The Lost Path: Dream Bound
~~~A white haired boy cleared his throat a bit and walked a little closer to his mentor and asked shyly, "Elder Demas, with your permission, I'd like to ask you a personal question."
Demas nodded and faced him, encouraged, "Go ahead, Germy. What is on your mind?"
Contemplating nervously for a few moments wondering if he would get into deep trouble considering the weight of his question, it showed doubt and mistrust towards his mentor, "Well, do you really trust them? The strangers…they were from the darkness."
Nodding at his question seeing the validity of his question said, "Yes, I trust them. They are the only ones who can talk some sense into the Fallen Sun Child. If she was to come here after the darkness took her…" he paused a moment as he tried to get horrifying images of his bloody past out of his mind shook his head before continuing, "…let's just say, we would regret having her here."
Germy nodded and bowed down to Demas, "Thank you, sir. That is all I wanted to know. I will be retiring now."
Demas gave him a pat on his shoulder and nodded."Alright. I shall see you in the morning then." turning back around to face his table and closed his eyes for a moment thought, 'I do trust them but, something tells me that evil is on its way here.'
In the middle of a grassy field, two white cloaked men spoke to each other.
The elder of the two crossed his arms angrily. "You have no idea what you are doing with that girl, Marty! She is a chosen one and should be raised in an environment where she is well protected until she can fight on her own. This world is too close to the darkness and we cannot afford to lose the last Sun Child. Her job is to protect those who cannot love and fight against the darkness. Not to live as some every day human. Just look at her, she is supposed to be in her angelic form, not as some low life human. Your wife had this child in another plane and she belongs with people who understand her true from. "
The one named Marty shook his head. "No, Demas. I refuse to let my daughter to be put under pressure by hypocritical men that only care about themselves. You can tell those old geezers at the council that Sarah will be staying with her parents. She doesn't need special attention. This is one of the main reasons why we left Atlantis. You all think that you're better than everyone else but your not. I don't want my daughter to become part of that crowd. She is safer here than anywhere else."
"Are you mad? You are aware of what will happen to her if she is taken over by the darkness, right? The prophecy from the Demonada Tome will come and we will be doomed to die at the hands at something that could have been easily avoided. "
Marty rolled his eyes. "That is only a myth. Do you honestly believe in that garbage?"
"'That the Fallen Sun Child will raise the Army that dwells within the Eternal Abyss and will reek unlimited death and destruction in the land of the living with the demon Lausafire as her leading general .With every rage and fueled hatred flowing through the Fallen Sun Child, thousands of innocent souls with be tortured to work for her against their will and their screams shall haunt her until her blood runs with the sorrows of the fallen. ' Yes, I believe it and if you don't, it will be your undoing. You are risking your life as well as her's the longer that she stays here. Gods know how powerful that child will become if she falls into the darkness. If we do not pay attention to the past, it will repeat it's self. The last Sun Child that was born here was turned into the darkness and killed everyone that she knew and was almost successful in opening the gate to the Eternal Abyss. How can we be sure that it will not happen again? "
Marty turned around and watched a little girl with wavy black hair chase a gray-ish blue butterfly. Turning back around to face Demas, he shook his head said, "She is safe. Don't worry about Sarah."
"Your child can either save or destroy us. It is all up to how you and your wife bring her up. Ensure that she is safe. For if she isn't, then pray for us all that we die a swift death. Pain and suffering is not the most honorable way to die."
He nodded back to him replied, "Sarah will stay in the light. She has already shown signs of her powers, even if she doesn't know it yet."
"All the more reason that she must be watched carefully for if she is strong now, her power will increase tenfold once her essence enters the darkness. The council will not be pleased that she will be remaining here with these simple humans. That girl belongs in the Halls of the Guardians. Where her progress can be monitored and she can have proper training."
"I am more than qualified to teach her, Demas. I have served the council for ten years and I have been educated enough to teach her all that she knows by the time that she is of age. She will be taught well."
Demas let out a deep sigh muttered, "I hope that you are right, for both of our sakes. May the power of Light protect you and your daughter."
"No worries."
A familiar dark haired female gives a guy who has short slatted hair a small smile and holds onto his hand tighter, acknowledging his support. "I am ready. Name my children Violet and Aiden."
The sliver winged creature nods as she flips the three cards over; revealing 'The High Priestess' 'The Empress' and 'The Emperor'. She closes her eyes while placing her hands over the cards.
