Bleak, cold, and faint scent of row books, that's what her senses could recognizes as the wind gently breathe on the girl's black hair lifting few strands forth to scatter again on her back while she was laying peacefully on that antique wooden table. With tremble eyelids Sky eyes opened slowly showing a hint of confusion in them. Why and how did she get in here, inside of the Greens personal library? How wouldn't she knows with that big symbol of the family on decorating the ceiling. But this library, was a bit smaller than the one in the academy. And the shelfs were dusty as well, in fact the place looked abandoned even the plants ran wild across the windows and some broken shelfs.
Seating straight on the chair rubbing her head from the intense sudden headache not fully aware of a figure rest its back on a shelf. Black hair like silk reached the tip of her feets, the woman's luminous voice echoed in her ears spreading the shiver down her body.
" I must admit, you're a lucky one"
Shifting her gazes quickly, Sky's eyes met up with a woman fitted in tight black dress, her curious crimison eyes narrowed when Sky shouted: "Who?!!"
Drifting back form the omen domestic figure, Sky summoned her sword stayed alert. Unexpectedly the woman only smirked, then stepped forward feeling no threat, she neatly pulled one of the chairs and sat overlapping her pale legs.
"You are a...d..demon?" Sky looked anxious.
The woman's eyerow raised, arrogantly stated:
"Oh, only just demon? how rude! I'm a proud being…one of the strongest of my era, so don't simply address me a mere demon" She frowned adding:
"That's why you should put that piece of metal down, I assure you they're useless".
Clenching her teeth Sky was eager to chop her into threads but the menacing aura the woman emitted prevented her of doing stupid act.
However, the woman noticed Sky being hesitant, still holding to the sword, she sighed heavily before clicking her two fingers togther making black sparks. The blade disappeared from Sky's grip, it was seconds when it reappers in woman's hand.
"H..how do yo….?!" Sky stuttered as she was flabbergasted. No to mention she is now defenseless.
"Why won't anyone listen to warrings? I hate it when people point things at me for no reason"
Scoffed at her words Sky exclaimed:
" No reason? Are you not aware of your kind?should I remind you that your people are the reason for the death of thousand of people hundred years ago? Adding to that what they have done to king Lionel".
The woman remained calm observing the edge of the sword toying with it and even used it as a mirror to see her reflection.
"Aha.. is that what your human leaders tell you nowadays? as usual so self-centered even although long time passed"
Sky stood there on guard, not knowing why she is here and have no idea why she is listening or even arguing a demon of all people, however she nevee interpreted her.
"...Here question human offspring, aren't you guys the same? I wounder how many of us did you killed with these lousy weapons of your creation? More than I can count for the next millennia maybe?"
The woman side glanced Sky to see her reaction, successfully she managed to raise up her rage.
"You seriosly saying that we're at fault?!" Sky couldn't take it anymore, this woman is getting on her bad side.
"No, Simply stating the facts. Your kind is no innocent, not even a bit. At least Lionel and Meifall would agree on this".
The woman replied gently unlike the arrgont way she showed Sky earlier. The latter was just confused, especially hearing those names addressing them without any care, like they are any random humans to her.
Lionel was the strongest human ever lived on this land, while Meifall was the original creator of the ruins symbols and system and they still use it to this day. They are heros to humantity, every child grew up knowing that, no matter what other truth folding their history.
Sky's head hurts as she got another headache form all this, unable to deny her words because she already knows, nevertheless she hated defending false legacy the most. Still, she decides to put that aside and focus on what really matters, thus she regained calm and asked:
"Where am I and who are you?"
"Now you interseted?" She laughed at Sky's question.
Sky only stayed silent which made the woman gave up teasing her and continued...
"Don't worry, it's an illusion I made inside our shared conscious, I've to say I was a bit surprised at that man's sudden mental attach, if it weren't for the barrier I formed in the right time you would've gone mad dance in middle of the streets" The woman laughed.
Seeing her gigling like ten years old child, made Sky slam her palm on the table cutting of the woman fun.
"Are you playing with me? I was saved by you?! Why? And why would I believe that? and what do you mean by our shared conscious?" Sky exclaimed frowned at the woman who stared at her plainly.
"Believe what you want kid, not my concern" The woman stated.
"Who are you?" Sky emphasized.
Silence pierce for a moment, then the woman bent her head slightly back as well as the chair, her hair slided on the floor. With a smirk on her face, she side glanced her.
"Oh right, where is my manners? That's what you humans like to call right? I haven't introduce myself yet..."
That's not what Sky meant, she lacks the some manners as well, but no judgment here, the woman continued introducing herself...
"I'm Nova, one of the tenth shadow lords, well previously at least. Now I'm just a miserable soul trapped inside this metal piece of yours. Surprised?" The woman grinned noticing little Sky blinked couple of times oddly loading up informations.
"Wait...hold on, just a minute. By any chance, are you... this crazy... are you...Light within the fallen?!" She yelled out of shock. The woman nodded replaying:
"Whatever the name you said, even though its odd and cheeky since I'm a demon"
Sky let down her guard, and perched into a chair since her legs can no longer hold her. Adding to the shadow lord who's sitting infront of her and on top of that she is the weapon she managed to obtain hardly enough. Summing all that, more headache. However, the woman was a little bit surprised about how carefree she became.
"You alright? piper" Asked the woman.
Sky obviously was startled, that nickname isn't just familiar, gazing in her, Nova's giggles along these wiggling brows when she amused, it did made her look like a real symbol of evil besides her red shiny eyes. Sky shaked her head and stopped thinking.
"Where did you hear that?" She shouted.
"This morning. That orange head, your friend... she looks intersting, unlike that frowner boy, he's sulky most of the times"