Tsumi No Hana

Chapter 47: Regret Message

• The Author •

♫ machihazure no chiisana minato hitori tatazumu shoujo

kono umi ni mukashi kara aru hisokana iitsutae

(At a small harbor on the outskirts of town, a young girl stands alone. By this sea, there exists a secret tradition from long ago)

After that fateful day, Lucifiene flew as far as she could. Far from the people who cursed her name. She wanted to escape the truth, that Alaron had died for her sake. Lucifiene didn't know where she was, she wasn't even sure if she was still inside her kingdom's domain—that has already fallen.

She found herself on a shore, tears was still running down on her face. She fell on her knees as she lamented the death of someone close to her heart. Out of misery, her magic began to form. Without even realising, she had slowly created a black castle carved from her grief. A castle so huge yet empty just like how she is right now. Wall of thorns started to grow around this black castle, as it glisten under sun. Lucifiene looked at the vast sea in front of her. The grief and regrets that she has right now was slowly tearing her apart.

"If we were reborn once again, I'll cherish your love more than everything."

Lucifiene created a small, sparkling bottle on her hand. She then placed Alaron's ashes inside the bottle, after that she created a black paper using her magic.

♫ negai o kaita youhishi o kobin ni irete

umi ni nagaseba itsunohika omoi wa minoru deshou

(Put in a small bottle your wish written on parchment. If it's set adrift in the sea, one of these days your wish might bear fruit)

"Naalala ko noon, lagi mo akong sinasamahan sa mga kalokohan ko. Tinutulungan mo akong tumakas sa mga klase ko kay Louie. At noong tumugtog ka ng piano para sakin, sobrang saya ko. Pakiramdam ko, sobrang halaga ko. At hindi ka pumalyang iparamdam saakin 'yon sa bawat araw na magkasama tayo. Kahit pinaglayo tayo, bumalik ka para saakin. At totoong nanatili ka sa aking tabi, kahit na ikapahamak mo, sinugal mo parin ang buhay mo."

May mga nabuong salita sa papel na nilikha ni Lucifiene, kulay puti ang tinta, at mararamdaman mong ang lahat ng mga isinulat ng reyna ay totoo at galing sakaniyang puso. Hindi pa man tuluyang humuhupa ang kaniyang galit at paghihinagpis, ninais niyang mapag-isa muna. Hinanap ang panandaliang katahimikan. Para sabihin sakaniyang sarili kung gaano siya nagsisisi. Dahil sakaniyang mga nagawa, buhay ng taong walang ibang ginawa kundi ang mahalin siya ang naging kapalit.

♫ nagarete yuku garasu no kobin

negai o kometa messeeji

suiheisen no kanata ni shizuka ni kieteku

(It floats away, a small glass bottle. A message with a wish put in. Beyond the horizon, it silently disappears.)

"Did you even lie to someone, or to yourself, in your whole existence? Because Alaron, you never once told me a lie. Just like you said, you'll stay and fight for me until you draw your last breath."