Forever Destined to the Silver Shadow-Chapter 146: I don’t deserve second chance...

Celestia’s POV:

I felt like I got struck by lightning as I heard what my father said. He was right! All those perished warriors will never get their lives back. They can’t get a second chance and rise up from their graves. So I don’t deserve a second chance too!

"Now tell me, Celestia! How can I give you a second chance when you are responsible for the death of a hundred innocent Faes?"

The rest of them in the court gasped as they realized the truth about me. So far, I was just feeling guilty. Now I was also ashamed to my core.

I was still kneeling in front of my father, and I had my gaze down on the floor. I didn’t have the strength to get up from the ground. The dead rock chain that was holding my hands together had wholly sucked out my energy.

If I try now, I can break free from my chains, but I choose to let the restraints win. I don’t deserve to be free! I am responsible for the death of innocent people.

"Father," Darius interrupted. " Please don’t blame Celestia! That trickster Silver Shadow deceived her. It is his fault! So I humbly request that you give her a second chance."

I was impressed by Darius. He was actually speaking in favor of me to Father Oberon. But he knows that I am wrong here. Still, he is trying to defend me as he cares about me.

"No," my father roared at him. " Celestia is not innocent! Do you remember how many times we had warned her about that filthy incubus? Despite that, she chooses to side with him."

"I am sorry, Father," I wept while my head still inclined down. "I didn’t mean all of this to happen."

"No, Celestia. You meant all of this to happen! And don’t try to pin the blame on that trickster. The death of one hundred Faes is your fault! You are completely responsible for that."

I immediately got up from the ground after that and looked directly at my father’s fierce eyes. "Father, You know about me! I love the people of the Celestial realm more than I even love myself. My intention was never to hurt any of my people. I never wanted this all to happen!"

Father Oberon shook his head abruptly. "You never cared about the people, Celestia! If you did, then you would have never released that trickster from that cage."

Then it hit me! He was tied up in the dungeon. He would have never escaped from there if it weren’t for me! I was the one who freed him. As soon as he got released, he attacked the castle!

The truth was too hard to swallow for me. But it is always best to acknowledge the truth and accept the consequences that come after it. I turned to the subjects of the courtroom and began to confess.

"I take full responsibility for everything that happened! I am indirectly responsible for the battle that occurred this morning."

Everyone in the room was horrified! One of the Fae stepped forward and said," But you are the Dawn. You are supposed to protect us from all the evil. How can you be the reason for our suffering?"

I swallowed the knot that was forming on my throat and took a deep breath. "I am sorry for letting you all down!"

Some of the Faes were confused by my answer. And some seemed perplexed.

"I can’t believe this," the High Fae Samuel shouted. "If whatever the Dawn confessed is true, then I request King Oberon that she must be chastised for her actions."

"Yes, I agree with that too," said another Fae.

These were the people who worshiped me like a goddess until yesterday. Now they are against me too!

My head began to spin as I listened to the court members criticizing me. Slowly my vision began to blur after that. I was finding it difficult to stand still on my feet. What is happening to me? Perhaps this dead rock has drained up all of my energy!

Eventually, my body defeated me, and I fell to the ground.

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When I woke up, I realized that I was imprisoned in a cell in the dungeon. But the bars were not made up of the dead rocks. This is a normal iron cell. Surprisingly, my hands weren’t tied at all.

How did I get here? The last thing I remember was standing in the courtroom, and the subjects were saying something against me. After that, I must have fallen unconscious on the ground.

So what is going to happen to me now? What is my sentence going to be? I am responsible for the death of a hundred Faes! So I can’t expect my punishment to be lighter.

Perhaps my father will throw me down at the abyss of torment. But I don’t think that there is a bigger punishment than seeing the look of disappointment on my people’s faces.

The whole court was disappointed in me! Some of them weren’t even able to believe that I was capable of causing them misery.

I don’t think that I have anything else to lose right now. So whatever my sentence is going to be, I will accept it willingly!

My father appeared in front of my cage after a while. He was carrying a large goblet in his hand. Did he bring me food? But my father has never bought me food before.

He wasn’t giving me angry stares as he did in the courtroom. There was warmth in his eyes and compassion in his gaze. I didn’t expect this from him!

"My child," he said.

I was dazed by the two words he said. Just a while ago, he told me that he would never acknowledge me as his daughter.

"Father," I cried out. " Have you.... have you forgiven me?"

"No, my child! How will I be able to forgive you? If I did, then the people of this land would label me as an unfair King!"

If I am not forgiven, then why is he speaking to me like he used to do in the past.