Gang didn't say anything anymore. They left the hall.
Mona came out from the hall and stopped them in the hallway, 'Rei!'
Reiji noticed the girl. He bowed to her. Mona accepted the greeting
'Why were you here?' Mona asked.
Siya, who was in Tanya's form, said, 'He claims to be the lover of this human. You heard him there.'
Mona's face darkened.
Siya smiles, 'Are you not going to foretell his fate? Ah! I guess you already did. No?!'
'As you know I can only foretell the upcoming consequences. Not the details and it will always change with every decision.' Mona corrects her.
'So why do you need to do it in the first place?! What's the reason to complicate one's resolution?' Siya felt irrelevant.
'You don't want to believe it. But you ended just as I had predicted,didn't you?' When Mona said that, Siya's expression changed and Mona's expression became sad.
Reiji was curious as he never wanted to know his future. But this time he really wants to know.
'Rei! My child! You should not get involved with this child. He will be the reason for your destruction.' Mona tried to convince Rei.
'Is it because he is a human?' Rei asks to confirm
Mona couldn't answer.
Reiji smiled, I already can feel that he will ruin me. But not being able to love him will be the reason now. I don't care.'
Siya stared at Reiji for a while. Reiji made Aki come down from the air, into his arms. Then he walked ahead. When the distance was quite much, Siya thought to leave but Mona stopped her, 'That child...I cannot see his future. Only a…'
Siya wasn't surprised. It's as if she knew. She turned back and faced her.
Mona was astounded to see Siya not reacting, 'So.. you already know that he is…'
'Supposed to die? Yes! I know. He is already dead. His death is rewritten every second, bullshit!' Siya reacts now.
'What are you trying to do?' Mona became worried.
'Can't you tell the future?' Siya asked with a provoking question.
'Sora saved a life which wasn't supposed to live.' Mona said calmly instead of being angry.
'And how do you know that? Birth and death is decided by the Almighty right? Then how can anyone interfere there? What power do we have to save or kill a life without His will? That life was supposed to live,that's why he is living and with God's will,he will in future too. Your law is flawed.' Siya stops after telling all that in one breath.
'You are trying to protect something that will never be yours. Why are torturing your soul and his? Can't you see how dark you have become.' Mona was still trying to stay calm.
'Your law killed the person I loved. How can I let that law mess with him again!' Siya's eyes sparkled.
'He is supposed to die. Can't you see? Premature birth, the train accident, the fall…' Mona keeps making attempts to change Siya's actions.
'He was manipulated…' Siya stopped herself from saying something. She changed the way, 'He survived every time…Doesn't matter how…' Siya tries to leave.
Mona says, holding her breath in, 'His soul is getting dark…'
'Without darkness there is no meaning being the light.S eriously! How long are you gonna keep trying to convince me?' Siya sighs, rubbing her forehead.
'You cannot continue doing this. I don't want you to die...your life…' The tears on Mona's eyes were not fake.
Siya felt bad seeing Mona like that, 'I will die when it's my time. I have prepared myself.' Siya begins to walk,then she telepaths inside Mona's head, "Just because something is dark doesn't mean it's bound to become evil."
Mona was standing there. Watching them leave, "You hope your disciple can outshine you. I hope that doesn't happen."
Siya ignored Mona's words.
Mona returned to the hall. While stepping in, she saw the vision that Gang was laughing and enjoying drinks with Sora as well as Aki. She was confused to see the vision. She was standing at the entrance and not entering
Gang asked to see her standing motionless, 'What happened to you now?'
'Will you be happy if you can smile with Sora in future?' Gang stood up from the throne and was shocked to hear that, 'What did...you see? Did you see Sora?'
'I hope I did correctly.' Mona said.
'General!' Gang calls one of his knights.
A strong built Oxhead stood up and bowed to him. 'Release the slaves and give them a status to live freely in my domain.' Gang said.
Everyone was astonished to see Gang be happy this much
'And you Mona! I will grant you any wish. Tell me!' Seeing that Gang is so happy this much she can tell how much he misses Sora.
'I will use them later.' She said to Gang.
'Sure!' Gang said.
They reached home safely with Aki. Mei was waiting there. Ginger was in his cat form. Siya put Ginger next to Aki. As she was sitting beside Aki, Mei wondered who she was, 'What's going on? Who is she?'
'Ruan Siya!' Reiji said.
'Oh! What!!' Mei was quite loud when she changed herself as Tanya.
'Just watch. Ok!' Rei shuts Mei up.
Rei saw Siya was trying to do something.
'What are you doing? Erasing him?' Reiji surrounded Aki with a spell where he couldn't hear their conversations.
'He is not ready…yet.' Siya said.
'How long can you keep doing that?' Rei asked.
'Not much longer.' Siya sighs.
