The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Saliandra Orvello)~~~

~~~(Location: The City of Rendorel, The Empire of Larmodies)~~~

~~~(Time: 2:14 PM)~~~

Zarmade leaves the apartment to take a few minutes to gather his thoughts. He's across the street, sitting on a bench, and I'm watching from the window to make sure he won't bolt. I haven't come this far for him to run away after knowing I exist.

Cera walks up next to me and looks out the window too. His hand rests in the middle of my back, and he slowly scratches me with a gentle touch.

"That's really helping..."

I need to relax a little, and Cera is doing a good job helping with that. A smile graces his lips, and he leans over to kiss the side of my head.

"I don't know how long he'll take, Sally... When men find out they have children they didn't know about. They get weird... Some don't, and others pretend that child doesn't exist... I can't say what Zarmade is, but I don't think it'll be good..."

As much as I want to hold my judgments until after Zarmade and I talk, a large part of me agrees with Cera. Zarmade didn't know that I existed, and just because he's learned about me doesn't mean he'll suddenly change who he is.

People don't change like that. And if they do, it's usually because they have no choice. Zarmade has acknowledged my existence, but I can see that I bother him. And that's not something I wanted to do.

"Do you think my Mom didn't write about my Dad because this was who he actually was... A bitter man that has a cynical point of view on everything..."

For some reason, Cera cracks a smile and chuckles to himself. I don't know what he's finding funny, considering the situation. He sees my confused look and smiles even more. He did something. He said something to Zarmade that shouldn't have been said... I can tell just by looking at him...

"What?"

Now he's deciding to play dumb, but he's making it evident that he's playing dumb. My cheeks puff out in frustration, and his expression softens.

"You didn't say anything mean to him, did you?"

It would explain why there was such heavy tension when I walked back into the apartment. And it might've contributed to how Zarmade reacted to the truth.

"I may or may not have told him that Felrenda wrote terrible things about him in her diaries."

My eyebrows raise in surprise. But I know Cera wouldn't do something so cruel without reason too.

"Of course, everything I told him was lies. But he doesn't know that. After the horrible things he said, I figured that your Mom wouldn't mind that I knock some painful reality into him."

As much as I don't want this to happen between Cera and my Dad, I'm glad that Cera was there to say something. But I'm curious. What did he exacting say about me? What did Zarmade do that made Cera react that way.

Cera sees my questioning look, and a wave of hesitation takes over him. He rubs the back of his neck as we look back to Zarmade on the bench.

"What did he say about me, Cera? Was it really that bad..."

,m His grip on the window seal tightens so hard that his fingers sink into the wood. The eyes I love so much hardened and are filled with hatred as they stare at the man outside on the bench.

"He said that even if you were his Daughter, why would that change anything. He could tell that you were a Sex Slave and that he didn't want a defiled Daughter. That's when I started using your Mom's diaries."

My stomach turns, and I have to spin around and rush toward the sink as I let out my breakfast. The sudden nausea came on so fast that I couldn't do anything about it. But the words I just heard echo in my ears over and over again.

Even my own Father holds my past against me... Just like everyone else... He's not any different from the people I knew and met before Cera came into my life...

What am I even doing here...

"Looks like he's coming back. Do you want me to give you two some time to talk alone, or do you want to leave now and forget he ever existed?"

The choice to leave is tempting, and I'm about to take the offer. But the front door to the apartment swings open, and Zarmade looks at me. The pain is clear on his face, and I find myself less than willing to talk to him now.

"Sally... I know you don't know me, and I don't know you... But I'd like to talk to you... You're all I have left of Felrenda..."

His words fall on deaf ears, and I walk past him toward the exit. Cera is waiting for me by the door, and he's looking behind me at my Father.

"Please... Wait..."

This hurts way more than it's supposed to... And the tears are quickly falling as I make my way to the door. But Cera holds out his arm and stops me from leaving.

"Are you sure you want to do this... This will be the last time you get a chance like this... Cause when you walk out that door, you'll never want to come back..."

I don't know why Cera stops me after making it seem like he doesn't want me to know Zarmade. But I understand why in the back of my head. Cera is the person to consider all options at least once. And he knows this is the only family I have left...

This bitter and cruel man...

"Please, Sally... Just give me a chance... All I want is to know you..."

He wasn't saying that to Cera...

"You didn't say that to him... You told Cera that you didn't want a defiled Daughter who was a Sex Slave... But that's what I am... I was a Sex Slave... And I was defiled... But that was more than 80 years ago... I've moved past it... But knowing you said that... It hurt so bad..."

I really did think my Dad would think differently of me... But now I know why Mom never wrote about him... He's been this way his entire life... And I don't want to know this man...

"I'm sorry, Sally... I didn't mean to say those things... I thought you and him were just lying to me... I lashed out in anger and pain at the thought of some random people using a Daughter that didn't exist... If I knew, I would've never said those things..."

But you did... And you can't take them back... Not anymore...

Cera's arm pulls me to him, and he hugs me. And I find myself bawling my eyes out into his chest. It hurts so much... It fucking stings...

~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City of Rendorel, The Empire of Larmodies)~~~

~~~(Time: 2:24 PM)~~~

As Sally weeps into my chest, I can see the reaction Zarmade is having. And the devastation is clear to him. He looks ready to fall over and die, and I don't blame him. He'll never get to know the wonderful girl that is Sally...

At least, I don't think he will. It's still up to Sally, but I don't think she's convinced of talking to him.

"Cera... I'm ready to go... I want to get out of here... Take me somewhere far away from here..."

Sally expresses her wishes to me, and I watch as Zarmade sinks to the floor. He covers his face with his hands. He's probably trying to wake himself up from a bad dream.

I walk out of the apartment with Sally in my arms, and my wings come out. As I'm about to launch off the ground, Zarmade rushes out of the building.

"Sally!! Please!! Don't go!! I love you!! I want to know you!!! I beg of you!!"

I'll admit... It's hard to hear this... I know how much this is hurting Sally, and I love Sally... She grips me tighter, and the quickly forming crowds are keeping Zarmade from making it to us.

"Sally!!! SALLY!!"

I flap my wings off the ground hard as fresh wails of pain come from the girl in my arms. And Zarmades final words are fading as we reach the clouds.

"NOOO!!! MY LITTLE GIRL!!!"

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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]