Miya finally faced her biggest fear. Have talk with her mother. About the truth that became clearer in Miya's eyes. The girl is already in front of her mother's office. The break time ended five minutes ago. And Miya has been standing like a statue in front of the door of her mother's office since eight minutes ago.
She wasn't sure what kind of reaction her mother would show Miya. But the girl was sure that her mother would support her. At least it will let her go to look for her parents with the promise of returning to repeat the last year and be re-appointed to the Light Warrior tests.
Very unfortunate indeed. Miya was in her final year and within a month would be sworn in as a Light Warrior. But Miya can't return from here. During this time she often had the same dream over and over again. Dream of meeting a woman who glowed in a dark room. More often after hearing the truth come out of his mother's mouth. That Miya is not her biological child. That she was found at the academy's gate on the eve of the Blood Moon Festival.
Miya knocked on the door to the office and swallowed her fear. She will not accept rejection. That is for sure. Whatever her mother said later, she would still leave and find the truth about herself.
"Miya? Why are you here, honey? The break is over." Madam Evangeline said a second after Miya entered the room.
"Mother. I want to talk. A matter of a few nights ago."
"Yes? Which one, honey?"
"About me. Being your adopted child." Madam Evangeline glared from behind the scroll of parchment she had opened. "What do you want to know?" Asked Madam Evangeline. It was very audible that the woman was holding back a million feelings behind the trembling tone of her voice. She's hiding something, Miya is sure about that one thing.
"I just want to know who my real parents are. Maybe there are a few hints that they slipped in?" Miya thought about one of the several opportunities she could have.
"They didn't slip anything on your blanket, honey." Madam Evangeline is lying. Of course his family slipped something on Miya's blanket. The girl is a precious descendant of her family. But an unfortunate night for the people of Land of Dawn seemed to influence her family to immediately throw Miya away.
"Maybe a symbol?"
"Miya." Madam Evangeline's face hardened. She seems disturbed by Miya's question. "Do you want to know about the origins of Land of Dawn, dear?" Asked the woman.
"Um ... can I?" Miya isn't really sure what her mother means. But the history class curriculum does not contain lessons on the complex origins of the Fajar Tanah. According to the deans, only intellectuals who would later become subordinates of the Great Witch were the only ones who needed to get to know the history of this better. Or even the Great Witch itself. So she certainly will not get lessons like this from her class.
"Before the Witch Mountain sat on their throne. The Land of Dawn was known as the Kingdom of Tyran. Everyone knew the kings and queens of the ancient kingdom as greedy creatures and took anything from their inhabitants for their pleasures. Once upon a time, four low class noble families who had seen so many tribulations in their domain decided to attack the royal family who were blinded by the wealth and ignore many of the royal responsibilities. The nobles became stronger in the light of day, but in contrast the royal family became stronger in the dark. "
Madam Evangeline chose a book from the shelf and turn the page to two hundred and tenth. There was a letter given by one of the council of the Great Witch to her on the eve of the Blood Moon Festival. She looked at Miya who was waiting for the rest of the story then sighed.
"The nobles certainly won the war. Although it took a lot of time and sacrifice. They swore in the name of Light to create a land that would be called the land of peace for the later generations. The oath was later known as the Vow of Light. Then, four thrones were prepared for the fourth noble families who were the most meritorious in starting a brilliant new era. They ruled by one another to preserve the peace they created. "
"Then this battle? What's wrong?"
Madam Evangeline sighed. Remembering events that he will never forget. "Daughters of the Renum family." She said under her breath.
"Who?"
"Renum's family has a tradition that slightly deplores the talents of the royal princesses. They are more concerned with the successor to the male throne than the woman. This also happens to the two golden daughters of the Renum family. Lo and Ve."
"What happened to them?"
"They are the first and second child of their family. Both of their parents have considered their decision to break the tradition and pass on the throne given to the lap of Ve, the oldest daughter. But then, Manthe was born. At that time Ve was seven and Lo was five. With the arrival of Manthe, all the fortune of Renum was immediately given to Manthe, even though he was still twelve when his parents died and made Moskov immediately ascend the throne, bypassing his two talented sisters. "
"Tragic."
