Chapter V
A Promise To Remember
"Leones!" Gritz, Leonesʼ father, roared at him.
From the corpse of his mother, Leones shifted his stare to look at his furious father. Gritzʼs flaming eyes greeted Leones, causing him to tremble in fear. His father was musculine. At any time, he might lift Leones.
"Where are you when your mother is dying?" Gritz asked. He tried to calm himself by sitting on a chair and drinking cold water, while impatiently waiting for his sonʼs answer. He clenched his fists.
Leones stared at his siblings behind the door. They were watching them but couldn't look at him. Their simple action made him feel worthless. He gazed at the corpse of his mom, then he faced his father. "Father . . ."
Chapter IXA Promise To Remember Part 2Leones was hungry and thirsty. Even if he goes upstairs, for sure that thereʼs no food left. He was questioning himself, why does Madreign need to ambush them and slaughter a lot of people? Why does his mother need to die? He's blaming himself even though he did nothing wrong.The basement door opened and showed Romil. Heʼs holding a tray with a plate and a glass of water on it. He approached Leones. "Leo, please eat." He carefully dropped the tray. The food on it was warm. Rice and eggs were seen on the plate. "That’s my food, but I’ll give this to you. Don't worry because I heated it up again."Leones teared up. "Why are you doing this?"Romil sighed. "We are siblings, Leo. Now t
Chapter XAfter 8 YearsThe days passed; months; and even years, the Vigliancos still did not return to the island of Atolon. A day won’t end without people talking about Vigliancos all over the island. Some believe they can still return while others are hopeless and impatient because it’s been years since they departed from the island. They all knew that Felix and Renata had only been given seven years to stay at Madreign and do what they had to do, but eight years had passed and they were still nowhere to be seen.While the whole island waited for the Vigliancos to return, a lot of things happened on the island. The government has undertaken a project to re-establish the Town of Rajanseth. The project was warmly supported by King Miraculous, so the re-establishment of Rajanseth only happened within a year.
Chapter XI After 8 Years Part 2 When their mother died, Gritz drank day and night. He was always drinking and hurting his son, Leones. His children suffered two years from his anger and resentment. Then, he soon died of because of alcohol. The Luz siblings suffered even more when Gritz disappeared. Carlos took the lead among his brothers and did his utmost best to live and survive with his siblings. Somehow, he and Nico became kind to Leones. Everything went well at first because Romil and Carlos worked in the market in a nearby town but they could not pay the rent so they decided to live underground like everyone else did after the ambush. Living underground had never been easier. It was difficult to find work and the government in the underground had taken no action. The mayor only favored those persons with money. They had no choice but to
Chapter XII Fear A lamp gave light in a dark and dusty room but its light did not reach a corner where Felix was standing. In that corner, he was holding a gold necklace tightly.He saw the necklace at that corner of the room. Earlier, he and Renata returned to their home in Rajanseth. As expected, it was dilapidated and dusty, but there were parts of the house that remained as solid as the room where Felix was. He did not expect that he would see the necklace in their room. Velo always wears it because Felix gave it to her to express how much he loves his beloved. He kissed the necklace and tried not to cry. He brought it close to his chest while holding it tightly. He took a deep breath and turned around to get out of the room. Broken appliances and a door leaning against the wall were the first tocame in his sight. He pic
Chapter XIII Fear Part 2 A butterfly landed on Revi's shoulder, causing her to return to reality. "Oh, my pleasure." Renata smiled. Eventually the boy's story entered her mind and began to process everything. This time, she felt pity towards him. "What's your name?" "I'm Lamar . . . Lamar Menken," he introduced himself. "And I'm Renata Viglianco. You can call me Revi instead." She offered a handshake. "I heard your name . . ." Revi wasn’t surprised anymore. She was expecting this because she and her father were one of the topics on the island. ". . . Youʼre the one whoʼs going outside. Arenʼt you afraid? Itʼs dangerous. Look what they did." Renata just smiled. "If we won't try, then who will?" Lamar just stared at her, he had no reaction. "We can do everything we want. We can try . . . But thereʼs something pulling us not to continue. We are afraid to fail,
Chapter XIV Deceptive Paradise There were enormous buildings in their sight. Those buildings were tall and sturdy. Most of the buildings they were seeing were made of stone but not far away, the tallest building was made of lustrous glass. Revi and Felix’s jaws dropped as they saw the world outside the island. This is very different from Atolon. Not only in the buildings but also in the clothes of the people here. Revi beamed. “This. . . is the world I saw in my dreams! ” She gazed at her father. “Father, the outside world! We’re here in the outside world! ” The young and fragile Renata was ecstatic as she looked around. For a moment, the sins of Madreign’s people on her island disappeared from her mind. For now, she felt some freedom because she was finally outside Atolon as she always wanted. Deafening chatters entered the Vigliancos’ ears as they walked along the side o
Chapter XV Deceptive Paradise Part 2 Felix raised his eyebrow. “For . . . real?” The vendor grinned. “Yes, sir. Today, our city is celebrating the Lavish Moon Festival. In this festival, we’re cherishing the beauty of the full moon who gave light and prosperity to the city 392 years ago. And as a token of appreciation for attending the festival, I’ll give you some of my delicious foods for free.” Renata looked at her father. “You heard that, Father? Free food for today!” Her eyes began to sparkle. Felix just sighed and thanked the vendor. He watched his daughter grab some food. “Thank you!” Revi yelled while walking away at the stall. “May the moon be your light!” the vendor shouted back. Renata immediately ate what she got as she walked with Felix. The Vigliancos decided to stay in the provincial area first where the beautiful plain
Chapter XVI Heroes Everyone is free, but if someone tried to take one’s freedom, the price shall be his freedom, too. However, the norm had changed. One’s freedom could be other’s demise and since that day, freedom became slavery. ~*~ Susan gave Felix a hot cup of coffee. She temporarily let Felix in her home to make him rest after a long journey while Renata and Yner were outside, playing in the hammock. She sighed and sat down in front of Felix. “I'm sorry that our house is messy.” She chuckled. Felix nodded. “It’s fine,” he said, “by the way, how far is the house to the city?” “It’s pretty far. Probably it’ll take 30 minutes or more to arrive in the city if you’ll just use your feet in transportation.” She took a sip from her coffee. Felix nodded. “A horse will be enough to arrive earlier, ri