Chapter 495: Their Reason and His Reaction (1/2)
”There's bounty on our heads, a pretty high one at that too. Everyone in the Extreme Violet Great World and even the Crimson Demon Star is aware of this, therefore there are mobs of people who were going after us.”
”I actually don't even know if I could truly blame Mira's ex-boyfriend for selling us out. The rewards were just too damn tempting. But still, I will never forgive him since out lives became miserable due to that.”
”Our adoptive mother was tortured and killed in front of us.” Pyra said, her voice clearly shaken as if she's re-living this awful memory. ”We were auctioned as slaves, brought by a fat and filthy merchant who has too much money on his pocket. We were then presented to his boss, who later then became our Master. This guy had a son and we became his playthings.”
She then looked at Raven dead in the eyes once again and continued: ”And this son of his, looks just like you.”
This caused Raven's expression to turn a bit ugly, but he remained silent and allowed her to continue her story.
”He completely looked just like you. The face, hair length and color, voice, everything else aside from demeanor - was similar to you.” Pyra sighed deeply and continued: ”He treated us like garbage. He used us to relieve his tension and as furnaces to fuel his cultivation. If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't want to break us, he would've sucked us completely dry from day one.”
”It was hell. An unforgettable experience for the both of us.” Pyra stated, ”I forgot how many times I've thought about killing us just so that we can escape this awful fate, but I was never strong enough to do so and Mira is too stubborn to die just like that.”
”Even if she doesn't say anything, I know that she kept blaming herself for what happened to us. She always thought that if it weren't for her being dumb and stupid, then we would've probably been able to escape the Extreme Violet Great World, find a sect to take shelter from and grow strong enough to provide for ourselves since that's the only path left for us. However, fate was determined to make our lives miserable.”
”Thankfully, the heavens doesn't seem to have abandoned us at all. Don't know if I should be thankful for that or not but well, we were saved by a Senior Disciple from a Righteous Sect.”
”They set us free, sheltered us and allow us to experience peace after a long time of misery.” Pyra smiled but there was a trace of sadness on her tone. ”At some point, they offered us to join to sect in order to find new purpose in life. We accepted a Master, who treated us like his own children. He taught us many things and we even started calling him our Father.”
”He taught us how to move on and deal with our traumatic pasts. Mira was strong enough to at least find some success with it but I can't. Until this day, those memories are still haunting me in my sleep, but I'm much better now compared from then.”
”Father gave us a new purpose, a reason to live. And thus we did. Our previous sect was our safe haven, and we wanted to protect it. However, we can't do that if we stayed in there since their resources are limiting our growth. We left our nest, explored the world and eventually decided to join this sect. And to our surprise, we found you.”
”You triggered many awful memories to us. So much so that we nearly got eliminated from the trials.” Pyra said, ”It all came crashing down to us just as we thought that we completely got over with it.”
”You ask me if we were seriously asking you to return our purity to us.” Pyra stated with a firm voice. ”I admit, the idea was stupid. So stupidly laughable that it's not even funny. But my answer is yes. Stupid, I know, but yes.”
”Can we really help it if your face just happened to trigger those awful memories? Like I said, you looked exactly the same as him, and even though we are demanding something completely unreasonable for you, we still did it since we just wanted to get rid of these awful memories.”
”I know. It doesn't work that way. I am aware. You don't have to tell me or my sister.” Pyra teared up, ”In fact, we are both completely aware now that you are not him. He's not as strong as you. Your aura is completely different from him. Your demeanor is the exact opposite of him. And unlike you, he's nowhere near talented enough to even dream about reaching this place.”
”Trust me. We know. We're completely aware of it. We already realized that you and him aren't the same person. In fact, we should've known in the first place since that guy is dead. Our Father killed him years ago and present his corpse in front of us. We were even there when he was fed to the pigs. So trust me, we both know that you aren't him.” Pyra stated, lowering her head and pausing for a long period of time.
”Hmm, so you know that I'm not him, but even after knowing that you still went ahead and did all of that to me. I guess all of this, is just for the sake of you satisfying and comforting yourselves, thinking that by redirecting all of your hatred to me, your traumas will be gone and you'll live happily ever after. Is that what you're trying to say?”