" 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔."
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" This is not how I raised you to be Andromeda ! How could you go without saying anything to anyone! " Elza scolded her daughter for she returned at dusk.

Andro sighed listening to her mother scream, ranting about how irresponsibly she acted but she can't take it anymore. Her mother lied to her whole life.

" I apologize mother,but you lied to me too!" Andro narrowed her hazel eyes at her.

Her fists clenching at the material of her dress as she tried to keep her anger in control.

" What are you talking about? " Elza scowled at her defying daughter always causing trouble for the family.

" That you are queen and run away from father ! "

Andro was now sure that she was right by the look on her mother's face. Full of shock and anger no sign of confusion seen on her hazel eyes.

" It is true isn't it? I was doubting myself but now I am sure. I have to fight a bloody beast and I will be immortal ! "

Tears sprung out of her like a flood , falling on her face. Saba looked at her mother and sister confused while Elza inhaled and exhaled trying to keep herself from gasping. The day she has feared has come. She hoped it will stay buried but the truth is impossible to hide forever. You can't run away. You can only face it.

" What are you saying Andromeda?! Is it true mother?" Saba asked looking from her mother to her sister in total puzzlement.

" I am ready to listen to what you have to say." Andro spoke her voice calm and collected as she challenged her mother.

Saba sat beside her sister with bulged eyes waiting for her mother to speak up.

Elza sat on the chair infront of them as she covered her face with her hands. She was debating with her innerself whether to tell them or not. They stayed like that for a what seemed like forever. The tension getting thicker by every passing second. It was almost suffocating.

Elza finally broke the thick air with her utters.

" I met your father when I was your age. We fell in love and so we wed when I was a year older than you. I beared you and I was so happy. I was finally having a child of the man I love. You were born but then you had a birthmark of heart on your lower neck. " Elza said her eyes teary.

Elza was reminiscing the time like it was yesterday . In her sixteen years of living in this world. Andro has never seen her mother so broken. She always thought of her mother as a very strong woman but even the strongest ones have their breaking points for being strong doesn't mean. You won't break. It means even when you fall and crack. You will get up and keep marching until your lungs give out.

" My people are called the Amorian. We lived in the kingdom of Ethiopia for our ancestor was helped greatly by the kind King of Ethiopia at that time. We have gifts depending on our ranks. I was a warrior before I married your father. My family was the protector of the royal blood of Ethiopia. I was not fully familiar with the legend of Andromeda back then so I named you after her. My little sister had a unquie gift she could see the future. She told me there was a horrid terror you have to face in the future. As soon as she told me what she saw. I couldn't bare the thought of losing you even if it was for the kingdom's sake. I casted a spell on the whole kingdom including your father erasing us completely from their mind. I was pregnant with saba while I did this. It is not your destiny to face the beast I won't allow it. I won't let them hurt you." Elza said her tears falling on the sides of her face.

The sisters engulfed their mother in tears as they sobbed with her. Andro couldn't imagine what her mother had to go through to save her life. She gave up her's to save her's.

" Mother, the lady in green. She said she will take me with her." Andro said her eyes glistening with tears.

" She won't do such thing. I will never let her take you from me." Elza wiped her daughter's tears giving her a small smile.

" So we meet again Elza."

The lady's voice broke them out of the moment they were having with it's piercing tone. They all beheld the lady in green at the corner of the room. Her hood graciously falling on her back as her sinister smile frightened Elza

" Farah ! What are you doing here? " Elza said hastly standing up trying to shield her daughters behind her.

" I am here to take her." The lady said in amusment walking closer.

" How did you know we were here?" Elza darted her eyes at Farah, backing away slowly.

" You understimate my powers big sister. I can see the future Remember? I knew from the moment you thought of leaving but I couldn't stop you. You were too powerful then. Look at you now a poor farm woman." Elza spoke

The sisters gasped in disbelief. She is their anut. Andro felt shocked for the third time. Ever since she saw this woman all she ever did was shiver and shock her to the core.

" In the morning when you casted the spell. I was out of the territory of the kingdom of Ethiopia beyond the territory of your spell. Now give her to me." Farah smirked smugly at Elza.

" Over my dead body get back girls !" Elza spat as the girls ran to the other corner of the little room.

Elza glowed red as her cloth changed in to a red armor smiliar to the Farah's. Her eyes flickering fire red.As she held a sword that glowed red in her hands. The sisters stood at the corner of the room holding each other's trembling hands as they looked at the horrible scene before them in silence.

The lady in green moved her glowing sword in to a circular motion at her sister as she challenged her with full force. Elza dodged her sister's charges and attacked. They continued their game of swords. The sound of the metals clashing with one another echoing.

" Just like old times, eh but you've gotten weak. You are losing your powers because of Andro.Aren't you?" The lady smirked.

" I won't let you use her to save yourself !"

" Not myself but the kingdom which you certainly seem to forget."

Elza's norislts flared in anger as she attacked her sister. Farah dodged her attack and pierced the flesh of her stomach with her sword. Elza was losing as Farah cutt her body vigorously wounding her.

" No !" Andro yelled running to her mother wiggling out of the grasp of her little sister.

" No Andro!" Saba yelled as Elza fell on the ground pressing her cutted body.

Blood spilling out of her mouth. She coughed blood gazing up at her daughter mouthing 'run' to her as Andro shook her head in disagreement.

Andro's eyes turned enraged blue as she looked at her mother's fallen passed out body. Andro felt the energy building up inside of her as she glared at Farah.

" Ahhha " Andro screamed. Her roaring voice shook the ground beneath them.

" Mother...mother !" Saba said running to her mother.

" Do something!" Andro rested her mother's limp body on her lap as she begged Farah.

" I will if you come with me." The lady in green said clamly her gaze not leaving Andro.

" Are you insane? She is your sister. You will let her die?" Andro yelled at her as she pressed her mother's wound to stop it from bleeding too much.

It felt like something was burning her core ini anger and pain.

" That is for you to choose." was all Farah said stretching her hands

" I will do it please save her" Andro nodded wipping her tearing smearing the blood in her hands on her face.

Farah smiled victorious and touched the wound on Elza's stomach. She healed within seconds. Her wound sealing itself as if nothing happened.

" We had a deal. Now let's go!" Farah demanded with narrow eyes her stone face on display.

She stretched her hand for Andro to take it. She looked at her mother and sister with blurry eyes. She didn't want to go like this.

" No ! Don't leave Andromeda. I am sorry if I was harsh to you. Please stay" Saba sobbed pleading with her sister.

Andro wasn't surprised with her sisters words. Eventhough they fight all the time. They love eachother.

" I love you too my saba" Andro smiled hugging her as they embraced eachother.

" It is now or never Andromeda. Your mother will wake soon." Farah said.

Andro nodded and whispered in to her sister's ears. " I have to do this. Take care of mother and yourself"

Andro had no choice but to take the hand of a woman who is capable of killing her own sister. If that is what it took to save her mother. She will do it in heartbeat for a love is a bond from one human to the other. Those who have it must protect it at any cost.

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