Scarlet's Awakening

Sheila didn't want to die a second time. Therefore, from now on, she has to be cautious about her actions if she wants her head and neck intact.

Eigeel stared quietly at his master. Observing her quietly as different emotions reflected in her beautiful face. It seemed that his mistress was so lost in her thoughts that she did not see him watching her.

Sheila suddenly snapped her fingers as if she saw something that lifted her spirits. Leaping off of the altar where she lay... Sheila wobbled slightly when her feet reached the ground, still not used to her own legs.

'Is she going to go somewhere?' Eigeel thought, watching his master with wonder. He stood up, planning to follow her however Sheila saw him and raised her hand to stop him.

"I'm not going anywhere so you don't need to follow me."

Surprised, Eigeel halted and bowed his head in submission, "As you wish."

Sheila gave Eigeel a thankful nod.

She doesn't like being followed, especially by servants who follow her around like a loyal puppy.

Although the puppies are cute, Sheila still felt uncomfortable.

For someone who isn't used to having servants follow them wherever they go, it can't be helped that she's having a hard time.

Scarlet may be used to it. But it wasn't the case for Sheila. Now that she was gradually accepting her fate as the new Scarlet. She had to get used to acting like a royalty.

But not today though.

Although, Sheila's been quite intrigued about what Scarlet looks like for awhile now.

She saw Scarlet's old image in her memories, and she was a woman of rare beauty that could lead emperors and kings to fight over her.

But, as Sheila climbed off the altar a while ago, she noticed that a portion of her height was missing. In her past life, she was 5'4 feet tall, now, it's like she's back to being a little midget.

Could it be that Scarlet's height had receded when she almost lost all her power in the war? Sheila thougt.

She's been thinking about these questions inside her head, and they've been bugging her since she woke up.

But these are just her wild guesses. Good thing she saw a full-length mirror at the corner. It's best to see for herself what she looks like and seeing the mirror, she thought, why not look at her reflection right now?

Sheila walked to the mirror and stopped in front of it.

Sheila stared at her reflection and held her own cheeks. "Ehhhhh?"

Amazed at what she had seen. Sheila pinched herself hard. She cried a little, feeling the stinging pain on her cheeks.

Sheila was not dreaming!

She looked at her reflection again and tilted her head to the left. The reflection mirrored her movements.

She tilted her head to the right, and the reflection did the same thing as well.

A random idea came over Sheila, and she opened her mouth to whisper, "Crab nuggets..."

To her surprise, the reflection moved her mouth and uttered the same words at the same time she said the words.

Eigeel looked at his mistress strangely. He didn't hear her saying Crab Nuggets but he saw that she's been acting weird. The way she's looking at herself in the mirror, it's like she's new to her body.

And her questions were strange, too. She asked him who he was, about magic, and then she started to have headaches.

Then she started staring into space, deep in thought more than twice.

On the other hand, Sheila was starting to freak out inside as she stared at her reflection once again.

She didn't know that Scarlet was such a beautiful child! She stared at her reflection in admiration, touching her cheeks delicate cheeks which was somewhat red from the pinch she did a while earlier.

Scarlet's skin was as clear and translucent as a porcelain doll! In the mirror, the purity of Scarlet's skin contrasts with the blackness of her dress.

She's just too cute. Sheila sighed as she measured her current height at 55 or 56 inches.

And even with the stature of a 14-year-old girl, Scarlet's beauty can be seen even in her child like appearance. Her black hair was as dark as the feathers of a raven, and her dark eyes were as deep and stormy as the waters of an ocean.

Scarlet's lips are naturally red, and her eyebrows have been modeled after a crescent moon! Her nose was so cute, it goes well with the innocent features of her eyes. Her whole being radiating the grace of the queen and the glory of the goddess.

"My queen, is there something wrong with your face?"

Sheila turned to Eigeel, surprised by his unexpected query, shaking her head she replied. "No, there's nothing wrong with my face. I was just... shocked."

Eigeel tilted his head to the side, looking confused. "Shocked, huh." He mumbled.

Sheila cleared her throat.

"Y-Yes. Shocked. Uhh. By the way, I have a question," she hesitated, gazing at Eigeel. "My question isn't that complicated actually. It's just about the order."

"Then I will gladly answer your question, my queen." Eigeel replied, bowing his head respectfully.

Sheila cleared her throat. "W-Well, I was just wondering, If I decide to see them, like right now, do you think they'll be thrilled to see me?" she asked with a slightly pained expression.

Sheila made a mental facepalm. Oh God, Sheila! What do you mean by the word thrilled?

While Sheila was internally scolding herself, Eigeel's body straightened up instantly, a light smile on his face.

"They would be absolutely thrilled, my queen. We've been waiting for you to wake up for a very long time. Seeing you're in good health, I think the Scarlet Order will be more than happy to see you."

Sheila frowned, still not completely convinced.

"Are you sure? I'm actually not myself right now. What if make a mistake?"

"I assure you, you won't your majesty. No one dares to think that about you. Nothing gives us more joy than serving you forever with our whole being. And in our eyes, everything you do is not a mistake."