Part 2

(Serena p.o.v)

the beginning of my memories is when I was in my parent arms from the time they gave birth to me and name me [Serena Forventina Lila].

I was born as an lunar elf from my parents being both lunar elf's but I was different because I had crimson eyes and black hair. Which no lunar elf had because they usually has silver or white hair and silvery eyes like that of the moonlight. So I was look poorly upon because I was different and have to suffer the humiliation of being bully by other lunar elf children.

I had no friends and only my parents ever love me.

My parents couldn't endure me suffering like this. So they ran away from the lunar elven clan that they were in. which is the [Tsuki] clan if I recall correctly but that was long time ago and all I remember was that they were one of the 9 great elf family that prided themselves as being the most beautiful elf that is like the reflection of the moonlight itself.

So I was born with a extremely beautiful appearance because of that but my hair look like the fabric of the night and while my eyes reflect the bloody moon in the sky.

This show that I was bringer of misfortune and it was true because where ever I went something bad happens like monster attacks, bandit invasion, natural disasters,etc.

eventually my parents were by capture into slavery and died with horrible things done to them but I still manage to escape because my parent has made a secret route for me to escape and they use themselves as bait to lure the others attention away from me.

Before I escape I had seen some of the horrible things like gang rape and the use of many hideous torture tools on them and so I swore in my heart that I would get my revenge one day.

But that was only for a moment when I remember my parents teaching of revenge being useless and it would not bring back the dead no matter what and it will only bring more sorrow then good to myself.

So I ran from the slave merchants stronghold with bottle up hatred in a stormy night that can cover my tracks from them finding me. It was cold like that of deep abyss for me everyday and I was 79 years old at that time. so I was still consider a child because lunar elf have 10,000 year life-span so 79 is not much time in our lives but I was more mature then the children of my age and can act wisely without getting into really life threatening situation when I was running away. But I still desire the warmth of my parents that hold me in their arms.

It was difficult and dangerous escape that I nearly die many times and mostly from starvation, monster attack, and lack of water because I had little on me and the had little time to prepare.

But when I was not in any danger and is in the lonely night with the moonlight shining upon me, I always try to imagine the warmth of my parents arms holding me tightly and safety away from the cruelty of reality and the world itself. But eventually these imaginary arms grew cold and lifeless like a skeleton that has die and decay. So I even lost the only warmth that I still had with in my mind and this cause my heart to grow cold and be frozen in timeless ice that will never melt.

I ran for an unknown amount of time until I arrive at this elven village name Asha but I was so tire and past out the moment I reach the wooden gate way of this village. At that time I know I was in the borderline of life and death. which I could have died at any moment but strangely I didn't because of the bottling deep hatred that I had keep deep with in my heart had made me want to live and take revenge someday but another part of me still try to resist this hatred because of the my love for my parents and want to follow their idea of not wasting my life with the hatred for revenge.

I always curse the gods for doing this to me and why did they have to bring upon such misfortune on me and my parents.

When I awoke within this village.

I found myself kindly being taken care of by the chief of the village and his son. But I rejected their kindness at first because of my frozen heart that is not willing to accept others and bring misfortune to them like I did with my parents. I cried myself to sleep every night and only to be awaken with sweat covering my face because of the repeated nightmare of seeing my parents kill by such horrible means and this became a repeated cycle for me whenever I sleep.

I thought about killing myself many times but my hatred and guilt did not allow it because my parents gave their lives and have to endure such torture to save me. So killing myself is only going to make there death meaningless and I don't want that because that would mean the love that they gave me to be meaningless. Which it isn't, so I can never go through with killing myself for such a reason and so I live with this guilty pain inside my chest and the painful nightmare in my mind.

So I had to bottle up this hatred in the depths of my heart and can only live with this hatred burning inside me to no end. I had repeated nightmare from that day on of seeing my parents getting kill that way and this cause me to sleep very little but some how my body is still fine.

This lasted until I get to know the village chief and his son that gave me kindness that only my parent ever gave me. They slowly melt my frozen heart and I started to become more open with them. I always try to help the village chief son by using magic to heal his wounds and this made be closer to him over time and eventually I fell for him because of his kind nature and bright smile like the sun that gave me back some of the warmth of my decease parents. He also has a handsome face with bright golden hair and azure blue eyes with a strong and muscular body that show great strength.

So I started to treat the village chief and his son as my family. While they treated me the same way but the other villagers did not like me very much because of my hair and eyes because that is the sign of misfortune that is closely in link with the demon lord of this world. But I did not cut off my hair because the village chief son said he very like my black hair.

So I was look down upon by them as well and I can't make any friends in this village either. But despite all the criticism the village chief and his son still took care of me because they were kind heart people and they promise they will protect me from danger like my parents and I believe in them very much. So I even began to care for this village people despite there distrust in me. But one day the village chief son die because of a monster attack and his body is rip to pieces with only a piece of his corpse can be recovered.

This cause me and the village chief to feel endless sorrow for his death. The other villager blame me for bringing misfortune on the village chief son and the village chief when against these oppression and say it is not my fault but my heart only become more frozen because of this. since who ever I love is always kill by me like my parent and the chief son. This made me hated the gods in heaven deeply for this fate.

