82 Chapter 23: Tulip of Wishes and Dreams (1/2)

Mana laid her hand in the fountain feeling the cold water on her hands.

”You did better this time. However, you still changed your style of writing again. And Some of it, no a lot of it almost sounded like they weren't your own words.”

Mana had grabbed the glowing orb harshly, and it turned into a staff. With a wave the area around disappeared and turned into a place filled with crystals, that sparkled.

A young girl with light short-pink hair was hugging her knees sobbing quietly. Mana let go of the staff, it disintegrated. She bent down and touched the girls head, who responded quickly by looking up, her eyes were red.

”Mom?” she said, tremors started, and more crystals sprang up. ”I didn't think, and it is this hard” she cried. Mana sat beside her daughter as the girl leaned her head on her shoulder.

”Rose had chosen death over. Lily had sacrificed most of her emotions. Sunflower gave his body. Aster choose the people over his family. Daisy gave his existence. And Chrysanthemum abandoned her freedom. All of your siblings had gone through painful things to get to where they are.”

”Mom, what about you?”

”I...” Mana paused ”I had to learn the destinies of others. And that sometimes no matter how much effort I spent, I couldn't save them from tragedies. In the end, I sacrificed someone truly precious to me, So, that I give others a chance.”

”Someone precious…Others a chance” Tulip whispered, ”But, I'm still scared.”

”No one is forcing you to make this decision, and it is all but your own choice.”

”But, if I don't people will suffer.”

”People always suffer, it's something unavoidable.”