Fly Until You See The Light

Valley (1) - Chapter 10

The days pass quickly in the Village of Dreams. Sentinekka has already begun to inform herself, but she is only at the beginning of that great story of the past.

She has decided that her diary will not only be for recounting events that have happened, but also for writing important notes and what she will understand from her research.

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There is a creature that created everything. It is called Megabird, and it gave birth to the Elders, to the Light, to the luminous creatures. I think it also had something to do with a goddess named Aurora, but I don't know much about her yet. She's the one whose every song I know, yet I've barely heard her name.

Megabird can only create and not destroy. While another creature can only destroy and not create. Its name? It got lost.

So, if Megabird is the Light, that other one is the Darkness! And Light depends on Darkness just as Darkness depends on Light.

The first is represented as an enormous and powerful manta - or bird, I'm actually really confused. Maybe it's both of them! - of Light with wings of various shades of white and gold, while the second is depicted as a shadow. They didn't get along. This seems normal, since they don't seem like two elements that can be united... But maybe, if they had tried, they would have been friends.

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Seventy-two hours have passed since her arrival. Sentinekka is sitting on a red and white pillow and she is reading her notes again. Suddenly, a figure sits down next to her. It's Judy.

«Have you discovered new things?» the girl asks, curious. She has tired eyes, she doesn't even have her mask on. «May I read?».

«Sure you can!» Sentinekka answers her, smiling at her. She wonders why Judylia looks like that. She looks like she hasn't even slept.

The fourteen-year-old looks carefully looks at the words written in simple cursive by the girl, and then says:«Not a bad start. You also have a really pretty handwriting».

«Thank you» Sentinekka replies. «Are you okay? You look... Exhausted».

«Oh, I'm fine, I just spent last night walking around the Vault of Knowledge».

«Why?».

«I wanted to go around, no big deal».

Sentinekka nods. She is slowly getting used to Judy's strange behavior. That's how she is... Right?

«Have you already resolved the issue of your disappearance with your friend?» Sen' asks her, worried. She fears that what her friend is saying is lies.

«Oh, yes, of course! Why?» Judy asks, smiling innocently at her. Silence passes between them, but it ends when she asks:«You thought I was sad?».

Sentinekka nods, and Judylia giggles, amused. «I'm fine, I just have to avoid walking all over The Vault at night like an idiot».

«You're not an idiot!» Sentinekka exclaims, contrary to the words of the other, who laughs one last time, then stands up again and, before leaving, says:«You are right! I'm just a little crazy. I should be proud of it».

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«Oj'».

A voice calls him from outside his beige tent. «Oj', are you there?». It's his sister, Leilah. He is the same age as her, so the two consider each other as twins, even if they don't have the same blood or Light. In fact, he and all his brothers are adopted, they all have been saved from loneliness by the Guide, who they call their "father". Well... All except Ojtaro. He can't consider the Guide as a father, he just doesn't know how to.

«Yeah» he answers her. He has an indifferent voice, he is stuck in nothingness. He stares into nothing with his black eyes with white pupils and waits for his sister to enter.

In fact, she arrives. Her hair is not too short and loose, and she is wearing a yellow sweatshirt and greenish shorts. She usually doesn't have her hair down. Is something happening?

«Something's wrong?» she asks him, as if she's not used to Ojtaro's closed nature.

«Nope, I'm just... Uh... I don't know what I'm doing, honestly» Ojtaro says, turning to her.

«Oj', we have a new... "Classmate"».

Ojtaro's eyes widen. «What?!».

«Follow me, let's go and meet him! He will only do the Lessons with us, he is not a new brother. Do not worry, dude» Leilah tells him with an excited face. When she notices that he doesn't move, she adds:«If you don't come in less than three minutes, you will have to do three hundred one-armed push-ups».

Ojtaro shakes his head to recover from the shocking revelation. «Are you kidding me?! Is this a joke?!».

«Nah».

And she leaves.

For the Elders' sake, a new mate?