Rey De-Heavens (English)

1.6

"At this height if I fall against the ground, not even by passing your tongue through the earth will you be able to consume from me. You'd better catch me," Rey said to himself with a plan in mind.

The great feathered animal shrank its wings, increasing the speed of its descent. At just the right moment, Rey slowed his fall by opening his limbs and positioning himself vertically to crash into his attacker. Dodging the edge of the claws aimed at him, the little one managed to bury two of the knives he carried in his belt inside the beast's mouth. The remaining dagger was left in the chest of the bird, which fell uncontrollably and Rey jumped back to the tree from which he had jumped.

The feathered beast could not open its wings in time, falling into the void with a crash. Rey could hear him thrashing against the branches of the small trees until he was out of sight.

"It was a good trade, my daggers for your heart" said the young man who had no sooner finished tasting his opponent's blood than he continued climbing as if nothing had happened.

The cry of some featherless chicks caught the attention of the little one. The one who had already forgotten to look up and just kept moving forward realized that he was already at the top of the tree. When he turned his head, he saw that he had not climbed the biggest tree, and even so, although there were fewer trunks, the blizzard was so thick and white that it even prevented him from seeing the tip of his own nose.

"So, this is the top," he said to himself. "It's much colder. I can hardly see anything. Oooh, by focusing on the ground I was not able to see the grandeur of the trees, by insisting on climbing I was not able to notice the top, by wanting to get to the top I tore another life from this world, and now that I am at the top, I still can't find my way. I am lost, making mistake after mistake, but I am still alive. I can't let the weight of doubt return. Amended as many times as I can a product of bad decisions made; I will keep moving forward regardless of the consequences.

He could hear the desperate shrieks just above, as if guiding him to keep climbing.

"They are not to blame; they are going to die without their mother's warmth. I must take responsibility. As much as it pains me..."

The little one, guided by the sound of the hungry chicks, reached their nest and after preparing his right claw, with one thrust he extinguished the life of those who cried and then devoured them without wasting a single piece of meat. The nest was warm, the structure offered good cover from the blizzard and a pleasant smell of new life. It was a house on high that had been built with a lot of hard work and dedication, Rey noted.

"I said I didn't want to live a life of regrets, so I can't regret it," he said to himself. "It's nice to have a family to protect you,"

Rey remembered how on the other side of a lake of light he could see a whole family of felines playing, family which made him feel sad at the time.

"I can't think about that, not now. I must keep moving forward, I have someone waiting for me and it depends on me... someone I will learn to take care of so I won't live alone anymore."