Chapter 3 . look at the sun

The owl of the previous night has reached a tree where I find two other owls perched on the branches, I land and approach a white owl with grayish wings "Artemis, have you heard from General Brutus?"

"not yet, Haron, he has not yet returned from his meeting with the king and queen"

Haron snorted a little at the news

"well, then warn him in the media and a very important question"

"what is going on, have you seen any offenders? "

"no, much worse"

at those words Artemis became all ears, what is worse than someone who breaks the law?

"while I was exploring the western part of the forest I came across a mysterious animal" I start his explanation, while Artemis listens to him "I went to see him better and .. you will never believe it, he was a human"

Artemis squints at his answer "thing!?"

"exactly it was a human being the size of a mouse"

"but this is not possible there are no humans like that"

but Haron insists "instead I tell you that it is, I saw him staring at him closely, looked directly into his eyes" "and now where was he caught?" frustrated at the memory of what had happened he said

"no, a stupid Silverwing took her with him and they disappeared into the trees" He ended with a slight growl

"are you sure?" "absolutely" Artemis turned flying towards the highest branch and told the owl next to him to warn Brutus of what had happened and to come and check, the owl nodded, walked towards the meeting area

"in the meantime we will go to those silvers to check it out. "Haron nodded as he walked off with Artemis on his way to Tree Haven.

"AAAH !" Frisk screams looking at his reflection in the water again, I start spinning completely, in a state of utter shock I start screaming aloud "how could this happen!"

the boys approached her to try to calm her down

"Frisk, enough!"

"fidgeting is useless"

but she doesn't seem to hear their words

"Frisk!" I call Shade who approaches,

but she doesn't even look at hi

, at that point Breeze rolled his eyes, grabbed a pebble and threw it against the head of the young woman transformed into a club making her fall to the ground in pain, the boys turned to look the female with surprise "sorry but I had to" defended herself.

Shade approaches Frisk helping her to get up, the girl touches her neck where the stone hit her "does it hurt?" "a little, but not so much" she replied, Breeze approaching her told her in a sorry voice "I'm sorry but you were beside yourself, so .. I made you think"

"uh maybe I'm a bit exaggerated, but I'm a bat how did you happen? " she said trying to stay calm, Chinook intervened and said pointing to the pendant on the girl's neck

"a light started shining from your pendant and then it enveloped your whole body, when it disappeared, you were a bat"

Frisk I look the pendant, takes the bright blue stone in his hands thinking for a moment "he made you change, he gave you this new body" exclaims Todd.

that phrase "new body" triggers a thought in Frisk, the memory of last night's dream flashes in his mind "I am you" "I am your new body" "growing small is not the only thing that has changed in you " "Could this be what he meant?" I think the girl

the boys seeing her completely distracted tried to tell him

"Better get back to Tree Haven in a couple of hours, the sun will rise," Chinook exclaims

Frisk sighed and replied "yes, we better go back"

they spread their wings and started flying, Frisk spread his wings to try to get up in the air but fell as soon as I try to get off the ground, Shade let out a chuckle at that clumsy move, Frisk I notice and snort, but he didn't stop try again, flapping his wings much harder than before, managing to lift himself off the ground, but when I spread his wings capturing the air he hit a tree, he was in trouble he had never had wings and therefore did not know how to use them, Chinook noticed her discomfort so he decided to give her a hand, approached her and asked her

"do you want help?"

she sighed and answered "yes"

Chinook helps her to get up and shows her how to do it "first you open your wings totally and then you lift them, like this" he said showing her the procedure, Frisk imitates him, first he opened his wings and then he raised them up "a lot well now start moving them slowly

"I keep explaining how to do it starting to move them calmly and without haste getting up in the air" you see so, calmly, take all the time you need "he said with great care, which surprised the girl but not too, Frisk imitates his gestures starting to get up from the ground, making a false move tripping in the air but recovered immediately

"well you're doing it"

be compliment Chinook

"I think so, yes! I'm flying" smiled

"good now spread your wings and take the wind with your wings, it will make you fly higher "

Frisk nodded I try to spread his wings and I was carried higher by the wind above the trees, he was not afraid to fall because she felt she could do it, the adrenaline rushed it ran down his back like an instinct in his new co rpo, I start to move my wings back and forth, doing the stralom in the trees, it was getting so much

"I love it maybe this situation isn't that bad" I think to myself doing one last stunt.

