The Red Thread of Destiny

The hidden truth

In the end, the excess of Stella, which has been considered annoying by Orfeo, is used where it should be. Now used to translate the ancient language on every note sheet that Davion has deciphered, one of the other causes of Stella's frequent blur was not thought to work for anything other than ordinary artifacts.

Helping Davion translate every part of the deciphered Tree of Knowledge, Stella believes herself to be the luckiest man among artefact collectors today.

How not? Far more antique than the artifacts that Stella had obtained at the auction, every piece of information stored on this Tree of Knowledge was twice as rare as the historical objects available at the auction site.

The gigantic white-colored tree that was within the protection of these witches, was already standing even before the Ormanda empire was formed. Already a silent witness of many lives, the Tree of Knowledge that exists near Stella is arguably even another form of the world itself.

Recording so many events over time, as the name implies, the Tree of Knowledge is truly the source of all information. Knowing what is missed by humans, information about the great events of the past stored in it is very complete, written in detail without any shortcomings.

"Records of the kingdom of Ormanda."

After the many notes that Stella translated, the big title of the note she just read became the most eye-catching. Now turned into an empire, the record of Ormanda that Stella found today is clearly a treasure.

One year later, as the ruler of most of the continent was two hundred years old, the record when Ormanda was still part of this small kingdom, Stella was sure that it was no longer possible to be found in the palace library. Disappearing as the new history is written, the forgotten past of Ormanda evokes curiosity and enthusiasm simultaneously to Stella.

"Hey, Davion. I think you need to see this," call Stella, ask Davion to immediately stop the unraveling.

Davion complies with Stella's request to approach. When the dark-haired man of the night was by her side, Stella pointed to the title of the note she had translated to Davion.

"If the kingdom ... means that what is written here is almost 300 years old."

Both of Davion's dark netra paid close attention to every part that Stella translated. Nodding, Davion asks Stella to continue translating the other parts of the note.

"Because the Vandesca family is one of the Ormanda's backers, you can translate the Vandesca family's special section, Stella" Davion said, handing over the notes in his hand.

"All right."

Unlike before who had objected, now Stella helped out voluntarily. Without much protest Stella followed Davion's words.

Noting the translation on the magic paper with Davion beside her, Stella read every line she wrote attentively.

Showing so many reactions ranging from furrowing eyebrows to a thin smile, Stella's hand that no longer continues to record the results of the translation, caught the attention of Davion who had also read in silence.

"So, here's why, huh?" whispered Davion while glancing at Stella who was now silent with a dumbfounded look. Taking over the notes in Stella's hands, Davion tried to compare the contents of the notes to what had happened over the past few days.

When Davion found Stella unconscious while tightly grasping a necklace decorated with dull stones, honestly Davion already felt a bit strange.

Had Davion not known Stella so well, when he saw the strange union between fancy clothes and ordinary necklaces, maybe Davion would have thought only that Stella had strange tastes. However, because Davion knew very well that Stella could not buy a necklace with a bad look without consideration targeting the hidden power behind it ... so what's written in the notes in Davion's hands now makes little sense.

In ancient times, precisely when Ormanda was still known as a small kingdom and almost even a hundred years old, there was a tragedy that occurred.

In that year, one of the families that supported Ormanda had two Red Yarn heirs in the same generation. Never once had the kingdom been formed, the news of the two heirs was kept secret from the public and only the king who ruled at that time knew about it.

There is nothing wrong with the existence of two Red Yarn heirs, all remain normal as the sole heirs in previous generations.

Can peek at the scratches of fate and mend the bonds of other people's relationships, the Red Yarn that the two people have is not much different from those of its predecessors. Until ... there was one event that changed everything.

In the written records, exactly one year before the kingdom of Ormanda even a hundred years old, the, it was revealed that the Red Yarn owned by the two heirs was stronger than the one inherited by one person alone.

The unraveling of the fact that the second child, the twin sister of the little Duchess who was also equally chosen as the heir of Red Yarn could peer into the glimpses of the future, made the truth even harder to publish.

It was not without reason that the King hid that extraordinary fact from another noble family. The future seen by the youngest Vandesca in that generation .. indeed cannot be disclosed carelessly.

