Immortal Witch: Eldest Daughter of a Duke

Nightmare (2)

Nostalgia comes to Liberaine, Looking at the sanctuary that she lived once she was alive on earth.

The greenness of the surroundings, although it is just showing on screen, she can't help but move when she sees that her lovely flowers and plants are properly trimmed, the people of Comreind house take care of it properly. Far away she saw people working on something near her house. The Comreinds are making a temple, and the statue just next to her house is her figure. 'Looks like they plan to make a temple for me in this place'. Because she died, the magical protection in the place is removed. And outsiders could now freely enter and look at her private place.  

Liberaine just looked at the screen, although she is a witch that lives for 590 years. The feeling of sadness still comes to her.Age doesn't make her numb. In her past years, she already knows the feeling of being left behind, it is unbearable. First is her parents, both die in sickness, then her teacher, comrades, apprentice, loyal servants and friends die because of the time, she didn't know why she is special.  

She once taught a disciple of her arts to become an immortal, but it always didn't succeed. All of them left her behind. Being always left behind, her feelings didn't numb, instead she became easily attached to something. And she doesn't want that so she always keeps her distance. 

She kept telling herself that those feelings are just superficial, if she doesn't want to feel like that again then she just needs to be alone and forget the death of her loved one as the time goes by. But it's not, she is soft-hearted.  

The feeling of treasuring someone is so precious, that's why she accepted the loyalty of the Comreinds, she wanted to protect them, protect they're time while living on Earth. She knows that they will leave her too and doesn't want to become emotionally attached to them too much to the point that she will lose herself again from sadness and will take years to recover again. She's a powerful witch in terms of magic and physical body. But her mind and heart is so fragile when it comes to her loved ones.

Liberaine keeps reminiscing about things that happened in the past. She knows the Comreind House is so loyal to her that they put her opinion above in anything else. This time, she is the one who left them behind. She left her loyal followers, that point makes her feel weird, 'I.. thought I am immortal huh...', Liberaine is really immortal though, but because of the clumsiness of someone she died.  

She tried to calm down herself, 'I know they can live well, I'm sure.. sure... but.... what if something happens to them.. their enemies in underground and public might try to do dirty again.. who can help. them...who will protect them...' She shakes her head. 'No!! I know they can do it!! They have power now.'  

Liberaine remember the youth in that odd world, it remind her of the young master of Comreind House. She miss that adorable little guy. After thinking of that, the scene in the screen changed once again. The housekeeper that keep shooing the reporter showed up from the screen. He entered the gate, while he was walking Liberaine could heard the whimpering of servants around him.

"Uhhh oohhh, the lady... she left us.." 

"How did it happen.. why... uhhh oohh." 

"No! Lady.. please don't do this to us..No.. No.. and aside the.. " 

Liberaine know that voice, that is the gardener, maid, little generation of Comreind, that is loyal to her. They kept sobbing. Liberaine wanted to cheer them up and tell them that she is living well, so they don't need to be worried.

"Shut up!!"  

The voice comes from the housekeeper, the calm housekeeper that she once knew cannot be seen in this guy, it makes Liberaine really worried. 

"If you're going to be like this... do you think our lady will be happy? We serve the Comreind House, and we belong to the Comreind House. Forget about it.. Don't tell a thing.. She didn't exist.. dont .. dont... It's us...." 

Liberaine now is really shocked. She saw the face of the housekeeper that is full of sadness, tears keep flowing in his eyes and she remembered the scene of them when they vowed loyalty to her, she told them that "I will protect you all, so you don't need to protect me, I am strong. So just do whatever you want. And if I die, remember to forget me." Liberaine saw the face of her followers once she told them that, they keep shaking their head and they're face is full of bitterness. She can't take to see them like that so she continued, "Although I will not die." and she chuckled. 

She knew the feeling of being left behind so she proclaimed that. 'So they really take it to heart huh, Really... ' Liberaine thinks that her followers are really royal. 

'But.. if you said to forget me then don't cry. Who will follow your order if you are crying.' She really wanted to go to that place and told them that. 

*knock*  

*knock* 

"Come in"  

She knows that familiar voice, that is the master of the Comreind House. Although he is a middle-age man, the handsomeness of him cannot be hidden. He could be a model if he wanted to. His age didn't block his charm.

"Master.." 

The master of the Comreind House is sitting in his office, full of papers on his desk waiting to be signed, but he just left it behind and he's dazed. His sorrow can be seen in his face. 

"You need to rest, master..." 

The man didn't answer but he closed his eyes because of the tiredness.

"Master, I know it is hard. Our lady said to forget about her, I know she just wanted to comfort us, but I know that she really meant it, she wanted us to keep living well here."  

I nodded, from the housekeeper. 'You really deserve to be the Comreind's Housekeeper.' Looking at the things, Liberaine knows that they will live well. 'Where is the little guy though.. 'Liberaine thought of that but the screen didn't change. 

The housekeeper keeps comforting his master. Until the master of the Comreind's house whispered in a low voice, "He might be happy now that he followed lady huh..... Really that little guy.. he is just so.."  

After hearing that, the screen changed again, this time it's in the funeral. The young generation, branch of the family, all wearing their funeral attire. They are all wearing white. The sobbing can be heard.  

Liberaine blank out after hearing what the master said, bad ideas keep popping on her mind. Her mind becomes blank and she doesn't understand what the hell is going on right now after she sees the screen. 

On the screen, the picture of a little child, that Liberaine really knows well is in the center of the attention. The picture is really cute, although the child is pouting, the cuteness of him is really adorable. But that is not Liberaine thinking now. All her attention is on the picture. The white flowers that are placed on the left side of the picture and the vase next to the picture.  

"Uhhhh.. young master.." 

*sob* *sob* 

Liberaine now understands, this funeral is not for her, it is for the young man in front of her, the young master of Comreind House, Aiden.