Fantasy Pristine: Our Bond

Chapter 117 {Season 2: Other Enemies}

　

　

“Hey, aren't you papa?” jacqueline asked Aurora who tried to open her eyes that felt heavy. Aurora's body is limp. He even had trouble moving his index finger. Jacqueline wondered what had happened to Aurora. Although unacquainted, the girl placed her sympathy on the Aura. And her little heart told her to help Aurora.

Jacqueline turned her head towards Black Aura as if she wanted to ask for something on that violet-swimming Aura.

“Black Aura, do you have any medicine or food that can cure Aurora? I guess..”

“Not any use.”

“Heh?”

Jacqueline put on a question mark after hearing Black Aura's words just now. “Why is that? You don't want to help her?”

Black Aura shook his head slowly, “That's not what I meant. I mean, Aurora can't survive anymore,” Black Aura is flat.

Then, Black Aura lowered his head. Looking at Aurora's face. Perhaps, the timing would not be enough, however, Black Aura wanted at least five to ten words of Aurora's answer that he could use as a clue to search for the culprit who had controlled Aurora. The red thread that Black Aura cut earlier he claimed came from a human. He was not sure if it was Yuuki's doing. There may be another acquaintance of Yuuki who holds a grudge against Midnight and uses Aura Yuuki to kill Midnight.

Black Aura grasped Aurora's suddenly cracked hand. The small crack successfully shocked the two. Jacqueline clasped Aurora's wrist as soon as possible. The Aura's hands were cold. The color is pale like a mannequin statue.

Aurora felt her gaze grow blurred. His consciousness seemed to be sucked up by the void that he had all this time called death. Aurora did not expect that even an Aura like her would definitely face death.

Aurora glanced at Black Aura and Jacqueline. The smile that usually looked evil now turned weak. “Aura.. I'm sorry, for hurting you and your friends. I also... Have made a mess and foolishly followed the way of thinking Yuuki,” he said. Aurora's tears instantly dripped without her noticing. Following a small crack that slowly took hold of him, the Aura tried to say something before his consciousness completely disappeared.

Upon hearing the apology from Aurora, Black Aura was initially in disbelief. It felt, he wanted to ignore these words but, there was something invisible to make Black Aura understand and realize that the words of Legend Aura were not a lie. He said it honestly. He also showed his regretful face.

Not only Black Aura, Jacqueline herself also felt doubtful about what Aurora said. The girl was afraid that Aurora would trap them with sweet words until victory ended in the Aura's hands.

“Black Aura...” Call him a little whisper.

“Hm?” sahut Black Aura was curious.

Secretly, Aura's curious look made Jacqueline blush in embarrassment. However, that feeling Jacqueline immediately threw away. Not a time for shame, Jacqueline!

“What is his talk to be trusted? I'm afraid..”

“I hope to. But, don't worry. I was right here. If you're afraid, back off,” Black Aura reply. His tone sounded calm. To the point of making Jacqueline's heart beat fast. His body suddenly felt hot.

“Uhm, okay..” Jacqueline retreated backwards, precisely behind the back of Black Aura.

Finished with Jacqueline, it was time for Black Aura to shift all focus on Aurora. Aurora's speech had forgotten the Black Aura reply and since their current gaze passed each other, that's when the Black Aura responded to Aurora's sentence.

“Ngak papa,” reply Black Aura potluck.

Aurora chuckles, “Your answers are always short. Well, that's indeed your trademark, right?”

Black Aura smiled. His hand was still unable to separate itself from Aurora's increasingly fractured hand. Not because he was on guard for Aurora's surprise attack, but rather, wanted to give his enemy a little strength to speak.

“Honestly, that time I was amused by our fight two months ago. Really fun. Oh, yes Aura. There is something I want to say and you have to say to Midnight. It's critical. Also. Again sorry for dragging you all this way. You guys definitely want a quiet life, right? But, because of Yuuki's selfishness and our foolishness following his path of thought, you guys are so unable to get that life,”

His tears were increasingly swift as if the stock of water storage within his eyes was still numerous, as wide as the ocean.

Aurora smiled thinly, “The story is quite long. I hope, I have plenty of time to explain everything until the end.”

Aurora closed her eyes while trying to calm herself down despite the reality that Black Aura saw, The aura had a little difficulty breathing. Not because of the Black Aura, Midnight, or Chloe attacks. Rather, an attack from a woman who held grudges as well as hatred for Yuuki who later, negative feelings that flowed on Legend Aura until some of its members were contaminated by that feeling.

