R:VCP | Chapter 9: Time, Death, and Fate

Standing firm, in front of hundreds of enemy soldiers. There, Selene stood unfaltering.

Facing the beautiful ethereal being, many soldiers can't help but be in daze. Some even noticeably blushed.

But, who would fault them?

Besides this kind of beauty can never be seen in any Kingdom they went to... Matter of fact is, this beauty can never be found in this world at all.

That's why, everyone can't help but be in daze, and swoon by this ethereal being in front of them.

The General on the other hand was, Yes. He too was in a moment of daze, but after seeing the beauty stood in front of the entrance, and showing her will to protect it. His face darkened.

He understood it then that this ethereal being is protecting this Kingdom, protecting the King and Queen... And it also means that.

She is also their enemy.

After reorganizing his thoughts, he then came up of a plan.

He stood straight and with a loud voice, he then say.

"Beauty, greetings!!!" He then bowed, then rise and continued.

"Beauty, from your looks, and aura. I can say that you are not a mortal." He stated and the other soldiers then woke up from their daze, then when they heard their General speak. They can't help but listen and look at the beauty in front.

Selene on the other hand, remained impassive, and did not answer. The silence insured. General didn't care and continued.

"Beauty, as a 'not' mortal isn't it too much trouble, if you get involved?" He sneered.

Especially when he thought that this ethereal being, actually has elemental power, which only a spirit or a God may have, and on the enemy's side at that, then that only means dead end for them.

But, from the start till the end, the ethereal being only stood there motionless at the same time calm and alert.

As the General lost his patience, he immediately raise his sword and said.

"Attack!!!" Some soldiers hesitated, but still end up attacking. The King and Queen were nervous and scared.

They weren't scared about them being attacked, but instead scared to what might happen to their benefactor, which is now in front of those hundreds of soldiers being attacked.

The target of worry of the couple on the other hand, was there calmly looking at the soldiers who was running towards her and on attack.

Everyone held their breath as worry consumed them, worry about the ethereal being's safety.

But, the ethereal being who was just motionless awhile ago, now slowly raised her hands and...

*Splaasssshhhhh!!*

A wave of water suddenly appeared and wash the soldiers back and force them to step back.

But, the soldiers didn't back down, but instead became more aggressive.

*Sheeennggg*

Weapons...

*Shhhoooookkk*

Soldiers...

*Stabbb*

Blood...

...and...

*Thud!!*

Lifeless bodies...

Here, and there...

Endless screams,
Endless attacks...
Endless blood was drawn.

No one stopped,
No one surrendered...
No one retreated...

She never faltered...
She never retreated...

She was stabbed by them...
But, she did not retaliated.

She only evaded,
And shielded the castle behind her.
Till the end.

*Drop.*

*Drop*

*Drop*

On the silent grounds outside the castle, everything was so quiet...

The battle noise just awhile ago...

... disappeared.

Only, a blood soaked beauty was left...
Walking towards her home...

The once midday sun, started setting...

The glaring sun awhile ago,
Started waving... And almost starting to disappear into the horizon...

But, the beauty who once had, a silver like hair, that reflects the silver bright moon... And an eyes which reflects every color her eyes laid upon on. And a skin which was very translucent like a clear pure water...

Was walking limply, slowly, weakly...

Towards her fountain...
Towards her home...

Her skin which was now tanned, and burnt...

Her hair that was now like the setting sun, that is changing colors.

And her eyes, which reflected the blood, that had been shed awhile ago...

Yes, she was that girl...

That girl...

Who was desperately walking...

Limply,

Slowly,

Weakly,

And...

Tiredly...

To reach that place...

As her blood keeps dropping into the cobblestoned ground...

The sun was setting...
The sun was disappearing...

And she...

She was desperately walking...
She was desperately reaching...
She was desperately...

... trying...

She desperately tried to reach it...

...for the last time.

She desperately tried to touch it...

...for the last time...

She desperately tried to remember him...

...for, the last time...

She raised her hands...
So much...
Just,
To reach it...
To touch it...
To hold it...

One last time...

It was almost in her reached out hands...

And a little more...

She'll finally make it----

*-----Wosshhhhhhhhh..........*

The wind blows...
----And the sun finally set...

...

...

A spirit who was made and born by love...

