Wish Catcher (Completed)

Chapter 29: CradWell Dwellers

Chapter 29: CradWell Dweller

Half-celestials.

Vega and Rux were half-celestials. Yeah, sure! How I wish I knew what that meant because I'm starting to doubt Vega's identity now. Seeing a mark of a black star on her upper left arm was a revelation, like a gift that was now unwrapped and exposed.

Vega was a Black Star.

She belonged to the Black Star Society. She was one of the reasons why I'm here, trying to be tough and brave just to protect my family. She was part of the group which we're trying to escape from.

But..

She wasn't like them. She didn't act like them. And lastly, she wasn't evil like the Black Stars I've encountered.

She's.. a girl, a woman, a protector. B-But w-why?

In a quick movement of my hand, I fished out the dagger in the pocket of my jacket and aimed it towards her. "You are one of them!" I said, voice nearly breaking. "B-But why? Why are you here?!"

Anger. Confusion. Doubt. They were all in me now. I was angry because I cannot understand what was happening. This was all confusing! This was too much to take! I want to understand everything. I badly want to understand!

Vega's calm gaze bore on me as she lifted both of her hands in the air. The surprise and horror on Rux's face were hard not to notice. I noticed him shift on his seat tensely with his gaze on the dagger in my hand.

"Sassy, calm down." Castel said in a calm manner, glancing at me as he continued driving.

"I can't calm down now! Not with two potential black stars inside this car!" I snapped back at him.

"It's okay, Castel. Let her do what she wants." Vega said but her eyes was still on me. She was sitting calmly in the backseat while the dagger was pointed at her.

How can she do that? I mean, how could she stay as calm as this like I was just pointing her a water gun?

"Hundreds of years ago, there was a woman named Nerona, a resident from the North whose beauty was undeniably unique. At the age of twenty, she met a guy whose name I do not have the chance to know. They fell in love and for months they were happy together." Vega's calm voice began to break.

"Until one day the guy suddenly disappeared, leaving Nerona in agony and longing. She didn't entertain any guy who confessed their love to her. A year later, her lover came back and she accepted him again. She gave her all to him thinking that the guy will never leave her again. But at the end, he left and never came back, leaving Nerona three weeks pregnant. Though in deep pain and agony, she decided to keep her baby alive until eight months later, she gave birth to a baby girl with purple eyes." she smiled sadly and pointed at herself.

"And that baby was unfortunately me." she added.

No way.

"According to the stories, my mom died after giving birth to me. And you know who came to get me from my Mom's cold arms? It was Crozen, Castel and the rest of the Chasers." she smiled as if reliving that memory.

"Growing up, they told me everything about my mother and my biological father. Do you know what my father was?" she asked but didn't gave me the chance to answer.

"My father was a star, a member of the Lower Council who broke the Galaxian Law because he fell in love with my mother, a mortal, a human. And that was the reason why he first disappeared. He was taken back to the Astral World and branded with a Black Star's mark. He was thrown away from their world and he had nowhere to go but here on Earth. He came back to my Mom but he wasn't the same guy she used to love. But then Mom accepted him and even made love with him thinking that his actions were driven by love. It was too late when Mom realized that it was no longer love but lust." Vega sighed and shook her head.