“Everything.. Is his now. Our soul and body, he controlled as he pleased to kill Midnight,” Aurora said before focusing on the unpleasant events that happened to him a few days ago.

Black Aura and Jacqueline confirmed their sitting position to be closer to Aurora who was about to tell a story. To be honest, Black Aura was concerned about Aurora's current condition. The cracks multiplied and caught some of his skin peeled off and floated upwards. There was nothing Black Aura could do but let Aurora go.

“His? Who?” Jacqueline frowned confusedly.

Suddenly, Jacqueline's attention was distracted by the sleeves of her jacket that Black Aura was pulling. When their gaze met, Jacqueline found Black Aura sticking her index finger on her lips as if telling her to shut up and listen to all of Aurora's stories.

The world was silent for a moment.

Both Black Aura and Jacqueline, neither of them dared to speak. Aurora who said she was going to tell the story was also getting ready to catch her breath. He justified his leaning position on the tree trunk so that at least, feel comfortable when telling stories. Severe injuries made some of his feelings disappear one by one. But not with his powerful memory.

“This story will indeed be very long. Whether I can do it or not is obvious, I see everything Yuuki sees.”

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Black Aura and Jacqueline resume their steps after Chloe and Aoi. The story that Aurora revealed was not finished they listened because Aurora had already disappeared into a beautiful twinkling and mixed with the cloudy Carnater sky. The sky above the forest where Aurora disappeared turned slightly colored. Because Aurora is identical to the color of Aurora Borelis, the clouds in the sky are so colored.

Jacqueline was stunned by the beauty after Aura's death. They died leaving beauty.

Other than beauty, there was one more thing that made Black Aura pensive in his mind. When her consciousness began to fade, Aurora had mentioned the name of a woman who made the Legend Aura as a puppet. His name was unfamiliar, however, once described the characteristics of the woman, Black Aura felt familiar with the long and wavy blond hair.

Black Aura began to think that, the girl sitting on the motorcycle with waist plate hair was Emma. The girl was often seen in the crowd and disappeared like a shadow.

Who is emma? Why does he know Mom? What is their relationship?

Aware that the Aura next to her was silent at the thought of Emma, Jacqueline nudged the elbow of Black Aura to distract the Aura from the things that gave her a headache.

“Diam mufu. The same thoughts that Aurora said earlier?”

“Yeah, that's it. I'm rattled. Why do so many people hate their mothers? Do you not deserve to be happy? If you are not happy then we will not be happy,” said Black Aura.

“Don't say it dong. You guys deserve to know! And again, your struggle has been all this time. Unfortunately if it has to end with self-destruct,” Jacqueline patted Black Aura on the shoulder. Trying to give the Aura some strength. “You deserve to be happy too. You're happy, Midnight automatically too. You've got Chloe who can make you happy. You have both of us. We are. Friends. We both love and suffer together!” and Jacqueline ended her sentence with a smile.

Black Aura was silent. Confused what face to face Jacqueline cares about her. He also thought that what Jacqueline said was true. He already has Chloe. The blonde-haired girl was his passion to continue living. Black Aura could change, laugh, cry, because of his presence. Therefore, Black Aura must make the most of her time with Chloe. Remembering a girl like her is rare.

“You're right. I've been alone all this time. Doing anything alone despite the company of other Megavile members. Well, to be honest, I felt lonely back then. I feel empty and hollow arguably,”

“Sama hehe's. When I went to college at a different college than Aoi and Chloe, the feeling of loneliness was too strong. In addition, the expectation of a family that is too pushy can make me feel stressed and think to end my life. But, come to think of it, if I die, what about the dream I've been in since childhood? I have many dreams with my friends. I also want to date Aoi. If I die, it is clear that happiness will never be felt,” Jacqueline told me many things about herself and managed to attract the attention of Black Aura even though the Aura was just nodding his head.

Too engrossed in their own world, without them realizing there was a pair of eyes that had been observing their movements. Luckily, their distance was so far away that the long talk was not heard into the ears of the person who was peeping at them.

On top of the tallest tree branch, he sat down while grasping his crossbow. He grinned as if he found a deer he was about to hunt and sold his horns and skin.

“Me...”.

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