Chapter 1 - The Big Event did Happen

Arnula. [Night time]

Suddenly a circular ring of white light flashes in the sky, revolving mid-air and a reddish energy bursts out of it, just like a shooting star.

Crossing over a long distance it vanishes somewhere, as if it was just a meteor that had burnt out.

Looking a little bit higher, a shadow could be seen for a moment. Which is shrouded by a thin layer of darkness, mixing well with the night.

It is the Zolviak slave. The same Zolviak who had sent the soul to Arnula from Earth. The same Zolviak who was subservient to 'that person', now seems to be entirely different.

If you could see Zolviak's face underneath the cloak it had worn, you can make out a sly grin indicating success to his greater scheme of things.

It's a shame that 'that person' wasn't here. If he were, he would have found out something so unexpected, he would have never dared imagine otherwise.

"Let the Chaos breed and Uncertainty grow" - The Zolviak slave has a silent laugh and vanishes in thin air as if he was never there.

Unbeknownst to the Zolviak, the red meteor that should've evaporated into non-existence, shimmered into brilliance and had some blue-ish suction around it, just like a mini-tornado.

It slowly diminishes in size and becomes as small as a bead, looking just like a ruby-red water droplet.

And unseen to any human eye, it travels a long distance, falling into a big Manor somewhere within a desolate country, vanishing into nothingness again.

The weather suddenly turns violent and instantaneously there is a heavy rainfall with loud thunder crackling and echoing in the night.

Inside the Manor where the bead had fallen, unlike normal days there is a huge commotion.

The Manor mistress is about to give birth.

A muscular man is pacing outside the door, with his back straight and shoulders high, as if it can carry the weight of the whole world.

Unlike his stature, his squarish forehead is wrinkled with a frown. A little tension could be made out from his pace indicating that he's waiting for someone's arrival as he's looking at the door from time to time.

After some-time a maid comes in and informs, "General, the doctor's carriage is stuck on the road. There are fallen trees due to heavy rain so they are coming on foot. Their arrival might be delayed."

"What?? How long will it take?" General's voice is heavy and concerned for his wife.

"It might take them two incense-stick of time" Maid replied.

"Sigh...It seems that heaven doesn't want us to have children." The General sighed and prayed to his necklace "May the Goddess protect my wife and child"

Inside the delivery room, the General's wife has passed out.

The midwives were panicked and we're trying everything they could to keep the mistress and the baby safe.

The attendants were either procuring water and other essentials or praying for the lady and her unborn child.

"Doesn't the lightning and rainfall seems a little ominous?" An attendant whispered to her friend.

"Silence!" the midwife yelled angrily "Our lady is blessed with Goddess' fortune. It might be a sign that the child is the son of lightning. And if you say any ominous words I'll ask your entire family to be beheaded!!"

The Attendant falls on her knees and begs for forgiveness while the midwife focused her attention back to the Mistress.

Some maids were looking for curtains and other things to find knots and undo them. It was believed that no knots should be present in the house during childbirth, to avoid any Maleficent powers at play.

While they were doing the best they can, time was running out.

Suddenly the door of the delivery room is opened from outside and a guest enters with General.

With pure white robes and a face hidden behind a veil, stretching from the forehead down to her nose, a lady enters. Her graceful figure seems to mesmerize any human being, indicating her charm.

Despite her hourglass figure there is no seduction, instead there is a saintly glow around her, describing her holiness.

Her dressing and followers behind her walking in subservient manner indicates that she is someone of high authority and position.

She is the Priestess that was called by the General from Hall of healing.

The Priestess indicates everyone except the mid-wives to go out and starts healing the Manor mistress with Aura.

Priestess of healing hall is someone with magical abilities. She is not only one of the best doctors but can also heal others by using something called Aura.

Aura can be described as a field surrounding the soul of a living being. It is something that can be felt but cannot be seen easily. It's just like a gentle breeze of nature which calms people and make them feel as safe as mother's womb..

Aura Users are mostly known for their healing abilities and are very rare.. They have great power to tap into someone's vitality and help them heal.

The Priestess takes the hand of Manor Mistress and starts healing her by slowly injecting her body with a greenish hue of aura. The pained face of General's wife starts to relax and she starts to recover slowly.

Some-time later, the Manor Mistress wakes up, lethargic and mid-wives start preparing for the delivery.

General stands just outside the door, pacing around but a little relieved due to the Priestess' arrival.

After some time the door opens and the Priestess walks out.

"General, Your wife is safe now," She said with a hint of concern, "But unfortunately, your child was stillborn."

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