Story of The Witch of Madness

POV: Viani Fiolera

The civil war that occurred seven years ago was an event that could be said to have changed my life. The war that took the life of my only disciple. My disciple is a bright and talented girl. At the age of 12, she already earned the title of Sorcerer Supreme and is paving her way to becoming a Witch. When the civil war broke out, she was obliged to participate. Of course, I was against it, even though she is a Sorcerer Supreme. She was young and immature, nor did she have enough experience. But The Emperor was very adamant and did not want to change his decision. I then decided to participate and accompany my disciples. The Emperor just smiled and allowed me to participate. The people from the Fiolera family also have no reason to oppose my decision. Fiolera does not bound to any country, and each individual has the right to determine their own path. That possibility is the reason why no one opposes my decision.

On the battlefield, I fought against troops under Duke Clifford's command along with my disciple. Everything was fine at first, but suddenly someone from the emperor's army tried to kill me while I was focused on fighting. My disciple noticed it and quickly pushed me away, the sword then penetrated my disciple's body. I quickly ran towards her and tried to heal her with magic, but it was already too late. I lost my consciousness afterward and my eyes, Evil Eye ... Eye of Vileness .... took over my every action. Almost all the troops on the battlefield, comrades, or foes died in my hand. The next day I found myself in the pile of corpses covered in blood.

That day, I was given the moniker... The Witch of Madness.

When I returned to the city, I received the news that Duke Clifford had successfully usurped the throne from the emperor and became the new Igna Empire Emperor. A few days later, I was arrested as a war prisoner

"You monster!!, I shouldn't have entrusted my daughter to you!!"

The troops that survived when the Evil Eye took over me apparently told what happened at that time. The story reached my disciple mother and she assumed I was the one who killed her daughter. I had lost for a word, and can only be silent. I'm used to being called a monster because of my eyes. But ... I am really sad about my disciple's death ... Noella Veze Fiolera. Her father and mother received peerage from the Igna Empire, which made him bound by the imperial rulings of the Igna. Therefore, their daughter had to obey the emperor's orders.

Yes ... it was their fault that made Noella's destiny end like that, not my fault ... not my fault .... not ... my fault.

The next day, one of the elders from the Fiolera family came and released me from prison. I didn't really understand why they wanted to release me until I was ordered to face the head of the Fiolera family. I immediately remembered that every member of the Fiolera family who committed a crime would be ordered to face the family head. The punishment that each Fiolera family member will be determined by the head of the Fiolera family.

Lourel Fiolera, the Witch who has lived for thousands of years. She is the head of the Fiolera family... as well as my master who guided me until becoming a Witch. At that moment she was in front of me, sitting in a majestic chair like a royal queen. I stood in the middle of the room in the presence of hundreds of other Fiolera family members. Everyone in the room was waiting for a decision from the Head of the Fiolera Family. The atmosphere was bustling with whispers from everyone in the room. Until Lourel raises her hand in a sign asking everyone to be quiet. Lourel then returns her hand to its original position, then said.

"Viani Fiolera, after earning the Witch title two years ago. This is the first time you have committed a crime. Participating in the war is your choice, but the witnesses on the battlefield claim that you are not only attacking your foe, but also your comrades. But that's not a crime we're going to prosecute now. That's none of Fiolera's business. "

The room immediately returned to being filled with whispers. But swiftly, Lourel raises her hand again to order everyone to be quiet.

"I know very well what really happened on the battlefield. Viani is influenced by the power of the Evil Eye. This is my fault as Viani's master for not making a counter measurement. Therefore, I will proceed to seal her eyes, this seal will make Viani unable to open his eyes making her blind."

Lourel then stands up from her chair and walks toward me. She then closed my eyes with her right hand while chanting a spell. The very next moment I couldn't open my eyes.

"With this, Viani can no longer use her eyes. Now, I will judge violations that Viani has committed"

"As a member of the Fiolera family. Allowing your protege to die before graduation is a violation. Viani Fiolera will be exiled to the forbidden forest. She will wear a bracelet that will not allow her to use magic !!. If she can make it out of the forbidden forest safely or meet her end. her sins will be forgiven."

Days and months have passed since those days. The bracelet that I wear is supposed to prevent me from using magic, but somehow I can still use lesser magic. I don't know if this is because of my master leniency or the bracelet is actually broken. I can also see my surrounding by sensing mana in my surrounding. As long I did not meet a strong monster, I might be able to survive. But do I deserve to survive? those questions always appear in my head every day. I feel like no hope left for me, I am ready to die right now. But the image of Noella keeps appearing. She saves my life. If I die now, her death would be meaningless. She's the only reason I have the will to live.

But then, today I meet an enormous monster. The mana pool of the monster has made it impossible to sense my surrounding using mana. This is it, I have no way to escape from it. I would meet my end here. I feel something biting my hand. It bites so hard until I almost can't feel my hand. There's no hope left, my death is inevitable.

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What is this?. It feels so familiar yet so foreign.

"O mortal .. can you hear me?.

The voice sounded like the voice of a young girl in her mid-teens.

"Yes, I can hear you"

"Very well then. Let me introduce myself, I am the Deity who governs Time and Fate. I am now in front of you because I have some request for you."

I just stay silent and listen.

"In the next few years, there is a girl who will be born in the house of Duke Lorena. I want you to guide that child because she holds a great destiny. Guide the child until the child becomes a witch."

"Why...? Why chose me?."

"The power you possess is the only power that can neutralize her power. She possesses divine power that we deities have, but she's only mortal. You the only one in this world could save her."

"Divine power? is that what I feel right now?."

"Yes."

Short and definite answer huh. But can I believe her, she comes out of nowhere and claims to be a deity. Even if I can believe her, how can someone who is blind and barely can even use magic guide the girl yet to be born?. Plus, I think my hand already get eaten by that monster earlier.

" Worry not about your condition. Healing it and reverting it to normal is an easy task for me."

Suddenly, a warm feeling envelops my body. I can open my eye once again. I can see the bracelet I am wearing break into pieces. She breaks a seal that family head cast on me. That seal was supposed to be an unbreakable seal from ancient times. I then try to look toward her. But what I see is only bright white light.

"Refrain from using your eye or it will take over you completely. Only use your eye on crucial moments. Also, with those eyes, is impossible to see my divine body."

"Take over my body, what do you mean?."

"The power you possess is kin of divine power too. Mortal can't handle that power easily. I send you to that girl not only for her benefit but also for you."

"The eye of vileness is a type of divine power?."

"Yes, but calling it the eye of vileness is a bit miss conception. That power is flowing all over your body, not just in your eye."

I take a long sight. Base on what I see and what she did earlier is convinces me a little. Maybe she's not lying. She also kinda read my mind. Let's try to gamble this and believe her. What worse could have happened?? Dying?. I almost death Earlier. And so, I decided to accept her request.

"I decided... I will accept your request."

"Very well. Be a maidservant in the House of Duke Lorena. That way, you will be destined to be at her side."

After she said that, the bright light disappears, leaving me alone in this forbidden forest.