Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Titania, The Giant Descendant

The next morning after having a party last night for, when the sun had just scattered the Earth, Gerda came out of the house, with a very unpleasant feeling—pusing that felt piercing his head.

“Ughhh... I did enjoy the ale, but ... I didn't think it would be this bad. Ughp!” Gerda also feels nauseous after drinking too much alcohol.

“That's why I never liked alcohol.” Serina's voice approached Gerda who was bowed with nausea.

“Ah..., good morning, Serina.

Serina smiled. “Uhm. Good morning, Gerda.”

“I know it's a bit rude to ask this of you who don't like alcohol, but .. do you have the magic to release this headache and nausea.?.?”.

“Ahahah~ no. Just drink a lot of water.”

“Ba-okay, I'll do.”

“If you're looking for me, I'll chat with the kids.”

“Ya, alright.” Gerda casually left Serina, along with a wave of her right hand.

When Gerda re-entered the house, she was conscious and sensitive to the surroundings. “Viv! Smell of alcohol once!” he immediately closed his nose. “Indeed we were as excited as they were stranded on the island after fighting the waves.?” Gerda then washed one of the cups there, cleaned it, then came out of the house again.

In front of the house, in an empty dirt courtyard, he manipulated his land to become a pool of clear water. Then, the water seemed to defy gravity, then went into the cup. Without a second thought, he immediately drank a lot of water from it.

“Haaaahh~” Gerda sighed. Then he took off his magic. The water pool became ground again.

The atmosphere this morning, as well as her squatting self, made her realize something; how strategic this village was. He knew because in addition to his eyes that were looking around now, when he and Serina were hiding in the ground, he could also find out the location of the roots and the nearest water source. He thought of something that would definitely take a lot of mana to do, but he decided to look around—his people— first.

“Serina said she was going to chat with the kids..?” he then searched Serina's location with his earth magic. “Ah, is there?” he found Serina in one of the houses, not far from her current position.

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As Gerda looked out of the window, she was quite surprised by the look she saw, but it was not shock that made her angry or incredulous, but rather happy. A smile immediately etched on his lips. She saw how much Serina enjoyed spending time with the kids. Chat to girls and show them the simple magic it does to amaze the boys.

“Kakak Elf, you are really great huh! Anything you can do!” the Boy A.

“Hehe, thank you. These are all the results of my training,” replied Serina, who smiled.

“Hey, you!” exclaim one of the middle-aged women in one room. “Don't bother Big Brother Elf too much huh? Yesterday he just got hurt!”

“Baiiiikkk!” answer all the children who were there, numbering six.

One of the girls, Serina realized from earlier was always silent and cornered. His gaze, which was staring at the girl, was realized by the six children who were nearby.

“The child .. is her aunt Jeanne,” said Daughter A.

“A-child..?” Serina was quite shocked.

“We all know who Jeanne's aunt is, after Reid explained it to us,” continued Daughter A.

The Beak Baya woman approached them. He said, “His father was a human, but he died while he was still in the womb.”

“Man ... and Giant...?

“That's not..”

Serina could not escape the little blonde child who continued to curl up, holding a necklace very tightly, in the corner of the window. But suddenly....

“Yo!” Gerda suddenly hit the window with both soles and glued her face. Of course it surprised the boy and managed to make him fall.

“Ge-Gerda!” serina's Omel.

“Ah, Tanny! You okay?!” the six children surrounding Serina immediately helped the blonde to wake up

“U-uhm-fr. I-I'm fine...”.

Serina still finds Gerda posing the same. When the Blond Child saw him, he felt a bit scared because Gerda smiled widely. “Come out and talk to me for a minute!”

The six children immediately stood in a line to their backs to Blonde. “No we will let! You must be mean to Titania!” the Girl B.

Gerda was still in her smile, then walked into the house. “Cause. If I am really suspicious, the Elf Brother behind you will definitely take my life. As long as you know, he is much stronger than me!”