Now, is no more...
because of...

...love...

She faded away...
Along with the wind of petals, of those little cherry blossoms that was blown...

She faded away...
Along with the last tear she shed...

She faded away...
Along with the last breath and whisper she took...

She faded away...
Along with the wish she had and longed in her heart...

She faded away...
Calling out to his name...

"....... Alistair---"

*Wosssshhhh~~~*

Along with the wind...

She faded...

She left...

She disappeared...

She...

...was gone.

Everyone present witnessed...

But, everyone did not know what they could do...

Only was left...
Was,
The twilight of the dusk...

Then...

The bright silver moon...
Who lighten, and brighten the place...
She, once had stood...

The fountain, which once have been an enchanted place...
Was now looked like a lonesome remains...

The water on it, which once have been a bright enchanted joyful sight...
Was now looked like the tears of the mournful moon...

The cherry blossom trees, which once have bloomed and looked so vibrant...
Was now looked like a dull tree, that was ready to wither and fall...

And the wind...
That which was the last thing, that touched her...
Was silent and grieved...

Hundreds... And thousands of soldiers, was still on their horse, galloping back...
Nonstop.

Couldn't even let themselves relax, nor even take a breather...
Because for even just a second of them, wasting their time... They knew, that a second, 10 person might have already died on their kingdom... Their home.

The one who was leading them was young man, if people may ask, why a lad is leading the army soldier as such young age...

May, soldiers might answer you...
That this, Captain and General of them, is much more powerful than what he seems...

But, that powerful General they are talking, about...

The Crown Prince of their Kingdom, was now crazily galloping his horse...
And, leading them back to their Kingdom.

He look so calm and serene, on the outside... But, you can see from the slight creased of his brows, how tense he is right now...

Galloped.

Galloped.

Galloped.

Endless noise of the horses, before the sun set...

The young Crown Prince, that was already tense and on edge, his heart feels uneasy, his soul feels unstable...
His mind keep flashing with warnings...

He didn't know why...

He, just know that if he's a little to late...

He'll...

Regret it.

As they galloped through the endless road leading to their Kingdom...

And as the sun finally set...

*Wosssshhhh~~~*

The wind blows...

And the young Crown Prince who was still galloping his horse, can't helped but clutch his chest...

His heart trembled...

His heart ached...

His heart then went...
...Cold...

And, unknowingly a tears have been shed...

For the wind had blown...

Had,

Her warmth...

For the wind that had blown...

Had,

The presence of the girl he longed..

For the wind that had blown...

Had,

Called out to him...

For the wind that had blown...

Was her...

Looking for him, for one last time...

For the wind that blows...

Was her...

Saying her, goodbye...

To her beloved...

".......Alistair---"

•••

The story made me shed some tears honestly.

It was just, sad...
And even tragic.

Looking back at the fountain, I couldn't really believe, that this fountain in front of me, is the same fountain in the story...

It's just like 'Whaat!?' there's a spirit living here before?

That kind of feeling is really unbelievable!!

But, still that can't change the fact, that I actually believed it. Of course, I am reincarnated person here, and so of course, Gods and Goddesses do exist too, how much more spirits, right?

Oppss~~ It's almost late... So I need to go already, especially I'm not done with my window shopping yet.

While she was walking away...

On the opposite side of the fountain, was a young man, touching, and tracing the carvings of the name on the fountain's scribe...

And read the name on the scribe in a vague whisper...

"Selene..."

*Wosssshhhh~~~*

The wind blows and along with the cherry blossom petals, they flew...

--Passed him...

He couldn't helped but looked at his surroundings, Especially there was a nagging feeling inside of him, that keeps telling him, that the one he's looking for is just right here...

It was as if the wind was telling him, that she's here...

--Passed her...

Her hair was blown to her side, and a cherry blossom petals graze her lips...

"Selene..."

She heard,
When she heard it...
It was as if her soul suddenly trembled and it wanted her to look back.

And so she did,
But, what she saw was different...

It was just a split moment, but she swear, she saw, a silhouette of Prince, kneeling in front of the fountain, looking at the Moon who was his witness and along with the trees of cherry blossom...

His back was in front of her, and he looks so vulnerable... She can't see his face but she knows, that there were tears in his eyes...

