Veil of The Sun

Prologue III

The little prince gazed at her with eyes full of curiosity. He smiled with joy before taking a step toward the Yaksha called 'Chadani'. He couldn't help but want to talk with her more and more. There was something so intoxicating about her words.

"You're nothing like how people describe Yakshas, Chadani," Moksha said.

Chadani bowed a bit in the air before doing a flip while flying, "I'm honored to widen the horizon! But... I am a little different than other Yakshas!"

"How so...?"

"Well, for one– I don't hate humans like other Yakshas mostly do," Chadani said, "All my friends say humans are awful things– cruel things— violent and uncivilized with no talent at all! Hehe— but I don't quite agree!"

"Wha... Why do they think that about us?" Moksha asked, feeling disappointed to hear Yakshas in fact did not like humans. Perhaps humans did something bad to make the Yakshas hate them?

Chadani rubbed her chin, "Some fire or something— anyhow, that's that! We're banned from being friendly with humans! That's why most of us play tricks on you guys! But, I don't want to."

Moksha smiled, "Why not?"

"When I was but a toddler– no older than five years old— A human saved my life," Chadani said, "That's why I know humans are capable of kindness– even if they're also capable of cruelty. Yakshas are like that too. In that way, I think we're similar."

Moksha looked the sparkling Chadani up and down, taking in every minute detail of her perfect being. Then, he looked down at himself in the water's reflection. He felt an overwhelming feeling of inferiority. How could someone like Chadani be similar to himself?

"I don't think we're similar at all– I mean, you're so..." Moksha looked down to the ground.

"So what?" Chadani asked, floating closer to his face so that their noses almost touched.

Moksha locked eyes with her, "... So special. You sparkle— just by talking with you, I feel like you're different than me. More special."

Chadani smiled upon hearing this, "To me, you're like that too. Just by talking with you, I feel like you're different than me."

"..."

It was strange how Moksha didn't understand what she meant at all. Why did she say that? Was she trying to make fun of him? It didn't make Moksha feel very happy honestly... the idea that maybe she saw him just as he saw her– it felt ungeniune. Being put on any sort of pedestal by her didn't feel right to him. It should be the other way around— that's what he thought anyway.

"What's wrong?" Chadani asked, tilting her head.

Moksha shook his head nervously, "N-nothing... really, nothing..."

"I've met you today and I can already tell how bad of a liar you are," Chadani commented.

"...." Moksha grimaced hearing that, "...Oh."

Chadani slowly reached for Moksha's hand before taking it, "I don't mean it in a bad way— I prefer honest people... It's scary when people hide their real emotions. Don't hide them from me."

"... I won't," Moksha began to slowly smile, "You deserve to be rewarded for saving my life. Let me take you to my kingdom, Chadani. I'll make sure you can meet a lot of humans— you'll meet them all first hand! See human life from its natural place!"

"Woah– You would do that for me?" Chadani asked, "Seriously? I mean I can't say I'm not tempted."

Moksha replied, "I can do even more for you, Chadani... You deserve to shine in a place everyone can admire you. A star shouldn't be hidden away."

"... A star, huh?" 

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