“Really ... Sister Elf...?” daughter C asked, looking at her.

“Y-yes. Nature is my ally, if she's going to have any strange intentions for her, nature will tell me right away.

“But! Don't go far, you hear me, Gerda?!”

“Hahahaha~ rest easy, Serina.

“Come, Beautiful Girl!”

Titania looked at how bright Gerda's smile was. With her blue eyes, she looked at Gerda sparkling. “Uhm.”

The Baya Beak Woman gaped when she saw Titania talking to a stranger. “I didn't expect,” said.

“What do you mean?” ask Serina.

“Tanny—ah, I mean Titania, always closed, even with us.”

“Is he always like that?”

“Yes. Aunt Jeanne even let it go. In fact, Jeanne's aunt was quite the opposite of her. He is very brave, hard, fierce, and firm.”.

Serina continued to look at Gerda who was immediately holding Titania. They walked to the middle of the courtyard, then Gerda cleared to create a cliff not too high. They really want to talk four eyes.

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Gerda and Titania sat on the edge of the cliff. “Bless that face that is always bowed. Can you see it?” ask Gerda.

As Titania did so, her eyes immediately sparkled once more. “Excellent...” The only daughter of Jeanne found a kingdom that was enveloped in the morning sunshine. The shadows arising from it add beauty—as if it were all a painting. What else is there about the forest around it.

“Iya, ‘kan? That Elf brother and I are from there.”  Gerda appoints the kingdom—Kingdom of Aurora.

“Ke-kingdom ... Aurora...?”

“Oh? You know about him?”

“I-iya. I-mother ... ever tell a story.” Titania clasped tightly onto the necklace she was wearing. “Says ... I have to keep this, until they come to the rescue ... we.”

“Hmm....

"Honestly, I don't know what it is and maybe the one who knows more about it is that Serina—kakak Elf. But...” Gerda stroking Titania's hair. “Good work and thank you for keeping it!”

Suddenly, from his sight, Titania saw the face of her mother from Gerda's face. “Huwaaaaa!” without saying anything else, he immediately grabbed Gerda and shed his tears.

Gerda was not expecting it, but she kept stroking Titania's head. “Already expected, he does look like Zeeta...”.

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“Are you feeling calm?” tanya Gerda, who is embracing Titania.

“Uhm. Thank you, uh..” Titania just remembered that she did not know what the name of the blonde sister similar to her mother was.

“My name is Gerda. Gerda Bloomy's. What's your name?”

“Titania.”

“Then, greetings know yah!” Gerda once again showed a five-fingered smile. He also thrust his left hand to shake.

Titania smiled. “Sa-salam know..” He also had a little red.

While looking at the tomb below, Gerda asked, “Tell me. Do you have a dream?”

“No idea.” Titania.

“So yes. How old are you now?”

Titania counted it with her fingers. “Eight.”

“Do you love this village, like your mother loved her?”

“I ... don't know.” Titania was soon moody. “But, why did you know that you love this village?”

Gerda smile. “Because the people love him too. You're aware of it too, aren't you? They fought so far, moving from place to place, to keep what Jeanne was guarding, to avenge her death, and to defend what was precious to her - their own, and your own.

“You're not like that?”

“Entahlah...”.

Gerda smiled again. “Hahaha! It's okay if you don't know. Let's discuss something else. Can you clean it?”

“Do not know, have never tried it.”

“Then, hold my hand.”

Unsuspecting, Titania took Gerda in her arms, and was immediately taken flying high. “Uwaaaa!” that was how Titania was surprised.

“I will always hold you, so open your eyes!”

“See to village.”

When he looked down, he realized what he meant. The village is very small. Even the house has only a few fruits. The protection is not maximal at all, even inappropriate if it is called defense, where pointed wooden fences are embedded in the ground, many are already damaged.