I go back to the group that saw her in action and they were blown away by her stunts "you were a cool Frisk" Todd said "thank you" he replied "you are not bad as a bat and you learn fast, those stunts were fabulous and thinks that you have never flown before "I continue Breeze, the bat girl blushed and replied

" thanks, sure it's nice to fly and play in the trees, but I don't want to stay like this forever, I have to find a way to get back to normal and I hope to find it soon "

the boys laughed cheerfully

Pov Shade

I saw her laughing with that face full of life and joy, it was the first time I saw her really happy and I was delighted by this I was happy that Frisk was smiling again, after all that had happened to her

"now it's better to go back to Tree Haven, the sun is about to rise "Chinook interrupts

" yes let's go "I replied.

While I was flying behind Chinook, Frisk approaches me and asks me

"Shade aproposito of the sun, why were you scared this morning when I asked you to see the sunset with me?"

I looked down and replied "because of a law that prohibits bats from seeing the sun" she looks at me with her chocolate eyes wide

"why? who made such a cruel law?"

"those who have decided to punish the bats for not having fought a stupid war between birds and beasts"

I replied angrily, Frisk replied looking forward to if

"it's not fair"

I looked at her surprised

"it's not fair, it wasn't you to refuse to fight and it is not fair to punish you for something your ancestors did "

I looked at her surprised at her words

" this law is stupid! " scream making itself heard by everyone, Chinook, Breeze and Todd stopped abruptly making us back off

"what did you say?" asked Chinook

"I said this law is silly" Frisk retorts

"shiu" Breeze said to shut her up "don't say it out loud, if there were owls around you would be in very serious trouble"

"I'm not afraid, why shouldn't you seeing the sun for such a thing and it's been a long time since then, that's stupid and that's it "but the boys hushed her again

" shut up! " Chinook nappe

"the owls will kill you if they hear you say" retorts Todd, but Frisk wasn't afraid of what the boys were saying I was convinced of what she thought and didn't change her mind.

we got back to Tree Haven just in time as the sun was starting to show its first light.

but our relief faded when we saw two owls on a branch talking to Frida who had Mercury and Bathsheba in her entourage.

we stood in the air a few meters from them to hear what they were saying, Breeze walked up to us and said in fear

"guys I know one of those owls and the captain of Brutus' first scout Artemis"

I noticed that Chinook started to shake a bit and I didn't blame them, what did they come to do

"guys shut up, they're saying something" Todd interrupts, we remain silent and we hear Frida say

"what brings you to our den?" Artemis approached her and said

"I was told that a young man from your colony brought a miniature human with him"

we were speechless they were looking for Frisk, I turned to her and saw his petrified gaze

"guys .. that owl with Artemis .. it's him .. that mine attacked last night "I turned to look and I noticed that in reality she was right I recognized him from the black crest on his head, we continued to listen

" it seems impossible that there are humans like that " Frida answered keeping her posture firm and serious even though we knew she was lying

"then you won't mind if we look inside the nest?" said the other owl, we noticed the concern on Mercury's face and Bathsheba also look a bit worried, but Frida with a serious look replied

"we have nothing to hide, but as you can see the sun is about to rise and you know what means for us bats "the owl seemed angry at his answer

" unless you want to tear the law and let us see the sun "the snarling owl throws its beak at them but is stopped by Artemis's wing "calm down Haron! show behavior!"

We were out of breath wondering what to do

"guys we have to do something" Frisk said

"and what? Did you see what she would do to Frida, she would skin us alive if we intruded" retorts Todd "but we can't leave them in trouble" I intervened in Frisk's defense ,

"Do you want to come and talk to them?" Shinook exclaimed sarcastically "guys let's remember that we are forgetting something very important, now Frisk no longer looks human now he can go unnoticed without problems" Breeze said intelligently "true!" Todd exclaimed "we hadn't thought of it" contino Chinook

"Frisk what do you think ... Frisk!" I turned to see that Frisk was flying towards them "that suicidal girl!" snarled

Chinook with a face pale with concern.

