When Agnes and Gabriel talked about laundries and stuff, Reyna was observing silently. At the same time, she was wondering about many things, like what the hell is this script, why was it on her, how did she even get it--- but no matter what she does, she couldn't remember. That's why she didn't bother.
If not for the promised rewards that could benefit Her and Agnes, she wouldn't waste her time like this.
Watching closely, she noticed that Agnes and Gabriel finally finished talking. So silently, she stood at the corner of the floor Gabriel's room was in, and watched Gabriel entered his apartment. He didn't noticed anything, probably because he's way too excited to consume the Pill. Since Reyna had read the script, she obviously know all of this. That's why she's standing beside the stairs and is waiting to save Gabriel.
Of course, she also thought of telling him to just not consume the whole Pill, and just divide it into four or three pieces. But even if she did that, the whole world would move according to its laws and everything she did would become useless. She still remembers that she tried her best to stop certain parts of the script from ever happening. Like the burning orphanage, her mother's death, or that time when she lost her virginity because she got raped by random shit--- but all of it still happened.
She tried to burn, bury, threw, or even ripped the whole book apart, because she thought this book was cursed. But no matter how hard she tried, the book just kept coming back to her. And it wont leave her alone until she gave it to the next owner. The owner that the book wanted to be with. And based on it, the time is already near. So for now, Reyna could only try her best to finish the current role she had for this time.
While she was thinking of a lot of things, she felt her mind tingling as she was observing Gabriel. From the looks of it, he really wont be able to hold long this time. So without a hesitation, she immediately kicked the door open and ran beside Gabriel. Then she used her newly purified Qi to help him stabilize his cultivation, while also helping him to repair and temper his body silently. And after a short while, the whole process ended and Gabriel slowly lose his consciousness.
Seeing this, Reyna couldn't help but sigh.
"Swallowing the whole pill like that, what a stupid man."
Laying down Gabriel's body, she then looked at the guy closely and she started to remember the words written on the script.
From what she had read from it, even though some parts are weird, and some parts are hard to understand, she was still able to patch those fragments and formed a perfect basic conclusion. The one who saved her when she and her sister was captives by the gang, will be her chosen one in the future. And that guy is now in front of him. Based on everything that she could understand, even though their first meeting was weird, Gabriel and Reyna would slowly developed feelings for each other, and later become lovers. In short, this guy who's lying naked like a retard on the floor, is her future husband.
Thinking about it, even though the script said it with simple paragraphs, the way it was written was filled emotions. And this bothered Reyna to no end.
Reyna killed a lot of people of different ages and genders.
And even though at first she was scared, disgusted, and feeling traumatized--- the more she killed, the easier it is. Slowly, her negative feelings disappeared, and her thoughts stopped working. When her Grandma and her father wanted someone dead, she was the best tool to use. In the end, she became indifferent about life, and started caring less and less. That's until the orphanage incident happened. That was the moment she woke up from the nightmare and realized the monstrosity she did.
Since then, she never went to the village to meet her Grandma, and stopped contacting her Father as well. Even though she still felt a little bit love from them, she knows that they're not really the right people she should be with. Becoming a killing machine is something she didn't want. But she cant deny the things that she did, and run away from all those responsibility.
That's why, she promised to herself that she wouldn't marry anyone, and with her hands soaked with blood, she really isn't worthy to be a wife of anyone else. And base from their tradition, and her mentality, losing one's virginity to someone except for their future husband is unacceptable. From Reyna's point of view, marrying a woman like that would bring disgrace to the man.
So, even though the script says that, she still couldn't help but deny that so-called future event.
A little while later, Gabriel slowly opened his eyes and silently glared at the sun for some reason. He stayed there lying on the floor like a retard while mumbling something. This scene made Reyna thought that she might have failed and accidentally made this guy a retard. Is that why she became his wife, to atoned for the guilt she felt?
While Reyna's thinking about some useless things, Gabriel already sat up and muttered how long was he asleep. And even though Reyna knows he's not asking her, she still decided to answer him. However the moment she did, Gabriel became alert and started jumping around like monkey that has its tail burned.
