The Saturnine Odyssey
Ch. 2- The Awakening
-inside of Aruny's room-
A few days passed, and the birthday of Aruny's 15th year came upon. "What!? Mother, what do you mean I can't go out today? It's my birthday! Karazu and Lyonel had today planned with me!" shouted Aruny. Her mother stared backed at her, "I don't want you stepping an inch out of this house! It's too dangerous for you to go outside at your birthday today." Aruny shot back as she exclaimed, "But Mom.!" "No buts, Aruny. You're staying inside. We'll celebrate your birthday anytime. Today isn't the right day. Now stay here, I'll be at the street markets. I'll be back in an hour or so depending on the weather. If you get hungry, go conjure something up from the kitchen." Her mother said as she embraced a long cloak over her back. She walked away and Aruny fell on her bed. 'Ugh.This happens every birthday! Oh my gosh.this woman!' she thought hurtfully. A few minutes later, a rock hit her window. She walked over to her window to find Karazu and Lyonel outside. "You guys!!!" Aruny said happily. Karazu shook her head, "Your mom again eh? We so had this day planned out!" Lyonel laughed at Karazu's attitude, "That's ok, Aruny. We'll celebrate your birthday tomorrow as we always had." Karazu walked off a little. He smiled at the birthday girl and placed a note in her hands. "Well.then Karazu and I will be headed for the new weapons for the classes." he said as he walked off. After her two friends walked off, she opened the note and it read, "Meet me at twilight's dawn tonight. I have another special gift for you, Aruny. Happy Birthday!" She blushed and held her jewelry around her neck. Her mom came home, and they feasted merrily on a banquet.
As twilight appeared, she covered herself with a black, sleek cloak and headed out. She went to the fields where they usually hung out. A figure stood there promptly in the wind and turned to Aruny. The person took his hood down. Aruny ran to her friend with happiness, "Lyonel!" She hugged him tightly. She stopped abruptly and looked to the face of her friend. He stood there motionlessly with a gift in his right hand. "Lyonel??? Um.Hello?" Aruny said as she started to freak a little. He then moved his hand up to her face and stroked her softly. Yet he still had the motionless look on his face, he suddenly said "BOO!" Aruny jumped back and screamed shrilling. Lyonel laughed, and took Aruny in his arms and closed her mouth with his hand. She finally calmed down. He released her, and she whispered harshly, "Lyonel, you jerk!!! Why'd you scare me like that!?" "It's a small birthday present from Karazu. She told me to do that!" he laughed. She grunted and laughed too.
He gently stroked her hair softly and handed her the gift. She looked at the small present and opened it. There appeared was a small photo of three people: Aruny, Karazu, Lyonel, and ChaoChao. Aruny glanced at him, "It's beautiful, Lyonel! I'll never forget this day, where we had so much fun." He blushed and said, "You're.um.quite welcome!" He was about to run away again, but she held his wrist. "Don't go, Lyonel. I still haven't given your gift yet." "What?" She moved closer to him and leaned towards his face. Their hearts were racings as she came in closer. She finally enclosed her lips with his in an enticing kiss. They lispfully kissed and embraced each other for a while. They then finally stopped. As her arms were around his neck, she said, "It's late. I should be going." He nudged his head against hers, "Yeah.I'll see you later then." They parted from each other's warmthful touch, and she began to walk slowly back home. Lyonel stood there as he watched her from a distance. He then ran away to home.
During the road home, Aruny felt a painful feeling shot through her. She crouched down on the ground in the darkness. 'I'm half way home, in the Woods of the Guipo, and I start hurting? Ugh.' she thought. She uttered quietly in pain again and continued walking slowly. When she was a few meters away from home, she, suddenly, felt the pain again yet stronger. It stabbed her whole body, and she cried in pain. Her piece of clothing in the back tore off, as two angelic wings sprouted from behind. Feathers were everywhere as blood ran down her spines. She glanced at herself strangely and hurtfully. As the black feathers fell down, she wondered, 'What's happening to me??? Wings? Black feathers?' She fell unconscious, and a rustle was made from a distance behind a tree.
