13 Visiting her (1/2)
The two walked side by side. Chao was seemingly absent-minded as she hadn't said a word since they left 10 minutes ago.
Finally Marianna had lost her patience after Lawrence pestered her about Chao. ”You said you would give us answers. Let's hear it.”
Chao ignored the impatience in her voice and made a circle with her right hand in front of a tree. ”Step through it. There's a lake in front so don't walk too far.”
Doubtful and curious, Lawrence walked through the portal. 'I don't remember ever visiting a lake.' Through the portal, they saw a black lake. The plants and trees were all sorts of unbelievable colors.
Scrunching her nose, she turned to Chao only to see her stripping. Startled, Marianna turned around and continued questioning. ”I don't remember this place. What does this have to do with us? We've only led this life and the last. What is this place?”
A subtle splash of the water garnered Lawrence's attention as he turned and saw Chao walking straight into the abyss. Her proud back looked desolate and broken, but she continued on. ”We get visions from here. From time to time it calls for us. I once saw a pair of children and watched them grow up. I saw their blossoming feelings and the scars from hardships. I saw that a trap had been laid and there was a terrible possibility.”
They felt overwhelming confusion. ”Who else are you referring to? Why did you watch? Are you unable to control what the lake projects? What do you mean by possibility?”
”We've existed for a torturous amount of times. This granted us insight into the Possibility. Every person has more than one possibility and we are able to see every single one of them. The possibility I saw was one where these two little babies I watched grow, were going to be devoured losing their sense of self completely. That's how she felt anyway. He didn't care at all about those two, but he did care about us. I didn't like the possibility of those Things getting an advantage. We were losing at that point. So I decided to save the two children. I saved them for us because she got attached and they were winning.”
They were irritated when she ignored most of their questions and we're about to interrogate her when her head disappeared beneath the lake. Moments later she reemerged with silver-tinged hair. ”The two of you are the pieces that are going to be used in this war. You will work without question and you will succeed. Otherwise, you will die by my hands or theirs.”
Marianna's eyes twitched before nodding yes. Once again, Chao made an arc in the air. This time, she sprinted through first leaving her behind. Speechless, Marianna switched with Lawrence before going to mull over the oracle.
. . .
”Quite the pretty place,” Chao mumbled to herself.
”Who does this place belong to?”
”A beauty.” Chao walked up to the Romanesque architecture in anticipation, but instead of using the bell, knocker, or even knocking she shouted up to the windows.
”Darling! Come out and let me take a bite! ♥ I promise it won't hurt!”
At this rate, Lawrence would forget how to speak as he was speechless. 'Isn't that obnoxious or shameless?' Chao, however didn't care and licked her lips in anticipation before dropping her head when she heard someone reply.
”The Harlot's here! Do something about it!” A childish boy's voice shouted from a window as the doors opened granting the two access to the grand home.
”Geez. I come to see my soulmate and I can't even hug her yet. Stupid butthole getting in my way. I'll show that stupid harlot.” Grumbling under her breath, she maintained her composure and waited for the boy to arrive.