Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 501: Feeling the pain in my heart (2)

He was looking at her from a distance and his hearts feel like it would be render apart. 

The moment he arrives at Ragora, he got the news about Ana from a worker at her bread shop that Ana has lost her sister and went to the cemetery again to meet her sister.

Hearing this, Arial first thought wasn't about Titania but about Ana condition. Is he alright? Is he fine? This kind of thought floated inside his mind.

Then he rushes to the direction of Ana sister grave. It was on a hill filled with beautiful flowers.

The scent of flowers would soothe the grievers and give holy scenery to the graveyard which was supposed to be somber and solemn.

Then he found her. Found her there and he stopped. To be precise, he could not take another step.

He looks at her, looking from a distance. Arial look at Tatiana, crying her hearts out. She was in front of Titania grave.

'I'm sorry. Because I made you go alone, I'm sorry. It's because of me you ended up like this.' 

She hit her chest and howls in pain, crying her hearts out, her tears fall to the solid hard ground. Arial heart was softened. He…. hesitated. 

He doesn't know what to do. He found her wife killer. But she is dead. And now, his suspicion is finally cleared. 

Ana was Titania sister.

Even though he knew now…he doesn't know what he should feel for her. Hate? Is that what he feels now? No. It's emptiness. And he doesn't know who kill Titania. 

Whoever kill her…is obviously from the Order of Death, the true culprit of all this tragedy.

Could Ana also be in that group? Could she, the one who have saved him, be an assassin like her sister?

After hours and hours blaming herself for her sister death she climbed down from the graveyard. 

Looking listless and like hope was snuff out from her. And for a moment Arial feel his heart ached for her misery. 

Almost so much he wishes Titania, his wife killer is alive right now. He doesn't know what to say, what to do at that moment.

Arial feet unconsciously moved towards Tatiana looking at her from a distance, hiding himself among the shadows, his eyes did not leave her not even for a second. 

He tells himself that this is because he needs to know what else she knows. But what he wouldn't admit to himself was that he was worried about her.

He follows her until Ana lie down at the river banks. Then tears formed in her eyes and she cried silently.

Arial seeing this wanted to go to her….and hugged her.

In Ana mind right now, she remembers her strong little sister, her independent and lovable little sister. 

She might be an assassin and she has a lot of flaws, but she was her only sister. And she did right by her.

Her only family in this whole wide world. And today she lost her. She lost her forever. And she misses her already. 

If she did not trust him, if she did not tell where she was…. would her little sister still be alive?

From the distance, Arial just look at her...and his determination burned. He needs to know. He needs to end this….end the Order of Death.

And making this decision…he waited for Ana. Waiting for her….to tells him the truth of what really happens.

And as he makes this decision, he follows her down, looking behind her and feels his heart ached like something bad is going to happen if he keeps going down this path of vengeance and feeling like love is slipping away from his grasp again.

This vendetta…. should it be pursued? 

Then he remembers Helia again and his heart ached. He blames himself for what happened and that guilt has always been his shackles.

'It's too late for me' he sighed.

He found her in those happy memories and missing her so much that he hates himself for it.

Can he locks away that happy memory and only remembers her bad part? Yet, he couldn't. Because as deep as the scars of her betrayal, he also remembers her pain. 

The pain of being left alone. The pain of bearing the duty of his house. But most of all, the pain in his heart, knowing that he did wrong by her. 

Knowing that he should have been there…by her side….through her father death, through her loneliness….through everything. 

Because the only thing that she requires from him was for him….to be there…by her side. Through everything.

It was that simple of a thing. But that simple thing is hard for him.

She would have gladly bears all his burden…if only…they bear it together. Because that is the meaning of marriage. josei

Being together is not easy. Love is not easy. The only thing was….Arial did not notice these until he has lost her.

Having a great empire that reaches from the North to the South of the four corners of the vast land, what good it is if he has no one to share it with? 

To share happy moments and sorrow with? 

He remembers her smile and remembering that, he could not help but going down this path.

Looking at Ana, he steel his heart as he chooses the path of revenge not knowing how much it will hurt himself one day.

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Reoh was in his courtyard and he was still fuming with anger. 

After he heard what happened with Tang Jiexiu and the man that killed his son he was furious but also he became incapable of doing anything to Tang Jiexiu since he was from Tangmen.

Young master Tang also advises him to forget his resentment towards the person who killed his son and said that the man is not someone he should provoke.

At the time Reoh just nodded but how could he just forget it like it never happened? So, after Young master Tang has sailed away from the port, Reoh quickly send his horse riders to track the man killing his son.

They could not track the killer but then a few moments ago, he gets a report from the city guard that the person who killed his son before has returned to the city.

The moment he heard that Reoh quickly mobilize about twenty of his horse riders to go to the man and kill him.

The Chief has already heard about the death of his sons and even advises him to calm his anger but he couldn't do that. 

In Ragran he was a Warchief, revered and feared. The man killing his son did not leave him any dignity towards him and his son 

and he is also very loving towards his son.

Ragni was his heir. So when he heard the killer of his son dares come back, he quickly summons his subordinates and rushing to the Black Hill where it is near the cemetery.

It was where people say they see him

On the other hand the chief of Ragran is worrying about Reoh. 

He heard the full story about the events and he even seeks the advice of the Young Master Tang and he concludes the people killing Reoh son is an expert in martial arts. 

When he heard that Reoh has already gone out pursuing the killer, he could only sigh.

Reoh is one of the problems in his administration but he is also one of the capable Warchief in his employ. 

Reoh intention to succeed him is very clear.

But since Reoh has many supporters, he as the Chief could not remove Reoh from his position.

Not to mention, he, himself need Reoh to keep the peace. 

Even though Reoh is a problem he needs to attend, there is one thing that made him apprehensive to deal with Reoh now.

Because a few months ago, he got word from the Chief Priest that was meditating in the Temple of the Gods that the miasma of darkness is spreading. 

Evil is coming.

The Darkly Ones is rising. The Vanquishers is awakening….and Asrana must be awoken so that the Great Battle between Good and Evil can be started.

This was the story he heard when he was a child.

When he was a babe, his mother would tell him the story of the Days before the Vanquisher and the Conqueror fought.

When he heard the story he of course did not think the Day of The Battle would happen in his lifetime.

But his Chief Priest has even convened the Godsmeet and will meet at the Holy Temple of the Gods to discuss of the bizarre happening that is happening in Ragran right now.

In Ragran right now, the fish has been reduced. Many have seen that dead fish floated from the stream and black in color.

When they cut the fish, black liquid poured from them. 

The seas is volatile and storms forms out of nowhere while the sea beast squirming in the deep of the seas and turning hostile to the Thirteen Tribes even to the Leviathan tribe.

And then the chief remembers the story of his mother. 

That during the time of the battle between the two great forces, there will come a beast that will be coming from the Tower of Atonement built by Nasrana.

They are destroyer of life and their reason for living is to spread ruins and misery. They were originally humans that were cursed by the Creator.

Because of their despicable acts and sins towards humanity they were cursed to be a beast.