CHAPTER 6.2 The Beginning of the End

"What are we going to do now? It's not like we can act as if nothing happen and let it be. We can't just stand here and wait for the Deviant King to make his next move. That would be ridiculous." Astrella anxiously paced back and forth, and watching her do that made me wanna scream at her.

"Yes, we can't. We all know that, but we also know that we can't just send Andrea out on a journey and expose her to danger. We must think of a way—"

"Mother, please. Stop hiding me. Back at the cottage, I saw the truth about my birth, and I may be the only one who could stop Him from ruining this world. So please, enough with the hiding and let me do what I should have been doing long ago." At a young age, I was supposed to train myself to this day, but I had no training in the powers that the goddess had blessed me. In fact, I had no idea I had it in the first place. Yes, I may be powerful now, but it is not enough to defeat Him. Without the help of the sword earlier, I would not be able to survive that.

For me to do this, I need to venture out and face the danger that awaits me. Staying here and letting my mother do all the work will not help anybody. She can't just keep all these burdens to herself. I don't want to be the reason why this is all happening all over again. This time, I have a chance to fix the problem that the people around me caused. This time, I will accept whatever destiny was given to me.

"Andrea, you have no idea what you are talking about. Going out there is different from the mission and the journey you are used to. Please, rethink this decision." Seeing her tear up like this breaks my heart. However, I cannot be the good girl I have always been to her. My mother is being incredibly selfish right now, and I cannot stand it. I love her, but it is time for me to leave the nest and find my own destiny.

"Mother, I care about you deeply, but doing this won't make me change my mind. For the first time in such a long time, Mother, I know my purpose. After that incident, I gave up finding a reason to have a purpose. I always leave things halfway done because I get bored easily. Right now, I think I finally know what I want to do, which is this. I may not know the outcome, but I know for sure that this is what I want to do. To help those who are in need."

"Andrea! I am your Mother, and doing everything I can to keep you away from danger is part of my job. I don't care if your biological parents are Cedric and Aria, but I am the one who raised you. I did everything I could to keep this away from you, and you're throwing it all away because of what my sister told you?" I can see the worry in her eyes, and I understand that everything she has done for me until now is for my sake. It may be a selfish thing on my side, but I will not change my decision. As I said, I finally have a purpose for doing something for the first time in a long time.

The blood that had been shed because of the decisions that my biological parents made, I finally have the chance to fix by finishing the Deviant King. It is no easy task, but at least I know there is a chance for me to do that as long as I don't stray from my path.

"Sister, that is enough! Andrea had already made her choice. Like I said to you before, you can't escape this no matter what. In one way or another, things like this always come back, but as always, you always like to avoid it like a coward!" There is a hint of sadness and anger in Astrella's voice. What drives Astrella right now is not only because of her mission as the Saint but also something else. I wonder what that is.

"You! You soiled her mind, and now she is rebelling. You have no idea what I did to make sure that all of this doesn't reach her."

"Oh, I know. I know what you did, Celeste. All the dirty things that you did to get what you want, I know it all, but because I am your sister, I ignored it because I love you. However, in this matter, I will not ignore it anymore. I will not let you keep me away from Andrea anymore." Clearly, my mother and her sister have a past that they could not get past through, but right now is not that moment for them to be so emotional.

"Enough. What I decide from here on out is my own. I will not be a hero like my parents, but I will be my own person who is trying to fix the result of what my parents have caused." I gave my mother meaningful eyes and said nothing. I turned around and looked at Astrella, "What do I need to do first?"

I am actually doing this, and for me to do this, I need to know where is my first destination is and what my first goal in this new journey of mine.