Taniah- On a serious note now, are you really sure you want to be part of something like this? I’m sorry if I’m repeating myself but I have a feeling that this won’t be easy at all and the consequences from failing will be that awful. I won’t blame you or even be mad at you if you want to turn around, we can all still be friends and hang out like this from time to time. It’s just that, for both me and Alice it’s much harder for them to do something that drastic thanks to our families and how important they are in this city but you, I don’t think that’s the case. You might be fine but, what about your family? They won’t stop on you, no, they will go as far as they can and that includes everyone in your family.

  There’s genuine care and concern for Kiana's wellbeing and I don’t blame her for repeating herself over and over, asking the same question over and over. To her, to Alice and to anyone that knows these types of people, what they can do and will do it’s something that truly worries them to no explicable extent. And yet, this fragile looking girl, one that is so pale you would easily mistake her as someone with some type of sickness, with a soft face, one that not only captivates your attention to no end thanks to her golden eyes, it’s also something that gives the word pretty its meaning while at the same time looking like doll because of it, she’s insistent on wanting to do something this dangerous and something that, she has no duty to do it whatsoever. However, what will come out of her mouth is something that none of us could ever expect and the way she says it, it will easily make your heart crumble down into the ground with such violence that you will actually hurt yourself.

  “Ah, don’t worry about that, I’m all alone in that regard. There’s nothing that they can do to me in that sense.”

  With a nonchalant tone of voice, with a normal look on her face, she says this, she affirms this. No one could’ve ever hoped to expect this, I didn’t, they didn’t either and because of it, they are shocked but that shock quickly transforms into sheer sadness and pity towards this petite girl that is a friend of theirs. The worst part is how this fragile looking girl is used to this terrifying fact, used to the sheer cruelty of this world. Even with a normal healthy family behind you, helping you out, loving you, taking care of you, the world out there is still really hard and now imagine for someone that is alone…

  Imagine facing this harsh world all by yourself, how many could actually do it?

  Taniah- Kiana… I’m sorry to hear that but… You simply can’t throw your life just because of that. You-You are not alone! Not only that, you still have a long future ahead…

  She raises the tone of her voice but then quiets down right at the end, this is not an easy topic to talk about, it’s extremely delicate, sensitive and because of this, a wrong word, a wrong way of saying a phrase, all of it can make said individual collapse into a deep state of depression and other far worse emotional states. It really isn’t easy at all and Kiana quickly picks this up but, what she does next, it only makes it worse as she simply smiles at them and with a gentle one at that.

  She has been through a lot and we all are ignorant to it.

  “I know that I still have at least one thing to accomplish, one wish that I have to make true before I decide to do anything that stupid. Oh! Look at the time! It seems this is for today.”

  That was not smooth at all, not only that, what she said at the beginning was nowhere near enough to relax the two of them, not even close. However, this time around said “time” might actually stick as it’s 18:47 pm, or in other words, time to go home. While I did say that, none of them were able to relax. They are a little relieved that they won’t be having this heavy conversation for any second longer and I don’t blame them at all for feeling in that way. This subject is really delicate as I said before and being something that thankfully you don’t come across that often, when it happens, you are not prepared at all to deal with it. What are you supposed to say? Can I say this? Can I say that?

  Will she end herself if I say this or that?

  It’s a slippery slope and one that can end really bad for the one that has suffered the harsh reality of the world. But “thankfully” this individual has ended the conversation, she does not want to talk about it and that is obvious and at the same time, the other two are more than afraid to say something about it. With a quick goodbye, Kiana bids her farewells and goes on her merry way, leaving both of them alone in the silence that was caused by her.

  Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.

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  Once again, the silence speaks louder than any of them could ever hope to do. The sheer awkwardness from what happened, for what Taniah was trying to say but failed to do so, but what makes them quiet is the sheer sadness and even anger towards themselves, none of them know what to say and yet, they have much to say. Too much has happened today, new discoveries, problems, solutions, a productive day in other words. But nothing that could even come close to the small shell that fell from Kiana, one that weighs several tons and when it hit the ground, everything shook violently with it. A mere glimpse into Kiana life and yet, enough to shut them down and put them in this emotional state and position. Nothing could’ve prepared them for it, nothing at all.

