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"Is this mother's?"
"No, but it's a gift from your grandmother."
Lucy is seen rubbing the star jewel on the sun pendulum. He came to mind with his grandmother. "Mother, I've always been curious about Grandma's figure. Can Lucy ask, where is Grandma right now?"
Lucy's question reaped feelings of sadness, and made those who heard it must be forced to remember the events of the war at that time. Oh no! Lucy spoke wrongly again. Every time I asked about my grandmother. This mother will always look sad, even Aletha too.
Kendric approached Lucy, she seemed so interested in the necklace in Lucy's hand that it looked so familiar to her.
Aletha who followed Kendric's line of sight, became a little serious. He remembered that before the departure of Selini Thea. He asked Olyfia to give the necklace to Lezzy but really at that time he was too focused on the condition of the Vasilissa, so he did not pay too much attention to the shape of the necklace.
Seeing Kendric continue to look at the necklace made him become aware of something. If not wrong, there is one Goddess who is so loved by Imorrtal but actually hated by all the Gods. Because her figure is so pure and holy it is perfect to become the ruler of nature, because she was created from the hope of the holy spirit and became the first Goddess born before Selini Thea as the Moon Goddess.
So his existence was greatly respected due to his immense strength. But unfortunately, because in Imorrtal only able to be mastered by the Sun and Moon. The goddess was looked at with two faces by all the Gods. And take advantage of his attitude that is so virtuous.
Aletha remembered, the Goddess who was none other than Goddess Vernitysha became a Robin who had the meaning of the Absolute Realm. But having a terrible destiny, there is not much they know about his figure and over time his existence is only a name
But she was inscribed on an inscription just below the statue of the Goddess - it was in the town square of Leryvora. There it is written, that Robin died because of her pure heart that so sincerely loved the Imorrtal people. And he was willing to kill himself, letting his sacred mana be divided to be given to all Gods as a form of his gift to be Saintes.
But alas, again it was all a hoax that had been manipulated by the Elders. Because Aletha knew, the Goddess died from unreasonable accusations and died horribly. Not many know about this.
And the problem is that the necklace Lucy holds belongs to the Goddess. But why does Goddess Seleni Thea save and want Lucy to have it?
Does the Goddess know that Lucy is the next descendant of Robin? Because Robin had previously failed to carry out his mission before the Alabasta Eclipse occurred. Although he must admit the existence or absence of the Alabasta Eclipse, Robin's destiny is a sacrifice.
"Kendric, what's wrong?" Lucy who felt Kendric's gaze felt empty when she noticed the necklace belonging to her Grandmother's relics, tried to revive her from her mind.
"I just feel like your grandmother loves you so much because she left that precious necklace."
"Thank God if you think so. Because I seem to love him too." Lucy saw her mother again. "Mother .., it doesn't matter if you're still not ready to say it. Lucy will wait."
"It's not. It's just that mom misses him because your grandma-has gone and you're sad you've never met or greeted him."
"Grandma's gone."
Aletha touched Lucy's shoulder. "Lucy, actually your grandmother-died when we fought against Tahlia, she protected your brother and me from the invading Tahlia. I wanted to tell you this, but I-I--"
"Don't feel guilty like that, brother. Although I was disappointed, because I was the only one who had never met him. But at least I am very grateful, you can return safely despite having to sacrifice yourself as compensation for your return. Grandma must be so happy when she finds out she can save you."
"Miss Lucy, don't be sad. Why do you look sad? The most sad part was Sofia. Because tomorrow the Union has to go again ..." Sofia's whimper turned the atmosphere between them.
"You better spend your remaining time here, together with Sofia. I'm going to see Fedrick." Lezzy walked out of the dining room. Set aside Aletha, Kendric as well as Lucy and Sofia who plan to go to the glass garden near the Arratha Pavilion.
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Lucy follows every small step that Sofia shows as a form of pleasure, because she has not played with this dear Union for a long time. He jumped up and down and ran here and there, touching each petal that grew warmly in this greenhouse.
"Union, try wearing it in your hair. It must be very pretty, "Cape Sofia when giving Lucy a sprig of Camellia flowers. "Hem, I didn't know that this Camelia flower could bloom perfectly even in winter."
"Union, forgot? Can't, Camelia flowers can bloom because Papa said her Camelia can't wither even when autumn comes. Because Papa used his extraordinary magic, so that Sofia could see him at any time." Sofia continued with great pride for the greatness of her father. Lucy really misses her niece's funny behavior.
"Well, what if Sofia picks up some flowers. Then deliver the work space." Sofia, who heard him look happy, ran to get a flower basket to collect Camelia flowers.
A few meters from their position, Aletha and Kendric sat down to enjoy tea while observing the activities between Lucy and Sofia.
Kendric sipped his tea while closing his eyes - enjoying this quiet time for a moment. Aletha is receiving a report from her Soul Of Life bird, Carina.
"That's what it looks like." Aletha muttered, without any response of expression shown, at the information she got from Carina.
"I ordered Carina to spread throughout the Darkness World or the Earth. But it seems, the existence of Carzie's book is not left behind in these two worlds. Last time, I saw him was at Titania's base. I am so sorry for just tearing up a small part of the book without any intention of carrying it. I think the book is still in Imorrtal."
