Along with her record keeping duties, she is quickly learning about the way an immortal lives and their tradition. Bukod pa rito, naatasan siyang baguhin ang ilang mga bagay na dapat baguhin, at sa palasyo muna ni Amor Fati siya magsisimula. It seems like a small place but his palace is huge and are filled with many disciples, servants and followers of the God of Light.
"Lady Caia, one month is too quick. I don't see the need to put much thought into it on that short amount of ti-"
Bago pa tapusin ng kausap niya ang sasabihin nito ay mariin siyang tinitigan ni Caia. To them, her red blood eyes seemed like the eyes of a devil, an eerily terrifying one.
Since becoming an immortal being after the ritual, she can freely change its color from red or golden. Dahil ang kulay pulang mga mata niya ang isa sa mga nagpapaalala sa kanyang pamilya ay ito ang napili niya sa araw-araw. Naiiba man siya sa mga kasama ay wala siyang pakialam. Isa pa, mukhang mas napapadali nga ang kanyang trabaho.
They seem to fear her stares. Kahit na wala pa naman siyang ginagawang masama sa kanila.
Samantala, lumapit si Sienna sa kasama niyang nagreklamo kay Caia.
"Don't question the lady. It's akin to questioning His Grace when you are doing that. Tutulungan na lang muna kita," sambit nito.
Hinila niya ang kasama pagkatapos niyang batiin si Caia. Kadadating lang kasi nito. Even then, she became Caia's favorite. After their first encounter, this disciple just do whatever she asks her to do.
"Dealing with immortals is hard. Mas tamad pa sila sa aming mga tauhan sa Lumien!" Sambit ni Caia sa kanyang sarili.
Hindi rin naman niya magawang magreklamo lalo na kay Elior. Ganoon lang talaga sila dahil hindi nila alam ang halaga ng oras. They literally have all the time in their lives. Death is not a fate among their kins. Pero ngayong nandito na siya, gagawin niya ang kaya niya upang baguhin ang kanilang mga kilos.
She's giving them a lot of rest and other incentives as long as they finished even half of what she told them in a month. The fates of thousands of lives in many planets are in their hands. Caia finds it a too important task while the people around her didn't seem to mind it that much.
Just imagining the sufferings of mortals in her home planet because of some flawed work of an immortal makes her mad. Their slow movement could even cause an extinction of a race. That's how fucked up they are when it comes to dealing with mortals' lives.
'I should visit my sister-in-law for some advice,' isip niya. She's referring to Mathilda, the Goddess of Mortals and the underworld.
Samantala, habang abala siya sa kanyang ginagawa ay pumasok si Sienna matapos ang isang mahinang katok. May kasama siyang isang lalaking puno ng bulaklak na palamuti sa kanyang damit.
'An outsider?' isip niya.
Pare-parehas lang kasi ang ayos ng mga damit ng mga tao sa palasyo ni Amor Fati. Hindi nga niya alam kung hindi ba sila nagsasawa sa kanilang mga suot.
"Lady Caia, a messenger from the Goddess of Flowers have arrived. He said his Goddess have an invitation message for you," sagot ni Sienna.
Lumapit ang lalaki sa kanya at yumuko bilang paggalang.
"Greetings Lady Caia Amor Fati, in behalf of my Goddess, I'm sending this invitation to you," saad nito at ipinakita ang isang envelope.
'Amor Fati? Ah, I remember they started putting it on my name,' isip niya.
It's Elior, the God of Light's last name and what everyone calls him.
Simula kasi nang kumalat ang balita ay pormal nang nagbago ang kanyang pangalan. She still prefer being known as an Ivanov but it's not like she could say that after being named along with the God of Light.
'It's not like we're husband and wife!' Caia thought.
Pinigilan na lamang niya ang kung anong emosyon ang nararamdaman niya dahil may mga tao sa paligid. Lalo na at taga-ibang lugar ang bisita nila. Nang kunin naman niya ang sulat ay binasa niya agad ito. Maikli lang din naman ang mensahe, at 'di niya alam kung bakit pa kailangang isulat.
'Too much formalities. They have their living messengers anyway,' saad niya.
Pero dahil mukhang mabait naman ang makakausap niya ay isinawalang bahala na lang niya ito. Masyado siguro siyang nasanay sa mundo ng mga mortal kung saan uso ang paggamit ng digital messages.
"Should I convey my messages through writing also?" tanong niya.
"It's your choice, Lady Caia," sagot ni Sienna.
She nodded. Honestly, she wanted to just say it directly through the messenger but it does seem rude for the Goddess of Flowers. If she remembered it right, Mathilda once told them about her, one of the kindest immortal.
Mabilis naman siyang nakapagsulat ng mensahe at iniabot ang envelope niya sa kausap. Matapos iyon ay naiwan ulit siyang mag-isa sa kanyang silid. Ngunit kung akala niya'y makakabalik na siya muli sa pagtatrabaho ay dumating si Erin. Matagal-tagal din silang hindi nagkita kaya nagulat siya nang dumating ito.
"Greetings, Lady Caia Amor Fati."
May bahid ng pang-aasar ang tono ni Erin kaya naman napataas ang kilay ni Caia. Mukhang nagpunta lang siya upang makibalita. She's a messenger after all, though not a normal one. Erin is working under The Primordial.
"Really? Do you came here just for that?" tanong niya.
Bahagyang natawa naman si Erin at umiling. "Of course not. I'm here to inform you that since your existence and identity are now well-known among the immortals, you should know who to avoid. Alam ko namang ayaw mo rin ng sakit ng ulo," saad niya.
'Di naman sila gaanong magkakilala pa pero tama siya ng hinala. Naalala niya naman ang imbitasyon sa kanya.
"The Goddess of Mortals is close with the Goddess of Flowers, so I assume there will be no problem?" tanong niya.
"Hmmm, mukhang wala naman, ah! Pero..." nag-aalangang sambit ni Erin.
"Pero?" dugtong ni Caia.
Erin crossed her arms and heaved a deep sigh. "The God of Fire often frequent her area. Well you know, as an idea, the wildfires oftentimes destroy field of flowers in the mortal worlds. He's a type of person to stir things up. With your current situation, he will definitely find you something to bother."
'Panibagong problema na naman,' isip niya.
"Natanggap ko na kasi ang imbitasyon. Siguro naman ay wala ang tinutukoy mo sa araw na pupunta ako. It will be rude to reject the invitation after I have agreed," sagot niya.
Napatango naman si Erin. The Goddess of Flowers is a good person to be Caia's acquaintance in the immortal world. There will come a time that she have to make an appearance to one of the gathering of the Gods. Hindi pa ito alam ni Caia pero pinili na lang muna niyang 'wag munang sabihin. Matagal pa naman iyon at abala pa siya sa ibang bagay. It will only distract Caia from her current work.
In the end, Erin decided to give her advices and what to do when she encounter some stubborn immortals during her visit to the Goddess of Flowers.
To be continued~~
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