Using my mom's hairpin which I got from the jewelry box in the cupboard in my dad's room, I went to the past. To be precise, when mommy came to see daddy this afternoon.
By standing in the same place when the incident took place, I was sure I could leave just when the new mommy arrived. Well, this is just a simple theory of mine that just occurred to me, so I gave it a try.
Ting!.
Instantly, the dark night view I saw changed to a clear sky view during the day and I was right under the maple tree.
My magic theory seems to be working. But I'm not too happy about this because there are other things that replace my happiness. That is because I am now standing between mommy and daddy!.
If only I could hug them too. But unfortunately I can't touch living creatures.
I miss mommy.
But right now I can only be a spectator, even though I can't see all the scenes. A little kid like me can't see that kissing scene! So I closed my eyes during the scene where my mommy and daddy were letting go of their longing by hugging and kissing.
Ah, I'm jealous. I also want to hug mommy.
Why didn't daddy bring mommy in?. If daddy brings mommy inside, I will definitely be able to meet and hug mommy too!.
Just when I was thinking like this, my daddy grabbed my mommy's hand and I saw that he intended to take her in, but unfortunately, my mom didn't want to move her feet to follow my dad.
"Honey, you must be tired. Cellia also misses you a lot and wants to meet you, so let's go inside and--"
"I'm sorry Xavier. I can't go back. Please forget me and please take care of Cellia. I love you ..." said mommy after she was far enough away from daddy.
"W-what do you mean, Aliciaa?. Why can't you come back?. What keeps you from coming back? Aliciaa..." daddy look anxiety.
"Sorry. I'm sorry Xavier. I'm glad we can meet again, even for a moment... goodbye Xavier, I Love You so much" said Mommy.
My tears are already dripping. So this is the scene that makes dad look depressed under the maple tree that afternoon. But this is not the time for me to cry and wail. Because I was the closest to my mommy, I reflexively chased after her and hoped I could reach her before she really left.
"Aliciaa!"
"Mommy!"
In a split second I realized that I don't exist in this dimension, so logically it's impossible for me to be able to chase after my mommy like my dad tried to reach her. But miraculously I was suddenly somewhere else. I'm no longer under the maple tree. Even as far as the eye can see I know that this is not my yard.
I felt like I was on a hill filled with black and purple rocks. And I realized that I was going with my mommy!. I was carried away by her teleport magic!.
I followed where my mommy went then when I was at the top of the hill I saw something amazing.
The sight I saw was a country that looked very different from Yevonia. There are many buildings that are three times larger than the buildings in the land of Yevonia. The buildings in this country look very sturdy and tower proudly into the sky. There are many towers that are also very, very high through the clouds!. They looked like pillars supporting the sky.
But I am very amazed by a building that is much more magnificent standing in this country. The building looks like the temple building in the country of Yevonia, only its size is five times larger than the temple and three times larger than the palace. The building doesn't look like it was built for humans.
Suddenly I remembered the ruins I had seen. Right!. This building has a similar architecture to those ruins!. It is in the shape of square boxes stacked on top of each other like forming a tower and this looks unreasonable if it has to be said that it was built by humans.
OK, that's enough to be amazed. What place is this?. Why did you go here?. And what exactly is this huge building?.
I was very curious because mommy kept walking towards the big building. What should I call that big building? Temple Palace?. Well, that makes sense.
I continued to follow Mommy into this temple palace and as soon as I was near the entrance gate, I saw many griffins. I was surprised again after passing hundreds of stairs and once I entered this building because I saw so many Baskervilles and Cerberus standing like palace guards along the entrance hall.
They all look scary. I didn't even see the magical chains that tied their necks and that indicated that they weren't totems. But why can they act like this as if they are obeying someone without needing that person to make a contract with all of them!.
Which human can make all these scary sacred animals obey him without binding a contract?!. Isn't he afraid of being attacked by them?!. After all, if you think about it, no human would be able to enter into a totem contract for that amount.
Well, at least for me. I am grateful because my existence at this time is like a ghost. They won't notice my presence and won't attack me.
But. Why is mommy here!?. What do you want to do in a place like this?!.
Since then, Mommy has been walking without the slightest fear of all these sacred animals. What happened was just the opposite. They all seemed to always bow when their mommy passed them as if they were respecting their mommy. It couldn't be that mommy was the one who made all these scary sacred animals submit to her, right?!.