This amuses Reyna even more, did he really become stupid?
When Gabriel finally calmed down a little bit, he asked Reyna of who she was. This made Reyna realized that he doesn't remember her. And even though this guy saw her naked body in full view, her entire existence didn't even register in his mind. She felt complicated about it, but she decided to just shrug it off and continue. And since he didn't remember her, might as well give a better impression and treat it like this is their first time meeting. So, even though its hard for her to control her facial expression, she tried her best look happy and told a joke.
"... I'm your lord and saviour."
Gabriel's face contorted slightly, but immediately calmed down. But even so, his eyebrows are frowning like he just stepped on a shit. Reyna then realized that her joke isn't funny, and at this point even if she delivered the punchline, it would only make it more awkward. To be honest, right now, she felt stupid and embarrassed at the same time. And if not for her calm expressionless face, the scene of cringing face would have been really funny to see.
As Gabriel looked at Reyna intensely, Reyna felt even more embarrassed than before. So without a thought, she stood up, patted her pajama, left his apartment, and walked faster towards the upper floor to hide in her room. While she was running, she used her mental sense and told Agnes to come up. Agnes curiously asked what's wrong, so Reyna told her that, the one who saved her and her sister in the gang, was Gabriel. And to repay him, Reyna helped him when he was having a hard time consuming a whole Pill. And now, Gabriel is standing in front of their apartment and wont stop knocking on the door, so she should come up and take him away.
Hearing that it has something to do with Gabriel, Agnes immediately ran and met him in front of their place. What happened next, Reyna didn't have any clue as she already hid herself in her bedroom, and bury herself on her bed. She only wish for this embarrassing feeling to be gone when she woke up later.
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When Reyna woke up, it's already dark outside. And when she looked at the clock, she saw that it was already seven. At this time, Agnes and Gabriel should be still together and flirting with each other. So she didn't bother waiting for dinner and just reheated the left over mami she ate for breakfast. At this time, Reyna felt jealous of Agnes for knowing how to cook.
After that, she went to the control room, and checked all the security camera. She was looking for worrisome things that might have caught by security camera, and might be used against the Agnes and Gabriel. Seeing nothing, she finally breathed a sigh. But just to make sure, she deleted the recording of everything that happened for the past week.
Then she walked the path towards the carinderia. And while she was walking, she was using her mental sense to cover forty-to-fifty meters around her and see if there are security cameras, while also marking which buildings those camera's came from. When she arrived in the carinderia, she found the whole business is thriving.
Silently, she walked towards the counter and ordered some foods.
The moment she arrived, the whole carinderia stopped and looked at her. Most of them are looking at her with fiery blaze on their eyes. From admirations, to a deep jealousy. Her beauty is just way too unbelievable that the people still couldn't believe she's not an actress or a model, but instead, a normal landlady of an apartment building. But this is only the tip of the iceberg.
There are way too many rumours about this young lady, that she's actually a daughter of a rich business man, or some politician, or part of some organization. Many wonders if she's really just an ordinary landlady, after all with her beauty, she could practically do everything she wants.
Reyna didn't bother with whatever they're thinking, and continued choosing dishes one after another.
The one receiving the order is the daughter of the owner, from what Reyna remembers, her name should be Selena. A second year student in a famous university, and is currently taking courses about business management. The information Reyna has with this girl is almost nonexistent, so remembering this much is already amazing. And to be honest, Reyna didn't really care.
"You're as beautiful as always, your highness." Selena teasingly said while taking her orders.
Reyna's poker face changed slightly, and her brows frowned a little. But she immediately changed it back to normal so Selena didn't notice it.
"... Please, don't call me like that." Reyna said with her gentle, yet monotone voice.
[Special Note: Reyna, in english translation, means "Queen". And yes that's her real name. Don't judge her, there are other people with weirder name.]
Selena laughed slightly, but in truth she felt jealous about Reyna's beauty. To make it worst, every move Reyna made are simple yet elegant, quiet and alluring, she's like a goddess that descended in their world. This kind of beauty must not be real. In Selena's mind, Reyna must have done something on her face, that's why she looks like that. And the thing that annoys Selena even more is that, Reyna kept acting like she's a saint and pure. With that beauty, Selena silently thought she must have use it to gain many thing from different men.
