Chapter 18. A Spider's Sorrow

A Spider's Sorrow

Before Nyx entered the spider's nest, deep in the dungeon, a being was apparently sleeping.

A young lady was sleeping on a king bed.

Next to it there was a shining object guarded by the young lady.

What is she even dreaming of...?

Since that day I often had the same dream of me and Mother sitting in our favorite flower garden looking at the stars.

It was something we both liked to do since I was a child.

We went there to talk about our secrets or to just take a break from our duties, but sometimes I went there to ask for some advice.

It was funny; even though of mom children, only I and my younger sister came to visit her. She didn't show it, but she must have been lonely.

I and my younger sister are the last daughters mother had; even before we were born, no one came to visit her, not even our father.

"Mother, if anything happens to us, what would you do?"

I casually asked Mom, who was sitting by my side; even my little sister was curious about it since she started looking at her.

{It depends on the situation.}

"Like, if somebody is trying to kill us, what are you going to do?"

My sister replied.

{I'll literally erase it forever.}

Mother's answer left us speechless because we all know what she means by it.

Basically, she is going to destroy that person's soul.

"Isn't that too much? Knowing you, you definitely can do something like that."

My younger sister commented.

{Hmm...Do you think so?}

Mother looked confused, as the most powerful being in the entire universe after Grandma, whatever rules or order she said is absolute.

And if she wants to erase somebody, no one can object; that is why she is feared by many, but no one knows her true personality, except me, my younger sister, and her mother.

That is right. I and my younger sister have only one mother in common.

How did I feel about it? For me was completely fine; it was father to be blamed for leaving Mother alone for who knows how much time.

"But it makes me happy to know that you care for us so much."

{I'm the one grateful to you; even though you are adults, you still like to be with me. As a mother, I feel fulfilled.}

{I'm sorry though!}

"Is something wrong? Why are you apologizing?"

Out of nowhere, mother looks sad about something. me and my sister looked at each other, unable to understand what the problem was.

{Because soon we will have to say goodbye, and for you it will be best to not be here.}

"Wait, what are you talking about?"

I said, worried, looking at mother crying.

She extended her arms towards me and my sister to hug us, and she whispered through the tears.

{Sorry.... I will come back... Till then, stay oblivious!}

After saying those words, she stood up and looked at us in the eyes.

"What do you..."

Out of nowhere I felt weak. I looked at my sister, and she had already passed out. I looked towards Mother; she was immersed in sadness.

Her tears look to keep on coming out endlessly. She looked like somebody who was about to lose everything.

Beside her was my sister's mother, trying to console her.

'When did she come here?'

My sister's mother had a shining orb in her hand that she handed over to me. In that moment, I had the feeling I would never see them again.

I extended my arm desperately to try and grab mother's one, as if to try to confirm that my doubts were wrong; mother tried to grab it, but my sister stopped mother in doing so.

I was only able to say a few words before passing out.

"I will be waiting..."

Once I woke up again, I was in this place with the orb that my sister's mother gave me.

Looking around, I could not see mother and Sister; instead, the orb was still with me, but it was not shining anymore.

What surprised me the most was the changes that happened to me.

My body was now the one of a spider.

"What is going on here? Where are mom and sister? And where am I?..."

I quickly stood up, grabbed the orb, and started running around desperately, calling for help, naturally for no one to answer the calls.

As time passed by, more spiders started spawning, and they started treating me as the queen since I was the strongest and the first to be born.

I made an altar and placed Mother Orb on top of it.

I spend most of my time checking it, hoping for one day something would change.

"...Again the same dream? How much time has passed? How much longer do I need to wait?"

I asked myself as I stand up and get out of the bed.

I kept wondering how mothers and sisters were doing! Honestly, I felt lonely.

After reaching mother's orb, I stayed there for a couple of hours.

"Today as well there are no changes on the orb!"

As I turned around to go back, something changed; the orb started shining again. It was not as bright as it was once, but for me, this was enough to make me cry of happiness.

Once I regained my composure, I sent some spiders to search for Mother; after some time they had returned.

"And? Did you find anything?"

I asked the spiders, but in return they have shaken their heads as to give a negative answer.

'But I am sure that mother is nearby.'

I thought as I looked at the orb, which is shining brighter and brighter with each passing second.

"Maybe she is just close to us?"

I connected my sight to a random spider and sent it out of the hallways to go through the two big doors.

I can't do it myself because going through the second door will harm anyone who passes through it.

Once the spider was in front of the second door, I enchanted his body with multiple magic spells before leaving him to cross the door.

When the spider was on the other side, he was full of wounds, but from that point on, I could not heal him anymore.

I started to control it and make him move by force through the outside ruin.

That was the first time since I awoke; I saw outside, but to my surprise, I could only see walls of meat.

"Well, this is not the blue sky I imagined... Anyway, let's search for mom!"