Debt of Fate

”Natasha, dodge the sword or you will die! ”

Long blond hair fluttered in the wind as the desperate cry rang out in the air. Blue eyes looked at their approaching death but the girl was not afraid.

After all, how could she be afraid when she no longer had anything to lose? She had already taken the blame for the crimes she had never committed in the first place. She had tried to insist on her innocence again and again but no one had believed her words.

And then she had been pushed forward as a sacrifice she was never supposed to be offered. And it was all that dukes fault.

Just because he wanted to save his daughter, he had decided to sacrifice the illegitimate daughter of their emperor who would not be missed by anyone even if she died.

If Natasha had one regret in her life, then she would not have lived it freely. She had always been careful to play the role that had been given to her in this new world. She had never acted out of her support role.

And now it was time for her role to come to an end. Finally, she would be free from this treacherous world.

Amid all this chaos, blue eyes met a pair of lovely golf ones. Those black hair framed a procaine-like face that was well cared for and Natasha could not help but be glad to see that pretty picture for the last time.

Ever since her birth in this new world, she knew that she would have to sacrifice her life for the real protagonist of this novel – Ashley. After all, it was her story.

I am so glad that she will survive. Hey system, I did well right? I will be able to go home, right? Its not like I gave anything left in this world anyway.

Natashas thoughts were cut short as soon as she felt intense pain in her abdomen. The sword wound hurt too badly and every movement made her side ache. She was bleeding quite profoundly and Natasha knew this would be her end.

”N-NO! Someone, stop this bleeding or my sister will die. Someone, hurry up and- ”

Well, there was one person left in this world who was worried about Natasha, and he was the current prince of the empire.

Her half-brother Richard had never done Natasha any harm. He was the only one she considered somewhat precious in this world.

And he was also the only one worried about her.

”Its alright your highness. This creature was never your sibling, to begin with. She was just someone the king picked up because she looked like your duplicate and could be used as a sacrifice in your place. Don be sad for such a creatures death. ”

Her brother was a good person but the people around him were anything but good. Especially the noble houses who hated to see the royal blood being tainted by Natasha.

”R-Richard, its alright. L-Live a long life. ”

Natasha felt her consciousness fade away and everything went a little blurry after that. But she was not able to get the image of those teary blue eyes out of her mind.

She wished her brother a happy and long-lived life in the future. He would be happy with Lady Ashley in the future and this incident would bring them closer. This was what Natashas role had been in the original story – to bring the two main characters closer.

”No, I won accept this fate. If your death is something I have to accept, then I will change everything. ”

Natashas heart swelled with love for her brother. The small eleven years old child was the only ray of light in Natashas fifteen years old life. He was the only one who treated her like a human.

And now he would be the very last thing she would see before she died.

In the end, the system abandoned me as well, huh? I guess I should have seen this coming since the start.

After all, that blasted system was the very reason Natasha had ended up in this situation. It had all started when she had died in her original world and somehow ended up waking in this strange world.

She still remembered that day as clearly as if it had happened yesterday. It had been a memorable experience.

Natasha had been a bodyguard in her las