To know Leticia, you first need to know how everything started. Do you know how this world was made? She asked me but all I could say was no.
In the beginning, there was nothing. Not even darkness, I know it's hard to imagine that but it's true.
Then a being was born out of the nothingness, it was our lord, Luminas. And I know it's a very common name for fantasy novel god's but what can we do. He created the immortal realm or also known as the light realm and the mortal realm or also know as human realm.
So was there no dark realm in the beginning? I asked not being able to contain myself.
Yes, there originally was no dark realm! The two realms lived quite harmoniously, though I don't know if you can say harmoniously…. Well it doesn't matter anyway! She said while laughing to her herself. You see I think I got a weird guardian angel.
As you know, light and darkness are two sides of a coin. Or side cannot exist without the other, and so balance out this imbalance the nature itself created a realm where there was nothing but darkness. There was nothing! Not a single being!
When does Leticia come into the story? I asked, I am kind of getting impatient now!
Please be patient. The sudden existence of a new realm didn't disturb the immortal realm at all as it was a realm where light itself resided. But the it was a whole different thing for mortal realm. A sudden element made them quite scared in the beginning, but soon they too adapted. But as time went by and humans started developing, their habits started to get twisted.
What do you mean by twisted? The guy beside me asked. Wait! What?! The guy beside me?? Who is this?
Oh hey oleander I am Leticia's familiar. I took human form to listen my masters story a bit more better and to see my beloved properly. She looks quite different from a butterfly's vision, you see.
Wait, what? Beloved? I asked while my eyes went once to the fairy and then to the now human butterfly also know as a fairy.
Will you be as kind as to just shut the fuck up, lax? My guardian angel said a bit irritated. I didn't knew that she could curse as well. Even though she said that, Leticia's familiar or should I say lax, grinning wide. Seems like he likes it. What a bunch of weirdos I'm stuck with.
Um… What is your name? I asked her, I mean I can't keep calling her guardian angel, right?
I don't have one! She said in an instant. Ok, it's my fault for thinking she would even have a name.
Should I give you one? How about piripiri? I asked hopefully, but well seeing her expression, it didn't look like she liked the name even a bit.
It's alright you don't have to na–
Now my beloved has a name, right piripiri? Lax said while cutting piripiri off. I swear if looks could kill, then lax would have died at least 5 times by now.
Hah… let us continue the story, we don't have much time left anyway.
Wait wha— She started speaking before I could ask what she meant by us not having much time.
As I said with time, humans grew… more cruel. The suffering of humans increased significantly. Their urge to relieve themselves from pain was growing with time. And for some reason they felt that they couldn't properly ask for help from the immortal realm. So humans would seek dark places, to cry and to pray. They were really pitiable creatures.
Their pain was too much for the mortal realm to handle. So they dumped all of that to the dark realm. Over time the emotions took a shape of a human, which was Leticia Vandrave. As she was made up from humans pain, suffering, fear and anger. She didn't not have any positive emotions in her. More like she never learned any of that. But she had sympathy for every creature as all she ever saw was pain and suffering. Piripiri paused a bit before starting again.
The land of darkness was still the same with no creatures to roam on it, except there was now a queen ruling a land with no subjects or whatsoever. For some reason, through out the world, all sorts of anomalies started to appear. Piripiri said while being lost in thought.
What do you mean by anomalies? I asked, shouldn't they be called ghosts of stuff like that?
Anomalies... were creatures who were neither welcomed in the mortal realm nor in the immortal realm. They were immortal just like the people from light realm but….. their appearance was not quite fitting for the world of light. Some were have human and half animal, some were a complete different species. They all didn't had a place to stay, that's why Leticia brought all of them to the dark realm. The once quite and lonely realm was now bustling with beings of different kinds. Leticia ruled the realm effortlessly. Her leadership was both praised and fear, for she was not as merciful as everyone thought in the beginning. Wrong doers would be purged by her own hands. This was her rule. She stared at me for a while then spoke again.
Seems like your time is up! Now you have to remember everything on your own Oleander. Whether you choose to stay as Oleander or become your past self, the choice is entirely yours….
What? Wait! What is happening? Argh! I hate this! Why do these people never finish anything and keep talking in riddles? They keep hinting me that it's better if I choose to remember. No! In reality everyone is forcing me to remember everything! From the nightmares to the attack, everything is for that one damn reason.
Wait!..... The crazy egoistic psycho! If I am here, though I don't know where this here is, then does that mean that my body is lifeless right now? I mean, a body without soul is called lifeless right? Great! Now I'm spouting nonsense!
Oleander… remember… the more you use your powers the more you remember the past…. But you must be ready to face the consequences….. piripiri's voice rang in my ears before everything started to fade. What does she mean this time? I am getting so tired of these things.
I was now back in my room, with the annoying creature still going on and on about strength. Everything was still a bit hazy, and I felt the ground spinning a bit. It's all so stupid, why must I endure this? Why must I fight a damn idiot, who knows nothing about power?
I felt something inside me snapping. I felt all the feelings of anger and pain, which I've been trying so hard to suppress, finally coming out. My emotions were now directed toward the insolent fool.
Hey! Are you dead so soon? What a complete waste. Such a mood kill! How can you guys be so weak! Such weaklings! Ha ha ha ha. The creature said while laughing like a maniac.
Are you really dead? You damn human! He asked, getting irritated. You! Damn human! Are you ignoring me right now? He said while kicking me right in the guts.
Him kicking me was the last straw for me. My patience was already running thin, but now it was non-existent. I felt something unleashing inside me. My body felt full of power. I felt the same as when I was fighting with the masked man. Thrilled. Free. Powerful.
I picked myself up and looked straight in that creature's eyes. He flinched a bit towards my sudden behaviour.
Wh–why are you acting this way? Ah hah! Is it because you have finally lost your mind? He said while quivering in fear. He's totally scared of me, and… I really am enjoying this…
This is really fun… I said, I want to feel more of this!
Let's make this a bit more interesting, shall we? I asked the creature, his face now distorted from confusion and anger.
What the heck ar– The creature tried lunge at me, thinking that he might be able to attack me.
Now, this is getting a bit boring, don't you think? I want to fight… I thought you were strong but, is this all you can do? I said a bit bored, I want to unleash my full potential. I know personality took a 180° shift but…. What can I do? If this is what the others want from me, then be it!
My words made him so angry that he was now huffing puffing in anger.
Aw ~ Is the little baby angry? I asked while tucking the lose strands of my hair back, they have been bothering me for a while now.
The creature, who just seconds ago, was seething with rage, now trembled in fear as he got full view of my eyes. But why? Maybe he finally understood the seriousness of the situation.
In the dark realm, the darker the colour of one's eyes, the stronger they are! Even the strongest on the land had Ash coloured eyes. The only one who ever had the darkest eyes, was Leticia. Her eyes were obsidian coloured. And just like dark realm, the immortal realm too, differentiated between strong and weak through their eye colour. The redder a person's eye colour the strongest they will be. And the strongest person in immortal realm was Luminas, who had crimson red eyes. And as this fact was unknown to Oleander, she was now completely misunderstanding the situation. She didn't know that her eyes had turned obsidian colour from honey coloured eyes.
Pl-please spare me! I-I made a big mistake! Pl-please sp-spare m-me!
[Note – the creature had Ash coloured eyes meaning he was the strongest in dark realm after Leticia]
Huh? What happened to your "I am strong attitude?" Who did you say, is weak in the beginning?.....