Because of his great trust in his best friend, Raizel, Kira was put in this predicament. He was now stuck in his casket, trapped in that underground basement of the Zhou Ancestral Mansion.
No one knew that he would be there. And Raizel succeeded in sealing him, putting him to sleep. Unless someone would go there to break the sealing spell, Kira would be freed.
Unfortunately, no one knew that he would be there. The only vampire whom he got contact with was Serafino. And he gave him the task to find Gisel, Selene's best friend.
Kira knew that Gisel was also against this war. He would seek her help to stop it. She was also a powerful werewolf. Serafino was now busy tracking her once more. So without Serafino, no one would know that Kira was missing and that he needed help.
Xyon, on the other hand, was busy managing the Zhou Empire on behalf of Marceline. Kira asked him to focus on his work and not get involved in the fight between the two different creatures. Xyon would not also notice Kira's disappearance.
Raizel succeeded in suppressing Kira, not allowing him to ruin their plan. With a heavy heart, Raizel left the Zhou Ancestral Mansion. He didn't know if he could still come back alive. He was willing to die as long as he could kill Dominique, Serena, and Marceline first.
Before he came out of the underground basement, Raizel was still able to hear Kira's last words. He was asking for help and… he was thinking of Marceline and Raizel.
pαndα`noν?1~сoМ But Raizel didn't want to waver. He already made his choice. No backing down now. Kira had to choose between Marceline and Raizel. Afraid that Kira would commit the same mistake, Raizel took preventive action, trapping Kira in the Zhou Ancestral Mansion.
"Ki… By the time you wake up… this war is over. I hope no matter what the outcome will be, you can still forgive me. I will not regret it even if I die in your hands. But I can't let that she-wolf and Dominique use your weakness once more…" Raizel mumbled with so much conviction in his words. Without further ado, Raizel left to meet Victoria and the council. They were now preparing for the first part of their plan– attacking the Triple W Headquarters!
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Meanwhile… At the Kingdom of Phantasia, Marceline was having the same nightmare. It was the same dream again wherein she saw herself stabbing Kira with her own hands. Then the scene shifted to another scene.
She saw a woman who looked like Serena, or rather she was Selene. The woman was watching Kira lying on a golden casket. Selene kneeled next to his casket as her eyes roamed around his body. Her eyes stopped at the wooden stake buried in his heart.
Marceline wanted to run in their direction and snatched Kira's body away from her. She knew it! Selene was the one who hurt Kira. Did she truly betray her?
Marceline felt like her heart was being squeezed witnessing this heartbreaking scene. Selene cried a lot, shedding her tears. Then she caressed Kira's face. She leaned over and whispered something to him. After saying everything she wanted, she kissed Kira's lips.
Marceline was confused! Selene was the one who stabbed Kira in his chest, but why was she crying? Why was she hurting?
"What is the meaning of this? Why am I seeing this? Is this a vision? Why am I seeing Kira's past?" Marceline wanted to wake up from this dream. It was so hard to see the man she loved being hurt by another woman and being kissed by another woman. This woman happened to be her own mother, Selene… who was now being called Serena.
Marceline continued watching them from afar. She couldn't get near them as if an invisible barrier was stopping her from passing through.
It did not take long before Marceline saw Selene cutting her wrist using her dagger and placing her bleeding hand on top of Kira's mouth. She was feeding him with her blood.
Marceline stood frozen in her spot as she watched this scene unfolding before her eyes. If this was what truly happened in the past then Kira was right. Her mother didn't betray him. She helped Kira to stay alive.
'No… Will Kira change once he finds out the truth? Should I tell Kira about it… or just let it be?'ραпdα `n?ν?| сom
Marceline didn't know what to do. When she woke up from her nightmare, she was already shedding tears. She suddenly missed Kira and she wanted to see him.
She wiped her tears and sat up straight, leaning her back on the headrest of the bed. Marceline was lost in her thoughts just thinking about Kira and her mother.
"Stella? Are you there?" Marceline tried to call her wolf.
'Yes, I'm here.'
"Have you seen it? My strange dream? Do you think it's real?" Marceline asked her with a sullen look on her face.
Stella didn't answer her right away. She remained silent for several seconds before responding back, 'I didn't… but I felt your emotions a while ago. You have to find the answer to your question. Ask Selene… yourself.'
After hearing those words from Stella, Marceline got off the bed. She wanted to see her mother and confront her. She was afraid that Kira was still in love with her mother. And he would fight for her once he found out that her mother was the one who kept him alive.
As if Serena knew that Marceline would look for her, she appeared right on time, outside her bedroom.
"Mother? What are you doing here? How long have you been standing there?"
Serena reached out to caress Marceline's face and said, "I heard you… I was about to wake you up from your dream. Are you okay? Did you cry?" Serena softly asked her daughter. She grabbed her hand and led her back to her bed. The two women sat down facing each other.
"Mother… I had this dream… a very strange dream. Can you please be honest with me? Did you betray Kira? Or did you help him survive? Which is which? What are your real feelings for him? Do you still love him?"
Serena was stunned for a moment. She didn't know how she would answer her daughter.
"Do you really want to know the truth?" Serena held Marceline's hands as she looked at her, meeting her eyes.
"Yes! I want to know the truth! I have to hear it from you!" Marceline demanded.
Serena had conflicting thoughts about this. But after a while, Serena invited Marceline to go somewhere. "I can't tell you here. Let's move to another place."
Marceline just bobbed her head in agreement. She understood her mother's motive. She just wanted to make sure that Dominique would not overhear their conversation.
The mother and daughter duo left the palace without knowing that Dominique had been secretly following them.
Serena brought Marceline to the Valley of Promise. This was the meeting place between Kira and Selene. Marceline had seen this place in her dream.
"Everything… started here," Serena said, her eyes roaming around their surroundings. She was now ready to tell Marceline what happened in the past.
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