Fly Until You See The Light

Vault - Chapter 7

The young girl, still a little bit afraid of the words that Lamed may pronounce, sits and waits for the Elder to call her. She has closed her shiny and green eyes.

«There you are, dear Child». It's Lamed. «Open your eyes, I'm not going to eat your sight» she jokes without smiling or showing enthusiasm.

The Elder is sitting in front of her with her blue crystal in her hands, and she's inviting her to sit with her. Sentinekka obeys and reaches her while waiting for new words.

The deity continues:«Thank you for taking this responsability. The Light and the Kingdom are in your hands. And not only that...» she stops, looks straight at the girl and asks:«I can see you have questions, I see it in those eyes of yours... May I know what is it?».

Sentinekka sighs and nods. «The first question is about Oj'... I wanted to know why you all are forcing him to be someone he doesn't want to be... But it's okay if you don't want to tell me, it's perfectly normal».

«Little Child, where did your determination go? You must be sure of yourself. You are small, but strong. You are different» Lamed tells her with indifference. She answers the question after the girl nods:«When someone is born with a role, we can't change it. We can't take Ojtaro's magic away from his body, that would... Simply kill his Light. That is why we're trying to make him understand his position, because we can't really give him a new role that could set him free. He'll be an Elder and nothing else. The only solution is the death, but I don't think that he would be so... Pathetic, as he would say».

She asked one question, and she already got too much informations. Ojtaro is really forced then... He can't do anything. This thing kinda makes her sad. She wanted to help him... Suddenly, an old flashback comes to her mind.

«But you said that I can set him free if I save the KIng» Sentinekka reminds her, who answers:«Of course. If you set Resh free, Ojtaro won't have a role, and that would make him become just a Prince or a Messenger, roles that have got more freedom than the one of a King».

«I see» the girl nods, finally understanding more. «I will do my best..».

«It's sweet that you are doing this for him too. I don't see that boy often, but I know that he doesn't feel pretty adored by my... "Family", or whatever we are going to call them».

«He's one of the reasons I'm doing this... But I need to save the King and my friend» she explains. «And... What happened with the Wastelands Elder?».

«We fought. I guess you want to know because of the silence in the fifth floor».

«Yes, that's why I asked».

«Well, he never liked my best friend. He considered him weak, an useless Ruler... We always had different ideas. I was trustful in the King's actions, and I knew something was strange about his behavior. Despite that, I still know that he didn't mean to do what he did. About Tsadi, he is a stubborn, cruel, slanderer, ferocious and...». Her tone was slightly getting mad and angry, and her hands were closed in a fist, but now she realized that anger doesn't bring anything good. And she sighs. «He felt like he was the worst, so he always acted like he was... The best. He should have been more kind with the Prince, he was so young and deserved a chance».