The Flower Of Darkness

Chapter 3: End Of Story

Her grief culminated after learning that the person was dead. All kinds of emotions that she had been harboring all this time broke out at that moment. One of the people she trusted was gone.

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Exactly one year Theodore disappeared. Blanche searched for him with great concern. However, the search never led to enlightenment. Until one day, someone came to Blanche with a message from Theodore. Someone gave a message from Theodore in the form of the whereabouts of the black magician along with his farewell.

"Lady Blanche, it is with great affection that I want to convey how I felt during my stay with you. Even if it was only for a short time, I am happy to be by your side. I am also happy that you can finally trust me to this point. Before I say my goodbyes, I want to tell you one thing that you don't know about your origins. The dream you once told was true and you were right there. At that time, your family and people were massacred by the black magician. At that time, your mother managed to hide yourself and protect yourself by placing you in a tree that is believed to be a tree of refuge. Unfortunately, your mother could not last long. And another fact that you should know is that you are the "Dark Flower" lady who was once mentioned in a prophecy that later can kill the black magician. Now, I have found the whereabouts of the black magician. If this message has reached your ears, it means I am gone. I hope you can confirm for yourself who the black magician is. I apologize because until the end of my life I cannot help you more. I am grateful to have met you, dear lady of darkness. I hope you can be strong for everything that will come in the future."

Blanche, who heard the message, cried until she couldn't breathe. There was no sound of crying, only a trace of regret lingering in her heart. Now, the two people she trusted the most were gone.

It didn't take long for Blanche to recover from her grief. One month after Theodore's death, she decided to go to the place where the black magician was. When she got the news that Theodore was missing, she immediately returned home without telling Arthur. At that time, they suddenly separated and never met again until one day they met in a place they never expected.

Blanche managed to enter the residence of the black magician, without hesitation she opened the gate of the tower. An enormous energy rushed through her fiery red hair. But that had no effect on Blanche. She climbed the thousands of stairs of the tower filled with revenge. Now she felt that she was indeed the flower of darkness. She realized one thing, she who was born in darkness will only be comfortable in darkness. It was the same with the situation at that time.

Up on the top floor, she saw a large room with a wooden door covering it. Again without hesitation she opened the door and found a man in a black robe silent and standing facing a window that was there. Blanche approached him pointing her sword at the man. When the man turned around, how surprised she was to see the figure behind the cloak.

The figure of the man turns out to be Arthur. People who have spent a lot of time with her as well as people she loves all the time. The sword she was holding had now fallen to the ground. Her body trembled, she fell to the ground as if her legs were limp and powerless to support her body. Her throat was sore, she couldn't scream through her voice at that moment. On the other hand, the man just stared at Blanche with a gloomy look. He tried to reach her but could not.

"You... have you been doing this on purpose? Why... why are you doing this? What your reason? Are you dissatisfied with slaughtering all my people at that time? Explain to me... Arthur!" she shouted. Blanche glared at Arthur with those dark black eyes.

Arthur was silent, he didn't know what to say. All he said was "I'm sorry, Blanche. I didn't mean it that way. I'm just a tool for them. Kill me right now if you want. I wouldn't mind if you did." he said in a low tone.

"Hahahahaha... didn't I hear wrong? You just said that? You... don't you know what's driving me crazy because of you?" she said to Arthur looking at him with an expression full of sorrow.

"You, who came into my life, I consider as a light. You are the one who makes me feel that I am not alone. I can finally feel that I also have the right to have hope. In light, wind, and dreams, I always pray that this small wish of mine can come true. I love you Arthur. I love you so much." crying with a smile, Blanche's feelings at that time were completely destroyed.

The person she loved turned out to be the person who had been making her life like this. "Sorry, but I can't kill you. Goodbye, Arthur."

Blanche walked away from Arthur, turned her back on him, and placed her sword against her chest. She stabbed herself so deeply that the sword could no longer penetrate her. Until the end of her life, Blanche remained comfortable in the arms of the darkness. She smiled as she, "Ah.. it's finally over. Thank you.. Arthur, I.. love you." Blanche said faintly in the seconds she breathed her last.

She died right before Arthur's eyes. Arthur was silent for a moment watching the woman he loved die in front of him. He was speechless, not knowing what to do. His body was stiff and couldn't move an inch from where he was.

A second later, his tears fell. Flowing very swiftly, he screamed so loudly that his emotions peaked. The same emotion when he slaughtered Schneider's people. He supported Blanche's body in his lap, pulled the sword from her body slowly and caressed her face. He stared at that face deeply, feeling so broken.

Arthur actually intended to meet Blanche, he knew that Blanche was the right person who could kill him. But it didn't happen as he thought. Arthur, who for hundreds of years had never cried, was the first time he cried at that time.

- A few days later -

There was news that shook all the people of the Roan land. There was someone who discovered the residence of the black magician which was a tower. The first time in history, finally someone was able to discover the whereabouts of the dark magicians.

However, the tower had already been scorched by the fire. Inside the tower, there are two people who have been burnt in a position embracing each other. With this, the sayings and history regarding the "Black Magician" and war hero "Flower of Darkness" never appeared again.

1000 years later, time turns back..

The End