Sun & Moon [[Editing.....Slowly]]

Ch 38: Serpentine

Cel pursed his lips as he stared out the window of the car.

He had gone separate ways from him for the time being. He felt awkward, he felt gun hee gos intense eyes stare at him, in still very much visible disbelief.

"Why have you not contacted or stated anything?" The man asked calmly.

Cel crossed his arms "I lost my memories, the memories I have now it's just blurry but I know them." He explains.

The old S rank hunters brows scrunch in concern. "To think you were alive....all this time" Gun hee sighed in happiness and relief.

Cel blinked as he looked at the old man, his heart felt warm. He was happy to see that Gun hee.....still cared for him, from the memories before, he always seemed so disappointed in Celeste.

"It's Cel" Cel spoke, he stiffened when Gun hee stood quickly. Cel stepped back slowly, he didn't want to be touched. He knew him but he also didn't, not much anymore.

Gun hee noticed this "it's so .....so so good to see, you didn't pass" he spoke and smiled happily. Cel smiled softly "I'm glad I'm alive too" he nods as he bites his nails .

Cel thought back too when Gun hee provided a Proposal for Jinwoo. Being above the Association? The top priority?

Hunters weren't one to be afraid of laws and threats of legal actions so the association was there to him le their asses.

Cel had thought of it, he would probably accept it, he wanted to grow strong for sure....but he also had a goal in mind.

Being the best blacksmith in the world.

It's been a while since Cel had thought of that goal.....he didn't forget to, he just shelved it.

His lil company was working wonders, he was so happy about it. He had been busy but Saul, being his new assistant helped take care of things and let's him know what commissions came in.

Cel wouldn't use his summoning abilities, that would be lazy, and he wanted to create ART.

Not something he can pull out his ass and be done with it.

Cel knew Jinwoo would reject the offer "I. Sorry...." He spoke.

Gun he's eyes widen Abit "whatever for?" He asked. "For being....like I was in the past, I was a total brat" Cel rolled his eyes "I understand why karma decided to strike me down where I stood" he hummed wearily.

One of the few memories he doesn't remember was how he supposedly "died"

Gun hee go hummed and nods "well, you were a brat" he agrees. Cel nods "yep" he chuckles dryly.

Gun hee paused "yesterday you drew sorrow, what will you do tomorrow?" He tilts his head. Wondering, how the hell does one just tell the world or more or less south Korea's 1st S rank, who was thought to be dead .....wasn't?

"I'll .....we can announce" Cel states, he blinked. "Give me. ....till tomorrow" he states. Gun hee saw the guilt in the male's eyes, he had grown up. "If you can excuse me" cel spoke as he asked the driver to stop "I need to mentally prepare" Cel mumbles and takes a deep breath as he walks off.

Gun hee sighed, Jin chul watched them hummed "I'll....I got a thing to do" he states as he took off his sunglasses. Gun hee looked at the male then nods as he lets the A rank hunter follow cel.

Cel sighed, this was scary, revealing himself to the whole world? He accepted that he was never a good person and that was okay.....he had grown to become better. The idea was just scary, there were probably MANY people that still hate him and probably want him to STAY dead.

Why was he so worked up about it?
There are probably other people with worse traumas and hes here moping about being a bad person before.

Cel stops and looked back at Jin chul "you're scared?" He asked as he catches up to him. "Very" Cel mumbles as he ran his fingers through his hair.

Jin chul frowned, Cel had told him he took a find-myself adventure. He never asked for any more info

He could see Cel was okay with himself now. But he just needs that extra push that can help him take on the world with confidence.

Jin chul hummed "let me show you something" he states. Cel looked over to him curiously.

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Sooner or later they got off the taxi and stood in front of an entrance to a cemetery. Cel blinked and looked around, people walking in and out, some crying some with soft but tired smiles.

There were lines upon lines of graves. All decorated or deserted.

Why were they here? He then looks ahead to see a statue, it was the biggest and most decorated grave there so far. Cel squits his eyes, before they shoot wide open "that me?" He gasped then looked down at the grave stone and sees his full name.

Beloved Son, Lover, Friend, S rank hunter and Savior.

Celeste Quetzalcoatl

"Yep, this is where we supposedly, buried you, we never really found your body, of course we know why now" Jin chul states. He then kneels down and collects the neatly stacked pile of letters and drawings.

"Sunflowers.....heheheh my favorite flower, they chase the sun to stay alive. They wither at night" Cel states "that's why call them sunflowers, they are sun chasers" Cel states and smiled happily "I didn't like flowers back then, their complex meanings always frustrated me" Cel said and lifts the bouquet.

He saw his tattoos flow softly before he saw the withered sunflower return to their healthy color. Cels eyes widen along with Jin chuls, Cel was never able to eat anything that wasn't human before.

This display of magic was beautiful.

Cel puts the flowers down, and the flauna around the grave becomes bright, happy and healthy. He smiled softly, he looked over to the stake of letters Jin chul held out for him.

"If you still can't find confidence in yourself, then maybe these letters of your fans can help you find that" the male states.

Cel took them and looked at one

Dear Celeste
You're so cool! I want to be someone like you one day! Being cool and fighting bad guys and monsters.

I'm sad that you are not here, momma said it's cus your really really far away so, I'll wait here and become just like you one day!

Cel blinked at the letter then smiled softly. The writing was messy but well enough to read.

Dear Celeste

I'll be forever in your debt, you saved my mother from that dungeon break and I could never really express how immensely grateful to you.

Wherever you are now, my mother is doing very well and got to turn 78 this year. Thank you

There were just so many more to look at, all for...him. Cel blushed and smiled happily at the letters, so many were happy and grateful to him, even though they didn't really know him.

Cel smiled softly at these letters and felt a warmth in his system as he stood up. "I think....I'm ready, I gotta be these people's light and hope again, I mean I know there are others.....but the few who like me, need me, and I want to do anything I can to change the.....weird image I made myself. " He huffs and holds his fists up in determination. "It's like I've been given a new Third life!" He exclaims. "I ain't gonna be some personality confused man baby, I have goals and various things to take responsibilities for" he cried out.

Jin chul chuckles softly at his new habits "and you have 3 to support you." Cel looked over to Jin chul and nodded.