One's freedom could also be other's demise. Renata Viglianco, also known as Revi VI, is a young girl living peacefully in Atolon Island. For her, she is nothing but a prisoner caged on the island because of what happened almost four centuries ago. She always dreamt about going outside and see the wonders of nature, the marvelous creation of mankind, and the Tall Towers of Titus, their deity. Because of those dreams, she vowed to save her loved ones against the nefarious people of Madreign who slaughtered their ancestors because of selfishness. Until one day, a series of events triggered her innocence. It ruined her childhood and took away her sense of joy. Renata's dream shattered into pieces and she wanted to give up. However, to surpass the wicked victors, she needed to take another step forward and reach her dream, freedom.
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False History
There was a creature, shivering and crying. "Revi, wake up . . . " someone whispered.
"My daughter, rise."
"You'll save us, Revi. Rise."
"Express them our wrath and sorrow. You must fight."
"Rage, Revi, rage."
"Avenge your mother, kill them all, and find freedom."
"Revi. . ."
There was a girl who's sleeping peacefully in her bed. As the window beside her opened, the light entered and made her white hair glow. She opened her eyes, and the first thing her round red eyes saw was sunlight. She blinked countless times and turned her head to the left. The view was her messy room again.
She closed her eyes. She is still lethargic. "Father, father," she whispered.That girl is Renata Viglianco, known as Revi VI. In their town, she's the naughtiest but the smartest as they say. At her young age, she learned how to read and write, yet she didn't consider herself the smartest. She believes that she is just a quick learner or maybe because her dad is a professor.
Renata continues to mutter the word 'father'. Little did she know, her mother, Velo, is watching her. Velo sighs as she views her daughter's messy room. This kid never wastes her time cleaning not only her room but also their house. She rather spends her day playing with her friends outside.
Velo shook her head and went downstairs. She saw her husband getting ready, preparing all of his papers. Velo approaches him. "You are going to the ministry again?" she asked Felix, her husband.
He just looked at her. "Yes, haven't I told you about it already? This is for us, Velo." He arranged his bag.
Velo looked downwards. She knew the reason why Felix is doing this. This is to survive against the wicked victors of Madreign. But these past few weeks, Felix didn't spare his time for them. He is so busy to the point that he always gets home late in the night.
"Your daughter misses you. Isn't that enough reason to stop in the meantime and bond with us?" She sighed.
Felix was stunned and closed his eyes. He clenched his fist and trembled. "We don't know when Madreign will attack Atolon, and oppress us for the second time. I'm doing this for her, we badly need to survive, Velo. I hope you understand that." He sighed. As the head of the family, he needs to protect them. Their chance of survival in this world full of cruelty is as big as an ant. "Do you know about Renata's Dream?"
~*~
Almost four centuries ago, a preacher shared his belief with the people. It's about the compelling titan gods and their chosen descendants. A lot of people believed that person because he has strong shreds of evidence, one of that evidence is Mount Colossus which is located in the northeast part of the world.
According to them, the power and legacies of those titans were passed down to their chosen descendants, and they are compelling and superior. The chosen descendants have a crystal inside their heart, the crystal is the one that gives them power. However, it also consumes their strength, making them live shorter.
They believed that there are twelve powerful titans living in Mount Colossus. Those titans have their duties and priorities. They are . . .
Harbor, the titan of the ocean.
Atlas, the titan of the sky.
Una, the titan of memories.
Everest, the titan of land.
Raiden, the titan of thunder and lightning.
Azar, the titan of fire.
Lewis, the titan of war.
Ahava, the titan of love.
Amara, the titan of beauty.
Astrea, the titan of fantasy.
Hakim, the titan of intelligence.
And lastly, Hadeon, the titan of destruction.
They were the children of Titus, the father of all titans.
Everything was peaceful not until Hadeon impregnated and killed Hakim's wife. Hadeon did such a sinful action, not appropriate for a titan god. As a punishment, Hakim beheaded Hadeon and sent him into a pit where no one could help him to escape. After that, the other titans didn't acknowledge Hadeon as a titan anymore.
Before Hadeon was sent into a pit, he saw his daughter whose name is unknown. He made a curse that his daughter will reincarnate and reincarnate until the right time will come and both of them will take revenge with one goal.
Their myth became a fact as descendants showed their faces in the public. Because of those facts, the selfish rulers feared that they might lose their political influence and the descendants would sit in power.
For their selfish deeds, they made false news and backstabbed all of the Tatius. They revealed fake crimes that Tatius never committed. It's the reason why people threw hatred towards Tatius. They feared and disgusted Tatius, causing some of them to be killed. To be peaceful, they trapped their so-called sinners under Mount Colossus.
Habonevar Cidgi, who has royal blood, the patriarch of the church, and the rumored descendant of Hakim, led his members to live peacefully underground. It is the start of the Cidgi Dynasty.
2 years later, the population of Tatius decreased due to a lack of sunlight and resources. Luckily, they managed to escape the underground.
