Hold on to power

Cecilia

I was being pulled into a deep ocean, my mind found it cold and meaningless, I instinctively wanted to rise to the surface.

Every time I struggled to get to the surface of the water, I started to remember what it felt like to be alive. Pain, sadness, happiness, all these complex emotions were foaming inside me, like a volcano, ready to explode at any moment.

After all, emotions are like waves, you can't stop them from coming, but it's up to us which one we want to choose.

my choice was my ambition because I had to survive no matter what

I tried harder to get to the surface, in a way I was almost at the end, but suddenly I felt something breaking inside me, I lowered my head slowly.

I saw that elf girl described in fairy tales in our childhood, her mouth opened in surprise and her hand reached out towards me as if she wanted to tell me something.

I quickly stretched my arm forward, grabbed her wrists and tried to pull her to me, and without me noticing, dark hands coming out of the bottom of the ocean began to grab the elf girl by the waist and pull her down tighter.

I didn't want to let go of her. I held her wrist tighter. Seeing that my efforts were useless, the elf girl smiled at me sadly. Her emerald green eyes started to flicker. Before I could understand what I was experiencing, she was violently pulled down.

I wanted to scream but I surfaced, soul and body separated

The new one took on a shade between gold and green. My arms began to glow among strange runes. The soul came to life again, as if violating the rules of the universe.

My eyes opened quickly with these memories, I was out of breath and my body was sticky.

I wanted to move, I lifted my body with support from my hands, my toes touched the cold surface of the ground.

I needed some air. I lifted my body from the bed and walked towards the large balcony. My hands met the smooth black metal of the balcony.

A cold breeze hit my skin and pulled my silver hair from my neck, and I breathed more of the fresh mountain air

and my arms were a peach white color that I never got used to

A few things lined up in the sky, strange arrays of runes glowing a pale color as the light hit my skin.

the ropes of reincarnation that brought me here I still can't believe that such a thing could happen. The doors of different worlds were opened according to the way we could pass through

This was impossible even with my world's technology and even my inheritance ability, but the magic in this world was complicated in a way that I could not understand, and the fact that we were in the middle of a war constantly pushed me into negative emotions.

You are from the layers of our world, Cecilia, we need you to hope for a new life, after all, he is a guide on the path to freedom, but no matter how much you fear him, wherever you go, he will be doomed, so do not be afraid of his power and be proud of it, Cecilia my dear.

When I remembered what Agrona had told me, my head started to hurt again, my hands were anxiously over my head.

She promised me and Nico a new life if I helped her, but I didn't know what it was for, she just needed me.

I kept my gaze towards the foothills of the mountain to distract myself from the nauseous feelings. The sight of snow falling gracefully over the thorny trees made me feel at peace.

It was easier said than done. When I was little, whenever I wandered around, there was a raging rage inside me that would never end and get out of control and destroy everything, a huge ki pool full of it.

This voice inside me, hungry to kill, was coming out around me like an elastic whip and causing damage to the surroundings. For this reason, I was expelled from many campuses. Even remembering this made me shiver with this cold air.

"There's also this Arthur thing," I said out loud, and the elf girl said his name before being pulled down.

What's going on with Arthur?

I slowly turned my head back to see Nico. When I first came into this world, I thought his face was strange. He had dark black eyes, raven hair and a pointed jawline, but at least it reminded me that I was not alone in this world.

As he got closer to me, I felt like I was lost in my thoughts. He came to me with a frown and said, "You shouldn't walk around with a thin dress in this cold weather, you might get sick."

I nodded before moving inside. Nico closed the window and then the balcony door behind me. Thus, a warmth filled me. The fireplace on my right started to glow brighter as the cold stopped.

I threw myself on the chair in front of me, then I grabbed the handle of the tin iron and started playing with the embers in the fireplace. I could see from the side that Nico was waiting impatiently for an answer behind me.

You just mentioned Arthur, didn't you? nico's shoes were hitting the ground at the same time as if they were in rhythm with music.

I was hesitant to answer Nico because she was closer to agrona than me, but I don't think I could lie to her.

I left the thin iron in my hand on the edge of the fireplace and turned towards Nico.

"That elf girl" I started talking, looking into Nikon's eyes, he gave me Arthur's name in my dream, I don't know, it seemed so real to me, beyond a dream.

''It feels like this entrusted body is becoming more and more mine day by day, but on the other hand, I can't help but feel like what we're doing is wrong, nico

I said neither that elf girl nor Gray deserves this.

