Memoirs of a Fated Past

Chapter 27: Parents

“Y….you are….it can’t be”, I stuttered. I felt sadness and yearning for the woman in front of me.

“You have grown to be a very beautiful woman. Two years must have been hard for you. I am sorry…”

“Mom!”, I hugged her tight, she wasn’t even able to finish her sentence. “I wanted to see you. I really wanted to see you, mom”, I am crying. I can’t stop my tears.

“Juvia, my beloved Juvia. I want to see you too. I really missed you sweetheart”, mom said hugging me back.

“Looks like you beat me in meeting her”, another person said, it was manly. Both mom and I turned to see who it is.

“Oh, dear. This is the first time I beat you at something huh? Let it go for now”, mom said.

“Dad?”, I said crying more.

“After all this time, you’re still a cry-baby. I must admit it though, you’re as lovely as your mother”, dad said moving closer. When he reached our place, he hugged my mother and stand in front of me. “Juvia, you really have grown”.

“Dad!”, I hugged him.

“It’s such a shame to not be able to be with you”, Dad said hugging me back.

“Why!, Why did the Dark Lord had to do this! I will never forgive him!”, I shouted.

“Oh Juvia, we know how you feel, but please don’t be reckless. A simple mistake will cost your life, or your friend’s. You must think before you act.”, Mom told me.

“What should I do?”, I asked.

“We don’t have the answer either”, Mom said.

“Please tell me. I don’t know how I should face the Dark Lord. He was after my life wasn’t he?”, I asked.

“He doesn’t Juvia. He wanted to make you his vessel. He wanted your powers. That’s why he’s keeping you alive. If he really wanted to take your life, He could do it anytime. He just needed the time when you reached the peak of mastering your powers completely”, Dad said.

“What do you mean? I don’t understand!, wasn’t all of this because he wanted to kill me!”, I said.

“You may not understand now. Some of your memories are still blurry to you. He attacked Extalia as part of his plan to make your powers come out. He noticed that when you’re in frustration and anger flows into you, your powers run wild and becomes invincible. That’s what he wanted, that’s why he attacked Extalia. He was giving you a push so you would unleash your powers and that’s the time he could take over your body and steal your powers”, Mom said.

“You mean all of this, was because of me, everything was because I have such power? All the people who were killed, I’m responsible for it?”, I am crying. Everything is my fault, all of it.

“No, Juvia. The Dark Lord’s intentions are what caused all this, you’re just a victim here”, Mom assured me.

“But that will not erase the fact that I am the one he needed and all of you died trying to protect me. Now even Prince Gray is suffering trying to find me just to make sure the Dark Lord will not get his hands on me. He even asked Rito to look after me!”, I said.

“We know”, Dad said. “The path towards magic is bitter, the Dark Lord will kill anyone if he must”.

“Then why did Ryo’s family got involved? Ryo’s family has nothing to do with me, nor were they here in Extalia right? Why did his family killed?”, I asked.

“Cana, his wife, was a cousin of mine. She was proclaimed priestess of our land far away from Extalia when we were kids. We grew up from the extinguished land of Shion. I heard she retired when she met Ryo. Her daughter has great powers as well. She can manipulate spirits and souls as she wishes, though she can’t use it fully. If he gets that power, he could become immortal, when the child showed no reaction with her powers; he thought it was useless so he killed her. Her mother was just another victim for protecting her. You might not notice this, but that girl is alive”, Dad said.

“Alive? But she vanished into nothingness. Ryo even witnessed the Dark Lord killing her”, I said.

“She’s alive Juvia. She’s with you”, Mom said.

“You don’t mean…”

“Lucy, she transferred her soul to a slave who was about to die”, Mom said.

“How do you know all this?”, I asked.

“We’re spirits, just a celestial artefact now Juvia. We know because she is linked with us”, Mom said.

“Then what about Prince Gray? Do you know where I could find him?”, I asked.

“In time, you will know Juvia”, Dad said.

“How can I know what I should do Mom, Dad? I am very confused! I don’t even know where to start”, I admitted.

“Are you ready to know your past?”, Mom said.

I was taken aback by Mom’s words. Am I really ready to know my past? When I asked this in my head, flashbacks of my adventures with Lucy, Ryo and Rito started to appear. This time, I’m sure.

“Yes”, I said without any more hesitation. I am ready to know my past and face the present.

“This is as far as we can guide you. You have to face it alone”, Mom said. As soon as she told me this, sceneries started to blur and fade.