Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Azure Decisions
This happens when Azure has just been taken away by Lucy and after she has a conversation with Luna. When she regains consciousness, Azure finds herself in a room, complete with mattresses, pillows, and blankets, as well as space-cooling magic in the form of white grains that keep falling from the ceiling of the room.
This place is too comfortable to be a hostage place, that's how he thinks. In the corner of the room, there is a door. Although he did not know where the door was pointing at him, his head was filled with thoughts of “quickly getting out of here”. Inevitably, he opened the door. As soon as he opened it, Azure immediately went wide. “Di... Where is this?” muttered.
“Oh, are you awake?” Lucy's waiting by the side of the door.
“Ka-you?!” Azure immediately gave her some distance.
“I know you're afraid of me, but for now I won't do anything to you. If you want to go, then leave now. But ...”
“What? Don't tell me you want to use me as your means of revenge, because I too have the same fate as you, so?!”
Lucy was silent for a moment....
“No. That's not. I just want you to listen and be my partner. Since confronting them, my resentment somehow felt lifted a little.
“Do you have the courage for that? I won't blame you if you don't want to do it.”
Azure looked back at what was across that door. It was an extremely beautiful looking flower field with a wide variety of flowers growing. Lily, red and blue roses, and various other ornamental flowers.
“You want to talk about what?” ask Azure.
“I want to know why you can take your revenge for granted.”
Azure furrowed his brows. “Hah? Let go of my revenge?”
“Oh? You ask me back, is that a sign you want to be my partner? Mercifully. Come, while talking let's enjoy this view.”
With a heavy heart, Azure agreed.
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Azure and Lucy sit on their legs. Lucy's hand held the weight of the body by being pulled back.
“So, what do you mean?” ask Azure.
“I know you lost your entire family to the selfishness of the nobility. I know you also once had a very strong grudge against that nobleman, and if you didn't make him feel the same way you did, you wouldn't be satisfied.
“Then why...why did you get that revenge after meeting Zeeta?
“My family was killed by the royal family. Not only my family, my relatives whose blood relationships were few of us were also executed. I don't understand until now why they would do that. Can't a problem be solved peacefully, without execution...?
“More ... My family was slaughtered in front of my own eyes...”.
Azure tries to answer that question as best it can. “I don't know what I'm saying this is understandable to you. What makes us grudge may be the same thing, but there is one that is different from our lives.
“That's a savior."
Lucy was a little surprised to hear this.
“Zeeta saved me without hesitation, when she did not know who she really was, what her duties were, and even who her parents were. Even though he was a whiny and easy to give up, he was a strong person.
“He was actually also almost feeling what we feel this way, and it is possible .. because of that, the beginning of the prophecy of the Fairy Queen began to grow.
“The pain, pain, and loneliness caused by revenge does make a person so very strong. But at the same time, vengeance also makes the person a monster that does not care who he kills.
“I am grateful to have met him and I have sworn to myself that I will protect him.”
Lucy smiled warmly. “So yes.”
“Ah .. This warm feeling in my heart…. Since when have I never felt it again.?” inner Lucy.
“As a reply for answering my question, I will give you two options. Get out of here peacefully, or stay with me and practice that dark magic.”
Azure again furrowed his brows. “Ha-hah?! Training with you?!”
“I won't do anything for seven years. That's what I promised those people. But you need to know, there are many other threats that are more dangerous than me. I don't know when they'll move, but it's better to have some preparation, right?”
“Kkkhh.... What is the proof that I can trust you?!”
“Of course this flower field.”
“Hah?” Azure had absolutely no idea what this interlocutor meant. Seven seas around the world may not be able to make him understand.
“I won't bother turning a dry expanse of land into a flower field like this.”
“Eh...? Though many small children who swallow round and round if the person in the flower bed like this is not a bad person.”.
“So it won't erase what you've done! What do you want?!” eventually Azure is forced to let out his emotions because of the vagueness of Lucy's nature and behavior.
Lucy smiled wryly, then got up from her seat, took as many as five steps forward and turned around. “The world you see is too small for you to value.
“Azure, do you know why magic exists in this world?
“Do you know why Yggdrasil is in this world?
“Why ... humans rarely make peace with other magical creatures?
“You're certainly conscious, or you at least know. Only Zeeta is a Human who does not cause war between races after meeting them with each other.”
Azure did not understand his words. “What do you mean?”
“Man fights with Elves, Giants, and other magical creatures while Yggdrasil is still around. You know that, don't you?”
“Ya,” Azure reply briefly.
“Then what caused the war?
“This world holds many secrets that are scary if revealed. I was a part of it. You don't know who I am, but I know you. Well, even though some of you are aware of who I am, but you still do not know what really happened....
“Or even tried to understand.
“Ked away. Execution. Punishment.
“Man is a stupid creature. But why are they the most skilled at using magic? Azure, that Yggdrasil Spirit told you that your dark magic is dangerous, but he also taught you how to use it on the side of good.
“Awareness, Son. The darkness of your heart is not that shallow. Just like that kid.”
Azure shuddered annoyed at hearing everything he said still not making him understand a word. “What do you want to say?!”
“Come. I will open to you one of the secrets of the world beyond your kingdom.” Lucy turned the flower bed under her feet into “screen” featuring an incident.
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[Generic POV.]
I still can't believe what he showed me. But I also feel
he's not lying.
The world is not safe at all. The world is really in danger, and Zeeta is the key to closing that danger.
If what Zeeta told us about the motive of Fairy Queen Feline to cheat Aurora's kingdom for 300 years was because of this danger.
But.... It made me think again.
The part of the world there is not a world that is green, cheerful, and full of laughter, and the hustle and bustle of animal life. Black-gray, filled with dangerous creatures that ignited the flames of hatred, fear, and despair wherever they walked, drew closer to Aurora slowly.
If I recall, life forms in this part of the world are very similar to what ever attacked Aurora.... Yeah, they're like Phantasmal—Hell Hydra— that Zeeta once defeated with her Catastrophe Seal.
But ... Why is he showing me this? What does he want from me? Moreover, I felt strange about his actions, but he was still a murderer. He wanted to convey something implied to me .. but ... what?
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No. gabe. I have to strengthen my heart. Whatever path I choose, I'm doing this to protect Zeeta, and protect the world she wants to protect! Even if it makes me count as his accomplice!
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Lucy looked at Azure who was holding the back of her hand. “Let me practice my darkness with you!” azure Exclamation.
“Heee...” Lucy smile. “You might be a killer, just like me, you know..”.
“Don't equate me with you. I told you, even though we have the same grudge grounds, our lives are opposite each other!”
Lucy smiled with satisfaction at hearing that. “Good. Don't waste any more time, let's start training!”