Aeliana never hated her mother for sparing her life and making her suffer hell for three years. In fact, she loved her dearly.
Nevertheless, the accumulated resentment in her heart kept her from expressing her true feelings.
Such feelings made her soft, weak, and vulnerable – something she didn't need if she wanted to stay strong and endure the hellish torment brought by her Abomination form.
She thought she had discarded those feelings, but they came back like rushing water after the floodgates opened.
Aeliana wasn't sure if her present state was also part of her Lord's arrangement, but she was grateful to him.
Without her Lord's instruction, she wouldn't have visited her mother and awakened her sealed emotions.
At the same time, she realized she missed her mother very much.
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After Solana and the others regained control of their powers, their bodies greedily absorbed the mana around them like dry plants receiving their first drop of water in years.
