Standing on a cliff overlooking the sea, Princess Ramona humd a happy tune. Looking at her, she looked very carefree as if she had no worries at all in the world.
As the Princess of the Magdar Kingdom, and Saintess of the Order of the Tidebringer, she had everything that any lady would wish to have.
The wind blew softly, swaying her long hair a bit. Her eyes were closed, and there was a look on her face, which made her look ethereal.
When Ethan first t her, she was just a child no more than twelve years old.
serene
She had told him that she loved him, but he politely told her that they weren't ant to be.
His rejection was not only because she was young, but also because they didn't live in the sa tiline.
It was indeed a relationship that wasn't ant to be.
Even if Ethan agreed and promised to wait for her to grow up, they were not just separated by distance, but ti and space itself as well.
It was a relationship that was dood to fail, and heartbreak was their only choice.
Despite that, the Princess didn't stop loving him.
There were many suitors who approached her and her family, bearing gifts and promises of happiness.
And yet, she knew that her happiness lay elsewhere.
No amount of gold nor jewels could fill the emptiness inside her heart.
Only his touch, his embrace, and kisses could fill her up with happiness and make her the happiest girl in the world.
And because of this, she made a decision.
Regardless of the price,
Regardless of the sacrifice,
And regardless of who stood in her way...
She would find a way to et him, even if she was no longer the sa person that he rembered.
As the Princess looked at the first stars that appeared in the sky, she heard the sound of footsteps behind her.
"You sure went out of your way to invite to this off-beat place," Hecate said. "But I have to admit, the view is good."
The sun had just set, and the heavens were painted with purple and orange.
The first stars of the night twinkled at the two teenage girls, who were the sa age.
Both of them were seventeen, and both of them were now facing each other with smiles on their faces.
"You look at with pity and sadness, but I can't help but find it amusing," Princess Ramona said as she beckoned for Hecate to co closer to her. "Am I a truly tragic princess in your eyes?"
"Do you want an honest answer?" Hecate asked back.
"Yes. I want an honest answer."
"Yes, you are a very pitiful girl."
Instead of being offended, the smile on Princess Ramona's face only widened.
"True." Princess Ramona nodded. "I am a very pitiful girl. The person I love doesn't exist in the sa era I live in. It wasn't because I was born too early or because he was born too late. We were simply not ant to be- at least, that was what Fate decreed back then."
Hecate brushed aside the hair that covered her eyes due to the wind and tucked it behind her
ears.
"Why did you ask to co here?" Hecate inquired. "Surely, you have better things to do, like preparing for your date with Ethan tomorrow. According to what I know, Ethan is really weak to beautiful girls. If you push him down and shower him with kisses, you can definitely get away with creating beautiful mories with him."
Princess Ramona giggled. "That's indeed very tempting, but I have a more tempting offer. How about you switch places with ?"
"Um?" Hecate blinked her eyes once then twice because she felt that she misheard the princess in front of her. "What did you say again? Can you please repeat it?"
"Switch places with ," Princess Ramona replied. "By doing so, you will be able to push him down, shower him with kisses, and create beautiful mories with him."
"... And why would I do that?" Hecate asked in confusion. "Shouldn't you use this opportunity since it's a once in a lifeti chance?"
Princess Ramona shook her head before heaving a sigh.
"It's worse than I thought," Princess Ramona said. "You've forgotten a lot of things."
"Excuse ?" Hecate frowned.
Princess Ramona made a gesture for Hecate to co closer, so the latter obliged. The two were now standing only a ter away from each other.
Both could see each other's faces, and the expressions they were making.
This was why Hecate was confused because the Princess was looking at her with sadness and pity.
For so reason, she believed that it was the sa expressions that she had when she looked at the Princess whenever she was with Ethan.
A mont of silence descended upon the two girls, with the wind blowing past their bodies, making their hair and clothes flutter in the wind.
The first one to break the silence was none other than the Princess, who moved a step closer to hold Hecate's hand.
"Hecate, what was the first thing on your mind when you opened your eyes for the first ti?" Princess Ramona asked. "Think carefully before you answer. This is a serious question."
Hecate frowned but decided to answer the Princess' question honestly.
"When you say the mont I first opened my eyes, are you talking about the mont I was born?" Hecate inquired.
Princess Ramona nodded. "Yes."
"How can I rember sothing like that? It has been seventeen years since then."
"Well, then. Shall I help you rember?"
Princess Ramona lightly poked Hecate's forehead with her finger, making Hecate's eyes gloss over as if she had entered a trance.
mories of her past swirled inside her head until she returned to the ti when she beca
aware of the world around her.
"I want to see you."
"I want to be with you."
Those were the first two thoughts that had appeared inside her head when she was born.
Hecate was a special existence.
She wasn't birthed by an elf or a human.
She was born from the seed of the World Tree.
But since her soul wasn't that of an elf, but a human, she was born as a Half-Elf.
Also, when she was born, she was born in her current body.
She didn't start as a baby.
It was a birth that broke many laws.
Her birth was taboo, which was why the world decided to punish her for going against the
natural cycle of life and death.
Everyti she used her power, the Elentals of the world would appear to end her life, which would allow her to return to the proper cycle, just as it was ant to be.
As Hecate rembered the first thoughts she had when she regained her consciousness, she looked at the princess in front of her, who was looking back at her with the sa pitiful and
sad gaze that she had earlier.
"You.. Who are you?" Hecate asked.
"A wish made out of love," Princess Ramona replied. "A wish of What Ifs, and Might Have
Beens. A wish that transcended ti and space... a wish that finally reached you."
"I don't understand." Hecate shook her head. "Isn't it Joanne who should have enlightennt, not ?"
"Who said that only one person can reach enlightennt in this world?" Princess Ramona
asked in a teasing tone. "So, tell , oh, noble, yet pitiful soul, who sacrificed so much to
make a miracle happen...
"Are you ready for your Enlightennt?"
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