Escape

Eighty-Five:

Earth

It's been a week since me and Asim came back to Earth. And ever since we're back, things never been the same as before though, it was just me. Humans on Earth were clueless of the happenings happened around them. Not even my own family knows what I experienced not even what I learned.

I try to forget the things that I discovered and think of it as a dream or a nightmare however, I cannot since every time I slept. I'll always end up going back to my dream world. I even try my best to run away from our class, whether the class was to begin or it already on going. I always end up escaping as much as possible that even Dione couldn't stop me.

Surprisingly, she never dares to reach out on me even though she can since her secret as one of the Goddesses revealed. Why? Maybe because she fully understands me, I need more time to finally cope with the things I've learned and discovered for a short and fastest time. And being with her will only put me in chaos if I try to talk or see her up-front that is why I choose not to face her and escape my dream world as fast as I can.

…

"How long are you going to avoid everyone in here?"

Suddenly, one of the people I badly wanted to escape finally reaches out to me and I couldn't avoid him no matter what I do.

"Asim."

"What? Are you going to run away again?" he sarcastically asked. "That is the reason I why I wanted to force you to drink the bottle given by Almos, so that you may able to stay here in your dream normally."

"Then, it is true that I'll forget everything once I drink it," I stated.

Asim heavily sighs. "You know it is for the better. Besides, it only erases everything about him and nothing else. That is why you better drink it and you'll find yourself back to normal."

I sighed deeply and think of it harder or rather I choose for, "just give me time, okay?"

"How long?" he seriously asked.

"Do I really need to answer that?"

"Yes."

"Asim!" I irritably answered.

"Jeanne!" he back fired with his eyes wide open.

I sighed. "Alright!" I finally surrender. "I'll drink it as soon as I wake up."

"No. You have to drink it now."

"What?! You know I can't––" in just a split second, I am falling and before I knew it I was finally awake. "Damn it!" I cursed as soon as I wake up and to my surprised I saw Asim standing right next to my bed. "What are you doing here?"

"Making sure that you will drink it."

It was too forward I cannot do anything about it. "Alright!" I answered and reach out my cabinet to take the bottle given by Almos. "Here." I said and without further thinking I drink it with one go. "Happy?"

"Yes, indeed."

"Okay, now, you…" I suddenly felt lighter and my vision begins to blur and before I knew it darkness folds me.

…

"You manage to make her drink it," from the corner of Jeanne's room, Dione comes out.

"I have too. It is for the best."

"I agree." She stares back to Jeanne. "She won't be able to remember him once she wakes up."

"That is what he wants."

"Why? Isn't what you want?"

"Yes, it was what I want."

"Was?"

"You heard it right, because I don't think really think that it will be the best if Jeanne will forget about him now that he was about to remember his past."

"He still undecided to open the Crystal Heart."

"Still, he will open it and Jeanne will be left unknown of the truth. And we never knew if she'll be safe forever because we all knew, Azazel might have his way to escape from the void Ilmatar released. He may able to free himself and it will only put Jeanne in much greater danger." He seriously stated.

"We still don't know what will happen, Asim. Maybe, Azazel won't be able to escape it. Besides, we are here for Jeanne to protect her no matter what."

"Of course it was given. And I really hope he won't escape his punishment forever."

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Through this thick fog I'm walking through, I try my very best to escape out of this unknown place. Even without direction, I continue to walk not knowing what I will see after I pass through this thick fog.

Little by little as I walk forward, I see glittering lights, not too bright but enough to lighten up the path I'm walking at. Until I finally reach the end and torn apart the bushes covering my way out.

I was blinded by a sudden light as soon as I wide open the bushes and it took me long before I finally adjusted from the light welcomed me. Slowly I open my eyes only to find myself standing in front of a vast ocean. The horizon is colored of bright red and orange, while the sand under my feet is fine white sand.

'Where am I?' I asked clueless of how I end up to this place but there is no answer to it.

I walk forward to get closer at the ocean and try to find something that might help me to get out of this place. However, I couldn't find anything and as I look back from where I came from. I only see thick fogs covering the forest.

An ocean and a forest covered with thick fog. Whichever way I go, I cannot escape out of this place. Which I question myself, how did I get here in the first place? And where did I come from?

I cannot remember anything as if something was erased from my memories and now I am lost. And no matter what I think, I cannot find anything to help me escape.

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