29 CHAPTER 29: MY TWISTED MIRROR OF TRUTH? (1/2)

The air became silent, as the ominous air became thicker due to the dark Goddess's grinning smile. Zeran was still letting out a saddened smile, since he was feeling the great guilt had returned to his deep core. He was still shackled from the mystical chains summoned by the dark Goddess Ruhime. His mind made him to return to his sea of memories in the most vivid way possible, such as he had clear images in his head.

He was now in front of the same runic door from before but, he was accompanied by the brave valkyrie-like Mai for some reason. Though, neither of them have any sort of special bond since, the two of them were just mere allies on a quest given by the light Goddess Angehime. More than that, Mai has drastically changed since then, from an adorable maiden-like empathic forgiving angel to a brave unforgiving valkyrie who reap out terror to her enemies. Zeran sighed and opened the ancient door. Thereon, they saw the slumbering dark Goddess Ruhime lying on the black bed surrounded by a few fluttering lavander butterflies. As Zeran took a closer look, he was seeing more of her elegant and daring appearance such as she was truly a Goddess to behold yet, filled with a sinister vibe, turning him to blush for a mere moment as his sight was foccused unto the dark Goddess diva. It seemed he was feeling an unusual feeling, as he was mesmerized by the sleeping dark Goddess Ru. Ru noticed both of their presence although, she just continued to shut her eyes, since she doesn't know what to do. Though, she was also surprised in her thoughts,

(”Huh? They're here already?!”)

(”I haven't done anything yet?!”).

A little while later, Mai went inside the room. Zeran lifted Ru's back. He brought out a shortsword clad in all white. It was made from pure silver, glistening its amazing brilliance on the fray. As Mai noticed that alarming incident, she just looked away, since she kinda felt sorry for her former friend Ru. Though, she still uttered out her words filled with doubts indirectly,

”Zen...I know this sounds wrong but...”

”Do you think it's too early to trust on what Light Goddess Ange had said?”.

Zeran sheathed the sword then replies,

”Geez Mai...do you still doubt her?”

”Besides...this very place of the dark Goddess Ruhime spits out evil and desire...”

”Just look at this place...it looks like a high class love hotel...”

”I'm sure she had laid a lot of men by now...and these dolls must be the cursed guys she had been intimate with...”

”I don't need to sniff the SCENT of this Goddess...I had enough of sniffing your weak fishy scent...and those prostitutes at that city...”.

As Ru heard his insights about her, it made her to twitch her eyebrow such as she felt kinda insulted somehow. She tried to bring out her words and deny his words yet, she just kept it in her thoughts,

(”U-uuum hero...I'm still a virgin...though they say my actions are similar to a flirty woman...but I haven't bonded with any male yet...geez...”)

(I just collect hero dolls...I don't turn guys into dolls...”)

(”There is ANOTHER GODDESS who turns 'em into those...”)

(”I just have a thing for black, pink and violet colors you see...”).

Mai was noticing that Ru was kinda infuriated, even though she was in her sleep. Sadly, Zeran continued to flap his unforgiving mouth, trying to prove his statements to Mai,

”Since she's the embodiment of lust and desire...”.

Ru was in her thoughts yet again,

(”Lust and desire? What?!”)

(”I guess Ange toyed with my...title again...”).

Mai wasn't happy too when she heard his opinion about her and does she even care what scent of hers was like. The air was filled with steaming rage from the both infuriated girls due to the not so compassionate Zeran in his words. Soon after, he uttered out more of his insulting words,

”All I could say is I fully trust the light Goddesses...”

”Except you though...”.

Mai just rolled her eyes like she was just brushing off his striking words. Though, she still spoke her own opinion about the dire incident that had happened in her former world,

”Ugh...I was a victim too ya know...”.

He didn't care that much for her opinion since, he's still having a burned scar the fact that she kept some dark things hidden in his wake in the former world. It seemed he had already lost some respect to Mai. He shifted his look unto the sleeping Ru lifted his arms. His very eyes was becoming more and more mesmerized by her gorgeous appearance, making him to fantasize in his thoughts,

(”Hmmm to think this sleeping beauty is the dark Goddess of this world herself...”)

