Kami no Hikari ~~ The Legend of God's Light

Kami no Hikari

       ~Chapter 1 - God’s Light~

            Mist covered a wide open field. It was dark and stormy. A girl of about age 12 stood in the center of the field. “Hello!?” she yelled, “Is anybody here!?” Nobody answered.  The girl collapsed to the ground. Rain poured down onto the field, soaking her to the bone. “I’m so alone…” the girl winced, “Nobody loves me… At least not the way HE did…” Lightning flashed, illuminating a figure of a young boy. He walked over to the girl. She looked up with sorrowful eyes. “Kiitan?” she asked. The boy crouched down and came face to face with her.

“Remember what I told you, Prism.” The boy told the girl, “On the night of your 13th birthday, the moon will be dyed the color of sweet crimson. Then, I will return to your side.”

            The girl stared into the boy’s silver eyes. A shiver went down her spine. “I can’t wait that long, Kiitan…” she said sorrowfully. The boy laughed.

            “Your birthday is today. Tonight, the moon will be dyed the color of sweet crimson. At that time, I will return to you.” The boy said smiling, “Just promise me this… You won’t go outside tonight.”

            The girl looked puzzled. “Why, Kiitan? I’ve gone out every other time and I’ve been fine…”

            Lightning flashed and the boy turned around. His expression changed to a worried expression. He turned back to the girl.

            “I must go now, Prism. Remember what I told you. Don’t go out tonight!” The boy started walking away from the girl. The girl’s eyes grew wide.

            “Wait, Kiitan! I need to know more!” The girl shouted at him, “Don’t leave me again! Kiitan!” The boy kept walking away from her. The girl got up and started running towards him, her hand thrust outward.

            “KIITAN!!!”

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            Prism woke with a jolt. Her hand was thrust outward, like she was reaching for something. Her eyes were puffy from crying. All of the children of the orphanage were crowded around her, all with worried looks on their faces. The adults of the orphanage stood at the doorway. They too had worried looks on their faces. One of the children spoke up. “Prism-chan, are you okay?” The little child asked with worry. Prism put her hand down and relaxed.

            “Yes, I’m fine, Kuma-kun. Why do you ask?” Prism responded calmly. The children exchanged worried glances. Kuma spoke up again.

            “Well, Prism-chan, you were tossing and turning in your bed all night. On top of that, you were screaming and crying. You were screaming the same words over and over again. ‘Kiitan, no! Kiitan, no!’ was all that you screamed. We decided that it was best if we tried to wake you and calm you down, but we finally gave up…” Kuma told her.

            Prism sighed. “Sorry, Kuma-kun… I just had nightmare about… about an old friend.” Prism smiled. “But I’m okay now! So no more worrying! Smile, Kuma-kun!”

            Everyone sighed in relief. All of the children smiled, just like Prism told them to. Prism looked at her clock. It read 10:15. Prism yawned and stretched. “Good thing it’s Saturday, cause I wasn’t going to want to get up!” Prism grinned. She got up and pulled some clothes out of her drawer.