STILL NO SIGN of antanasia waking up and they did everything they could just so the crown princess would wake up. the others haven't slept even for one bit and they kept trying to find someone who would be able to remove the curse that was in the girl's body that was preventing her to wake up.

"for how long do we have to wait for a miracle?" akari spoke as her eyes were red and puffy from crying for hours. it's been two weeks since the incident happened and the reason why the crown princess has been cursed. the others are also worried about akari as she still hasn't been resting at all, all because she's worried about her childhood friend.

"akari... i think it's better for you to rest for now." royin spoke as he patted the girl's head. the air was heavy with exhaustion and despair as the group continued their desperate search for a way to break the curse on antanasia. despite their efforts, the young crown princess remained unconscious, trapped in a deep slumber from which she could not wake.

"we understand your worries, akari. but it's not healthy for you to stay up for so long. please, try to rest for a bit. we'll continue our efforts to find a solution." eric tried to comfort akari by also gently patting her head.

the purple-haired girl looked at them then looked nas. valkyria stood silently, her usually animated face now unusually unreadable and still. as she looked at antanasia, unconscious on the bed, there was a flicker of sadness in her deep green eyes, though it quickly faded, leaving behind a mask of blankness. without a word, she turned around and left the room, leaving the others to ponder her expression and her thoughts.

as the others attempted to convince akari to get some rest, the door to the room creaked open, and the others turned to see an uninvited visitor—a tall, unfamiliar young man with a mysterious aura. the others exchanged quick glances, unsure of his intentions and feeling a sense of unease at his unexpected presence.

before any of them could react, the newcomer stepped forward with a self-assured smile on his face. "greetings," he began, "i have heard that the crown princess has been afflicted with a curse. d not fear though, for i have come to save this day. i am here to offer my assistance and break the curse that has befallen this charming princess." "the newcomer's voice, filled with a carefree and carefree tone, startled them all. he stood there, a confident smile on his face as he addressed the group.

as the others were still surprised, the newcomer's grandiose declaration was abruptly interrupted as the sound of a swift slap echoed through the room. the people in the room gasped in surprise, as a young girl appeared before them, a look of anger on her face. she immediately reprimanded the man named isaac for his lack of decorum.

"isaac! where are your manners? you can't just barge into a room unannounced, and make such outlandish claims. show some respect and proper etiquette." the girl's voice was sharp and firm, scolding Isaac for his bold claims and lack of manners. isaac, caught off guard by the sudden interruption, sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "oh, sorry about that. i was just trying to help," he muttered, feeling embarrassed by the girl's reprimand. she rolled her eyes, clearly unimpressed.

royin, standing protectively in front of antanasia, looked at the newcomers with suspicion written all over his face. the sudden appearance of these unknown individuals had put him on edge, and he was eager to know who they were and what their intentions were.

"who are you guys?" he asked with a hint of defensiveness in his voice. "and what business do you have here, barging into the crown princess's chambers unannounced?""

the girl seemed to sense his defensiveness and gently stepped forward, trying to dispel the tense atmosphere in the room. "apologies for the unannounced intrusion. i'm lisa, and this gentleman beside me is isaac. we've heard about the curse that afflicts your crown princess, and we'd like to offer our assistance to help lift it."

the crown prince of the empire raised his eyebrow, his frown deepening as he looked at lisa and isaac. "you claim to offer your assistance in lifting the curse, but nobody outside this room knows about the princess's situation. how did you become privy to such sensitive information?" he demanded, his tone filled with suspicion and defensiveness.

lisa hesitated slightly upon hearing the crown prince's accusatory tone. she hadn't expected their offer to be met with such suspicion and defensiveness. sensing the growing tension in the room, isaac intervened, attempting to diffuse the situation.

"we come with good intentions," he said, his voice gentle yet sincere. "i apologize if my earlier introduction came across as presumptuous or careless. but please, we only have the best interests of the crown princess in mind. we may possess the means to help break the curse."

and with that, akari stood up and pleaded earnestly with him, clasping her hands together in desperation. "you can truly help us, right?" she asked, her voice quivering slightly and her eyes red and puffy from hours of crying. isaac noticed the genuine hope in akari's voice and her pleading eyes. he understood the depth of her despair as he saw the tears that had dried on her cheeks. his expression softened, and he nodded gently.

"yes, my lady. we will do everything in our power to help," he replied with determination. "i promise we will endeavor to break the curse that afflicts the crown princess, using whatever skills and knowledge we possess." "with a wave of his hand, isaac began to cast a spell. the air in the room grew heavy with an aura of magical energy, and a faint glow emanator from his palm. the room was filled with a sense of anticipation as the others watched, hoping that this mysterious stranger could keep his promise and help their beloved crown princess.

"i will do my best to break the curse," isaac reiterated, his voice firm and resolute. "this may take some time, so please be patient and have faith in the magical art, my dear lady."

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EVERYTHING was too dark for her liking as antanasia doesn't know how long it's been since she'd been here in the void. the last thing she remembered was that she drank the wine she had and then everything turned out like this.

