They were curious why Mona asked their mother to go to the side.
Lily pulled Rose closed and asked,'Why did mother and they leave?'
As Rose could read them,she answers,'They have something to talk about us.'
Lily was surprised. The reason was quite valid. Anyone would be curious if they know it like them. Rose can read their mind. Lily looked at her and Rose understood that she needed to know what was going on. Their past is not known to anyone and they don't want to tell anyone in future either. Rose tried to hear their thoughts. She targets Mona.
As the moment passes,the hall starts to spin slowly. Rose was startled as the hall was spinning itself around, making her stand in a black grim like soundless hall. She felt something piercing inside her head. She felt herself inside the same darkness she had seen when she died. Not clearly she could remember but It has been 7 years since her death in 1868 and the feeling of this darkness is making her feel that day where she was stuck,on the day she had died even though she is actually standing in 1875,in a grand hall party.
The feel of being submerged in the grave of hers made her heart become heavy. A moment later a glistening light fell before her eyes. A hollow mirror,with a gloomy sound was calling her. Rose thinks for a while looking around her. Then again she looks at the mirror. With its flickering light it was telling her to come close. There was a shadow, reflecting on that crystal silver glass. A girl was there,but..that was not her yet she felt herself there. Then there was Lily,beside Lily,Rose was growing up together.
Rose observed,Lily was portrayed as the most beautiful woman who was a capable and kind doctor. Rose smiles a bit at the emerging emotion she was feeling. She felt what Lily felt,while Lily was laughing with her beloved. Rose was happy for her. Rose also felt what Lily was going through when Lily saw her lover's figure fading away,leaving a hollow inside Lily's heart. Slowly Lily fell into that dimmed dark hollow,then fell into darker pitch black.
Rose could hear her own heartbeat increasing. Felt like her heart was going to blast. Rose was feeling from Lily's emotions as her own. The stage when Lily's suffered from being poisoned by someone which made her physical condition worse resulting in her body being unable to conceive a child was the most unbearable part Rose was seeing.
A long silence and darkness made her heart ache. Suddenly she felt the feeling of sticky Crimson red blood on the white palm of hers and saw it was also on Lily's body as her chest was injured. Lily's eyes were sparkling with tears,a beautiful white soul leaving Lily's body. Rose could not understand what was going on but she feared it was a goodbye to Lily.
'Lily…!'When Rose called her name,Lily's figure vanished.
'Have you seen it?' a soft voice asked Rose.
Mona appeared in a vague figure as the darkness was hugging her. Just like when a silver shines with glittering sparks,her hair was shining like the same. Rose couldn't make a question she should ask..
'I see! you possess many things' Mona mumbles.
Mona was approaching close to her and said, 'You can look inside one's memory too. Can See..what one sees.'
Rose became confused, 'What's all this?'
'These are the consequences of her actions.' it took a minute to process what Mona was saying.
'Consequences of what?' Rose asked as she couldn't sum up the statement.
Lily is unconditionally kind and a loving person. Why would she end up like that. Rose started to analyse and concluded, 'She is not like that.'
Mona explains, 'I just see them.'
Rose understood she doesn't know how they are actually going to end up like that.
Mona comments, 'You seem very mature. You know her well.'
Rose emphasized, 'Future can change.'
Mona didn't have to say it loud. Of course they can. And Rose can hear her say. But sometimes consequences stay the same.
Mona still says,'You have seen her future like that.'
What Mona was indicating was that Lily's future will end up like that no matter what.
Rose was stubborn,'Don't make it seem like it cannot change.'
Mona apologised,' I'm sorry. But she will turn into a poisonous soul.'
Rose knows Lily has done it by herself but how,she was unaware so Rose asked ,'What do you mean?'
With a faint sound of wind,another angel-like presence descents.
Lisa.
'Her will for avenge has sent her here and only after that her soul will be at peace.' Lisa explained while she was getting close to Rose.
'That's impossible...who would she..' Rose tried to deny.
Lily had wished for the fall of that sinner,those who had tainted her,she wished to destroy them by herself and the curse had listened to her. Rose knew it was true. She can't deny that. Lily is still innocent as she was not responsible for cursing those who broke her.
Mona says with a calm voice,'I had seen their future status.'
Those who had hurt Lily were destined to die. And Mona has seen their future.
Mona states one's fate, "A mother who had killed her own child, a girl who was killed by her mother will be the death for you and the fall for your family."
Even though Rose is slow-witted,she doesn't know how she catches on these puzzles clearly. Her family now is the Ruan Clan. The family where her mother and father are. The fall of Ruan would mean losing this family of theirs whom they love so much.
'What's that have to..do with..my family? This family?' Rose asks even though she doubts she knows the answer.
Mona respected the fact that Rose still wanted to assure her doubts so she replied,'Among those,one man was Tao Shin,your brother in this life, who was their friend and watched them doing the harm to Lily but didn't stop them.'
Rose was shocked to the point that her lower body became numb. She also felt the urge to kill Tao Shin as soon she heard it. The contradictory thoughts were killing her.
Rose asked,'How do you know,I won't be the cause for his fall?
The sisters looked at each other then to Rose
'Rose!' Lisa touched Rose's cheek to calm her down and they explained she is not the one who is binded by the sins like her sister from the past life. Nor can she feel the pain of hers.
She can only share her pain. She may have done that because she didn't have any choice,but an innocent was killed.. by her. She was wronged that's why she was forgiven and got another chance to free her soul from regrets. She will only hinder Lily, resulting in a severe consequence.