Were you the one looking after him during the operation and healing him? Humans don't have this much regeneration ability.' Reiji said.
'Yes, I tried to help as much as I could.' Siya said.
'It wasn't Sora who tried to help?' Reiji asked.
Siya seemed baffled, 'She can't. She wants to come back again. She needs to have a clean slate.'
Rei seemed upset. Then he remembered how trained Aki was, 'His moves were much like Sora's. His adapting ability too…Were you training him in secret too?'
She didn't answer.
'How did you stop him? What did you do to stop him?' Reiji didn't stop asking.
'I just created an illusion.' Siya said.
'Illusion of what?' Reiji became curious.
'Didn't you see I posed as Tanya. He still is affectionate towards her. So that worked.' Reiji didn't want to believe her but he saw no reason not to believe.
'The Nakano sisters are the daughters of Demon Amon.' Upon hearing that Reiji's face darkens.
'Though very little, that demon blood got passed in him. It sometimes makes him able to see the past and future now.' Siya explains.
Reiji couldn't believe what he was hearing, 'How...how did you know that? Sara seems to be a human…I don't know about Sakura but they were twins.'
'Sara was first born among them. She was strong while Sakura was affected with demon blood. The dominant factors were different in their case. I was the one to deliver them. The mother died. The soul of that mother told me that those kids were her lover's kid who was a non-human. She left him in fear and got married with another. Her husband was not the father. I found out about the connection later.' Siya said.
"How hard it must have been for you to share their burdens when they die." Reiji felt sad thinking about Siya's situation.
'You must be thinking how hard it is for me to be the only one to know their secrets. Trust me that was the reason I changed my profession. I don't want to listen to their secrets which they swore to take to the grave' When Siya said that, Reiji smirked.
"You really are the kindest." Siya thinks while looking at Reiji.
Mei was sitting a bit far away on the sofa. Hearing those made his heart feel tight. His secrets were known by her too.
"How many secrets are you gonna hide still.I bet this is not the end" Mei sighs.
Mei looked at her, 'Why did you make a deal with this human, Tanya?'
'She was surprised at the question. She looked at her hand and answered while looking at it, 'This girl was the sweetest one. She was suffering from cancer.'
Reiji and Mei were shocked. Their expressions showed concern.
'It's alright. I have been maintaining her well and I'm not gonna get stuck in this body.' Siya said.
'Where is your real body?' Reiji asked.
Siya paused for a while before answering, 'I have...kept it somewhere safe. I always hated that body. I don't want to return there.'
'Is the soul of Tanya in there?' Reiji asked.
'Yes, But she is unconscious. She was in a coma when I entered her. She won't regain her consciousness.' They all went silent after what she said.
As they all know how this may end.
Siya looked at Aki. This man whom she had loved and cherished for 70 years cannot be hers anymore. He is still half non-human. There is no guarantee how much he will love Reiji. If their love becomes eternal they will connect no matter what. That will leave her alone. She will forget everything. Will forget about Arata too.
'Sayo is the only one who understands me without anything having to say. So do I. I guess you too are like that. You too feel that the law needs to change, don't you?' Mei looked at Reiji when she asked that.
This man alone has been standing against the law. His fight is not backed up by anyone but he doesn't care.
'I guess I have some of your influence.' Reiji said.
Siya said, 'Sora would have succeeded me first as she was older than you but they didn't let her. Mixed blood they say! They were f** afraid that a half had the guts to overpower their system.'
'Why are you using past tense to describe her.' Mei frowns.
'Because it was in the past...Now she has to remain bound.' Siya answers with a baffled expression.
'That won't happen. I have this feeling she is empowering herself to wipe them out at one blow.' Reiji said.
'You are so simple Rei. So optimistic.' she smiles.
She looked at Aki, 'I really pray,your wish will come true.'
Mei was not feeling comfortable.
The ring on Aki's hand was glowing. Everyone noticed that. A light was reaching near Aki. A portal way. Reiji grabbed it and threw it away.
Siya says, 'This has been happening since he took this cat. It appeared out of nowhere one day. Made him stay there for two weeks and he didn't even remember what happened there. I had to pose as Aki because of that. I couldn't feel his scent either. And when he came back he smelled like these cats. Do you have any idea why this cat is so fond of him and wants to take him to their territory? As you know, I don't like felines and they don't like me either.'
'The legendary Siya hates cats??' Mei laughed out loud. Ended up laughing so much, holding his stomach
'I have no idea. Pureblood animal Jinns are fussy. Specially, the feline ones. Sora's, Mine and Joshua's are like that too. As they can't be read unless they are bonded. I had no idea Ginger was a Jinn too.' Reiji said.
Siya looked at Ginger, 'His family, maybe, is worried about Ginger. That's why the portal came to him.'