Voyage Of The Villainess

Oliver felt something throbbed in his hand and that\'s when he noticed the ring that sealed his powers. The red ring with the head of the red dragon. It was now shining brilliantly.

Then the next thing occurred, he was quite surprised when someone passed him. He heard multiple loud noises like those pistol and rifle shots. 

"We are being raided!!! How is this possible?" Two adult men were panicking,

"It must be that girl! Since I allowed her earlier to hold my phone, she must have contacted some police!!!"

"What?! You let her touch your phone! You son of a b*tch!!!" he was simmering with anger and his face is now turning red like an apple. 

"Boss! I\'m sorry!  I thought she was just doing something important so I let her hold my phone. Don\'t worry I will find that girl right away!"

"Did you hear yourself? You suck! How will you find that girl? For sure she was now hiding somewhere. It would be a complete waste of time." He punched the wall with anger because his thoughts were now clouded by his emotions. 

"Trust me at this time, Boss! I will find a way to clean my mess. Just give me a chance." nervousness yet determination was written all over his face.

"Shut up you assh*le!! Stop the bullsh*ts now, there is no time with that, let\'s escape first from the police!!!"

The door opened revealing three masculine body men wearing blue police uniforms. They pointed their guns towards the two men. "You\'re all under arrest!"

The scene morphed once again. Now it showed, Carolle and Riza were adopted by different people after the raid in the orphanage. And the other kids were put in custody in much better orphanages. 

Carolle\'s new family who adopted her were kind and very empathetic people. And they even let her continue her study by providing her with all her needs. The next scenes greatly interest Oliver once more. It was the teenager Carolle talking to her teacher whom she called Ms. Gina.

"This…" Oliver\'s eyes narrowed at the things he saw and heard next. The Fate of the Stars, and everything about it. \'Wait, what is the meaning of this?\' For the first time in his life, he had never been so distraught like this before. \'Why is there a book like that?!\' He clutched his head as he fell to his knees. His heart was beating fast and the cold sweat started to become visible on his face.

"Carolle, is that you?" 

"Riza?" 

Oliver raised his head. The scene changed once again and it saw two women wearing similar uniforms of navy blue. He saw both Carolle and Riza but they were all grown-ups now. Then he heard the sounds of waves.

"Oh my God, Carolle! I can\'t believe this, to see you become a marine like me!" Riza hugged Carolle and Carolle did the same, there were huge grins plastered on their faces.

The scene moved forward. Though they were still on the ship, the once morning sky became completely dark now. Now, both Carolle and Riza were talking to each other while looking at the quiet sea ahead.

"Can I ask you a question, Riza?" Carolle said to break the silence.

" Me? Oh sure, go on. Make sure that it is not about love life huh because I don\'t have anything to say." Riza said jokingly and both of them laugh.

"Aw really? Haha, I\'m sorry to hear that! But anyway, let\'s go back to the topic now.  Why did you become a Marine, Riza?" Carolle asked.

"Me?" Riza chuckled a bit. "To be honest I don\'t know how to start this but my new parents who adopted me back then were very kind. But something unexpected happened to us, my new father\'s business went bankrupt but amidst all of it, they did everything so that I could continue my studies. That\'s my first reason why I chose to be a marine since the salary will be enough to help my parents."

"I see it seems your family has been through a lot," Carolle responded. "You said that\'s the first, what are the other reasons?"

"Hmm I noticed that you\'ve become quite talkative now since back then," Riza smiled. But then she turned to face Carolle. "But anyway I will still tell you. This is the only way for me to find all those kids that have been sold out from different parts of the world."

"Find them, huh," Carolle said as she shifted her gaze away from Riza.  "That\'s a very noble reason. You know that everything that happened in the orphanage was not your fault. Don\'t take it as if it was your responsibility to solve the problems. Being a hero could be tough Riza, you have your own life that you need to enjoy, not a life to waste."