"By the power of the Fates, I here by send back the Fallen One to a time when she was still with in the light. Allow my fallen sister to give life to her unborn children and give her a chance to right the wrongs of the past."
After Lydia is finished with the chant, the couple began to fade into darkness while a glow of bright light surrounds them. The woman's mind starts to get dizzy, with thoughts of the past and present flowing through her mind too quickly for her to understand what was going on in her head. Before she knew it, her mind was covered in faded darkness while she saw two images of bright children with sliver wings. The bright aura from the wings blinds the girl for a few moments before she fades into darkness. ~~~
Sarah suddenly wakes up with sweat beading down her face and covering her body as she feels a numbing feeling through out her body. She shakes her head a bit, while trying to understand the dream that she had. 'Why did it seem so real? Who were these 'strangers from the darkness'? But more importantly…what was the light she saw before she woke up?'
She wasn't sure what to make of it, really. It all seemed confusing to her. Sarah has had odd dreams before but this? This was..slightly different. She moves her legs over the side of the bed and looks into the blue carpet that was on her floor as she tired to clear her mind a bit. Looking over to her alarm clock, she notices that it is 9:35 AM. She lets out a small groan. Sarah didn't want to wake up for another 25 minutes. Even though it was summer vacation, she wanted to get up at a descent hour but not around a time that was before the alarm clock went off. Sarah lets out a small sigh and turns the alarm off. Since she was up, might as well get the day started.
She gets up out of bed and takes out a few clothes then heads to the bathroom to take a shower. Once she is dressed in her wearing army pants and a white t-shirt, she heads downstairs to the kitchen. On her way there, she spots her parents talking at the dining table while drinking coffee.
Sarah quietly takes a seat at the end of the table and pours herself a glass of orange juice while listening to her parents talk until they notice her. With in a few minutes of her sitting there, her mom looks over to her with a concerned look.
"Hey Sarah. Are you alright? It isn't like you to be this quite in the morning.." she asked in a soft voice while her short blackish gray hair fell over her shoulders.
Sarah looked into her glass for a short while as she tried to think of the best way to describe to her parents about her dream. She felt the stares of her parents but there was a part of her that was afraid to speak out, for sounding crazy.
She took a deep breath through her nose and looked over to her concerned mother and father. "Well, I had an odd dream last night. But it felt so real..like I was actually there. But um..there was something that happened that made me feel sort of confused."
"What was that, sweetie?" Her father asked.
"It had someone talk about some sort of Fallen Sun Child..But, what is a Sun Child?"
Her parents give each other a worried glance and then nod to each other before turning back to Sarah. Her father clears his throat a bit before looking back to her.
"Sarah, I think you are old enough to know the truth..about what you are."
She blinks at him a few times with confusion plainly written on her face."What I really am?"
"Yes. You are a Sun Child. A daughter of the Light. You were originally from a world called Atlantis but are born from another realm, a realm where protectors of the Light stay to watch over us." He shakes his head slightly as he adjusts his black work suit. "But we moved from that place because your mother and I did not want you to be used for the greed of those Council Members."
Sarah stared at her father with awe. She couldn't believe that she was this..this other-worldly being. "So..am I still me or do I have some sort of power with this Sun Child gig?"
Her mother gives Sarah a small smile and nods. "You do but, I don't know if they will work here." She looks over to the father, "Should we take her with us tonight?"
He thinks for a moment and nods. "I suppose it would be wise if she did. Maybe one of the Keepers could help her with Sarah's powers."
Sarah looked back and forth between her parents. "Keepers? Um…what are you guys talking about?"
"The Keepers are Monks who have records on every event that ever happened in any world. Your mother and I were going there tonight to see if having us move here was a good location for you or not; considering how close this world is to the darkness."
Sarah nods slowly, understanding very little of what her father told her. "Ok then..So, when are you guys leaving?"
"Later this evening, around 6. Be ready by then ,sweetie. "her mother said calmly.
Sarah nods again and pushes away from the table. "Alright. Well, I will be up in my room if you guys need me, ok?"
Her parents both nod and watch Sarah leave the kitchen. As Sarah walked up the stairs, she thought about her dream again, but this time, it was about the guy that was in it. Who was he? He had short slated hair with green eyes. She felt so much compassion and love from him in her dream. But at the same time..she felt darkness from him. Who was he and why did he seem important to her?