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Today was the final day before my time was up. My heart beat rapidly against my chest in pure terror of what tomorrow would bring.
Over these past few days, I came to only one, inescapable, conclusion that would impact the rest of my life no matter the circumstance. It would happen, there was nothing I could do, or for anyone else, to stop it. It was unavoidable, yet it brought me to tears, and that was just the thought of it.
My heart ached as well as my soul. I yearned for consolement, I yearned for anothers touch and anyone's words to finally bring me peace. No matter how many times Gyomei spoke, no matter how many times he attempted to comfort me, it was pointless. My mind was in a mess.
Was this the right thing to do? Do I deserve this? Do my siblings deserve this? What comes after? How will I live a life after this whole thing? Thoughts spiralled through my mind on a constant loop. No matter how many times I tried to pause it, it wouldn't stop. They would just get louder and louder until my mind couldn't take any more.
Oh how I wished for simpler days. How I begged I could turn back time and savour peaceful moments instead of letting them pass me by without a second thought, saving it from the sands of time. If I could, I'd make a deal with God and secure my siblings' future no matter the cost, even if it was my life.
I would not hesitate to die if that meant taking that man with me.
The man who ruined my life beyond repair.
I carried a large, heavy, barrel through the woods before, with a grunt, I set it down next to a tree, behind the log. Wiping the sweat away from my face, I huffed, my brows furrowing, and my chest heaving due to all of the heavy labour I've had to endure during these last few days.
Through the thickets, my house could be seen, yet it was partly hidden behind the trees that obscured my vision. However, I could still see the panelled walls that highlighted in the sun to perfection, and the small garden outside the door that Himari would often tend to in her spare time, when she wasn't trying to secure peace around the house, that is. The gorgeous blooms that sprouted within the grass blades which shimmered in the suns rays that once smiled down on the little home. The wondrous birds that hummed their melody all throughout the day.
It hurt, watching it from afar, knowing exactly what would come of such a place filled with memories including the goods and bads of my life.
I looked to the ground, rolling up my sleeves, and regretfully turning away from my home, to walk further into the forest. The birds chirped and the insects scurried around, busy at work, while the light streamed onto my delicate, young features. The blooms sat calmly with the moss that lay between gaps in the tree trunks and on top of small boulders while the grassy banks gave the atmosphere depth as my footprints echoed through the trees.
I strolled across a small drop among the forest, not having a second thought about it. However, when a small bird swung past my form unexpectedly, my foot stumbled in surprise, leaving my eyes to widen as it slipped past the edge of the drop. My heart paused as I slowly fell to my side, before my small voice released a small screech as my body rolled down the side of the drop, colliding with hard stones, dents within the grassy floor, and twigs that had fallen from nearby trees.
I grunted as my body stopped rolling, and instead, skidding across the floor, creating a small path within the fallen leaves that scattered the area, yet the trees remained perfectly in-tact for a normal summers day.
My eyes closed as I lay in the dirt for some time, attempting to recollect myself before I fully rose to my elbows, which shook under my own weight. I gasped, leaning off one arm to hold my throbbing head, which wreathed in pain. I huffed out a small curse under my breath, knowing this fall alone would leave too many bruises and scrapes to count.
I shook my head, my eyes reopening while my teeth clenched, though one of my eyes remained half-lidded, due to the pain that strung through my body at that moment. Without so much as a second thought, my head moved up and my gaze scanned in front of me, in case of any danger, however, what I saw was the cause of being placed under danger to begin with.
With a dry throat, and wide eyes, my gaze latched onto a small clearing I lay just at the edges of, my form shadowed over by the towering trees which brought shadows through the forest. The clearing was circular, small blooms and bladed grass decorating the ground, however, it was what was in the center, stood on a small hill, which caught my full attention.
My throat clogged as my (e/c) eyes landed on a blue flower. One that held pure beauty among the rest as the sun looked down on it gracefully, and one that grabbed my gaze from the second I glanced up from my pain-filled position on the ground.
I had never seen the plant before, nor had I ever thought it existed, but I knew for definite that this was the flower.
This was the blue spider lilly.
I immediately stumbled to my feet, my breaths labored and my hands trembling as I held them close to my chest. This was it. This was the flower I was tasked to find in order to save everyone. This flower, this single object, would be able to save my family due to another mans greed.
I could save them. All I needed to do was take it back to him. My family could be safe.
I could be safe.
I was about to go and grab it before my own legs froze in place and my whole body refused to move. It was as though my mind was telling me 'yes', but my body was telling me 'no'. It was like it was telling me to reconsider, begging me to understand the consequences of what would happen if I did give it to him.
And understand I soon did.
Once I ran it over in my mind once again, it finally dawned on me.
Muzan was a selfish demon, who only did something to gain more power. It should have been obvious from the beginning that all he wanted for me, was to serve him, take care of his every demand using manipulation and the power he held over my life, and that of my siblings. From what I was concerned, he wouldn't, not in a million years, hold up his end of the deal.
The shadows engulfed the trees that hovered over me while the sun's rays shone brightly down on the bloom. While deer and doe drank from the streams, unconcerned about my presence, I was soothed by the sound of water falling and splashing in the distance. Trees and stones were covered in moss, and the long grass blended perfectly with the other brilliant blossoms in the region. The flower sat in the middle of it all, in a clearing teeming with birds and butterflies of all kinds brought me uncertainty while I stared at the scene, confliction running through my mind like a rabid beast.
Though, it wasn't long before I understood what I needed to do in order to win.
