Date- 28 Mar 2321
Time- 14:53
Location- Sky Blossom City, Dungeon Highway, Barren Lands.
“Hold your horses, little girl. I haven’t told you what you have to promise me yet.” I don’t know if calling Bloodette a little girl was appropriate, but she walked, talked, and looked like one. So, I think calling her a little girl would not be wrong. But considering her age, it was a whole different can of worms. And as a transmigrator, I have already transcended the concept of age.
“Well, hurry then.” Said Bloodette impatiently.
“Promise Cortney and me that you will not use your powers to hurt innocent humans. I am not saying you are not allowed to harm humans. All I want to make sure is that you will not bring harm to innocent ones. And will not hunt them just because you can. If you can promise that to Cortney and me, then I will teach you the method to create blood candies. There is no need to hurry. Think about it before you make the promise.” If Bloodette were to use the method I taught her to make blood candies out of humans for her taste, I would be a sinner in this world too. Therefore I asked Bloodette to make such a promise to Cortney and me.
A promise to me is not worth a candle, but Cortney is different. She has an omnipresent witness and omnipotent enforcer, ensuring that people keep the promise they made to her. With a walking talking Soul contract next to me, I didn’t have to hustle Bloodette into signing an unfair blood contract.
It’s not like I forbade Bloodette from harming humans. I just asked her not to harm innocent humans just because she could. I wasn’t asking much from Bloodette. As I asked for something as severe as this from Bloodette, I made sure to give her enough space so that she does not feel like there is trickery to my words. Because knowing how Supreme beings feel about getting tricked by humans, I knew if Bloodette feels like I am trying to trick her, everything till now will go down in drains.
“Bloodette, you don’t have to promise him anything. I can get you the method of creating blood candies some other way.” Fock, I did not expect Cortney to say that.
“Wyatt, Bloodette is not a threat to humanity. It’s the other way round. I have seen the cruelty of Humans. No, I am an example of what human can do, and there are many other examples in orphanages and homeless shelters. If humans can do that to their kind. Then nobody is safe from them. So please don’t force Bloodette into something that will become shackles that would tie her when the humans come for her.
You may not understand it, but Bloodette is like my sibling. I don’t care what she thinks of me, but to me, she is my little sister. And I believe she will not do anything to harm the innocent. I think I’ve influenced her that much. Humanity does not need protection from Bloodette. Bloodette needs protection from them. So, please do not force Bloodette to make that promise. Otherwise… get out.” Fock! I can’t believe Cortney chose Bloodette over me. And what’s more shocking is that it hurts to know that. Just because of my few regrets of the past life, I ended up hurting my new and old friend.
Cortney grew up in Orphanage and did not know the love of a society like young Wyatt and I. The community that saw young Wyatt as their future looked at orphans like Cortney as…. Well, they did not exist in society’s eyes. Yes, society neglected them as if they were the trash in your drains, which you know is there, but you walk by ignoring it.
The community we live in has never acknowledged the orphanage. They treat orphans and other related issues like a bad nightmare which you see in your sleep and forget in the morning. Yes, just like that, a single Coffee is all that it takes to forget a nightmare or the underlying problems of society.
Cortney has seen babies die of something as insignificant as a common cold or a fever. Because the orphanage could not gather enough money for medicine or treatment fees, even if they get the medicine, the hunger eventually gets to these ill children. When you see enough brothers and sisters die of something as minor as cold, fever, and hunger while the rest of the society doesn’t even consider those things a threat, then a part of you dies knowing the community could have helped you, but they didn’t.
Cortney may seem like a delinquent at first glance, but if you get to know her, she’s a jolly person. If you really know her, you would know that she remembers every dream of her fallen brothers and sisters that could not make it through the winter or hunger or something like a common cold.
Cortney’s origin card, Tome of Contracts, represented the contract she made with her fallen brothers and sister to live the life and dreams that this fucked up society robbed from them. Her fascination with the luxurious lifestyle, clothes, bags, cosmetics, beauty, jewelry, and other apparel was a gift from her sisters. In contrast, her infatuation with Strength, hoverbikes, Cold weapons, armory, golems, and brotherhood was a gift from her brothers. And her resolve to live a simple and good life with no regrets was a bone from her mother, Margaret.
“I consider you as my sister too.” Bloodette hugged Cortney and declared.
I, who had trouble trusting people, could never understand what the bond between Cortney and Bloodette is like. Well, I would like to say I do not care, but I would be lying. My past life has robbed me of trusting anyone, but somehow when I saw Bloodette hug Cortney, I remembered the feeling I got from Susan, Anna, aunty Kathy, Uncle Tom, and for some reason, that gigolo Elliott.
“Enough! I surrender. Are you guys going to make me cry?” I no longer want to let my past burden my present and hold back my future. So what if my past life had robbed me of my ability to trust others. This is my second chance at life, and I think I am doing fine despite the wounds from my past.
“Say, what?” Cortney asked in surprise, hearing me.
“Bloodette, you don’t have to promise that to Cortney but just me. I trust you and believe that you will not harm an innocent soul willingly. And keep your promise with me.” Who am I to look out for humanity. Humanity is already fucked and still doing fine without my intervention. No, thanks to you fucked up society. Humanity is doing fine because of what I see right in front of me, the selfless trust between Cortney and Bloodette. And let me have some of that.
“I promise”
