Fly Until You See The Light

Prophecy - Chapter 4

He sneezes.

He shouldn't have tried. Just a physical contact with the water and here he is, sneezing almost every ten seconds like an idiot.

«What am I, allergic to water, now? How's this even possible?!» he exclaims as he's talking to himself. There are no people, maybe because no one would be so stupid to do the Trials during the evening.

There must be some weird reaction for everyone to that water. There's no other explanation.

Luckily, he already reached some fire point before having the crazy idea to put a feet in the poisoned water of that Trial. Craziness. What is wrong with the world?! Why would someone create a similar Trial?!

«A-choo!».

He sighs. Oh, that night will be very long...

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He's feeling so guilty for asking to Sentinekka to wait for him outside. Poor Sen', she is probably so worried or tired, and when everyone is already sleeping she is staying outside a Cave in the empty Isle of Dawn.

Ojtaro tries again to reach that little but now far away island with that warm group of red and shiny candles, and he falls again.

Despite the Prophet's spell, the boy still managed to get a "nice" wound on his arm. Only he could manage to break such a powerful spell. Now what will his family say? And Sen'? She'll be so worried.

He finally exclaims:«You know what?! I can find candles in every realm, ugh!» and he proceeds to continue his stupid Trial of Water with a determined behavior.

A jump, and another...

Ojtaro doesn't even try to give up. He wants to end that experience, and he will.

His body is even getting used to the fast movements he's doing. He must be fast as the birds of the Hidden Forest to cross every island without stopping, so why should he refuse the challenge? He loves challenges and the victory's feeling when he completes them.

When he falls, it's because of the continue sneezing - Oj', you sure you are alright? - but he instantly gets up again.

His father and Guide always told him to never give up easily and, honestly... He is the only person he likes to listen to: his father's words are always wise and they must be respected. He and his siblings always did. Every creature did. Even Light and Darkness should.

The area of the Trial of Water is big as the Isle! How will the others be...?

Will they be hard as this one? Will he feel this heavy sensation of weakness, as the magic is slowly consuming his Light?

His goal is closer, more and more after every step he does.

He runs on an ice surface that reminds him of a slide that goes up, and finally sees it: that statue! It represents a sea turtle, the animal of the Water, and it's brownish like it was made of wood from the Forest's trees.

He can rest, now. He knows it.

Some Light from his body falls from his wounded arm. Not that he cares. He just wants to reach his loved ones.

He kneels in front of the statues, who gives him the last strength he needed to finish the Trial, and he finds out how to reach the most big island. He must walk... On the water?

What?!

Walking on the poisoned water. He's doing that and he is not even dying. He'll have to tell much to his family and to Sen'...

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... And he finally can get out of the Cave.

Ṣayẹwo was glad that he finished the Trial without dying over and over again. She didn't notice the scratches on his arm. Neither did the others.

His feet walk across the tunnel of the Cave and reach the sand of the Isle.

She's in front of him, looking at another direction: the Passage Stone.

«Good evening, Sen'...» he says, smiling. He instantly feels better, even thought he also feels like he could just fall into her arms in that same moment.

His friend turns around and looks at him, worried. Oh, she already noticed.