"The gray killed you, Cecilia," he said, his eyes turning almost red with anger, "You must admit that." then he continued his words

"I know Nico" I said before grabbing my hair again but there are things we can't see and.. ahh I stiffened from the pain and held my head tighter with both hands.

the bitter crumbs in my mind started coming back every time I tried to remember, my head ached like it was going to explode, I felt nauseous

Nico quickly came to me and pulled me into his lap with his arms bigger than me and whispered into my ear, "Calm down, Cecilia." I was breathing heavily, my nails were gripping Nico's jacket.

The seeds that were slowly gnawing at my mind were dispersing as I calmed down

When my breathing started to become more natural, he gave Nico the signal to let me go, so we separated to give me space.

The mind is still in a race with the body that is at its core, but as you say, if the body becomes yours day by day, it means that this pain will dissipate over time.

She lightly touched my forehead with her hand, which made me look at her.

Meditate once in a while, Cecilia, it will relax your mind,

i nodded in response

When Nico realized that I was okay, he stood up and took a step back. Agrona decided that today was the last day of your training. Then he called us to go.

She extended her hand for me to hold and asked, "Should we go together?"

I blinked my eyes then mockingly raised my hand in the air, no, I'm fine, I'll meet you there later, I said, looking at Nico.

We looked at each other for a few seconds, but finally he gave up and sighed deeply

Nico nodded, then turned towards the door, grabbed the handle and turned it, closed the door behind her

I sighed deeply and closed my eyes. To practice, I followed the path to my breath. I could feel my chest rising and falling with each breathless exchange. I wanted to go deeper, so I followed the path to my bones, my organs, and finally my core.

I felt the powerful white core shining like a sun inside me, next to it was the will of the beast, this power that was not mine but was mine at the same time, it was just like Ki

Then I opened my eyes like fire burning with new passion

I lifted my body from the chair to see my favorite spot in the Taegrin caelum. As I approached the window, I felt the warmth slowly leave my body.

This could be explained in one word

I am alive and living

I laughed dryly as I held the edges of the window with my hands. I regretfully said that I didn't even have a room where I could be alone, let alone a place with a beautiful view.

i usually stayed in dormitories with the girls, I endured constant verbal bullying, they wouldn't let me in between them, they were right, I was a monster, but the worst thing was that every time I caused a problem, they threw me Decently into a dark cold room

Until the day came when I met principal Wilbeck, Nico and Arthur.

I grabbed the ends of the curtain with both hands and brought them together, thus blocking out a pinch of light entering the room.

These are in the past now there was Nico and Agrona for me I thought I had to finish the training so I wouldn't keep agrona waiting any longer.

I walked to my dressing room and got ready, then closed the door behind me to go out.

I started walking through the corridors of the Taegrin Caelum, the environment was full of servants moving around as always, so much so that this huge castle had the capacity to accommodate more than a thousand people.

When I got lost a few times, I wanted to ask the servants the way, but instead of answering me, they couldn't even look at me out of fear. I couldn't help but wonder what Agrona could have done to bring them to this place.

Fortunately, I turned from the last corridor and went down the stairs to see the arena hall. I shifted my gaze towards the central structure that made up this place.

I touched my hands to the walls, which we could call stone but were actually made of a different material. A red stone was shining in every stripe from end to end. I could feel the raw mana coming out of them. 

I thought it was normal, this was an area specially created for scythes and servants to train, no matter how powerful the giant mana that would come from us, the stones would keep this area alive.

"Look who finally decided to show up," she said, and I watched as Melzri walked towards me with graceful steps.

Her light sandy hair waved with every movement and she had horns that curled from her head to her tip.

Agrona sent us here to watch you train. He lifted his hands to his chin and smiled. "Also, I would like to have fun with you, but unfortunately your training leader today will be someone else." he said sarcastically

I knew from the very beginning that Melzri and I never understood each other, we were like polar opposites. Whenever we came across each other in education or on a different subject, he always looked for an opportunity to make fun of me, and this was one of them.

At least there was something about him that I admired, even if he wasn't honest. I was always fascinated by the unwavering confidence that came from him.

"Don't be like this, brother, no matter how boring the work is, Agrona still needs an inheritance," Viessa said, leaning his head on the handle of the balcony above with his arms.

Viessa is the strongest among the scythes. When Agrona first brought me to this arena, I felt it in my bones.

Her purple hair was dwarfed by the darkness of the arena, so much so that her dark eyes were pitch black.

He looked at me, wrinkling his nose. It was very fair. Before I came here, Agrona was giving them what they wanted. After I appeared, they stayed behind the leading role, just like the side characters of the stage. They were jealous of me being the apple of Agrona's eye.

Lady Cecilia said, Draneeve opened both arms as she approached me. Scythe Melzri and Viessa were going to join you in training today, but Dragoth insisted on taking their place, so she will be our training partner for today.

