"You just don't give up don't you?", she asked, "Why can't you just let things be the way they are?"
"Because you're not different from any of us". I replied.
"My goodness", she scoffed, "And I thought I was insane".
"Sanity doesn't vary for most of us my dear, it's either you talk to a guy like me who needs answers, or you avoid me for the rest of your life".
Of course she wasn't willing to let the cat out yet, which left me no choice but to wonder how much this Ryoko of a person must mean to her.
"Okay, Davis I'm tired, I'm super tired of all this stress and I need to calm down, just give me a break would you, please!".
Releasing a sigh, I watched her stare, it wasn't just a stare, it felt different. At that instance, I quickly recalled what happened at Mrs. Karrie's house, maybe this would be a perfect time to try it out, I thought to myself.
"Fine", I said answering to her request. I steadily walked towards her and reached out my bare hands against her chin of which I raised it up until our eyes met. We looked into each others eyes for a moment before she uttered.
"Are you trying to compel me?".
With a chuckle I responded "No, I'm trying to reach into your spirit". This time, both of my palm rested on her cheeks.
"And you think it's going to be possible?" she asked.
"I know it is possible". I answered still concentrating on her eyes. I heard frequencies changing up accompanied with voices I didn't recognize, but one in particular sounded very familiar. Soon enough, her body responded and her eyes glowed in thick blue. The voices became much more clearer than before and I heard a conversation which was followed by flashes of what happened. I saw a woman no different from that which was shown to me in the cloud with a tall, handsome and slightly muscular guy in the home of omens. They walked hastingly in the garden behind the home of omens, soon approaching where the dragon spirit was.
"Aren't you going to talk to me?" He started.
"I told you, I have nothing to say to you."
"I'm sorry, I know what I did was wrong but I mean it when I say I still love you and always will."
"Maybe that's the reason I was so stupid in believing that you actually loved me by impregnating another woman".
"It was your idea my love"
"But I didn't mean it, why be such a coward neglecting the fact that I care about you this much not to hurt you, yet you do the very thing that hurt me". She said raising her voice at him in anger.
"But we've been together for seven good years with no child". He said
"And then you won't mind having a different child as yours together with his mother as your wife?".
"Ryoko please don't take this the wrong way"he pleaded noticing the tear drops that rolled down her cheeks.
"You shall say no word again Lucius, lest my wrath descend on you like a fiery furnace heated twelve times. It's over, and I no longer have you as a husband. Rubbing the back of her palm on her cheek cleaning the tears that rolled down, she continued, "I'm leaving you for good and never will I ever want to set my eyes on you again".
All of what I saw and heard didn't last more than a minute, and still we kept on looking into each others eyes. She blinked facing downwards releasing my hands from her cheeks almost immediately and walked right to her bed having tears roll down from her eyes.
"It must've hurt you a lot knowing your father cheaed on your mum?" I uttered.
"That's the whole story Davis" she began, " I don't have
a dad".
I looked confused as ever, I looked at her again cleaning the tears from her eyes and asked.
"Your point being what exactly?"
"I was created by the dragon itself inside the womb of my mother. I was born without ever having a father, and was named after my mother who was named after the dragon." She answered leaving my spirit highly tensed up. "Then she married my dad and became Mrs. Ryoko Karrie".
"And Lucius?" I asked.
"We probably don't know where or how he might turn up, but he was killed by some watchers, yet his body wasn't found".
***
"Why did you snitch on the plan knowing that I am his very own progeny?"
"Oh dear, please don't start any unnecessary drama okay, the enchanting Atë needs no stress. And don't worry about it my dear, besides he needed to know the truth. He has to die."
"With me beside him? Is that also part of the plan, that I die with him also?"
"There was never meant to be anything of such, I detest of that which you proclaim".
"Then why did you reveal the destruction of the whole race?"
"Do you dare argue with the goddess of mischief, pain and destruction? In case you've forgotten, I am the inevitable Atë. You work for me, and I don't work for you, so learn to take your place or else your end will be much more sudden than expected".
"But why? I thought the plan was to lure his mind into believing that he has to die knowing very well that his death will lead him to you".
"Well, there's been change of plans. His death isn't going to be a problem because it'll be done by you. My next move is going to be with an old time friend of mine. I guess it's high time Ryoko and I have another meeting. Soon enough, I'm sure she'll give into my mischief so easily and the gates will be opened for us all to enjoy quality freedom from Morta, I must have to take my place again as the controller of all spirits, that's why his execution needs to be fast before Jupiter's ascension".
"It's not fair to treat me this way Atë, after all I've done for you, you want me to do the unthinkable due to my loyalty".
"Consider me merciful that you're still alive in the after life or else you'll be cast into the undying flames of Pluto. Besides, it was your choice to be part of the fallen.."
"That's because I had no choice".
"And right now I'm giving you one, either you kill your own son or watch him get killed by me before I end your existing. So, whichever you choose Lucius, it's always been a matter of choices."