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Chapter 9 - CHAPTER 9

That man Savoured the food slowly while Alune hands is shaking while eating with him. 'Will he take me lock me up if I do something?' the thought her head fill with many negative words instead of positive. Ryan who realises it just chuckle and hand her a tissue. "Look I know you're scared of me but I'm here to keep you safe and at the same time to keep track of your umm… Relic so yeah… don't mind me… I'm a variant with wind manipulation skill." He says trying to assure Alune. But it just makes it worse.

Suddenly a hug from behind makes Alune startle. It was Ollie who very cheerful in the early morning. "A.L.U.N.E!" she giggles between the hugs. Ryan eyes widened as he saw Ollie and Yvonne behind Alune. "Y-Yvonne?" he stutters. Yvonne just smirk. "Hello… shorty." Ryan face turn red. He glares at Yvonne. "Watch your mouth ugly! I'm taller than you now!" he stands up showing his height. Ollie jumps between them. "Woah, it is not time to fight yet, prince and Princess." She smiles.

Ryan looks at Ollie, suddenly his heart like having something struck on it. The beauty of her Ginger hair where it illuminates with the light. The emerald eyes of her that shine deeper than a star. "Hey, Mr…. are you okay?" Ollie snap her finger Infront of his eyes.

Ryan wakes up from his daydream, he stares at Ollie. "y-yeah, sorry." Ollie just smiles and turns her head towards Yvonne. She takes her hands and smile. "So, you know him, Vonnie?" Ask Ollie with a gentle voice." Yvonne just sighs and nod. "Everyone… I introduced you, Ryan Lionest the youngest son Lionest and one of candidate to be minister in Anor." Ryan glare at Yvonne. "Oi, that is a top-secret information!" he looks at her with disbelief. Yvonne just rolls her eyes and walks pass him. Ollie and Alune already shocked. Ollie quickly hides behind Alune as she was a shield to hide her from Ryan. "I-I'm sorry Mr. Lionest, I-I misspoke!" Ryan just shakes his head at Ollie cute action.

"Just forget about what that wrench says, I'm still a student here and you can treat me as equal." Ollie peeks her head and nod. "Understand Ryan!" she smiles widely at Ryan. Alune and Ryan just chuckle at Ollie childish act. They all take a seat and talk about everything that happened now.

Yvonne takes a seat beside Ollie who already munching on her food. "Here, your favourite cake. A chocolate blueberry." Say Yvonne as she handed a cake to Ollie side. Alune look at Ollie eyes where it shines brighter than the sun. "How do you know her favourite?" Alune ask. Her nervous and scared feelings just now gone as they both arrived. Yvonne smile and look at Alune. "Ollie is the daughter of my nanny, also she is my playmate when we are still young." She speak. She pulls out something from her pocket. "Here, this is me and Ollie when we were 7 years old." Two girls smiling widely with their dress full of mud. Alune just laugh at their silliness. Ryan who still staring at the picture cannot hold his smile as she looks how bright Ollie smile. "How come I never know about Ollie?" Yvonne glare at Ryan. "Well because I don't like you." Ryan glare back at Yvonne.

After their breakfast, Alune excuse herself to take a walk around their academy. Along the way, she can feel the breeze, a cold and soft wind blowing to her. Without she realises, she already far away from her college and somewhere in history department.

She walks again to find the exit, however the route feels more like a maze. Suddenly, a slow humming filling the quiet place around her. A slow rhythmic humming is like a melody she familiar but never know how. She feels the goosebump, scared if it was a ghost or worse… Umbra.

Without warning, a woman illusion appears before her. The woman is very beautiful one, her hair is very long with the colour of light blue that shine brighter than the light. Her unstitched clothes are simpler yet look ethereal on her. The cloth is very long that hide her leg from the eyes of public. She is humming while walking straight. Alune could not take her eyes from her yet she yearns for her voice again. Alune follow her more even though she was scared. The woman go thru the door without opening it. Alune look at the name of the room. Mother of the Sea. The room is very suspicious, why they name it like that. The curiosity hit Alune Hard. She opens the door of the room. Surprisingly this room is not lock. "weird..." she opens it slowly.

The room fill with many things, a long white dress with a beautiful gem around it, a crown made from a seashell, a shoe that cover with seashell and other thing that related to the sea.

"So, this is where they put mother belonging huh?" Leviathan say as he spawns beside Alune. Alune nearly scream the lung out, but leviathan quickly close her mouth. "Shush mother… don't scream." Alune slowly nod and Leviathan let go of her mouth. They look around the room; the spacious room filled with a woman belonging. Alune spot a drawing of woman inside the room. "Beautiful…" Alune mutter it.

A beautiful woman in the portrait smile with her eyes. Leviathans stand beside Alune with a gentle smile. "Yeah… the most beautiful woman, even between the ascendant… she still the most adore one…" Leviathan eyes nearly shed while looking at the drawing.

Alune turn her face towards Leviathan. "Who is she?" Leviathans show the plate in front of them. "Read it, it is history of our world." Alune nod and look at the plate.

'Aqualis de Adelide, an ascendant of sea the one that rule the sea with kindness and purity. the tittle she holds is mother as the one who care for her subject like a mother. Her right hands, Lumeris who his loyalty cannot be judge as he stands tall protecting the woman that rule the sea. Her Loyal Servant and maiden, Siren. Her cheerful joke brightens the day of the mother. The day more joyous as the born of her son, Leviathan De Adelide. The son she cherishes and die for.

"Mother of the sea?" Alune look at Leviathan. Leviathans get closer to Alune. "Yes, Mother of the sea… Aqualis De Adelide… but now her name is… Alune Lourent." Alune eyes widened. She never knows she bear more secret than other.

 

 

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