BD: The Pillars Of Creation (COMPLETE) Book 1

Chapter 18 - Friend or Foe?

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* Kipper's POV *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

I just had my most awkward first kiss ever. I'm just a warden! I shouldn't have caught him when he was falling dow- no, that would've been bad. My thoughts race while I sweep the floor of the grand cathedral. I owe them for breaking a sacred vase of their Divinity, Salinas. They didn't tell me what they do with it, said it was a priceless gift that Salinas gave them. Though I'm not religious, after all, I lived my life as an immigrant here. Lost my royalty because I was gay. It took a long journey to find a place like this one. I can be myself freely and I've screwed around with males in taverns a few times.

And- my thoughts are cut off by a certain Jerboa. He's fuming I can feel it radiating from his purple eyes. "What do you think of Radiant?"

"T-the Chosen? Well, I... pity him." He seems to peer deeper, not satisfied with my answer.

"You think he's cute." I scratch my head and he takes one step forward, menacingly.

"A-ah... Well, I think everyone does. Right?" He chuckles and I've never been so afraid in my entire life.

"If you lay your dirty body on Radiant again. I swear to you, You.Will.Suffer." Then he takes his leave.

I breathe a sigh of relief, "If he wanted Radiant himself then I won't stop him. I don't even know Radiant or any of them." I continue to clean the cathedral the whole day.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* Jamis's POV *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

"That should teach him a lesson." I sigh. "Why am I doing this?"

"Must be love." My heart almost jumped out of my chest as Hannah, appears behind me.

"P-Princess Hannah! Wh-what are you doing here?" She tilts her head like it's the first time she was asked that question.

"I worship the Divine Salinas. What about you?" I scratch my head.

"S-sorry, I forgot I have somewhere to be, bye!" I stop time and quickly jog behind another building. "No one should know about this. I forgot."

"What is it that people shouldn't know Jamis?" I turn around and see Aidan with his arms crossed. "Also, why did you stop the time?" He swats his paws in front of his face like he smelled something funky. "And I can smell the reek of Time magic on you even without using the tracking skill of the Wind."

"Uhhh, about that..." Damn it! If I am to do this private mission possible, the least I could have done was lower the use of the divine powers!

"Soo?" Shit, I forgot that I was going to reply to him.

I clear my throat and rub my right arm, "I wanted to do a private mission of sorts... To keep Radiant safe."

He softly smiles, "Well, I'm no good at advising romantic things though, I think what you did is great. Always protect your lover." He winks at me and he flies away. "I will root for youuuuu!"

And he's gone. "Thanks for the encouragement!" I shout back. Alright, I was going to visit the Pillars of Creation today. That was my plan.

Which spell do I use though? Maybe the Divine Being Haro would help me. "I ask the winds to grant me the ability to fly."

"Haro: Feyiqux"

And away I go up the skies, this feels no different using music to fly except I'm not singing.

After a few minutes of soaring through the skies, bypassing trees, and being careful not to hit the flying animals in the woods, I finally arrived at the foot of where the Pillars of Creation is going to appear. I lay down on the ground, looking at the sky, waiting.

I pass the time wondering about how would Radiant react if I told him I loved him? Or what happens if I make him take small hints? No, wait, is he even at the right age to have a boyfriend? Argh! Stupid me, forgetting to ask how old he is. I have lost count of my age though I'm pretty sure my brother knows...

I miss him... Why did this happen to us, Mom, Dad, and Jhon? Why us? I sigh, seeing the sky turning orange and then purple until it's dark and the Zimugi makes noise.

The Pillars of Creation slowly reveal themselves and are a sight to behold. But then I feel like something is wrong.

"What the..." I squint my eyes and look intensely at a speck of darkness that is growing on one of the seven pillars. And there's something else that is wrong. "Divine Salinas, shouldn't there be an Astral born already?"

I only hear murmurs from the Divinities above, seeing what I see. "How is that possible?" Says the perturbed Wolf.

"Maybe I can check inside to see if someone is interfering with the--" as I say the seven pillars shone brightly blinding me and then a whooshing and a loud crash were heard afterward. Either way, I walk closer to the base of the Pillars and see Radiant's father, helping a newborn Astral.

"That's it, you got it. Can you walk by my side to our home little one?" I approach him.

"You sure do fulfill to foster Newborn Astrals." The kid cowers behind Ryker, who still has a smile on his face.

"Well, how can't I? They are beings that are alive and born." He pets the small wolf. "If no one would take care of them, who would?"

"I guess that's true." I look at the young wolf and I squat down and offer him a hand. "Come, I won't hurt you." He slowly, but surely walks to me and grasps my paw. I remove my mask and put it over my head and I smile. "Grow and be a good boy to your father."

The cub's eyes widen with amusement and nod.

Eventually, I had to say goodbye to them. "Fly safe, Jamis! And take care of those 3 brothers for me!"

"Will do!" I wave back, "Be safe as well, Ryker!"

Speaking of Radiant, I should go check on him, maybe he's feeling a lot better now.

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