(PART 3 – From the world tree...)
After school, Liana and Anise were about to leave when the class president complained about the mess in their classroom.
"Look at all these mess, you guys! Who do you think is gonna clean these all up.!?" He said.
Then a female classmate named Jihl, the girl who always takes advantage of Liana, spoke with confidence, "Don't worry, president.. I have an idea..."
Jihl walked towards Liana, "Liana, you clean these all up... you can do that, now can't you..?" Liana looked troubled. But still she nods, and Anise got infuriated by this.
Jihl then sarcastically said, "Great! I knew we can count you...."
Anise couldn't keep composure anymore. "Hey! What's the big idea!? We all made these mess, why are you making Liana clean these all up alone!?" Aroused by anger, Anise grabbed Jihl's hand and held it tight.
Jihl then removed Anise's hand from her. "Don't touch me! This is clearly none of your business... I just asked her if she can clean it all up and she accepted.. You can help her if you want to, so goodbye and have a nice bonding time!"
Jihl and her friends left the room, Rhea and other students did too, and Anise and Liana are left alone in the room.
Anise turned around, she looked at her friend with slight irritation, "Why did you accept..? Why do you keep letting them do this to you..? I don't really know what you are thinking right now..? Why, Lili..? Are you enjoying this..? Are you enjoying the way people just push you around..?"
Anise noticed that Liana is pushing back tears, so Anise said with a sigh, "Let's get started... I don't wanna go home too late..." Anise went on and helped Liana.
While the two are still cleaning the room, Liana apologized to her friend, "Anise, I'm sorry for having you caught up in this mess..."
Anise looked at her, "No need to apologize.. This is what friends are for, after all..." Anise smiled cheerfully and continued wiping the the floor.
"Anise.... You can go now..."
Anise looked at Liana with confusion, "After all I've done for you, you're pushing me away!? How could you!?”
Liana suddenly entered her panic mode again, "N-NO! That's not what I meant! It's just that you said you didn't wanna go home so late, and it's almost 6 o'clock in the afternoon! So... You can go if you want to..."
Anise looked at her friend with doubt, "Are you sure?? I mean there are still mess here..."
Liana picked up the garbage bag, "But I can handle these, you already helped me with so much today... I think I can handle these few stuffs that are left... Thanks again for your help..." Liana bowed to her friend.
"O-kay.... Bye then.... make sure you hurry up home too... don't make your bro too worried... Bye!"
Anise waved her hand to her friend, Liana waved back to her. Anise went on her way home, and Liana continued cleaning the messy room.
Meanwhile, Rhea was waiting outside the school, but she made sure that no one would see her, she climbed a tree with thick leaves so that no one would notice her. Rhea saw Anise left.
Rhea is still wondering if Liana's powers are to awaken on that afternoon. "hmm...? still no sign of awakening...? jeez, how long do I have to keep doing this everyday...?” Rhea looks around her, “hmm... I might as well get down from this tree..."
Few minutes later, back in the classroom, Liana was almost finished cleaning when suddenly she felt excruciating pain in her head, she fell on her knees, and suddenly, everything in the room started floating.
Liana heard a voice, a voice of a little girl calling for her, "Liana......Liana..." Liana got scared by this, but still she asked weakly, "Who...who are you..?"
The same voice replies, "Who am I..? Don't you remember me, Liana..? Oh please don't be scared, I'm your friend...." Liana pants, then said with irritation, "...I....I don't understand....! What do you want from me!?"
Meanwhile, outside the school grounds Rhea was already walking away from the school when she suddenly felt huge waves of strong light energy... "She's awakening...!" Rhea ran back to the school, she reached the hall way but suddenly felt enemies approaching. "Argh..! Darn it! Not now!” Rhea left the school again but took a different route.
“Aww... Liana, you're being mean to me again.... It hurts... After all the troubles I've been through, I even left the world tree just to see you.... And you're being mean...”
