Chapter 64: Angel of Apocalypse
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Walking around normally in Everfloria city streets.
It's been a week since the accident in Motorstroke City.
The aftermath of the tragedy leads to a new beginning for the city. Like what The woman named Chloe said. Knight Ironhead was executed and all his false achievements were released into citizens.
Many were in disbelief, but that's the truth. The hero they look up to and respected was just another villain who steps on others just to achieve their dream or goal.
Nagi died doing what she thought was right.
I wonder if I can become like her. Doing things what I think is right. What is the right thing to do in that situation after all? Is it right to follow your heart or is it right to follow the law?
Also…
What are exactly monsters? Are they able to think as we do? Do they have feelings as we do? Are killing monsters also hurt them?
It's been two years since that day I left Rum town.
All I wanted is to become strong and travel the world. But what is this? With this constant chaos, I’m seeing. Is it really safe to travel the world?
I feel like my feet are shaking and trembling.
The world is in chaos.
If Mayu and I didn’t go to the border that day. Maybe, my mother is still alive. I’m living a happy peaceful life in Rum town. Feeding pig, poultry, and farming. Playing and laughing like a normal child.
But even though I think about it over and over again.
No one can bend the time. Time is absolute and it will run forward waiting for no one.
That idea alone made me feel depressed.
“What is exactly the dark territory? Hump~”
While walking while my mind was flying with thoughts. I accidentally collide with someone.
I immediately stood up and apologize to the woman.
“I’m sorry I was not looking on my path…”
In front of me was a little girl with golden silky hair. She has sapphire eyes and is dressed in a very pretty dress like the ones I wished to wear before.
She looks like an angel.
“...”
“Don’t mind it everyone does mistakes… Looking at you I can feel that you struggling with something. Do you want someone to talk to?”
Is it right to tell my problems to other people?
“Is it right to tell my problem to other people?”
“Huh? You can read minds?”
“Well, That’s my inborn ability. I hear some thoughts earlier and those thoughts must be your thoughts… I’m quite interested.”
“That’s awesome… Ability to read through minds… If I have that ability I might solve many problems before it even occurs.”
“You think so? I think it's creepy. This ability was like a curse of mine… Normally, I dislike hearing stranger thoughts and problems. Just hearing their thought make me suffer and it pains me. Still, I can’t do anything about it.
“Then, why do you want to hear my problem?”
“It's interesting for a child like you to have those kinds of problems.”
“You're talking to me like your older than me…”
“I didn’t introduce myself yet. I’m Elizabeth and yours?”
“I’m Laura.”
“Now can we became friends?”
“Well… I guess we can become friends.”
Elizabeth held my hands and shake them. She looks very happy when I accepted her offer.
We then headed to the park and seat down in the corner of the fountain. With some Soft serve ice cream on our hands, we refreshed ourselves from the sun's heat.
“It's so hot…”
I said and turned my head to Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s eyes were gleaming and it feels like it was the first time she saw an ice cream in her entire life.
She takes a bite on it and shivers. She smiles and puts her left palm on her cheeks.
“I see this cheap dessert have its own unique taste on it unlike those once serve back in our house.”
“Cheap dessert?”
Judging from her words and appearance. I feel like she’s from a rich family. Maybe, she is a noble or daughter of a duke.
“I-I’m not rich!”
“She read my mind?! If that’s the case, then how do you explain your fancy-looking dress and your fancy words. I heard that fancy girl only eat fancy things.”
“Where did that rumor came from? Even rich girls have the right to eat delightful sweets like this… I give up, I don’t what to taint our newly formed friendship with a lie. Well, I’m from a rather rich family. That’s all I can say to you. Does it bother you?”
“Nope.”
“Huh? But everyone is acting fake and just acting nicely in front of me because of our wealth and power.”
“Why would I do that to you? Even to a princess. I never did such a thing.”
I said and take a bite of the ice cream.
Upon biting the cold feeling runs through my body to my head.
Brain freeze!
Elizabeth sits down close to me and then hugs me putting her cheeks closer to mine.
“Your face is sticky because of the ice cream.”
“It doesn’t matter… We can just wash our face later.”
“Oh no! My ice cream fell.”
“it doesn’t matter… We can just buy lots of them.”
“You’re totally a rich girl… You didn’t know the value of money aren't you.”
“I know about it. We’re well educated when it comes to financial education. Besides I’m very very cute and pretty. There are lots of handsome noble or royal blood going for my hands. I feel sinful.”
“I don’t get it…”
We washed our faces and then buy another ice cream going back to the same spot where we left.
As we have our snack we continue our conversation.
Even though Elizabeth said that I just didn’t get romance at all. The fantasy of a man saving her like a princess. Or the idea of living together. I just didn’t get it at all.
I have no interest.
“You have no interest huh? Then, we’re talking about things you are interested in… You're thinking about dark territory right?”
“Well, I just wondering what is the dark territory? Why it's called the monsters came from. What's in there? Why there are monsters in there?”
“You're quite a weird one, Laura… Normally, people will be afraid of something they didn’t know. You charge into the unknown with very curious eyes like a cat. Did you know that ‘Curiosity killed the cat’?”
Maybe, I’m really a weird one.
“Still, going through unknown. Discovering many things. Wonderful lands, Magical lands, Evil areas, powerful monsters, weird monsters, different things, and endless things to discover. To be free is like to be always searching for something. Adventuring the whole world, I wonder what kind of feeling is that? That’s what I always thought. The world is cruel and dark but maybe there is hope and light.”
“Then, why do you feel like hesitating earlier?”
“That’s because I can tell how powerless I am. Compare to those others around me. I’m feeling the feeling of not being enough, but wanting to achieve things. But thinking thoroughly, there is nothing to achieve in this dream of mine. It's just an endless journey I should say or maybe I was wrong… I don’t know.”
I said.
“Puff… Hahahaha… With all those deep things you said you're saying you don’t know. It's funny.”
Elizabeth giggles. Shedding tears while she laughs. She wipes it out with her finger.
“Come on… Don’t laugh at me like that.”
“I can’t blame you… Nothing is certain after all. But traveling the world sounds fun. Like Emily’s adventure.”
Does she know that book?
“Do you know Emily?”
“It's a rare book and it's said to have only seventeen volumes. In the whole world, there is one copy of each volume. The girl in the story Emily is not even known… But there is a prophecy the book said on the end page. A white-haired demon will come to destroy the world wielding a pure white sword the monster will take back what's truly theirs… It's scary and it makes me feel chills on my body.”
“Prophecy?”
“Well, I’m not the kind of girl that believes in it but my father said The places Emily traveled were true and some of I was in dark territory. That's why I was thinking of it being true.”
“That’s scary indeed… What kind of demon will come to destroy the world? I can’t imagine one.”
I said.
“The bringer of destruction, the angel of apocalypse.”
- Writer
