After that, Mari Gold brought Caia to another huge garden space filled with an endless amount of small square pillars. Above those pillars are shining glass balls. Many shone brilliantly in a golden color but there are a few that gives only a faint glow.
"Observe this Caia, these pillars represent the different worlds in our universe," Mari Gold said.
Naging interesado si Caia sa kanyang sinabi. Isang mundo lang naman kasi ang alam niya bilang dating mortal. Kaya naman lumapit siya sa mga ito at inobserbahan ang ilan. May mga ilan na kaparehas kung saan siya lumaki samantalang may iba naman na hindi niya akalaing may ganoong nabubuhay na mga nilalang.
She have an idea with a few of those race because she is assigned to record keeping in Amor Fati's realm. Although seeing them alive and moving are vastly different from reading texts about these races.
"And what does the glowing lights meant?" tanong niya.
Lumapit sa kanya si Mari Gold. "Firstly, with these pillars, we can observe mine and other God's influence. The brighter they are, the stronger the mortals' faith are with their God. This time, I am showing you the God of Light's influence to the mortals. They all are shining brightly aren't they?"
"You're right. Pero may ilang hindi gaano kaliwanag ang ilaw nito lalo na ang isang 'yon," turo niya.
Mari Gold smiled. Bigla rin nitong hinawakan ang kamay niya at dinala patungo sa sinabi ni Caia. Pagdating naman nila roon ay hindi na kailangan pang sabihin ni Mari Gold ang kanyang tinutukoy.
"That's... that is where I came from. What is the meaning of this?"
She could not help but to question what she is seeing. The God of Light's churches are all over their place, that even when its saint is to be born after the other died, many people will seek to find the next one quickly to make their connections to the church.
That is why her mother's side of the family didn't think twice of adopting her uncle, Saint Noel. Kaya naman hindi niya mawari kung bakit ganoon ang kanilang sitwasyon.
"Your world is so big Caia. Have you even wondered what is beyond your continent?" the Goddess asked.
Their continent is not a one massive land with no seas in between. There are some seas separating them even, and they are able to travel all those places. Pero nasagot ang katanungan niya nang minsang maikwento ito ng kanyang tita.
'Is that why Aunt Addie and Uncle Noel have not been showing up these few years?' isip niya.
"The Inlicitus border, the barrier of illusions and no one can go past it. Considering that our world's light is faint, the rest of the lands must be larger than our continent," sambit ni Caia.
Nang tiningnan naman niyang muli ang mundo nila ay tanging ang mga lugar na alam niya lang ang nandoon. Then a few seconds, the view on the glass ball went dim. It was dark. There's nothing but darkness in there. That reminded her of Zagrid, but she knows it's not Zagrid. The place she's seeing is much worse.
She looked at Mari Gold intently. "There is something I can do right?" she asked.
Hindi naman kasi siya iimbitahan dito ni Mari Gold kung wala naman siyang magagawa. This is not just related to Amor Fati but to where she is born, and where her loved ones are staying. It's now her time to protect them.
"Of--"
Natigil ang pagsasalita ni Mari Gold nang makaramdam sila ng bahagyang paglindol sa lupa. Nang tingnan ni Caia ang ekspresyon ni Mari Gold ay may kunot ang noo nito at malalim na paghinga.
Samantala lumapit sa kanya si Claude at Osiris.
"Are you now comfortable Lady Caia?" tanong ni Osiris.
He is chanting a spell she isn't familiar with. Puro trabaho kasi ang inatupag niya sa palasyo ni Amor Fati kaya wala siyang alam sa mga spell na ginagawa ng mga imortal. Moreover, she isn't a mage, she's a pureblooded vampire. She didn't inherit her mother's mage blood.
Tumango naman siya sa tanong ni Osiris.
"Do not worry, this is not an unusual thing. The God of Fire must be messing in my realm again," sambit ni Mari Gold.
'Oh, so I can't avoid that person,' isip ni Caia.
May lumapit naman sa kanila na tauhan ni Mari Gold. "Goddess, the God of Fire somehow caught news of Lady Caia's arrival here, and he's demanding an entrance."
The Goddess of Flower's expression turned cold for a second. It was the first time that Caia saw her mad.
"Let him enter then, since I am the reason he is causing a commotion, I will be responsible for today's event," sabi ni Caia.
Mari Gold's eyes are filled with worriness for the newly turned immortal. Caia is a demigod after all and it's different to an actual god. Her partner is Amor Fati though so her power could be different but since their are so few demigods to compare, she is worried about Caia's safety. She can protect her but she knew Caia doesn't want it.
Her bright red eyes seemed as if she is summoning a storm of hail, and her bloodlust is leaking out in her whole body, but stopped after a minute. It shows her control of her body despite her raging emotions.
***
Ngayon naman ay nasa ibang parte na ulit sila. The place is a vast flower field with a gazebo at the center. The God of Fire is there with three people on his side.
"I've been waiting for ages," the God of Fire said.
His hair moves like fire and his eyes blazes in orange color. He wore white clothing without sleeves, showing off his arms.
Mari Gold sneered at his response. "Do you forget your manners? This time you actually went without an advance announcement, Agni."
Agni, the God of Fire looked down on Caia. It didn't help that he's taller than them. "That demigod would have returned on its cage if I did that."
Nang marinig ni Caia iyon ay tila naging blangko ang kanyang paningin. She knew very well that some Gods do not like having partners, much more with a mortal. Since the God of Fire went out of his way to visit in a rude way, he must want some trouble, especially when Amor Fati is not here.
Nais din sanang ipagtanggol ni Osiris at Claude si Caia ngunit naramdaman nila ang galit nito. Her powers seemed beyond them that they are just there for formality. Just like Mari Gold said, she is the epitome of darkness and mystery.
Lumapit naman si Caia kay Agni at tumingala rito. Para itong higante pero wala lamang ang laki nito para sa kanya. She even smile, a dangerous one.
"I am truly pleasured to be visited by a God in such a hurry. I mean, I must be used to it, right? After all, anyone below my beloved Amor Fati must bow down to me."
Her words strucked Agni, the God of Fire in rage. She expected it. As the one responsible for fire, it is his nature to be fiery and raging. If he is a mortal, he would be her easiest prey. A passionate one is less dangerous than a calculative person.
Samantala, kung hindi lamang si Amor Fati ang makakalaban ni Agni ay kanina pa niya napatalsik si Caia.
"That is just a title. It doesn't change you are a mere demigod, and not even a deity but a former mortal. I am disappointed. You rely on his influence rather on your own strength," sambit ni Agni.
'Gotcha,' she thought.
She smiled once again. "Then why don't I show you? Let's have a battle, a very friendly one, after all immortals can't be enemies, right?" mabagal niyang sambit.
Since immortals have the most responsibility among all races, they can't have wars among them, or else, the Primordial God will deal with them. So all they can do is battle in a formal setting from time to time.
'It's been a while. Since becoming an immortal, I stopped being the Ivanov's reaper,' Caia thought.
To be continued~~
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