But this was not the end of it because later that day the human knights attack us and began destroying the village.

But I can only stay hidden the village chiefs house and to avoid being found by those evil incarnate knights. The village chief tries to protect me as well in this situation because of his kindness and I was like a daughter to him as well. Then those knights finally barge into the village chief wooden house and storm right in here with there shining armor in red. The village head beg them to leave me alone but his pleads were never heard and was slaughter instantly by there blades.

I can only look at this like fool because of the shock and I can feel the hatred burning inside me deeply to the point that it feels like I was to be burn alive by It.

The knights look at me with lewd eyes and I heard them say that they were looking for me by someones order. This cause me too feel even more cold and hatred enveloping me like a coat for not only the perpetrator for this incident but even myself who cause this to happen.

Then one of them suddenly rip apart my clothing and show my this hideous body that can only bring misfortune to everyone around me to be rape like all the woman and children inside this village.

Then one of them grasp both my arms and my legs to be drag out of the decease village chiefs house.

I tried to struggle to avail of freeing myself like being binded in the chains of fate.

When I was drag outside by the knights I can see the hell on this land.

I saw many villagers slaughter and there blood flutter in the air.

Woman and children ruthless defile by there thing and without any mercy.

There screams of agony resounded through the night and echo in my ears repeatedly.

The moon turn crimson like my eyes and night darken like my black hair.

I was lay upon the dirty ground like it was my altar for my defilement ceremony.

A middle age looking man with a great and vigorous body step forth to defile me with his extremely large thing that doesn't seem like it could fit in my body.

I can see the others form a line waiting to destroy my body further.

I look upon the sky with a teary, frighten and regretful face because if I was defile like this then my parents sacrifice was meaningless for me.

When I was about to accept this fate that I cause by myself like I did to many other with my parents and the village chiefs family. I saw a shooting star fly across the starry night sky showing great brilliance. I remember my parents telling me to make a wish whenever I see a shooting star because it may have chance to come true.

So I did and my wish was---

'I wish for someone to please save me!! even if it is the devil or the demon please save me and my people'

this was my wish at that time and at first nothing happen.

Which cause me to despair and was about to accept my horrible fate but suddenly as if the shooting star had heard my call it came crashing down to this village direction.

The knights all stop what they are doing to prepare for the incoming comet and so I was spare again like it was curse for me to go on living.

“BANG!!!!!!!!!!”

a loud bang resound through this entire village and the ground shook violently with the shock-wave blowing all those near the comet away.

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When the aftermath finish the knights greedy stare at the comet direction because of the prospect of profit and I can somewhat understand that since a metal that is not of this world is worth more then a normal nation, kingdom and empire could buy with gold alone.

Suddenly heard walking from the comet direction which surprise me because what kind of being could survive a fall from that height.

'Could it be one of the gods' I thought because that is the most possible being that can survive a fall from the sky like that.

But when I heard that voice I dismiss this thought instantly.

“ah! I got a bit of dust on me”(????)

that voice was more beautiful then even my mothers and it sound more lovely then my lovers voice. When I saw the appearance for who this voice belong to I was stun and unable to think for a moment.

It was 15 year looking girl, with pointy ears like a elf but she has long dark rainbow hair that give off a dazzling rainbow glow, her eyes is a golden rainbow color that will put anyone into a trance, her face is more perfect and beautiful then any elf or even possibly the gods.

At first I thought that the gods has finally stop hating me but this only lasted for moment before this beyond imagination young girl started to slaughter the knights like nothing with completely and extremely brutal and cruel method.

She was also laughing in delight when she heard there screams of agony every single time like she is the devil of madness with the most beautiful disguise to fool all mortals.

She slaughter many of knights yet the knights are not moving at all like they are just statues rooted in place.

Finally when she has slaughter about 100 knights she finally stop and gave a bored look but the moment she turn her eyes on me and the villagers she gave a bright smile. This cause me to be horribly frighten because from what I have seen before she was not a saint but more of a devils spawn and is going to kill all of us too like the knights in her madness.

But what she said is out of my expectation because what she said was----

“do anyone of you want revenge?” with surreal tempting voice that can control anyone to do her

bidding of madness like the devil themselves.

Revenge?

Why would she ask that of us?

Normally the strong powerhouse in this world never care to help the weak....so why is she helping us?

Some of the villager were very skeptical as well but no matter anyone ask of her she did not tell her intention to us and I felt that is only natural since she is a devil in disguise by my guess. But many of the villager was tempted to do so by her because of there hatred for these knights and there horrible deeds. even if they knew of what would happen to them if they did take there revenge because this village worship the goddess of nature and life [vita-sama].

while one of her teaching is that no matter what happens her follower can't take revenge on other for their deeds and can only defend oneself but not lash out on others for being too weak to defend their love one and If they do then they would have to be punish by her follower. Which could lead to the exile of the elven kingdom or even worst like their entire family slaughter for repenting there sin.

this sounded terrible to me as well so I grab some dirty clothes on the ground to cover my body and tries to stop the villager from taking revenge on the knights but it was too late because the dark rainbow hair girl force us to make a choice of taking our revenge or she let them go which could mean they will go after us again.

