Fly Until You See The Light

Prairie - Chapter 8

The Children collect the Winged Light found on the first island, then they go straight to the blue and gold bells. Only then they notice that the sun is already going down.

«Has it already been a day?» Symphony asks, surprised.

«Yeah» Youssef replies, observing the pink and purplish sky. «Time flies by when you're with friends!».

«Would you like to stop here for the night or to go straight ahead to the temple and end of the realm?» Ojtaro asks, curious.

Everyone opts to stay on the island to rest until the following day.

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''Sometimes you have to make others talk too, right?''

Symphony watches her best friend Sentinekka sleeping next to her. Her closed eyes rest calmly and do not open. The little girl is lying on the grass. She, on the other hand, is sitting cross-legged and looking at her tenderly.

Sentinekka is using her brownish cloak to cover herself from the cold of the night. Ojtaro is also resting peacefully in his fringed cape, leaning against one of the dark blue columns.

She looks away from the little girl and looks at the stars, bright as never before. They resemble the eyes of the friend when she is excited. They make her smile.

Suddenly, Youssef's voice calls her in a whisper. «Symphony».

«Huh? What?» she asks, while he kneels with her.

«Are you in for a small walk on the islands and near? Just you and me, the two of us...».

«Sure... But what about Sentinekka?».

«There's Ojtaro. Trust me, he knows how to make himself being respected».

Symphony looks at him, then at Sentinekka and then at Ojtaro; finally, she smiles and stands up, facing Youssef, who elegantly offers his hand.

She accepts it and not a second goes by that the two are already walking and flying up to the island to their right.

The Prairie is such a beautiful place at night... It's dark though, so Symphony takes her candle and creates some light.

If she had stayed at home, she wouldn't be there, with Youssef, looking at the sparks in the sky and the fields of the realm. She knows what freedom is. True freedom. And it is thanks to Sentinekka, to their friendship, that she is experiencing all this.

«Look: I have to show you something great!» Youssef exclaims, distracting her from her thoughts.

From his hands comes a white spherical light that the boy spins for a while in his arms. It allows the appearance of a golden stick that surprises the girl.

«Now follow me!» he adds, taking her hand again.

He takes her to a secondary exit. A land base with a Spirit barrier that glows as bright as the nighttime stars.

«W...Wait, there is a barrier!» she exclaims, frightened.

«Trust me, you won't hurt yourself!» he replies, smiling. He too takes out his candle and, just as the two could have bumped into the obstacle, it opens and lets them enter.

«Nearly...» sighs Symphony, catching her breath. She adds, still intimidated:«Don't you ever do it again!».

«Okay, I'm sorry... But it will be worth it, don't worry».

After nearly three or more minutes of slow flying through the clouds, the two calmly land on a new flying island. There are others, further on, that show themselves beautiful at night.

«Where are we?» Symphony asks, curious.

He tells her:«Welcome to the Bird Nest! By the way, I don't have a clue why this place is called like that! But Ojtaro probably knows why, he seems to be a typical and "traditional legends and stuff" boy». ​​​​​​She looks at him and giggles. «Now sit down, come on!» the boy continues, kneeling with her and not letting go of her hand.

He raises the stick to the sky and, in less than a second, colored lights shoot up above them.

Fireworks...!