After passing through a very, very large and very long hallway. Finally I reached the end of the hall and continued to follow my mommy's steps as she entered a very large hall!!!!. So Big!!!!.
"Welcome back, Aliciaa. How is your mission?" Said a man. His baritone voice echoed in this super large throne hall.
"With reverence, Your Majesty. With full regret. I lost track of the Voltia Spirit..." answered my mommy after she sat respectfully and lowered her head in front of the throne chair which was occupied by a man whose face I could not see because it was blocked by the curtains that covered him.
"Oh, I see. Looks like you have to sacrifice a lot of time. If only Orazion didn't give his time magic to random humans. We can definitely use it to capture the Spirit of Voltia..." said the figure again. From his voice, it seemed like he was annoyed. But I became interested in hearing this conversation when he mentioned the name Orazion.
Enzi also brought up the name of the troublesome demon at that time when fighting with His Highness Yvone.
"So?. How about your family?. You've said your goodbyes to them, right?" said the figure again.
"Yes. As you command, Your Majesty..."
"Good. Then I will keep my promise not to disturb their peace. Especially your daughter... ah, I mean my granddaughter. He has the blood of our clan. It would be a shame if I had to kill her, right?. If only there was no human blood mixed in her, I would have told you to bring my first granddaughter here..." he said again.
"Yours faithfully. Please don't touch my daughter, Dad... I don't want her to be involved in this conflict," said the mommy. I still don't know what they were talking about but I was very surprised by some of the things I found out.
Mother seemed to be in a situation that made it difficult for her to make decisions, so she could only obey and listen to the words of the figure she called His Majesty and Father.
"Please give your next order, Your Majesty..." said the mommy. From the tone of her voice, she seemed intent on doing anything as long as the figure sitting on the throne did not touch my daddy or me even with the tip of a finger.
At some place. Mommy is also struggling to protect the small family she has even though it means she can't be with us.
"Find the owner of that time distortion magic. The last time I saw him was at that time. When all those stupid Saints were hunted down--"
Zrzhhh--ZRRSH--zzrrsh!
I'm back?!.
"Princess Cellia, welcome..." I heard Cemille's voice and I saw his biting a mana crystal. Where did he get that?.
"Welcome back, Young Lady..." said someone. It was Doctor Vania's voice!.
Why is she here?!.
Ah. Cemille?!. This dog is very easy!. Only with a mana crystal bribe can he change masters!. So what's the point of you making a pet contract with me?!.
"You used your time magic, Young Lady?. Answer me honestly..." asked Doctor Vania and I could only nod. I was still a little dazed because suddenly my magic seemed to have disappeared.
What is this?. Hasn't the seal that His Highness Yvone put on it been destroyed?.
Ah. No. This is the same incident as Enzi forcibly removing me from the time dimension I entered. Did doctor Vania do the same thing as me?!.
Doctor Vania sighed then spoke again.
"Luckily, I put a restrictive magic seal on you earlier. Otherwise you would have used your magic for a long time..." explained Doctor Vania.
"Boundary magic?"
"Yes. It is a magic that can make people only able to use magic for a certain time. This is magic that Magia must master because there are many patients who like to violate what their doctors say. Even though we prohibit something because it can have bad consequences, sometimes they don't care..."
Does that mean I'm like a naughty patient?. Looks like Doctor Vania will be my supervisor replacing His Highness Yvone. Plus, daddy also asked Doctor Vania to see the progress of my magic because daddy wanted me to become a magician. It's all based on which absorbing talent I have.
Ugh. My future seems to have been decided. I will become Magia. Not Saint.
"Okay. Let's go in and rest Young Lady and please don't use your time magic again, okay?. Otherwise... I will tell your daddy that you are sick and you will have to drink very bitter medicine!" Doctor Vania said and it made me shudder!. I don't like drinking bitter medicine!.
Forcefully. I finished my activities tonight and returned to the room. Even so, I can't get my head to rest at all!. I can't forget what I saw earlier. Especially about the figure that mommy calls Your Majesty and also Father!.
Is he my grandfather?!.
Is he a king in a country?.
So mommy is a princess?!.
So, my grandfather was a king?!.
But. Wh-why does he have horns like a dragon?!. What does this mean?. Who is my grandfather and who is my mommy?!.