━14 years before...
"Mathias let me ride on your back please," I said while pouting.
My feet looks swollen since we've been walking in this forest for about three hours.
He stopped before he turned around wearing a bored expression. "You're becoming a child now Finesia." He turned his back from me before lowering down his body.
I smiled and ride on his back. My arms were wrapped around his neck while I rest my head on his left shoulder.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
He started walking while carrying me on his back. "We're going to find a shelter, it's getting dark," he answered.
We've been like this since then, moving in each and every destination to find our food and shelter.
It was for our survival, to strive hard to earn our surviv
"Get them! They aren't far away, don't let the sinners live!"The lady ran faster as she can while carrying the baby who wasn't even breathing but her eyes were opened looking at the lady's face.The people who was after them kept searching the whole forest where they last saw the lady."Don't worry Finesia, I'll keep you safe so hang in there my baby... be with mum."She felt numb on her chest and realized that she was hit by an arrow. She vomits and blood came out from her mouth but she didn't stop from running.She was only thinking of saving her baby, to not let anyone see her, the eyes of the God and a mortal, the eyes of the truth.People will kill her without even seeing the beautiful world created by her father so she, as her mother, should save her baby."Ack... " She stumbled and felt the pain from her left knee that was hit by an arrow.She starts
"Sia! Where are you?"I hid myself on the tall grass when I saw Leia trying to find me, when she was gone from the place where I am hiding, I ran faster and went to the mountain where flowers can be seen.I laughed as I lay down on the beautiful flowers. Leia would be angry if she found out that I'm in the mountain again. It's not far from the castle and this is the only place where I can run freely. The castle together with the mountain filled with flowers are hidden after the dark cave, that's what Lily told me. No man can enter our castle without walking pass to the dark cave.So I am not afraid of going out, wearing my unique eyes. My eyes are different side by side, my left eye is blue and my right eye is the color of the sun they say. When the night comes, my eyes would change and the pictures of the sun and the moon will be visible in my eyes."Sia? Is that you?!"I was about to run when I saw Lylia fled
"Is this your house my lady?" I didn't respond, I was just examining him from head to toe while holding the long broomstick. I kept my distance for about five meters away and didn't let my gaze avert from him. He awkwardly smiled and brushed off his messy hair. He was avoiding my gaze and stayed on his place without moving. After I held his hand earlier, I stomped his feet and ran away from him. "I'm not really a bad guy my lady, I was just lost. I haven't figure out a way for me to go back, I was chased by a monster and found this castle." I tilt my head like a dog and fumed my forehead. "You look like the monsters from the outside." He raised his hands and shake his head repeatedly. "I'm not a revolting monster, I'm an innocent man. I was lost... Really. " "No man can enter this castle, only the monsters so you're a monster!" I hissed and pointed the broomstick on his direction.
"Aren't you going to talk Sia? Are you just going to keep quiet until my throat will dry? How many times do I have to tell you that mountain is dangerous, that monsters can enter. What am I supposed to do with you?" she scolded.I was just sitting on the edge of the chair while playing with my fingers. Leia was the one who found me first when I was about to enter the castle, she was angry and now she's scolding me telling that I shouldn't be at ease when going to the mountain.I know and I really didn't want to escape the castle, I just want that man to leave the castle before they found out."Finesia! Are you even listening?" she fumed her forehead while glaring at me."I'm sorry Leia, I will never do it again. I promise, " I swore.She blinked emphatically before she flew back to the kitchen. She's just worried that monsters will eat me that's why I do not rebel from her scolding.
