Fly Until You See The Light

Eden (2) - Chapter 9

The rain is coming from the sky and it's wetting his body. He's sitting with his head laying on a tree's surface, looking at the ground and hoping to not find anyone who could put an umbrella above his head. People always worry for anyone in the Hidden Forest, no matter the reason. No Child wants to see someone standing all alone in that realm.

He's still holding the Passage Pendant. He can't think about anything else but what his eyes saw. His family is at their home, they're trying to help Horand to resist, but he won't. He won't, and it's only Ojtaro's fault, only his fault. When that moment happened, Ojtaro instantly escaped from the Prairie Caves. He must stay away from Horand forever, or he won't be able to survive...

It's not that hard. But the thought of being that dangerous is heavy like a stone on his back.

His grey mask is hurting his face, but he won't take it off. He can't. And he doesn't even move. He wonders if the Elders saw him, if they realized how tired he is. Two deaths - one is certain, the other is possible - in even less than two weeks. Now he really must know how to "move on". It's totally impossible.

Ojtaro looks at the pendant and strokes its silvery surface with gentleness. It's all of his fault.

Joyz was trying to make him live a typical and stupid lie. Ojtaro now doesn't feel like a mistake. He knows he is a mistake. A mistake of two people, but also of a Light goddess who wanted to save her world after committing errors as there wasn't an ending. A mistake that the Elders kept not because of the sadness of a baby all alone, but because of his future role, for his power that revealed itself to be a weapon that kills whoever dealed with Darkness in the past.

And his family... They are probably so in pain. Horand was an important piece of that puzzle that created the Passage family, while Ojtaro really wasn't a part. He was and still is just a spare piece. A rebel Child that the Elders didn't know how to take care of. That's why they gave him to the Passage Guide, who obviously always had a good heart.

Then, about Sen', there's much to understand: she shouldn't have started her journey, she shouldn't have met Ojtaro; she just managed to put herself in troubles. The Elders never liked her, and Teth was even right. Sentinekka broke his heart, but she didn't do it on purpose... He wishes he was able to save her, to bring her back home, to tell her parents to never let her reach him anymore, but he cannot. It's too late.

In that moment, a small Child that he instantly recognizes walks towards him. Her shadow is brigther, she's Teth in a different shape. Her hair are always the same, but no one could recognize her since many people like to imitate the Elders' hairstyles. She wears a beige dress similar to the one of a Spirit from the Vault that he doesn't remember pretty well.

«Hi» she says while looking straight at him with her hidden eyes. «I'm sorry, you must have these».

She hands him some letters, letters that look old and ruined by storms, snow, ice, water and even by the sky itself. They're packaged inside of a small and white velvet bag, which is decorated with a reddish ribbon.

Ojtaro looks at them with an indifferent stare. He looks like an Elder, without a heart that could even thank her or be grateful.