Rey De-Heavens (English)

1.5

Returning to the cave Rey waited for the little guardian to wake up, but it didn't happen.

"Ummm? She doesn't open her eyes no matter how much I move her. She's not dead, as her chest still beats and inflates for air."

Sitting up and willing to wait, Rey watched the cave light up in different shades of gray. Nothing was black, or entirely white, but between those two shades even the cracks in the wood became distinguishable.

"If I'm able to see everything, it's daytime But why is she still sleeping?" the little boy wondered as he ran his hand over the feline's head. "My stomach rumbles a lot. Time keeps passing, it's even colder. I can see something white falling from above and coating the ground outside the cave. I have to get help! But first I must be able to get to where they are to ask for it" he said to himself as he walked out of the cave and into the forest.

This time, being able to see, he didn't have to be guided by his staff, and perhaps he could find what he was looking for. Still, no matter how far he walked, Rey could not find a course to follow.

"I've got it, I'll mark the trees on the path. That's a good idea. As long as I'm moving I can't fall asleep, although somehow my stomach seems to be rumbling more."

Rey set off. Though he couldn't feel his feet and was sinking on the white snow with the unicorn horn, he marked the trees around him.

"Exploring seems to be a good remedy against sleep. umm? Sleepy, I'm still sleepy even though it's daytime, shouldn't one's body rest only at night?"

Rey remembered, he had no choice but to talk to himself.

"Eternal night," said Heroclades. "Even if I don't know the meaning of eternal, maybe it's still night and I'm the only one awake. Does that mean I can see as clearly as if it were daytime?! Hmm. That's an interesting possibility. Come to think of it, I can smell things I couldn't before. A sweet smell, a scent that enters my nose and goes straight to my stomach. If so, maybe it's edible."

Directing his gaze to the ground, he continued.

"Whatever it is, it's coming from under the ground. I must make my way. My hands and fingernails are all I need."

The little one set to work. He scratched the ground again and again, kept digging until he pushed the dirt aside.

"The smell gets more intense. Come to think of it, even though the depth of this hole is already more than twice my size, I can still see as if it were daylight. Even if this hole becomes my own grave, I'm happy. Very happy to be able to see in the dark is all I wished for, as well as to be able to find food."

Tearing off the large tuber, the smile on the little boy's face cracked.

"I'm not so happy anymore. If I could have seen in the dark from the beginning, she wouldn't have had to end up so badly. Also if I had been stronger... strength means a lot when knowledge is little... How to get rid of this feeling that twists my throat, and this burden that crushes me? My happiness becomes a burden. I don't think it's fair, how far would I be able to go if I didn't have to carry this burden I'm carrying?"

Between thoughts, inside the hole, Rey bit into the big root as if it were a piece of smoked ham. Bite after bite, he grumpily sniffled over his failure like a cat eating while someone was touching its tail. Satisfied with the mashing, Rey took a mighty leap out of the hole. After turning around, he looked in the direction of the tree.

Satisfied with the peck, Rey took a mighty leap out of the hole. After turning around, he looked in the direction of the tree. Satisfied with the pile driver, Rey took a mighty leap and climbed out of the hole. After turning around, he looked in the direction of the tree.