[√]Lady of the White Rose

70: The White Rose Blooms

VESPER

Frontera has always been a patriarchal. Former generations had never once had a daughter. Except this time 'round. Me. The only daughter of Valerian Von Frontera.

The first and only one that became the head, tho temporarily under certain unforseen circumstances. But still, it was something that will be written in history books for the next generation to see, to read and to know. The Frontera's White Rose.

Next generation...

I don't think I'll ever get to see my own descendants considering how I've been locked up inside the office, no time to find a spouse. Love is out of the question.

Napatingin ako sa kalangitan habang binabaliwala ang sigaw ni Mori sa harap ko. Patuloy parin nitong nilalabanan ang aking kapangyarihan. Hindi naman ako umaasang matatalo siya ng ganito lang. After all, I'm just a Saintess and not a Goddess or a Deity that is on par with him. If it's Malaya, she might have crash him instantly.

May malaking itim na bilog sa paanan nito. Katulad ng mga nababasa ko sa mga lupang history books na mga black hole. Hinihigop nito ang katawan ni Mori papasok. Sa loob nito ay hindi gumagana ang oras, nakatigil lang.

Wala ka rin makikita kung hindi kadiliman, wala kang aapakang kahit anong lupa at habang buhay kang nakalutang. He will be stuck there for eternity. Since I can't possibly defeat him, that's just too impossible even if I have nine lives to spare. The next plan is to restrain him inside The Triad of Oblivion.

I took great damaged from just summoning it. I don't think I still can fight if ever Mori escape from here. I'll surely collapse if I take even a single step from my position. I need to make sure he will be sealed in that space.

Ah, I'm a mess.

Dinukot ko mula sa loob ng aking damit ang dalawang bote na naglalaman ng kaluluwa nila papa at kuya Iklis. "I guess it's Kuya Iklis, after all. Not Kuya Kaido, not even me, but him."

How nostalgic. That despite the situation I'm in, I still get to reminisce the past. The time when Kuya Kaido was about to be formally announced as Frontera's official heir, the next head, the future Duke. We were inside his room, Kuya Iklis and I only snuck inside since he's already becoming busy with his preparations and all. He doesn't have any time to play with us anymore.

We were playing card games that time when Kuya Kaido opened up about how he doesn't feel like he'll be the next head of the family. He said, he feels weird, that even though he'll be the one to be formally announced as the heir, he's having some thought that he will not ascend to the position.

Nagbiro pa ako sa kanya na baka ako talaga ang magiging Duke. Duchess, I mean.

Dinagdagan naman ni Kuya Iklis na siya raw ang magiging personal Knight ko kapag ako ang naging family head.

Naputol ang pag-alala ko sa nakaraan nang mapansin ang unti-unting pagdilim ng kalangitan. Kumapal ang mga ulap at tila ba nagbabadya ang pag-ulan. Lumakas din ang ihip ng hangin, tinatangay nito ang mahaba kong buhok.

"I will remember this day, you brat!" He gritted his teeth as he struggles to break free. Ngunit mas lalo lamang humihigpit ang mga kadenang pumupulupot sa kanya. Patuloy din sa pagdaloy ang gintong liwanag mula sa katawan ko papunta sa magic circle. Napansin niya 'yon.

"You freak," nagsimula itong matawa. "I guess, you at least needed to do this much in order to restrain me. However, it will not kill me! Haha!"

Muli akong napaubo ng dugo. Nanlalabo ma rin ang mga mata ko. Hindi ko alam kung hanggang kailan ko na lang mapapanatili ito. Hindi pa ba tuluyang nahihigop ng triad si Mori?