Chapter 3

A white ceiling was the first thing to see when I woke up. Where am I again?

As I looked around, there were two women on either side of my bed bent over, sound asleep.

The three men were sitting on the sofa and also sound asleep. I slowly got up, I also removed the dextrose from my hand and went straight to the bathroom and put on my clothes that were hanging there, I know Andrea did this.

I washed my face at the sink after I got dressed, and stared at my own reflection in the mirror.

"Who are you really?"

My hair that used to be black when I was in the dressing room is now in a different shade of color. My eyes which used to be brown, changed to frost color. I also feel weird now, all four of my senses are enhanced; sight, hearing, sense and smell.

I immediately composed myself and left the bathroom.

When I closed the door, I felt Gianina was about to wake up so I turned to her.

"Good morning, Gi" I said to her.

"Oh Sab, why did you get up? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, thank you for asking. Can we go to the garden? I just want to ask something." I said to her and smiled.

I felt Gigi got nervous for what I’ve said.

I chuckled. "Chill, I won't eat you."

She just smiled and followed me to the garden.

At the end of the garden there is a big tree with a bench under its shade to rest, and that's where we decided to talk.

"I know you know something about me. " I start without looking at her.

Then suddenly, I felt her looking at me.

"Huh?! What are you saying? I don't understand you, Sab." she defensively said.

"I know I'm far different from the creatures here, nor any of your clans. Then what am I? How did I get to this place? I know that you know the answers to my question."

She took a deep breath first and then let out a deep sigh.

"Yeah, you're not one of us. Based on my research with Carlo, we couldn’t find any creatures like you, there is no one from the history. But only Carlo, me and you know this. We are also afraid that if they find out, someone's uniqueness is prone to those greedy persons. We have not yet determined what creature are you but we can only be sure of one thing, we should not be complacent about your personality or yourself. I also notice the changes in your body so now I'm studying to make a concealing potion to conceal your true features. " she explained.

"I have also asked for help from a few oracles that say you came from the past, others tell us that you’re from the future. The data we gathered is really confusing so we haven't informed Andrea, and the others" She added.

"I understand."

UNDERLAND KINGDOM

On the other hand...

A woman entered her father's room without hesitation.

“You went there again, didn’t you? How many times do I have to tell you that you’re still not allowed to go there? We haven’t discovered your powers yet.” said the elegant man, facing the window as if he’s looking at something.

Even after two centuries of living in the world, wrinkles will not leave a mark on his skin.

"Tss. They didn't even know that, Dad." said the woman as she poured the wine into her glass.

"Are you waiting for them to find out, Princess? You're being reckless again." he coldly said to her.

She sipped her wine before speaking. "It won't happen again."

The glass in the Princess's hand was shattered, at the weight of the emotion she was feeling right now, she could no longer control her strength.

"Oops!"

"I have to go now, dad. This day is very tiring." moreover, she left the room with a heavy heart of remembering something.

Sabrina

After Gianina and I talked, I immediately went home to the dorm and arranged the things we bought. It was late afternoon when I finished the repairs. After doing all the work in my room, I decided to take a bath to relax my body.

While I was cleaning my body and feeling the rush of water on my nakedness, I accidentally put my back in the mirror.

"What is this?"

I caressed the mark on the left side of my shoulder.

"Beautiful." that's all I could say with so much admiration and amazement at my mark.

As I caressed the mark on my back I was surprised when it suddenly shone. I waited again for a while but it didn't shine again. So, I just continued my bath and got dressed. Just after I came out of the bathroom, there was a knock on my bedroom door.

"Who’s that?" I knew who was knocking but I just let them do it, they can’t know yet.

"Sab, it's me, Andrea. Can I come in?" She replied.

"Go ahead."

The door opened and Andrea entered.

"I just came in to say that we're going to have a dinner. Will you come with us?" she asked and leaned over to the bed I was sitting on.

"Is everybody around?"

"Yep, you're the only one missing." then she smiles sweetly.

"I'm still full Andrea, maybe tomorrow. I'll just rest first now, it's also tiring to tidy up the room." and I gave her a smile.

"Okay, but if you change your mind, just go downstairs, okay?" she got up and went to the door.

"Yeah, I will."

"Goodnight Sab, sleep tight and sweet dreams." I thought she had left, only to see her head still at the door.

I chuckle, it's really weird. "Yeah, you too."

Then, the door closed.

I let myself fall to the bed, I feel so exhausted. Why is that?

The truth is, I’m starving but I am not yet ready to see the old grumpy Almario. And I feel embarrassed for what happened earlier, I acted like a child before I passed out. Yes, I am aware of it and I hate it. I don’t know to myself either why I have to felt that way.

I closed my eyes and let the darkness swallowed me.

~*~

I am standing outside a big and a spacious mansion. I don’t know what happened but it feels like my feet have lives of their own.

I entered the mansion and let my feet lead me to an open door.

“Astron, you’re back.”

Because of shock, I step back and accidentally closed the door. I tried to open it before anyone can see me, but I can’t hold nor touch it. I tried to hold it again and again, but I failed. My hands just go through the door knob.

I take a step ahead to see the woman behind that voice.

Her back is facing me so that I can see her movements freely.

She was just sitting there, and only a lampshade on the side of her bed illuminated the room.

“I thought you left me *sob* for good.” The woman cried, and she’s drunk as well.

Later that moment, a man appeared from the dark, his face is blurry, I can’t see what he looks like.

“That won’t happen, my love. I won’t leave you again.” The man said as he sat beside the woman.

“But how about your people? The crisis at the Navel? They need you there right now.” The woman replied and take an inch away from the man.

“I can wait for you. I know you’ll come home to me and my child. Thank you, even though I made a mistake and—” The woman couldn’t continue what she was saying when she suddenly started crying.

“I promise you, when the crisis cause of your husband is over, I’ll take you out of here. Stop crying.” Said the man.

The man touches the woman’s chin, their faces slowly came closer, until they savor each other’s lips. It was an intimate one until they became naked.

The man parted the woman’s long hair and started kissing her nape. I immediately looked up at her left shoulder.

A mark?

Eye shaped mark. Apparently marked with purple ink. I’ve seen it before, I just don’t know where.

I looked at the mark closely, maybe in that way, I can remember where I see one of those. Then it suddenly shone.

Wait--- eye shaped mark printed with purple ink.

Her mark is my mark.

Am I her?