Isang linggo na ang nakalipas simula nang magising si Caia pagkatapos ng ginawa nilang ritwal. After that is when things became different. It is like her first few days are like a tutorial but as soon as she became accustomed, the true color of the place showed up.
"These are the records you have to review and in which you will understand the contexts after reading these books which are also in an ancient language you have to learn first. His Grace gave you a deadline of one week to complete all your current tasks but I requested for one month. He agreed."
Isa lang 'yan sa pinakabagong ibinigay sa kanya. Sienna, one of Elior's disciples, who is tasked to give her duties have that hint of doubts against Caia's abilities. She was a mortal and they are born divine.
"One month? I will do it in less than a week. One day even," bulong ni Caia.
She is Winter's daughter. Ayaw niyang makumpara sa sariling ina ngunit hindi naman niya maitatangging nakuha niya ang talino niya sa kanyang magulang. It's only her mother she would accept being greater than her.
Umupo siya ng ayos at sinuot ang kanyang salamin.
"What is that for? Are your eyes aren't treated after you became a divine being?" tanong ni Sienna.
Imbis na sagutin ang tanong ay iba ang sinambit niya rito.
"I have only one rule, Sienna. Do not disturb me while I have these on," turo niya sa salamin. Wearing those made her focus, which started during her intern days at their base in Zagrid.
Her red bloody eyes met Sienna's. They are a symbol of a mortal race. They are even not divinely golden, but even then, Sienna bowed and apologized in instinct and in fear. Sa sobrang kyuryosidad niya ay nalimutan niya ang kanyang hangganan. Dahil doon ay dali-dali siyang lumabas.
"She is anything but gentle! That is a monster," bulong niya.
Samantalang si Caia naman ay tinuloy niya ang kanyang gawain kahit na nagtaka siya kanina kung bakit ito biglang umalis.
She then flipped the thick book of a certain ancient language and began processing all the information. Dahil isa na siya sa mga imortal, mas naging mabilis ang kakayahan niya kumpara noon. Learning another language will take her more or less than a month but she can now do it for half an hour.
"Then checking the records, as expected this is a huge mess," sambit niya.
Even divine beings have been really complacent in their knowledge. Humans have far better record keeping and arrangement of documents. Isa na rin ito sa dahilan kung bakit ganitong trabaho ang ibinigay nila sa kanya.
Those that have long lives can't even fathom arranging documents by days, and months. They'll start by centuries and manually at that. For a human span, it is like arranging documents by date on the same days by the difference of milliseconds without using computers. Caia is a vampire with a long life but her family learned from the human race.
"Let me access my mother's system," bulong niya.
She's in the divine world but she used her spell to track the system between different realms. Then after making an automatic translation of this ancient language to a more common language, ay doon lamang niya naayos at na-review ang mga records.
She even have a digital-like spell that emits a transparent keyboard because typing is faster than writing. Pwede pa nga itong i-scan pero iniisa-isa niya ang bawat pangungusap upang masigurong tama ang pagsasalin niya ng kakaibang lenggawaheng ito.
Hindi nga niya namalayang kalahating araw na siyang nagtatrabaho. That is nothing for a divine being but Amor Fati strictly reminded those who are working for her that she should have break each day.
Samantala, hawak-hawak ang tray na may lamang inumin ay kinakabahang pumasok si Sienna.
"Your blood wine, Your excellency," bulong niya.
Dahan-dahan pa ang paglapag niya pero nang maisipan niyang panoorin si Caia ay naguluhan siya. It's because instead of the traditional way, Caia is typing like a human would. For them, change is almost impossible. The divine ways barely change from when they even began existing.
"What?" biglang tanong ni Caia.
Saktong binaba na niya ang kanyang salamin at lumapit kay Sienna. Kung kanina ay isinawalang-bahala niya ang kakaibang kilos nito, ngayon ay hindi na.
"It is not freezing in the room is it? Why are you trembling? I have nothing against you," sambit niya.
Pagkatapos ay iniabot niya ang isang maliit na bagay. It is like an insignia, shaped like a star with carved patterns on it and a yellow jewel in the center.
"This are all the records I am given. Tell Elior to click the jewel at the center to view the records."
Bago pa makapagsalita si Sienna ay umalis na si Caia dala-dala ang inumin niya.
'Who told you to finish this in a day?' isip niya.
Hindi pa siya makapaniwala na natapos talaga lahat sa loob lamang ng kalahating araw ngunit walang sinabi si Caia na pwede niya iyong buksan. Without any choice, she went to Amor Fati's office. It should have been Caia's work to report since this is her work but Sienna doesn't have the guts to tell her what to do.
***
Meanwhile, in her bedroom, Caia is lying in her bed. Her bloodshot eyes are definitely aching after working for half a day without a single rest. Her ego indeed went the best of her to prove them she is special even among the divines.
"If I want to be useful, I have to be the best," saad niya.
As a mortal-born, mediocre work wouldn't work for the immortals. She felt she have to show them they are not just lowly beings. She have to show the divines how complacent they have been with their eternal lives.
"Also, Elior is not just any person. How can I not work hard? I have to show similar interests to get his good side."
Being quirky and being smart, that's one way to get Elior's interests in her.
Bigla tuloy siyang napatayo sa kanyang pagkakahiga. "I definitely have to list what I--"
"List? You have just began resting."
Agad namang napalingon si Caia sa pinanggalingan ng boses. Amor Fati is standing in front of her door. She didn't even hear a knock.
'My privacy is definitely nonexistent here,' she thought.
To be continued~~
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