And, from the moment she saw him...
She knows who he was...

She subconsciously tried,
Reaching her hand, to hold him...
And she even unknowingly called out his name, in a voice of longing that she even don't know why...

"Alistair..."

...And everything faded...

Luna, was once again back to the present time... And still reaching her hand...
She looked back and forth, looking for his silhouette...

But, he wasn't there...

Tears dropped from her eyes, she didn't even know why...

Maybe, because she felt the Crown Prince's pain, when he lost 'her'... When he lost Selene.

Maybe...

Maybe...

Luna wiped her tears, and decided to not think about it anymore... Walking away, she can't help but glanced back to that fountain... And, again a flash of his silhouette was once again seen...

That lonesome figure, that she can't help but be pained when she saw it...

It flashed again...

Then she turned back...
Walking away...
Her mind was confused...
Her heart was in disarray...

"Alistair..."

His heart skipped beat, and he can't help but look back but all he saw was...

The lonesome fountain...
Where the lonesome ethereal being in the legend...
... disappeared...

Two souls...

Fated to meet...

But always forced to separate...

By,

Time...

Who who made it possible for them to meet...

But, also... made it possible for them to split...

--By,

Death...

Which gave them hope to be together again, even it means in the After Life...

But, played with their lives in every lifetime...

And,

By,

Fate itself...

Who planned and destined them to meet...

But, tortured them in every lifetime in a form of 'hide and go seek'...

They met,
And fell in love...

Sometimes,
In that perfect time...

Sometimes,
In that an unsuitable time...

And,
Sometimes,
In that wrong time...

And it's all because of Time...

And again...

They met,
And fell in love...

But, sometimes...
Death was already looming over them...

But, sometimes...
Death uncaringly took him away from her...

But, sometimes...
Death also uncaringly took her away from him...

When she's there...
He's not...

When he's there...
She's not...

When both of them still somehow meets...
One of them somehow disappears...

They met,

Sometimes,
In a fated way...

Sometimes,
In a predestined way...

And,
Sometimes,
In an ill-fated way...

And it's all because of Fate...
They met...

But, it's also because of Fate,
They are in this despairing state...

Oh, how cruel!!

How cruel,

Too cruel...

For,

Time...

Death...

And,

Fate...

To keep playing the lives of this pair of lovers...

That can now be even comparable to...

The Butterfly Lovers...

The 10 Lifetime Foes...

And even...

The Star Crossed Lovers...

The lives that they lived...
The destiny that they got...
And, even.
The end that they received...

Was influenced by 'them'...
Time...
Death...
And,
Fate...

Now, in their new life...

Now,
In his new life...

Now,
In her new life...

The question is,
Will they meet again?

Answer,
Of course.

And even now,
Time,
Death,
And even,
Fate...

Are here,
Once, again...

Playing with this pair of lovers...

Oh, I'm sorry I made a mistake...

This three,
Is actually playing with not only them...
But, an additional four pairs of lovers...

So, we can plainly say that there are five pairs of lovers in total that they are playing now...

Can you guess who these pairs are?

In this new Lifetime...
In this new life,
In this moment,

She's already trapped.
By them...

For,
Time is already ticking and counting at her...

For,
Death is already standing and knocking at her doors...

And lastly... for,
Fate has already planned it all...

She cannot stop Time...

She cannot stop Death...

And, much more...
She cannot stop Fate...

No one can stop her Time...

No one can stop her Death...

No one can stop her Fate...

Even, herself...

WhiteSunflowerS2: Let's do a roll call~ Say present when your name is called.

WhiteSunflowerS2: Rue?

Luna: Present!

WhiteSunflowerS2: Aztec

Alistair: Here.

WhiteSunflowerS2: Azalea?

Belle: Present!

WhiteSunflowerS2: Sky

Jacob: Here

WhiteSunflowerS2: Lilia?

Dahlia: Here!

WhiteSunflowerS2: Ice?

Damon: Here.

WhiteSunflowerS2: Geranium?

Ivy: Here I am....

WhiteSunflowerS2: Ace?

Liam: Present!

WhiteSunflowerS2: Amy?

Camille: Here, Ma'am!

WhiteSunflowerS2: Stone?

Spade: Here.

WhiteSunflowerS2: Roll call over~