I was left standing there in the middle of the garden after Arash disappeared before I could talk to him about Luminus.
"I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense." (I)
"Teacher!?" (Hinata)
Hinata steps out of the necklace looking around, her expressionless face hiding the fear I see in her eyes as she searches her surroundings.
"His murderous intent must have surprised you, but don't worry, it's okay, he's gone." (I)
"..." (Hinata)
Hinata didn't want to go back inside the necklace where she usually rests, she joined me in a smaller form hanging on the glue of my shirt.
I look at the sky, and from the garden, I have a free view to see the night sky, there are many silhouettes in the sky and some clouds, but that doesn't bother me.
Sigh
"This is a family matter, should have left it to her from the start." (I)
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Pov Nix:
I was in the shadow of the master before he decided to see my Father, when I saw his expression change during the conversation I changed shadows knowing that he would feel me, I wanted him to be calm without having to interrupt their conversation, but it didn't work, my father exploded and ran.
I didn't see his movement, and when I realized I was on top of a mountain outside the city, I had a view of the entire city from where we were, it was at that moment that I noticed that I was out of his shadow, I didn't even notice that he took me out of his shadow.
"You should tell your master to leave this matter alone." (Arash)
"..." (I)
I turn around following his voice, I didn't feel the presence of anyone around, but when I turned around he was sitting there on a rock looking at the moons in the sky.
"Father, I know you hate them, I also know the reason for your hatred." (I)
"If they hadn't arrested me I could have killed the rest of them, I could have extinguished them from this world!" (Arash)
"But you know that wouldn't be right." (I)
"What would be right!?" (Arash)
"They took your mother from me! They took you from me!!!" (Arash)
"Weren't they the only ones there?" (I)
"They turned against their brothers, they turned against their race! They deserve to die." (Arash)
"They should be thanking me for not going after them yet because that crosses my mind EVERY DAY!!!" (Arash)
"Weren't they all there, isn't judging everyone for the crime of the majority right?" (I)
"Why do you keep saying that!?" (Arash)
"I'm not wrong! They attacked us for no reason, they killed her for no reason, that was more than wrong!" (Arash)
"They never thought about what was right or wrong, they just came and took everything I had for no reason at all!!" (Arash)
"So why do I have to think about right or wrong, I slaughtered every single one of them, I painted half of this continent red, I made the rivers fill with their blood, I covered the entire continent with clouds of miasma by my hatred." (Arash)
"Even today with this war going on, while everyone on the continent must be worried or anxious, you know how I feel!?" (Arash)
"Hahahahaha... I'm so happy these days that it's been a huge effort not to spend my days laughing, that's because I finally have the chance to finish what I started more than 4000 years ago!" (Arash)
"Finally I can slaughter every single one of them without anyone trying to stop me…" (Arash)
"FATHER!!!!" (I)
I walk towards him without fear, even if I've been away from him for thousands of years it doesn't matter, the man he called Father in my childhood is still here, I knew it from the moment I met him again just by looking into his eyes.
I put my hands on his face to force him to look into my eyes.
"What would she think? If she were here what would she say upon hearing everything she just said!?" (I)
"..." (Arash)
My mother was the most loving and kind person in the world, she would never blame an entire race for the mistakes of a few, even if those few were the majority.
She would never fail to reach out to someone repentant and trying to do right, the woman I remember would be the first to reach out and say "welcome back" to someone who had lost their way.
"Stella...why? What do I do with all this anger? Why do I have to be the one who loses!?" (Arash)
"..." (I)
He looks at the Moons in the sky, I do the same, since I came back to life from that seal, I have accompanied my master whenever he wanted to contemplate the stars.
I was very happy about that, it was like I could see my mother every night making us the same, whenever she had a problem she would contemplate the night sky, I still remember her words when I asked her why she did that.
"(Honey, the stars are in the sky to light up even the darkest times and give us hope.)" (Mom)
Seeing my Father looking at that sky now, I know it's not hope or comfort he seeks as my teacher.
My father is looking for her, his only hope is to see her face in the sky and not the moons.
"Luminus was not in that attack, he never did anything against you, he is currently without allies in a world that has already taken a step towards war." (I)
"You are the Dragon Emperor, don't get carried away by selfishness when you're in a position to reach out to someone trying to do right." (I)
Sigh
"Using her phrases? Need to use such a strong attack against your Father?" (Arash)
"The only attack that could go through the muscles you have in place of the brain." (I)
"Now it does sound like my daughter." (Arash)
I give him a hug, and feel his hands shaking on my back, I know it's hard for him to let go of all this anger and sadness, but it will be good for him.
We sat for a few hours watching the Moons in silence, I knew he was thinking seriously this time, I felt his murderous intent twice more as if he was struggling to make a decision that should have been simple before talking to me.
"I promise I'll listen to him, nothing more than that." (Arash)
"As long as you do it with an open mind to consider what he has to say." (I)
"I said I'll do it, so I'll do it." (Arash)
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