Kendric opened his eyes slightly as he placed the teacup in his hand. He crossed his legs with his right hand supporting his head, and let his left finger tap the table. Trying to make a sound in the middle of the silence between the two of them.
"This is just my guess, it looks like the Carzie book you saw in Titania's castle, is a fake or just a remake of the original book. If not, how could Octopus be willing to give that precious note to Tahlia."
"Come away, because as long as Robet finds out around the Great Temple. Not one bit Octopus showed any sign that he had it."
"Is it possible that the original book was destroyed?"
"That's impossible, whereas they managed to manipulate magic."
"Then, why not try looking for it around Crystal Moon Castle. Dewi Selini Thea's residence?"
"I've searched many times for a way to enter Selini Thea's residence, but it's a shame that the moon refused my presence. I myself do not understand why Selini Thea made the Moon reject my presence, does she actually have other plans?"
"That means, the point of conclusion. The book is still in Imorrtal, you just need to expand the search point."
Yoke! Kendric stopped a finger tap on the table in front of him. He saw an eagle flying brave enough against the cold, from behind the glass roof of this park.
"What's wrong? Seems like you've had a lot of thoughts since then."
"I'm just thinking about her necklace that Lucy has right now. I don't know how Selini Thea got it, but maybe Selini predicted that after her death this would happen."
Aletha looked at Kendric for a while, before she finally returned to see her own reflection reflected on her tea cup.
"If you think, Dewi Selini Thea is the first Moon Goddess and becomes the second Imorrtal people who were born as a Goddess after the presence of Goddess Vernitysha. In fact, she was like a mother to the Gods and Goddesses like us. I think that the closeness of Goddess Vernitysha to Goddess Selini Thea is like a friend" Aletha muttered, not realizing that the mood of the Sun God next to her was getting worse.
The cynical look that Kendric gave to the eagle in the sky horizon above, can be felt by the king of the sky though. So the eagle lowered his head, staring into the eyes of the red jewel that brought great pressure to him. As if his savage beast instincts were aware of the danger, the eagle flew away leaving the Darkness World imperial territory.
"Maybe, between the two of them there is a secret purpose. And Goddess Vernitysha, choosing silence was killed without any resistance after being accused so contemptuously. In order to save the world---"
"Stop, your nonsense speech Polemou. No matter what they planned or how the woman was written in history, to me she was just a dead Goddess." Kendric said so indifferently.
Aletha would not dare to talk about this if the Emperor was in a bad state. But indeed, their age with Dewi Selini Thea is so far away, so the story of closeness between the first Goddess and the second Goddess is very minimal.
Even Aletha only met Vernitysha once in the forest of the holy spirits. And after that he never saw his figure until the news of his death became the most horrendous news in Imorrtal.
"I'm sorry for my stupidity, Your Majesty."
"Eh." Kendric answered briefly.
"Ahahaha, let Sofia help clean the leaves in Uni's hair." Sofia's laughter instantly distracted them and fortunately the atmosphere became a little better than before.
"Aletha, I'm always curious. Is it possible that your daughter is the reincarnation of the human boy you saved first?" Ask Kendric without taking his eyes off.
Unexpectedly, a cold man who never cared about anything with human life. He could remember a human child who had nothing in his red eyes. Although he never interfered but Aletha was convinced, Kendric always took into account all the major and minor events of living beings in these three worlds.
"Rather than being called reincarnation. I prefer it to be called a miracle as a gift from the penance I did for him. I want to give a whole parent love and a childhood that he can't get happy with. In the past, he learned to mature too quickly since the death of his parents."
"So you're just taking care of her for guilt?"
"Of course not. I'm happy, very happy. In this second life, she was born as my daughter and also Welliam. It feels like you can see the clear sky again after living too long in the dam of regret. A feeling of relief that cannot be expressed becomes another meaning when I can only say thank you as much as possible to the creator."
"For decades, I spent my time on the battlefield just killing and killing. As if, all their wanted-to-be-killed requests never stopped forcing me to see blood and suffering. But as an Aletha, I want to see the process of growing a living being without killing its age."
Aletha looked at Sofia who was still playing with Lucy near the Camelia plant. Gratitude reflected in the smile on his face. It is a sign that he is satisfied with the achievements he has achieved so far.
"I want to continue to guide her steps while watching her grow up, become a strong charismatic woman as well as meek. Without having to worry about his life, like in his old life."
Kendric knew what Aletha meant. Since he had long seen the Goddess of war so revered, it was constantly burdened with her task of having to cut the strings of people's lives using her sword.
Kendric sipped his tea back quietly. It was as if he had become relieved to see his childhood friend, looking much better than before. Because the always cold Arthena is gone.
"At least, your current condition is better than living in hiding like you used to." Kendric said indifferently.
"Baginda," Kendric turned towards Aletha as he stood while looking at her. "While you hate me I still want to say it." Aletha took a breath relieving this tension.
"Maybe I shouldn't interfere in your personal affairs. But, it would be better if you were honest earlier to him. Because to me however, you do not look much different from the leader of the Merrmaid nation. I believe Lucy can understand it. And also, what Lucy needs is a sincere relationship with no lies between your loves."
Kendric stared without any reaction for a moment. Until the more appropriate sound of a small laugh is a satirical laugh, heard from him.
"You've been advising me a lot, after becoming a mother huh? Just get pissed off." Kendric.
"I believe you will always stay together until the end. O my Maharaja and Maharani."
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