“Me and Serina will definitely protect this village. But there will come a time when we will return to the kingdom. So then, who was protecting the village? Is it just Reid and his friends? Would the village really be able to survive that long, just by relying on its strength alone?

“I feel the potential in you. Later on, you will definitely be able to become strong just like your mother. I know within you, there is a clear desire for what you want to do to this village. But for now you don't have to think it's too heavy.

“I'm sure, the people who attacked this village last night, will come back with a much greater force. Therefore, I swear, in the name of the kingdom of Aurora, I will protect you no matter what.”

Gerda brought down Titania. Afterwards, Titania asked, “Why can Big Brother be like that...? Is Brother not afraid?”

“I have someone I want to protect. People closest to me. Since childhood, we have always been friends. Gradually, the person I am precious to and want to protect will increase. At the same time, I was afraid that they would get hurt, but because they were also I could continue to be confident in my strength which was not this much.

“Serina is much stronger than me. I'm sure he's alone, more than enough to protect this village. But, as I was on this mission from the Queen, I realized. Although Serina is indeed stronger than me, she is still a sentient being with feelings. Do you know what Elves lived like?”

Titania.

“Elf used to be hunted and killed by humans. For hundreds of years, it always happened. But everything is different now. Times have changed, hatred must be eliminated.

“Titania, do you hate the man who killed your mother?”

“Of course ... I hate it!”

“That's. Serina has endured that hatred for hundreds of years, how could she forget that hatred so quickly, ‘kan?

“All living beings in this world, will be hurt when something precious to them is snatched from it. Many will take revenge, but not a few also choose to reconcile.

“I used my powers to protect you, not to avenge you. But to break that hate. Giants are creatures that have high self-esteem. Therefore, humans can follow it. Me, copy it.

“I am proud to be a special warrior of the kingdom, I am proud to be friends with Serina, and I am also proud to be able to talk to you.”

Titania doesn't understand. Why was he proud just for talking to her?

The green-eyed blonde girl smiled. “My friends who have been friends with me since I was a little girl are very similar to you. He is a timid child, does not want to share his problems with his friends, he also feels himself unworthy to be around him.”

Titania clutched his hand.

“But, that person has now changed. He has always been more concerned with the lives of those precious to him, than himself. All because ... his friend was hurt.

“Are you best friends with the six kids?”

Titania nodded. “But, lately we rarely talk...”.

“My friend at that time was so angry, that his strength got out of control. But strangely, his power that was out of control did not hurt anyone nearby. He said it was likely because he was always taught to protect, not hurt.

“Therefore, I am proud to be his friend. The friend of a Twenty-First Princess, Zeeta Aurora.

“Are you not proud to be the son of a mother like Jeanne?”

“Te-of course I'm proud! My mother is so cool, she also shines so much whenever she protects this village!

“He always helps people, he also always scolds when things go wrong!

“I ... i....

“I want to be like mom!”

Gerda smiled broadly. “Then you're ready.”

“Ready? For what?”

“Training.”

“Eh?” Gerda immediately threw Titania into the sky. Saaangat high. Of course, what he did, was being watched by Serina, as well as the two Elves.

The three launch an attack at the same time directed at Gerda, but the green-eyed blonde girl is expecting it. He smiled and protected himself by forming a wall from the cliff that he was sitting on the right-left side, as well as behind him.

‘BWHAM!!’

Dust covered the view.

“What do you think you're doing, Gerda?!” serina's screams, which still aimed at Gerda with the fire arrow of her creation.

“Shut up and take a look, the three of you.” Gerda answered calmly.

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“Why? Why why why why why? Why did that brother throw me?

“Training? What does training mean? I don't understand!”

Titania kept her eyes closed as long as she fell from the sky. His cheeks were even pulled upwards due to the mutual attraction of gravity.