~Hours later, in the early morning~
Aruny awoke in her room. She felt fine as her felt her back. 'No blood? No wings? Feathers?' she though as she looked around. ChaoChao was nowhere to be found either. As she got up, her mother entered the room and sat her back down to the bed. "You directly disobeyed me and even sneaked outside!" her mother said coldly. "But mother, I just had to! It was my birthday and my friends wanted to give me a present!" Aruny replied. "You've seen the consequences for not listening?" "Mother.why did I sprout wings last night? Black wings!?" Her mother looked down, "I guess it is time to tell you our family's secret. But you must swear to not repeat to anyone.to any living being." Aruny nodded and gulped her saliva in her dry throat. Her mother began, "It all started 5,000 years ago.
"There was havoc upon the land. Chaos was everywhere, and the demons of the forbidden place have gotten loose by a mysterious being. Queen Faralem had angels, the most perfect created beings.yet her angels were dissatisfied and greed and pride consumed their souls. They doubted the one goddess of truth and in return became horrible demons. Queen Faralem, a ruler of all things right and good, killed and destroyed every one of the demonic race. When it was her angels' turn to die, she sparred them. She let them live and dwell among the humans. Yet the humans were still hurt and angry for what the demons did, so they killed each family of the fallen angels' race."
"And that has to do with us how?" Aruny asked. "Every family in our race was suppose to be killed.yet my grandmother, managed to escape never revealing our true identities to save our lives." Her mother replied. "Our race?" "Yes, my dear daughter, you are of the last of our race of fallen angels. You are the last Sinister in our bloodline. Now, you're experiencing your coming powers. You will harness them in time, but for now.please listen to me. I know what's best for you. There are still people in our world that still wants us dead.still wants us killed." Her mother then hugged Aruny tightly, as Aruny looked outside.
Ch. 2- The Awakening
-inside of Aruny's room-
A few days passed, and the birthday of Aruny's 15th year came upon. "What!? Mother, what do you mean I can't go out today? It's my birthday! Karazu and Lyonel had today planned with me!" shouted Aruny. Her mother stared backed at her, "I don't want you stepping an inch out of this house! It's too dangerous for you to go outside at your birthday today." Aruny shot back as she exclaimed, "But Mom.!" "No buts, Aruny. You're staying inside. We'll celebrate your birthday anytime. Today isn't the right day. Now stay here, I'll be at the street markets. I'll be back in an hour or so depending on the weather. If you get hungry, go conjure something up from the kitchen." Her mother said as she embraced a long cloak over her back. She walked away and Aruny fell on her bed. 'Ugh.This happens every birthday! Oh my gosh.this woman!' she thought hurtfully. A few minutes later, a rock hit her window. She walked over to her window to find Karazu and Lyonel outside. "You guys!!!" Aruny said happily. Karazu shook her head, "Your mom again eh? We so had this day planned out!" Lyonel laughed at Karazu's attitude, "That's ok, Aruny. We'll celebrate your birthday tomorrow as we always had." Karazu walked off a little. He smiled at the birthday girl and placed a note in her hands. "Well.then Karazu and I will be headed for the new weapons for the classes." he said as he walked off. After her two friends walked off, she opened the note and it read, "Meet me at twilight's dawn tonight. I have another special gift for you, Aruny. Happy Birthday!" She blushed and held her jewelry around her neck. Her mom came home, and they feasted merrily on a banquet.