'i wonder what's happening to the others right now.' she thought as she just lay down at the void as there's no use to move around after all. antanasia is worried about her friends and she felt bad that they must be worried about her by now. she feels like a burden right now and she didn't even know the danger she had that time, she felt useless and very disappointed of herself for letting her guard down and now, she's just here in the darkness waiting for a miracle for her to wake up.

suddenly, she saw a light and that's where she started running towards id only to see a lot of people and buildings around her. "what the hell?" she muttered as she looked around to see everything feel familiar to her. it looks like she went back to where she used to be, where all the hellish day she had in her past life. antanasia was shocked as she hasn't moved in her spot at all, making all the people around her thinks that she's crazy or something.

"keiko!" she heard a familiar voice calling for her as she looked back to see akari. akari used to be her best friend in her past life but she hated the girl for saying something that made her life more miserable.

"akari." antanasia or keiko for now, spoke in a cold tone making the other girl looked at her in shock. "woah, did i do something? was it because i left you here to go in the bookstore alone?" akari spoke as she sweat dropped.

keiko shook her head as she spoke once again in a normal tone. "no, i apologize. i guess i was just a bit stressed right now." she spoke as akari looked at her confused about her wording. "somehow, you sound like some people around the centuries or something like that." akari chuckled which made the keiko look at her confused.

keiko raised an eyebrow. "and what do you mean by that?" she asked the girl. akari then explained how she talk to formal right now which made keiko realised her mistake. i guess she got used to it since she'd been in the obelian empire for her entire life and how she was raised to speak like that. "oh, sorry. i was just busy reading novels you know?" after keiko explained it to her friend, akari nodded as she gets that her friend likes to read those kinds of books.

it's been a month since she'd been here and everything was going well unlike before. when she went home that time, she saw her mother standing in front of her and that made keiko cried like a baby, making her mother confused and shocked to see her daughter crying in front of her. actually, it feels like her life is now perfect in here and she was almost forgetting everything she used to be, where lucas and the others are waiting for her.

'lucas?' she thought as she looked around the classroom. who was lucas? and where did she heard that name? keiko never even had a friend named lucas and it made her confused and she'd been having some weird thoughts for a month now and it's starting to feel weird for her. suddenly, she saw a beautiful doll that has a beautiful white hair and blue jeweled eyes.

"i don't remember having this doll in my room." she muttered as she spectate the doll carefully in her hand. for a moment, the doll looks very familiar but she doesn't remember where she seen this doll before. she decided to shrugged it off then put down the doll when she heard a voice. "you should go back." she looked around her room to find where the voice was and only to see no one.

"what..." keiko was now getting a bit creeped out by this. "they're all waiting for you to come back." once again, the voice came back and that made her look at the doll that started floating all of the sudden.

keiko's eyes widened as she started screaming and stopped when she saw a girl who looked exactly like the doll. "my, you're really a loud lady." antanasia spoke as she rolled her eyes. keiko was scared that a stranger was now in her room and confused about why she's here.

"who are you and what do you want from me?" keiko glared at the girl and antanasia chuckled as she smiled at her. "i'm you." she said which made keiko deadpanned at her response.

"no shit sherlock. we don't even look the same, so why are you saying you're me?" antanasia eyes twitched by this but immediately composed herself. "the two of us has the same soul, meaning to say that we're one." antanasia explained to her but keiko was still confused which made antanasia glared at the girl in front of her for being stupid.

antanasia sighed. "honestly, i do not understand why you're in the top of your class when you're this stupid." keiko was offended by what she said but couldn't argue with it because she's somehow right. antanasia once looked at her again the went to flick her forehead which made keiko looked at her a bit angry. "h— hey! why'd you do that for?" keiko spoke but then all the memories started flooding in her head when she was antanasia from the past and the current. a tear left in her eyes as she looked at the girl in front of her. "what did i just saw?" keiko asked the princess.

antanasia smiled softly at her. "that was your memories in your past and current life as antanasia. they're all waiting for you, even lucas is waiting for you." keiko still couldn't believe that all this time, she was antanasia in her past life.  "but what about you? aren't you the real antanasia?" keiko asked her which made antanasia look down. "yeah, but you could say that i knew everything in our life." antanasia then stood up to walk around the room.

"we've been alive for a lot of times now, and in all of our lives... lucas was always there to save us and love us. i mean, he did promise us that he'll wait and find us even if it takes centuries." antanasia giggled for a bit and now, keiko understand why lucas kept clinging to her and how he knew her already when they were kids.

"i want to go back." keiko spoke confidently which made antanasia looked at her then smiled. "are you sure? right now, your mother is well and alive in front of you. isn't that what you wanted? to live a life with your loving mom?" antanasia spoke in a serious tone but was still smiling.

keiko nodded as she finally had her decision. "i know that if i stay here then I'll still be happy but i already made a lot of friends there and dad must be worried by now." she spoke softly as antanasia hugged the girl. "i'm glad that you finally made your decision." antanasia stopped hugging her but was still holding her shoulders.

"i will be sending you back now, and please make sure to open up with our father. i'm sure that he misses you and he always loves you as his first daughter." antanasia spoke as keiko nodded while crying the princess smiled as she spoke once again. "and..." after what antanasia said everything went white and keiko passed out.

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it's been a while hasn't it? i apologise for being inactive for a while. i was so busy with my school as a senior high school so i didn't have time to update this book. but since school is finally over, i will be able to finish this book now!