Suddenly, in the middle of the closed eyes, Titania remembered, even though it was just a silhouette. The silhouette made a clear voice for him. “Listen, son, you inherited your mother's great power. I want after we're separated, protect mom with that power. Protect the village too. Because this village, it has something very important to protect besides you. And that thing, one day you will find out, along with the people who will come with magical creatures!”

“Who is it..?”

“Titan!" he remembered his mother's words. “You are my pride! You are my pride too! Even though my life is at stake, I will protect you! I will not tell you to be exactly like me, but this village is very precious to me. I hope you protect her too!”

Titania opened her eyes. He stared straight at the ground, where Gerda was standing. His blue eyes glowed, followed by his necklace. His body slowly grew.

Serina, the two Elves, as well as the villagers who were following along in panic due to Serina's scream, watched her.

They all saw how Titania . a child of man and a Giant, could transform herself into an enormous Giant.... There was no need to think about her clothes, for the necklace had covered her. Titania's Giant form is like her experiencing "age-progression" or "progress-age".

Anticipating Titania's landing, Gerda creates a giant root to protect the entire village, as well as her tomb. He landed on his roots.

‘BWMMMMM!!’

The ground shook, dust rose into the air, the birds flew in fear. Even for Serina herself, she was shocked by what she had just done.

Serina quickly ran out of Gerda root protection. He immediately shouted at Titania. “Use that necklace! Focus your mind on being small again!”

Titania immediately nodded and complied. As Serina said, Titania returned to her usual size. Feeling safe, Gerda took off her root magic, as well as her cliff magic.

“That kid just needs one last push. That's all I'm doing. There's no need to put so much anger, Fairy!" Gerda suddenly grumbled. “You guys, as magic creatures that are supposed to help Titania grow, what are you doing?

"I understand that you want to slowly grow with him, but this world is not the time to ‘-swallow' alone!

“When the Soul Stone has been snatched, Titania should also already know about its power, also take responsibility for it. If he had been aware of it for too long, the child would have lost what made him survive this far with the village.

“And that is courage!

“The boy from the beginning was a brave, self-worth, also very strong just like his mother. Why else would you cover up the truth of the world from him? Absolutely useless!”

Titania, who was consciously listening, continued to stare at Gerda with sparkling eyes. At that moment, Titania decided. “I!” her screams, “ also want to join in protecting this village with you!

“You are a precious person to me .. also a person I want to protect!

“I will protect you, with this power I have, so....

“Will you guys .. accept me... and protect this village together?”

All six of Titania's friends shouted. “What are you saying, Tanny?! Since when did we reject you?!”

Titania smiled broadly. “Thank you, all of you!”

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Serina, to once again feel strange. How could Gerda, a human being, understand what Titania needed, with just one look? Does that have anything to do with her earth magic?

He would not understand that, if he did not directly ask the humans he did not understand. “How do you know about all this? Do you have a certain magic?” he asked, whispering to Gerda a little.

Gerda looked at Titania from a distance. “No, this is not magic. That kid .. reminds me of Zeeta as a kid. Titania was exactly like her, so I knew what she needed.

“But, of course I know, it is not yet time for him to carry the burden of protecting the village. Especially to fight against Seiryuu. I'll tell Reid later. If he understands Jeanne, then he understands Titania.

“This world, beautiful huh, Serina? When everyone is smiling happily and laughing so.”

Gerda looked at the villagers who were slowly joking with laughter with Titania.

“I know Zeeta thought the same thing as me, because I know her very well. That's why I know the fear that sometimes strikes him. She was afraid that if the smiles disappeared, the fear would gradually make her forget about the meaning of the smiles for herself, so that she would not become Zeeta again.

“If such moments come, maybe this is what Zeeta thinks. ‘This goddamn world, I shouldn't care about’.

"But I will always be with him, and make sure that he who often feels lonely, does not think so.”

Serina stared silently at Gerda. He remembered his relationship with his sisters. They understand each other. He smiled, also said, “You are right. The world is beautiful, when everyone smiles.”