Hello readers! This chapter is Grisia's POV! Enjoy please!
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It all started when Roland brought along a dying Judgment. Oh, not dying. Sorry, it should be dead.
Judgment being dead was…not right at all. I mean, pfffft how could it be right? It's as impossible as the God of Light appearing before humans! But there I was, looking at his bloodstained figure. Lesus Judgment was really dead.
The first thing I felt when I saw him was not sadness but anger. How could he dare to do something that would mean risking his life? On top of all, he had been injured during the day too! Was it not enough? Did he have to scare the hell out of me and then act as if nothing happened? Why couldn't he trust me?
Lesus was one of the people I valued more than my life. But above all, he was someone I could entrust my brothers' lives to. I trusted him more than myself, more than anyone. That was how much I valued him. But, this idiot (I'm so glad that he can't hear me) wouldn't even trust me about myself. Sometimes I thought I was not capable of helping. After all, he took care of the Church as well as all the official business. And it was my duty as the Sun Knight to do those!
Lesus didn't have faith in me. I didn't know why.
It wasn't only Lesus. They all seemed to keep secrets. I couldn't help but feel…unneeded.
But whatever he did or whatever it was that he couldn't tell me, I don't care about. The important thing is that I want to interrogate him when he wakes up. Which is why he'll wake up. No matter what it takes, he'll wake up.
I was going to resurrect him.
Everything was going right. No, seriously, I was 100% sure that he'd wake up without anything missing. Until I found myself in darkness.
The first thing I thought was that I had somehow fallen unconscious. The strongest possibility was that I had used too much Holy Light and so, passed out. Or, that somehow, my sensing ability was not working. I couldn't have been more wrong.
Wherever this was, it was empty. There was nothing around. A few minutes passed and I found out that I was still able to sense. How? Because I was able to see the incredible amount of holy element forming in front of me. Although I was literally filled with Holy Light, even I couldn't gather this much holy element.
The incredible amount of Holy Light started to construct a human body. When it was finally a visibly human like shape, I heard someone say,
"Hello, Grisia Sun."
This person, whoever he was, was creeping me out. Not because his voice was scary, no, because it was very much like my own voice, if not the same. The fact that I couldn't see the person didn't help either.
"Oh, right, sorry. Forgot to give it back." The person before me said.
I shut down my sensing ability. There was no need for it anymore. I could see clearly, with eyes. I could see normally, just like a human. I looked at my hands and blinked. Everything had disappeared! My vision was back!
"Err, " the person, who I could now see, said. He had golden hair and blue eyes. His face looked like a replica of mine and he was dressed in white. It took me a while to figure out who he was. Oh okay, I couldn't figure it out until he said it.
"Let me introduce myself Grisia. I'm the God of Light."
It sounded impossible. And if I was the normal me, I'd laugh until I fainted. But, he had to be telling the truth. First, we were in the middle of nowhere. Literally. I couldn't sense any elements except this man's brilliant holy light. As a bonus, he had given my vision back too. No human could do that.
The way he introduced himself was just weird. He had said it like a drunk man saying, "gimme a cup of beer, bartender". The way he said it sounded too natural. With slight suspicion I asked,
"If you really are the God of Light, then why am I here?" I was quite sure that the God of Light didn't have a habit of drinking with his Sun Knight every once in a while. And on top of all, he had taken me when I was resurrecting someone. It was weird. But who was I to say that the God of Light wasn't weird? He wasn't my childhood friend or anything.
"Let's say that I brought you here to make you choose." The God of Light said. I couldn't understand. Was he going to make me choose the next Sun Knight? Was this why the legend said that the God of Light chose the 12 Holy Knights?
"And what exactly am I supposed to choose?" I asked, eager to finish the conversation. The God of Light looked like, spoke like me. I think it's creepy enough.
"Grisia, you've altered fate. I let you get away with it once but warned you. I took your vision so that you wouldn't keep on trying to overcome death. But Grisia, only gods can give or take life. And therefore, I cannot let you just resurrect people."
I objected.
"How can I not? They are my brothers!"
"Grisia listen, I can't let you get away easily this time. However, you do happen to be my Sun Knight. Which is why I give you three choices. One is to let Lesus Judgment die."
The God of Light had started to get on my nerves. If I wanted him dead, I wouldn't be trying to resurrect him.
"No. Not in a million years." I said. The God of Light sighed. Somehow, he was reminding me of the pope.
"The second is to resurrect Lesus in return of your ability to produce Holy Light."
I seriously considered taking this choice. However, a Grisia without Holy Light was not Grisia. I was a knight who couldn't even hold a sword and as the Sun Knight, I was supposed to not know Elemental Magic. So, I'd basically become a doll who could not fight by losing my Holy Light. And I highly doubted I'd be able to help my brothers without my it.
In the end, I shook my head defiantly.
"That won't do. My Holy Light is the only thing I can help my brothers with. I'd rather die."
I saw a frown form on the God of Light's face.
"Then, the last choice is to throw your life away to give Lesus his."
I didn't even have to think about it. I'd rather die if I couldn't help my brothers. I couldn't live as a doll after all.
"I have decided to take path three."
"Nothing can change your mind?" he asked.
