MERCIA
93. Twin Brother.

Amara has completely recovered, her strength has also returned and even increased rapidly, as well as Draco, Famir and Ryn after trying to drink water given by August.

"What is this magic bottle?" ask Ryn.

Amara simply smiled. "it was just an ordinary bottle of Mercia dissolving her energy on that water to make it efficacious, hmm?"

"Mr Mercia is on the east bank" Draco said.

"I'll see him."

a little later Amara met August who looked dreamy looking at the horizon.

"You're still mad at me for lying to you?" ask Amara.

"No. Come here I want to talk."

Amara sat beside August with her head resting on August's shoulders and her hands hugging August's left hand.

"How did you find the flower?"

"We managed to find Moonheaven, and it was not an ordinary place but a world beyond Proxima, it was behind that little sun."

"I'm glad you found it."

"Do you know Amara?"

"I know."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"you never asked, and I didn't know you were looking for that place."

"How many other worlds do you know?"

"Seven belongs to your world."

"Is Enigma included?

"No Enigma is part of Proxima, it is a big place but not a world."

"Where are you from? were you born in Proxima?"

"Of course.."

"I want to show you something."

"You want to pee again?" ask Amara smiling.

"don't tease me, don't talk about it anymore, you're so happy to embarrass me" August said, squeezing Amara's nose and taking a roll of paper from under his cape.

"I don't understand this, can you read it for me?"

Amara partially unrolled the paper, saw the writing on the scroll and read it.

"Two stars luminous angels, destiny walked over, the ark broke, separated walking alone.searching for purpose, flying through the sky, waiting for the same blood, reborn, anger raging dragon, opening the doors of wonder, the, the palace of truth, go home for the sake of self."

"Mercia, I don't understand this strange verse."

"Mercia.. Are you okay?" Amara saw August looking shocked.

"Mercia.."

"Yes.."

"What's wrong?"

"Do you know the language on that paper?"

"Yes, this is the original Proxima language."

"Mara, no one can read that but you, it's in diaxsosa."

"Hahaha you are. This writing is indeed different from your world."

"I'm telling the truth."

Amara looked at August.

"Mercia what are you trying to tell me?" Suddenly Amara felt a sense of uneasiness.

"Do you know where your parents are?" ask August.

"My parents were killed by the demon army when I was a baby, Uncle Lor and Uncle Roza took care of me, I lived with Uncle Lor, because at that time Uncle Roza was studying medicine."

"Are both your father's siblings."

"yes, those two are my father's real sisters, Mercia what's wrong? please tell me the truth."

"I'll tell you everything, after we meet Uncle Roza."

"Well, let's go."

They then returned to the cave, where Roza seemed to be giving lessons on drugs to Draco and others.

"Uncle.., Mercia wants to talk to you, do you have time?" ask Amara.

"I always have time for you two, do you two want to talk about a good election day.."

"Uncle.. What are you talking about?" Amara shy.

"Hey. You three go first, don't eavesdrop" Roza told Draco and the others who then left.

"What's Mercia?" ask Roza.

"Uncle, Amara told me that you've studied medicine, have you?"

"really, most of my life I spent studying, until I almost forgot to marry hehehe. therefore you should not be long. hehehe."

"Uncle.. Can you please not discuss marriage?" Amara's face continued to blush.

"Uncle, how do you learn medicine? what's from the book?"

"I learned from my teacher, yes of course reading books or ancient texts, do you want to learn them? um but with that ability of yours I don't think it's necessary, you better learn how to live in a household."

"Oh sorry.I forgot.hehehe.."

August handed Roza a roll of paper. Amara was astonished that August had handed over the scroll.

"Uncle I want to know if this article is about medicine or a treasure map?"

Roza was surprised that his hands trembled slightly, but he tried to hide it, but his movements could not escape the sight of August and Amara, especially his voice that suddenly changed and sounded nervous when answering.

"How's uncle?"

"Ah. i. this is nothing, ti.. it means nothing at all" Roza said and returned the paper to August.

"What does uncle mean?" August keeps pushing Roza.