Pov Frisk

I don't know what I was doing, I was in danger of being killed but I couldn't do anything about it, I had to look for a way to hunt them and I only had one way to do it even if it was risky. I landed on the branch and with my body trembling I approached the owls, it took all my courage to open my mouth and say something

"eh sorry" I said in a trembling voice, I saw the two owls turn towards me

"what do you want brat! Can't you see that ..! "Artemis stopped her partner and walked over to me and said" what do you want? " I fearfully replied

"I'm sorry I didn't want to interrupt, but I think I know where the human you are looking for is"

everyone has been looking at me carefully "seriously?" asked the other owl "yes, the human is .." I feel a hand grab me and pull me back it was Shade "Frisk what are you doing?" but I freed myself and said "no Shade I have to tell the truth" "but so .." "I don't care I know what I do" I approached Artemis while I felt the guys tense for the suspense of the moment, but not the I paid attention to this "Mr. Atemis, I apologize for my friend's interruption, as I said I know where the human is" I breathed calmly and said keeping my eyes on them even though I felt uncomfortable "he is dead" I noticed that he looked at me surprised, I turned to see that even the boys were confused "what do you mean?" Artemis asked me "last night I saw a strange animal captured by an owl and I could not resist curiosity and I took it with me, when I looked at it I couldn't believe my eyes it was a human being, I wanted to take it off without problems but at some point he started to wriggle and move, I tried to hold him back but he slipped off my paws and fell, obviously I tried to get him back but it was useless he hit a rock and died, I went away immediately out of disgust in that scene and I don't remember where the place was "

the two owls remained silent looking at me, keeping me on tiptoe, I was wondering if it had worked or not, suddenly Artemis turns to his companion and asks him "tell me is this young the bat you saw?" he looked at me making me tremble more, stood looking at me for a moment and then replied

"frankly I'm not sure even if I admit it's very familiar" he said this, Artemis turned to the elders and said "at this point the matter is resolved, retire for the day, come on Haron "his partner nodded and they flew into the air tornado in the forest away, but I noticed that Haron looked at me menacingly as he walked away as if he sensed that something was wrong, I tried to convince myself that he could not recognize me in my bat form , but keep looking at me, before disappearing into the forest.

I sighed in relief seeing them disappear among the immensity of the trees "Frisk you made a really rash move, you could have risked so much if that owl hadn't had a bad memory would have said you were lying and then ... you know what they would have done to you" Shade scolded me "I know, but at least it worked" before he could argue, Chinook and the rest of the group came over to compliment me saying that I had been fantastic and that I had resisted those two like a true hero, if only they knew how I trembled as I said those words, I thought to myself. As we talked

Frida approached me asking me who I was and why I defended the human, with a smile on my face I said "I just defended myself" she looked at me confused, I explained to her what I meant and what happened to me as in a blinking I turned into a bat, my friends confirmed my words and this seems to shock Mercury who said '"This is proof that his words about Nocturnia are true then" but Bathsheba replied "Don't be silly it will be a trick of this human to deceive us, doesn't it seem strange to you that she has transformed just now that she was risking her life with the owls? "

" That's not true, I would never do that! "

"seriously human and whoever tells me that not only lies still, your species was the most insidious that exists in this world, they kill each other for pleasure and they kill each other, do you think anyone can trust a member of such a brutal type! ? "his pallor hit me like a stabbed in the chest, I knew very well that my kind did horrible things but this was the first time I felt like an accusation "it is true that there are some people like that but there are others who help animals" I tried to retort, with a cruel smile he replied "well then I think they are not doing a good job, most of us know their atrocities, I give you some advice if I were you I would stay like that because whatever you do, all of you they will hate if they knew who you really are "I couldn't answer her words, I looked as if she had defeated me" now enough Bathsheba, now you exaggerate "I reproach them Mercury

but she didn't give any sense of guilt in fact I knew she enjoyed seeing me shaken "let's go back inside now we'll talk about it later" said Frida, Bathsheba smiled and entered the den, I was still a little shaken by those words while I was flying "don't listen to this you he said it, she speaks driven by pain and anger. "I turned to listen to her explanation