Her tears flowed like a river down her cheeks, trying to cease the bubble from disappearing—the only smell Leia left to her. Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, and pulled her hair repeatedly trying to take away the thorn with sorrow filling her heart. Her eyes darken and the bright yellow crystal from her left eye faded as her inside filled with continues pain. Pressing her right eye while gripping her chest, a sudden vision appeared on her head. A blind desire, which on warm moonlight was used to shake like fever in the veins of the man whom she remember, is futilely plaguing a gray fellow with the gray wraiths innumerable old griefs and with small stinging memories of long-dead delights. It was the memory of someone named 'Leonardo' entered her deep sorrow into a survival. Finesia suddenly seemed to be endowed with superhuman strength, for she run the long distance forest and reached the
Mariano came back from his sister's house wearing a worried expression as he came across his friend Jake, a married man who's against the law of monarchs."What's with you? Did something happen between you and your sister?" Jake asked as he put the the firewood logs on the vacant table.He shook his head and let out a deep sigh as he remembers the appearance of the child they just brought.He didn't want to believe it but there's no way a normal human would have such peculiar eyes. Not even the wizards have the unique magical eyes."Nothing happened, it's just....nothing, don't worry about it."He was reluctant to tell his friend about the child especially when his sister spoke about 'not telling anyone about it'.Jake looks confused staring at the back of Mariano's body walking back inside his house. He knows Mariano, when something is not right, Mariano would make a worried face especially
"The Emperor of Corceigea Empire, Leonardo Kartan Crossus."Finesia flinched a bit as her lips parted, she doesn't know what Jeneva is talking about. Hearing Leonardo's name from someone's mouth makes her envious, it feels something wrong deep inside her."I don't exactly understand, who is this Emperor you're talking about?" she asked.Jeneva trembles just by saying the Emperor's name. "The Emperor who fought the Divine Dragon alone in Grisaia and tamed it. He's not just a powerful man but an immortal born from a Goddess's blood."Upon hearing the information about the Emperor, Finesia wasn't able to think straight. There's no way that the Leonardo she met is the Emperor himself, it's impossible."Is there any other information about him? Like his eyes... yes, his eyes! What's the color of it?" Finesia asked remembering the sparkling color of azure eyes of the man she met."It's like a color of an o
"I am the God of war they say but never did I became bad, I'm as good as the Sun, but I am neither kind when it comes to my interests. I am the Son of Ephelitius and I am your brother, Finesia."The raindrops stopped and my vision was covered with light, it means he's telling the truth. No wonder, the world suddenly stopped."How did you do that?" I asked."What? Stopping the time?" he asked back.Time? Is it only the time? I bit my lower lip and let out a deep sigh. "Yes, the time...how did you, I mean what's happening?" I asked annoyingly.He burst out of laugh and I heard a whistle coming from nowhere, I turned my head around the forest but I didn't see anyone."Who was that?" I asked looking at him curiously."He's someone you can't see, he's just uh...what do you call this? Invisible? Yeah, that!" He snapped his fingers and the forest began to move again, but Jeneva was still petrified.&n
━14 years before... "Mathias let me ride on your back please," I said while pouting.My feet looks swollen since we've been walking in this forest for about three hours.He stopped before he turned around wearing a bored expression. "You're becoming a child now Finesia." He turned his back from me before lowering down his body.I smiled and ride on his back. My arms were wrapped around his neck while I rest my head on his left shoulder."Where are we going?" I asked.He started walking while carrying me on his back. "We're going to find a shelter, it's getting dark," he answered.We've been like this since then, moving in each and every destination to find our food and shelter.It was for our survival, to strive hard to earn our surviv
"I've got something to say your Majesty," Duke Salvador said.He remained after the nobles left when the meeting ended.Leonardo's eyebrows furrowed while stroking Finesia's head who was sitting on his lap. Finesia moved his eyes on the Duke's direction before going back to Leonardo."What is it?" Leonardo asked.He coughed before he spoke. "It might be very rude to ask, but what is this young lady to you your Highness? I've been with you since I was born and neither I could think that you would have your concubine."Leonardo's lips moved before he grinned. Duke Salvador has been loyal to him since then, from his grandfather until to him.There's no way that Duke Salvador would go against him."She's going to be my wife," he answered casually.Duke Salvador flinched for a bit before he sighed. "You've been alone on your rein your Majesty so I won't barge in, but let me tell you an
