Mother! Please...Don't Leave Me...

After hearing the story, I could understand the situation well. Love really makes people stupid. If only father was a bit mature enough to grasp the situation well. Mother would not had to suffer. Mother slept but I couldn't sleep. It was heart breaking story, I felt sorry for my parents and their fate. How could they end up like that? Is destiny always cruel? Is it wrong to love? Thinking like that... I continued lying there in mother's embrace. I could feel her warmth... How much I missed my young years... I could lie all day... That night all events of thsi life flash back... Though I also missed my past life some time but I was thankful for this life... The circle of life did not stop for me there... I was given a second chance. I will make better choices this time.

As I was immersed in these thoughts.. Suddenly, there was a change in energy in the room. There were dim lights out but the bedroom was in dark since I can't sleep in light. I saw a figure, my heart was beating faster. My instinct told me whatever it was, it was dangerous. Just as I got up, I was held by mom. She was awake.

In the dark I couldn't see her expressions well but her body was trembling. The moonlight came through the glass window and the black figure stopped just a few steps away from us. It was a tall man figure. He had black long hair and red eyes lit with blood lust. I had only read in books that some strong mana weilders can exude blood lust. It was my first time facing it. Seeing my mother tremble, I could not help but feel scared. But pulling myself up I came down and stood in front of him and asked who he was. He acted as if he had not seen me. With just a little push, I was thrown out crashing into the window and on the terrace floor. I heard mom's voice.. But could not understand what they were talking about...

My head was spinning, my body started aching. What was he?! Is he human? Doesn't feel like it. I saw my mother, why wasn't she fighting back. I gathered my strength and challenged him. He scoffed....

I summoned lightning and attack him with my best offensive spell. Clouds gathered on the sky and marked the moon. There was thunder and lightening stroke him. There was thick fog, so I couldn't see properly. But there was bit a single scratch on him. How could this happen. It was my best shot.

"Is this all you got, kid?" then he moved his hand in the air and a fire ball at the speed of light came to me. I used earth magic to form a barrier. But it was shattered and the ball hit me. I felt like as if meat was roasted on the grill. But gritting my teeth, I again summoned ice spears and hit him nonstop. There was sound of crashing ice into something for a long time but I couldn't see properly.

I saw my mother in the bed, she was lying on it without a moment. It felt like she was lifeless. What the heck happened? I felt my insides twisting and something warm in my mouth, I spat out bright red blood of mouth.

"Fuck", I cursed under my breath when he was unscathed even after ice attacks.

Then I summoned fire magic and hit him with a fire ball. Again he was unharmed. As if he was immune to magic.

I ran towards the decorated wall and took my mother's sword out and without thinking started hitting him with it. he doged every move and answered me with his magic. He had no sword on him but he seemed invincible. I wanted to cry as I saw all my efforts becoming worthless.

What the hell! I can't even cry, wiping the blood from the corners of my mouth, I charged back but this time he was more serious and he unleashed his magic. With just one attack I agian flew in the air and got crashed into the wall. And this time I spat mouthfuls of blood.

"Kid, you're not my opponent". If only eyes could kill, he would have died a thousand deaths. But he was still unharmed. I was lying on the floor, feeling that as if nothing had left in me. There was no mana left, I used everything... What can I do... Is there nothing I can do... In this situation... I thought.. I was pretty strong but he seemed invincible. Five years were not enough.. Cursing him in my mind, I tried to move but my body did not corporate with me..

He moved towards mother. As he tried to touch her, I yelled, "stop!!!" , and there I felt something inside me, as if had free from cahin, came out. There was a loud noise of something cashing but I backed out.

When I came to my senses, I tried to move myself. There was fire everywhere and mother was there. I could see that man. I lept towards mother. Her body was cold. I called her out again and agian.

"Mother, wake up". I tried to infuse my mana in her. Maybe it would work, she weakly opened her eyes. She was saying something but I couldn't understand, so I told her to save her breath. Why the hell, no one came for our rescue. There were blue flames everywhere. I couldn't see the end as there was an endless sea of fire. All the room was in fire.. It was hard to get close to the door. I readily formed a protective barrier for us. We were surrounded by blue flames.

Mother raised her arm and caressed my face and told me her last words:

"Dear, mother is very.. sorry that she...can't stay with you...

I told her I don't want to hear anything. Tears came down.

But she continued: "Athanasia... live your life well, if you don't want.... to be Empress then don't do that.... Live your life freely.... as you always had wanted..... I knew... you were different from others. But I loved....you my.... Daughter..... Always had... I wanted to... see my daughter.. Grew up... But... Nobody.. can have everything... In my life...

"Mother...please...stop... You're going to see me grow up... You're not going... Anywhere.

The help will be coming any moment.. Now...."

She smiled and said, "Athy.... This was something.. I had chose... But... Don't make choices... Like your mother.... I was...foolish.... There was... Don't hate..me for leaving.. You.. You're...strong....If something good....in my life...that was... You.... I'm glad... I gave birth to you.... I Loved... you..." tears flowed down her face as she closed her eyes,"and your father...."

She only pointed at the painting of her wedding on the front wall. And her hand with the thud, fell on the floor. She was gone.. Just like that...

"No!!!! MOTHER... DON'T DIE.... PLEASE... DON'T LEAVE ME.... AH!!

NO! GOD.. YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME...

ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME... HA...

AH!!!! MOTHER.... PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.. ALONE....

IF.. THERE IS... ANY GOD.... GIVE BACK.. MY MOTHER.... PLEASE....

AURELIUS!!!!.. PLEASE... IF YOU'RE REAL... HELP ME.....

WHY...?... MY... MOM.... WHY?!!!

I CRIED HYSTERICALLY.... LIKE A KID.... THAT NIGHT WAS INE OF MY WORST NIGHTMARES.... I'LL NEVER FORGET.. THE HELPLESSNESS I FELT....

IT'S MY FAULT... I WAS NIT STRONG.. ENOUGH... I NEED.. TO... BETTER... I NEED TO BECOME... STRONGER... MORE... THIS POWER... IS NOT ENOUGH...."

THAT NIGHT, I UNLOCKED ALL MY POWERS... THAT WERE LOCKED BY MOTHER'S MAGIC... AS SHE WAS NO MORE...

Her body became cold as ice and even if I infused my mana, Thers was no response. The flames were still there. But voices started coming...

With a broken soul, I stood up.. The flames did not harm as if I was the one who created them...

I saw the painting in front of me. It was the memory of her wedding. The white dress looked gorgeous. It was brilliant design... The smile on mother's face was a genuine one. Her blushing face looked beautiful. She really was a Goddess.

I touched the painting, there was sound of something being unlocked, it changed into vault. I opened the vault by dripping a few drops of blood. When it opened, there was a ring in it. It was a magic item, containing space in it. Maybe the same one in my mother's story.

I took the ring and wore it. It fits me perfectly as it was made for me. Then I closed the door and everything changed back to what it was before. I could sense the flames, so I inhaled deeply and tried to engulf the flames back inside. It worked, fire calm down.

The voices became clearer this time. I knew people had come. With that thought, I lost my consciousness. That was the night I cried...

second time the most in my life... As Athanasia.