Chapter 17
Meanwhile, in the circle in the forest, Mythalia continued her moment of hypnosis swaying from side to side as she stood in one location. Celestin, at that moment, held a mixture of emotions in his heart, a deep underlying confusion. As he reached out to go after Mythalia, Aurora held his arm and advised him against that action with a simple shake of the head.
"Don't Celestin…"
"What do you mean Aurora? She's betrayed us…by siding with the darkness. She's vowed her allegiance with…" Celestin prepared to attack, the woman lost in a different world.
"She's being possessed, can't you see it Celestin?"
"…Don't stop me Aurora." He raised hand to attack the woman at his side, who had lost all reasoning.
"Celestin! No!" Morgan called to him, pleading with him to not attack. "Without her angel of nature, she is defenseless, and your attack would mean her death…"
"Doesn't she deserve to die?" he inquired, causing both fairies to look up in disbelief. "She is a threat to this world. She must…"
"Celestin…" a soft and gentle voice called, as her words became the soft calming breeze of the night, "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to…" Mythalia turned around, her eyes still far and distant, but her heart clearly there as tears were emitted from the sides of her eyes. "I did this to protect you…to warn you. I revived you for that same reason. My time is now ending here. This is my goodbye." Lifting herself off of the ground, she defied gravity and passed over to Celestin. Removing the ring from her hand, she took his hand, and turned it over and opened it. Gently, she placed the ring in his hand. "Do not seal my memories…yours are already contained within that. It is your will to remem…" Suddenly, a shockwave of darkness from the clouds came down and struck her body with dark lightening, "AHHHHH! It is…your…will to remember Celestin…that will…that will…unlock…unlock…the…the…key…" Leaves fell to the ground, and the beautiful Mythalia fell as her hair untied itself forming a wave of darkness behind her, as her angel appeared by her side.
"Mythalia…" Celestin said unsure what to make of the scene, as he walked out of the group through the forest to the river. Suddenly, a rustle in the bushes was heard. Behind them, Belldandy, Keiichi, Urd, the unknown man and Skuld all resided.
"Let's go…" Skuld said only to be held back by the unknown, yet very handsome young man, "What…?" she hissed.
"Don't go…" the unknown man spoke.
"Whoever is behind the bushes may come out now…" Aurora said never removing her gaze, as two staves slammed down into the earth, causing a tremble. Skuld, who disappeared to get out of his hold, reappeared at Celestin's side along with Belldandy and Keiichi. Lastly, Urd walked out with the man following suit. The eight goddesses, gods, human, and fairies all watched as their beloved friend lay with her hair strewn out as a fallen goddess of legend. As the angel and body became one, a figure emerged from behind Mythalia's fallen body. She turned around as her rich black hair covered her fairy figure. Her eyes confessed the darkness in her heart and the pain of many decades long past.
"Gods…goddesses…human…fairies, my own kin…" She said her voice bitter and cold.
"Viviane Melusina!" Morgan called to her cousin, as she emerged forth in her fairy form, "How could you?!"
"And my own cousin…who stole the throne from me." She removed one of the staves from the ground, and prepared to attack.
"Don't attack…" Mythalia spoke to Melusina, who simply glared at her figure and pushed her aside violently. With the aim of her staff at the enemy, she blew a strong dark gust of wind at Morgan sending her flying.
"What's wrong with you Morgan? Finally understanding the fate of betrayal? That's what happens…" Melusina said standing down, "You used be an advocate of my beliefs, and look at you now. A disgrace to your family, my family. The whole fairy system."
"Please stop this Melusina…" Mythalia sat up, looking at the group of people before her, "You will have your revenge. You are wasting energy, which you could put to better use another time." She looked up at her superior with the utmost admiration.
"Mythalia…" Aurora called to her best friend, "You have to snap out of it!"
"…" She slowly tilted her head over to look at Aurora, who pulled Celestin out from behind the crowds, as he kept his head bent and focused on the ring in his hand.
"Celestin! You must remember! Your mind is not completely lost is it?"
"I know he's Celestin…he's my chief enemy…" Mythalia breathed venomously, causing Celestin to lift his head up in response.