Leonardo woke up with Finesia on his arms, he stared at her with his thought of 'was it a dream?' and remembered that it wasn't because he felt how numb his arm was because of Finesia's head resting on his arm.He stared longer until he decided to get up. The Butler came with his startled face moving his eyes on Finesia who was in her deep sleep."Your Majesty?" he asked with his mouth left opened.Leonardo grinned. "Prepare the dining area, I would like to have my breakfast with her."The Butler who wasn't even able to analyze his thoughts nodded and left with his face unable to figure out what sort of emotion he would make.Upon arriving at the kitchen, his thoughts combined and realized that the Emperor who doesn't have any concubines for about two hundred years has a woman and worst, the woman was sleeping on the Emperor's bed without worries.He shook of his worries and ordered the
15 years later, Central Capital of Corceigea Empire...The horns started to make noise when the large troupe of the knights entered the entrance of the Central capital. The people welcomed the knights with their smiles and congratulations for the victory of the war between the Corceigea and Anaraya Empire.Servants and nobles are caught, they were marching with their bodies imprisoned by the long thick chains.When the knights arrived at the entrance gate of the Corceigea Palace, the Emperor was there, leaning against the gate while holding his sword.They bended their knees simultaneously and greeted the Emperor."It's been a while captain Rosell," the Emperor said.The captain bowed. "We caught around six nobles from the Anaraya your Majesty, we also dragged the servants who can be used as a slave.""Hmm
"Come on, show me."Griselda shuddered with horror thinking that there's no way she can escape the mountain alive especially in the hands of the Emperor, the ruthless among the rulers.Jake tried to fight them, but even his sword couldn't go against the knights. There's no escape for them, they can only pray for themselves to be saved by the God."Hmm? Don't wanna tell? It's just a simple question though, where is she? Where's Finesia? How come you're trembling when I'm just asking a question?" he asked with his baritone tone."Your majesty, have mercy on us. Please kill me instead of killing my wife, she doesn't have to do with this. I was at fault," Mariano pleads.The Emperor looked down on him like he was seeing a rat begging for a leftovers."That's too sweet, I wanna be like that too. Saving your love from death, but how could I even grasp such romance when you
The loud growl of the Darkrai burst on the dark forest making the knights trembles on their feet."Calm down Gray, there's still next time. You're going to see her next time," the man said, the highest among the Aristocrats, the Emperor of Corceigea.Horror was seen on the knights eyes when the Emperor cut off the head of the knight he ordered to guard the lady.He didn't know that there was a disciple inside the house, he thought that it would be easier for him to get the daughter of God especially when she's living with ordinary humans, that was his thought.Disciples are known to be a soul from God's divinity, they are born from the hearts of the Dragon that's why they are able to fill their souls inside a vessel.He didn't know that the man named Mathias was no longer human, but a vessel. He was sure that the soul inside was from the God himself, it was powerful
"Finesia?"I turn my gaze on Griselda who just came out from the house carrying a bag of herbs. She looks worried when her eyes darted on me, I was cleaning the barn.It's already been a month since I stayed here with them. Jake doesn't look like he was bothered by my presence, it doesn't mean that he trust me though.They are humans so I understand him very much because I am threat myself, it was hard for me to trust them too not until I was convinced that they aren't harm to me."I told you not to clean the barn, you'll get dirty and your hands will get rough."She pulled me up and shook my clothes that got dirty because of the dirt from the horses.Mathias came out from the house with his annoying expression, but it calmed when his eyes moved on my direction."I'll go hunt, wanna come?" he asked making me burst an excitement.I ran towards him and followed his back. I was getti
My eyes followed him, preparing the bowl of soup and lifted the spoon on my mouth's direction.His eyes were totally focused on me, waiting for my mouth to open widely.These past few days, he was always watching me and taking care of me. I do not understand why, I've been thinking that he's somewhat guilty of the harsh words he said but it doesn't mean that he's going to go overboard with his actions.He looks like an owner taking care of his sick pet.My vision tells me nothing, I cannot see anything from him. My vision keeps betraying me since the day I opened my eyes, it was blurry and I cannot see any truth or lies from him.He was the same as Leonardo, that guy whom I've been wanting to see.I shouldn't trust any human, but here I am, lying on the bed feeling harmless.I slowly opened my mouth and I saw how his eyes moved, a glimpse of beam was shown on his eyes.I don
"Lastly, tell your Son that even if he values the lives of the people, it doesn't mean that they're alive. Others may look alive on the outside but deep inside they're dying, painfully." Mathias was about to open the door when suddenly he heard the words from the little girl he just saved. "because even if you saved that one person, if living means dying to them....then it's useless." He closed his eyes firmly and turn his head on his mother who heard it as well. He shrugged off his thoughts and opened the door witnessing the empty seat of Finesia and Jake's emotionless face. "Where is she?" he asked. Jake didn't respond, he stood up for a moment before looking at Mathias's direction. "She left, " he simply answered. Mathias surprisingly gritted his teeth and clenched his fists before attacking his father. He couldn't believe that she just left without telling him, he knows that he was a bit