Dreams will always become reality the second you open your heart to all the possibilities in the universe. Desperate to get out of her chaotic life, Ansel Ru finds herself wrapped in between dimensions. With Angelo hiding behind her shadows through...
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"We made a decision to give it to you as a New Year's gift," Lithius speaks truthfully, leaning himself backwards with palms on the carpet, eyes fixated on the fire we set in the middle of the circle. "Ever since you used it, the relic never worked anywhere else. Believe me, we searched high and low in the Archives about Griffin's tooth, but it only goes as far as the usage in a dream world. There is nothing else said about it. Since it is of no use to us, we would officially call you its new owner."
"New owner?" Annika asks curiously, eyeing the angels at the corner. "Is this a hint that something else is coming up in your world?"
Jonathan laughs, patting Annika on her shoulders and crosses his legs casually, but when he notices Jun Ho's intense glare, the younger removes his palms from Annika with a soft chuckle.
"Nothing is," Angelo answers, arms on his thighs as he slowly extends them to feel the heat emitting from the fire. "Halion is fully in control now. Arnav is making new rules from time to time to discipline the angels and guardians. Everything is in order. We are offering this as a gift because as far as my understanding goes, the relic now belongs to Ansel. It claims its owner. This is what we guess, but whatever comes after, we dare not say."
Jiang stretches himself on the ground, staring at the golden relic in the box.
"For an angel, don't you think you are revealing too much about Halion?" Jiang expresses peeping at them with one eye open. "Are you allowed to do that?"
"We are," Jon smiles. "Only to the people we trust. After the previous events, I don't think there is anything to hide about Halion from all of you. Besides, I am going to keep this straight, Ansel has become quite the topic in Halion. Angels and guardians are betting if Angelo would leave his position for her. Even though Angelo has assured them that he would not, still the chatter never dies. It's fluttering around like dandelions."
"Sounds like even angels and guardians are a part of nosy beings," I tease, pulling my jacket over to cover myself from the cold wind. "We made a promise to each other that no matter what happens, duty always comes first. I have my own responsibilities and so does Angelo, so we are on good terms about that."
Living a mundane life is not something that I ever wanted since I was a kid. I could still remember the days where I pretended there were vampires in my room while I played alone, waiting for my mother to tell me stories of her own creation. The one difference was, I never thought I would really meet an angel or indulge myself in a world I could only paint in my mind. I have seen the normality in life that I demand the opposite side of it. When I get peace, I want chaos and when I get chaos, I will always counter-attack it with my strength. Life is never simple and it is not crafted in a straight line, so I am going to make it interesting in my way.
Lily is currently comfortably resting inside the house with soft jazz music playing. Jiang sprawls on the carpet, texting on the phone with his mother who sends endless memes. Annika and Jun Ho seemingly building a relationship together. Lithius is as mysterious as ever. Jon is always on his goofy side, teasing everyone in every second he got and Angelo, he is always there even if he is far away. I never have a large group of friends, but I am contented with the few who are willing to stay by my side despite my insanity in choices. I never involved myself in Vincent and his family ever since I returned. Ethan never came to my university ever again. I am hoping it would stay that way forever.
