Babel Novel
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Annie’s face stiffened slightly.
If she refused, she would be considered stingy.
Fortunately, she had been acting for so many years, while Zoe had never engaged in acting, so it was conceivable that she knew anything about acting at all.
If she wanted to be humiliated, let her be.
Thinking like this, Annie smiled with confidence.
“Ok!”
Seeing this, Nathan agreed.
He sat back down behind the monitor with a vague sense of anticipation.
After all, although he chose Annie to act as
Alanna Nelson, but to be honest, Annie was not the perfect candidate in his mind.
However, without a better candidate on deck, he had to put up with such an arrangement for now.
As for Zoe, he was amazed at first sight.
She had calm and indifferent temperament, which was similar with that of Alanna Nelson in his mind.
That calm yet distant demeanor and the chilling presence presented by the slight furrow between the brows was a similar resemblance to the Alanna Nelson in his mind.
But Zoe was not an actress after all, and did not seem to have any intention to venture into acting.
Therefore, even if Nathan had some ideas in his heart, he could only hold it back.
After all, performing arts was not a walk in the park anyway. Although there was editing involved in the later stages, the acting skills of an actor or actress was still very important.
Although Annie was not the perfect candidate in his heart, he believed, as long as he trained her, she could make the role alive.
Nevertheless, it was for the best to have them compete on the same stage.
He wanted to see which one was better, the Alanna Nelson in his mind and the candidate he chose.
Before long, Annie and Zoe changed into the outfit and walked out from the backstage respectively.
Zoe was wearing an armor suit, while Annie was wearing a bright crimson imperial wear.
They were going to take on the most dramatic scene in the whole play.
Zoe was playing the role of the heroine Alanna Nelson while Annie took on the role of Alanna’s sister, Priscilla Nelson
Alanna Nelson and Priscilla Nelson were originally daughters of the prime minister in the Yepa Empire. After the fall of the Yepa Empire, they were marched to the Kyrma Empire with the princess Kallie Franklin.
Alanna had learnt martial arts since her childhood, and was a good friend of Kallie Franklin. She shouldered the responsibility of protecting Nicole and her sister secretly.
Yet to her dismay, their stay in Kyrma Empire had not been long when Kallie Franklin willingly became a concubine to the emperor for the sake of their motherland.
She and her sister Priscilla gradually ran in opposite directions due to the disparity in values
and views.
Priscilla fell in love with the crown prince of the Kyrma Empire. In order to be his wife, she did not hesitate to betray Alanna and revealed the hidden places of the survivors to the prince.
Cutting ties with Priscilla, Alanna fled from the palace and traversed six empires before leading the last of her people to raise the flag in the Northwest, establishing the first female-ruled empire, Yemoa Empire.
This scene was about Alanna led the troops into the Kyrma Empire. After many years, Priscilla had become the Empress Dowager. When they met again, it was time for farewell.
With the sound of “Action”, the scene unfolded.
Priscilla sat upright on high. With the emperor passed on at this point and the new ruler still blossoming, she took on the reins of ruling as the empress dowager.
However, a soldier outside the hall came to report an emergency.
“Empress Dowager, Yemoa Empire’s army has invaded!”
There was a commotion in the hall.
“What should we do? We’d better run!”
“It’s too late. The North, South, East, and West gates were breached by the army of Yemoa Empire. They are everywhere.”
“Where is General Wallace? And the soldiers in the Fort Norma? Where are they?”
“Th… they have been killed!”
The ministers were in a great uproar, but Empress Dowager, who was sitting on the throne, remained expressionless and calm.
It was then the palace gate was opened.
Soldiers in black armor rushed in.
“Kill them all, except those who surrender!”
The stage echoed with the sounds of cries and weapons clashing.
Staring at the figure walking through the palace gate, Priscilla’s unperturbed face finally wavered.
Alanna was of such mighty presence, cladded in black armor and equipped with a spear. Her furrowed brow addressed a chilling bearing that could only be of Hades from Hell, casting the arrogance and imperiousness of worldly disdain!
Back in the auditorium, Nathan was looking at Natalia coming, and his pupils shrank.
That was…
The picture in his head overlapping with his sight stirred quite an emotion in him.
This… this was Alanna Nelson in the flesh!
The woman whose homeland and family were in ruins, was left to dwell in troubled times. Having experienced the difficulty of life and her family lost in the flames of war, she gradually learned to put her feelings aside.
Ditching needlework, she picked up the spear and rode on a warhorse to take back the land!
At the very end, she finally returned, haughty and contemptuous!
Both Nathan and the rest of the crew stared in awe!
They never knew a girl looked so good in armor!
Not at all delicate, the sense of combativeness was instead brought out in her without seeming too masculine. A hint of fiery and domineeringness added to that feminine beauty, making her overbearing and commanding poise honed through years of leadership conspicuous and eye-catching
God! What a sight!!
Sitting above the hall, Priscilla gazed at the woman beneath clenching her fists in her sleeves.
“Here you are.”
These simple words were somewhat ironically bleak.
Alanna darted a cold glance. The look prompted one of the men to drag Priscilla down from her throne.
“Let me go! I can walk on my own!”
She struggled a little, but she got a merciless slap!
The person who hit her was Alanna.
Alanna blurted coldly, “This is for your betray fifteen years ago!”
Fifteen years ago, Priscilla had already crawled into the crown prince’s bed while Alanna was plotting her escape from the palace. Priscilla had promised to help her, but she betrayed her and disclosed her plans to the crown prince.
She was nearly killed by an arrow at that time.
Annie’s face hung to one side, as she did not expect that Zoe would hit her.
However, she quickly realized that it was payback!
Zoe was getting back at her for cracking the whip at Laura.
She was a film star after all. Although lacking in skills, she got the fundamentals down.
After a swift show of fury, Annie resumed her composure.
“Sister, do you know why I sold you out?”
Alanna Nelson looked at her, indistinctly having the answer in her mind.
She said slowly, “Since childhood, you have always been the best and the most beautiful girl. Dad and Mom loved you the most. Even as enslaved prisoners, His Majesty the crown prince fell for you first.”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
“What is it in me that I am not as good as you? When it comes to poetry and painting, I am skillful than you. Although I can’t do martial arts, it is a male thing. Why do they all like you?
“I swear to myself that I’ll never live in your shadow. I swear I’ll climb to the peak and trample you under my feet on day!”