Black Moon

Chapter 12: Lily

Seraphina walked the corridors of the Zion's Castle. The majestic realm made her feel as though every step she took, she floated. The walls were made of fantastic blue cristals, that needed nothing more. She knocked the door of Emma's room, since there was no respond, she entered silently. Emma was sleeping. She checked up on her, on the room, and left a note: 

Dinner is set. You may eat whenever you are ready. 

Seraphina grasped at the handle of the staircase. An endless, round staircase. She paused and saw her young self ran pass her. Gasping. When young Michael stopped her and knocked her down. He carried her and passed right by her again. Seraphina began to remember those memories that she tried to hide so gravely. She closed her eyes, sighted and whispered:

-"Just for today, I'm letting it sink in." 

Seraphina rushed out of the Zion's Castle and flew to a very far away place, in the outskirts of the holy area. In a common, separated villa. She landed in front of an abandoned house, aproaches the entrance. She turns away, but a wind swinged the door open. The inviting hollowness made her enter. Leafs twriled in little whirlwinds. Vines wanted to conquer the walls. Planks were rotten. She entered to a faded, yellow colored room. She closed her eyes and when she opened them, the room bursted in to life. She sees herself holding a little mirror, while a gorgeous woman with lily eyes braided her long blonde hair. Young Seraphina anxiously waited for her to finish. 

-"There you go sweetie." The woman brushed the remaning hair of the braid and letted it go. Young Seraphina hurried to the big mirror on the wall, and let out a gigantic smile. "It's beautiful!" 

Seraphina closed her eyes again and opened them in front of the mirror. It had so many cracks, she could barely see herself through it. She looked towards the door, closed and opened her eyes once more, and saw a tall man, who had to duck his head to enter. 

-"Look at my girl!" Young Seraphina jumped towards his arms and he grasped on to her tiny waist. "So brilliant and stunning, like her mother." The woman with the lily eyes hugged them.

-"I love you both, so very much." She said. The man kissed her forhead. Young Seraphina extended her arms as far as she could in orded to feel both of her parents warmth. 

Her pensive moments were interrumped by a stump. Seraphina came from her dazze off. 

"I imagined you were going to be here." Michael streched his hand for her to grasp it. She did so and both walked away from the house. 

"It's seems that the harder I try to forget, the stronger the memory gets." Seraphina said more to herself. 

"You know you can telll me anything, if that makes you feel better." Michael said trying to cheer her up. "The past doesn't really define you, this moment defines you. Don't get so caught up." Seraphina stared endlessly at the ground.  

"Just a while ago, I was in the Zion's Castle. I remembered the time you saved me from commiting suicide. I wanted to jump from the castle's roof." 

"I wouldn't have blamed you if you did." 

"Where's Lucifer?" Seraphina said. "I think I would really like to talk to him." 

"At your service." A voice came from behind. "I followed you here" 

Michael eyed Seraphina, who gave him a secured nod. He then flew away. 

"Look who is stalking now." Seraphina uttered and gave out a forced smile. Lucifer sat on the grass and supported his head with his arm, as usual. Seraphina, remembered months ago. When she last saw him sit like that. He was in his throne. So cold. So wicked. Filled with wrath. Now, however, he portrays light and warmth. Seraphina felt her chest melt and sat next to him. 

"What is this about?" Lucifer asked. 

"I don't even know why... but I've always wanted to tell you this...my past." Seraphina searched for Lucifer's reaction, but he remained vague. Seraphina continued:

"I think it could lead to a more mutual understanding." 

Seraphina went on and about. Lucifer's expression changed through out the course of the conversation. 

"...We were very happy. Father, mother and me, in this place that was once whole and soothing. Both of my parents served Semreh. He fancy them both. They were very humble people and meant no wrong. Unfortunetly, there was someone who didn't saw it that way. My parents were murdered because of someone else's greed. That someone, was Adramelech, his father. They named his son the same way. He felt as though my parents were having certain privileges that he wasn't gaining. That was before he turned in to a fallen angel. He wanted to gain more power, and by that he needed to finish off any competition. Thought he could get away with that, but he was banished to the Underworld. Yet it didn't bring my parents back. I was so overcomed with hate towards fallen angels, that I was scared to turn in to one. I blamed all of them for taking my peaceful life and turning it in to hell. Later on, Semreh tooked me in. He had a prophecy that I was destined to bring change and I was somewhat special. Which I did not believe and still don't. I was taught harshly by the councilors. They managed to wear me out in training so much, and I was still so afected by my loss and at the same time I felt such a deep hatred, I couldn't bare living sometimes." 

"That's why you were in the fields that day we met." Lucifer smiled. 

"Yes, those were the only places I felt at peace and my parents used to take me there. Sometimes, I saw them walk through the dandelions and they called my name with wide grins." 

"Did that agony ever faded away?" Lucifer said intriged. 

"Well... it did for a while." Seraphina looked the other way. "That was when I met you. You kinda saved me from remembering. Yet, later I was told that I was to never see you again. I asked why and they told me you were a fallen angel, a demon. The very thing I hated the most. I was perplexed. How can something so right, could be so wrong at the same time. I did tried to meet you again, but the last time I tried, I was slapped in the face by a councilor and closed up for months." 

"Why did you obliged to all of that?" 

"Cause I was told that was the right thing to do, that that was doing good." The wind blew. "But it wasn't. Perhaps if they listened what was in my heart and let me adapt freely, things would have turned out to be so differently. It's kinda hard to change things, but you're never late to do the right thing." 

"What is the right thing, Sera?" 

"I don't want to fight you anymore." Lucifer turned to her swiftly and ducked his head. "I don't know what people may think about that, but I want to go back to the dandelion fields. I'm so tired of years and years of following the rules of someone elses game. I want to be free." 

Lucifer got near her eyes and pushed her head close to his forhead, until they touched. He smiled.

"You're such a fool." His eyes looked to his right. Not a single hair in his body moved. He got a grasp of her hand and without separating their forheads, he stood her up."Get ready."  He sprunged his wings and flew off. Letting black feathers fall gracefuly and lay gently on Seraphina's abundant hair. An explotion was heard at the distance. The sky propagated black and red hues as though it were water color. Seraphina didn't hesitated for a second, she knew this type of sky very well. A chill ran down her spine, the air reeked of sin. War was about to be unleashed. 

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