Some of you are not going to be happy with it but this chapter and the chapter after this one, and a tiny bit of the chapter after that one since the introduction of Lilim are word for word from the light novel...
"Oh BuT aUtHoR tHaT's BoRiNg I cAmE fOr SoMeThInG oRiGiNaL" and to that I say 🖕 stfu
I have to do it, not alot of people even know Zeta's back story which is by far the saddest backstory of the 7 shades in the light novel so far imo
So this is for all my ignorant people out there that are to lazy to look it up.
.........
~Omni pov~
It has been 3 weeks since Epsilon has joined Shadow Garden.
Cid this time decided to train them on the beach in the middle of the night, what he was teaching them was what he calls magic power control.
Cid stood infront of everyone and said "Today I'm teaching you on how to control your magic, there is more to magic than simple enhancements"
Cid then started to walk towards the sea and instead of sinking in, he stay floating on top of the water. He then continued walking and as he made it a bit farther away he turned to them and amplified his voice.
"Should you be able to control your magic almost anything is possible. You won't be able to leave until you be able to at lease stay standing on water." Cid then went on to explain the process on how it's done.
He then returned to them and started to guide them, the one who had it easier was Epsilon due to her constantly manipulating the slime suit she had to find out any other tricks she could do with it. So her magic control is already better than most.
The one who had it the worst was actually Delta since due to her aggressive nature found it hard to be precise and careful with her magic.
So instead of actually trying to teach her how to control it Cid just told her "try to enhance your body so it's fast enough to simply run on water and you don't have to be so precise" and Delta did just that
While the other were training and dawn was about to break Cid decided to enhance his eyes to see if he could see anything beyond the ocean and what he saw left him quite shocked.
He saw a female cat beastkin holding a baby while looking across the Ocean she then turned around and was surrounded by people dressed up in priest outfits.
Without warning Cid's face turned serious and said "Fly Kaisel" and with that Kaisel appeared right underneath him and took him towards the sky.
Hearing the seriousness of his voice everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Cid and once they saw his serious face their face turned serious as well
And once they saw him take off to the direction of the ocean, they looked at each other and nodded, Alpha took Gamma in a princess carry and started running at full speed across the water, Beta soon followed behind but was much slower who was followed by Epsilon. While Delta just got on all four and followed Cid's advice and went on a full sprint across the water.
A few hours earlier in the Gold Panther Tribe.....
Lilim who was asleep woke up when she heard a commotion in the middle of the night. She woke up feeling hope that maybe it's her father that came back.
As for why her father was away in the first place, Lilim has contracted the symptoms of "Possession" one month ago.
When she showed her parents they were shocked and she started crying. Right then and there she offered herself to be burned at the stake due to the rules of the beastkins
But her father would never allow such a thing. How could he, he loved his daughter too much to do something like that. And so he left on a journey to try and find a cure but after a month nothing was heard.
That's why Lilim was optimistic about the commotion outside
"Maybe it's father, maybe he's back"
And as she went outside she did find her father but her father was on his knees tied up covered in blood.
Torches that were lit surrounding him, seeing such a scene her mother then yelled out boldly "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS"
"Looks like the filth hasn't been drive away yet"
The one who stepped forward with a torch on his hands was the head of a branch family from the Golden Panther Clan. "You know the rules all Clans follow, all filth shall be cleansed up no matter what"
Lilim's mother just stood infront of her protecting her in silence.
"Where is the filthy, answer us" the branch head said as he pulled out his sword and stab her father in the shoulder.
"I don't know" the father said with a hoarse voice
The head of the branch family just looked at him with a cold look in his eyes as he pushed the sword further down.
Blood gushed everywhere while the sound of a bone breaking was soon heard.
Seeing no reaction from him the branch head just said "How boring" before stabbing the sword once again.
"Stop it! You won't be forgiven for aiming your sword towards the head of the clan." Lilim's mother said
The branch head then sneered and said "I will be forgiven. From now on I'm the new head of the main clan of the Golden Panthers"
"And what proof could you possibly have, to make yourself the new head" said the mother.
"A priest from the Holy Church came towards the village and told us about the existence of traces of demon possessions. Apparently on the East the Holy Church collects anyone who has sign of the possession"
A new figure then appeared from within the group this time it was a man wearing a priest outfits and as he appeared he gave a faint smile said "The filth must be handled immediately otherwise who knows when it would spread and cause chaos and destruction"
Lilim's father then protested ".... Liar"
The priest then turned to him with a mocking gaze asked "Did you say something beastkin"
"I said you are lying human"
"What lies have I made"
"Everything, Demon Possession doesn't exist its a lie made by the Holy Church"
"Have you lost your mind" the branch head said
As if instigating it, everyone started sneering towards him.
But the sneers were ignored by the priest and father as they just continued staring at each other "Do you have any prove" the priest asked
The father then starts off by saying "The Golden Panther Clan is a long established bloodline, all the chieftains have inherited the story of the great Hero, the story of the beastkin Hero, the one that directly fought against the demon Diabolos"
"A fairy tale then?" The priest presumes
"Yes, it is a fairy tale. However, it slightly differs from the fairy tale passed on today in the world. The heroes were women, not men, and the demon possessions are blessing not a curse"
The priest eyes sharpen "That statement is considered an act of blasphemy against the Holy Church.
