21. Transformation!

                                    

                                          
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The Celia who returned from the mind spell was not the same as before...
Her ruby irises resembled half bloody moons as she sat before a mirror, her eyes narrowing as flashes of the past breezed through her mind... feeding her new-found hatred for Vitav.
Before venturing into her own mind, she had certainly hated Vitav, and she knew he was wicked and ruthless, but her fear led to a selfish decision to avoid Vitav and Novia, while making plans to save herself and the Scarlett Estate when the time was right.
But the Taze in her mind had deliberately sent her back to her twenty-sixth life so she would recall something...
It wasn't just her, or her father, or Sara, or the Scarlett Estate, or even Taze...
The entire Luxia was at stake!
After the first fake life, she had forgotten the faith King Vien and the people had placed in her, and she only sought to be Queen because of Vitav.
Hearing King Vien's words from the last life had reminded her that a Queen must possess certain qualities and the strength to shoulder the weight of the entire Kingdom!
And it was even more important for a King...
She could never let Vitav and Novia rule Luxia!
Fortunately, Taze was still the Crown Prince, but she must find a way to cure him.
In this life, Taze must rule!
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The next day, the air was filled with gasps wherever Celia passed, and she was a bit surprised to see expressions ranging from awe, to shock, to all out disbelief in more than a few faces.
"Who's she?!"
"Has she always been in our school?!"
"Such delicate looks... Where did this flower come from?!!"
The whispers followed her everywhere.
'Did I change that much?!' She wondered, and Carla laughed from her side.
"I can read your expression! The answer is Yes! I told you I barely recognized you! Carla leaned in. "Such an unbelievable transformation!"
Celia had indeed transformed, reverting to her natural style and grace from previous lifetimes.
She had grown accustomed to wearing her hair down in this life, so she left it down, but had styled it so it resembled an elegant silver waterfall, falling down her back, and just one side of her face.
But the major change was in her carriage and aura... She held her head high, and was no longer hiding her aura.
Walking through the corridors wasn't the shadow she had designed to vanish in almost any crowd.
This was a young lady who exuded a bold confidence, as if she had no doubt that she would emerge as a winner in any situation!
"What led to this transformation?!" Carla demanded in a whisper, but Celia just smiled.
That was an easy answer...
Taze had to be King, but she was not generous enough to hand him over to another lady.
Which meant she had to be Queen!
But that left her in a precarious position, as she had spent seven years trying to be invisible!
Seven years trying to avoid the so-called Lead in her life, when it had been Taze all along...
And now?