Chapter 17 - Visit at the Cemetery

In the previous chapter, the backstory on how Monsieur Vera met Erika from the very beginning. After he tell the whole story to Raina, he was insisted to helped in tracking her down despite his hidden connection with Erika. On the other hand, Maver Venedictus tell Christian that he should visit to his mother's grave at the cemetery tomorrow morning. But unbeknownst to Christian, Erika was secretly watching at him from afar but in a few seconds, she disappeared away from the top of the rafters before Christian could see her.

Will it could be the fated confrontation fight between Erika and Raina?

Find Out

The next day, everyone were getting too busy for the upcoming musical presentation of Dona Juana Triumphant despite it was snowy weather outside the city of France. On the other hand, Masha had finally covered up the plan on how to tracked down Erika in during the performance on stage and she commanded every police officers on what they should do when in case when the Phantom Girl showed up and she warned them to avoid the Punjab lasso. She thought on her mind " I think she was getting too far than ever seems... she has no idea of the secret trap plan that Raina and I planned with. If it will be succeeded, her reign will be over once for all. "

And she walks out of the detective agency building, going to the coffee shop to take a break because it was snowy weather.

Return back at the Opera House, Raina went upstairs, carried a basket of foods, and to check if Christian was at his room. She knocked the door, asked " Christian! Are you in there? I had brought some foods for you. "

But no one answered, making her to getting curious.

" Christian! Are you in there? "

But luckily, Mitch was passing by, saw her, and he said in a surprise manner " Oh, Viscountess! Why are you here? "

" Have you ever seen Christian? There was no sound in his room. I had brought some foods for him this morning. "

" Well you see, Christian had already left early this morning. "

Making her to be surprised in shocked in her face, she asked him again " He had already left?! To where? "

" Um, in the cemetery I think. He had told me that I shouldn't tell to anyone else including you as well because it was a secret private matter. He wanted to visit to his mother's grave. "

And then, she placed the basket on the table and she ran quickly downstairs.

" Where are you going, Viscountess? "

" I will gonna go out, to go after him. I got a bad feeling about this. " turned her head to him

" about what? " with curiosity on his face

" I guess I have to explain that later. I will gonna go now. Don't tell to anyone about this, okay? "

" I will, Viscountess. Be careful. "

So, she went out of the Opera House, riding in a brown horse. But before she could leave, the in charge of the carriages asked her " Are you going to the cemetery, Madame? "

" Yes, sir. I will gonna catch up with someone. Is there is something that you will gonna tell to me with? "

" Actually, Madame... I was supposed to be driving the carriage but I was been knocked down by someone. A woman wearing black cloak, taking over my driving place. A few minutes later, I had woke up when I saw the carriage was already left, with a male passenger riding on the back seat. I think it was the singer Monsieur Daae I think. "

" No... it couldn't be... " with shockness on her face

Then, she rode out from the place. The carriage driver said to her " Be careful out there, Madame! "

" I will "

As she kept roding, going to the forest, she thought on her mind " It might be the Phantom Girl... I'm so sure of it... and top of that... Christian might be in grave danger again. I must catch up quickly before its too late. "

Meanwhile, Christian had finally reached the cemetery while the carriage he rode in, left the scene. Erika, wearing a black cloak, looking at him from afar and then he began to walked, going to his mother's grave, with some flowers on both of his hands. He was just weared an ordinary clothes with a black jacket on his back.

As he walks slowly, he looks at the stone sculptures and statues of saints and angels, then a song flashed on his mind " In dreams she sang to me, in dreams she came... that voice which calls to me... and speaks my name.. "

He kept on walking until he reached to the place where his mother's grave was placed in inside of a huge stone hall, looked like a palace. At the top of it, the name of Daae was written. He looked at the top, gazing on it, with his tears fell from his eyes and then he kneeled down, said " Mother, please... give me the strength to not give up... I was still so very scared because... I don't know on what should I do... Will I able to choose the woman whom I loved with for a very long time or the woman whom I feared with... please... give me some strong courage... I don't want to be like this, ended up being alone and upset... please... send me back my Angel of Music to me again... please... " and he kept on crying with tears, holding the flowers tightly, cradling himself on the snowy ground

But suddenly, the voice of Erika was heard, calling for him " Oh, my dear Wandering Child... you are still helpless as always... you wanted to seek my guidance again from me. "

When he heard her voice, he stood up, asked " Is that really you, Angel? the friend of the Phantom Girl? I had heard you again for a long time, hiding from the shadows. "

" Here I am... to seek my advice for you again, my dear boy... come to me... "

His heart was feeling cold and pounded louder than ever from before, slowly stepped on the stairways. The door was open, with a flitched light on it, as Erika was manipulated his mind.

" Angel, please... I had denied you so much... I had turned my back away when you had heard me. "

" You had denied me that much but it was not too late to turned back, as long as you come with me... my only Angel... come to me... "

He kept on walking, approached to the door as Erika's words was keeping repeated.

" come to me, my only Angel of Music... come to me... my only Angel of Music... "

But it was interrupted when Raina arrives in, shouted in a loud voice " Christian! Wait! Don't go in there! "

Surprised by her voice, he turned his back, as Raina went down to her horse, went approached to him.

" Raina, why are you coming here? "

" Christian, just listen to me. Don't ever go in that door. "

" Huh? Why not? "

" Is because that voice that you had heard... was not the voice of your dead mother. "

" Wait... what are you saying? That voice was not my mother? But then it was actually... "

And so, Erika jumped from the rooftop, released her sword, tried to launched attack against them. Raina, defended Christian in behind her back, released her own sword weapon from her pocket.

" Just stand back, Christian. I will gonna handled her. " she told him, turned her back to him

" But, Raina... " Christian uttered, tried to say something

Raina just nodded her head, making him to getting feared than ever because Raina had confronted Erika for the very first time in personal.

She turned her back again, facing to her, said " So, you must be the Phantom Girl of the Opera, Erika, I'm right? It was the first time that we face with each other in personal. I never expected that you will lured my beloved Christian into your trap again, to kidnapped him as your own slave prisoner. It will never let it that to happened. "

" Mark my words... he was belonged to me and nothing else! You shall died by my own sword! "

" I'm not afraid of death and besides, you are the one who were responsible for all these terrible crimes that you have done. I sweared that I will killed you at all cost and end your evil reign once for all! " and she pointed the weapon to her

The two women were looking at each other, in different facial expressions while Christian was watching in silent, with fear in dilemma, afraid that the two were competed for his trust and affections.

The face to face confrontation between Erika and Raina was finally came. Christian, had to make a choice, in order to prevent their bloody fight although he still in dilemma on who will be gonna choose: the woman whom had truly cares and loves him for a long time or the woman whom he fears with. His heart and mind will decided in this difficult situation.

Who will gonna win in the fight?

Find Out

Chapter 18 - Raina vs Erika

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" Don't ever manipulated or tricked other people for your own secret ambitions. It will caused disrespect and a huge rift of misunderstandings. Just showed your real positive side to everyone in order to proved that you are the worthy to have shown truly cared for other people who are very less fortunate, the hopeless, the weak and those who are seeking your help. Don't be too much self interested person. "