11. A bird that flew over the nest – 05
“…shut up that filthy mouth, Kyrie.”
At Kyrie’s words, Ariel bit her lip and looked at her. In Ariel’s eyes, something unknown begins to boil. No, before that, Ariel felt her brain turn red with hatred. Even right now, the urge to rip off the tongue of Kyrie, who was making fun of herself as if she knew everything, only stirred violently.
“Pretend you know everything, don’t talk recklessly. What do you know?”
Without realizing it, he gasps for breath. I could refute anything. There are dozens of counterarguments that can be countered with Kyrie’s nonsense. From the time she returned to this moment, the act that Ariel spent the most time on was the reflection on the act she had committed.
“That is not my fault. It wasn’t my fault.”
But in the end, all that came out of Ariel’s mouth was an excuse that couldn’t even be echoed. In the end, Ariel couldn’t make any objection to Kyrie’s words. …No, I couldn’t. What Kyrie said to her was Ariel’s own darkness. Kyrie was right. Because of man, because of love, she ran away from everything she was carrying, and as a result the world—
– Ariel. I want to face my mistakes head on. I want to atone. so…
have been destroyed All died. And to make that happen, there was a self who was just sitting by the sidelines. He was confident that he was averting his eyes from everything, saying that it was none of his business anymore. So, the world was destroyed and everything was destroyed at the end. So, that’s all wrong.
“…I.”
blame yourself
everything, it’s your fault.
“…I, so I…”
With Ariel, who had lost her way back and forgot what to say, in front of her, Kirie just laughed. It’s as if you’re laughing at such a desolate appearance, because it’s a sight that really suits you.
“Yes, now you are revealing your true colors. So far, it’s been really bad. How pretentious it was to feel that a woman who was actually more sinister, uglier than anyone else, and only thought of herself, was using honorifics toward me.”
“…What?”
No matter what expression Ariel was looking at, Kyrie’s words became a tug and cut through her heart coldly.
“Ariel Thiers. A person who is called the incarnation of the goddess by everyone, who is the earthly representative of the goddess and has been bestowed by the goddess with the ‘authority’ to prove that she is her child. The second coming of a saint of the present era, who boasts divine power superior to any priest in the world, and has performed various ‘miracles’ such as raising a crippled person from a very young age.”
Those words, like reciting Kyrie’s song, disturbed Ariel’s ears. It was considered as a ritual in which the criminal’s crime was recited in detail right before the execution of the criminal. At least, that’s what Ariel felt.
“But no. At least you and I know you’re not very virtuous. Because we’ve known each other for a long time enough to know each other well enough. Trapped in the cycle of time, returning round and round as if going on a treadmill, we simply have nothing left to hide from each other.”
Yes, I know you as well as you know that I am a woman who has lived too long and gone mad. In fact, you are neither a saint nor a goddess incarnate, nor anything. She is nothing more than a girl who is thirsty for affection, has taken many things from others because of love, and is struggling and struggling in pain after not finally admitting that fact.
It’s just that you’re the only one who doesn’t realize it because you’ve carried so many things from the moment you were born.
Kirie licked her lips with her tongue, as if the corners of her mouth were dry. I was really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression she would show when everything collapsed.
“Can I tell you something? You are just a coward Belief in the goddess, adoration, and devotion are all—”
“I am just such a cowardly woman who comes out of disbelief in not believing in herself. You are not serving a goddess. I’m just looking at it as a target to rely on.”
“In addition, she is also a pathetic woman who only knows herself. No matter what the process was, you must have been the only saint in this world who was endowed with power by the goddess.”
…Kyrie’s words were no longer aimed at hurting her. Because I’m just listing simple facts. But the ruthless blade of truth cut through Ariel’s chest without any recognition.
“But you ran away. No matter what the people of the world expect of him, no matter what the oracle of the goddess who came down from the sky, he doesn’t even care whether the world is destroyed by the ‘Witch of Winter’ or not-”
“She is nothing more than a stupid woman who, after being covered with regret and guilt towards him, contributed to the destruction of the world. right?”
Kirie’s laughter grew louder and louder. Her laughter soon fills the space where the two of them are standing. After silently listening to that distasteful laugh, Ariel realized that she couldn’t refute Kyrie’s words in any way.
