You Think I Won't Talk?-Chapter 707 — Life is Mine to Hum.

The clean ground took all of Marianne’s attention and while Zeleskiaz glared at the insensitive Fenrir, she drifted again, pulling away and falling on her knees at the place Katrina had been uselessly trying to rebuild herself.

"... Marianne? Love, don’t... what is wrong—"

"I’m just like that bastard." — She said while touching the ground and seeing how Alis Abyssi disappeared along the specs left of what Katrina had been. — "NGH... NO... NO! COME BACK!!"

"!? Marianne!"

"NO! DON’T TOUCH ME!! I’M— AGH! I SHOULD ALSO—!!"

"MARIANNE! STOP!! PLEASE!!"

Her spirit was trembling into broken pieces. Emotions that were not hers and those strong ones she had sealed along with those she couldn’t comprehend sent Marianne into a dangerous fit. Self-harm... hitting her own head against an already stained in red ground was stopped by Zeleskiaz as she added more of her own blood to it. Restraining her forcefully, almost harmfully as she yelled heartbroken, drunk by the pain of confusion and humiliation, as well as the losses she thought wouldn’t haunt her in this realm.

— Hrm... is she not going to last? —

"I’LL KILL HIM!!! I’LL DIE SO I CAN!!! AAAAAGH!!!"

Fenrir, comfortably licking his paws while nibbling on a large piece of dead bones chuckled as she kicked and fought the grasp Zeleskiaz could barely contain for she seemed possessed by an extraordinary force never met.

"Kh! Anne! Love—! Please don’t — mph! Anne!"

Her screeches were worse a horror for the man than the wars he had fought. People began to arrive, Theressa, Orland and Jasmine. Yet Marianne’s fit solely strengthened making her power hit those trying to help her angst.

"What’s going on!?!? Sweetie, it’s— ugh!?"

"Sister!"

"Anne! Stop, love! You’re— you’re—!" — Even while he suffered by her powers Zeleskiaz did not lose his hold of her, he brought her down with him as he couldn’t stand and her bites couldn’t hurt less than the pain of witnessing how she was destroying herself.

"I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITH THIS IN MY HEAD!!! LET ME DIE!! HIS HANDS—!! MY MOTHER AND.... !! AAAGH! NO!"

"ZELESKIAZ! KEEP HER DOWN!! DON’T LET HER STAND!!"

"WHAT?!"

"IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HURT HER BUT IF SHE CONTINUES LIKE THIS I CAN’T GIVE HER WHAT AENEAN AND CALLA SENT!!" — Jasmine who had also been hit by Marianne’s waves finally said, glaring at the indifferent Fenrir who only observed. — "They knew you wouldn’t help her! F*cking dog!!"

— ... I liked Oregor not his lover nor her bug... I don’t have much interest in protecting this child after this khkhkh~ —

Zeleskiaz’s rage against the beast only convinced him to do as told by his sister. Marianne’s fight was strenuous for everyone... yet her eyes finally closed after the gift was delivered while forcefully knocking her out.

"..."

"... Marianne?" — Zeleskiaz called her in the name of all of those shocked by the sudden stillness of the girl who even while unconscious shuddered from the shock of her emotions. Yet no response but that of the aloof deity would come.

— Ha... seems like the girl’s misfortune might need more than that. —

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It is now the 28th of Vravenn... a year ago my life changed on this date and today I wake up again as if the dream had finally ended.

I recall everything. My life as Elizabeth, my life as Marianne... a life as Calla.

That night, when I put an end to Katrina, one whom I thought of like a sister... she had died by my powers and the handcraft she had given me when still at Izeneya. The flood of memories was overwhelming. I wonder if they were truly mine yet they felt as if they were, so vivid in myself. The pain from the death of my loved ones did not make it better... and my grief while learning all of this had thrown me into the wish to die so deeply that little could I see in front of me.

’... it was really f*cked up...’ — I acknowledge while I stand up in this dark night while I am surrounded by my loved ones again.

They were all here... sleeping while doing guard. I wonder what kind of things happened to me that they are all here keeping watch. But it wouldn’t be weird if I had some ups and downs while my soul fixed itself with the help of the crystal flower taken from Pulchra Flore...

’Dad, Theressa... even mother is here... and grandpa Thomas...’ — I thought glad to see them all together and turning to see some of the others, I started to walk around to see their faces with the help of a resilient candle. — ’... hm~ Vitor and Paige... I guess you made some progress while I was away~... oh? Theo, you must be getting along well with Dioclecià for you to let him sleep on your lap, haha... Jasmine, you are sitting so far away... very much like yourself I must say... oho? Is she exchanging letters with Clemente? That’s nice from her.’

It was a tad entertaining. Many things seemed to have changed in an interesting way. Nonetheless, there was someone I wanted to see but couldn’t find in any corner of my room.

— The boy is in the garden. Your bird was getting noisy, child. —

"... you’re still here Fenrir?"

— I wander wherever my fangs wish... the kid won’t let me eat that small bird, so he took it away. —

"I see... Thank you, Fenrir."

— ... Go meet him, child. Don’t bother me with your chatter. You know I dislike it. —

I know fully well now that he couldn’t help me back then... his distance was what helped my soul to remain, actually. After all, he was meant to "end the world"... I was as well... yet I had a choice while he didn’t.

Everything seems peaceful even though there are still some destroyed parts of the palace that seem to still be under construction. I will surely learn the details later... but I want to see him first.

The way to him was short... I was able to see him from above when I still had some way to go. In his hand Khibi stood, cuddling to it much more affectionately than I last remembered and it was thanks to her flying that we eventually crossed gazes.