They never dared to return to the people who became selfish just because of the power they are holding. Atolon, son of Habonevar and the descendant of Everest, created a gap between Tatius and non-Tatius. Little did they know, workers are creating a gap near Mount Colossus, too. Non-Tatius did it so they could be free in fear of the descendants. Atolon finished their works and successfully created a gap between Tatius and non-Tatius. The gap ended the lives of thousands of workers.
Habonevar's body weakened and died after a couple of months. Atolon took the responsibility and reigned the island he made with the help of Everest. Royal titles were passed down as time went by. Cidgians, the people of the island, lived in Atolon Island for over 390 years.
The merciless actions of the selfish politicians and non-Tatius will be forever staying in their minds. They painted the history and never dared to go outside Atolon. Meanwhile, the non-Tatius forgot about the beliefs as the politicians burnt the books about the myth and blew the ashes in the air as if nothing happened.
To be continued . . .
Chapter XXIXIs Everything Really Well?I never looked at her, and instead clenched both my jaw and fists. Tears attempted to escape my eyes, but I tried my best to prevent it. Not now. I can’t cry now.“I saw what happened, Revi.” I could sense she’s upset. And so am I. She’s one of us. Rory’s a Cidgian. She should be angry towards the victors. But look, here she is, taking their side—justifying what they did because it was “eons” ago.As I breathed heavily, she spoke again. “I understand your animosity but—”“No!” I screamed. “You don’t understand my hatred! You never did! Because if you do, you wouldn’t be so upset at me right now.”"I certainly do!" Her tone was solemn. "But those Madreese you were unleashing your rage on aren't to blame for their ancestors' misdeeds!"She exhaled a sigh. "It must have been difficult for you to believe that 'we,' our civilization, were imprisoned in dread as a result of what occurred in the past. You must not, however, generalize or criticize some
Chapter XXIXLittle Girls Part 2“Can you . . . at least listen to my grief?” She slowly looked at me.For some reason, I found myself in her. Since my mother's death, I've had a void in my heart that I've been unable to fill, no matter what I or they do. In spite of the fact that they were patient with my rants and my fury, I was still lonely. I wanted to tell 'them' how much I was hurting and how much I was angry, because I felt so isolated. I’m simply talking about Madreese, including this girl in front of me. And my common and obvious reason why was because they raided my town.Inquiring minds want to know . . . In the end, it wasn't about retaliation; it was about retribution for what they had done to me. Or is there something else going on that I'm not aware of? Why do I want to destroy?“Fine,” I said even though it was against my will.On the rooftop, which was off-limits, I accompanied her. There was no one there.Unlike the storage room, the place was wide and bright, althou
Chapter XXVIIILittle GirlsTeacher Rory nodded as I stared at her without uttering anything. “We came from the same nation, Renata, but the only difference was I grew up here and you grew up on the island.”She sighed. “It’s surprising, I know, but I’m letting you know this because I want you to trust me.”Trust. This woman was basically asking me to trust her just because we share the same history of ancestors, but who knows if her mind was already corrupted?I stayed silent. I shouldn’t let my guard down. I shouldn’t trust her. No matter what, I should stick to my fake identity. I’m not a Cidgian. I’m not from Atolon. I am a Madreese. I was from Delural. That’s what I should be in front of their eyes.“People forgot about us, Revi. It’s upsetting that the government hid a sin and we didn’t even have a chance to punish them. They moved on, continued spreading chaos, and proudly raised their flags in wars as we—or shall I say you and your fellows that are hiding in the island, living
Chapter XXVII Walking Paradox Part 2 I went back home quietly as Father was peacefully sleeping in his bedroom. I better not wake him up. Hoping to end this all, I closed my eyes and tried to sleep without having nightmares or hallucinations. Hours passed, and I wasn’t able to go back to sleep. My body never had the urge to rest, so I spent the hours staring at the lonely luminous moon. Although I didn’t sleep again, I found myself never being restless. It was strange yet I was thankful for it. When the sun started to rise, I did my morning routine without waking Father up. I also cooked my own food and went to the storage room for some potatoes. Then, I went to the river once ag
Chapter XXVIWalking ParadoxI tightened my grip to the medal as I stepped forward to watch the river.It was past midnight, and I just woke up from having that unexplainable, confusing, and strange dream I had. I didn’t have any good feelings about it. It might be something my creative mind created or it might also be a message from the gods. But as much as I wanted to believe that she’s a god, a part of me said it’s ridiculous. I’m still a kid after all, with a strange mind.I decided to take a walk outside, not minding the possible dangers during night. The gloomy and dark sight of my bedroom was creeping me out somehow, and I wanted some peace of mind as it was giving me constant nightmares and hallucinations. And I knew the beauty of nature will hel
Chapter XXVUnvalued Medal Part 2As far as I could remember, when I was a year old, we used to live there with Babu but the moment I celebrated my 2nd birthday, we moved to Rajanseth for some unkown reasons. Babu was left there alone until I turned three, he decided to stay with us until the last moments of his life.We never went back to the palace, and lived normally like commoners in Rajanseth and still receive a special treatment. The palace was kept hidden under the care of the Royal Family. Only Father and the king knew where it was.I sighed and went inside the house. There I saw Father in the living room, reading a lot of documents. “Father, I’m home,” I said.Even though I knew he wouldn&rsquo
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