Destined Path's

Chapter 2: Fading memories

Tifa wakeup in a bright surroundings the place was indeed lovely and people are greeting her as she stand up from the flower bed the flower was white and yellow in color the gentle breeze pass through her body. Thinking this place is very peaceful she look at the people and some kids try to put a flower crown to her head and they giggle and ran away. Then a women stand in front of her welcoming her in this place. But where she is exactly... she doesn't remember anything aside from waking up in this beautiful place. "How are you dear?" The women in a brown hair color talk to her. "Where I'm I?" Tifa ask her. "Your safe here no need to worry" and with that the women lead Tifa on a spring it was a clear water with white lilies floating around in it. "Why not try to relax..." the women leaves her alone. She removed her clothings as and stared at it. "Why I'm wearing such thing?" Tifa was confused that her clothes is indeed a revealing one a tank top and a short mini skirt with battle gear both to her hands. She removed it. And place it at the top of the rock near the spring. She move her way to the water as she let the water engulf her smooth and silky body. She was still thinking how she get in here. Why she can't recall anything from the time that she was born and grew up. She try to rack her brains to come out with the images or thoughts but her attempts is failed. She gave up and accept whatever this life may bring her. She closed her eyes and let the sound of the water spring sing to her a lullaby. After a minute a cold breeze blew pass through her face. She blinked and looked at the atmosphere it was already night time but the flowers and the water from the spring glows even the leaves of the tree's. The place was indeed a paradise and it was magical. She go out from her bath and a lady same with her age approach her and give her new clothes. The girl get her old clothes. "Hey wait! What are you going to do with my clothes?" Tifa ask the lady. "This is not needed as you will be given a new set of beautiful clothes every day" the lady said with a smile and she bow but only to be stop by Tifa. "Can I keep it?" Tifa begs her. "Sure if that's what you want" the lady handed her former clothes back. "Will you join us for dinner miss Lockhart" the lady said. "Lockhart? Me?" Tifa was confused because after she wakeup that time she doesn't remember her name or even her surname. "Yes, your name was Tifa Lockhart but if you want to change it we can call you in different names" the lady said to her in a very pleasant tone. She speak softly like there is no hint of malice in her every word is was kind and genuine. "It's ok you can call me Tifa I really like the sound of it" Tifa said as she feels like there's something special about this name of hers. She wore the new clothes given by the lady. It was a bright white color satin clothes with white mesh long skirt what goddesses wear and there's a golden linings at the end of the fabric her tips of her hair was tied in a golden fabric. The clothes enhance her beauty more as she glows like on pure white. She was still holding her previous clothes thinking it is the only thing that she have memory of. She join the others to the dining table it was very long and many of the people from the place gathered and eat and talk about beautiful things. It was peaceful indeed. Tifa was introduced as the new member of the family. They were so kind and accept her immediately. After the long talk she was led to her own place it was nearby the spring that she took a bath a while ago. They build the place just for her it was a simple bungalow square house that white in color with green vines and purple flowers surrounding it. It has 1 small oak window and 1 oak door when she enters inside there was a bed and a table and a small bookshelves. And a sink it's cozy for her to stay in such place. She thank the lady as the lady walks away leaving tifa studying her new place. Even it was dark there flower from the case and the flowers from the vines outside gives a glow that illuminated inside the place. She placed down her old clothes on the table as she grab one of the books in the shelf and sat down to the bed as she read the contents. "A life without worries..." she read the title of the book she continued reading until she falls asleep. Tifa was getting used to the life in this place they called corel. She was so happy surrounded by kids and people who give her kindness. But there's something that bugs her is the feeling of missing something. But she doesn't know what is it. There's a sudden pain in her heart but it will immediately subside. The reason why she spend more time in bath's to clear hear mind and heart and indeed it was helping her. Everyone said the healing water from the spring can make you forget your worries and forget your pain. Tifa try to swim down the deeper middle part of the spring which is until her shoulders. She try to go to the other side but the water length could not drown her. She take a deep breath and go under the water. After a few minutes she emerges from it. Now her hair was wet. All the new set of clothing they give her was just the same design as the first one they give her and she doesn't complain about. As they make this cloth fit to her size it was given to every child of gaia. Every morning they all go to the temple and pray for mostly half of the day then in the afternoon they gonna have some talking and bonding time then in the evening dinner which is consist of fruits vegetables and fruits juice. They doesn't kill animals in the place as it was forbidden to do so. Whoever might attempt will be thrown to the eternal darkness. Tifa heard that one man with a black hair do so he killed an innocent rabbit for its meat because he was tired of eating fruits and vegetables in the place so he goes for hunt and when Gaia knows about it he was thrown into the darkness. They doesn't like the darkness as they said there was a guardian with one wing on its gate so you can he leave the place. "One winged angel" Tifa mutters she get interested on this one winged angel. Started to research about by going in the temples archive and browsing every books that she could find. But its gonna be a long search as she needed to do her prayer duties in the morning, playing with kids in the afternoon and eating dinner with them. And bathing time at night. Her daily routine continues. After she's done bathing she will sneak inside the temple archive. She want to know why this one winged angel impacted her life that she even can't sleep after hearing the story. And when she reach the top of the shelf she found an old book with chains on it. She tried to open but to her attempts the book didn't budge. She study the covers of the book and at the side of it was an old rusty iron as she pull it out it was a dagger. She try to touch it even the handle was rusty the blade is still sharp of silver as she touched the blade a pain inflict her index finger then a small drop of red stops at the cover then the lock of the book click indicating it was now open. Tifa open the contents but could not understand what was written there as it was in an ancient inscription like in the water but she glanced through the pages hoping that she could find something. But the only print was readable was "one winged angel sephiroth" she touch the world. Then she heard footsteps going near she immediately return the book on its place and she immediately run away in other direction hoping that no one caught her. Fearing that they might throw her away to the darkness. There's only two places in there which is Corel and the empty space of void. She doesn't want to be in the other place as she liked Corel more because of its kind people and the beautiful place. She returned to her room hoping that nothing bad will happen.