16 Chapter 15

RAIN

AFTER crying so hard and composing myself, I decided to walk to find what's in this road that I got here alone.

There's no point to cry anymore. Those events from the past already happened and I could not go back to the past and change those that happened.

Maybe this journey was intended only for me. Same as Storm's. Maybe we still have to deal with something alone. Something that's just within us that's just hiding from the depths of our soul. After all, we had secrets we could not tell to anyone.

I walked a long way and I reached a forest-like place. There were trees with red and golden colors glittering under the rays of the sun. There were also wild animals lurking around. The birds in the air were flying vigorously. Everyone in this place seemed to be happy. Everything seemed so full of life and doing things freely.

It's as if I went back to the time when we were still children, happily enjoying our childhood and Serenity would make the flowers bloom. And Sereya would play with animals and do some tricks to annoy our maids and butlers then laughed afterwards when being scolded. As for me, I was just laughing and playing with the other kids the same age as ours.

I smiled at the thought. I wish I could go back at that time where we're happy and carefree. No curse, no deaths, no deadly power. Just a simple life a child would dream to experience.

I just kept walking while looking at the creatures around me until I found that I had come to a place that was very familiar to me. It was an event in my life that I deeply regret and to this day, I could still remember the suffering I caused.

I saw the three-year old me, wreaking havoc outside our castle, killing all things, living and nonliving, until my parents stopped me, and sent me to Salabidus. All the families of the people who lost their lives cursed me. Everyone blamed me for the death of their loved ones saying I was the cause of their deaths.

But did they not think of the real reason why why I did that? I only did that out of anger. He angered me. He, who lived like a king and abused the power given to him. A deceiver.

The tears I thought were gone came back. But unlike before, it tears of anger. Mad at that creature. Because of him, I lost a lot.

And when we meet again, I will kill him myself.

After that thought I felt a change in my appearance. I am mad. Furious. And since I could no longer control my emotions, this once well-mannered and life-giving place is slowly withering and dying. Birds singing in the sky earlier as well as animals ran away.

"I'm gonna kill you. I'm gonna kill you!" after I did that all those around me withered and lost their lives. My ability to destroy and kill everything.

But before I could ruin everything and finally get angry, a voice stopped me.

"Ma. Serena, my baby, my princess. Please stop."

Everyone around me automatically stopped at the same time as someone whom I thought I would never meet walked towards me.

She helped me rise up to my feet then dried my tears like a mother who shows affection to her child. All the longing I felt for her overflowed.

"Mother ..."

She's still as ever as before. Black flowing gown, black lips, black eyes like the night. But what changed was the way she smiled. It was pure and genuine.

Her two arms were outstretched as she hugged me. As for me, I just stood there with tears on my cheeks.

I just stood with tears on my face.

"Oh my, baby. You've grown up so well. You used your power to cause no harm. I'm so proud of you. And I love you so much. I'm sorry for leaving the four of you behind. I'm sorry for everything that has happened. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. "

We were both sobbing. I also hugged her tightly. And in her arms, I cried my heart out.

Right there and then, I know, my fears has gone.

WE WERE CURRENTLY watching the person who’s destroying everything around him.

"Look at him, my baby. He's wretched. He's destroyed. There are so many things that had happened to him. He almost couldn't make it. He almost gave up. He almost destroyed this world. But do you know why he didn’t? "

I looked at my mother. "Why?"

"Don't you remember? You were there when he caused havoc in the world of mortals after killing the former royal family of Crea. We didn't know what happened. But we saw you there, hugging him. It was an unexpected thing and we knew you were in Salabidus already. We did not know what exactly happened. But when the darkness caused by the son of chaos vanished, he was already lying on the ground, unconscious. "

I was surprised by what I heard.

I had no memories of that. How come? I mean, we've met before?

I looked at my mother again when she chuckled.

"Funny how the Highest Supreme God, our creator, works together with destiny. He can do everything in just a snap of his hand."

I'm confused. "Tell me, mother what are these portals all about?"

She looked at me with a smile. She's really changed. "I thought you'd never ask," she looked around us while I, focused on Storm, "This place is our prison. We were locked here for centuries. Storm's father is also here. The gods of the gods imprisoned us because of the sin we committed. We cannot get out of this place unless the stones will appear. " She said while looking at me.

I frowned. "I thought you're guarding the stones."

She laughed. "We were. But the stones disappeared. The stones are not here."

If so, what are we doing here?

"You're here because the stones need to be here. Those rare powerful stones cannot be destroyed again after we broke the original stone into two. And if anyone tries to destroy them, lives will be in danger."

Now this is getting more confusing.

"You mean, when Storm and I broke those rocks someone was going to die?"

She held my hands. "No. but you and Storm. You see, those stones are inside the two of you. YOU are the stones."

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