Chapter 5 DAZED

"Come out". Emperor Damien said and everyone blinked in daze as they watched Jade come out of the pool of faces to meet him.

She hadn't taken one step closer to the Emperor when he blasted her with his powers and she flew back into the feces and everyone gasped loudly, while some covered their noses as the scent grew intense.

"Come out". The Emperor said his face straight but still filled with anger as he spoke and Jade wimped out in pain as she held her lower abdomen where his force hit her as she hesitated stepping out of the dirt again.

"Don't make me repeat myself". Emperor Damien said in a more threatening voice and Jade immediately stood up, stepping out of the dirt he pushed her back in with a greater force and Jade immediately fainted making everyone break into mocking laughter.

👥 Who says she's lucky!

👥 I love how the Emperor's treating her!

👥 Even the Emperor knows she's trash!

👥 She deserves whatever's happening to her!

Everyone whispered amongst themselves as they giggled along.

"Here I was thinking she was close to the Emperor". Bae let out a sigh of relief, then she began smirking.

"She'll just receive as much punishment as we used to give her back home from the Emperor". Bae

"What's going on?". Chief Foxy asked beside Chief Winter.

"We're also as lost as you, so just keep shut and watch". Chief Ace replied curtly and Foxy scoffed at him before watching.

Then Kai appeared before the Emperor, shocked at the sight before him.

"We saw him at the forbidden forest yesterday right?". Asa asked her sister who nodded.

"He's the Emperor's personal guard. He's hot right?". Nazia asked and Asa only jerked up her lips.

"Won't say". She replied and Nazia adjusted her hair.

"Of course you shouldn't. The Emperor's our target not his personal guard". Nazia said and Asa just scoffed at her.

"Foxy". The Emperor's voice came again and Chief Foxy instantly ran to him bowing before him.

"Wake her up". He said and Immediately Chief Foxy summoned her water powers, bending it in the air for a while before directing it at Jade who instantly spranged up the moment the harsh water hit her face.

"Come out". The Emperor said again and Jade's eyes widened as she began crying.

"It was a mistake! My mouth just slipped!!". Jade cried out.

"I said come out!!". The Emperor yelled again and Jade quickly jumped out, he was about blasting her again when she surprisingly went on her knees and he restrained.

"I'm..sorry...I promise to be waking up early from now on". Jade pleaded her head fully lowered and everyone rolled eyes at her.

"500 laps, any little slack and you won't just start all over again but swim in the dirt for six hours before continuing your laps". The Emperor said before disappearing from the scene.

"Start now". Kai whispered to shocked Jade before disappearing also.

Jade couldn't still believe her ears as she knelt looking so drenched of dung and water.

She breathed faster than usual since she was so tired of the continuous blasting, some part of her tummy where the Emperor's blast touch were even hurting her.

"Our poor little sis. Life must be so tough for you, don't think too much about it, okay!". Bae said loudly as she watched Jade slowly get up on her feet and made her way to the field, to run her laps.

"But 500 is kind of impossible for people with superspeed not to talk of you with nothing!!". Giselle yelled after Jade and everyone else laughed loudly.

"That's enough. Back to training we have a lot to cover before the day runs out". Chief Winter said and some girls scoffed before walking away while Winter just glared after them.

"Blame your teen features. One might even think you're one of your students". Chief Ace grinned and walked awaying and Winter frowned using the back of her sword to hit his head before walking away and he groaned out in pain.

Everyone dispersed except Mina and Hani who stood at opposite ends, their hands balled together as they glared at nothing, then their gaze caught each other and they exchanged glances before walking away.

~~JUN'S CHAMBER~~

The eldest son of Minister Wang has the biggest chamber in the whole Castle since he was his father's only heir.

He was known to be quiet and easy going amongst everyone but only one person has seen his real colors unfold.

"Seems like someone wants to get punished again". Jun smirked as he scribbled away on the sheet before him.