No matter how beautiful Reyna is, a bitch like her wont even be as worthy as my pinky, Selena silently mocked.
Seeing the trace of ridicule in Selena's eyes, Reyna smiled.
When those closer to the counter saw Reyna's smiled, all of them are mesmerized by her beauty that transcends everything. They all know that Reyna rarely smiled, and when she did, there's always something good that would happen. This kind of belief actually became normal among those people living in this neighborhood.
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After ordering all the food, Reyna asked Selena if something happened here earlier. She was hoping to gain more informations about the things that happened here, and if she found some problems, she would remove it immediately. Having less things to worry in the future is a lot better after all.
What she heard is exactly what was written on the script. Except, hearing it personally gave more details on what happened. From what Selena said, a homeless looking person who couldn't pay, ate a lot of food, and when she tried reprimand him, that guy grab her head and cursed her. Selena's story is full of biased, but very interesting to hear.
Reyna nodded a couple of times, and deemed that this bitch really deserve to suffer.
Anyway, there's really no problem. Even though some people took some videos of it, it wont harm Gabriel and Agnes in any way in the future. The security cameras that caught Gabriel dragging a young man to an empty alley needs to be erased though. And she would probably need to check the place where the little torture happened, and erase the bloods there.
As Reyna's waiting for the foods to be delivered, a soft sigh came out of her lips.
"I'm way too busy..."
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August 24, saturday.
After two days of making sure everything was okay, Reyna finally relaxed and decided to spend her whole day on bed. Of course even though she said whole day, it wont really be a whole day. After all, this day should be an important day for both Agnes and Gabriel. And she, an outsider and a shipper, wants the two of them to have fun with all their hearts. That's of course until the torture started tonight. But since Agnes wouldn't see it, it should be fine.
Anyway, since she had the time, Reyna would make sure to sleep until she's satisfied.
When she woke up at afternoon, even though Reyna still wanted to be a lazy bum, she still stood up and prepared all the things she needed. For example, writing everything that she had read and could remember from the script, and pasting it on her wall. Or, like writing it on her laptop, then printing it to a multiple copies, then sending it to her phone, to her computer, and other devices. With these even if she returned the Script to the rightful owner tonight, she would still have some copies left. And even if she forget many things, with those as copies, there wont be a problem.
It was already dark outside when she finished all of that, and have finally had a time to eat her dinner. So she went down and was about to go to a parking lot, when she suddenly noticed the old guard looking at her and looks like he's trying to tell her something. Seeing this, Reyna walked closer to the guard and asked if he need something.
The old guard's face looked a little bit complicated for a couple of seconds, before sighing in the end.
"Some police came earlier." the old guard said with a low voice, and trying to sound normal. "They wanted to talk to the new tennant, Gabriel was it? Apparently something happened in the carinderia a couple days ago. And he's suspected for something."
"I see. We'll just let him handle it by himself then." Reyna gently answered. "Anyway, uncle, is there a problem?"
This old guard has been working for this building even before she took over it. At that time the one managing this building was her mother, and every time she visited this place, the one that would entertain her is the old guard. So even though they're not really relatives, she still calls him 'Uncle'.
"The thing is, I--I've been working as guard of this apartment building for a long time, and I'm glad that your family helped me many times. Specially your mother, she's the reason why my son finished college, and our family survive even though we're quite poor." The old guard started while looking uncomfortable. "But, I'm way too old now. I cant do my job properly anymore, and to be honest, my family really wanted me to stop. Even though I still wanted to, at least to repay you and your family, my body is way too weak now. That's why.."
The old guard gave an enveloped, and Reyna silently accepted, but she didn't open it.
"When will you leave?" Reyna gently asked.
"... I could stay for a week or two, or at least until you found someone for my replacement."
Reyna shook her head, looked at the old guard and smiled gently.
"A week should be enough." Reyna said. "Your health is a lot more important. So please take care."
Hearing that, t old guard smiled and said, "thank you". Reyna didn't say anything and just gently smiled towards the old guard before leaving with her car.