The same voice replies to Liana. Liana, still in pain, wonders about what the girl is saying, “From the world tree..? Just to see me..? It doesn't make any sense... Why would you go through lots of trouble just to see someone as useless as me..?”
"Useless!? What are you talking about!? You are never useless! Hmm... but why, you ask..? Liana... I came here to inform you about something... The devourer is coming, not even once did a World ever defended themselves from him... He devoured every single world he stepped into, He takes all the worlds' power and energy and bestow it to themselves, together with his forces of darkness, he is invincible. And now he's coming for our world, but you can stop him, Liana..."
Then the girl appeared before Liana, "Only you can do it... Because you are the Light that shines brightest in the whole universe...And with your light, you can dominate the devourers darkness... You are everyone's hope... But your powers went to sleep again... And that's why I'm here... to fully awaken them for you...." A very bright light came from the girl, it was so bright that Liana had to close her eyes from it.
The pain in Liana's head stopped, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a flowery meadow and sees the girl standing before her. "Where am I..?"
Liana is in the middle of an illusion, the truth is that she's floating in the middle of the classroom, but she thought she was really on that surface.
"Liana..." The girl held Liana's hands. "This is the World tree... Welcome back..!"
Liana stood with amazement, "Wow... the world tree..? Everything is... so beautiful...!"
"Huh..? Liana... You were the one who made these... Don't you remember..? The world tree used to be just a plain yet still relaxing tree, but when you came, you made it look like a new world...! And we always played together back then... but... You suddenly stopped visiting. It has been surprising to see that you've grown up so much from the last time I saw you. You used to be just as young as me."
The little girl looked at Liana with teary eyes, "Why did you stop visiting, Liana..? Was it because of what I said before..? I was just upset, please forgive me..." a tear fell from the little girl’s eye.
Liana looked down, "I'm sorry.... but... I really have no idea what you're talking about. I never left my home before... so..."
The little girl sighed and wiped her face, "I guess you still can't remember...It’s either you didn’t want to remember, Lady Alristhea doesn’t want you to remember, or you’re currently really just too weak to recover from the trauma... I still can’t blame you for any of that... Your last memories here were not that good and that accident was very critical as well..."
Liana’s face went blank, then she started thinking, “Accident? What accident..? Could that be the reason why I.....?”
The little girl touched Liana's face. "I'm gonna awaken your powers now... please close your eyes..."
Liana followed the girl's instruction, then the girl suddenly spoke in different language. Liana felt power spreading throughout her body. As soon as the girl finished the chant, Liana passed out.
"Lili... Remember your dreams... When you were still young... you always visit us here... through your dreams... please remember... Your dreams are always the truth... believe it..." Liana still heard this even though she's already unconscious.
Liana later opened her eyes and found herself at the floor of the room and it's already night time. She felt weak and her head hurt again, and this time, she couldn't move at all... In few more struggles, she is able to move a little, but still she couldn't stand. She crawled to her way to her chair, as she hears her phone ringing. She reached the phone and answered it, it was her brother calling.
"Where are you, Lili..!? do you have any idea what time it is.?" This, Alex said with anger, he had been trying to call his sister for a long while, but he receives no answer. "Lili, Are you alright..? Say something..." Alex became much more worried when his sister is not responding to him. "Hey... Lili..?"
"H-help me... Alex... please... I-I can't move my body... I can barely make... any movements... My head hurts..." Liana's voice was faint but Alex still understood her.
"What!? Where are you? Are you still at school? Hang on, Lili, I'm coming..." Alex ran out of the house.
"Yes... I-I'm still at the classroom... Brother,.. I'm sorry for being..... such a trouble for you..." Liana still said it with a weak voice.
Alex immediately and mysteriously reached the school. "What are you apologizing for... I'm your brother, it's my responsibility to keep you safe and sound... I never consider the things I do for you as trouble, remember that, okay..?"
Liana passed out again, but Alex reached the room where she's in already. He picked his sister up, and carried her home.
