Chapter 13

Slowly she opened her eyes. She remembered what had happened, the last thing she saw was the explosion and at Maniac's Mine. She blinked a few times to realize that the place was purely dark. Alesia sat up and looked at her surroundings. She shook her head; she cannot believe that she was at the other side.

"This cannot be…" Alesia attempted to get up but she trembled. "I died…"

Alesia attempted to get up again. Her hands were shivering, her legs barely stable and her posture wobbly. She falls down again, her body refuses to follow her desire.

"No…no…NOOO!" Alesia shook her head. "I got through this far… I cannot die like this…"

Alesia's heart becomes heavy, it aches so much. She tried to control her emotions but she could not. Her lips curled and jittered together. She started to sob and tears flow out from her eyes. She covered her mouth and grips her thigh. She did not want to be this weak; despite no one was there, she did not want to allow it. But alas, her Siren powers could do nothing about the feeling, she was emotionally human. So with or without consent, her tears kept flowing. She wept and gasped with her body constantly shaking. She won't admit it but emotionally she was broken. Alesia continued to cry and released all the sadness.

After a long time, Alesia gained her bearings. She wiped all the tears, left and right eyes until there were no more. The tear had dried and Alesia took a deep breath.

"Foolish of me, so foolish." Alesia wiped the last tear on her cheek. "I shouldn't have underestimated my enemies. All of it was my fault. I've gone complacent."

One movement at a time, Alesia delicately rise. First she kneeled, then raises one leg and pushed her hands off the ground. She wobbled but finally stood on her two feet. But with time, she regained her balance. Then she regained her strength and will to move on.

"There's always a way, even if there's none in sight, there's always a way in faith." Alesia said to herself. "Come on Alesia, we can do this again."

She heard a whisper.

Alesia turned to her back.

"Angel?" Alesia murmured.

"Mother….?"

"Angel." Alesia started walking to the voice. "Wait for me Darling."

Hope sparked in her heart. Her reason was Angel, nothing else matters to her. If the afterlife give the pleasure of meeting her daughter even once, she would willingly stay in the afterlife.