The Duchesses

Chapter 80 : What the Hell is Happening?

One day, I accidentally bumped into Anastasia and bugged her every day to revive back the time once I knew her remarkable ability as a sorcerer. At last, she finally agreed to my suggestions after such struggles.

But the words that echo through my mind are the day I answer Anastasia about the consequences of returning the time.

"Possibility for me to remember her again as well as her. She might be different from Natalie, whom I used to know. There's no guarantee that she will have a heart for me in the future. The same goes for me. This life's events will change, and I will probably never achieve my goals."

The Goddess lets go of her hand, but I was beyond despair. I remembered why I did such things in the first place. Tears ran non-stop from my eyes, just like the waterfall over there. I didn't care about the Goddess anymore, feeling my heart shred apart from the memories.

"What you and Anastasia did upset and caused imbalance in both worlds. Not only that, you revive back the demon child and upset some of the deities with your action. That's why they take your memories back but didn't on Aurora. She got it through dreams whenever she is with you.

When Natalie dies, we allocate her soul to another world, where she is reborn as Aurora. However, since you summon her back and return the time, her soul comes back to her first body," she continues to explain.

"So, Aurora and Natalie are the same people?" I will try to reconfirm that.

The woman hums in agreement, extending her hands to wipe my tears off. Then, as if she could read my thought about the following question about why they didn't warn about the demon child things throughout the Empire, she cuts me off first.

"We have already notified the Temple about the oracle where a demon child will be born through the Imperial Family's descendant. However, the Imperial gain it first, hiding about the prophecy, and a divine child will be born against him," that still doesn't make sense now, from that explanation alone.

"So what is the relationship between our fate, when Natalie never possessed any magical ability in the past and suddenly awakened after Hera discovered hers not too long?"

"As a punishment, we have taken most of Anastasia's power as a magician and for failing to be a Guardian of Smith. Moreover, for her noble sacrifices, we grant Anastasia's power to Natalie instead.

Natalie is more powerful than Anastasia. However, she hasn't reached her full potential yet. Furthermore, her power is not limited to only four aspects. The same goes for Hera; she is still in her halfway to mastering the divinity power."

That makes sense now, as things starting to fit into their own place.

"Hera and Natalie are indeed gifted children. But you, Medea, are astonishing and incredible even without the special powers. You are so powerful that even those with these powers are in awe, admire you," the woman continues to say.

"In your era, the greatest leader of each field will be born. A powerful magician, the Purest Saintess, the Great Cardinal, the Excellent Commander and a Mighty Empress. Keep on battling, my child," was the last thing I heard before returning.

I try to jerk off from the dream, opening my eyes abruptly, but the blinding lights prevent me from doing so. Moreover, the pain from the Eirene Festival thumps all over my body.

Before I could even make out where I was, a voice suddenly pierced through me, "Oh, are you awake now?"

At Southeast region

Both figures slowly slip their hands on their horses, ready to storm from there. Meanwhile, Natalie prepares beforehand to move her hand, ready to teleport. The dragon tilts its head as its red eyes burn through the figures without moving an inch.