BXBX NOVEL Chapter 527 The Will To Persevere
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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~
~~~(Location: Flying Away From The City of Rendorel, The Empire of Larmodies)~~~
~~~(Time: 2:48 PM)~~~
We\'re high above the clouds, and Sally is silent in my arms. Flying like this isn\'t going to be comfortable for her, so I help her move to my back, and she goes along with it. She\'s not having an easy time with what\'s transpired.
Zarmade isn\'t a person that I\'d consider good. Not after what he said about Sally. Telling her was the right thing, but it also feels like I\'ve ruined something that could\'ve been good for her.
Cruelty breeds many terrible things... And perhaps I was cruel in telling Sally what Zarmade said. A moment where I can\'t give Sally the advice she needs is hard. I\'ve never experienced something like that personally. A parent saying that about me.
So I can\'t help her... There are times when you should help and when you should just listen and be there for her. And this is one of the times when I just have to be there for Sally. I have to resist fixing the situation cause I\'d make it worse.
There is no fixing what\'s happened. Not any way I could. Trying to do so would only result in more pain for Sally.
"Am I supposed to live with the stigma of my past for the rest of my life..."
Sally\'s voice is weak and croaky.
A sensitive topic like this is dangerous to talk about after such fresh pain. And I\'m apprehensive to talk about this. But she needs to. She wouldn\'t say something if she didn\'t, and I\'ll tell her what I think.
It may not be true or right, as it\'s just my opinion. But it\'s the best I can think of. And it might help her more than any answer she wants to hear from me.
"There are so many things I could say, Sally... But I know what it is you need to hear."
Her arms tighten around me from behind, and I flap my wings again to maintain our cruising speed.
"All the horrible things you\'ve been through... There will always be people that judge you for it... What\'s important is finding people that don\'t."
Sally is the sweetest and kindest girl I\'ve ever met despite all the shit she\'s been through. Anyone else, and they would\'ve given up a long time ago.
"I want you to know that I\'ve never and will never judge you for what\'s happened to you, Sally. It might not mean much right now, but there are people out there that won\'t judge you. They\'re just hard to find cause they\'re judged by the rest of the world too."
People who know what it\'s like to be unfairly judged don\'t do it to others. It\'s one of the worst feelings and events that can happen in someone\'s life. It can destroy them for a long time.
"Thank you... I love you, Cera..."
My hope that this is helping in some way raises just a little. But I don\'t know what she\'s going through. Not truly. But I can be there for her and do my best to understand. That\'s all anyone can do for someone who has suffered a great deal.
In this silence, my thoughts go back to Zarmade.
At the very end, he wanted to know about his Daughter. For some people, that\'s worth something. But for others, it\'s not enough. It would\'ve been more than enough for Sally. It would\'ve meant everything.
After hearing what Zarmade said about her, it changed from being more than enough to never being enough. I don\'t know how this will affect Zarmade in the long run, but he knows he\'s got a Daughter out there somewhere.
Maybe it\'ll do him some good... Or it could destroy what remains of the man... Ruining the only chance he had... Felrenda left Zarmade a Daughter, and he was too cynical, bitter, and cruel to consider anything but lies...
"Where are we going now... We\'ve accomplished everything we\'ve set out to do..."
Sally asks a good question, and I don\'t know what we\'re doing next for the first time in a long time. We could do anything. Some Dungeons and Raids hold amazing items and gear. Quests that are fun and uncomplicated.
Anything in the entire world of Gaia is available to us. There won\'t be anyone to stand in our way. But I know what I should do. The right thing to do.
"What do you want, Sally... Where are the places you want to go and see... The entire world is at our fingertips..."
I want to take her mind off her Father, and getting her to think about the next step in our lives is the right path.
"The first thing I want to do is head far East... I want to see the other lands of Gaia... The Dwarven Lands... The Lizardmen... Everything that I\'ve heard since I\'ve been free..."
That\'s the best idea I\'ve heard in a long time, and I adjust my course to go East. I\'ve never been to those places, but I know valuable information.
"Your wish is my command, Sally."
She moves up my back and kisses the back of my head. Resting her head between my head and shoulder and wrapping her arms and legs around me. Her eyes are closed, and she\'s probably going to sleep. And I would, too, if I were her.
~~~(POV: Zarmade Oryzox)~~~
~~~(Location: The City of Rendorel, The Empire of Larmodies)~~~
~~~(Time: 6:58 PM)~~~
"I\'m sorry! If I had known any of this, I would\'ve warned you about the two of them coming! I swear! You have to believe me!!"
Issa Morell doesn\'t know what she\'s cost me by not warning me that any of this would happen. Because of her greed and arrogance, I\'ve lost a chance to know a Daughter from the woman I loved.
A Daughter I didn\'t even know about!
She\'s supposed to warn me of these things! Information that would be important to me!! She must\'ve been hoping they kill me and I\'ll no longer be a problem to her. But I\'ve suffered a far worse fate. I\'ve lost my child.
"I don\'t care about your apologies and excuses, Morell. You\'ve far outlived your usefulness, and I\'ll make sure I use all your funds, contacts, and allies to find my Daughter. You can be sure of that."
My new sword swings forward as I remove her head from her shoulders. The parasite of a Sex Slave Trader is dead at my feet, and I make my way to her desk. I pull open her drawers and cabinets until I find what I need.
A list of her known associates and allies. People that I can threaten and use. Not only that, she\'s left the necessary information to access her vast wealth from her time in the business.
"If you think I\'m giving up that easily, you\'ve got another thing coming... I\'m not letting you fly out of my life without a fight."
Sally is the only good thing I have left, and I want her to know that I never meant anything I said and that I love her. I don\'t deserve such a sweet girl, but I\'ll not continue living this life unless she knows that. She knows that I love her.
~~~(POV: Hailey Adamo)~~~
~~~(Location: Kings Throne Room, Southern Brazilian Continent)~~~
~~~(Time: 8:18 PM)~~~
[World Wide Announcement: Hailey Adamo has killed King Barzegniro of The Kingdom of Cuebarera! Hailey Adamo is now a Kingslayer! The Legendary Class Holder has received a massive reputation boost with the citizens of Cuebarera!]
The dead King lays at my feet, and I turn to the terrified guards. Being the Class Holder of Battlemind has proved to be the best thing going for me. And I watch as the guards and soldiers drop their weapons and flee for their lives.
"It was fun while it lasted, but it\'s time I go collect my rewards."
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A/N: Below this line, I\'ll be keeping Cera\'s player information. That way, I won\'t have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.
[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.230][Tier-4]
[Exp: 42/100%]
[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]
[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]
[Mana aura control: 6/100%]
[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]
[Stat Points: 370] [Armor rating: 500]
[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir\'s Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 3x] [Dried meat 3x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra\'s Panties (Black Lace)]
[Passive Perks]
[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]
[Active Skills]
[Heavens light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun]