The Tale of Xenosa

Un-excited

Lacresia's POV: (the same day)

It was already a couple of days after we got back from the maze again. I'm up in our room, cleaning and just tidying the place up. I'm also packing. Cheska and I will be leaving tomorrow for Biringan. I'm not particularly excited about that but I just can't help but say I'd go. I don't know how to explain but I've been feeling kinda-off lately. I don't know if it's because I'm confused or if I'm just envious of Cheska. As much as I don't want to admit it, I envy her a little. It's just that I'd like my godly parent to acknowledge me as well. Would it hurt him or her to visit me for a few minutes? It's not like they can't right? I mean when Cheska said that her dad visited her I was shocked, out of the two of us I didn't for her to get the visitations first. It's just you know, all my life I've been raised with my grandparents not having a clue where my real parents are. It's a little exhausting to think about, no child should ever wonder who their parents are. The parent should at least have some role in their child's life, they shouldn't be a complete stranger to them. There's also this issue that I can't seem to solve no matter what I do. I mean I'm a teenager these kind of things shouldn't be on my mind yet and just do what I want. This whole demigod things seemed to put all of that out of the picture. The vision that I had seemed like a bad omen and saying that would mean that I shouldn't go with Cheska with anymore. But I just can't help but feel that I should go, it feels like it is the right thing to do. That no matter what it meant, we can't really do anything about it. It felt like what ever it was, t'was already predestined and we couldn't do anything about it. It's the same concept as when you think about what's already happened in the past and then suddenly you think that if you've done something differently then the outcome would be different as well, but then you just know that the end result wouldn't be different, that things would turn our exactly the same way it did. I don't know if I'm making any sense but that's about the same concept. Anyway, I have been quiet for a couple of days now and I think Lady Katalina and Cheska had already noticed. I mean it's not that hard not to anyway for I'm not usually like this. Back at the labyrinth, I realized how Cheska and I were so different and yet the same. It's just hard not to be envious of some parts of her life. It's like we've both started on the same pedestal and then just because she got acknowledged by her parent she just suddenly boosted up. It's unfair and yet there's that issue again. The parent. That's when I realized that I'm not mad that she's got her powers first. I'm not mad at Cheska at all. I'm mad at my parents, whoever and wherever they are. Cheska and I planned to love tomorrow, that's why I am currently packing some of my stuffs right now. Not a moment longer after that I feel Cheska enter the room. I could sense that she wanted to talk to me. I mean I get it you know, we're friend and she's worried about me. When she first tried to talk to me, I didn't mean to lash out on her. But I guess things like that are bound to happen if you keep on just hiding away all the frustrations you have in life. The look on her face tells me that she wasn't expecting that reaction from me, but still she didn't go away. Great, that sure helped with the way I'm feeling right now. No sarcasm intended. Instead of her stopping right then and there what happened was that she kept on insisting that we talk. And so we did. Not going to lie but that helped a lot. I don't know how Cheska does it, or if she has some kind of voodoo with her but she was able to make me calmer, I think that's what friends and what they're essentially for. In all honestly I didn't want to tell Cheska about my vision as well, because knowing her she's suggest or she'd opt for the option that's safer for me. She's the kind of person that dislikes bothering others, if she thinks she can do it on her own, she actually will. My vision 4 statues of people, I think they were all about the same age. Two girls and two boys. It was kind of blurry at first but the longer I stayed there, my perception of the reality I was seeing became clearer. I've made out Cheska's face first and then looked at the other girl. I was quite shocked. Well I think shock is an understatement. I was horrified. I mean who wouldn't be? I saw my own face in stone. I was the beside Cheska's statue and I was touching her soldier. There were two behind us, and was holding our hands. Now, those two guys I don't know. I've never seen the two of them before in my whole life. At first I thought she was just worried about me but then after that she told her about the prophecy. I wasn't expecting that kind of prophecy at all, I mean isn't it too heavy to let a 16 year old child carry that around? To