He sat on the wooden chair next to his king sized bed. His smirk turned into immense anger that he even broke his writing brush, then in anger he stood up from his seat flipping the whole desk to the floor and immediately the head maid ran in.

"Young Master. Is everything okay?". The head maid asked and Jun faced her with a sudden calm mood and the head maid who was a little scared relaxed a little.

"I sent for Lia. But she isn't here yet". Jun said walking closer to the thousands year old head maid.

"Oh Lia! She came down with a strange illness and Lady Wang sent her to work in her chamber instead...

"But she's my maid!!!". Jun suddenly yelled his vein visible and the head maid's eyes widened.

Then Lady Wang walked in regally and Jun's gaze turned to her.

"I'll take it from here, Solly. You may leave". Lady Wang said and the head maid bowed before walking out.

"You can have any other maid. But not Lia...

Jun's sentence was cut short by the slap he received from Lady Wang, and as his face stinged he glared at her.

"I keep cleaning your filthy mess right from when you were born to now?! Don't you have any bit of pity for Me?!". Lady Wang snapped and Jun sighed deeply.

"Isn't that the reason I respect you more than my own mother? I would have been useless if not for the...

"You're still useless, you 're a worthless thing!! Forcing a slave into your sex toy, and even making me believe you're growing quite addicted to her, what would people think?! What would you think?! He'll be forced to set up a marriage between you and that lowly maid just to save his image and put everyone's wagging tongue to stop!". Lady Wang said and Jun kept quiet.

"I have plans for your wedding already. It's going to be the biggest after Mina's and the Emperor's wedding. I plan on getting you married to that Hani girl after she loses the Empress position to my Mine. She's obviously more powerful no doubt, that's why she'll be marrying into this family instead of the Royal family so keep yourself in check till then!!!". Lady Wang snapped and Jun bowed his head slightly.

"Yes Senior Mother". Jun said but instead Lady Wang eyed him before turning to leave but she suddenly stopped on her track and turned to Jun again.

"You've been practicing right?". Lady Wang asked and Jun nodded slowly.

"What level are you right now? You're supposed to be reaching the Emperor's level if I'm to calculate correctly right?". Lady Wang asked moving closer and Jun gulped down then in anger she used her powers and threw him across his room making him land on his tummy groaning in pain but he instantly stood up and went to kneel back down.

"I...tried, senior mother!! But the Emperor's level is very hard to reach! He's a thousand years old but I'm three fifty, please senior mother, try to understand....

Jun wasn't done when Lady Wang threw him across the room again, but in huge pain he ran to kneel back down before her.

"You idiot!!! Do you know what risk I took stealing those massive powers for you?! I would have been executed for power swapping if things had gone wrong years ago back but lucky you everything went right and you dare slack off?!! When the Emperor was your age he had attained his true phoenix form multiple times and had fought many battles...

"But I'm not the Emperor! And why didn't you just give the powers to your own daughter instead rather than pulling me down with insults because of it....

Jun was interrupted with a hot slap across his face, and her ring left a scratch on his face.

"And risk people calling my Mina a witch for having such great powers?! Only men are supposed to possess such powers and not get questioned for it...

"But the blind one had it naturally from b

birth...

"All the more reason why i stole it, cause as the offspring of a slave she deserves nothing but hate!! But the heavens had to give her such great powers?! One might even think she was the god of war in her previous life". Lady Wang uttered bitterly and Jun just sighed.

"It's Phoenix fire senior Mother. Only the Emperor had such powers before, but now Jade too?..

"You mean You too! Her powers are yours now don't you ever forget and get to training! In the future I'll think twice before putting all my hopes and dreams in one person, especially a fool who isn't of my blood". Lady Wang glared.

Jun instantly went on his knees.

"I'm sorry Senior Mother. Please forgive me. I'll start training as soon as possible". Jun muttered holding his two hands tight.

"And forget that slave girl I you don't want me to kill her". Lady Wang glared before turning to leave.

