Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

*Sigma - Find Me ft. Birdy *

Hearing that, Raven widened her eyes in surprise. While she knew the mayor wasn't her real parent, it was still hard when it's out this way. The mayor nodded at her reaction. "Yes, I can't have children, according to the doctor.

"I'm sorry I waited for this long before explaining…" the mayor looked down before chuckling softly. "But knowing how smart you are, you've probably figured it out long ago, no?"

"Uhm, I did…" Raven nodded while looking away from her eyes.

"It's ok, I've expected as much, don't feel bad about it. I could always tell from your questions that you knew more than you let me think, you're a smart one after all.' she smiled.

"But anyway, the reason I'm telling you all of this is because I think-" she said while removing a necklace from her neck. "-I think that this belongs to you." She said while handing Raven an expensive looking silver necklace that held a single dark purple heart-shaped gemstone that was made out of what seemed to be Amethyst. 

However, unlike other amethyst gemstones, the purple heart was so dark that it almost looked black. Something like this would have been hard even for a king to purchase.

After reluctantly removing her eyes off of the dark purple heart, Raven observed what looked like pieces of alien azure metal that was wrapped around the amethyst heart, creating two wings that seemed to be trapping it a passionate embrace.

Raven didn't know why, but her first instinct after tightly holding the amethyst heart in her closed fist was Infusing her mana with it.

Just as she did, the azure wings opened slightly, allowing purple, azure, and golden auras to radiate brightly as countless tiny orbs were created in the mayor's office who suddenly had her mouth gaped wide open. 

She has had this necklace for more than a decade, ever since Raven was with her, yet only now has she realised that it can do something like that.

Suddenly, colourful holographic images were being projected in the middle of the room.

Between the unfamiliar faces in the images, Raven was able to see her tiny younger self holding a seemingly familiar hand. In others she was even younger and was held in the same person's arms.

In most of the holograms, she was wearing royal dresses and even armours that were similar to the armour belonging to the girl she saw in the trials a long time back, when she had to face the white dragon for the first time. 

The person holding her was a strangely familiar azure haired woman that had a happy smile plastered across her face.

Not knowing why or how, tears ran down Raven's cheeks. Suddenly, as quickly as they came, the tears disappeared. "Hm?" She blinked, confused, as if she had forgotten what she was doing there in the first place.

The mayor who was too immersed in the holographic images didn't notice the quick change. "Do you recognize any of these people?" She asked Raven who shook her head.

Kayla who watched everything unfold seemed to suffer the same issue as Raven, she forgot that Raven had just cried for an instant there, but she was aware that someone had interfered with her system.

[The Blessing: Avavia's Affection has been externally manipulated.

[The Blessing: Avavia's Affection has activated a secret function.

[...

[The Blessing: Avavia's Affection has recovered its original function.]

This left Kayla confused yet she stayed quiet about it.

"It's strange," Raven said, seemingly still ignorant to what had just happened, "I am sure that this little girl is me… but I don't know who the others are, even though they all look familiar, especially this woman…" she said as she instinctively walked towards the image of the azure haired woman and tried to touch it.

Just as she did, the images seemed to flicker and disappear. Looking at the amethyst heart in her hands, she saw the azure wings embracing it tightly back again.

Feeling refreshed and happy for some unknown reason, Raven sighed and looked up to the mayor. "Um, mom, thank you, it's wonderful that you still have it!" She said happily.

"Of course, I'd never lose something this precious to you!" Just as she said that, she realised a problem. 

"Wait, how do I know that it belongs to you? No, when did I even get it in the first place? I know I've had it for a long time, ever since I gave birth to you… but… wait..."

"But you could not have given birth to me..." Raven said, understanding that someone had manipulated the mayor and messed with her mind, making her think that she had given birth to Raven and convincing her that she was her real mother.

Seeing how her mother's mood had suddenly dropped, she ran towards her and wrapped her arms around her in a tight embrace. "Don't let that affect you since this does, by no means, change the fact that you have raised me, mom."

Hearing that from her daughter, tears filled her eyes. Especially the word 'mom' that now all of a sudden meant much more to her. 

"I know that we've had our share of fights, but I still love you and deeply appreciate everything you went through in order to raise me. You are, and will forever be, my mom, ok?"

"Uhm, always," the mayor said while hugging her back even tighter. 

After talking for a bit more with her mother, Raven made sure she understood how to activate the bracelet and contact her if needed.

Before leaving, the mayor had asked to put the necklace on her, an offer of which she happily accepted.

Bidding her mother a farewell, Raven flickered away from her spot as she soared towards her friends that have been waiting for a while now.

While she was in the sky, she could not resist the urge of holding the Amethyst Heart within her warm palms.

"I love you, mother…" she closed her eyes while muttering these words instinctively, feeling a somewhat fuzzy, yet friendly, swirl of emotions within her own heart.