think that she knew she'd be bringing eight people with her, and that only four would make it to the heart. I didn't like how that sounded but I can't just let Cheska go on her own now. My vision and her prophecy was connected, somehow. It was something we both know had to be done. We just can't escape something that's already been written for thousands of years already even before the two of us were born. After the entire conversation we've just had we decided to talk about the prophecy more. "Ches, what do you think will happen if we you know fail to get to the heart?" Cheska looked at me like she'd never asked herself that question before. "I don't really know to be honest. I've been hoping that once we get to Biringan the entire thing would make sense. I haven't thought about that yet. I've been meaning to ask you if you've seen something else from your vision?" she said. I then tried to remember the details with the vision, but all I could think about were the stone statues. "I'm sorry Ches all I can tell you are the stone statues." she nodded at what I said and replied, "That's okay. But wait were all of the statues facing the same direction?" "Yep, they were. Two boys we're behind us as well." she then continued to say, "That would mean whatever we were facing or would be facing we won't be surrounded. Remember with the aswangs? That was just scary and weird." "Yeah, whatever it is it would be something else." I said agreeing with her. I was almost finished with what I was packing when Cheska was still struggling with hers. I then remembered about the incident before we left to fight with the Bakunawa. "Ches do you know who gave us the book we read? The one about the Bakunawa and how we could distract it." I asked. That incident has been occupying a lot of space in my mind as well. It's just too weird to be purely coincidental you know. This hut was within Lady Katalina's territory, no other witch should be able to cast their spells here. I read that from one of Lady Katalina's books downstairs. I mean who would have thought that shamans were territorial right? So for that book to appear out of nowhere it must be the doing of someone far more powerful than a witch who's an immortal and a demigod herself. That someone should be a creature who's either not scared of someone with that caliber of power in their disposal or they're just someone who like to play and knew that Lady Katalina wouldn't mind anyway. "Well, I think it was my mom Cres." she said. "Do you remember the lady I told you guys about? the one who visited me as well? I think it was her. I could tell that she was my mom without her telling me about it. I've actually given it some thought and realized how similar we looked. Well obviously I've only realized that after I got a good look at my self here. And there's also that way she talked about my dad. It seemed like she was too familiar with him." she continued to say. I only nodded at her. Wow lucky, visited by both her parents. I looked away knowing that if Cheska saw the look I had on my face she'd just feel sorry for me. "Wow, that's great Ches. Do you think you'll ever see them again?" I asked trying to make my voice sound strong and happy for her. "Well, I'm hoping we'll see each other again. They both told me how we'll see each other soon. I'm not sure if that meant I'll see them again in Biringan or in some other place or vision." she replied. I then nodded at her and said, "Wow, that should be something we'll surely look forward to." I said making the effort to sound excited. I was about to help her pack but she suddenly held my hand. "Cres, I know you've been trying to sound strong for me this entire time. And you seemed fina not until we had that conversation about parents" she said. She must be a mind reader or something, that was actually impressive. I sighed and looked at her, "Ches don't get me wrong. I'm not mad or angry at you. It's just that I envy you and the whole parent situation that you have. I mean, I'd like my parents to acknowledge me too. I've grown up not having them in my life. It's not that I needed them there the whole time, but I'd like it if they at least visited or acknowledge the fact that they do have a daughter," I said in one breath. Her hold on me got tighter but it wasn't painful, it actually felt comforting. "Cres I'm sure they will. You're amazing girl and one of the kindest people I've ever met. They'd be thrilled to have someone like you as their daughter. I'm sure that once they get to know you they'll love and adore you for the person you are. They'll visit you okay? We'll just have to wait." Cheska said with a smile. I don't know why but upon hearing those words, I instantly knew that I'd be okay. "Thanks Ches, for the talk we had and for everything else as well," I said and hugged her. "Now let me help you pack" I said while handing her some of the stuffs we'll need for tomorrow.