Only to run into Mistress Gora outside the door glaring massively at her.

"What exactly are you up to Lani?! How dare you turn my son into your pet!!". Mistress Gora snapped and Lady Wang slapped her hard across the face.

"How dare a mere filthy mistress like you raise your voice at me?!" Lady Wang yelled.

"Lani. Just stop whatever's going on in your head and leave my son alone...

"You didn't say this when you ran to me to save your dying weakling son! You also didn't say this when in front of you I swapped his powers with someone else's just to save his life and image as the Wang's family heir!". Lady Wang cut Mistress Gora off.

"I kept quiet because he was still a child but always bullied by his friends for being a weakling. But Lani please just let it end there, being too greedy will lead you nowhere...

"Why? Cause my pawn's your stupid son? You and your stupid family mocked me for not giving my husband a son! Then you forced yourself into our lives! Now that you have a son, it's only typical that I use him for you! So don't you dare ever double cross me again or I take back what I gave your son". Lady Wang dreadfully warned before walking away and Mistress Gora with teary eyes stared after her.

"I can't let her do this to me. I must act smart also". Mistress Gora mumbled with a balled fist before also walking away.

EVENING TIME...

Emperor Damien stood right next to the bookshelf reading from a book again. His mask was off and his hair freed without being packed or anything, leaving it as free as a woman's hair even though it was way prettier than most women's hair.

Then Kai appeared behind him, bowing.

"Your bath's ready, your majesty". Kai said and the Emperor returned the book, picking up his mask he made to disappear before Kai spoke.

"I...don't think she's anywhere near 500 and everyone has retired to their various rooms for the night". Kai said but the Emperor still disappeared nonetheless.

"He's still angry?". Kai mumbled before walking away. Coming out of the door he met Asa standing right outside almost going in and blocked the way for her.

"It's the Emperor's private library. The trainees own is far ahead". Kai said, showing her the way.

"I know that. But I've read all the books in the trainees library. I'll just borrow a few from The Emperor's...

"Walk away". Kai cut her off and Asa scoffed, before walking back to her.

"Look at how dressed she is. Is she a princess or a trainee? Some girls just don't know when to stop overdoing everything". Kai scoffed as he watched Asa's flawless white night robe sweep the floor as she left, she even had a night crown on her hair also, then he also walked away.

*****

"Two...two ... .two hundred and fifty!!". Jade forcefully let out slumping to the ground as she began panting madly, her eyes partly closed, her body still consumed with the feces from earlier as she stared up at the dark cloud.

The Moon's up, her spines are aching and her smelly body seems too weak to move, but then she sat up on the ground, looking at nothing in particular as her stomach chinned in hunger. She hadn't eaten anything since morning.

"He's awful". Jade mumbled.

"It was obviously a mistake! I...just...how did he even expect me to wake up early!! I'm not doing a daily job to get paid for! Can't I just sleep and wake up whenever I please?! The hours I used in running this forced marathon should be enough to steal at least three carts of gold from his chamber! I only wanted a soft life!! What was my offense Damien?!!!!!!". Jade screamed out with all the energy she had left, before falling back to the ground but she soon stood back up slowly limping she ran into the palace.

"I'll just go and bathe and come back to finish up. Or...I'll just tell the fool of a Emperor I'm done, then maybe I'll eat and sleep a little also". Jade promised herself as she sneakily ran through the halls to her room, going there she heard voices in it and her eyes widened as barged into the room only to meet Hani and Mina inside almost at the brink of tearing each other up, but they instantly let go of themselves to cover their noses when she walked in.

"Shouldn't you hit the bath chamber first?! What's this disgusting smell coming out of you?!". Mina snapped, but Jade only looked around, her room interiors had even changed to a more expensive one and she smiled widely.

"You two, out now! I want to sleep". Jade said going to sit on the bed but Hani stopped her with powers pushing her back to stand right in front of the door.

