Elysian Tale: Flare of Frost

Kabanata 47

Sorry for the late update. Something came up and I have to pass my laboratory reports so napurnada ang update. Anyway, hope you enjoy reading! Credits to the owner of the image used 🖤

__________________

Ikatlong Persona

Isang malalim na hininga ang muling pinakawalan ni Flare. She heard everything they said. Tahimik lang itong nakikinig habang pinoproseso lahat ng katotohanan na natuklasan niya. She was not surprised when she heard the Fire Queen was not her biological mother. She already suspected it and just needed confirmation.

What she wasn't expecting is that, the Fire Queen was the one who was responsible for her mother's death. Scratch that, they are all responsible for it. The Kings and Queens of the Elysian Empire. Behind those honorable title and good reputation they have, there lies a horrendous past they're trying to bury.

The truth behind those lies they made her believe surged overflowing emotions in her heart. She doesn't know what to think and feel anymore. Her mind could only think of how selfish they are, how they traded kinship and humanity for power to rule the land they think they owned.

She felt betrayed and that feeling arises emotions she never thought she'd feel all at once. Anger, pity, loath, and ridiculed. Nagagalit siya, naawa, nasusuklam at natatawa sa hindi niya maipaliwanag na dahilan. She heard and witnessed how the truth could destroy somebody living with lies.

The only thing she wanted now is to seek justice for the death of her mother. Her death was unforgivable. She don't deserve to be a sacrifice in a good for nothing agenda. Just because of envy and lust for power of domination, she was used and betrayed by her own sister.

As for Flare, it was the truth that she was transferred in the Fire Queen's womb together with Flame and Feleri. Siya ang lumuwal dito subalit sinubukan din siyang paslangin nito sa loob ng sinapupunan niya. She just can't do it because her own children would be affected as well.

Ang marinig na sa oras nang isilang ito'y tinangka itong patayin ngunit iniligtas siya ni Head master Dan ay isang patunay na nabuhay siya dahil sa isang rason. She lived to seek justice for everything they took from her. She lived to avenge them and take back what's rightfully hers.

They are the reason why she didn't have any chance to know her real mother and father. Tinanggalan nila ito ng karapatan upang makasama ang totoo nitong mga magulang. Ipinagkait nilang lahat 'yon sa kaniya dahil sa kasakiman nilang mamuno at kahit bali-baliktarin mo pa ang buong imperyo'y sila ang may kasalanan nito.

Habang nakikinig siya sa mga ito kanina'y hindi niya maatim kung paano nila ito nagawa. The attack sudden attack must be coming from the royals because they wanted to kill her, but they didn't succeed. However they hurt someone they shouldn't.

Frost saved her. Kung si Caiz ang sumalubong sa atakeng 'yon ay malamang tulad ni Frost ay manghihina ito't magsusuka rin ng dugo or much worse. The royalties are all S Class mages. Hindi basta-basta ang mga taglay nitong kapangyarihan.

Seeing Frost sacrificing his life just to protect her made her confused. She thought he doesn't care at her, even like or love her but why? Why would he risk his life for her? She couldn't understand.

All this time Lee was Arden. Kaya pala nang Makita niya ito sa unang pagkakataon at matitigan niya ang mga mata nito'y naramdaman niyang para bang may kakaiba rito. Pakiramdam niya'y nakita na niya ang pares ng mga matang 'yon hindi niya lang matandaan kung kalian.

Hearing his story also made her feel pity towards him. Halos magkapareho lang sila ng sitwasyon nito. Ang pinagkaiba lang ay kahit papaano nakasama at nakilala ni Arden ang mga magulang niya samantalang siya ay hindi niya nakilala ang mga ito.