I want to yell out to stop her but one of the elven village little boy that seem to have lost his mother to these vile human knights have broke down and grab a sword to stab into one of the knights body.

When the other villager saw this they finally broke down and only some hesitated before they decided to join in as well.

Finally all the villager are taking the knights swords and slaughtering them for revenge.

When I saw this I also felt temped to take revenge but my parents teaching forbid me from doing such.

I can only try to stop them to no avail like before and so went to the dark rainbow hair girl to ask her to stop the villagers because even though I had no relation to them but I want to take the task of the decease villager chief who took care of me in stopping his people from continuing this sin that will have a horrible consequence.

But the dark rainbow hair girls replied is beyond my expectation.

Her enchanting voice is so tempting and with every fluent word that she spoke will pierce my soul.

Her golden rainbow eyes stare deeply into me like it is look at my soul directly and I can feel an invisible force enveloping me to answer even if it is against my will.

She ask me for my reason in not taking my revenge, she ask about my parents, and ridicules them to be narrow minded in seeing the world and that what they taught me is wrong.

This anger me very much because although my heart is still frozen to others but I will never....forget the PARENTS WHO SHOW LOVE IN ME!!!

I yell back to her without hesitation about this being selfish because just for revenge you would make other suffer like this and betray our belief in our goddess to only be punish and massacre by her followers? Isn't that too selfish? But her replied is as uncaring as before.

“no, I am saying that do you want to live with this guilt of helplessness for your life that is several thousand years long or put it to rest at this moment right here and now to move on. so which one do you choose?”(Aurora)

her word and voice pierce deeply into my frozen heart and let loose the deep hatred that I tried so hard to bottle up to start to corrupt my very heart. But my mind is still giving its finally resistance to this hatred because I curse the god and goddess like the one in front of me right now.

So I yell out with unrestrained anger to her face directly but her replied was calm and uncaring as before like the screams of a mortal means nothing to her. But her replied was more shocking then anything she has said so far.

She said that I am the same as her.

That I am like a seal god in a mortal body's and normally I would think this is crazy if anyone else said it but her voice is far too compelling and her last words destroy my final mental resistance.

I drop down to the ground like all the strength in my legs was lost and only stare deeply into the void to search for an answer but what I obtain is only realization of who I am because if I was the goddess of misfortune than it all made sense like what happen to my parent, my lover, and my caretaker or who ever bother to take care of me like this village that was burned to the ground.

Then I am the cause right?

I am the sole cause who kill all those important to me?

Then shouldn't I just kill myself here or be rape by those savages to atone for this sin?

But the dark rainbow hair girl ask me that voice of truth again.

“so what do you want to do?”(Aurora)

what do I want to do?

'Maybe just go kill myself here' I was about to say but the hatred in me did not allow me to do so.

Why should I died? when they are the one who truly cause this....

why should everyone I care about died because of them?

So with that my heart is fill with pitch black hatred for these savages they call knights, slave keeper who kill my beloved parents and their entire race.

All those who did this to me.....they all need to pay for this.......NO THEY ALL NEED TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!

finally my mind and heart is corrupted by my hatred and I answer back slowly to the dark rainbow hair girl.

“......I want revenge.......”

I say with a low voice but [she] heard it.

And she first told me to kill that knight captain who tried to rape me before.

I did not question her...no I can't question her because she my driving force for living right now and Is like the puppeteer that is pulling my strings right now to move my body and her madness is over taking my soul.

I also gave her my full name which I haven't told anyone even to the villager and villager chief family but I told it to this dark rainbow hair girl that I just met like she is my master.

She also replied back with the arrogance of the strong and only gave me part of her name that I don't know if that is her real name or not. But I did not care because I know the current me doesn't have any qualification to know.

So I for the first time pick up a sword and went toward the knight captain who is still stuck in position.

He continues to yell something but I can't hear what he is saying anything with my clouded mind.

I made a slicing motion with the sword in my hands to his thing and cut it off ruffly.

He scream out in deep agony.

which I find it a bit....delightful....

so I kick him in the head with my dirty foot and knock him to the ground while his back side is turn to me.

I walk closer to him and lift the steel sword with all my strength to get ready in delivering the strike. But before I do that I looked back at that dark rainbow hair girl for reassurance and her eyes did not show a hint of feelings to me. But I know that she is watching me and waiting for me to bring down the sword.

So I did with trembling hands because if I do this then it is a road of no return but I decided that I don't want to return and become weak like my old self that let all her love ones die in front of her.

So this is what it means to bring down this sword myself and my last thought before I bring down the sword of no return is----

'sorry father and mother but I will have to break my promise to both of you today'

with that I brought down the sword without any hesitation to kill the knight leader.

'crack'

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The last thing I hear before my consciousness begins to fade and disappear is a cracking sound and the knight captains agonizing scream......