Harming her sister's soul was another sin she had done but Rose had forgiven her. The harm she caused to that faultless soul,wasn't forgiven. That's why this is how her life will be here. The voids she will feel,will never be fulfilled. That's how she has to repent. Still to Rose nothing made sense. Lily was helpless.
Rose says,'Lisa you..had seen the past.. don't you think we have died eventually at the end…even though she didn't commit..'
'That death would have been on the will of the Almighty. We cannot interfere in a life or death.They are fixed.' Mona finished her explanation.
Rose didn't want to believe their death was her fault,so she said,'As you said...we cannot do anything about death or birth..so maybe our death was written like that..without the Almighty's will we wouldn't have died na?! I have to go..'
Lisa stopped Rose. Rose was about to step out but the surroundings changed into another theme. Lisa tried to explain,' This is all happening in an alternative future plot, which we had set in the past so that in future it can end up like this and we get enough time to tell you.'
Rose couldn't comprehend. But she could feel the concern in Lisa's voice which made her think that they were helping Rose and they are her well-wisher.
'The moment you entered in my mind,you had entered in an after-math of that and this is merely a few minutes out there.' Mona tells Rose and after that Lisa asks,'What you wish to tell me to your mother and sister depends on you.'
Rose was confused about something so she asked,'Why are you telling me this?
They explained her in a soft voice. They were telling her future because in her alternative future,Lily has Rose's love that can stop her from turning into evil which she is not.
Mona firmly says,'I have seen it. She is a pure child with this ill fate. I felt really bad. Nobody knows the true evil's faces. '
Those enemies and her hate will ruin her, Rose understood now. Now,everything depends on her from now on. But their past is known by Lily and Mona.
Mona assures Rose,'We don't disclose anyone's future to others unless they are related to the change. Your future depends on it too.'
Rose tries to sum up,'The fall of Ruan changes if I interfere?'
Mona didn't want to say much,'The time will come later in years.'
As what Mona had foreseen, Tao Shin's death and the other culprit's deaths will either come by Lily or by her daughter or by the daughter's descendants. Nothing can stop their death from happening.
Mona tried to tell Rose about her fate but Rose stopped,'I don't care about mine.'
She really doesn't care about her own future. She requested them not to tell anyone about all these. The Xen sisters nodded.
Rose became determined,'Time will tell the tale and.. I will make sure that Lily doesn't turn evil. Thank you for not telling them.'
Lisa was surprised and advised Rose,'You are very calculated but be secretive about your moves and feelings.'
Mona added,'You will be a good person and a talented detective.'
Those words would have pleased her if it was in the past.Now there is a possible future that she is afraid of.
The hall spins around itself from the darkness ,taking it back to it's lively form.
Lily pokes Rose,'What were you listening to? Tell me?
Rose became confused while answering,'She is telling mother that..we would... definitely achieve..our dreams.'
The tears roll down without giving a chance to hold back.
Lily found it sad, so she tried to cheer up Rose,'Silly! Why are you crying?'
Rose tried to hide,'I'm just happy to hear that.'
Rose couldn't imagine Lily as evil. She thought she would never believe in the future but she fears the future in the corner of her mind. Because Rose knows how much Lily has suffered from that incident.
Lily again asks,'But do you have to cry?'
'Humans cry when they are happy.' Rose's answer made Lily smile.
'We are not human anymore.' Lily's words were true. But to Rose,'But our soul still is… Let's promise Lily.. promise that we won't turn evil no matter what.. Promise to only share love… Promise me that you will never love anyone more than me..and never hate me.'
Lily smiles, 'Why would I hate you silly!'
'Then promise..all those..' Rose holds Lily's hand while saying those desperately.
'Ok! Ok! I promise..',Lily promised.
'Seal the deal.' Rose asked to do something serious. Rose asked Lily to soul bond. Bonding is a serious fact. It will connect their mind, power, their emotions. Nothing will be a secret. Twins sync together but soul bonding is entirely different. They won't be whole. They won't be able to do anything individually.
Yet Lily says, 'I seal..the deal..'
A Golden red butterfly turned half ocean blue and their eyes turned into half blue and half golden red shade. They now have the same eyes. Lily's are dominant in blue while Rose's,golden red. But both have shades they didn't have before. Lily has a shade of yellow while Rose has blue.
The change was very subtle but a mother's eye can detect any changes in their child. Erlyien noticed while she was talking with Lisa and Mona.
Erliyen mumbled, 'They have bonded.'
Mona notices after that, 'I see.'
Erliyen smiled while saying,'They have always been two peas in a pod..it's not like bond will change that.'
Mona comments, 'Many things will change.They will share the same abilities from now on.'
Erliyen rolled the drink that was in her glass unconsciously. Then says, 'True. I wish my bond was here. 10 years…seems to me 10 thousands years…'
Mona looked away, then said, 'Your bond will surely return.'
Lisa couldn't help but join the conversation, 'He died innocent so that in a different form he can return to you when it's time.'
Erliyen was surprised to hear that.
'So he died...again!' Erliyen commented as if she knew.
'Your elder brother was a very rare and kind person,he won't disappoint you. He will return to you.' Lisa was trying to console Erliyen.
'You three had been friends for 1000 years and I have been with you for 900 years yet I don't know what secrets you all had. Nor do I know why he was so fixated on being a priest. Why he had to sacrifice his life.' Erliyen drinks after she finishes her part.
'Don't ask me anything about that.'Lisa forbades her.
'Like you would ever tell me.'Erliyen mocks
Mona expressed in a depressed face,' We too want his return as much as you do.'
Erlyien can feel it in her veins that her brother,Ruan Erza sacrificed his life to protect Ruan's name from being dissolved. But she never knew what reason was so capable of annihilating the Ruan clan. she could never find it.