Chapter 851: Returning old mories
The second family was very welcoming to both Nate and Cia, despite their sudden arrival at such a late hour. It was quite clear they were outsiders, yet they were still greeted with waves and smiles. As they were being escorted through the inner castle area more and more eyes from those living within fell on them.
"This is great." Nate grinned as he waved back. He felt less like a chaperone who had tagged along and more like a hero who had just slain a big monster threatening the populace.
"Urgh! You’re so predictable! You know being desperate isn’t going to help you get a girlfriend. We girls can sense that kind of thing. You being extra nice just makes you seem clingy and wrong." Cia comnted on his behaviour.
However, Nate was currently too happy to let Cia’s words bring his mood down. The grin on his face continued to grow. Several girls had already co up to him, handed him flowers and so had even pecked him on his cheek.
If anything they were a little too welcoming, not that Nate was complaining. In fact, he was already looking forward to boasting about it to his friends once they returned.
The two of them were aware that Quinn had made so type of deal with the second family leader. Based on their current treatnt, they could only suspect that it would be to vote for her in the upcoming election.
While looking around and passing through, Cia began to notice so things. Perhaps it was because she was actively ignoring the fool beside her, although he was actually the one who indirectly provided her with the hint.
Nate’s appearance was a stark contrast to the vampires. The inner castle area housed a large number of females as they could see, yet they appeared to lack any n. Cia only saw male children, none older than twelve.
’Layla said the second leader was nice to her, so I guess I’m just overthinking things.’ Cia tried to reason. ’Perhaps the n are all just inside?’
Eventually they had been escorted to just outside the doors of the leaders throne room. A knock announced their arrival and soon after the doors were opened up to reveal a beautiful woman wearing her usually large black dress.
"You must be Cia from the tenth family, right? It appears that the boy failed to ntion he would be sending such a cutie like you." Cindy complinted her guest. The girl’s cheeks imdiately beca a few shades redder, but before she could hide, Cindy grabbed both her hands together as if she had just received a gift.
"It’s... it’s nice to et you." Cia, quickly bowed.
"Co in, co in. Please sit down, while I get you a drink ready. I’d like to talk with you for a bit, before we’ll try to help you in any way I can."
Cia was a bit overwheld by Cindy’s openness, but seeing as this might be her only change to recover her mories, she walked through the large double doors.
Nate was just about to follow behind her, when he was suddenly stopped by a single finger on his forehead.
"I’m sorry, but this pertains to my ability which is a bit special. You should understand that I wouldn’t want others to know too much about . Besides, I’m sure your lady friend would also want so things to remain private." Cindy stated. Although her tone was nice, Nate felt that this wasn’t a suggestion but more of a command.
"I know the boy has asked you to be her bodyguard, but I will take good care of her. Feel free to wait outside or ask so of my family mbers to entertain you. "
Usually, Nate would have complied with such a beautiful ladies order, but the way she had looked at him just seconds ago, he could feel a strange shiver through his body.
"I’m sorry, but Quinn told that I have to look after Cia at all tis and that’s what I’ve co here to do. Either I go in there with her or we will both leave!" Nate stood his ground.
The finger on his forehead turned into a flick and he was sent flying across the room, skidding across the floor. Eventually he regained his footing, and started to rub his head as he felt blood trickling down.
’All that from a flick, these leaders are no joke.’ Nate thought.
"Now, don’t you go making the girl’s decision for her. You should let her decide, right?" Cindy berated him, looking back in Cia’s direction who was already inside the room.
Cia looked towards Nate as if his eyes were telling her to disagree and co towards her, urging her to leave this place together, but Cia kept thinking about her mories. She had done so much to try to get them back and now she was so close to achieving her goal.
She couldn’t just turn back now.
"I’m sorry Nate, but I need to know!"
The last thing Nate saw was Cindy closing the door with a smirk on her face as Cia continued to walk further into the throne room.
’Should I call Quinn? No, I’ll stay here and keep my shadow active. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and will try to enter again in half an hour. If they don’t reply or co out then I’ll act.’ Nate decided, as he stood with his back facing against the wall, hoping to hear whatever was happening inside.
The second family’s throne room was unique, as they had plenty of beds placed on each side, and the throne was at the very back. It looked more like a hospital than anything else. Cia was asked to lie down on one of the beds at the very back next to the throne, while Cindy had remained standing.
"The boy told that your mories have been wiped, and that you wish to get them back. Now I would like to hear your version of that. Is what he said true?" Cindy asked.
"Yes, although... he was the one who wiped them. I just want to know who I was, before... before I t them." Cia answered in a soft voice.
"Interesting, I didn’t take him for the type to bully young girls. I have to say I’m quite intrigued what made him wipe your mories now. But first there are a few questions I need to ask you..."
Cindy went on asking about how old she was, when her mories had been removed and what she could rember if anything from before the incident. With all that information she could see about whether or not she was able to help or not. At the sa ti she decided to record what was happening, on a small electronic device the size of a finger.
"So, can you help ?" Cia asked, her eyes filled with water. She looked at Cindy as if this didn’t work, then she had decided that she would no longer attempt to get her mories back. From then on she would just live her current life and forget about the past.
"I can help you." Cindy answered as she handed the poor girl a handkerchief.
Having expected bad news the tears in her eyes started to really fall.
"You really an it? I will really rember who I was?!" Tears had already started to flow from her cheeks, as she felt like her journey would be over.
"However, there is a catch. The reason why I can bring your mories back, is because I will reverse your mind to the ti before they were taken. You will revert to you from around a day before losing your mories. In other words, everything that has happened to you after that will be gone. One day before they were removed. Putting it more bluntly it wouldn’t be too wrong to say that the current you will cease to exist. You won’t even rember who I am, so are you absolutely sure you want to go through with this?"
When asked the question, Cia started to think if there were any mories worth keeping, and the only ones she could think of was her ti spent with Layla, but it was so short. All her mories only added up to a year. In her mind, getting her old mories back was worth forgetting that one year.
Seeing this, Cindy brought up the video recording she had made.
"I just recorded everything you said earlier, that you told about yourself. Once you co back, i’ll play it to you."
"I’ll do it, I have to." Cia nodded, learning of that information.
Cindy got straight to work, and placed both of her hands on Cia’s head. A few seconds later and energy was seeping through the palm of her hands and Cia’s eyes started to white out as her mind was being reversed.
There was no pain, and the process only took a few seconds.
Finally, when Cindy’s hands left Cia’s head she could see clearly once again, but she had no clue who the person in front of her was.
"Relax, darling, I’m not trying to hurt you. You must be very confused right now, so here you have a little drink to calm your nerves." Cindy offered her a cup with so dark red liquid. "First of all, you should know that your mories are dated. Soone removed your mories a year ago and I was asked by a person important to you to try my best to return them. Unfortunately, I’m not all powerful, while I managed to fulfill your wish of returning your mories, everything that happened after you lost them is gone now. I’m sorry but it’s the best I could do!"
Cia looked around the room trying to make out where she was. The last place she rembered being at was the inter tournant, where she had been asked to look out for Layla, and that Quinn and the others were a danger to her..
However, at the mont she was holding the top of her head, and squinting badly, she was suffering from a major headache.
"What’s wrong, are you in pain? My ability shouldn’t affect or hurt the person it’s being used on."
"No, it’s not that..." Cia groaned. "Just now, I saw a vision! I don’t know who you are yet, but for so reason I saw you in that vision. I saw Quinn killing you." She blurted out, not really considering the situation.
Cindy dropped the cup she had offered Cia.
’The banshee’s prediction saw the boy killing ?’
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