(”She's kinda very sexy and delicious and...”)

(”Oh Gods! I'm getting entranced by her fast!...”)

(”I need to kill her quickly!”).

Zeran unsheathed the silver blade once again. Though, Ru was alarmed, as she heard the sword was being brought out from its scabbard since, she knew what would come next for her. She tried to express her words unto him but, she was just locked into her panicking thoughts or maybe she doesn't want to know that she was just fake-sleeping,

(”No don't! Hero! I haven't done anything yet!”)

(”Don't kill me yet!”).

Sadly, he stabbed her left chest immediately. He didn't hear her words of plea filled with mystery, since she didn't let them out fast. The sword penetrated through the dark Goddess's back, dripping out immense crimson fluid. Her body became cold and she felt that death was ready to take her yet again. Mai noticed that Ru left out a crimson tear and blood from her thin frowning mouth, crying her heart out nearing death's door. Moreover, Mai felt some kind pity for her former friend's endless torturing cycle. Zeran didn't mind the feelings of Ru before, instead he wore an excited smile, since he had accomplished the very objective of a hero, as said by the light Goddess Ange, meaning he would be generously rewarded for the said feat of slaying the dark Goddess. Soon, he put the severe bleeding Goddess Ru back to her bed and he said,

”Now to grab those said artifacts...since they are the very weapons of destruction as said by light Goddess Ange...”

”Now to call on Gav and the others outside...”.

Mai didn't let out any expression but, she just walked out immediately. Zeran took a long glance at Ru again and even snucked a blanket around her to let her sleep in peace of death. Though, as he looked at her crying face leaking out crimson blood, he felt some kind concern and sadness for her for some reason. Though, as Ru heard something regarding the artifacts, she was deep in her thoughts before she dies,

(”Please...just...not...those...”)

(”Those...aren't weapons...of...destruction...”)

(”Those...are just my...my brand of past...memories with...them...”).

A little while later, Zeran had snapped out of his vivid flashback. He was still latched with chains. Ru's eyes were set on revenge. She walked around him letting him feel the vibe of an oozing menacing beauty before she shall let him taste of her judgement. Sometime soon, she looked at him straight in the eye and she was ready to stab him in his chest. The very air of malice and death's door was near him. There were black butterflies fluttering around such as a sign of bad omen. As Zeran was ready for his utter demise, Ru snapped her fingers high into the sky again. Suddenly, the chains were gone and disintegrated into the whiff of purple starlights. He was freed from the chains that disabled his very movements before. Ru sheathed and returned her knife. Zeran was widely shocked and he felt the air of death was gone immediately. It seemed the scary aura of Ru was gone and her aura was replaced by an aura of a playful woman free from any kind of malice. Though, her daring and sinister appearance was still there. Soon, she sat on her black round bed and said,

”But we aren't here to talk about that...nor do I REALLY want to dish out MY REVENGE on you now, since you made me very happy, entertained and even...fullfilled...”.

”I only tried to scare you, since I wanted to see how much frightened you would be by the another part of me...that I show to a lot of people...”.

She went in front of him again. She caressed his face with her flawless soft hand. Zeran felt some kind of passionate sensation, as he was locked into looking at her directly due to her Goddess caress. Ru was letting out a thankful smile aswell. The bad omen of butterflies turned into the great numbers of golden and lavander glowing butterflies, amplifying the soothing feeling around the two budding lovers. Thereupon, Ru said with her soothing voice and beautiful divine smile,

”In fact...I'm quite grateful to you Zera, since you chose to be with me til' the end...”

”Soon...I'll free you from being my slave...”.

Zeran felt relieved and he tried to recall on what she had said in his thoughts,

(”Phew...I thought she was gonna kill me...”)

(”Ru's kinda creepy and weird...but she's kinda amazing to be with!”)