"Skip the intro, Draneeve," she said, her voice coming out loud, I felt it vibrating even on the soles of my feet.

I looked behind Draneeve's shoulders to see the owner of this voice.

His lithe figure was moving with his broad shoulders as he moved towards us. He was over two meters tall. He had a thick beard. His horns were sharp, just like a bull's. But what was really scary was his eyes. They were completely red. In his eyes, I looked like prey.

After standing in front of me, he grabbed her waist with both hands and leaned forward with his large body. "I've heard a lot about you, Lady Cecilia, but I'd like to confirm it myself, you know," he said with a grin.

"We'll see," I said, without needing to push back.

We both took our places facing each other and were waiting for the scientists watching us from behind the glass to activate the mana crystals.

With the bright effect of the mana crystals emitted into the atmosphere, Dragoth immediately prepared herself and created a double-headed ax made of black flames in her right hand.

The moment its crimson eyes met mine, it exploded from the ground, maneuvering through the air to increase its weight, spreading the mana further into its right arm, increasing its strength and toughness.

I raised my right hand in response, mixing the wind with another perversion, lightning, and as our two forces collided, a white bolt of lightning exploded around us.

Dragoth was pushed backwards by the impact, and the walls around us were covered in burn marks.

Without wasting any time, I took action again, using gravity, I made her stand on one leg, then I pulled the mana from the atmosphere into my core like a vortex, purified it, structured it and released it.

Dragoth's eyes widened in surprise, not realizing what had happened. The purified hard mana sent him flying back with such force that traces of ruins were left everywhere. The ax in his hand broke off with his fingers and dispersed.

I felt an upstart feeling of self-confidence. My inherited control over mana was unparalleled. If I advanced further, not even scythes, ghosts, and asuras would have a chance.

While I was thinking about these, I could see people watching us on my right side. Melzri's hand was strangling the railings of the balcony, and Viessa was looking at Dragotha with disappointment.

While I was distracted, Dragoth let out a battle cry. Humiliating him in front of everyone must have hurt his pride. He formed an ax in each hand and threw one of them at me with all his strength.

I said it is unimportant, I raised my hand in the air again in a whisper, this time I mixed water and wind to lighten the weight of the axe. As they pulled each other, a storm wind formed around me, then it acted as a shield and surrounded me. I watched the ax get stuck in the wall on the side without touching me, then the mana was lost.

Dragoth was about to move again to attack me, but I didn't let him, I covered us with water like a flood, I pulled him back as far as I could so that the black flames of the ax in his hand began to slowly fade away.

He didn't stop there, he pumped more mana into his core to lift his body. Of course, I couldn't hold him down completely like that. I squeezed the surrounding stones, making them smaller. The stones almost turned into water, and they squeezed Dragoth even more.

Speaking of which, I didn't stop. I wanted to get to know the mana in the atmosphere better. I looked for the mana path that led to Dragoth. I followed it. I moved towards the veins and cut off the flow. Or rather, I tried. We were both in a power struggle.

When he realized that he couldn't win, he clenched his teeth and said, "What are you doing?" he asked. "Of course it's an experiment. Otherwise, why would Agrona send you as a guinea pig?" I said. grinning

She was about to answer me, but a voice from behind us stopped her and said, "That's enough."

We all turned to see Nico coming towards us. He was walking towards the arena with long 

steps.She nodded at me to release her, so I sighed and complied with her request, dispersed the mana and released her from the area I had imprisoned her in.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Nico angrily, "You little reincarnated, who do you think you are to interrupt our war?" he shouted.

"Is it war?" said Nico with a thin grin. "All I saw was you being beaten by the inheritance. If I hadn't come, you would have been crushed there."

Hearing this, he stood up angrily and wanted to grab Nico's dress. I didn't let him do this. I affected his mana channels and stopped him in his tracks. He was about to collapse due to the pressure.

Nico, who did not like the way things were going, intervened, that's enough, Cecilia said, Agrona wants to see the inheritance now.

"Agrona wants to see the little inheritance, huh, you're lucky this time you escaped without fighting us, but next time it won't be that easy," Melzri said waving her index finger in the air.

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Nico and I were walking through the corridors of Taegrin Caelum to see agrona again, there were red carpets decorating the floor on every path, not only that, but even more unnaturally there were paintings, mana monsters and fragments of gods decorating the walls. normally it would be difficult to kill them, but the wrahits were doing their job well

His important works were inside protective transparent glasses. Especially the white dragon feathers that greeted us in the corridor of the agrona had a unique texture and beauty. It was a shame that he died and was exhibited here.

Isn't it a beautiful work, Cecilia, my dear, her voice echoed in my ears, I couldn't understand it, I felt uneasy.

