"What the freak are these people doing? Is there a cult here?" Chalcedony blurted with wide eyes and stared at her, Celestial shred a sad tear.
She stared back at the Archduke who seems questioning her of tons, she blinked; "N-no, your majesty. There isn't."
Kulang na lamang ay manlupaypay siya dahil sa lakas at bilis ng pagkalabog ng kaniyang dibdib. Nakakaramdam siya ng hiya sa Archduke. Ano na lamang kaya ang iniisip nito? What is going on in his clever mind? Isn't he perhaps thinking that she's fooling these people and now they're allured under her glamour?
"Why do they have your image weaved in a very fine cloth? Why are they sacrificing infront of your face? Isn't this a cult?" He asks with his most curious face, "What the heck is this, litte bitch?"
She shook her head several times, "No, please, don't think it that way. We need to stop them, please...help me stop them. H-hindi ito ang inaakala mo..."
Well, what does she think he thinks?
Chalcedony flinched, "How the heck would I do that?"
She sighed and looked at the people from the skies, "Let's just...go!"
Without a word, Chalcedony flew down to Peakbrook. Agad na bumaba si Celestial upang hanapin ang kaniyang Ina, ngunit ganoon na lamang sila natigilan nang malakas na suminghap ang lahat ng naroroon dahil sa kanilang presensya.
All the shivers and quivers ran through her body while the Archduke just stood beside her when the people began chanting in chorus again;
"All hail! All hail! The goddess is here, the goddess finally arrived! The goddess was sent back by the heavens! All hail! All hail! The goddess came back to mend us!"
Her tears slowly streamed down her face. Nalilito siyang lumingon kay Chalcedony, pagkatapos ay luminga-linga sa paligid upang hanapin ang kaniyang Ina. She's hyperventilating, she cannot take the tension and the attention the people was giving to her.
"Please don't," garalgal niyang pigil sa mga naroroon. They have not probably heard her because it was too hoarse and low, kulang na lamang ay pumiyok ang maliit niyang tinig.
"What the heck?" Muli ay hindi makapaniwalang komento ng Archduke na patuloy na sumusunod sa kaniya.
Taranta siyang umiling-iling at lumingon kay Chalcedony, sobrang bigat ng kaniyang dibdib, natatakot siyang mag-isip ng kung ano-ano ang Archduke at ipamalita ito sa Kastilyo. Paano kung kumilos ang kastilyo? Ano'ng mangyayari sa kanila-sa kaniya?
"No, you misunderstood. I don't--please, stop!" Nagsisimula na rin siyang malito kung saan lilingon.
She almost covered her ears in confusion when the people's chants became louder;
"All hail! All hail! She brought the abyssal Prince to protect us! All hail! All hail!"
"Stop! Please!"
She was about to breakdown when someone stood up stopping everyone. Finally, her mother showed up wearing a fine dress made of thick clothes. Hula niya'y mamahalin ito at nakuha sa matinding pagnanakaw.
Almira glanced at her over her shoulders and faced the people; "Maraming salamat sa inyong debosyon. Kung hindi niyo ako sinamahan, malamang ay wala parin ang ating mahal na diwata." She went to her and wrapped the linen cape around her making the people round their applauses, "Maari na kayong makauwi, ang inyong mga alay ay iwan niyo nalang sa altar at ako na ang bahalang mag-alay sa diwata."
Mabilis namang sumang-ayon ang lahat ng naroroon at nagsiuwian.
"Maraming salamat, Almira. Uuwi na kami."
BINABASA MO ANG
LEGENDS: Celestial Beryl (Season, #1) ✔️
FantasiShe was once the definition of innocence, purity, and ethereal beauty. But she was tainted by the creatures around her. She was extremely tortured, bullied, toyed, harassed; physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually abused. It got to the point...
