My silent mother Volume 1

Chapter One Hundred & Sixteen Salem's Inner Thoughts

April 8th

(Salem) It feels good to be back after living in hiding the last fifteen years though something feels off with Cinder I hope that she isn't becoming sick, because I'm going to need her help with my newest crusade against the lands of Remnant and I'm going to need my number one enforcer to help further my plans to destroy all life on Remnant.

When we had our meeting earlier in the evening I could tell that Cinder was sweating profusely during the meeting and I could tell that she was troubled by something though I can't put my finger on it, Even though I took her away from her birth family after she had been born and I took her back to Castle Grimm where I raised her to be my enforcer I couldn't help but grow attached to her as a baby.

While Cinder was growing up in my care It felt good to be a mother again since it has been eons since I was mother to a child, there are a few things that I regret doing in the past including the abduction and torture of my many times great granddaughter Summer who's a direct descendant of my daughter Summer who's son and my oldest grandson Cyrus became the first known Silver Eye Warrior in written history. 

I wish that it could have went differently with how I treated her while she had been in my captivity and I even offered her immortality and unlimited power but she just spat in my face and she refused my offer which greatly pissed me off and I then left her into Cinder's machinations, I would go to Summer's holding cell every day to reinstate my offer but she always refused it.

I know that Summer has a child somewhere on Remnant but my spies and assassins couldn't find said child who could pose a serious threat to my plans in the future if I couldn't turn or destroy said child, I made a mistake before by underestimating even greater great great granddaughter and her determination to do good, but this time I won't make the same mistake again.

I looked at the picture on my desk which was a picture from mine and Ozma's wedding from eons ago, I was a much happier person back then and at one point I had everything in the universe I had an amazing husband, four magnificent daughters, A kingdom and people that relied on me & unmatched power, Then one day I was left with nothing with all of my daughters leaving to go out into the world and Ozma died.

And when I tried to go behind the gods back I got turned into the hideous monster that I still am eons later, I then turned my attention to the other picture on my desk which was me and the girls and baby Cyrus who was in my lap and I was reading him a story while the girls talked amongst each other. 

As I looked at the picture I felt a stray tear run down my face but I quickly wiped it away, I miss my girls and all of grandchildren and great grandchildren but I can't undue the past, maybe I can at least attempt to apologize to Summer & Ruby ah who am I kidding they probably wouldn't listen to me anyways especially after what has happened in the past.

As I continued to think I heard a voice that I hadn't heard in eons since I last heard his voice on the night that I destroyed one of his bodies, the voice said it isn't to late to repent and ask for forgiveness my sweet, I then spoke with shock clearly in my voice Ozma is that you? the voice said it sure is my sweet.

I then asked with a trembling voice oh Ozma can you forgive me for all the horrible things that I've done? Ozma spoke saying I personally can't give you forgiveness but the gods have determined that you may earn forgiveness but in order you have to be genuine about wanting forgiveness otherwise you will remain a withered husk forever who wanders Remnant for all eternity, And I said with venom in my voice oh basically how I have been for eons Ozma? Ozma then said well you do have time to make up your mind and until you have come to a final decision I will be taking my leave