Chapter 1

There was a place similar to the heavens. It was called the above kingdom. Everyone lived there, had powers and white wings, and that kingdom was ruled by Arturio Jelo. He had ten daughters and one son,

One of his daugters was known for her beauty, kindness, and she is the goddess of kindness and wisdom, her name was Maria Mystique, the eleventh daughter, and she is the wises and beautiful of them all,

as she was known by her beauty, many men in the kingdom fall in love with her at first sight,

but uncertainly, she has no interest in them. One morning, filled with light and excitement,

Mystique and her nine sisters were having a bath at the lake. Her sisters enjoyed the time bathing, but Mystique was in a deep with her thoughts,

her second older sister sprinkled her with water, "Why are you in a deep of your thoughts? Asked his older sister, Arumi, the second daughter,

"It's nothing, my sister. It's just that," said Mystique, who can't speak up continuesly,

"Cat, got your tongue?" teasely said her seventh older sister, Helena, she came to her,

Mystique lowered her head till the water reached her lips and made bubbles,

her sisters made a slight chuckle upon seeing her being cute,

"Our young sister seems stressed about her beauty as usual," said Helena, "you should be proud of it, our Mystique, you have more suitors than us," said Arumi.

Mystique rolled her eyes upon hearing their advice, but she started to get annoyed at the men. They were madly in love with her. Whenever she went, every man followed her.

Her beauty is a cursed rather than a blessing, "they didn't know what I have been suffering," said Mystique in mind as she watched her sister having a splendid time,

she has a garden of red roses, every afternoon she went there to visit them, and that garden is only for her, no one could trespass in that garden as it was made for her,

"How are my beautiful roses?" asked Mystique in an intimate way of speaking. She touches them with pure love and affection,

then a dove came to her with a letter on its beak, the dove fly down into her shoulder,

"Hi there, is there something you want?" said Mystique, greeting the dove. She saw the letter on its beak, and she took it, and the dove flies away,

she watched the dove flying away before reading the letter,

"Mystique someone was looking for outside the palace," said in the letter, Mystique rolled her eyes upon knowing another man to suit her outside the palace,

"Can they make me rest even a second, sheshh.." said Mystique, annoyed, and she stood up and left the garden.

She opened the door of the palace and saw Rafaelus, the strongest and handsome man in the kingdom,

Mystique keeps her serious face upon seeing him. They walk at the riverside of the kingdom,

it was silence, only the voice of nature can be heard,

Rafaelus looked at her, and he began finding some flowers at the ground,

he found some beautiful peonies, and he picked them up, and he gained his confidence to give it to them,

"Ummm...Mystique, can we stop for a moment?" asked Rafaelus, breaking the silence, Mystique stopped as Rafaelus ordered,

he then showed her the peonies he picked for her. He extended his hands to give her,

Mystique began to sneeze as Rafaelus extended his hands to give her the peonies.

"Stop Rafaelus," ordered Mystique. She showed him her palm as a stop sign, "I think, I'm allergic to peonies," said Mystique, realising as she didn't stop snezzing

she can't bear anymore, she ran away and went back to the palace without saying goodbye to her, Rafaelus throw the peonies out of frustration,

"I'm sorry...Mystique I didn't know, you have...Theres no point of shouting, she couldn't hear me," said Rafaelus, disappointed,

At the palace.

Mystique was in her room feeling sick as she was allergic to peonies. She sat on her bed, and her sister rushed to see her condition,

her sister, Amadeus, the first daughter, sat beside her and held her hand as she was the goodness of healing. She heals sick people in the kingdom,

"I didn't know that you're allergic with peonies," suprisely said Helene, the twin sister of Helena, Mystique burst into anger, and she suprisely opened her wings,

"Ohh...calm down my sister, he didn't make it on purpose, he just didn't know that you have allergy," said Weules, the eight sister.

"So.. you're not going to attend the light festival, since you're sick," said Genosia, the sixth sister,

"You don't have hope with our oldest sister, are you? She is the goddess of healing, I'm sure, she can heal her," said Reonies, the fifth sister,

then suddenly Mystique turned green, everyone was in shock and in the same worried about her, her sisters began to panicked,

Mystique lay down in bed, feeling weaken, "our oldest, what happened to Mystique?" asked Jemaria, the fourth sister.

"I don't know, but I think that...she sniff not a peonie pollen rather than a wild flower that lookes as a peonie," replied Amadeus,

"What do you mean?" confused Jemaria. "I need to find brother...I need some cure from him, I can't heal her.." said Amadeus and rushed to find the tenth sibling,

the other sisters went to Mystique to comfort her, Jemaria tucked her in while Reonies striking her hair,

"I hope you will be cured, my sister," said Reonies, worried about her. Many hours later, Amadeus came back with Falvoius, in her side. The only son and the tenth sibling, he is known by her bravest and kindness, and he is known by his herbs,

Falvois sat down on Mystique's bed, grabbed his herb medicine, and he maded for her,

he made Mystique drink it even if she's sleeping, Mystique coughed a little because of the sour taste.

"Well..our sister got a pollen of Gewones flower, known to be a deceive peonie, I didn't know that Gewones grown here," said Falvois,

"Thanks brother..We hope that she will be alot better," gratefully said Helena, "don't worry..she didn't got poison or whatever..she just sniff a pollen that makes her weaken and turn green, sooner or later, she will be okay.." said Falvois,

Meanwhile, Rafaelus was at the riverside, with his brother, Yenuper, the god of waters,

Yenuper was sitting at a branch of a tree above him. He noticed Rafaelus being gloomy as he played the water with his hands.

