Merida of Nirvati (ONGOING Revision)

CHAPTER 6: WHO TOLD YOU?

Another peaceful day for the town of Nirvati. Everyone is busy, especially the healers because they are trying to develop more of their power and reach their limit. Young ones are busy playing around trying to catch each other. You could see the two sons of the Queen roaming around the town talking to the people and asking how they are if they need or have something to ask for them. After what happened the other week, people are now more focused on ensuring the safety of everyone. Each one of them is tasked to improve and practice their power in preparation for sudden events. Staying vigilant is better than ignoring the possibility of an attack from the Unknown.

Both Saint and Devo went to the neighboring town after making sure there is nothing more needed from them in Nirvati. They need to attend to the needs of small towns as they ask for protection regarding what happened. They were afraid that small towns like theirs could not fight against the Unknown. They are not as ready as Nirvati and Trigon. They rely on them for almost everything.

Queen Luana ordered them to go to the small towns because she cares for them as much as she cares for her own people. Just by thinking of the scene where towns were destroyed, people were wounded, and some lost their lives, the cry of young ones sends shivers to her spine as she doesn't want to witness any of those. None of the towns deserve to experience such horrendous events. A town should be a home, a place to live peacefully and harmoniously, not a place to fear.

Something clicked in Luana's memory as she thought of the possibility of an attack from Unknown. "There would not be another Shunn. Not now. I'm not gonna let that happen. Not on my watch."

Shunn was just right next to their town. It is as harmonious as Nirvati but after the cold war, everything changed. Gone are those people who lived their lives to the fullest. They are the embodiment of art itself as their town was filled with talented people who can dance, sing, paint, draw, and create new inventions that are very helpful in all of the other towns. In terms of power, they are next to Trigon. If Nirvati is a town you wanted to live in, Shunn was the exact definition of home. Everyone's power is treated with so much love and respect. They made sure to nurture the power they have and use it in good deeds. Now, Shunn is just an old myth. A place feared by people because it now screams death and danger. Unknown mostly lived there as what everyone believes. None of them would last long in staying in the place because of the eerie feeling whenever you pass the town.

If they wanted to visit Trigon, they needed to pass across the town of Shunn. When her people went there, she always reminded them not to last longer. Their moves should be quick and as fast as lightning. She does not want any of her people to be put in danger. Even Luana can't stand the eerie feeling she has whenever she passes there to go to the smaller towns to attend to their needs. The place was surrounded by darkness. Sometimes on their way home after a long journey, they would hear voices of people asking for help so they just try to ignore it as much as they can. They respect the spirits of the dead.

"Your Highness, Devo, and Saint arrived safely at their destination," said Fritt and smiled at her dearly.

What would she do without her right hand? What would she do without her best friend? She is one of the most trusted people in this town next to her husband. She knew Fritt when she came to the small towns and rescued people that Nurthra had told her to bring to Nirvati. She was given the sign to look for people who are lost and were not in the right town where they should be. One of those people is Fritt. She was so thin at that time but even with her current state, her beauty remains crystal clear. Just by the look, she could say that she belongs to Nirvati. Nurthra didn't give her sign that she was wrong with her judgment and so, she did her best to help those people.

In return for her kindness, Fritt told her she would serve her until her last breath because Luana had given her a second chance to live and be wherever she is right now. She does not like the idea that Fritt needs to give back what she had done to her because it was the will of Nurthra—the creator. She was just given orders by the creator itself through a dream. But her friend chose to do the service on her own. She started by helping to clean the palace then later on, she was also responsible for the cooking until Luana decided to have Fritt as her right hand.