Chapter 42
Madra knew that her granddaughter was just pretending but all she could do was to sigh at Lucy's laziness. On the other hand, Lucy was happy that her grandmother stops commanding her, so she decided to go to sleep.
In a flash, Lucifer took me to the place where I had last been with my mother. At that time she was still alive. I was just a seven years old child, still crawling in the world.
Lucifer and I were on the other side of the road where we both just stood as we watched the two creatures walk fast carrying their respective suitcases. A little girl and a very beautiful woman holding each other hands. No matter how beautiful the woman's face was, in just one look you can say that she's in trouble. The woman seemed to be escaping something.
"Mom, where are we going?" That's the innocent question of the child. The strange thing is that we can hear them out loud from our position now. The woman smiled at her daughter, a strained smile.
"We're leaving Mary."
"How about Dad, Mom?"
"Your dad is waiting for us there. So hurry up Mary, okay?" The child nodded and smiled happily as if they are just going on vacation or something. After that small talk, they started to walk again.
I know that what I am witnessing right now is no longer just part of an illusion or a dream caused by Lucifer's presence. These are now my memories, memories of my childhood.
"Why did you bring me here?" None of my question to Lucifer. But when I heard him laugh I immediately turned to him frowning.
"What? I didn't bring you here." He defended his self. "Correction, you brought me here. This is your dream guardian of soul, you and your mind brought us here." I was momentarily stunned however I just sighed and ignored him.
I have nothing to gain from him. Not even a sensible answer.
When I turned around again, the mother and daughter were already standing in a pedestrian lane and were about to cross. They are just waiting for the street light to turn red to cross. Yet it was there that I began to stand up straight. I am nervous and restless, recalling the few moments I witnessed as we crossed that road.
"Mom, look at that man he has wings." The girl happily announces while pointing to Lucifer and my direction.
Wait does she see us? It was there that I was stunned and turned again my gaze back to Lucifer. He doesn't have wings, and neither do I. This event is not part of what I remember so I am very surprised at what is happening right now.
But when Lucifer turned his gaze behind us I followed. There I was stunned again when I saw Saint’s face without emotion looking in the direction of my mother and the young Mary. He looks beyond us, maybe he can't see us.
Compared to Saint’s daily face. The Saint I am observing right now is an angel with his white wings and long hair. He is wearing no clothes and just white silk covering the lower part of his body. His muscular body is exposed in front of me. Although his body is more muscular nowadays, I can say his body I am looking at right now is not that bad. But that’s not the thing I’m wondering about right now. Not his body nor his looks. My big wonder is why is he here in the first place?
When I turned my gaze back to my mother's face. I was surprised when her face filled with fear.
"Mary, d-don't look at him. Don't please Mary!" At that point, I was filled with astonishment. In my memory back then, my mother was hit by a track so she died I always want to forget it because it was so horrifying but what is this am I witnessing right now?
I quickly turned my gaze to Lucifer. I was thinking that maybe he was doing this to deceive me but it wasn't. I can tell it by looking at his face.
"I'm not that lame Guardian of Soul, I won't waste my time making such shit like this, so spare me. This is your dream, the past you always want to forget." It was there that my lips parted and I was a little nervous. The presence of Saint, as an angel of the gods and the fear in Mom’s eyes. It’s not that simple. Something is happening that is beyond my memory.
When I looked back at Mom and my young self, they had no intention of crossing but Saint's quick approach to them made my mother decide to cross even though the street light was not red yet.
"Wow!" The young Mary was even amazed as she turned her gaze to Saint who was already on the other line and walking next to them.
"Mary hurry up!" Mom tried to pull young Mary while walking. But my young self could not take her eyes off Saint.
"Mom I think he's not a ghost, he's not a grim reaper either, what is he?" The little Mary asked her Mother but Mom could not answer her back when suddenly a rushing track came towards them. My eyes widened and I was about to run towards them when Lucifer took my hand to stop me.
"There's nothing you can do if you interfere. This is just a memory, an illusion made by your mind." There,  I stopped my plan of approaching them however I couldn't stop my trembling hand. Tears even welled up in my eyes as I watched what was happening. I watched how my mother would die.
But in the middle of the raging track, it suddenly stopped right in front of Mom. Suddenly everything around stopped moving. Even the blowing of the wind, flying birds, and vehicles. Seems like that time,  the time was stopped. And only Saint who was just walking closer to my mother who was shocked at the moment and my young self who could not understand what was happening was the only thing that's moving.
I could hear every footstep of Saint from where I was standing right now. It was accompanied by a strong beating of my heart.
"In those days that the heavens he served had not yet forsaken him. Time was his strongest weapon." I turned my gaze to Lucifer because of what he said. I saw him looking at his brother he seemed to be referring to. "Saint Archangel, the angel who holds the most powerful weapon the time. One of the strongest angels of heaven." When he turned to me he smirked. "Now all he has left was a fire. The fire caused by his anger." What he said was mind-blowing that I quickly looked back in front as Saint approached my mother and my younger self. From afar I could certainly feel how my mother was trembling in fear.
What is going on?
"Eve Lorenzo Ivanovich,  I order you to give me your daughter right now." There my mother hid me behind her back. She was trembling but she tried to be brave to face the man I love.
Now, what is this?
"You can't take my child! My child is mine and I will not give her to you or anyone! We are only human, not an instrument for the will of any of you! Fools!" My mother screamed furiously. Thought, Saint was calm in front of her.
"That child is destined for me. No one can ever change the written destiny. You don't want to oppose God will, Eve." There was a threat in Saint's voice. That's where my lips parted.
So, Saint already knows me? Does he know about our destiny? What is really going on here?
"I'm not afraid of you Saint, this is my daughter and I won't let any of you tie her up. I know how hard it is to be with a son of God. I won't let him experience what I experienced at the hands of Adam!" At that point, Mom kept screaming. It was full of anger and disgust. My mother's tears were already flowing. But the shock came over me.
What the hell are they talking about? What is this? I'm confused as fuck!