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It was a starry night.
Pale shades of sky blue and pigments of the sunset paints the night sky as its source is gradually heading to the east.
It was a special night, for they are about to see a once in a lifetime miracle with their naked eyes. A celestial body, of ice and dust, has finally found its way back to the atmosphere of this world after its million years of lonely astray in the universe, a comet of unknown origin, so experts say.
"It is a miracle. indeed."
Synnaveille Town, the luckiest of the lucky, has the most amazing view of it. The comet shone brighter than the full moon, enough to illuminate the cultivating town.
Yet, in there, the beauty of the scene has lost its meaning, as young, teen, and old were watching it with their awe filled-eyes and faint sad smiles.
An inevitable noise then shocked the night. So frightening and familiar, that whenever it echoes in the town, they pray for the life that it has taken, for another blood was spilled on the so-called innocent land.
By the dark alley, men on their blue identical distinctive set of clothes were sprinting towards where the sound elapses, in search of its rigid source.
"Humans err and Law is created as a reason not to." Those petty words came out of her mouth as she locked her emotionless gaze upon the crimson floor.
The fluorescent light lit the gruesome sight, making the thick crimson red liquid glitter in beauty.
The frosty night wind blew in from the open terrace in front of her, making her wavy auburn hair, stretching down to her elbows, dance with it as it passes by.
"To err is human and judgment is also not for them to bestow." Behind her was a man of white robes, comparing to her light clothes; black semi-shorts, black sleeveless shirt, and a thin vest.
By himself, he sheared away his fear to clamor these words, for he was there when the massacre began.
She glanced to her back, only to find him standing far in front of her without even a hint of common fear. Her numb ruby orbs collided with his azure gaze.
There, she judged him as a man who deserves to live.
Familiar she was to him, not as a friend but as a fiend herself.
Twenty wicked lives were eliminated using her very own hands, but to her, it was only a mere number. She began hunting hostile humans that had lost their sole humanity, even if it means she will lose hers too. There's no way she would just back out, for she's now a wanted criminal.
"Well said," After the long delay, she finally replied with the same numb face.
Written all over her, everyone could guess that she was as cold as the long winter night and deadly as the hurricane. No one even wondered why she even decided to numb her heart away from any warmth. After all, to the people, she's nothing but a murderer.
Hard stomping footsteps ruptured from outside the room, making her jolt at the door; it is time for her to leave.
"Judge me, Father, for God himself can't stop me." She, with her haughty tone, ended their terse conversation. She strolled towards the terrace, jumped over a lifeless body, and finally, she reached the fence. She looked down to see herself far above the empty ground. She's on the third story of a building, to be exact.
With not another doubt, she held onto the fence and jumped out with no hesitation.
As she was still in the mid-air, she looked up to the heavens as the ball of blue and orange light reflected to her crimson red eyes, piercing in through her barren and young soul.
Now that she could see it up close this time than the last time she discovered it, she felt bliss.
She named her (comet) Astrid, not that she found a strange connection with it, but the fact that its existence was rather odd or even impossible.
Breaking every bit of firm Laws of physics.
Still, in the air, the comet illuminated her with splendid elegance. No one could witness it, but surely another miracle is about to happen.
Her face created a rare stunned expression as she watches herself slowly being engulfed by a faint emerald light, starting from her feet towards her head. Time slowed down as her memories overlapped.
She was born with a dream once, to stop and catch people like who she was now, but fate led her to another way. Her parents, both astronomers, died in front of her eyes, and they [killers] let her live only to watch them shine upon the heavens while she lived her life with nothing but resentment.
She then continued her life; heading to the path her parents wanted her to take, Astronomy, but that was not the only case.
As she learned about the stars, she's silently learning the art of taking life, believing that one day; she will be free from her torments.
Now that she questioned God, what life does He have in store for her?
Restless!She woke up restless.Her eyes widened with explicit dread as her heavy breaths lingered on the eerie yet silent atmosphere, for she just found herself caught in an unpleasant nightmare, no---
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"Biska is always scary as hell and Hayden, that peach-haired moron, you should avoid bumping onto him and there is Omri, he's the strongest..."As Manasseh led her to the library, Yuna took a note of the entire hallway they walked by. The walls and ceilings were nothing peculiar and kind of similar to every Asian traditional house in the so-called actual world.
