Chapter493:TheSunandthePrince
Whenshewassmall,WhiteLotushadknownthatshewasdifferentfromhersister.
Fromthedaytheywereconceivedintheirmother’swomb,theyweredestinednevertobeseparated.Somethingtwinedaroundthem,madethemcomeintotheworldhandinhandfromtheirmother’sbodyatalmostthesametime.
Eventheirmotherdidn’tknowwhothebigsisterofthestrangetwinswas.Finally,theyregardedthebabyontheleftasthebigsisterandthebabyontherightastheyoungsister.
鈥淭hetwinsoffate鈥漺asnottheiroriginaltitle.
Thecursedtwinswasthenametheywerecalledaftertheirbirth.
Theirbodies,includingtheirhandsandfeetweretightlyconnectedbytransparentthreadswhentheywereborn,justliketwintrees.
Apparently,thissituationwasabnormal.Whentheirmothersawthis,shecouldn’thelpbutscream.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槱)
Andaboutthethingthathappenedafterthat,bothofthemdidn’twanttorecallitanymore.
Bythetimetheyappearedinfrontofthepublicagain,theywerealreadysevenyearsoldandbecametheapprenticesofwitches.
Theyhadbeengivenanewmission,anewlife,andhadcompletelybeencutofffromtheirpast.
Peoplewouldn’taskaboutthepastofthetwinwitches,doubtingthesacrednessofWhiteLotusSwordPalace.
ThewitchwhotookthemfromthemortalworldtotheSwordPalacebecametheirteacherandbegantoteachthemtheknowledgethatwitchesshouldknow.
Thecursedtwinseventuallybecametherespectedtwinwitches,RedLotusandWhiteLotus.
Peopletookitforgrantedthattherespectedtwinwitcheswerechildrenraisedbythewitches.
Theyhadexcellenttalent,strongbloodline,andafatethatnoonecouldmatch.
Afterlosingeverything,RedLotusandWhiteLotusgoteverything.
However,WhiteLotuswouldneverforgetthescaredexpressiononhermother’sfacewhenshesawthem,andalltheuglythingsthathappenedafterthat.
Yes,sheremembered.Shealwaysremembered.
Asthe"Yin"sideofthetwinwitches,shehadaself-awarenessandwisdomearlierthanhersister.Hersister,RedLotusobtainedherfirsttalentwhenshewasthreeyearsold,andWhiteLotushadnaturallyobtainedhers,rightafterherbirth.
Sheknewallthethingshersisterdidinordertoprotectherasifshewasaflowerinagreenhouse
Shealsoknewwhyhersisterhatedmensomuch.
However,isitreallygoodtogoonlikethis?
Sister,canyoureallybehappywithwhatyouhavedone?
Whyarewesounfortunateandsospecial?
Asthetwinwitchesoffate,can鈥檛wehaveourowndestiny?
BecomeawitchandguardtheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureslikeallthepreviouswitches,dedicatingourlivestoWhiteLotusSwordDomain.Isthisourlife?
No,itshouldn’tbe!
WhiteLotuswantedtodestroyallofthese,shewantedtogetridofsuchafate.
Forthis,shemadeawishandmadepreparations.
Thatday,whenthegloryofthestarsfell,shefinallyfoundwhatshewantedandheardthe"voice"thatcouldhelpherfightagainstthisso-calledfate.
Thenshemetthepersonshewassupposedtomeet.
Theprincewhocouldlethergetridofthefateofthetwinwitches.
Mysisteriswrong.
MyPrinceisnotanillusion,neitheradelusion,butrightinfrontofmeandcloseenoughtotouch.
Shetookthegiftfromhimandvowedtoturnitintoaweaponthatcouldbreakalltheshacklesoffate.
Thatday,shesaidtoherprince:
"Today,thismicalexisjustacommonstoneintheeyesofotherpeople.
"Butfromnowon,it’sthefirstgiftmylovergaveme.
"Inthefuture,itwillbethegiftmyhusbandfirstpresentedtome,andgraduallywillbecomeapricelessandirreplaceabletreasureinmylife.
"Idon’tmindotherpeople’sopinions,butforme,it’sthemostbeautifulandglamorousgemfrommyprince.
"Iwitnessithere,yourpresentisthemostvaluablegifttome,tocompleteoureternalcontract.
"MaybeIindeeddon’tknowwhattrueloveis,butIsweartothisgem.
"Iwillloveyouforever."
Sheprayedtothestarsinthesky,andthen,thewishcametrue.
Thegoldenredofthesun.
Thesilverofthemoon.
Thebrightstarlightsgatheredinherpalm,blessedherandguidedher.
Sister,haveyouseenit?
ThemiracleyouandIexpectisrighthere,inthisStarandMoonRing.
Wearenolongerthecursedtwins,nolongershoulderingthatheavyfate.
Onthatday,shemadeaninvariablepledgetohimandhandedoverherfatetohim.
Prince,themiracleshewaswaitingfor,thegloryofredemption.
Herprincedidn’tneedtoberich.Shejustneededagiftfromhim,aslongasthegiftcouldrepresenthissincerity,evenapieceofmicalexwassufficient.
Herprincedidn’tneedtobehandsomeandhavefriendsallovertheworld.Althoughherprincewasnowsocuteandhadawholegroupofgirlstobehisknights.
Forher,theprincewasthelight,thelighthouseinthedarkness,thekeytoanewdestiny.
"Sister,doyoulikethesun?"Attheendofthemorningprayerceremony,WhiteLotusreachedoutherlittlehandandpointedtothegoldenlightabovethewaterfall.
"Well,notbad."AsthemasteroftheRedLotusHolySword,RedLotuslikedeverythingrelatedtothefire.Sheevengainedthepowertotransformherselfintoaflameguardianspiritinthatincrediblenightmareworld.
Thesunwastheultimatesymboloftheultimatepowerofburningeverything.
"Well,I’lltellyouasecret."
"My...ourprince,willonedaysurpassthesunandbecomehotterandmoreluminousthanthesun."
"Impossible,yournon-existentprincewon’tevenobtainonebillionthofthegloryofthesun."RedLotusshookherheadwithadisdainfulsmile.Shedidn’tbelieveawordofwhathersistersaidabouttheimaginaryprince.
"Well,sister,I’llmakeabetwithyou."Lookingathersister’sconfidentlook,WhiteLotusshowedastrangesmileonherface.
"Abetthatbelongstome,tous,andtotheprince."
"Evenafter1000yearsor10,000years,thisbetwillnotexpire."