The lights of the room turned on.
The room was filled with maids.
As soon as they saw , they all kneeled down, except one.
"Dau..lla?"
No.
It is Sherley.
It is going to be very painful seeing her now.
How are they here?
I thought everyone had died. But they are here and the door was locked and Augustus had the key. That ans he...saved them?
'Sothing that will make you rember every ti you think about it'
Sherley is here. And every ti I will see her, she will remind of Daulla. And every ti I rember Daulla, I would be reminded of this night and...Augustus.
Today was supposed to be my birthday, though it's already a new day now.
A birthday is supposed to be a happy mont, a happy day filled with nothing but happy mories.
I have celebrated my all birthdays with my parents and family. Today was supposed to be the sa.
Though no one wished a happy birthday. Everyone was busy with my Coronation ceremony, eting guests, following traditions and customs.
Then the attack, Daulla and I went after them. And when we ca back, it was already evening.
The party was also supposed to be very special for .
I got engaged to Lier. Then after that, I was supposed to take Elena here, in the palace. And show the palace to her, then we would have gone into my room, and...
Dammit!
Today is the worst day of my life.
"You all are released from your duty as maids. Pack your stuff and get out of here. Dau...mother will give you your salary"
All the maids got up and left the room. Except one.
Sherley was still standing in the middle of the room.
She doesn't understand anything, huh?
I turned around and left the room--
Sherley grabbed my sleeves.
She was standing in the middle of the room, how did she get here so fast?
She looked at and started touching my hands.
She moved her hand to my chest and then face.
"Stop doing this?!" I shrugged off her hand.
She raised her hand and touched my hair.
"I said stop!"
There was uneasiness in her eyes.
As soon as I yelled, her eye beca teary.
"What is it? Stop looking at with those eyes"
I should just send her sowhere far away where I can't see her face.
She pulled my sleeves and looked in the eyes.
"I said stop looking at with those eyes"
She turned around and ran to the other side of the room.
What is wrong with her?
Can't she understand at once?
Sigh~
Thanks to her, my head is hurling more now.
I turned around and left the--
Sherley pulled my hand.
"What is wrong with you?!" I pushed her back and she fell down. "I said don't look with those eyes!"
She looked down and got up.
She walked and stood in front of .
"Please just go away"
She pulled my sleeves and gave a cloth.
"What is this?"
It was a white cloth.
I opened it. It was the cape I wore with my ceremony outfit which had Edens' crest on it.
"Why are you giving this?"
She didn't say anything. Not that she can speak in the first place.
"Why do you have it?"
Why am I questioning her knowing well that she won't answer?
"You can now do whatever you want, just never show your face again" I said as I left the room with the cloth.
Daulla worked so hard to make this cape for .
I won't let this...i won't let all her hard work go in vain.
I quickly hurried to grandpa's room.
The room was just like I left, not that I expected to see sothing new.
I have been in this room many tis.
Grandpa would take and Lier here so tis and tell us stories about our ancestors.
And now...he is dead.
He was feeling good today, and looked so happy. And this happened.
I can't believe it.
If I had gotten here sooner, if I had never left the palace. If it wasn't my birthday today, if it wasn't my coronation today, if...I hadn't born...
I had so many things I wanted to ask him. So many stories I wanted to hear. So many questions I wanted the answers of. So many monts I wanted to share. I can't do anything now.
I don't know whose death effected more. Daulla or grandpa?
Sigh~
What am I doing?
They are already dead. There is no point thinking about it.
I walked to the shelf and grabbed the white staff resting beside it.
'Make this Edens' hierloom'
I grabbed the cape in one hand and the staff in the other.
The cape had lockings attached to the collars, so that it didn't fall off from my shoulders.
I placed the cape on the staff and used the lockings to lock it with staff.
"Here is the Edens' flag, Grandpa. And it will rise and rule everything under it"
I quickly ran towards the center of the palace with the staff in my hand.
There is a small garden there, and in the garden, there is a big tower.
It's tall enough to see the entire city from the top.
It wasn't like my body had stopped aching, or was now in perfect sync. But I just kept running, whenever I was about to fall, Lily took control over my body.
Daulla used to say that the night scenery, sunrise and sunset from the top of the tower looks so beautiful that you would feel like living here forever.
Ever since I was a kid, I was interested in these type of stuff.
I love nature after all.
Lier used to drag around everywhere whenever Daulla wasn't around.
We even slipped out of our room in the night many tis just to see the stars.
We once climbed the pavilion so that we could see the sky more clearly.
We have also tried to go to the tower many tis, but we weren't allowed to go there without the permission of adults. And of course, no one would ever give us permission.
The tower has several rooms as we climb the stairs. After everything 200 steps, there is one door. We need to unlock it, and climb further, and after 200 stairs more, there is another.
There are around 21 doors.
Lier and I once slipped off at night, and took the keys of the door from the key room.
We thought if we had keys, we would be able to go up. But after climbing 200 stairs, we reached the first door.
We had keys, we would have opened the door. But we couldn't.
The keyhole was far from our reach.
Even though we had keys, we couldn't unlock them.
After running for a while, I reached the tower.
The main door of the tower was always closed, but unlocked.
I opened the door and climbed up the stairs.
After climbing 200 stairs, I reached the first door.
I don't have keys, but the doors are automated now. They work with the system and they are connected to the palace's system.
"Open the door please, Lily"
The door opened.
I kept climbing stairs and Lily kept unlocking all the doors.
After reaching the top, the first word that ca out from my mouth was, "I am here, but the person I wanted to with is not here anymore.
I climbed the edge and got on the top.
I raised the staff and stabbed it there with all my remaining strength.
"This is the Edens' flag. And it shall reign over everything under it"
I sat there, leaning on the wall as a support, looking up at the sky, which was very starry.
It will be morning soon, though I don't want this night to end.
"You wanted our Edens' flag to rise once again, right grandpa?"
I have done it for you. Now what's left is to find those killers and kill them cruelly.
I have to kill Augustus too.
I will kill everyone before I die.
I closed my eyes, and I saw Daulla.
She was standing under the tree, as if she was waiting for soone.
After a while, a small boy ca with a girl holding his hand.
Daulla hugged both of them and said, "Where did you two slip off again?"
It was one of my mories with Daulla.
I can keep watching this forever.
Daulla patted both of us and sat under the tree.
I was lying on Daulla's lap, and so was Lier.
Daulla started caressing our hair as we talked.
Only if I could go back to those old days.
As Daulla was petting , I looked at.... I an, I looked at where I was watching this from.
What's going on?
I got up from Daulla's lap and kept staring at....
Soon after, Lier also got up and started staring at .
What's happening?
"What's wrong, you two?" Daulla asked.
They both pointed their fingers at and said, "There is soone watching us from sowhere"
"Is that so? Let check"
Daulla glanced at , and walked forward.
After walking for a while she picked up the pace, and started running. But stopped soon after when Lier and I pulled her clothes from behind.
She patted both of them and said, "I got this"
Daulla looked at from where I was watching all this from and slowly opened her mouth just to close it again.
I pulled her clothes again, and Daulla said, "I am sorry. One more minute please"
Daulla glanced at my angle and said, "You don't belong here"
My eyes opened up imdiately. As if I was kicked out from there.
"What type of dream was that?
Soon, I heard footsteps approaching .
I glanced at the door just to see Sherley standing there.
"What are you doing here? I thought I already told you not to show your face to "
"Why so harsh, Lil Das?"
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