"Where do you think you're going? Just turn around and walk out of here you smelly thing!". Hani spat and Jade made to move closer to her.

"One step forward and I'll report you to the Emperor! Cause it's obvious you didn't finish your laps before coming here!". Hani warned and Jade glared at her.

"And for your info, this is our room now! The Emperor ordered for this room to be greatly adorned and given to the best students and here we are, the best students...

"I'm the best student. You're only here cause you slept with Chief Ace...

"Say that again!". Mina threatened moving closer to Hani who was ready to fight and Jade instantly ran into their bathroom shutting the door on them and their eyes widened as they joined forces to push her out and throw her out of the room.

"And stay out!!". Mina and Hani snapped at once before shutting the door on Jade who instantly stood up banging the door.

"At least...let me take all my golden interiors with me! Even my bedspread and expensive silver mirror. They cost a lot of gold coins, you can't just throw me out like this!! Hey!!". Jade screamed banging on the door but they refused to open, then she fell to the floor with a stunned look on her face.

"Just one day...I let him become my mentor for just one day and I'm already tired of life! I don't want him training me anymore. Just send me back home!!". Jade said, getting to her feet as she stormed her way to the Emperor's chambers.

Getting closer to his chamber, she passed a door that made her body feel warm all of a sudden and she stopped on her track, going back to check the door out, she opened it and went inside only to see a huge bath pool, steam oozing out of it and her eyes widened as she shut the door instantly taking off her robe and everything then nakedly she jumped into the pool scrubbing her body with the soft sponge as she let her hair loose to wash it also.

Her beauty was shown marvelously in the candle lights as the milk washed away whatever dirt that was on her, leaving behind her goddess-like smooth light skin.

"I'm so lucky. But why's this bath water white?". Jade asked herself as she looked into it only to find out it was milk and she jumped up in surprise.

"Seriously?! Milk for drinking?! When I'm dying of hunger over here?!". Jade gasped in surprise as she took a good look around the room. It was illuminated with colored candles and rose petals were sprawled round the milky water, and Jade sighting them instantly swarmed to them and began taking them one by one to eat, she saw some jar of drinks arranged in size right at the other edge of the pool and she excitedly swammed to it drinking from it also.

"I get to bathe like a royal and even eat roses too. What more can I ask for!!". Jade screamed with excitement as she kept on bathing and eating then suddenly the huge door flung open and the Emperor walked in with his white bathrobe, his mask still on but his hair let loose and two maids each at his side ready to bath for him, and Jade in shock instantly hid under the milky water.

'I'm dead. He'll surely kill me now'. Jade panicked in her mind as she held her breath under the water.

"Leave" Emperor said when he sensed something wrong with the pool and the maids left.

Moving closer to the pool he found out there were no petals in it as Jade had eaten everything his six jars of drink were lying empty near the pool also.

But then his eyes widened seeing Jade's dirty clothes on the floor right next to the pool and he took off his mask revealing his handsome face, as he sighed deeply balling his fist.

"You just love getting on my nerves don't you?". The Emperor muttered walking closer to the pool, but Jade still hid inside.

"You're going to lie, you finished the whole 500 laps?". Emperor Damien sneered, finally bending down and staring deeping into the pool, his gaze sharp, fierce and lazed with rage.

"Answer me when I speak to you!!". Emperor Damien roared, finally letting his anger out.

Then fearfully but immediately Jade came out from beneath the water nakedly and the Emperor's eyes widened as his eyes instantly caught glimpse of her full clean wet breasts, immediately he turned away with a dazed look on his face, while Jade was still in the water using her hands to cover her exposed upper body.

"You're...naked". Emperor Damien muttered his gaze still aside from her and she bit her lower lip.

"My clothes were fully drenched in feces...

"Even so, who baths completely naked in this kingdom?!". Emperor Damien questioned and Jade's eyes widened.

"No one does? But I do?". Jade blinked in puzzlement and the Emperor's eyes widened more...