  “How? Why? Why did I say that?”

  There is no point in questioning yourself Taniah, what is said is said, you didn’t know nor did she ever tell you anything. You are sincerely worried about her, that’s why you brought that question up and why you even bothered to ask in the first place, there really is no point in regretting something that had more than good intentions. Don’t blame yourself for this.

  “What could I have said to her?”

  Alice, did you know this? Were you prepared for it? Have you ever come across someone like her? To all of those questions the answer is no and unfortunately, there is nothing that you could’ve said to her. Just like I said to Taniah, don’t blame yourself for this.

  It was something that none of us could ever have expected to happen.

  Taniah- She’s so happy and easy going... How can this be true? But, the look on her face…

  What do you mean by this? Are you understanding and comprehending that, the people who suffered the most are the ones that smile the brightest? After all, you can only know what happiness is once you’ve suffered.

  Only once you know what sadness truly is, it’s the time that you will understand what happiness truly is.

  Taniah- She might be a little rough around the edges in terms of manners, but even then, she’s extremely polite… There’s nothing on her that screams this, she’s well dressed, well taken care of, cares about others, every time I’ve been with her, you can feel the sheer cheerfulness from her simple smile and yet… I-I would’ve never guessed it...

  Alice- I feel you and I also would neither guess it... She has mentioned something about her teacher but nothing else and even in that case, I just assumed it, she never actually said anything. She’s a box full of surprises, I really like her, she’s all the things you said, she knows a lot of magic, she’s also strong but extremely kind and ready to help out…

  “Life is far too cruel to those that don’t deserve it, and too lenient to those that don’t deserve it either.”

  An undisputed truth of this harsh world, after all, both The Demon Lord and I, the Hero, we are good examples of this undisputed truth. He is the darkness and I’m supposed to be the light and while I’m not all of the good in this world into a single person, my purpose here is not to destroy, unlike him. He destroys everything that is near him or that he wants to, he massacres and kills the habitants of this world while I have to stop him, I have to stop his destruction and carnage.

  But why is this the case?

  Why am I forced to do this or why is he forced to do what he does? Is this what they call natural selection? Only the strong ones will survive, bringing forth the strongest civilization into life? Before creation comes destruction? Is that so? Is that really it? Is nature this cold and cruel?

  Of course not but, it is at the same time.

  The Demon Lord and the Hero, they are by-products of two gods that went well above their authorities and roles they have over this world. One of them grew tired of the world, it was boring, far too boring for him and to make it more interesting, he created and “installed” The Seed of Destruction into a poor soul, human, monster, even flora, anything that has a “will” can have said Seed, transforming any of them into The Demon Lord once the Seed is hatched. The other god couldn’t accept this atrocity and the way he-she found to combat this was of course, to install the power of “Hope” into an unfortunate human with hopes that said human would destroy The Seed of Destruction.

  Years have gone by and these two forces have fought an immense number of battles.

  Decades have done the same and while they are currently dead, others will shortly take their roles and they will once again, begin the same cycle that they are forced to be part of.

  Centuries have passed and nothing has changed, the world was on the brink of destruction a few times but, someone always rose up to prevent that from happening.

  A millennial has gone by and nothing still has changed.

  Maybe, this is a flawed world, with flawed habitants, flawed laws, flawed gods, everything about it is flawed.

  But enough of this incomprehensive jabbering of a fool, a mere narrator in this case. While I was questioning the works of the world, Kiana went straight home, quiet all the way and with her head slightly down, staring at her boots. Once home, nothing can be said as it went as normal, her normal routine in this case. Once it was all done, she went to bed and while I hoped she could sleep like a princess would, unfortunately someone has a different plan for her.

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