They continued forward, watching the nature and the liveliness of the people around them. They smelled all kinds of delicious food and saw different mini events and live performances that were showing off their tricks and different game stalls where you win prizes. But there was one stall that caught Aria's attention.
"Whoa do you smell that? It smells so good!" she said smelling the air excessively.
They did smell a sharp and sweet taste in the air and it was coming from a stall ahead of them so they rushed up to the stall.
"Wow so this is where the smell is coming from!" she said, mouth watering.
"Oh honored guests! I can't believe the Deities have come to my little stall. What would you like?" There was a middle-aged woman in orange and had a white flower sitting on her ear and had curly brown hair just about sitting on her shoulders and had hazel skin but she looked darker in the shade.
"I just smelled something really good and it was coming from your stall! What is it you sell?" Aria said excitedly
"Ah yes it's my Autumn Festival special. It's called Grilled Chicken Honey Wrap Sticks"
"Oh? Never heard of it, can we buy some from you?" she said eyeing the food.
"Of course! Of course! Go on ahead. Three wrap sticks for the high ones?"
"Make that four! I'm very hungry" Aria flashed her smile.
"Aria your being greedy again" Desi said.
"Oh shut up it's not my fault you're so grumpy today..." Aria glared at him.
Desi couldn't help but feel a familiar presence while looking at the woman. She had a warm smile and she was exceptionally beautiful. But he just ignored it like he had ignored almost everything living thing that tried to interact with him.
As they kept walking through the town many people were whispering and looking at the beautiful goddess and demon heir that clearly stood out from everyone else. But none dared to talk to them as they were scared they would get in their way of enjoying the festival. The three realised how as walking on, there were less and less people and stalls. The trees started to change too, the originally red-orangish leaves were now starting to turn into white-pinkish flowers. Blossom trees were now surrounding them and the soft petals were raining down from their branches and gently flew in the wind, greeting the new visitors.
As they were enjoying the rain of petals, they saw in the distance a familiar redhead kneeling in the middle of what looked like a mini pink and white pavilion.
She had a black thick ribbon and slowly stroked her hair which was caught flowing in time with the breeze while being showered with the pink flowers that were in the air. She was just at the end of tieing her ponytail when she heard the multiple footsteps coming in her direction, she looked back slightly.
The three saw the person kneeling and immediately recognized that outstanding red hair, it was the servant girl from before! But she was wearing a mask. Alerted, the girl quickly swung her whip and drifted a sharp wind towards the group, her moves were quick for a petite girl and clever too.
The group dodged the attack and raised their guard.
The girl soon dashed into the pink trees and was hidden from sight within the second!
She was wearing similar colour to the trees so she camouflaged with the background. The group was slightly confused on why the little girl who was so sweet and innocent was attacking them with no explanation.
"HEY! Little girl, why are you attackings us? Don't you recognize us?" Aria walked forward and started straining her eyes to look for red in the pink wall of trees. No one answered and was now terribly silent like there was no one there in the first place!
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Hymn Of Empyrean
FantasyMany stories had been spread around the last two hundred years, the rise of two goddesses, an immortal on his way to godhood, a demon princess and a god. This story is about a young street boy and an immortal, who is on his way to becoming a full g...
