Chapter 2: Choices and Decisions

The first thing I thought was that I had somehow passed out. The strongest possibility was that I had used too much Holy Light and so, fainted. Or, that somehow, my eyes and sensing were not working properly 'Had the price been my sight or am I dead?' even so I felt slightly relieved but at the same time horrified 'I forgot to heal them! Dammit!. But I couldn't have been any more wrong.

Wherever I was, it was empty. No matter how much I moved I couldn't feel anything around me. Several minutes passed before I decided to stand still, least should I fall off a cliff 'Now that would definitely not be good', soon I found I had finally regained enough of my sensing to see that the darkness was slowly and I mean slowly starting to fade in one place as it was filled with Holy Light.

This incredibly strong Holy element, something not even I could call upon, was beginning to take a form of a human body, I heard someone talking it muffled and finally I could hear some one talk clearly

"Hello, Grisia Sun" this person whoever he is, was creeping me out, not because his voice was scary, it sounded like a replica of mine and I nearly thought I was talking to myself. "You have altered fate" I heard the voice say sternly, it was nerve wreaking, really to be listening to your own voice talk back to you, I turned around and tried to focus my sensing to look for him but I was only met with darkness and the pure Holy Light blob.

"You have altered fate, Grisia, only Gods can take away and give life" I felt very much annoyed when I couldn't find the voice.

Dear reader please don't misinterpret my words, imagine yourself alone in darkness with a blob of light shaped like a human and a voice that seemed to be coming from everywhere talk to you and tell me you don't fell the least bit creeped out "Who… Who are you?' I called out to the voice, he laughed and I saw the blob of human-shaped light take on my appearance, now that, was more then enough to make me extremely wary of this person, whose holy element was very much stronger then mine. I doubted that even if I got the entire population of Light believers, including the holy knights, would we be able to give off more Holy element then the man before me. I upon identifying the man, okay, truth be told I couldn't even figure it out until he said it to me

"Let me introduce myself. I am the God of Light" the way he said it was too casual, as if it was something that happened everyday 'Don't tell me that people are getting called to the God of light for talks…' he smiled and shook his head "No, Grisia, I don't bring people to my presence for something as plain as that" he replied to my thought 'This is creepy' "What am I here for then?" the God soon turned from friendly to stern, like, Judgment stern, before saying seriously

"Let's just say that I brought you here to chose" he answered. I really couldn't understand, was he telling me who he wanted for the next Sun Knight to be? Was this why the legends say that it was the God of Light who had chosen the next generation of 12 Holy Knights?

"And what exactly am I supposed to choose?" I asked, eager to end this conversation, he looked like me, sounded like me. I think it was strange enough.

"Grisia, you have altered fate. No mortal should be allowed to do that. Therefore I cannot let you just resurrect people"

"He is my brother! I am willing to pay any price, so please let him live! Even if it mean I die" I objected

"Please do not shout" he sighed "Be pleased, its not everyday when people could chose their fate, you happen to be my Sun Knight, which is why I will give you three choices" he seemed somewhat irritated by my yelling 'Don't piss him off, Grisia, he could kill Leaf if you make him mad'

"And those are?"

"The first one is to give up your holy light in exchange for his life" I thought about this seriously; I couldn't wield a sword nor could I use magic against the undead least Teacher finds out and kills me for doing so. I would just become a doll without anyway to protect himself or anyone else, even if I could I would be forced to hide my identity "No, I would only be a burden if that were to happen. Holy Light is the only thing I have that can help my brothers" was it me or did the Light God looked uneasy from what I said?

"Your second option is to let him die" he was getting on my nerves, if I wanted him dead then I wouldn't even bother resurrecting him

"No, not in a million years" 'Don't tell me out of all the people who would want a Holy Knight dead, would be the God they serve…' I thought uneasily. The God, on the other hand, sighed 'He's starting to remind me of the pope'

"What of the third?" At this he seemed to look as if he wanted to box me on the head for irritating him. "You could become a girl... And when this mission is over I will send you back to the past... How about, maybe twelve years?" I stared at him, shocked but I nodded, at least this way I could protect them and still be with them

"I have decided to take the third path" my voice was loud and clear and with those words I sealed my faith

"You have time to live and enjoy. May you not have to lose another knight, Grisia" and with those words I was thrust back into the world of the living.

I found myself on a bed, the earth that I expected to be surrounding me was not there, instead, what was surrounding me was a soft mattress and I was covered with a blanket. Upon opening my eyes did I find that I was alone, I tried feeling death, I couldn't feel anything.

I carefully got up and walked towards the door, when I realised that Leaf was talking to someone, I couldn't exactly pinpoint who, but I knew that I was hungry. Ignoring what my body was protesting, I pushed the door open and began looking for Leaf, he was with everyone and they looked shocked to see me.

"So he finally came back from the realm of the dead?" Mike said sarcastically as he looked to Leaf "Dad and I are going to get back up. You two can stay here with the cleric" immediately after saying that he left with Austin following him

"… Leaf, I'm hungry. Fetch me some meat" I smiled as I saw that he was completely fine "But-" "Nope, Leaf. You aren't Judge and you aren't a bad guy either, so get me some meat" I ordered, I walked towards him but failed to notice that one of the floor boards weren't completely fixed and tripped "… Sun, can you see?!" he panicked and started throwing healing spells at me, feeling embarrassed I quickly stood up and put a hand on his shoulder "Leaf, I'm fine. Just… tired" I didn't know why I was tired, I just was, he looked thoughtful "I'll tell them to cut the meat up, Sun, please stay in bed…" after pushing me back into the room and seeing I was fine did he leave, sighing I sat up and began to focus my sensing ability to look around.