A man in a red cloak with the mask of a rabbit stood in front of a cell. He leaned down to look at the broken woman in front of her. She had no emotion on her face as she stared numbly at the chipped cobble wall.
"Kaia Ares of the forgotten Ares Dukedom. Do you wish to hear a story before your sentencing?" he didn't expect a response so he continued anyways. "Once upon a time there lived a very powerful family. Powerful enough to overthrow an empire and worse? The fate of the planet rested on their shoulders. Instead of decimating the one born in darkness, they chose to protect it as if it that child were their sun. They had two suns born with light affinities and yet, they couldn't sacrifice the one they needed. Instead, the darkness was brought up in the light. It grew to love, cherish and behold the people around it. However, darkness always escapes once the light has been extinguished. A raven, a lion, a bear, and a jaguar all decided that there would no longer be a need for light. They first took the mother wolf, the white rose of the family, plucking her family as she held the fourth baby. They soon took the third pup, inciting that they had no need for another rose. They plucked the thorns off of the main rose. The one that was deadly enough to take down an empire, until the rose was nothing but a hollow shell. The black rose soon fell into darkness, as the last remaining rose of light was caged and chained into submission. They attempted to develop the darkness but instead, the darkness was caged alongside the light. The light soon began to dim and with it, a new sun was born. The light was tossed away and it was all blamed on the darkness. Why is it you ask? Because there is no light without darkness, and there is no darkness without light." The man stood up slowly as the woman made no move to look at him. It was as if the story hadn't been heard in the first place. The man sighed as he walked away.
"May you have more luck in your next life, my Abyssal Queen."
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A woman with clumpy white hair was being dragged through the streets, nothing but a burlap sack to cover her thin, frail body. Her legs were contorted at abnormal angles as they left a bloody trail in their wake. The townspeople shouted volatile words at the woman, they even threw fruits, stones, and weapons in the pathway of the soldiers so she would experience pain from them. The soldiers had activated their own shield so everything bounced off of them and went to her. Her smell permeated the air around her. The soldiers scrunched their noses after initially inhaling the smell of a body that had already died but was clinging to the thread of life. They continued to drag her mindlessly, ignoring the hatred being spewed toward the woman they carried. Her head occasionally moved side to side as if her neck could no longer support it. Some of the townspeople felt pity for the young girl and mostly the soldiers, however, most cheered; as their screams echoed in the town's center. The soldiers continued on to the main stage where they simply carried her up before dropping her limp body to the ground. The magical chains clattered as she used her hands to push herself upwards. The woman emitted a deadly aura of death at the crowd. A soldier soon chopped her in the neck as she collapsed once more. It had unnerved the crowd enough for them to be silent, that was until the guests arrived. The woman grunted as she pushed herself up once more. An executioner stood to the side staring idly at the scene before him. He pitied the woman for she was once strong and now she was weak.
"TRAITOR BITCH, DIE"
"I'M GLAD ALL OF YOUR DISGUSTING FAMILY IS DEAD! AETHER WAS ALL WE HAD!!"
"STOP LOOKING AT US YOU FILTHY SLUT"
The woman wanted to snort, only 7 years ago all these people had adored her family and everything that had done for the kingdom. Yet now they were holding a public lynching for something she didn't even participate in. How could she have participated in the first place? Her entire family was murdered in front of her after the demons were defeated, even her children. The man she married paid no mind to their child's lives. He paid no mind to her brothers' lives. He paid no mind to her last living parent. He refused to investigate and even blamed her for everything. She couldn't blame anyone who believed in her husband, she fought with the guilt and understanding that she may be the culprit. If not for the noteworthy visit she had received before being dragged away from her jail cell. A man who told her everything, their plans to destroy the House of Ares, the entire dukedom, how it was all set in motion by one event, and how everything afterward was a work of their own ability.
[System has activated - Healers Property - 3 HP will be returned every 10 minutes]
Soon a loud cheer erupted as the crown prince, Alric, stood in front of her. His wife, Princess Talia of Juvas stood next to him with pity in her eyes.
"Kaia Ares, it is time for you to pay for your sins. You are being charged with the murder of Aether Ares, the harbinger of light - Adenoid Ares the second harbinger of light, and Julia Ares the Duchess of Ares. The people have viewed the evidence and found you guilty on all charges. Do you have any last words?" The young man used his mana to push out his voice, as she was forced to her knees in submission.
"I told you I didn't kill my family but I know who did and if I ever get the chance to come back I will get every single one of you, and if you don't exist when I come back I will find every single person related to you. They will all die at my hands, for in the next life I will not be the hero to save you all." Kaia sneered at the prince as he shook his blonde hair with pity.
"I always thought more of you, Kaia. I sincerely wish you luck in the afterlife, though at this point it sounds like you'll be going somewhere worse." Talia murmured before signaling to the man with the long sword to swing at Kaia's neck. Time slowed down before a message popped up in front of her eyes
[The System has noticed interference]
[The System failed in blocking interference]
[Ruthless God io has a message: Do you wish to exact revenge?]
[yes or no]
'Yes' Kaia wanted to scream it out but her voice was lodged in her throat. The sword continued to move slowly toward her neck, so she took the time to memorize every face of every person there. Truthfully, she was petrified of death. She was angry. She wanted revenge but more than that she wanted to save her family from the fate they were assigned.
[Skill Created: Familial Love -> One's Fate
Rank: Ethereal
A future has bound you to a fate you do not agree with, in order to save your family you sacrifice your body and current skills to have your memories sent back in time to help the version of you that could save everyone you love]
[Do you wish to use this skill?]
[yes or no]
'yes'
[Time to activation 3 seconds]
She sighed in relief. Time soon continued, and the sword severed her head. The crowd cheered louder and her eyes spun as watched her body fall limply onto the stone stage. She soon saw a man with black hair who had eyes like a galaxy running toward her. Her conscience began to fade but she swore in her next life that she would save him too. For only, he ran to her when everyone else chose to shun her.
[Skill Activated: Extracting Memories]
[Transporting Body into Abyss]
A burst of energy soon absorbed the dead woman's body, everyone was stunned as she had simply vanished. There was no blood, nor any evidence that this woman had existed. The man that was running towards her soon had tears trickling down his face. The young prince looked at his wife with care, princess Talia cried against his chest for she had also lost a friend. The commotion soon settled as the prince walked up to the stand
"My skill has allowed her body to be removed from existence, please be at ease, my people. The killer has now been tried and dealt with, let us live peacefully going forward!" He yelled
The people cheered once more. They hadn't yet realized that time would soon turn back and this time, it wouldn't be as forgiving to them. A message soon popped up on everyone's screen
[System A has detected a worldwide skill being activated]
[Reversal of Time activated]
Some people gasped as they looked at the prince, now fearsome for what the woman uttered moments ago. They knew with Reversal of Time they would soon forget their memories, they would be hunted meticulously by the woman that showed no fear when she had said she wasn't the murderer but she'd kill anyone involved. The townspeople shook in fear. Alric looked at Talia with fear as a bright light exploded and the world went back around them.
[Mass Erasing Memories]
[Mass Transport]
[Pre-determined date set]
[Exception allowed: One's Fate]