Fairytales will fade with time, stop talking nonsense"
"Is that so?, This is a heroic tale passed down only to the head of the clan for generations, it will not fade so easily, above all else we are a clan of the Golden Panthers...
We are descendants of the great Hero Lili, one of the three heroes that has defeated the demon Diabolos. that's the evidence"
"In other words?" the priest asks
"In other words, the stories of the heroes passed down by the Golden Panthers are the truth, while the Holy Church distorted the facts"
~Omni pov~
There was a long silence after Lilim's father statement which was broken by loud laughter that echoed all around from everyone.
"HAHAHAHHAHA"
The priest was also smiling but he wasn't smiling with his eyes, his eyes show quite an unhappy expression
"I see, I see, so this is what you meant, that those who are possessed are the playthings of the Holy Church and they're actually descendants of the great heroes. That's why there's no need to purify the filth, is that what you mean, Hahahaha" the head of the branch family spoke
"Don't be stupid" a man from the branch family said as he punched the father across the face, punch after punch.
With a bloody fist the man said "The shows over, where's the filthy one"
The father just had a smirk on his face as he said "I ain't saying a thing, even if I speak you'll just torture me and burn everything to the ground"
The man from the branch family pulled out his sword when he heard him.
"S-STOP IT" Lilim said with a shaky voice attracting everyone's attention
With shaky knees she stepped forward and stuttered "I...I...I...I'm the demon" she said with tears in her eyes as she shook violently
Her father then called out to her in a soft voice and said "Listen to me, The Golden Panther Clan are the descendants of the great hero lili, the one who saved the world
This family is a family with proud blood, why did lili give us stories of heroes? Did she just let the chieftains pass them down from generations to generations, there is a reason for that.
We have a misson."
"Father..." Lilim softly called out
"You have the blood of the hero in your veins stronger than anybody else. You are strong, wise, and proud daughter. Lilim go east, there is someone there that could cure your demonic possession. That's where our mission lies"
Her father seeing Lilim unsure of herself just gives her a reassuring smile "I'm sure if it's you, you can do it" the father then turned towards the mother and said
"Take care of them"
The mother then gave a small nod and pulled Lilim closer.
A beastkin close to them then said "You think I'll let them go"
"I'll make sure of it" the father said, the sound of something pulsing was soon heard and it was coming from the fathers body. A huge amount of magical energy then explodes from his body destroying his bindings.
"WHAT IS THAT POWER" someone from the branch family shouted
"The Golden Panther have thick beastial blood, I just manipulate them and freed them"
The father now looks more beast than man with his long Golden hair that's shape like a mane and hair growing everywhere
"This is a technique passed down only to the chief, a forbidden technique that can take ones life"
Blood was seen coming out of his eyes and veins. "GO AWAY!!!" he roared
Lilim's father stood infront of them protecting them after turning into a rampaging beast
"GO! RUN!" He shouted to them
"Father come with us!!!" Lilim quickly yelled towards her father
"I can't" he said
And when he turned around a look of shock was plastered on Lilim's face as her father soon had half his face turned into a complete beast
"I'll eventually become into a beast, before that happens..."
"I don't want to! Father!!!" Lilim tried to reach for her father's back but couldn't reach
The priest pulled out red colored chains and slashed it towards him.
"Gaaaaaahhhh!!!" The father then deflected it with his right arm
At that moment her mother picked her up and carried her away while she just screamed for her father.
"FATHER! NOOOOO!!!"
That was the last time Lilim saw her fathers back.
Her mother was soon carrying her through the forest
She didn't hear any footsteps for a while, luckily her mother was a master hider. However soon the presence of pursuers were faster approaching. Some members of the Gold Panther have special noses so they must have joined the pursuit as well.
Her mother then put her down near a river and said "Let's split up. Cross the river and head east while I go southeast"
And with that she put the little baby she was carrying with her onto her arms and said "Take care of your little brother, Lilim"
"I don't want to! I want to go with you mother"
"Don't be selfish, just have a little patience. We'll meet again at the Midgard kingdom." Said the mother as she gave Lilim a tight hug.
"Then... why did you give me my little brother?"
"Lilim... I can't fight, I can't run as well as you."
"You should be better off with me!" Lilim pleaded
"Lilim listen..."
"No!"
Lilim buried her head into her mothers chest and shook her head.
Before departing from her her mother told her about how her father used to be, that she shouldn't blame herself for him sacrificing his life for her.
"Lilim take care of your little brother" Lilim then hugged her brother tighter as tears stream down his cheek
"I promise to take care of him"
Lilim then washed her smell off of herself and crossed the river after a final goodbye from her mother. She then headed towards the eastern forest, as her mother turned southeast
Multiple footsteps were then soon heard.
In the east...
Lilim can be seen running through the cold forest in the night. She spent the entire time running that by the time she managed to get to the edge of the forest dawn was about to break.
"This..." she said shocked this was the very first time she saw the beach, she only read about them in the books she used to study
"...The ocean" she softly whispered, she then went towards the sea and scooped up a bit of water and tasted it
"Salty" she said while sticking out her tongue.
Then with a lowered head said "Father... there's nothing"
She then sat by the cold beach and said "There's nothing to the east... where's the mission...? Where's the Midgard kingdom..."
Her legs at this point felt prickly, and she couldn't take another step, black bruises extended all the way from her chest.
She then looked at her brother, the little tiny life entrusted to her and with great determination said
"Let's cross the sea"
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