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At about eight-o'clock, while Reyna's eating some thai food in a restaurant, she received a call from her relative that something happened, and her Grandma is in danger. So their Grandma wanted them to return to see them one last time, they need to hurry, the caller said. After ending the call, Reyna continued eating like nothing happened. For the current Reyna, eating some delicious thai food is a lot more important than playing with their Grandma's nonsense.
But still, she didn't forget everything that her relative said. Using that as a reason to make Agnes and Gabriel separate later, would be a lot more sensible than using other excuses. Now, she only needed to wait until nine-o'clock, and call her about it, then everything would properly follow the script like it has to.
After eating her dinner, she went back to her apartment and decided to solidify her realm.
In her room, she silently sat on top of her bed and absorbed Qi while compressing and purifying it to it's limit. And after that, she would store those Qi to her dantian, and further purify and compressed it even more. Using this repeated cycle, the Qi that her body has, is a lot more purer and more heavier than a normal cultivator's Qi. From what she knows, cultivators like Body-Refiners and Mind and Soul-Refiners, aren't really that good at handling Qi. Well, its normal she guessed. After all, everyone has their own specialty. And it just happen that her specialty lies in refining the Qi. Because of this, Reyna already opened her Dantian, even though she only have three meridians unlocked.
The first stage of cultivation, Refinement stage, has five stages. And each stages requires the cultivators to enhance a certain parts about them to continue unlocking meridians.
Like everyone knows, there are--- Mortal, Alpha, Immortal, Demi-God, and Diety (God). Unlocking all the meridians of these stages requires a lot of refinement. That's why the whole first stage of cultivation was called, Refinement Stage.
Mortal- needs one to improve the body to a certain level before advancing.
Alpha- needs one to have a certain level of amount and quality of Qi to advance.
Immortal- needs one to have a certain level of strength, purity, and proper control of the mental energy to advance.
Demi-God- needs one to have certain level of powerful soul and proper control of spiritual Qi.
Diety (God)- needs one to have better connection with any of the elements. (metal, water, wood, fire, earth)
Because of these stages, every type of cultivators has an advantage on their specialty when they reached a certain stage. For body-cultivators like Gabriel, Mortal stage is easy. Qi refiners like Reyna, would be the Alpha stage. Those who specialize in handling mental energy, like Gaston, would enjoy Immortal stage. For those with powerful soul and cultivates using it like Agnes, Demi-God stage would a like walk in a park for her. As for those who practices in elements, except for people who was born with a special body constitution, and those who cultivate a Divine-Heavenly class cultivation method that helps one to be connected to those elements, it would be really impossible passed this.
Anyway, for other cultivators that aren't specializes in Qi refining, opening the dantian and using it as a storage would e hard. They can only open it automatically when they unlock their fourth meridian, and finally stepped the Alpha stage. Of course its possible to open the dantian even if one doesn't practice a Qi refining cultivation method. But no cultivator would tell that for free.
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As Reyna was busy cultivating, her phone and alarm-clock rang signifying the that it's already nine-o'clock. So immediately, Reyna opened her eyes and ready herself to call Agnes. However, the before she could even touch her phone, a huge shadow that covers the whole wall on her right side, and half of the ceiling was easily seen. Looking up, Reyna's face turned white and her body immediately bolted towards the corner of the room!
What appears to be a shadow is in fact a huge spider! A spider that covers almost half of the room if it spreads its legs widely!
Seeing this, Reyna's whole body went stiff and all the hair in her body stood up like crazy. While at that state, she's also thinking on how to save her life in many different ways, just so she could be ready at any kind of situation she face. But----.
"My Queen, I came here to remind you that you may now contact mistress Agnes, and separate him from our Lord." a voice of lady, with a little bit cracking sound was heard from the spider.
---Among those situation she thought, a talking spider was never part of it.
While Reyna still wondering what's going on, the spider lady, or the lady spider, spoke again in a respectful and polite tone, and reminded Reyna to hurry. Even though she's still worried about herself, she followed the script correctly. After dialing Agnes' number, Reyna looked at the spider while making sure they have proper distance with each other.