(”Glad I agreed to her demands...”).

Though, he was also alarmed inside his mind on the latter parts she had said,

(”Wait? The end?”)

(”So...the artifact here is her last one?”)

(”I guess...we're done now...”)

(”Now what?”)

(”So after this...I'm free now?”)

(”Awww...but I kinda don't want to part our ways yet...”)

(”I want to be with Ru a little while longer...”).

He seemed to be acting like a pleading kid in his hidden expression. Ru went back to her bed. She removed the black bedsheet in a very forceful and majestic way. In turn, there the mirror of truth was revealed, although it looked like an ordinary handmirror of any self-conscious teenage girl would have, its handle and frame was dyed in glittery glassy pink. Then, she says,

”More than that...we are here...For the MIRROR OF TRUTH!”.

Zeran expected something grand for the so called mirror of truth yet, it didn't meet his amazing expectations, thus his eagerness went down the drain, turning his expression to be filled with a mix of disturbance and annoyance. His thoughts weren't so forgiving either,

(”Mirror of truth...it's just an ordinary girly mirror!”).

Ru grabbed her mirror and looked at her daring self in it. Not only that, she whiffed her blunt bangs. Though, she noticed that it had a streak of a major crack along the center of the mirror, making her foxy ears to look so down. She wore a worried look and says to herself afterwards,

(”Awww...why did it become broken...”)

(”Have I become fat...”).

For some reason, she didn't mind the damage that much, since she's after for its sentimental value regarding her memories. As the two had accomplished their objective, the two of them left, bringing along her handmirror. The both of them traversed back until they reached the small cave where they took shelter from before. Ru told Zeran to sit. Zeran did as he was told and Ru sat in front of him. The air became quite subtle and there was a sudden silence in the winds. Ru nodded and bit her index finger, causing it to drop her pure ruby-like blood of a noble. Next, she touched his left chest with her blood-seeped finger. That moment, Zeran's slave seal dispersed and it was totally gone. Ru let him feel her Goddess carress. Moreover, she let out a joyful smile, proving he had done well on her request and he's free from her shackled chains of some sort of slavery. Zeran didn't feel any kind of happiness, instead he left out silent tears and expressed a very frowning face that was full of heartaches. Suddenly, he hugged her tight with all his heart. Ru was shocked for a mere moment. Though, she kinda felt sad too since, she'll miss Zeran too, so she embraced him with all her being. They felt the fluttering passionate sensation was even stronger than ever before. Their inner hearts seemed to be feeling each others heart aches and they were understanding more of each other. Their embrace took the longest amongst any they had done before, since they shall bid farewells soon enough, so they were taking their sweet time. Lots of lavender and golden butterflies were surrounding around them such as gemstones and petals, amplifying their very sensations. The two were in a trance yet again, with the brightest starlights, as they were looking into each others eyes. Though, Ru tried to cheer him up by showing her endearing smile upon him, trying to say, ”Don't cry...hero...”. Sadly, Zeran let out more tears and hugged her more, since they might not see each other again. Sometime soon, the two had snapped out of their trance and the two of them were now treading along the snowy plains of Shiverwind cliffs. Ru leaned to him and asked,

”Say Zera...how was being with me...before we part ways?”.

Zeran replies,

”All I could say is that its been amaz—”.

Sadly an effeminate voice interrupts by the distance,

”Well well well, what do we have here...”

”The former king and the Evil Goddess are having a LOVE AFFAIR now?”

”You've truly stooped so low now my dear Zen...”.

Zeran and Ru looked over the distance and saw the high-esteemed Queen Fae with her knights in armor. Though, the knights were clad in shining gold and abyss black full plated armors. The air became colder than ever before. Zeran was now wearing an angered look and said,

”Tch...why are you here Fae?”.

Queen Fae responds,

”Let's just say, the DARK GODDESS RUHIME ordered us to KILL YOU...”

”And you were just being twisted around in her little finger...”.

Though, Ru denied Queen Fae's statement by saying,