Fly Until You See The Light

Eden (3) - Chapter 8

Why should she be scared of an Elder, when the Elder is the one who is afraid? There's no sense in that.

Sentinekka looks straight at Tsadi and asks him calmly:«Do you fear the Darkness, my Elder?».

He points the weapon again and answers:«I fear no thing and no creature!».

«You don't hate the Darkness because it destroyed your realm... You hate it because you weren't able to defeat it...» she tells him with a displeased tone while putting a whole hand on the spear. She's not scared. The Elder can't do anything to her, because she's already dead. And Elders can't kill Children of Light in the Heaven.

Tsadi remains in silence as everyone else. Inside that pretty Heaven there are only them.

«I know it's hard for you. I know it's terrible to see your home dying and losing its people, and I understand that you hate the reason of it... But the King's desire to continue these wars didn't last long. He wanted to make you understand how he felt about being constantly stressed because of your infinite requests and about being accused of a death. He started this, then had no more control over it» the young girl explains to the Elder of the Wastelands, and he surprisely listens.

Lamed instantly smiles and reaches the girl and the Spirit of the King, who is still standing behind her. When the two Elders see each other after so much time, they hug each other affectionately. They used to be best friend, and they will be again.

Seeing that adorable scene makes Sentinekka smile, but Tsadi still isn't convinced. «Why should I believe someone like you?» he asks with a derogatory and disapproving tone. Hearing this sentence hurts a little Sentinekka's heart. It's like she's someone who is not good, someone who didn't sacrifice her life in the Eye of Eden for so many reasons...

She sighs.

«Because if you believe "someone like me" we could not fix the realm, but the family that you all once were» she replies with a trustful smile. «I probably should have died in your realm or in the Eden, as you say... But I want my dear Oj' to be happy. He went through too much, even if you've never seen what he hid. I know you care about him, I know you are sorry for him... Aren't you...?».

He finally puts away his weapon and makes it disappear like how it appeared in his hands. His expression is not scared anymore, it's sad and gloomy. «I never approved a new descendant» Tsadi tells her while lowering his gaze. «I never even met him many times, I just wanted to forget everything about his future. I did not want a new Ruler that could have been capable of hurting more my realm... And I did not want to be seen as weak by him, because every descendant sees me as someone who never beated the Darkness».

Every descendant... There are more of them... Of people like Oj'...

«He doesn't see you as weak, he sees you as someone who doesn't love him. Like how he sees every Elder» the girl explains, and she then continues:«Not many people saw Ojtaro in his worst: just me and his brother, the one right near me» and she indicates Horand, who nods.

«And me too» the Elder of the Hidden Forest says while she reaches the group of Sentinekka, Lamed, Horand and the King of Eden. «Recently, actually. You two were already dead and gone» she adds and looks at Sen' and Horand, who do not look really surprised to hear that sentence.

«We all can say» Horand finally speaks. «That seeing your descendant like that is quite strange and... He deserves better».

«I'd like to propose to stop the continuation of the circle of the Elders or, at least, of forcing someone into a role they don't want» Sentinekka says with a determinated voice. No one moves from her part. They all agree, the Forest Elder too.