Without involving his brother who also inherited the ability of Red Yarn, Filips Gelsi Vandesca–The twin sister of Selena Panthea Vandesca, told the king about what he saw.

In the future shown by the Red Thread, Filips sees Ormanda transformed into a sea of blood. It can be deflected depending on the actions taken by the current king ... future regarding the destruction of Ormanda, it depends on how much determination the king has to take over responsibility for what Selena is doing.

"Is His Majesty capable of doing so?"

Sacrificing the crowd for one man, or subverting one man for the good of many.

As a leader, it was clear that the king of Ormanda at that time chose the welfare of his people. Carrying the brunt of what Selena would soon do, due to her decision, Ormanda turned into an empire.

As the first Emperor of Ormanda, Cedric Farrel Ormanda earned the nickname Emperor of Tyrants.

In the records kept in the palace, Ormanda turned into an empire because of the expertise of Emperor Cedric in conquering the small kingdom around him. However, because the record that Davion has in his hands now is a real event in the past .... So, the trail of achievement is nothing more than the truth that was deliberately hidden in order to keep the good name of Selena and Vandesca.

In the year Ormanda was even a hundred years old, the Red Yarn swallowed Selena. Ending a rampage and destroying the neighboring kingdom, the trail that was intentionally covered up and taken over as an achievement was the anticipation that Filips intended for the good of the crowd.

This is pretty crazy.

Davion stopped reading the translation for a moment. Glancing at Stella who was currently deep in thought, Davion was able to understand why the blonde-haired woman was now biting her lips tightly.

From what Davion has read, the future first seen by Filips through the Red Thread is his sister who lost control of herself.

"Don't bite your lips like that, Stella. I don't want to die young at the hands of Orfeo, you know," Davion scolded as he gently tapped Stella's forehead.

"I'm sure there's a way to solve this problem. So, we can't just give up."

Davion took Stella into his arms. While stroking the woman's back slowly, the two night scenes Davion resumed reading.

"You can trust me, Stella."

Although Davion himself was also very surprised, he could not allow the shock to overwhelm him.

The truth they got was horrible. However, Davion could not just keep quiet. If it ever happened ... Davion's sure there's something else. Whether it's a trigger or a way of solving. At any rate, Davion cannot allow a terrible ending like death or end up being swallowed onto Stella, the precious female figure in her life.

Other than madness, Selena never lost her memory.

Davion does not know, whether because now Fabian as another heir of the Red Yarn does not exist, the current situation becomes different from the past. Having only one thing in common before losing control, Davion is now convinced that the necklace Stella got at the auction site was no coincidence.

From what is written, Selena began to lose her identity from a benevolent figure to a sadist ... not long after she got a necklace with dark gems on her 16th birthday.

Starting from an increasingly sensitive temperament and tormenting those closest to her, Selena transformed into a different figure over time gradually.

After receiving the necklace which was a gift at the ceremony of maturity, Selena's concentration and prowess continued to decline. Little by little, slowly but surely. Until ... peak, the woman abused the Goddess's blessings.

Awakening another ability of the Red Yarn, Selena who is caught in a frenzy decides to unilaterally scratch the destiny of the lives of others.

Justifying the bloody prophecy that Philip gave to King Cedric, it was not enough just with the people in the Vandesca residence, Selena also went on a rampage elsewhere.

Like a possessed person, regardless of his body being damaged by breaking taboos and having to bear the cost of using Red Yarn, Selena invaded another country by herself.

Turning into a bloodthirsty figure and infatuated with the screams of the suffering of others, the necklace remained firmly attached to Selena's neck, even as she was killed at the hands of Philip.

Oh gosh. How do I tell this to Orfeo?

After finishing reading the hidden truth of the expanding power of Ormanda, Davion was completely puzzled.

Not only did he feel like he didn't know where to start, after he finished reading the note, Davion found no other way out.

Other than being killed or ending up losing lives due to too much meddling in the 'destiny' of others, there is no better solution to stop the 'price' to be borne by two heirs in the same generation.

The absence of Fabian as another heir to the Red Yarn in this generation .. became the problem that Davion was most worried about.

Can not be released except by Red Yarn users in the same generation, just waiting for the time that the necklace turned Stella into like Selena.