He then told me the entire situation with the nation of freedom and torment.  Apparently the nation of freedom and torment’s guardian deity the griffin has been captured, and due to its anger it had inflicted uncontrollable hate within the people of the nation.  Those who weren’t under the influence of the griffin’s rage were those who weren’t staying with the god’s within their own homes.  This sounds like a huge pain in the ass and I really don’t wanna deal with this but I have no choice.  I sighed heavily and held out my hand.

“Lumire?”

“I am currently unable to see at the moment.  I tend to have a condition within my eyes where if they are closed for long periods of time I lose my eyesight.  I am unfamiliar with your world so I need you to guide me by holding my hand.”

“I see.  If you don’t mind me asking how long will this last?”

“3 days.”

“Very well then I shall guide you throughout those 3 days.”

I said nothing and nodded at him as he then took my hand and walked with me throughout the mansion.  Even though both me and him are wearing gloves I can still feel how cold his hands are.  Compared to mine his hands are much bigger as well.  It’s times like these where I wish I had my eyesight.  To not only see myself but to also see those who are kind to me.  However, if he knew what I actually looked like would he still be this kind to me?  Gah! Now is not the time to dwell on his kindness.  I need to focus on the task at hand right now.  I then heard a door open and the sound of birds chirping filled my ears.  I let go of the butler’s hand and stood there taking in the sounds.  I then held out my hand and the butler helped me down the stairs.

The sounds that surrounded me were nice and relaxing, I can’t even remember the last time I felt so relaxed.  At home I always had to be on guard due to my time within the black market as well as crazy fans who wanted to kill me or kidnap me.  The sound of the grass as we walked, the wings of the birds flapping, as well as the water flowing.  I can hear them all and it’s so relaxing to hear.  I barely ever get time off for myself ever since I have become an idol.  I enjoy my job but it's very time consuming.  I do wanna get back into boxing even if it’s only for a little bit.  I don’t really care if it raises my fame or not I just wanna relive the good parts of my childhood even if it’s for a day.

“Hey Butler, I never asked for your name.”

“My name is Zero.”

“I see, so ZeeZee.”

“ZeeZee?”

“I have a difficult time remembering actual names among people.  So instead of using their actual names I give them a nickname.  Yours has two, there is the one I just said which is ZeeZee and the other is just Zee.”

“You may call me whatever you like.”

I smile to myself.  It’s honestly like I am a child again and surrounded by my friends who were always so kind to me.  Shit! This damn peaceful scenery is making me go soft.  I need some action soon or else I will lose myself in this dream.  Remember Lumire you need to wake up so you can go back to your life being an idol.  Not to mention also beating the shit out of anyone who dares to cross you.  The look of fear on their faces is so fulfilling it makes me hungry for more.  Let’s not forget the pretty color of blood.  Dark red is its natural color but if it exists your body it becomes a beautiful bright red.  If enough of it exits your body it then turns into the true color it is.  The whole reason why I got blood in my eyes to begin with was because of me wanting to change my eye color.

The thought of being that woman’s child pisses me off.  Not to mention out of everyone in the world it had to be a demon who was my father.  She made me nothing but miserable… They both did.  How I see it they have no place in my life nor do I ever want her in it ever again.  They are the main reason why I had to quit boxing in the first place.  I say they are the reason but in reality I am the real reason why I had to quit boxing.  I took all the knowledge I had from boxing and killed my parents.  I beat both of them to death. It was so satisfying.  The way that damn woman begged me to stop beating her husband while tears poured from her face.  Ah.  Just thinking back to those times makes my heart just melt. My lips then curled into a smile as I softly laughed to myself covering my mouth with my hand.  I stopped when I felt Zee stopped moving forward.

“Zee? Why have we stopped?”

“Because we are in front of one the statues of the primordial 13.”

“What’s the primordial 13?”

“To put it simply, their gods.”

“No shit Sherlock I mean why are they called the primordial 13.”

“The reason why they are called the primordial 13 is because they are not only the gods who created the element they use, but they are also the gods of the entire solar system.”

“Are you trying to tell me they have been around for longer than the universe itself?”

“Exactly.”

“So they are very old.  Wait, you told me that there are two gods within this nation.”

“There is.”

“Then what about the other god?  If one of the primordial 13 founded the nation of freedom and torment that means she has the power to not only make people feel free but to torment them as well.”

“She used to have the power to torment people.”

“What happened?”

“She found a successor among her people and gave half of her power to them.”

“Which birthed a new god right?”

“Yes.  This choice birthed the god of torment.  Instead of starting her own country she made the choice to share the nation with the primordial 13.”

“Why?”

“She was indebted to her.  Not only did the goddess get revenge for her, for her family but she also gave her the power to torment those who deserve it.  Which led to both goddesses sharing the land, and those who do bad within the freedom part of the land will be sentenced to life within the torment part of the land.”

‘Wait, why life?”

“Because those who defy the rules of freedom while the primordial 13 is still ruling are like an insult to her.  If you defy the founder of the nation or make her so upset it’s visible on her face your sentence would usually be death.  However, since the deal to share the land with the god of torment the primordial 13 will send them there.  That way the god of torment is in charge of their fate.”

“So she just put her work off on the god of torment.”

“Not exactly.  The god of freedom's job is to make sure her people are happy in doing what they do and making sure they don’t have to live in fear of anyone else.  Meanwhile, the god of torments' job is to either reform or send those who defied the primordial 13 to their death.”