Younever Wanted Things To Turn Out This Way? Maybe You Should Have Thought About That Before You Ensured

You ‘never wanted things to turn out this way’?                      Maybe you should have thought about that                                                          before you ensured they’d become this way. 

Teacher: Uh, the assistant no not assistant, the head of Black Panther’s guard died I think in Infinity War Idiot: Oh well, she’s not a superhero though. All the black superheros are dead. Me:...... Um, Falcon? War Machine? And how dare you speak of the great and badass Okoye, leader of the Dora Milaje with such flippancy? She’s the reason why Black Panther is even alive! Someone in the back: She’s badass though.

“I-How dare you! Who do you think you are to think that you can threaten me in such a barbaric way?!” The Duke snarled at Arcturus, momentarily taking his attention off of Lucette. But her spot, she can see the poisonous emotion of fear begin to take form in his eyes, his hands trembling.

“You should listen to him, Duke. I would hate to have my guest’s pleasant evening be ruined by spilled blood over an idiotic conflict. Oh? What’s with that look? You didn’t think I was actually going to defend you against him, did you? After how rudely you spoke to me? Such arrogance.” She taunted cruelly, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Your Highness, is this the company you keep around your person?! No wonder you’re so unrefined! Combined that with your breeding-”

“What did you just say about my parentage?” She cut him off darkly,the temperature in the room suddenly dropping. Most, more intelligent people, would’ve seen the signs and stopped there. But the Duke wasn’t known for his intelligence.

“You did not hear me? I speak of how your mother copulated with a barbaric excuse of a prince from a backwards world like some whor-” The Duke rambled, only to be cut off with with a loud gurgle as Lucette’s hands wrapped tightly around his throat, his back pressed against the wall. 

“You have a lot of nerve to speak in such a way about the deceased family of the person who holds your life in her hands.” She growled through her clenched teeth, blue eyes now lit afire with dark rage, hands tightening around his throat.

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“That and more. During the Polarian war, a great war that encompassed the Spiral to stop Napoleguin from conquering us all, piracy was rampant, especially here. The robbed ships, slaughtered crews, raid homes; my people lived in fear during those dark times. King Casimir’s attention was so stuck in the war, he didn’t even help the world he was fighting for. It was during this time that my uncle rose to the rank of Supreme Commander. With the army of clockworks that he made, he fought against Napoleguin and won, bringing victory to Valencia. At the same time, he destroyed the pirates that infested the skyways and sent them scurrying back to Skull Island where their base of operations is.” She explained, taking another sip of wine to calm her down. While she held no ill will towards Casimir, it did annoy her that he was so invested on a war just for glory, that he ignored the suffering of his people from the inside. He was brash and bull headed, especially for a unicorn.

“When all was said and done, the people praised and worshiped my uncle for what he did for not just Valencia but for the entire Spiral. However, hatred and discontentment with King Casimir grew and encompassed the people. To the point where they demanded he step down from the throne. That’s when my uncle overthrew King Casimir and made himself king, with little to no resistance. Making me the Crown Princess.” As she spoke, her eyes drifted closed, a soft smile on her lips as she remembered the coronation. It was the most wondrous thing she had ever seen at the age. The Throne Room was decorated in gold and silver, a royal purple carpet on the ground leading up to the magnificent golden throne. It was extremely crowded, overflowing with people. All of Valencia was there, excited to see their new king. Her uncle was dressed in a uniform of white trimmed with gold metallic trimming and lace, one of the few times she had seen him without a hat ever since he became Supreme Commander.

She had been dressed in a modified version of the Court Dress that she wears today. Wearing both her mother’s jewelry that had been passed down to her and the jewels of past princesses. When she had looked into the mirror that day, she had felt like a fairytale princess, but at the same time, she struggled to understand that the reflection was her. It felt surreal. After the Archbishop placed the crown on her uncle’s head and announced that he was now king, he had pulled her over to him, and placing a hand on her shoulder and on top of her head; he had announced her as Valencia’s future Queen. His heir.

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Finishing up her food, Lucette poured herself more wine, knowing that with what she was about to do that she was going to need it.

“I was born at my parent’s villa here in Valencia, a few miles away from here. The moment I entered the Spiral, the first rays of the sun entered the room, inspiring my mother to name me Lucette. Light.

 From that point on, I was loved and adored by my family including my clockwork uncle. When I was five years old, my parents went back to sailing around the Spiral. They did not like staying on one world for too long, made them restless. So I learned about the Spiral through them, meeting people and experiencing most people my age didn’t. Every summer, I would be sent on a ship to Valencia to spend the time with my grandfather and my uncle. My grandfather was a famous engineer who made amazing creations not just for practicality but for joy as well.” She explained, her eyes falling shut as the memories of times long gone flowed through her. She vividly remembers watching her grandpa work on his creations, sometimes for clients, sometimes for personal enjoyment. She remembers sitting with the dozens of other children as her grandpa activated a puppet show with another story, her eyes wide with wonder and excitement.

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Happy Mermay, y’all. Yes, I know I’m late but the universe was legit out to get me today. Had no time to finish this until night time. Yes, I’m gonna somewhat participate in Mermay by drawing mermaids. I need to learn how to draw other mythical creatures for a story I have in mind later on. There’s no backstory behind this pic besides just wanting to draw a mermaid. I also have a speedpaint of me drawing it that I’ll upload later.