Yenuper decided to tease him, he uses his powers to make a wave and throw at him,

he laughed loudly, seeing Rafaelus soaked with water, he stoped laughing when he noticed Rafaelus wasn't mad or annoyed like he used to do,

"Somethings bother you? You always hate when I tease. Now you seem to let it be.." said Yenuper,

"It's just.. Mystique," replied Rafaelus, Yenuper went down from the tree and went to him, "What about her?" asked Yenuper.

"Well.. I gave her peonies, and I didn't know that she was allergic to it," said Rafaelus disappointed, he bend his head out of disappointment,

"You didn't mean it Rafaelus, it was just an accident, and you just show her your affection, you feel. How about you send her an apologised letter, as you feel sorry for her," Comforting Yenuper,

Rafaelus looked at Yenuper. Upon hearing his recommendation about sending her a letter of apologize,

It was midnight, and Mystique woke up her uncouncious, she gradually opened her eyes and slowly got up.

She saw her four sisters sleeping at the side of the bed while the rest was sleeping on the couch and on the floor,

she gently smiled, seeing how they were worried, concerned, and caring about her. She saw a beautiful full moon at her balcony,

she went to her balcony, she silently tiptoed to go there, as she didn't want her sisters to wake up,

she got on the balcony, as she looked at the moon, she felt relaxed and calm,

then one dove came to the balcony, she saw a letter on its beak and she went to the dove and took the letter.

She noticed the bracelet on the doves feet. She began to be curious. She wanted to touch it, but the dove flew away,

she watches the dove flew away, she began to open the letter, "I apologized for earlier, I hope you feel better, and I didn't know you got allergies, and I will do my best to know your weaknesses, I again apologized.. from Rafaelus," said on the letter,

she folded back the letter and was touched by his apologized letter. She again looked at the moon once more as the moon glowed beautifully,

Meanwhile, the dove flew away from the palace, and then the dove suddenly turned into a black bird,

the bird flew down and made a greeting sound. Someone from below saw the bird and grin slowly.

The bird flown into the person shoulders, the person patted his bird,

"And where are you got off, my naughty bird?" asked the person. He again touched the birds head with affectionate, and the bird responded to his affection.

the people of the above kingdom were preparing for the light festival, the end of the darkness,

the people filled with excitement as they do the decorations for the sun to rise up,

Rafaelus was busy looking for Mystique anywhere, but Mystique was nowhere to be seen,

he saw her sister and he decided to go to her and asked,

"Jemaria, your highness," he bowed as a greeting with respect as she is a royalty,

"Hey, Rafaelus, is there anything you wanted?" asked Jemaria out of curiosity,

"Ummm...I was asking on where is Mystique, I haven't seen here anywhere," replied Rafaelus,

Jemaria smiled a little, "Well.. she is in her private garden, busy with her roses," said Jemaria, "is she alright? Did she get healed with her allergy?" Asked Rafaelus concerned.

"Hmm..as I thought, you will be asking that, will she is alright, got healed from the herb from my young brother," replied Jemaria,

"Jemaria, we have some work to do," said Reonies, "sorry, but we're busy for the meantime. How about you join us as you wait for Mystique," offered Jemaria

Rafaelus just nodded as a response, and Jemaria led the way, and Rafaelus followed her,

At the private garden.

Mystique sat at the side of her roses, she touched them, she decided to fecth water at tha garden's fountain,

she watered them as like she watered them with love and affection,

"So.. sad my roses but I have to go, tomorrow is the light festival, I need to help with the decorations and I've excited to see the sun rise again, since tha dark controlled the kingdom for one week, its feels like I can't live without a sun, and also I can't leave without my beautiful roses the most, see you again my roses," said Mystique, she stood up and left the garden.

But before she exited the garden, she heard a fall sound on the ground. Out of curiosity, she turned back and looked for it,

as she walked the garden, finding what it was, she heard a chirping sound,

the sound was closer, she walked to a bushes and moved the bushes gently and saw the dove and to her suprise it was the same dove from last night, it has a bracelet on its feet,

she began being pathetic seeing the bird filled with wounds on her body, she grab the dove with her hands gently, and she patted the dove gently with her finger.

"Don't worry, I will take care of you, little dove, so bad you got so many injuries," said Mystique and exited the garden,

It was the dim night, the darknes is almost over, Mystique called her sister, Amadues the goddess of healing to heal the injured dove, Mystique sat at the side of the bed, watching Amadeus healing th dove, Amadeus looked at Mystique and noticed she is focus at the dove,

Amadeus was done healing the dove, "Well.. here the dove is fully healed," said Amadeus,

"Thanks, sister, but why isn't the dove not blinking our flew away since the dove is healed," asked Mystique, seeing the dove still laying on her bed.

"Hmm.. maybe the dove is not ready to fly away, I should go to Mystique. I need to help our sisters with the last preparation for tomorrow," said Amadeus, and she left,

"Thanks again, my sister," repeated Mystique as she is grateful for healing the dove. She touched the dove again with her finger gently, but the dove didn't make a move,

she frowned her face, as she was confused and curious, then the dove stood up and that made Mystique startled, she giggled,

"You're a chicky little dove. You made me skip a beat there," said Mystique, laughing at herself.

Meanwhile, the person or the owner of the black bird got worried as his bird didn't show up,

"Ohhh.. Slyisto, where are you?" said the owner worriedly. He saw a rock, and he immediately grabbed it and threw it out of frustration.

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