Chapter 3 – First Generation

"So the reason why Kami created everything…" one of the boys mused, with a skeptical expression in his face, "is for that purpose, right?"

I cracked a smile. "Yes."

"But why does he need to create all of us for this purpose?" the youngest girl was looking at me.

I held back a smile, getting ready to say more when I was once again interrupted.

"What is this purpose anyway?" one of the other girls asked sharply.

I sucked in a breath as my blood ran cold. The question appeared so simple, so innocent coming from the lips of a little girl… Yet, she is nothing more than a human being… Yet my heart skipped a beat thinking of what kind of answer I should give to her and the rest of the kids…

I took a deep breath, trying to regain my self-control, and made my decision. They are not ready yet. They are not ready to hear it; it will be too much for them. After all, they are still kids and the purpose isn't something to take lightly, or to speak about without paying the respect that it requires.

Moreover, this purpose... is referring to all of us… to us that are humans… to us that the lot fell to carry on the purpose until the very end.

This is the purpose of our existence.

But as time passed, we have forgotten and fallen into oblivion and nothingness. Confused, we left afar; far away from our homeland, far away from our purpose, far away from the truth, and the lies that cover a fake and flimsy world.

I sighed heavily. And yet… I forgot as well, for I have been deceived. Until he came and awoke the code in my veins… Until he came and showed me the truth.

So how can I show them or explain with simple words, when they are not bearing the same code inside? Their blood flows red. Such a simple, brilliant red.

Cries and screams reached my ears in the stillness of the night. Through the dense clouds in the sky far away from us, fires glistened and lights flashed as lightning fell to the Earth, hitting it mercilessly. The children crouched, frightened. I remained unperturbed.

This war will never end. I know it… I feel it. Deep in my heart I know it. But that doesn't make me feel any better.

My gaze traveled around the night, looking away at the horizon, feeling the darkness grow thicker around us. For a moment I stood motionless and sealed my eyes. My heart stood still for a split second, before making sure that everything around us was safe. As safe as we can be in a world full of war and fear. I looked at the kids near me. I saw the shadow of terror ruling their hearts. They are not like me. We are both humans but we are not the same.

How confusing… What a mess!

Our forefathers and ancestors really screwed up everything with their decisions. But no one can blame them for this. This is how life is, under Kami's will. I found comfort remembering that nothing can happen against Kami's will.

I stared at my hands for a while, before I turned to my little ones, getting ready to say more. Getting ready to say how we all ended up here. How and why… it's not that we asked for it, or wanted it.

"We were all created for a purpose. And for that purpose we are still here," I murmured, "but not everyone was made for the same purpose."

The kids stared at me in confusion, absorbing slowly my sharply pierced words. "So Kami gave many purposes to His creation?"

"Exactly," I nodded my head in a positive way at the same time saying, "You see, each and every one of us… all of us: humans, gods, demons, spirits, oni, El, beasts, fairies, angels, Fire Flames, and so many others, no matter what blood flows in our veins, big or small, great or not, we all have a unique role in the game of life."

"So many blood lines…" the youngest girl muttered causing me to smile.

"It wasn't always like this. Hundreds of billions of years ago when Kami thought up the first purpose, He created…" I paused, suddenly unsure if it was a smart move to tell them. Are they ready?

"He created what?" all the kids asked in one voice and I blinked, surprised and confused.

I shook my head. Screw the rules! After all our ancestors disobeyed more important ones. That's why we are here.

"He created the First… the Ancient One of all days," as I spoke those words out loud, I felt my heart beat lighten, as if a heavy weight lifted from my shoulders and I was able to breathe easier. "A creature like no other."

"Who is he?"

"We don't know his name… his real name will remain a secret."

"And his blood line?"

I held back a chuckle. They are smart. They learned very well that we are not alone in this universe. The blood lines are what allow us to see the difference.

"He is a Fire Flame," I stated. "The first race ever created under Kami's will."

"B-But… how?"

"There are many Fire Flames out there… I mean…"

"We cannot come in contact with them and we may never see them, unlike our parents or grandparents, but we all know of them. They are the same, why did you say that this creature was not like the others of his own kind?"

I knew that those questions would fly from their mouths so it didn't actually make me wonder.

"You are right, but as I said: he was the First and he is known as the Ancient One of all days… the Elder One. And he was with him, before anything else came to life."

"Even his own kind?"

I smiled. "Yeah, because after the Elder One, Kami created the rest of his kind. Creatures with great power, they are able to create and destroy whole universes, with only a mere thought."

The kids shivered. Those creatures were beyond their strength. Beyond their imagination and mine. Time will never touch them, as they are older than time itself.

"After Kami gave them their purpose and the rules of their existence… The Fire Flames lived, working for their purpose and following their rules."

"Rules?"

"Every race has its own purpose and rules, which they must follow. No matter what."

"But if we want, we can choose not to, right?"

I nodded. How true. We are all free to choose but also we are all at the mercy of our actions. And the consequences of our decisions are hard, rigid… deadly.

"After the Fire Flame… Kami created Ourano…" my heart raced in my chest and my eyes fell upon the fire.

I started talking… and now I couldn't stop. Words began to flow from my mouth, soft and perfectly synchronized with the pulses of my heart. And under the dark sky the truth about the Dream World starts to manifest as every word sounds like trumpets announcing a battle, demolishing even the most impregnable walls.

Every minute and second was lost and useless in the cage of time. The one gift that Kami gave to the human species to do our work well, was covering our eyes with veils of mysteries which are adorned with lies. The kids were still sitting together, hearing my every word. And for the first time, I was more than willing to tell them… how everything started.

"Another blood line was born… just like the first one, but different… really different, with less power. Afterwards Kami gave them their purpose and the rules of their existence."

"The purpose and the rules were different as well?" the youngest girl asked.

I nodded slowly, eyes still on the fire. If they were the same then Kami had no reason to create Ourano in the first place. If we are all the same… but we're not, we never were and never will be. And this diversity was the source of every misfortune.

"The humans are the most formidable and dangerous species in the universe… never underestimate them."

I grunted with sarcasm, remembering those words. We are? We must be, but still… there are creatures out there holding terrible forces in their hands… powers that words are not enough to describe and yet… he said that humans… simple humans are the most dangerous.

The truth is that… there's not only one answer that explains why he picked us… from the greatest reason, to the tinniest detail… it's not exactly what we are… but what we can be… because unlike the first two blood lines… the third one was…

"And after Ourano… Kami created Gaia…"

The temperature of the wind fell sharply. It's not a surprise after all. Even the kids stirred awkwardly hearing the third blood line. They know… sure they know, since they are a part from this line.

"Gaia…" one of the girls whispered.

"And learn this, my little ones," I finally found the courage to lift my eyes from the fire and peer into theirs. "And never forget it. Gaia is the most complicated and strange blood line. Gaia's purpose and rules are completly different than the previous ones, and almost exceeded the limits of imagination and every dream. Because it wasn't like anything else. Gaia was the third blood line, from the First Generation of living beings. Creatures with a soul… mind… and a will of their own…"

I closed my eyes, falling… and falling into the vast abyss of life… a light kept me… a purpose… and my heart kicked again within my chest, reminding me of why I'm still here… and why I have to stay here.


Yay! One more chapter… things look so complicated and it will become more, but hey! :D that's the interesting part right?

My special thanks to my lovely friends Scarletleaf66 and Ria D'Arcy, for beta reading this for me!

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