"she hates humans because when she was just a child, her parents were killed by hunters in front of her eyes, that day for Bath-sheba was the worst of her life and since then she has become harder and more introverted towards others" was surprised by Frida's explanation and felt sorry for her but couldn't accuse all my kind as bad

"don't think about it too much baby, you'll see it will pass soon" said this Frida and the rest of the elders left "let's go Frisk" Shade said pointing to the roost, I nodded following him

that morning while Shade and Ariel were asleep, I could barely sleep, I don't know why I felt so bad, maybe from Bathsheba's words or even from my new bat body? but what i know is that at that moment i started to think about how much i missed my grandfather, i wish he was here, he always managed to calm me down when i was in the mood under a truck, i smiled slightly thinking about him and as always he consoled me as a child, who knows if he's worried about me now?

I walked away from these thoughts as soon as I felt the first signs of sleep, my head started not working very well anymore and the eyelids closed on their own, I let myself fall asleep hoping for a new day ,tomorrow evening.

to dream

I was back in that dark area but strangely this time I could see what I hadn't seen before I was inside some sort of cave it was huge with various rock structures coming down from the ceiling and pointy stalatites dripping, I thought I was alone when I noticed a shape in the distance I approached to see who it was, I stopped to see that ... it was me as a human, the other turned to me with bright blue eyes that looked at me happy, smiled at me and said

"I see you have discovered your new body"

I replied "not by my will but yes"

but she surprised she said "and if you say you wanted it "

I answered bitterly" I don't want to joke, let me go back to normal "

but she replied" sorry but I don't know "

I stared at her with a bit of anger and said

" you are kidding me! ? You said that if I needed you you would help me and now you can't tell me how to come back to me! "

But she calmly replied" I remind you that I'm you, yes, I was created by Nocturnia but to be your new body , entering I assimilated your memory into you, I know what you know, and what I know more is only what Nocturnia has inserted in my memory what I have to do but, only you can understand how to control your new esse "

with a disappointed tone of voice I asked her "so if you can't help me what are you doing here?"

"I am here to tell you that the time to leave is approaching and soon you will embark on a journey that will bring great changes for everyone"

"what do you mean?"

"destiny, the reason why you are here, but you will not be alone, you will be in company of true friends "

at those words I realized that something huge was going to happen and I wondered what it was but at that moment I decided to take the opportunity to ask

" where is Chara "

looks at me sadly and says" I'm sorry, I don't know where either, but that's not why I'm sorry, I'm sorry because in your memories she is a dear friend, but she too will be involved in destiny and this can lead you to make bitter decisions that will pit you against each other "

I didn't understand what did he mean, Chara in this story and why we should be enemies, I was about to speak when everything begins to dissolve I felt like I was falling, the other me disappeared as if it vanished into the air, I slipped away in total darkness.

I woke up from the perch, sighed sadly as I rolled up in my wings while I was upside down trying to get some more rest "Frisk" I turned around and saw Shade awake next to me

"Shade what are you doing awake? It's still daytime "

" I know but I don't care "I looked at him confused

" I thought the law .. "but he interrupts me and says" you're right this law is stupid it's not fair that we are punished for a crime that happened centuries ago , that's why I decided, tomorrow I'll see the sun "I smile I replied" I'll come with you and we'll see it together "

" yes I can't wait "he replied excitedly.

Pov third person

the following evening Shade and Frisk woke up early from rumbling in Frisk's stomach, he hadn't eaten for a while and was really starting to get really hungry

"are you hungry?" Shade asked

"yes, a lot" the girl replied as the rumblings got louder, Shade smiled and the answers

"you have to eat or you risk waking the whole colony with the stomach" sHe laughed at his joke

"so where can I find to eat?" sHe asked, Shade slipped off the roost, flying off with Frisk to move forward. the two reached a clearing not far from the tree full of various bushes and flowers of margerite and sunflowers, Frisk I look excited at the immensity of that clearing wondering what good she had eaten "will we find something to eat here?"