"It was just a story about a beautiful and romantic place, a kind of poem about a city" Roza said.

"Why are you nervous uncle, your hands are shaking?"

"Ahh this you, I just forgot breakfast this morning, I ate first then" said Roza he rose from his seat but only his feet stepped he was again attacked by the question of August.

"Uncle.. Is it your surprise that you couldn't read it or that you saw the symbol on the paper?"

"Symbol?" Amara gasped he again took the paper from August's hand.this time he opened the scroll entirely and he was surprised.

"Circular dragon?" Amara picked up a chest in one corner of the cave, opened it and took out a flat, golden-yellow metal circle and placed it next to the picture.

Roza already knows he won't be able to run again.

"Uncle Roza, you haven't answered Mercia's question" said Amara, who could hardly believe the images and pieces of metal she had kept were exactly the same.

"Both were right, I couldn't read the text, and I was surprised to see the picture."

"Did Uncle Lor know this?"

"No. I'm the only one who knows."

"Uncle. please tell me."

Roza took a long breath.

"Well, at that time I wanted to visit my brother, your uncle, suddenly something big fell from the sky, like a very big egg, not long before a portal opened, he said, a woman came out of the portal with a body full of wounds, she ran towards the big egg, suddenly the egg opened, I saw a tiny baby asleep in it."

"The woman hugged him, but because of his wound she almost dropped the baby, I didn't know what was going on, but my instincts said I had to help her, I approached her, the woman was very scared, I tried to calm him down, when he was convinced that I was not a threat, dozens of other portals opened."

"The woman looked frustrated, suddenly she forced me to take the baby away and hide, and then smashed the big egg into dust, all of a sudden the people who came out of the portal came up to him I didn't know what they were talking about, but after that they killed the woman and burned her body, that little baby is you Amara and that woman is your mother, your uncle was surprised when I arrived to take you, I told him that before your parents were killed the demon army they asked me to take you, I don't want my brother to be scared knowing the truth."

"Why didn't uncle tell me? why does Mercia know more than I do?"

"I'm sorry uncle Amara, your mother asked me to swear not to tell anyone including you."

"Who killed my mother? where am I from? where's dad?"

"Remara, we don't talk much, your mother just said that she was separated from your father, her ancestors had come to this world, and one of Proxima's heroes came from her world, I don't understand what that means, until one day when I bathed you by the river, three dragons came in the way, I was terrified, but the unexpected happened, the three dragons bowed their heads as if paying their respects, I was so shocked that I didn't realize you were running up to the dragon, that's when I realized who you really were."

"Uncle can you leave us both?"

"well. forgive uncle Amara." Roza leaves August and Amara.

Amara shed her tears. "What about you Mercia? how did you find out about me? where'd you find this writing?"

"I didn't know about you or everything Uncle Roza told me, I asked him to confirm my suspicions."

"Suspectedly? suspicious about what?" ask Amara.

"That you're Julia's twin sister."

"Twin brother?" Julia?" Amara flinched, she recalled her fight with a woman before she fought against the Phoenix.

'the woman said that my face was similar to that of Mercia's murdered lover, was what she said true? does Mercia just feel sorry for seeing me a blind woman?'

"Mercia was Julia your previous lover killed?"

"True.., Julia was indeed my lover, but now I'm not sure if she was killed or not."

"you mean?"

"When he was injured, I tried to heal him, but his body suddenly evaporated and disappeared in my arms."

"I thought he had been killed, until Aruna saw him, in this world."

"Wamma?"

"The woman you almost killed before the Phoenix came."

Amara's body felt weak. "Do you want to repay me?"

"No, and he forgave you."

"I'm sorry Mercia, I can't help my jealousy when I see her seducing you."

"Mercia why do you think Julia is my twin sister?"

"The writing was found on earth."

"Mercia if it's true what your friend said, we should look for him, I'd like to see him to be sure."

"You've met him Amara."

"What's? there's no way I'd know if there's a woman whose face looks like mine."

"Aruna saw you meet, and you both wanted to kill each other."

"Mercia. you. do you think.."

"the one who hurt you is Julia."

"Phoenix is Julia."

"What..?"