As twilight appeared, she covered herself with a black, sleek cloak and headed out. She went to the fields where they usually hung out. A figure stood there promptly in the wind and turned to Aruny. The person took his hood down. Aruny ran to her friend with happiness, "Lyonel!" She hugged him tightly. She stopped abruptly and looked to the face of her friend. He stood there motionlessly with a gift in his right hand. "Lyonel??? Um.Hello?" Aruny said as she started to freak a little. He then moved his hand up to her face and stroked her softly. Yet he still had the motionless look on his face, he suddenly said "BOO!" Aruny jumped back and screamed shrilling. Lyonel laughed, and took Aruny in his arms and closed her mouth with his hand. She finally calmed down. He released her, and she whispered harshly, "Lyonel, you jerk!!! Why'd you scare me like that!?" "It's a small birthday present from Karazu. She told me to do that!" he laughed. She grunted and laughed too.
He gently stroked her hair softly and handed her the gift. She looked at the small present and opened it. There appeared was a small photo of three people: Aruny, Karazu, Lyonel, and ChaoChao. Aruny glanced at him, "It's beautiful, Lyonel! I'll never forget this day, where we had so much fun." He blushed and said, "You're.um.quite welcome!" He was about to run away again, but she held his wrist. "Don't go, Lyonel. I still haven't given your gift yet." "What?" She moved closer to him and leaned towards his face. Their hearts were racings as she came in closer. She finally enclosed her lips with his in an enticing kiss. They lispfully kissed and embraced each other for a while. They then finally stopped. As her arms were around his neck, she said, "It's late. I should be going." He nudged his head against hers, "Yeah.I'll see you later then." They parted from each other's warmthful touch, and she began to walk slowly back home. Lyonel stood there as he watched her from a distance. He then ran away to home.
During the road home, Aruny felt a painful feeling shot through her. She crouched down on the ground in the darkness. 'I'm half way home, in the Woods of the Guipo, and I start hurting? Ugh.' she thought. She uttered quietly in pain again and continued walking slowly. When she was a few meters away from home, she, suddenly, felt the pain again yet stronger. It stabbed her whole body, and she cried in pain. Her piece of clothing in the back tore off, as two angelic wings sprouted from behind. Feathers were everywhere as blood ran down her spines. She glanced at herself strangely and hurtfully. As the black feathers fell down, she wondered, 'What's happening to me??? Wings? Black feathers?' She fell unconscious, and a rustle was made from a distance behind a tree.
~Hours later, in the early morning~
Aruny awoke in her room. She felt fine as her felt her back. 'No blood? No wings? Feathers?' she though as she looked around. ChaoChao was nowhere to be found either. As she got up, her mother entered the room and sat her back down to the bed. "You directly disobeyed me and even sneaked outside!" her mother said coldly. "But mother, I just had to! It was my birthday and my friends wanted to give me a present!" Aruny replied. "You've seen the consequences for not listening?" "Mother.why did I sprout wings last night? Black wings!?" Her mother looked down, "I guess it is time to tell you our family's secret. But you must swear to not repeat to anyone.to any living being." Aruny nodded and gulped her saliva in her dry throat. Her mother began, "It all started 5,000 years ago.
"There was havoc upon the land. Chaos was everywhere, and the demons of the forbidden place have gotten loose by a mysterious being. Queen Faralem had angels, the most perfect created beings.yet her angels were dissatisfied and greed and pride consumed their souls. They doubted the one goddess of truth and in return became horrible demons. Queen Faralem, a ruler of all things right and good, killed and destroyed every one of the demonic race. When it was her angels' turn to die, she sparred them. She let them live and dwell among the humans. Yet the humans were still hurt and angry for what the demons did, so they killed each family of the fallen angels' race."
"And that has to do with us how?" Aruny asked. "Every family in our race was suppose to be killed.yet my grandmother, managed to escape never revealing our true identities to save our lives." Her mother replied. "Our race?" "Yes, my dear daughter, you are of the last of our race of fallen angels. You are the last Sinister in our bloodline. Now, you're experiencing your coming powers. You will harness them in time, but for now.please listen to me. I know what's best for you. There are still people in our world that still wants us dead.still wants us killed." Her mother then hugged Aruny tightly, as Aruny looked outside.