Chapter 39

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SOLENE'S POV 
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I stood on the ground motionless and expressionless. My brain is unable to process what just played in my mind and I was left speechless. Silence enveloped me and my whole surrounding not until a voice broke it.
"Now tell me, Solene.." She stopped. "I mean, Celestia" She corrected herself.
I blinked my eyes and then gulped even though my throat is already dry. Celestia was standing in a distance. We met again.
"Tell me, can you survive in the playground where I am raised?" She asked solemnly. I was taken aback for a moment, this is the first time that I saw her sporting a calm expression.
"I.." I forced myself to say something, to give an answer but I honestly don't know... I don't know what to say.
When her Father slapped me really hard, something in me was triggered and it led me to see and remember Celestia's memories.
It bothered me and it had been a very big question mark to me as to why Celestia was cruel and wicked when all the people in the palace were good and kind people, who would had influenced her and today, that question of me was finally answered.
During Celestia's teenage years, she was bullied and belittled. I saw how she would always cry herself to sleep and then pretend to be okay and fine the next day. That scenario went on until she became an Empress when she and Damon got married. No one dared to bully her back then, all would had been fine already but her Father.. her Father is a complete monster. He was a monster and he succeeded in making Celestia follow and submit to his biddings. To be cruel, ruthless and give no mercy to anyone. Although Celestia would not blame anyone, not even her Father since she also liked what her Father would tell her to do. She followed his bad advices on her own accord as she wanted to get revenge to the people who hurt her in the past.
However, after the incident where she left me to die at the town, she finally decided to change but her Father was enraged at her decision and he hurt her and even went beyond of threatening to kill her. Desperate to escape her Father, she learned the forbidden magic to escape him and that explains why I saw her body at the forest.
"I am not going to get back nor return to my body anymore," Celestia said and my eyes snapped back to look at her.
"What do you mean?"
"A soul could not live and exist in the world for a long time. A soul like me is bound to live in the spirit realm, not here and my time had come."
She started to walk near me and I remembered what she did last time. I gulped and fear quickly crept inside me yet I could not bring myself to step backwards. My feet was simply rooted to the ground even if there is nothing that is holding me back. Until she reached me and I closed my eyes expecting the worst to come but I instead felt something cold touched my hands. When I opened my eyes, I found out she was holding me.
"Don't be afraid. I won't do anything to you," She said. "Instead, I just wanted to say that I am giving my consent to you to live as me."
"Pardon?" I was shocked. I never expected her to say that. I narrowed my eyes at her, waiting for her to say she's kidding and that I only heard her wrong but she remained silent.
"What? I mean, why?" I was confused. 
She look at me disappointingly.
"That's not the reaction I wanted to see."
I blinked my eyes, taken aback once again.
"Well.." I look at her. "Last time, you almost killed me because you don't want me. You hated me Celestia just incase you forget so what's with the change of heart now?"
"It's not a change of heart but rather, a realistic decision." She said correcting me.
"I couldn't bring myself to perform the forbidden magic just to return to my body. It will only suck my energy and destroy my soul. A chance of surviving is small so why bother?"
"After all, when I performed the forbidden magic back then, I had no desire to return to my body anymore. It's just that when I happen to saw that you entered my body, I was mad. But seeing all that you had done after you assumed my identity, I had no plan on returning anymore." She continued nonchalantly.
"Ahm.." I was speechless.
"So continue to live as Celestia. Live for us but don't think about me anymore. From now on, I am not Celestia anymore. Instead, she is you. Celestia is you."
She stepped backwards and a small smile escaped her lips. Then she turned around and started to walk away from me.
"Wait!" I panicked and called her as I still wanted to say something to her but she just continued walking away until I could not see her anymore and was only left to stare at nothing else.
I sighed and close my eyes. But I felt like something was taken off of me. My hatred to her for what she had done to me before.
"I am forgiving you now, Celestia. In another dimension or in another universe, I hope we will meet again. I promise I will live a good life. For me, for you and for us. Until we meet again. Thank you so much." I said sincerely hoping my message reached her.
However, after everything had ended and I was left alone and my mind became clear, I began to panic when I realized where I am. The sky above me is so clear and the ground that I am stepping on is endless. I could not see anything but wide ground.
I am not sure if I am in my subconscious mind or if I am only dreaming.
"How can I return? Is it even possible to leave this place?" I murmured.
I began to walk further and further but I was only met with endless grounds and nothing else. Moments later though, everything became blurry until I could not see anything anymore and I was just hearing a familiar voice calling me out.
"Celestia... Celestia.."
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