The question of how this 'Yuna' died kept swirling in her mind. She just found out that "Yuna" was a former Light\life pillar, but then, 'she' died."To whom did 'she' pass her powers to, and what can this so-called special power do?"The book coul
This incident made her stop thinking for a while and decided to go back to her room. She locked her gaze upon the window as she lay down on her soft bed.Towering evergreen trees peeked in on her window as her longing gaze reprieved, in search of a non-fraudulent life.A sight then evaded her mind. Far behind the sturdy trees was a towering tan wall. It was extending for a considerable distance unknown to her. She wondered,What kingdom was she now?Does she possess some powers too?The sight was still giving off late midday signs, time here was indeed moving so slowly than she expected. How she wished to just wake up from this lucid dream, see the beautiful stars again and make those free criminals pay.In contrast to this supernatural world where they indulge themselves with magic and power, money was everything to Earth. It overpowered people's flaming passion and blatantly bent the so-called non-concurring Law. That's the reason why her parents were killed, after all, Greed.Her be
"Ah, nope." She furrowed.Before he could even take a step away, the so-called silver-haired male elfin pulled the hem of his tattered yet not dirty cotton clothing. Her retorting feat was so fast that the 'pup's' lips departed, leaving a quick squeak from her sudden pull."Not a chance."Yuna instantly cupped his clothes in search of the pocket until she pulled out an ice-blue bracelet."You suck at this but nice try." She stood up as she let him take one last glimpse of the bracelet before she scuffled in back to her wrist. She pushed the kid away and started strolling to continue her observation.Stealing was something she did not expect to happen that, but it was not a big deal either. The fact that a kid like him learned to steal was kind of pitiful to her. She never thought such poverty would even spawn in this almost-perfect world. Maybe she let herself be blinded by what magic could even do, that they could be able to do everything they want that were beyond humans.The young w
The sun was a quarter away before setting beyond the horizon. The different pace of time was slowly triggering her jet lag, which was extremely troublesome. Thankfully, no signs of familiar entities looking for her appeared but that doesn’t mean she would let her guard down. It not that she wouldn’t go back but she just wanted the stroll she always does before, something like that.After hours of sauntering around, they decided to take a rest and fill their stomachs by a bistro they managed to find.“This place wasn’t that helpful as I expected,” She sighed as she set her elbow on the wooden table and rested her chin on her palm. She gradually crossed her feet as she watched every creature, big and small, pass by.“Is this your first time here in the Capital, mister?” The ‘pup’ who was eating and sitting opposite to her asked.“You could say that,” she mumbled, "Is this the only place to buy stuff?” She would not expect a shopping mall in such a place but a smuggling illegal marketpla
“Any sign of her?” Omri asked the worried and frustrated Manasseh, who without a second thought, has roamed around the whole castle to look for Yuna. “None,” She burst out, now crying after prolonging her sullen agony for more than an hour. What if someone abducted her? What if Yuna was in danger right now? They need to find Yuna as soon as possible for her existence was something that should be kept confidential from the public. If the Council were to know about her resurrection, death was certain for her or worse, there wouldn't even be a proper burial, and the truth about her real identity would be nothing but a theory.There's one more place to search, and that is outside the academy. He would not risk wasting the time just by waiting for the so-called ‘All-knowing’ to find her, so he decided to search for her instead.Without a second thought, he unerringly sprinted towards the white marble balcony in front of them and jumped out with the support of his left hand.“Omri!” Manass
Verves surged inside Yuna's body, causing her to gawk her eyes with apparent shock. She was even more stunned when she found herself standing in a vast space of pure white emptiness. A shred of memory then flashed in her mind.Her triumph upon her plan was what she recalled, so what was happening right now?Yuna looked around the empty space until a familiar voice disrupted her search."What an annoying ability," The voice came from behind her and she glanced there only to meet a deviant entity but 'that' voice, it only belonged to the one who tried to confront her. However, in front of her was a floating deformed claret soul without feet, making her look more like a jinni."Where am I?" Yuna asked, for she has no clue about what was
"Damn, not good, not good." Yuna madly muttered as she kept herself alert from the danger lurking in the darkness for she met another threat. The atmosphere was so dense that she knew this wasn't some sort kind of test anymore, but pure bloodlust. Just what the heck did she just manage to wake up, a monster?What a big miscalculation, she just misjudged a mere child, and now the kid ended up enraged and berserk, Yuna was apparently armless."Dammit, where are the freakin' people?"If they were to come, that would be for later. She has one more thing she needed to conclude, that was to whether or not this world does exist, tonight. So for now, she has to stay alive no matter what.Now she has to rely on the senses of a body that she's
Loathe, anger, jealousy, envy, lust, obsession, all these are fires that severely burn, and whoever reaches her hands out to touch its flames is ought to suffer the agony of burning. Thus, reaping what you sow.People are given the privilege to discern what is right from wrong, but it only leads them to the inference that, "What is life without a little FUN?"
Somber and calm was the room for the 'Big Reveal' was on course. She leaned in closer to the eyepiece, taking a peep with eyes both open on the telescope to meet the barren sky. Nothing but a certain shade of blue confined in a black orb. That was all she saw."Neh, I cannot see anything." That it was kind of weird. Yuna frowned as she slowly slanted her head away from the eyepiece to look at the clear evening blue sky. Even if the telescope was sort of old-fashioned, she managed to set up high-potential lenses that could pier
"Take care, everyone." Deyonne waved her wrinkled and plumped hand as she stood by the wooden door.After Yuna and Dale managed to find all that was written on their list, it's time to say goodbye. The three waved back at her before they entered the exquisite and sweet-smelling flower tunnel.
“What a beautiful sight, I almost thought I stumbled upon a mirror.” Her oldie female voice trampled the silence. Yuna looked down to meet the chubby old dwarf’s gaze, but she saw no orbs, her eyes were pure white. She realized she was blind but the odd thing was that she knew she was standing there. What do those statements of hers even mean?“Oh, Miss Deyonne, me and my friends came to buy some stuff.” Zyair uttered as he approached Deyonne. Since Deyonne finally took a glance at Yuna, he wanted to know what she saw. What k
Screeching sounds from the leather boots as it collides with the grassy floor lingered in the air. Their distinct figures overlaid shadows on their path as they plastered placid smiles on their faces, for they are at home.Those humane eyes once wept hot and blinding tears of unspeakable sorrow. Their warm beating hearts once felt the burning rage of pain and anger. Their calm minds, once coveted by overpowering self-pity and loneliness.
No, probably not. She closed her eyes, asking herself why she was even this stressed. Well, she deserved that. If she were just to accept this world as her new reality and rebuke science, then she would not be this thwart, but no, she would never discard away her human knowledge even if it was for something certain.
"So how about you, why do you love the night so much? Zyair then asked, but instead of an answer, he only watched her pretty smile fade away with sole confusion.She almost let her guard down from this friendly talk; she doesn't know what to say. What if she would say something that isn't known to this world? What if they suspect there's something unusual about her? What if the night sky here wasn't the same as hers? What if?