…Because what Kyrie said was all true. Because she was nothing more than a cowardly coward, an immature woman.
She was a saint. She was created as a saint, was brought up as a saint, and eventually became revered as a saint. And I thought it was my natural duty. That alone was the world she lived in, and the reason she lived. In the world around her, only the goddess supported her.
Endless peace in the name of the goddess. Full equality for all under the guidance of the Goddess.
Written in the temple, the first teaching of the Goddess.
And, thinking that was what she, as the earthly agent of the goddess and called a saint, had to do, she had only moved without hesitation. Without a gap to notice that the pain wasn’t the heart that flowed from him, he just kept looking ahead and walking. It was the pain itself, like walking through a cave with no end in sight.
“…ah.”
…but he himself has changed. One year with him, during the expedition to subdue the ‘Witch of Winter’, she came to have someone important to her. Just looking at him is fun, I don’t know how much time passes even in trivial conversations with him, and I feel happy just being with him. I ended up with a precious person. And suddenly, that person became the person she cherished and loved the most in the world.
…I thought it shouldn’t be, but maybe I came to love him even more than the goddess I serve.
“…Ahh.”
After inserting the sword into the heart of the ‘witch of winter’, time went back to the past. The first thing she did when she realized she had returned to 10 years ago was to throw everything away. To be with him, she gave up everything she was carrying. As if they were running away, I threw everything away from me and chose the path to be with him.
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Memories come to mind with the sound of Pajik. Even in my dreams, I am reminded of the sight of that time, which I will never forget.
A nostalgic meadow someday. endless blue sky. A cute little cabin that looks like a painting. The look of him who loves himself and only looks at himself. all the time I spent with him. and.
‘My baby.’
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My heart ached. Even though he knew very well that it was a past that there was no way to go back to, there was a self who couldn’t throw away the lingering feelings.
It was a time of nothing. But at the same time, everything that supported him was there. there was love And there was a fruition with the person he loved more than anyone else.
So, Ariel did not deny Kyrie’s words. No, I could never deny it.
If she denies Kyrie’s words, then as a result she denies everything she has done. The oath at that time and the love he had for Cain all turned into lies.
…so I don’t regret it. Now, there was no need to fall for that kind of provocation and blush. He had already prepared for everything, and with his heart in mind, he had moved toward the Great Forest. There was only one thing I wanted from the beginning. that’s right-
“…Kyrie.”
“…yes?”
Now my heart is straight There was no need to hesitate any longer. Recalling the purpose of coming here, even accepting the discomfort of meeting Kirie El Denaris.
“I don’t know who else, but I don’t want to hear anything like that from you.”
It is true that I destroyed the world because of men and love, but didn’t you also quietly watch the world perish?
As if you and I had nothing to do with each other, as if you were an audience watching an interesting play, did you really have the right to blame me?
“And as a final warning, you’d better not mess with that filthy muzzle. Especially when it comes to my family.”
Because people like you aren’t allowed to speak out of interest.
“What if you don’t like it?”
At Ariel’s words, Kirie just smiles as if she’s really having fun. To those words, Ariel only responds like this without any further reply.
“To do this.”
…There were no signs of it. At the last moment, she only barely noticed that Ariel had done ‘something’ towards her. And that saved Kirie’s life.
rumbling-
“…uh?”
Swoop-
Kirie touches her own cheek. It was blood that was dripping down her flawless cheeks.
‘…how?’
Kirie stared blankly at her own blood on her fingers for a moment, then stuck out her tongue and licked the blood. Only the refreshing smell of grass could be felt from Kyrie’s bright red blood. Indeed, it was his own blood he hadn’t tasted in a long time. Except for the battle with the ‘winter witch’, she hadn’t seen blood in her life. I really never imagined that Ariel, who was thought to have the weakest offensive power among the members of the expedition, would bleed out of herself.
‘…It’s fun.’
In an instant, a smile appeared on Kirie’s lips. It was really fun. I never thought that Ariel would show an unexpected side to me after coming this far.
It was really quite. Is there a number hidden in the form? Yeah, unlike the other bitches, the return wasn’t done twice as a show-
“You have become quite strong. Ariel.”
When Kirie said that with a bit of sarcasm and a lot of sincerity, Ariel just said this while maintaining a calm expression.
“Because mothers are always strong.”
Especially when it comes to issues involving your own children.