleep.
"I'll just continue sleeping like this. I won't have to worry about anything … What's Roland doing? Will he be sad when he finds out that I'm not here? Will he still be together with that little girlfriend of his? Will he forget about me? Forget about me, an idiotic woman who doesn't even dare to confess to him. Forget about me, an idiotic woman who doesn't even know how to do household chores. "
She had been floating in this sea of consciousness for an unknown amount of time. It wasn't that she had no way of controlling the situation, but rather that she had unconsciously given up control over her physical body due to her self-reproach and self-loathing. But finally, she heard a familiar knock on her door.
"Hey, my sleeping beauty, it's time to wake up. If you keep sleeping, you're going to miss my birthday party. It's going to be a super awesome party. You'll definitely regret it if you miss it. "
Was this another hallucination? Why was this hallucination before her so realistic? That familiar smile seemed to contain a rare bit of sincerity. Yet, his joy and happiness at seeing her seemed so familiar. It was as if this unscrupulous acolyte had prepared breakfast and was about to wake up her teacher who had stayed up all night doing experiments again.
"Good morning, Roland."
Amelia's face was red, and she didn't even know why she was saying such meaningless things. However, Roland paused in surprise when he heard her greeting, but then he smiled just like before.
"Good morning, Amelia. I'm so happy to be able to see you again. "
The witch's face became red and hot, but her smile unknowingly appeared. She nodded slightly in a manner that was impossible to discern, but she was complaining in a voice that only she could hear.
"His intentions are so sly. This is practically against the rules …"
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