I leaned my head forward as much as my body would allow, but she grabbed my chin with her grayish hands, as if it was nothing, and made me look at her.

Now my turquoise colored eyes were looking into her lively, light red eyes. I felt chills every time I looked at them. He was looking into my soul with an intelligence I couldn't imagine. I couldn't hide anything from him. They had horns that reached up to the sky and each was decorated with gold. With the dress she was wearing, her facial features emphasized her magnificence.

Of course we can't hide anything from her, she's always playing with your memories, Cecilia, if you're not careful with her, she'll manipulate you.

I felt my head hurt and I grimaced involuntarily. This did not go unnoticed by Agrona. "Oh, Cecilia, those insignificant details must be bothering you again." She said, "Let me handle them." 

My pupils trembled with fear. I didn't want this, but I wasn't strong enough to stop her.

Every time he entered my memories, I could feel the environment being broken into pieces and reconstructed, it was like the pieces of a broken vase coming together. The fog first thickened, then as it became more stable, the pain in my head started to decrease, but for some reason I felt anger in my core, especially towards the grey.

The film strip in my mind passed through my eyes at the speed of light, starting from the moment I was born until the moment I died in Gray's hands, my body wobbled shakily. Fortunately, Agrona caught me, now everything is in place, isn't it, Cecilia?

Yes Lord Agrona, thank you for answering the questions in my mind, I bowed again.

I knew that Nicon was moving desperately behind me, wondering what she was showing me in my mind, but she held herself back.

There is no need to be so strict, Cecilia Agrona lightly touched my cheeks with her hand once more, then turned her head towards the work in the glass next to us and asked, "Does this concern you?"

Yes, whenever I passed by here, it was the one that attracted my attention with its beauty.

Do you think so? I think we are both of the same opinion.

"There are many pieces from many cultures here, but just like you, this is my most beautiful work," she said, moving one hand over the fur glass.

So what does this tell you? I didn't know if I was exceeding my limits, but I wanted to ask.

''loneliness''

Living things always think they are free, but the truth is not so, young Cecilia

freedom birds seem to have no end like the sky, but if you look at it from their point of view, it seems that there is a limit to the sky inside them. Their path to life is like a labyrinth, ours is constantly sinking to the bottom like a galleon with no end, but this does not mean that our purpose in life leads us to peace. He could not understand this and wanted to disappear.

"This is where you see her today," she said as her smile slowly grew, "she is my peace and we will never be apart again."

Judging by what you said, that dragon had an important place for agrona, so why do I have a bad feeling, she killed it and imprisoned it here, I will never understand agrona.

"Anyways," said Agrona as he turned to us, "let's get down to business now." According to some information I have received, we have a new mysterious ascender who is so entertaining that he could easily break the mana suppression wrists that could almost keep an asura locked up.

"So you think he's a threat to us and you want us to kill him?" Nico said, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh no young Nico I don't want him to die I'm more interested in catching him and examining him to see what he has in store for me do you understand?" he said with a grin.

In fact, he's so interesting that we might know him, a king who refuses to die and emerged from the failure of you and Cadel last time.

After Agrona's message, Nico's eyes darted back and forth between the ground and other areas. After a sudden pause, his mana spread involuntarily. Several of the Servants doing their work fell to the ground, out of breath, and fainted.

Gray said loudly, her hands balled into fists and squeezing them with such force that blood came from her knuckles.

''Gray said loudly.

Her hands balled into fists and squeezing them with such force that blood came from her knuckles.

The beast was supposed to die after using her will, so how? she asked looking at the agrona

He opened both his palms up and said, "Who knows? If he has come this far without making a sound, there are people behind him helping him, and this is taking us here. There is a traitor among us." He said, putting his index finger in the middle of his mouth.

"So, aren't we going to do anything?" asked Agrona angrily.

Agron's eyes narrowed lightly as if her question was unimportant, causing Nico to lower his head and take a step back.

"I understand your anger towards your childhood friend, Nico, but if Gray was ready, he would have shown his face to us by now, so the best thing we can do right now is to find ourselves indulging in the fun he has prepared, so one way or another, the traitor will show his face too."

"You understand me, right? Nico, don't do bad things like that, I'll take it, Lord Agrona," she replied, trying to reduce the anger in her voice.

agrona glanced at us over her shoulder before turning away and retreating to her room

Let's meet again for dinner, make sure you wash and rest until then, Cecilia said and left.

Nico left angrily after the agrona without saying anything, as if he didn't have the mood to talk. I sighed and quickly entered my room and threw myself on the bed. I turned my head to the view of the balcony and said, what a day it was.

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