"Nothing." I said, determination in my voice.
"Then you've got two minutes left to live Grisia Sun." the God of Light said.
I found myself on the floor.
The first few seconds I tried to feel death. It didn't hurt but I could feel my insides collapsing second by second. I didn't move. These were my final moments after all. I had all rights to enjoy them.
Knowing that you're dying is a weird feeling. You try to enjoy life as much as possible when it's certain that you'll never come back. For me, it was these two minutes. I was going to see my brothers for the last time. I was sure that looking at them alone was enough for me to not regret.
An outstretched hand waked me. It was Leaf. I got up, trying to make Leaf support me as much as possible. Although I didn't feel pain, I did feel weak. I felt like sleeping until Judgment rushed in to wake me. I probably couldn't even stand. Well, it wasn't my fault. All my inner systems were collapsing in just two minutes time.
My expectations turned out to be right, for a few seconds later, I found myself on the floor again. Luckily, Storm and Leaf managed to catch me and clutched (literally) my two shoulders. That was when I noticed a frantic Lesus staring at me.
"You revived me!? What did you lose this time!?" He shouted. I was relieved. He was complete. I guess I can trust this God of light a bit. I couldn't help but crack a smile.
"Lesus Judgment don't you ever dare to do that again. You're confined. Take him away Roland." I said. My voice had come out as an almost inaudible whisper.
You better not kill yourself again. There'll be no Grisia to revive you the next time!
No one moved. Although I had told Roland to take Judgment away, he was just standing like a statue, doing nothing. It got me frustrated. I was about to start shouting (as if I could shout) when I heard a voice similar to mine say,
Last three seconds Grisia.
I freed myself of Storm and Leaf with some effort.
3
I looked at my brothers for the last time.
2
I closed my eyes
1
I took in one last breath.
And one second later everything turned black. I was officially dead.
I thought I'd never wake up again. That's what death was supposed to be, right? Never waking up. The keywords being thought and supposed.
I heard a faint noise of violins and smell of lavenders and blueberry. Is death supposed to smell like skin whitening masks and desserts? Am I really dead?
I thought, "just maybe" as I opened my eyes. They had opened. I could see my surroundings. I could see but I couldn't believe. I was in a palace.
"I'm not giving up Grisia." I heard the God of Light say. He had appeared behind me a few seconds ago.
"I'm tired of asking. Care to explain what's going on?" I said, looking directly at him. He sighed and a smile formed on his face. He then answered,
"You're again in the middle of nowhere. I just wanted to make you feel comfortable. In any case Grisia, do you like gambling?"
Again, I was seriously questioning whether this fellow was the God of Light or not. He is asking me to gamble? What kind of nonsense is this?
Although I really was suspicious, I nodded. I wanted to see the end of the road.
"Let's make a bet then. I bet your friends can't complete the mission I give them."
What a weird man the God of Light was.
"Whatever it is, they'd complete the task. I'm quite sure."
The God of Light said with a lopsided grin,
"Then that's it. Oh and by the way Grisia, you'll take your life back if you win!" now he was laughing like child. Not like a child actually. Like a lunatic. There was one piece of the puzzle missing though.
"Then, what do you get if you win?" I asked. He gave me the same lopsided grin. Except it looked a lot creepier since now, his head was slightly tilted.
"Why, I get to have you as an undying companion for the rest of my never-ending life!"
Okay, now he was really scaring me.
Then he pointed at a mirror and said,
"You should have the right to at least see how your friends are doing."
The God of Light disappeared. I wasn't paying him any attention though. I was looking at the pope's study and my brothers. Crowding around my dead body. It wasn't long before it too disappeared though. It seemed like the God of Light did not like leaving waste behind.
I watched, horrified, as my friends mumbled my name, crying. I could hear their voices calling out to me. It was almost as if I was in the room with them.
The God of Light appeared in the pope's study.
As I said, he looked an awful lot like me so I wasn't at all surprised to see the shocked looks on my friends' faces. However, as the God of Light introduced himself and told them about what I had chosen (despicable bastard! At least let me have a little bit of privacy!), their expressions changed into that of sadness. I wanted to shout "Hey you all, I'm alive!" but I was quite sure that they couldn't hear me.
The God of Light proceeded with telling them about their mission. I still didn't quite get it but it seemed like they were supposed to find my body, soul, personality and whatnot. It could have been easier. If they didn't have to solve riddles.
The Twelve Holy Knights were knights, not bards. I was quite sure that none of my 11 Idiots except Cloud could solve riddles. And Cloud wasn't really the best person to rely on, seeing as he disappeared from time to time.
Needless to say, they agreed. And the God of Light disappeared once more to appear before me.
"Good news Grisia, they agreed!" he said, starting to laugh again.
I wasn't at all amused.
"One thing though, why go through all the trouble to keep a human alive?" I asked. It had started bugging me a while ago. After all, the God of Light was a God. He had no use of humans.
"Simple," he said, "I love gambling."
He disappeared again, leaving me with my mouth hanging open. I sighed, looking at the mirror. Lesus had started planning already. It was interesting to watch them, in a way.
"I guess I'll spend the night then."
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Next chapter will be Leaf's POV!