Chapter 158: Epilogue 4: Reincarnation (1/2)
For a long time, there's only silence. There's nothing.
She can't feel anything for a long time. ;
Slowly, her senses develop as her memories of the past start to slowly fade away. Thousand years are gone in the back of her mind.
After some time, she is no longer Kwon Kyuri. As her consciousness develops, she is growing into someone else. Kwon Kyuri, the woman who has gone through a thousand years of trials for love, is the past life that she can no longer remember.
In the wȯmb, she is surrounded by a warm fluid. She reaches out and feels another presence. She feels her hand tugged.
She doesn't push her away. The presence is comforting. ;
After some time, she starts hearing voices. Her sister converses in a language that only she can understand. She senses her mother's griefs and her father's anger. There are her siblings. They are arguing about something. ;
Her father isn't near them anymore. She feels the pain. It's not comfortable anymore. She and her sister cry for their father.
Their voices are heard.
”Ai.”
She hears her mother's voice.
”Cina.”
There are more voices. She doesn't understand them completely. But it's noisy. The boy is crying. Her mother is against it.
Want him.
She doesn't want to hear noisy crying anymore. So she suggests to Ai, her elder brother. He could hear her. ;
Want him as a pet.
Her twin sister is happy. She hears her twin sister utter in a melodic voice.
Adopt him
After many arguments, it seems that her mother has given in. The noises stop. ;
She holds her sister's hand, feeling happiness.
***
Months pass by. They are too far away from their father.
Her sister is also suffering. She cries a lot but her mother isn't listening to her.
Ai and Cina tell her to calm down. They try to entertain her. ;
But she and her sister want to be near their father again.
She feels her mother's magic surrounding them. It calms them down a little but it's not enough. ;
After some time, they feel an oppressive force that seems to pull them apart from her mother.
She and her sister hold on to each other tightly as the storm surrounds them.
It's sharp cold energy, gripping on their souls. ;
She's wounded. There's blood on her head. Their mother looks like they will die at any moment.
Everything turns dark for a moment.
When the light comes back, they find themselves back in a familiar place.
It's the same warm place. They hold each other's hands. ;
They hear their mother talk to people. ;
Though they know they are in a safe place, they are burning.
There's not enough food. Not enough warmth. The wȯmb is cold. Their bodies are turning dry.
Their mother tries to make up for the nourishment but it's never enough. After some time, their mother finds a way to give them some energy that is similar to their father's.
It's bȧrėly anything but they feel a little better.
”Misumi and Misaki.”
They accept the names. ;
***
The time comes when their mother's wȯmb can't contain them any longer.
They hear their mother screams but it's also painful for them.
Her sister, Misumi, leaves first. Misaki also wants to follow her sister.
After the tumultuous journey that nearly suffocates her, Misaki opens her eyes. ;
The light is too blinding. Misaki cries loudly. The woman covers her mouth and whispers, ”Shut up.”
That's not her mother's voice. The woman's hands are cold. ;
The woman wraps her with a cloth and covers her face. Misaki can't cry because the woman's hand is still on her mouth. ;
They arrive in a colder place. Misaki feels too cold. Her veins are turning dry. She tries to wail louder for her mother and father. Meanwhile, her mental maturity is growing. ;
”What should we do with her, Lord?” The woman sounds frantic.
”We should kill her, Lord.” There's another voice.
”A demi-god.” The man's voice is chilling and dark. ”Her father is the god of darkness. We can't kill her.”
”Why?”
”She's a face of chaos.”
There's a long silence.
”Then, what should we do with her, Lord?”
”She's not a full god.”
”She's a face of Chaos. We don't know what her power is.”
What is chaos? Misaki's ear perks up.
”It seems to be dormant for now.”
Misaki becomes quiet. She wants to hear what is going on.
”You told me that her adopted brother is looking for her, Sosuri.”
”Yes, my lord.”
”Leave her at a place where she can be found.” There's a pause. ”Let her fate decide for her.”
Misaki doesn't like that man.
Another pair of arms hold her. She hears men grumbling about something. They move a lot before she is laid down on the cold ground.
By now, Misaki has figured out that she's been kidnapped.
”Is she going to be okay?” The voice is boyish.
”Didn't you hear, Gama?” The second voice clicks his tongue. ”Let her fate decide.”