The Binding Fates SEASON 1: The Past

Chapter 42: Nostalgia of Memories

"Feeling well?" Chad asked and Elyse nodded her head.

"Everyone's been worrying about you so I am here to pick you up." Chad continues to speak.

"I... don't know what I should do, Chad." She spoke, breaking the walls she created just for herself.

"I admire the Old Master of Empire. I only heard her from the rumors that she's a frightening person. Her face didn't appear in public so they think the old Master has such an ugly face and was a monster. Some people praise her while others are scared by her."

"She was the person I looked up into. That one day, I hope I would serve her on her side. I would love to stand beside her many times — I wanted to experience that."

"But knowing that Tina is the old Master of Empire, I don't know what I should feel. I also couldn't confirm that fact because her memory of Lucia didn't appear in my mind. As if it has been erased from me. I never would have thought she would be behind this." Elyse continues to speak her voice slowly getting hoarse from her cries every night.

"If... only I was just like Aniya. A wise and intelligent woman — maybe I would've avoided the death of my family." She admitted.

There were times when Elyse hate Aniya because she was hated by other people knowing Elyse is her Descendant. But there's also a hidden part of her that hope if only she would be intelligent and wiser like her Ancestor, she could've saved her family and wouldn't entangle her fate with the Alphas.

She doesn't want to admit it and kept it a secret inside her locked heart. She tried to run away — but how? How would she run away when she couldn't run anymore? Her string of fate was already entangled with them.

Chad knelt down looking at Elyse's puffed face from crying so much. Chad wipes off her tears again and gently smiled at her.

"We will help you, Elyse. I have a plan." He started.

"The King of Rahania Empire invited us to visit their Empire. It is our chance to meet the King of Chetan since I believe he will be there. Because everyone is invited." Chad said with his eyes intently staring at her.

"Let's go, Elyse. I will help you." He said with a funny face which made Elyse laugh.

"How did you know everyone would be invited?" Chad scoffed as he proudly raised his head with a funny face.

"I am everyone's messenger, the beautiful — no, handsome messenger! Your number one Thaddeus the Messenger! BWAHAHA!" He said and it made Elyse burst into laughter.

Chad smiled brightly as he stares at Elyse's smiling face.

"That's right, you should be smiling Elyse." He said without any thought as he only stare at her. Elyse paused and glanced at him. The two of them were silently looking at each other, smiling and comforting one another.

In all honesty, Elyse was building walls to protect her. Somehow, something tells her that everyone couldn't be trusted. As if it's a trauma that Elyse inherited from Aniya using her memories. Those days and nights when she was alone — locking herself in her room, roaming around the Academy alone made her remember the memories Aniya had once. The people laughing at her, mocking her for being "too perfect" and most of all — Vierra's torture.

And on those lonely nights, her nightmares came back seeing her family in a dream blaming her for what she did.

She endured everything — blaming herself.

Elyse held Chad's hands and gave him a sweet smile, "Thank you, Chad!" She said as the leaves and flower petals danced with the wind while the surroundings glimmered and froze in time while Chad only stood there staring at her beautiful smile.