"Yes, of course. Ve and Lo felt the same way at first. But they didn't care much about it. Because they have one more way open for them. Agreement with the Dark Souls. The long forgotten damned Tyran family."
"You... You mean... The spirits of the kings and queens of the Tyran kingdom?" Evangeline nodded.
"Ve and Lo promised to return the golden age of the Tyran kingdom which would certainly restore the era of darkness. They did it to get the blessings of the abundant power of darkness and show their families that Ve and Lo could rule their own kingdom. Without the influence of their younger brother. Although they actually dragged Manthe into their agreement as well and made the poor man their huntsman. But however the man's story was, they resumed the tiring war and reopened the wounds of this land. "
Madam Evangeline stirs the tea and puts two blocks of sugar into the cup. "Then came the Prodigy. Who helped the royal family who were too exhausted to go in the war. With Ve and Lo who initially sided with the light, the two girls were too strong to be defeated with just a simple Vow of Light spells."
"The Prodigy was actually unable to defeat the two very strong sisters. But he was strong enough to seal their strength deep in the ground with their entire death squad. He then created a prediction with the arrival of the second Prodigy just at the time of the second Blood Moon. Ten thousand years after their success in sealing the Daughters of the Renum family. "
"Then did he really come to the Blood Moon Festival? The Prodigy?"
"He came that night." Madam Evangeline smiled at Miya, "but his arrival is disastrous."
"The second birth of the Prodigy failed to be predicted by the mindless Mountain Witches. At the Blood Moon Festival, the Land of Dawn experienced shocks in the stability between good and bad, light and dark. The birth of the child was too heavy for this land and no one could deny that."
"What happened that night?"
"Along with the birth of the child, the seal given by the first Prodigy for Ve and Lo was destroyed. Ve and Lo together with a million frightened ghosts of the past escaped from their confinement and cursed the light of the sky, hiding it in their shades of darkness. All the royal families are doing their best to stop Ve and Lo's attacks. But they are too strong, dear. "
"What does the royal family do?"
"They hid their territory and lived in fear while devising a strategy to defeat the Daughters of the Renum family. All kingdoms are on the verge of collapse while Ve and Lo are getting stronger because they eat among the dark."
"Have they forgotten where the Prodigy is?" Madam Evangeline's voice faltered. She turned to Miya. "What did you say?" She asked, did not believe in her own hearing earlier. Of course Miya doesn't know who she is. But it feels a little strange when the girl's mouth is saying the name for herself.
"Of course they never forget the existence of the Prodigy. The creature once defeated Ve and Lo once and I think the decision to reincarnate was because he wanted to defeat them again."
Madam Evangeline walked towards Miya. The look on her face full of terror managed to scare Miya. "The Prodigy in this story is considered a catastrophe, my dear Miya. Everyone doesn't want him to come back. The seal broke because he came to this land, did you forget?" Miya shook her head quickly. "He needed to understand the people of this land sees him as a danger."
Madam Evangeline blinked, regained her whole body and stood back up. She clasped her hands together and cleared her throat. "Therefore, the Nayra Academy was built. This school educates more than a hundred thousand children since they started walking to later become warriors who will serve the Vow of Light on the battlefield. You will protect the kingdom, next to the royal families. You will swear too, Miya. To be a light warrior. Do you understand that?"
Miya nodded, still intimidated by Madam Evangeline, "Ye.. Yes, mother."
"Good. Now you should go back to class."
That's the conversation she had with her mother this afternoon. She really enjoyed the history taught by her mother. But she was no longer so sure of her desire to take the oath under the influence of Vow of Light.
She was also not sure she could complain to Aden about her mother's decision which sounded like she would not let her leave the academy. The man will definitely be on her mother's side, because they have similar thoughts. Miya guess what Aden would say if he found out that Miya had been subtly forbidden by his mother.
Surely the man would tell her to listen to her mother's advice and focus on becoming a Light Warrior. Or maybe he would make Miya work for his kingdom, Beau, with a position that doesn't make any sense to Miya. Both choices did not make Miya understand her thoughts. And the girl wanted to pour out her heart. To anyone who wants to listen and will not hurt her feelings.
Miya was engulfed with mixed feelings when she was glanced at a silhouette in the corner of her eyes. Two shadows of creatures were perched on Miya's window sill. "Is that her?"