Rudina couldn't see her hair very well but the part of her Rudina could see was as white as snow. Rudina stared in awe. Yukio-Sama's hair was nothing compared to this.
"Purity" She whispered remembering when Yukio told her about Purity.
"Purity? Are you talking about my hair?" The lady asked with a soft voice.
"Yes" Rudina whispered back.
She giggled "I see Yukio is teaching you"
Yukio hadn't thought Rudina anything related to her changing colors except from what she said on the first day. Throughout the time Rudina had spent with Yukio all she had learned was how to take care of herself but Rudina wasn't going to say that. She smiled.
She laughed silently "That's part of learning My child"
"Eh?! Did you just…." Rudina pointed at her surprised.
"Read your mind?" The lady asked with a soft laugh "yes I did"
"How can you?" Rudina asked, lost. How could the lady that wasn't even looking at her read her mind.
"I would love to tell you that my child but time is way too fast up here" She said with a sigh.
'Up here? What did she mean by that?' Rudina pondered to herself. She thought this was a dream but now she somewhere?
"My child what is it that hurts you so much?" The lady asked looking at Rudina.
"What?" Rudina asked confused.
"Why is your heart so darkened?" The lady asked sadly.
"My heart?" Rudina asked touching her chest. She wondered how her heart was dark.
"Yes" she replied "It is darken with anger and revenge"
Rudina stood still as she understood what the lady was getting at. If Rudina were to say she had forgotten all that happened to the March it would be a lie. A very big one.
She remembered them like it had happened just a moment ago and they kept hunting her.
She had sleepless nights continuously. She heard the voices of her people that were crying for help as they were being killed and burnt alive.
She found it strange because she hadn't seen her being killed even though she knew they were killed. At first she thought they were just dreams but soon she started seeing faces of people she knew.
Mel the head Butler whom she had been really close to as he was the father of her friend, Rieka. She dreamt of how he was beheaded.
Kari the head maid and the mother of her friend, Flykra. She had been very close to her because she was the one who brought her up as Rudinas mother had died after giving birth to her. Rudina took her as the mom she never had. She dreamt about her being eaten by a pack of wolves. The once that had attacked them before they left.
Brett the Zeta. He had been one that she didn't really understand but he had taught her to fight and she found his lessons really fun. She dreamt of him being burnt in fire like a sinner and many others she didn't even know.
But there was one thing common among all this people they each where scream "The rightful heir shall avenge us"
At some point without knowing Rudina had actually been looking forward to her revenge.
"Why do you seek revenge, my child?" The lady asked.
"Why shouldn't I ?" Rudina asked back. She was slowly getting irritated.
"My child revenge wouldn't solve anything it would only darken your heart more" The lady whispered "The darkness in your heart won't only remain there it would slowly eat every part of you and before you know it child, you will be blinded by it"
"I do not mind if I am blinded by this darkness as long as I am able to avenge my people" Rudina retorted back.
"With what? How would you avenge them? With your small fingers? Or with that darkness in your heart?" She asked sadly.
"I know I am nothing right now but Yukio sama has agreed to help me" Rudina replied.
"Yukio can't help you if I decide not to" the lady replied "You have to come over to the side of light Rudina"
"How?" Rudina whispered. She needed their help if she wanted to save her people and there was no way she was going to say no. She knew she was powerless and a no one as she had no place to return to.
A tale has been told from time past. No one who stepped into the garden of Leto had been able to come out alive but after her family was attacked, Rudina along with her friends left with nowhere to escape, ventured into the garden and there, they stumbled upon a shrine where they got separated. No one had ever seen the goddess of Leto and Rudina had no idea she would be in line to be the next goddess. After years of training, she comes out stronger and fully ready to save her people. But then, she meets someone who the previous goddess requested she meet.
Along with her friends, she would find the truth behind why her cousin was present the day her father died and why those behind his death knew the secret passage.
Comments (0)
See all