
Aaron digs back to the bottom of his memory, he remembers what happened some time before he betrayed and left Xeon. As a shadow of the past filled his brain, he clearly remembered his own feelings, it was not a feeling of envy towards his brother but a feeling of pride as Xeon had managed to become the god of destiny. From the beginning, Aaron never expected himself to rise to that position, because he only wanted to stand next to Xeon always.
“When I was going through the task that brother gave me, I accidentally met the god of darkness. At first, I didn't know that he was the god of darkness, and then over time I found out his identity. However, it is not that easy for me to get away from him, he instilled the same curse as the curse given to Sia,” said Aaron.
One by one the secrets behind Aaron's change begin to unfold, Aaron tells Xeon the whole story of what he experienced before plunging into the world of darkness to have to work under the god of darkness directly.
“That curse is terrible, I can't sleep because the sound of darkness always haunts my head. The peak at the time when the curse managed to control myself completely, I unknowingly continued to commit an act of evil. I betrayed and left brother was not my wish, but the terrible curse was controlling me, I was in pain all the time, I suffered so much. My heart aches whenever I unknowingly commit a crime.”
“But I didn't mean it that way, I didn't want to turn into a bad person. I don't want to hurt brother, but I can't fight the curse. I kept crying and begging the darkness not to swallow and took over my body. I want to die, I don't want to live anymore, I'm tired sister, I don't want to do it at all.”
Aaron sobbed, he knew that his actions all this time would not be forgiven, but it was not because he wanted to himself. From the very first moment, he had no intention of killing those innocent. However, the curse tied by the god of darkness is able to control itself and its movements. Aaron was not a bad person, he was controlled by the god of darkness, only now could he tell Xeon the truth.
Hearing stories from Aaron, making Xeon's heart ache, she never knew that her sister was going through hard times without her.
“Why didn't you tell me from the beginning? Why don't you involve me in your problems? I'm your brother, but why Aaron? Why?”
Xeon pulled Aaron's body into her arms, this was the first hug after several hundred to thousands of years. Aaron felt at peace immediately embraced by Xeon, a sense of peace and tranquility that he had not felt for a long time.
“I can't tell my sister directly, because the curse made me shut up. I regret that every time I killed and hurt Sia, if Sia knew that it wasn't my intention to kill the people she loved, would Sia forgive my mistakes? Will Sia accept my apology?”
Aaron lamented over what he did, he regretted having hurt Scarlesia, this was not his will but the will of the dark god that forced him to become his subordinate. Every time he refused Leroux's orders, the curse embedded within him would act and hurt him slowly, then take over him and remove any goodness embedded in his little heart.
“Sia will forgive you, for sure. Sia will understand your situation, the most important thing now is that you hold on first. I will ask for help to the creator god later to remove the curse yes,” said Xeon, she felt pain like what her sister felt.
“Sorry brother, I can't last much longer. I want to die, my sins are so many, I cannot live while embracing my sin.”
Xeon hugged Aaron even more, she just wanted Aaron to live happily with her. From their childhood, Aaron never enjoyed the joy of life, he was constantly crushed in the pain of unstoppable.
“You can't just give up, I'll do anything you can to live with me. You know, don't you? I love you, please don't go and stay with me. I will not let you alone go through that suffering again,” Xeon said.
“I'm grateful to have a sister like you, I'm grateful every time. It's been over 2000 years that I've been holding everything alone, I don't want to live anymore. I... I.. I can no longer bear it..” cried Aaron, his sentence was interrupted for holding back his shortness of feeling.
Aaron fell silent, he thought back to exactly what he wanted. He remembered, he remembered his old dream that he wanted to live happily with Xeon, he also wanted to be close to Scarlesia, the girl his brother had loved all this time. Too much desire, but really it is the thing that he wants to realize.
“I want to live brother.. I want to enjoy happiness for a moment, I want to be close to Sia, I want to have friends, I want to laugh with big brother again. I want it all, I don't want to die brother, help me...”.
“Just calm down, I will definitely help you. I will do anything for your happiness, be patient a little, endure until this war is over. Understand?”
Aaron nodded slowly, then Xeon took off her embrace while wiping away the tears that were still dripping from the corner of Aaron's eyes.
“Let's just relax, I won't leave you. Never think of dying again, I will ask the creator god to remove your curse,” Xeon said.
“Iya to..”.
Sett! Jem!
Suddenly, a dagger darted fast and stabbed behind Aaron's back until the dagger pierced Aaron's heart. Xeon immediately panicked, as soon as the dagger pierced through her heart, just then Aaron's heart lost its beat. Xeon tried to shake Aaron's body which no longer had a breath.
“Aaron wake! Aaron's! AARON!” yelled Xeon many times, but she heard no more voices from her sister.
“Hahaha do you think I would just let him live?”
A familiar voice was heard coming from the opposite direction, the sky suddenly turned increasingly dark, the gripping aura was felt by those who were there. A man in the middle of space looked sharply at all of them. Xeon knew that the dagger was from the man.
“Leroux, you finally came too. How dare you kill and torture my sister for thousands of years!” spray Xeon angry.
They immediately took up a position in anticipation of the attack from Leroux, their feelings depressed the moment Leroux arrived on the battlefield.
“Oh yes? I don't care what happens to your sister, I just need someone I can make as a messenger. One of them is Aaron, your own sister.”