Odi et Amo
The sights that beheld her during those nights sometimes disturbed her slumber. Every night she would close her eyes, only to witness memories of a stranger's past. Memories...feelings. But she found herself helpless to control them. Every night, she was only helpless to relive these memories. She had to relive these moments, feel those emotions.
The dreams had began a week after the manifestation of the three souls: Lumiere, a fallen angel, Fae, the stranger, and Ukyo, the unsatisfied teenager. The dreams that just signaled the start for a turning point in Ukyo's life.
The field was not like those you usually found in dreams. It was not lush with green foliage, nor full of any type of fascinating flowers. Instead, the field was black and charred. What had once existed as tropical fields had been burned to dry, crisp remains. Ukyo found herself staring at an unusual scene before her in the center of the field dressed only in her nightgown.
Looking toward the right, a river flowed freely as if unaware of the damage to the land. And past the river was tropical, lush fields. The sight was pleasant, the enjoyable smells filled her lungs. The scent of mother nature.
Then, a bit reluctantly, she looked back down at the eye sore of the charred ground.
Quickly, she glanced to her left, finding a more unusual sight. Rolling hills topped with snowy caps. On the hills were small pathways, leading up the hills.
Ukyo heard a small giggle and quickly turned toward the owner of the sound. Her eyes softened as she found herself unable to contain her laughter. The sight was comforting to her. A slightly tanned girl with dark black, wavy hair was teaching a younger one to fish. The younger girl had cream skin and also had the same dark black hair. They both had their hair up in similar ponytails but the older one had longer hair. The younger one struggled to hold on to the meager fish that she had just caught. The fish fought for freedom and almost won if not for the older one taking the fish from her.
Ukyo's heart felt a warmth that she enjoyed. She sat and watched as the girls began to splash each other and eventually leave their task for a swim.
But she also had found different feelings within those dreams. Just as she felt the emotions of joy and innocence. She felt pain and despair.
Now, she found herself inside a large hut. The mood was different and Ukyo could feel her heart clench at the realization of what event was occurring. Their was the same tanned girl from her earlier dream, dressed gorgeously in a red gown. The girl was gorgeous with her long wavy hair, caring dark brown eyes and tanned skin. They had aged about 2 years since the last memory. But what had disturbed Ukyo were the tears that streamed down her beautiful face.
The younger one had also aged and was also beautiful, but not to the extent of the first one. She was also crying and hanging on the to older one's dress. The older one weakly smiled and wiped the tears away saying, "My sacrifice is so that you could live."
The younger one muttered, "But I need you to show me how to live." She clenched her fists the more tears came.
The older one finished, "Fae, this is my fate. To love is to live. Thus, I cannot say that I have fully lived." Then, she walked out of the tent. Outside, a large boat awaited them. The boat was built to bring offerings to the Phoenix so that the Phoenix would in turn, protect the town.
And it was on that day, that Fae watched as they burned the boat on the river with her only friend. Fae looked up and watched the incredible creature descend onto the boat. The flames increased and Fae ran, feeling anger and fury fill her body. She had found her enemy.
author's notes:
I know that this is an extremely short chapter but I have been busy working so I hardly get any time to write...I promise that I will update after a while