8. ETHERIA, ETHER & ERIA

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A usual weekend sunlight had woke Aria from her bed.

"We have to clean the old room. Your father seems to have set some socks of corn for the animals."

Nodding, Aria finished her meal and directly went to the old room which was likely to have been unopened for so long. She began to take out the webbed things one by one, swiping the dusts, taking it out from the room and all, until one thing had catch her attention. Grabbing a note, filled with dust and spiders webs, she cleaned it removing all the dirts on the note. It was the only note she had seen for all the things she had taken out from the old room and it seems that it had been there for such long time. Opening the note slowly, though the dust slightly covering the letters,

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"Etheria?" was all she red on the first page. Opening the second page, a long set of words had been written from top to bottom leaving no space available on the note.

"Greetings, I am Etheria. This whole thing is ought for you to read and by the time you read this, I know I am long gone from this ruthless world."

Raising a brow, Aria looked around as though looking for that someone who was ought to read the note.

"I am the child of Prince Albion, a magian and a mere human that goes by the name, Jasmine. Though the least knowledge I know about my parents, I haven't had enough time to know more about them."

Confused, Aria yet again raised a brow as though she had heard this familiar story not so long.

"Thus, at the very least, I fully know that my existence had caused many to suffer and I have yet to make them suffer through the next generation of my own bloodline. I have thought countless times on how to end this life of mine but I was a coward, fear of facing death, I lived disregarding the number of sufferings of many. I lived yet again for so long taking all the curses of those who suffered, ignoring them, I still lived. I know that my decision to live will cause much more suffering and this bloodline will have to cause disaster. But it was my greed that swallowed me, the desire to live and at least once, feel the atmosphere of the world my parents usually lived thus, in exchange, hardships had been bestowed to them."

"On top of all, I have written all this for one thing, for you to know your true identity. Having the blood of a magian running within me, I was unaware of this power I have but my unawareness had led me to foresee the end. This bloodline has yet to end and I know for sure that the sufferings will soon fade as the last bloodline will come to an end. Eria, you will have to end this bloodline. Soon, the suffering will surcease."

Shocked at all the notes written, Aria couldn't think of anything but,

"Eria?" Assumptions began to rise within her mind.

"Aria?" Lifting her head, she saw her mother with eyes wide open as her gaze were locked at the note in Aria's hand.

"Aria? Eria?"

uttering the names which seems to be alike, Aria began to feel shivers ran down her spines as her mother abruptly grabbed the note in her hands.

"Mother, what's the meaning of that note? Who is Etheria? Who is Eria?" Her questions pondered within the state of her mother unable to utter any word as she began to sweat unknowingly.

"Answer me!"

Desperation had led her to know everything and answer the curiosities lingering in her mind.

"Am I the last bloodline celestial princess?" Asking yet again, her mother remained silent but shock had been reflected in her eyes.

"I suppose it's time for you to know the truth." The older lady uttered after a long moment of silence.

"Yes, you are the last bloodline of half breed and you are the last celestial princess that will soon end the sufferings of those who suffered. Aria- Eria, it is I who have concealed your identity because of my fear to lose you."

The lady remained silent as her eyes began to water with fear and so much shock.

"I have hid you identity as how you mother wanted." The statement had made the young lady lift her head.

"Your mother, Ether, the daughter of Etheria had been a great friend of mine. Not so long ago when Gramiore, the ruler of the warlocks had set eye on the second bloodline as soon as they have known the death of Etheria. After giving birth to you, she had left you with me trying to lure Gramiore thus, her attempt to lure the evils had led her to death. Soon after I have discovered her passage, I have decided to bring you here in my hometown for the sake of your safety and I have hid your identity."

"Ether once told about Etheria's foreseeing the approach of cessation of everything and sooner or later, even I never wanted it to happen, you will soon be the only way to end the suffering nor be the cause of unending suffering."

"I am very much mournful of restraining you to know your true identity but I know, Ether will do the same if she was ever around. Apologies, Eria."

......

"Have you located Gowther?"

"Apologies, your majesty but I haven't found any trace of his presence." The crown prince bend as he was stating his reports.

"Chesrigme, the raid of the warlocks is nearly approaching. The darkness is slowly invading the entirety of Magus world."

The prince remained bent as he closed his eyes thinking of how he got to prevaricate with all those problems their kingdom is running through. Chesrigme was all aware of Gowther's location but for some reason, he had remained silent.

"I soon will have him discovered, your majesty."

"Your majesty, another prophesy had aroused in Baltimore's tome of prognosis. A celestial princess had appeared within the tome. The prophesy states that the princess will soon cause a predominant catastrophe within the entirety of Magus world."

Astounded by Gerharde's sudden statement, both King Harlequin and the prince reacted seemingly shocked of the said prophesy. The king, being unaware had made him fully shocked but the prince on the other hand, had been shocked of the unexpected brisk revelation of the existence of the celestial princess. Chesrigme had yet known beforehand of the princess' existence even before the prophesy had aroused within the tome but because of same reason as how he had hide Gowther's location, he remained silent yet again.

"Allocate Geneva to find the spirit of Prince Albion. I will hope for a success of his necromancy."

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"yes, your majesty."

"Chesrigme, go back to the human world and locate any possible trace of the celestial princess as well as Gowther. We need to move this instance!" 

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