It didn't take a while for the call to be answered and a slightly irritated voice of Agnes was heard.
"What is it, your highness?"
This stopped Reyna a couple of seconds before telling Agnes that she didn't want to be called like that. Agnes acted like a kid though, and didn't listen. Hearing all this, Reyna could only sigh. And right now, she's having an intense urge to slap Agnes' ass to teach her lessons. But right now she couldn't do anything.
The spider lady, seeing that Reyna stopped talking, raised a leg and move slowly towards her. Knowing the spider's intention, Reyna immediately told Agnes about Grandma.
"What happened?" Agnes worriedly asked.
With slightly trembling voice, Reyna tried to sound normal and calm, but as she was speaking about what happened in the village, the spider changed its position and moved closer to her, making her bump into a table and creating some noises in the process. Agnes might have misunderstand something so she hurriedly told Reyna that she'll go immediately. Clank! The call ended just like that.
"My Queen." The spider lady called. "We should now move our location and prepare for the teleportation. My suggestion is we choose the rooftop as the first point, as it is the most suitable place right now."
Reyna who didn't really have a choice, just nodded her head and tried her best to be calm.
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On the rooftop, the spider lady told Reyna that she could relax or cultivate for the time being while the spider lady readied herself for the teleportation. Hearing that, Reyna continued her cultivation to further strengthen her newly opened meridian. Unknowingly, almost fours has passed, and the spider lady told Reyna that's she ready and its time for the continuation of the script.
The spider lady told Reyna to stand up in front of her and closed her eyes. She told her that she didn't need to fear as she wont feel anything, and would instantly arrived there when she opened her eyes. To make her calm, the spider lady told Reyna to count to three, and when she finished counting, she just need to open her eyes. And that's it.
Reyna silently agreed and did what she's told, closing her eyes and started counting one-to-three. When the last number was heard, all her surrounding felt a change. Opening her eyes again, she found out that she's not on the rooftop anymore, but in a flat grassy land where one could hear a loud flowing water, with the smell of mud and trees everywhere.
Looking around, she found a huge cocoon like egg beside her. Slowly turning around, she saw two people. One is a young lady who look like she's a little bit younger than herself, and a man who stood beside that young lady with a face she cant discern. Its like there's a cover on his face, but also not. No matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see his face. Strangely enough though, she could easily tell that this man is very handsome, charismatic, and his aura is a lot more carefree. But what made Reyna looked at him and focus all her attention to him is because of his eyes.
The way Mendoza looked at Reyna, the eyes that full of love and longing, and sadness that could manifest itself just by his emotions. She felt warm, and deep inside she felt like she knew why he's acting like that. The feelings Mendoza shows by just his eyes, made even the always Ice queen Reyna to feel surge of emotion towards him. Then suddenly, a thought snapped in her mind, and the weird words she barely understand while reading the script started making sense, and some parts are finally becoming clearer and clearer. And slowly the identity of the man showed up in her mind. But not only his identity, even some memories that she never knew or when it happened, started appearing.
As memories of their time together started to enter her mind, she couldn't help but stopped and looked at the man in front of him more intensely. Without her noticing, her eyes started tearing up, and she produced slow sobbing sounds as those memories played like a movie in her mind. All the feelings they shared kept flooding inside her like a broken dam. Things that the man in front of him endured, hardship he suffered, and tears he shed all just---- for her.
Walking slowly towards him, Reyna looked at his face gently, and for the first time since she arrived here, she clearly saw the face of the man. Seeing this, her emotion started to even go wilder as she slowly stretched her hand towards his face. But before she could touch him, he held her hand and stopped her.
"Please, stop." He said as he patted her head softly. "Those aren't your memories. So please stop taking it in."
After those words came out, an explosion happened in her mind, and all the memories that's flooding in her, started disappearing like a smoke fading to nothingness! And as she tried her best to keep those memories, the faster those memories disappear. The only thing she could do was to feel despair as she slowly closed her eyes and lose consciousness. But before her last thoughts vanished, she saw him silently weep as he looked at her while whispering some words she couldn't hear.
"Sleep well."