I am terribly sorry for the delay. It's just that I was too preoccupied with mountains of assignments. I appreciated the review that remind me to continue this story.
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20 minutes. Rei wasted her 20 minutes, sat dumbly as she listening Setsuna made her speech about a prophecy. Which she didn't get it at all.
"Excuse me, Setsuna. But, what language you're using?" Rei asked after Setsuna had finished the first chapter. Setsuna raised her eyebrow, seem expected that question from Rei. Serenity, sat beside Rei also grinning.
"It's not your dimension language, Rei. It's just a tradition for us, Valykrian read the prophecy with original text." Setsuna answered calmly as usual.
Rei just nod, because she didn't fully understand Setsuna's words. Thinking made her head throbbing right now, maybe the pain meds Ami gave her earlier still left in her.
Serenity noticed Rei's change expression.
"Are you okay, Rei?" Serenity asked with concern.
"Yes, just headache. I thought you will explain to me about the prophecy? I'm waiting." Rei trying to ignore the headache and got back to her main reason she was there. Demand for explanation.
Setsuna's eyes caught Serenity's. Rei caught that both of them exchanged glances for a moment, before Serenity took a deep breath and nod.
"Okay. But, I'm not certain if I explain this to you..." Setsuna made her way to another couch and sat comfortably on it.
"You must. Like I said, I am already in this fight." Rei convinced her again.
"The prophecy talked about the doom of this kingdom. It's good that you don't understand the language, Rei. Because, in that prophecy nothing good written." Serenity unexpectedly started to explain.
"The chapters of prophecy all talked about the fear, death, and sorrow." Setsuna continued.
"This kingdom was a peaceful country until the black clan appear. Their appearances already written in the prophecies. We believe that they came from another dimension like yours. The black clan is the thing that you fought last night."
Rei remembered the black unidentified thing that moved around like a jell-o.
"We make a conclusion that the thing last night was a new species, we plan to do research to it, but not much left after you blew that thing to pieces."
"Those things started to take over this land. We found that we can only fight it one by one until we realized that we lost in numbers. Though they are easy to kill, their numbers are far more bigger than us. So, we put the barrier around the kingdom. Serenity's predecessor gather their power to built the invisible barrier that exist until now. We are safe in here, but not out there. But, recently those things infiltrated to the kingdom. We conclude that there is a hole or more on the barrier somewhere."
Rei was processing all the information quickly and knew that this won't be pretty.
"What it had to do with me? The prophecy?"
Setsuna took a moment for answering Rei's question. She looked so careful in choosing the word.
"Even though they are almost all tragic verses, the last chapters of prophecy told us about Hope."
"Fire chose you to replace her role in this prophecy."
Setsuna knew what Rei's next question would be.
"What is it? Her role?"
Setsuna looked at Serenity who gave her a reassuring smile. Setsuna nod, letting Serenity to answer the last question.
"Her role is a messiah." Serenity said.
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Minako threw the broken wooden sword out. She desperately wanted to use a real sword, but her common sense knew it would bring harm considering her condition right now. Minako couldn't stop the images that dancing around her mind. The images of Rei flew away and blew up with that thing made her hand and whole body tremble once again. Minako took a deep breath to calm herself. If this continue, she will be back to her old self. Her old self that so fragile and full of fear. Her old self that full of sins and mistakes. Minako let the scary images go and back to her cold mask once again. She walked off from the training ground and saw Mako with Ami.
"Commander..." Makoto quickly greet her commander.
Minako noticed the red in Ami's eyes. The doctor has been crying.
"Do you both having a fight?" Asked Mina, staring at Makoto suspiciously. Minako knew that Makoto and Ami had a very strong bond between them. Deeper than anyone else.
"No..." Makoto shook her head furiously.
"It's okay commander. There's something in my eyes, that's all." Ami quickly returned a smile to her commander.
"Are you okay, commander? You seem very excited on the training ground." Makoto asked with her usual cocky grin. She tried to bring this situation back to normal.
"I'm okay..." Minako stopped while she caught Rei walking to the training ground. Then Minako felt suddenly chill on her spine. Froze on her spot. Like a dejavu, she felt certain memories back. When Fire with her amazing smile, passionately waving to her on the way to the training ground.
Makoto aware of what her commander was thinking.
"Rei!" Makoto called out. And that time, Makoto knew, her attempt to light up the atmosphere will be end up in vain. Makoto turned to Ami who is in the same position like Minako. Pale face, and her mouth half opened as the tears slowly running down to her cheek. Makoto couldn't take it anymore to watch the scene.
Rei approached her friends. She thought she was already prepare for anything. But after Setsuna's explanation of the prophecy, she just feel suddenly weak and useless. Is it possible to accomplish the impossible? Right now, she only want to be with her friends. Her usual friends that would keep her spirit up and support her to against the odds. Her best friends. As Rei made her way and waving to her friends, she welcomed by a blow to her face. Rei stumbled backward, nearly hit the ground. She succeeded balance her step and keep standing on the ground.
"Makoto? What..." Rei shouted confusely and feel the blood running down from her nose. It's hurt. The hurt didn't come from her broken nose, but the fact that her best friend just hit her on the face out of blue. While Minako and Ami just staring disbelief to Mako's sudden action.
Makoto furiously grabbing another wooden sword and threw it at Rei.
"Pick it. I want a duel with you." Makoto said coldly.
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