Arena Fifty-Nine: Enlightenment I

[Enlightenment.]

[It means to be enlightened, to be freed from falsehood, ignorance.]

[It means to acknowledge the truth... which is why it is considered to be a positive impact.]

[Yet... one must wonder... what if the knowledge obtained was fatal?]

[What if their enlightenment became the cause of their death?]

[Sometimes, knowledge should be kept away. Some knowledge should be buried under the sands of time.]

[After all, as one says, ignorance is bliss.]

...

I laid there while looking at the ceiling vacantly.

I looked at the clock in the corner of the screen... It was 6 A.M.

I hadn't slept the whole night.

"Heh... Why did everything come to this..."

I muttered as I thought back on the things Grey had told me a few hours.

"So... The empire is doomed."

Roxy and A.R.M.A. had rebelled together... Along with several big noble houses. The other two major houses pledged neutrality... Leaving Felicia alone.

Just as I remembered Felicia's name... Deep hatred rose inside me.