CHAPTER 5.5: The Seventh Commander
"What kind of nonsense is this?! That thing shouldn't be giving you any strength! You have a blood of a Deviant. That sword should be killing you on the inside!" Acedia seems irritated at the fact that I can move as freely as I want to while holding this ancient sword. This sword giving me strength is not something she expected, though I did not expect it either.
"As you know, Acedia. The Goddess Aster loved me dearly, and before she fell into her sleep, she gave me a blessing that would be able to withstand anything that could go against the blood flowing in me. Sure, I will feel pain every now and then, but it's not enough to kill me." What I just said to her was a lie. I have no idea why I said that, but she seemed to believe me. She can report all these to her King if she ever escapes this place.
That could go to my advantage. The Deviant King will think that I could be a dangerous opponent, and they will have to rethink ever approaching me. I know that they will come to get me in every possible way they can think of, but that chance will give me time to get myself ready.
I will not let them do whatever they want. I will survive and put them in a place where they belong and never return.
Before Acedia could even say a word back to me, I attacked her with all my force. Acedia did not have enough time to dodge my attack, and I know that made a massive impact on her. I looked at her, and she was having a hard time breathing. She seems like she is in shock because of the impact, though I am a little bit shocked to see the state that she is in.
"T-this is ridiculous. You shouldn't have too much power in you. Your powers haven't awakened yet! That ancient sword is not meant to be wielded by you. You should not be holding that! You are my King's daughter; his sword is the only one you should wield. Andrea, you should be proud of your root!" At this point, she is talking nonsense. She is not thinking straight. All Acedia is talking about is her pride in being a Deviant, and she wants me to be like that.
Take pride? Take pride in what exactly? I have nothing to be proud of. I am the root of why the war broke out many years ago. If taking pride in that root is what she meant, I could never. I will live with that for the rest of my life, and I could never be proud of that. I did not ask for any of this and that to happen, but it did happen, and it all revolved around me.
Standing right in front of her, I gathered all the strength that I had left and slashed her one more time. It is enough to make her not do anything else because I want her to stay alive until she gets to her king and tells him everything.
I chanted a spell on her, ancient magic. Once she has done her task, she will die feeling all the pain she had ever felt during this fight. This spell is one of my most potent and takes too much mana out of me, but it is worth it. I hope that when that king gets the news, it will be enough to postpone whatever he has in mind.
I need time to prepare. I have decided to face this destiny of mine because I think that I can never escape it, no matter how many times I avoid it. It will always come back to me, and at some point, it will force me to make a choice that will end up horribly.
Turning my back from Acedia, I faced my mother and Astrella. "Let's go, and we can't stay here longer. People will come to this place, and we don't want to be seen here, especially you, Mother." I said.
If people were to see my mother in this wrecked place, it would stain her reputation. Being the Leader of the Land of Deimos could put her position at risk if she is involved in something suspicious. After all, everyone who dislikes my mother wants dirt on her. Every little detail they can get, they will use it.
Other than her reputation, what I worry about the most is her position. If her enemies used what happened here to get rid my mother out of her position, then I will have no access to things that I alone can't access without my mother having that title. There are certain things that I need to access if I am to face the Deviant King head-on.