"yes you'll like it" it didn't take long to find a whole herd of moths flitting around the flowers

"here we are, the best moths in the forest, go ahead and get your fill"

Frisk looked at the insects in disgust as they fluttered, yes forgot about the feeding of bats ... insects, Shade noticed her grimace and asked her "is there something wrong?"

she replied "there is nothing else to eat here, something less disgusting" but he replied "but there is nothing better than moths, those of this particular area are the best" Frisk did not think so so, the girl landed near a bush to look for berries, she found some of a shiny black color, took one and put it to her mouth

"Frisk !" Shade landed beside her in time to throw the berry out of her hands

"Shade but what!"

"these berries are poisonous!" scolded her "if you eat even one bite you will not be able to breathe and you will die" Frisk realizing that he could risk his life I breathe a sigh of relief, the whole area was full of those toxic berries, the girl understood that she had no choice but to try insects

they flew up and headed for the moths "choose what you get" said Shade urging the girl to try, she decided to take a small one so as to finish it immediately, she aimed one like this and with a feline click she threw herself at them grabbing it with the mouth

then I take it to a tree to consume it calmly, took it in hand, serving with disgust the little creature that wanders in a desperate attempt to free itself, with a frown of disgust the girl opens her mouth wide and bites it, causing it to stop consequently, she detach one bite and she start to chew it, she could feel the slimy taste running in her mouth but it had something tasty, I remember the taste of the chicken nuggets slowly, she takes the second bite and I eat it over and over until it is "good?" Shade asked

"not bad I admit it" "look what I told you, it's always nice to try something new" Frisk had to admit he wasn't wrong.

they set off to try to catch the others, as they flew they aimed at a group of moths that fluttered near them, Shade and Frisk launched the attack ready to eat them all, but they couldn't catch them it was as if they were not actually there as if were inlusions

"but how?" I think Frisk as I try to catch one but it disappeared as if it were made of smoke, Shade points to another moth, determined to catch it, throws himself at it, but is overtaken by .. Chinook snatching the prey from under his nose and cuts the way to the little Silverwing who spins on itself due to the "hey!" Shade exclaimed in annoyance.

Meanwhile Chinook landed on top of a tree where Todd and Breeze were waiting for him

"whoo what awesome Chinook moves"

"Hell the bad, you the bad, cool technique," Breeze said

"I know," Chinook replied after eating

"That tiger moth didn't even see you coming," Breeze continues

"eh not even Shade" I joke making the boys laugh.

Shade and Frisk landed on the branch where Chinook greeted them with a mischievous smile "well, did you like my echo projection trick?"

"eco..what?" Frisk asked with confusion

"projection, the echoprojection is a skill of the bats that allows him to create images with echo waves" explain Shade, at that moment Frisk understood, the moths were projections that's why she could not touch them "but it is great, Shade tell me you can use it too? "before the boy could answer, Chirook intervened and said" if you hope this rat can teach you, I'm sorry to disappoint you, because Shade is not able to use it, but if you want, there are I, I can teach you many tricks "Frisk but smiled and replied" no thanks, it's not for me, it seems too complicated "she lied, she wanted to learn how to use it, but she didn't like how he addressed his friend so she decided to refuse "okay, so much you are the loser" Chinook replied,

"Chinook you are really awesome," Breeze said entering the discussion

"you should see my father, he's really big, so much so that he managed to kill an owl"

both Todd and Breeze were fascinated by his story, Breeze in particular looks at Chinook with dreamy eyes, Frisk instead replied with a light chuckle that caught the group's attention

"what's funny?" Chinook asked

"sorry but killing an owl? I'm sorry to say it but it's biologically impossible for a bat to do it" Chinook swooped in at her "are you implying that I'm a liar and that my father is a liar!" he said with a slight growl, Shade stood up in defense of her friend and replied "Chinook leave her alone, she just said what she thinks and I agree with her too" "what do you two know, you're just a rat and a human "grabbed Shade by the wing and said" my father is big and strong, and you who are weak and small "let him go abruptly and said" I wonder what your father was like "Shade stood up and said" don't talk my father's bad! "" It's because in .. "Chinook was about to continue when I notice the angry frown on Frisk's face, remembering how she reacted the first time he insulted Shade's father, how she turned on him, then he stopped saying

"you know it's useless to argue with you, it's not worth it"

