I had dreamed of this for so long, dreaming of leaving my rayless room to step into the sunlight but as i take my first step outside feeling what i assume is grass tickling the bottom of my bare feet i look onward to see what i was not expecting but what i feared. More darkness. Tears fall down my face as my hopes of the sun are crushed knowing now that i truly am cursed to be in the dark forever.
As the pain in my chest builds i just run. The sily damp grass beneath my feet the only comfort i am able to find as i run and run never looking back at what i once called home. What i am running towards i couldn't say, there was no light to find anymore. I ran until my legs physically gace out shaking beneath me and i sit in the damp grass and ball my eyes out at my broken hope.
I feel a crushing feeling breaking my very soul and i bring my hands to my eyes as i cry loudly. But as i wipe the tears from my eyes i see something. Only for a moment but i see a sparkle. A tiny ray of hope above me. I slowly move my head from looking as the dark and dreary distance to look up and what i see makes me cry more.
Not out of sadness but out of pure happiness, lighting up the darkness are stars. So many stars littering the dark lighting up the sky in a beautiful vista. This was better than any sun i had hoped to see, they are small they are still shining through the dark and it brought hope back to me. Those little balls of light making me feel like life was worth living again. I just sit there for what feels like forever looking at the lights above me, so many that i feel they could go on forever, maybe they do. I am so encapsulated by the starlight i do not see the two deep blue eyes watching me from in the long grass.
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it sits patiently and quietly before every so slowly moving closer and closer breathing gently to not give itself away. Only meters away the large white wolf moves each paw forwards inch after inch before finally punching on the expecting girl. It sinks it long, sharp, white teeth into her arm tearing the flesh and making drops of blood fall but there is no scream.
The wolf looks up and sees something totally unexpected. The girl is smiling. The wolf's slowly releases the girl in confusion before its eyes widen in shock as she lurches forward and hugs it. The small weak teenager hugs the large and ferocious white wolf showing no fear and only happiness. The wolf is left in such confusion it doesn't bother to move and instead sits allowing it to happen. When she finally releases the wolf they look into each others blue eyes.
A low but gentle voice begins to speak inside the girls head "Why are you not afraid of me" it asks. She looks around for any source of the noise but comes to the conclusion that it is only her and the large wolf before her talking in her head. She wouldn't be surprised if she lost her mind living in such a dark place for too long but something tells her this is real.
"Because i am too happy to be afraid, i have hope again" she says simply in a whisper looking up into the stars not taking any notice of the blood dripping from her arm. The wolf follows her eye line looking up at the stars.
"Why do humans always look to the sky? Why do they want to fly when they don't have wings?" The wolf says thinking about humans, how they always seem to look up to find something. Don't they know they can't fly, why does paradise have to be in the heavens?
"I don't want to fly". This makes the wolf turn its head focusing solely on her words, no one had ever responded like that, they all wanted to fly, to not have to walk on their own legs to find where they wanted to be. As if she knew the words the wolf was thinking she continues.
"I will use my own legs, i will finally begin my story. Beginnings are scary and endings can be sad but it's everything in between that makes it worth living. I want to live, to at last come out of my darkness and shine like those stars, i want to find my paradise." she reaches her hand up like she could touch the stars, like she belonged with them.
The wolf looks at the teenage girl in complete awe, this small and weak girl was unmoved by him, by the wound he had inflicted and instead just smiled at the stars like they were what she had been waiting for her entire life. He heard her words repeated in his head, she like him was looking for paradise, for the place that was calling him home, he had been wandering the earth for years searching but never finding anything but always feeling the pull.
But that just changed as he looks at the girl with long pitch black hair like the night but eyes like gleaming blue sapphires. He is pulled to her for some reason, he want to see her find paradise, he wants to go there with her. He looks up into the dark starry sky where the girl is reaching and closes his eyes. He starts to emit great magical energy as he summons a legendary being few humans have seen.
From a great flash of light steps out the king of the celestial spirits. The ruler of the Celestial Spirit World and its inhabitants. Althena cannot believe her eyes, she had read many books on the celestial spirits and their world, she always wondered what it was like there but never did she imagine she would even be in the presence of its king.
The gigantic king stands tall with his long grey beard and golden armour shining in the moonlight. "Lupus, my boy" Althenas eyes widened at the realisation, this wolf she had been speaking to had been a celestial spirit and not just any old spirit but the prince. She looks over to where the white wolf was to see again a bright light as the wolf transforms into a guy not much older than herself, he is tall if black longish hair and deep blue eyes, he looks muscular and wears blue jeans, converse and a black leather jacket giving him a powerful look.
"Why have you summoned me?" the asks and only now does he see me. "And whom is this girl?" The wolf looks to me to answer not sure of that himself.
"M-my name is Althea" i say trying to put on a brave voice. Lupus looks at me for a moment before seeming makin his mind up about something. "I wish to give this girl Althea my key" Lupus announces to the king making his eyes widen.
"Are you certain my friend, she isn't even a celestial wizard?" he asks but Lupus just nods "That doesn't matter, she is different to the others, I wish to stay with her". Lupus says with a firmness and security to his voice. They both then look towards me still sitting in the grass with blood dripping from my arm "Is this what you want Althea, Goddess of the stars, I warn you he is a wayward spirit".
she looks to Lupus to see him not even flinching at the slight insult meaning he must believe it himself. She doesn't know why but she feels like he is meant to be with her, maybe they can find there way together. Althea smiles and looks back at the king "It is, maybe we can be lost together". This causing Lupus to look at her again in awe.
"Very well fallen spirit, Lupus the untameable I give your key to the human, protect her wont my son, i believe she is something special." And Lupus nods like he didn't even have to be told that. The kind smiles and looks again at compared to him the ant sized girl that has captivated the wild white wolf.
"My girl, no one has ever looked at my stars the way you do, i can see that you have a true heart, I will make sure they shine brightly for you. You are from henceforth a friend to the celestial spirit world and its inhabitants." watch after my son won't you?" he asks jokingly but i nod anyway "thank you"I smile brightly happy to have the stars shine brightly and for once not be alone anymore.
A great light fills the sky as the Spirit king leaves and as the light dims the stars seem to align and create a picture of a wolf in the sky. It is beautifully captivating, its eye look like you could stare into them forever. I hold my hand up towards it and feel something cold in my hand. As I lower my hand I open it to see a beautiful silver key, It has a wolf head at the top and a lovely pattern all along it having some weight to it. I grip it tightly and hold it to my heart before my body has taken all it can and finally I fall into the grass but hold the key like my life depended on it. The wolf looks at the tired girl laying in the grass holding his key protectively.
He knows he chose the right person and changes into his wolf form before he lies next to her wrapping his fluffy white tail around her to keep her warm and licks the wound on her arm he inflicted in the first place and waits for her to open her eyes again.