The Binding Fates SEASON 1: The Past

Chapter 36: In The Stars

"Who?" Elyse's voice echoed in between the silence of Raymond and Arbor and they both turn around to see her face mixed in feelings standing in the door as she listens to their conversation earlier.

She just came from her excessive training in the training grounds as she tries to hone her skill using aggressive methods. She knew very well that an aggressive method will get you into nowhere but Elyse is now desperate to be powerful.

She's already well-versed in magic, but magic alone is not powerful enough since she has already been awakened as Lucia's Descendant. She longed for a normal and perfect family, but it was all ruined by one night after their happiness. Elyse wanted to bring back the old days but she realized that she cannot because of her weak side only staying in her comfort zone, having wishful thinking that she could be stronger if she's going to stay who she is.

Tired from her training, she decides to went back to her room but before that she recalled that she needed to get something in the Student Council Room. On her way she noticed Arbor standing at the door as if he was listening to their conversation.

Elyse paused and glanced at him. He was standing there as if he was just shocked.

It made Elyse feel curious and have a bad feeling about it. So, she continues to walk into the room until she saw Arbor trying to hide beside a trash bin right beside the student council room when Louisette walked away from the room with an angry expression plastered on her face.

Elyse's face went dark to see her face while clenching her fist. Louisette only walked through her slightly bumping her arm but Elyse didn't say a word about it and it looks like Louisette is in deep thought while walking.

After that, she saw Arbor walk inside the room and Elyse followed him. She went into the door peeking and listening to their conversation and there, she heard everything from the top to the bottom.

".... Elyse was awakened as Lucia's Descendant in the forbidden place where the devil's shard or Cain's orb is. Elyse has a very weak awakening power but she has vast magical power. It is confusing but that's what makes her unique. Now that I'm thinking, she must've been forcefully awoken her powers as Lucia's Descendant using Cain's last shard in contact with the huge orb." Raymond explained and it made Elyse's legs tremble.

She unconsciously melts down as she sat down on the floor realizing something. The two are still talking but just one explanation from Raymond made everything sense.

Elyse couldn't help but feel pathetic all this time. No one deceived her, but she did to herself. Resurrection is a forbidden spell for a human to have. It is something of a special ability for a person to have if you are The Alpha of Death's descendant or could be Lucia's Descendant.

"It's Mara." Elyse froze when she heard a familiar name.

She quickly stood up and approaches the two of them, "Who?" She asks and Arbor and Raymond quickly turned their backs to look at Elyse in shock to hear such a name.

'Mara'. That's the name of their mysterious neighbor because they moved in right next to their house. For Elyse, it felt weird for a person who suddenly became interested in living a life in the forest. She believed that everyone wanted to live outside the countryside and stay in the Empire or better yet, stay in the 1st District because it's better and more beautiful than a cottage life.

And that Lady Mara too became their close acquaintance but then one day, she vanished. Maybe she vanished because she has finished her mission by giving her parents the last shard of Cain's soul orb in the form of Aniya's Heirloom necklace.

"E-Elyse..." Arbor starts to stammer after he saw Elyse glaring at them.

"Did you hear us, Elyse?" Raymond asked and she clenches her fist.