Bleeze approached him and said "do you think we will meet him when we reach the Himbernaculis?" "Himbernaculus? Ah now I remember that it is the place where bats migrate during the winter" Frisk exclaimed "yes it's true, this will be our first migration, you will see Frisk it will be fun we will see new places and we will have a lot of time to have fun together" he replied Shade, but Frisk with a low gaze replied in a dejected voice "Shade I'm not coming" the guys looked at her surprised "but why?" Shade asked "I'm sorry, I like you Shade but, I'm not from your colony and I'm not even real bat, I can't stay I have to find Chara and go home, my grandfather will surely ask him where I am, he will be worried "Shade look down and he said" I understand "

"guys the sun is about to rise" Breeze exclaimed "let's go Chinook" "yes guys" the three flew up to go home "let's go Shade Frisk" Breeze said,

But Shade said with a smile "you guys go ahead me and Frisk let's stay and see the sun together"

The three stopped flying as soon as they heard what he was saying, they turned and went back to the branch "what did you say !?" Chinook asked incredulously "let's stay and see the sun" Frisk answered "but you are crazy thirsty, if you look at it the owls will kill you" Breeze said with fear "this is stupid it will not happen and only a senseless law" retorted Frisk, Shade nodded in agreement "the funeral is yours, come on Chinook" said Todd "eh guys go see you" the guys don't fight and fly away to avoid getting in trouble.

the three stood alone on the tree hanging upside down as they watched the first light of day "well now we saw it come on" said Chinook agitated "oh there's so much to see" replied Shade

"ok but I don't want the boys to worry too much, for us in tendo" stammered Chinook, Frisk with a sly smile replied "what are you afraid of?" "who, me, afraid ?, no, sure not, and what am I saying for you guys" "oh sulserio?" Shade replied with an amused smile, Chinook nodded, but when he saw the sun rise his light fear was evident on his face, he could not resist and flew off to return to Tree Haven.

Frisk and Shade were left alone, they looked carefully at the horizon as the sun came out, a dazzling light hit the two who covered their faces for too much light but then they looked again, the sun was huge and bright and it was warm and pleasant, Shade could feel the warmth of his rays caressing his fur, he could not look anywhere else he was as if hypnotized by that barking light "the sun is so" "beautiful" continued Frisk fascinated "yes beautiful" answered Shade enchanted, the two stopped when they saw the saguma of an owl appear on the horizon screaming and as it swooped down on the two "aah!" they screamed in fear, they left just in time to dodge him,

"Frisk watch out!" Shade screamed, the owl tries to grab the girl but manages to dodge her just in time, they escaped in an attempt to sow him but the owl was behind them and had no intention of letting them go "we must try to get past him" said Shade

the two flew towards a hollow trunk in an attempt to hide, the owl saw them and tried to enter, but he was too big and could not follow them inside the trunk, but this did not discourage him, with his claws he broke the bark and tried to grabbing them, Frisk narrowly avoided one of his shots, the situation was bad, he had to do something and immediately or they would end badly, while she was thinking, instead in front of her appeared the owl that grabbed her with its beak "aaah !" the girl shouted, Shade seeing her blocked had an idea, threw himself at the owl's neck and bit him making him scream thus freeing the girl

"soon this way" Shade said pointing to the river.

the owl does not give up, chases it and blocks Shade with its claws throwing it into the water holding it with its claws "leave it !" Frisk scream, the girl instinctively throws herself at him and pierces his face with the claws of her feet that catch his eye, the owl staggers in pain and Shade takes advantage of it to get out of his claws by re-enacting himself from the water "by force "the two fly away, while Frisk looks at the owl ,she managed to recognize it was Haron and now he was rubbing his sore eye, the latter looking at her with a fierce and hateful look that incites the girl to run even faster.

the two managed to escape and reach Tree Haven , they found them Ariel who was waiting for them with an angry and worried look

"Shade Cassiel Silverwing and you Frisk" hug them "luckily you're fine" but then with a serious voice said "where have you been what have you done!"

"eh nothing"

"nothing! the sun is up and you smell like an owl on your back!" Frisk took up the defense of Shade and said "it was my fault, Shade has nothing to do with it, it's me who .." 'was needed to finish the sentence Ariel understood it all

"oh boys, you broke the law"