Ori and the decayed land

Chapter 25: A week later

A week has passed since Ori, Sein and Orin had saved Niwen; Ori and Sein decided to remain in Niwen as it was much better to live in a hut instead of a cave. Ori recovered from saving Niwen far more quickly than he did when Nibel was saved.

Ori and Sein showed Solas some places around Niwen one of them being the Luma pools, which Ori still had bitter memories of, but he didn't let it get to him. Solas was amazed at how colourful it was "Wow... So colourful." She said in awe "Yep. It makes this part of Niwen beautiful. I think it even beats Lost grove back in Nibel." Ori said. "I agree, Luma pools are much more beautiful than Lost grove." Sein agreed as both Ori and Sein continued to show Solas around the Luma pools.

While Ori and Sein showed Solas more of the Luma pools, Orin and Lora were relaxing in a different part of the Luma pools in each other's hold. "The Luma pools is the best place to relax." Orin spoke as he took in the beauty and the calmness of the Luma pools "Its better when I'm with you." Lora replied as she began to rest her head on Orin's shoulder.

Orin couldn't help but smile as he looked over to Lora and placed a kiss on her head which surprised her as her cheeks turned yellow. "I wasn't ready for that." Lora said surprised "I couldn't help it. You're just too cute." Orin said to her, making her blush deeper "Th-thank you, O-Orin." Lora stammered as she looked to him with a smile before they both shared a kiss.

It wouldn't be long until Ori, Sein and Solas would come across Orin and Lora "Well, isn't this a surprise. We shouldn't ruin their moment." Ori told Sein and Solas before the three quietly moved passed Orin and Lora and continued the tour of Luma pools.

As hours pass, the sky began darkening, indicating that night was approaching. Everyone in the Glades were getting ready for the night including the five spirits as Ori, Sein and Solas entered their hut they shared while Orin and Lora entered theirs as they got ready to sleep.

As Orin and Lora were getting ready to sleep, Orin had a thought "What would it feel like to have a child to care for?" he mentally asked himself curiously as he put a paw on his chin. Lora saw that Orin was in thought "What're you thinking, Orin?" she asked him. Orin was brought out of his thoughts "Just what it might feel like to care for a child." he answered, which made his cheeks blue once he realised what he just said.

Lora's cheeks would follow as a yellow blush would appear from what she heard him say. "Well, I wasn't ready to hear that." She said as a slight smile would appear on her face before she spoke again "Actually. I was also thinking about it, but I don't know how spirits even have children." She admitted.

Orin was slightly surprised at what she had told him, but he felt relieved as well "Well, as far as I know, one of the memories I kept when Ori brought me back was when Sein explained that spirits merge their light to create their own spirit leaf essentially creating their own child. I saw this happen two weeks ago back in Nibel when I was... well. When Ori and I were still one being." Orin explained.

Lora took in the information with both curiosity and interest, which Orin saw "Your interested aren't you?" Orin asked Lora nodded "Yep. I've actually wanted to start a family with you ever since we returned to Niwen, but I never knew how to until today." She told him with rising happiness.

Orin felt his heartbeat quicken as his mind was full of thoughts before he calmed himself. "Ok I'm ready if you are. Are you sure you're ready though?" Orin asked. "Yes, I am." Lora replied with a wide smile "Ok but just a heads up. There will be a flash of light, I don't know what colour it will be, but it will be a mixture of our colours." Orin warned her "I understand." Lora replied until she realised that she didn't know how to merge her light. "How do we merge our light?" she asked Orin. Orin explained that for Ori and Sein, it was their spirit flame, but for other spirits he didn't know. "Oh... How do I use spirit flame?" she asked again "You seem really dedicated to this. I'll teach you since you did teach me how to use flash." Orin told her and motioned her to follow him outside, which she did.

Once they were outside Orin would begin to explain how to use spirit flame as he knew how to use it thanks to another memory he kept when he was separated from Ori. A slight yellow coloured flame would soon appear in Lora's paw as she looked at it with overwhelming happiness "I did it!" she quietly shouted as Orin looked on, proud of her.

He soon approached as Lora's spirit flame extinguished "I'm proud that you learnt it that quick. Now let's go back inside. It's a little cold out here." Orin told her, who agreed, and they both entered their hut again.

Once they were back in their hut, Lora was now ready to start the family that she wanted so much, "Since I now know spirit flame, I'm ready to do this." She told Orin, who took a deep breath and used his spirit flame for the first time ever in his life as a white flame appeared in his paw and looked at it. "Here goes nothing." He said as he held his flame engulfed paw out for Lora to take to which she did as her paw had the slight yellow flame surrounding it. The two flames soon merged as the colour of the flame became light yellow before the flash of light that Orin warned Lora about happened as the entire inside of the hut was engulfed in light yellow coloured light, it even shone through the windows. The light vanished as soon as it appeared as there was now a spirit leaf in their paws. Lora looked at it with so much overwhelming happiness that she fainted right then and there.

Orin managed to grab her paw before she hit theground "That was close... I wasn't expecting her to faint on the spot." Orinsaid to himself before looking at the spirit leaf, he had in his other paw tosee that it was white and slightly yellow. "I'll tell Ori and Sein tomorrowbecause 1. They're asleep right now. And 2. I think we both need sleep." Orinsaid to the unconscious Lora as he put the leaf on a nearby bed since there wastwo in their hut before he took Lora to the one that she and Orin shared and placedLora on it before he laid down on it himself before falling asleep.