"Thank you for your concern. I know, besides this is what makes me feel alive, besides we have different views in life. Maybe you don\'t understand me now but soon for sure you will and come on  I\'m not really that noble." Riza also faced the sea once again. "But I remember all their names. Since I got out of the orphanage, I really have never been able to sleep peacefully at night. In my dreams, their helpless faces always appear. I\'m just doing this so that maybe I can find inner peace." She released a deep sigh. There was a brief moment of silence that filled the air until Riza spoke again. "Enough about me, why did you choose to be a marine?"

"Being a marine," Carolle raised her head to the skies. "Will give me the chance to both work and be able to fulfill my wildest dream."

"Your wildest dream? Hmm sounds interesting huh. Tell me more, I would love to hear that." 

"I want to fulfill my lifelong dream to travel the whole world before I pay for the sins I commit…" 

A sudden burst of ravaging fire completely engulfed the whole scene.

But Oliver\'s gaze was fixed towards only one person. The appearance of Carolle started to morph to someone he knew. Her navy blue uniform started to change into her usual cloak. Her short black hair became long and changed into the color of the dark ocean blue. And her once black eyes, changed into light aquamarine that was now looking at him intently.

"You," Oliver stood up and began laughing. "I see now why you seem to know a lot of things and remained calm despite being condemned. You already know a lot. And this world I live in was nothing but a lie, a tale created to entertain people. Then those sufferings I experienced, the reason why I need to hurt the person I love the most, it\'s because everything is already written! Everything was already meant to happen!" 

"No." Malaya interrupted him. "You hurting Hyun Jae is already out of the story, and the fact that you will become the demon lord." Malaya looked at Oliver with calmness. "When I found out that you will become the demon lord, I realized that everything in the story already changed. That\'s why you are here. My memories, this is the exchange I made in order to stop you from becoming the demon king before you kill Hyun Jae and destroy the world, I still needed to see."

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A few hours ago back when Kayden and Oliver were fighting... 

{"Oh great spirit of fire, hear this humble servant of yours, I would like to make a request."}

A raging stream of flames began to surround Malaya. It felt as though she was suddenly in the midst of a fiery tornado. In contrast to the blue dragon that had transported them away, she now faced a red dragon this time around.

The red dragon looked at Malaya with an unreadable expression. "So you are, Lady Veronica\'s child. What do you wish for this great one to do, Veronica\'s child?" His voice was deep yet strangely to anyone who could hear, it was warm and gentle like a father consoling her child.

\'To defeat someone like Oliver, you need to throw him things that are out of his calculations. And the first surprise will begin with me. 

"This child humbly wishes for you to stop the awakening of the demon lord." Malaya looked at the red dragon\'s eyes firmly. There was a brief silence that filled the air before the red dragon spirit spoke.

"My child, thou want this great being to stop something that is destined to happen?"

\'Destined to happen.\' Malaya fell on her thoughts. \'The spirits, no, of course, they would know since it\'s the prophecy from the goddess of light.\'

"Is that too difficult for a wish?" Malaya asked. Confliction passed her eyes. The red dragon circulate to her then glanced to Oliver who was watching from the outside.

"Indeed, it would be too big for a wish, since that will cause a huge chain of effect to the flow of the world." 

"Flow of the world?"

The red dragon faced her once again. "In order for this world to function, the gods and goddess created events that will set balance to the world. And if this great one interferes with that, it might cause a great disruption to this balance."

Though Malaya couldn\'t completely fathom what the dragon was talking about, she still spoke what was on her mind. "Great one, there was an "if" to your speeches, does it mean, this wish is not entirely impossible?"

"Thou are a smart one, child. Yes, it is possible but it also needs to have an equivalent exchange for this wish to be fulfilled."

"An equivalent exchange?"

The red dragon moved around her. "Something that will be a remedy once the other event was disrupted. Something that when revealed would cause a disruption in this world as well, and thou have that child."

"I have that?" Malaya narrowed her gaze, confused.

"The remaining connection you had in your past life."

Malaya\'s eyes widened with surprise. "How did you know that?"

"In one vessel, there are two inhabitants. The first inhabitant\'s memories, thou must give them in order for the wish to be fulfilled."

\'My past life memories,\' Malaya clutched her heart. \'If I do that, the past me, my identity as Carolle, will be gone....\'