Sarah Codache
I stayed here at home for a long time ever since it crowded with people, and I felt so bored the whole moment I was here all alone. I tapped my fingers rapidly in the corner of an old wooden table in my room while sitting in front of it.
My sister locked me here, and I have nowhere to treat my loneliness. The windows were all closed, and only this crepuscular light served as my sunlight every morning.
For the past few days, my family has acted differently. My mom always arrived in a panic and immediately looked for me and hugged me with her worried arms. I can even feel her sobbing and wiping her tears behind me. I also noticed that my sister could not handle seeing me every day.
Does she hate me that much?
Later on, a green butterfly approached me from nowhere. I was struck by how it glowed and showed its unique characteristic of floating tiny white sparkles.
It was so amazing!
I stopped tapping my fingers and immediately leaned my back towards it. The butterfly surprisingly flew and landed at the tip of my nose. My eyes looked unto it with a desire to appreciate the tiny view, and it made me feel dizzy in the meantime.
From my vicinity, the butterfly shrugged its butt. Its wings moved at a slow pace while looking at me. Because I felt so excited about how this butterfly fascinated my eyes, I touched the wings where those tiny glittering white circles floated. Then, these glimmering glitters transferred to my fingertips.
I enjoyed what I was doing!
My mouth smiled as I stared at my fingertips while the butterfly was still standing on my nose. It was my first time seeing this kind of thing!
Omg! It is so amazing! I chuckled in my thoughts.
The boredom I felt a while ago instantly flew with the wind.
I enjoyed the moment of having those glitters around me, but suddenly, the butterfly flew away! My eyes followed where it goes. It went towards the other side of the room, where the window facing the backyard was.
I immediately stood up, following the butterfly's direction, trying to get it back. But the thing was, the beautiful creature went out through the small crack on the window.
My surroundings became bare. The entire room was back to its vague feeling. My mood changed back to sadness, and I couldn't stop jutting out my emotions. I did understand my thoughts as to why I brought myself to this area, but it felt like there was something that forced me to look through that hole.
I could not explain this new feeling that I discovered a few days ago, but I also wanted to see nature again!
With unconscious thoughts and aggressive hands eager to check the view behind the windows and to see where that butterfly goes, I slowly tore a part of that hole to make it bigger and to make the window slightly opened.
And I was overjoyed when I made it successful! I jumped repeatedly!
Yay!
I leaned myself towards it with eyes, forcing to see the outside. My mouth was slightly turn up when I met the sunlight once again. Ugh! I missed this feeling!
I was lurking my eyes around to look for that butterfly once again. But, a strange brown-colored branch slowly crawled to the window going to the inside. I almost wreck out my neck when this thin wood texture became longer! It was approaching my direction!
I accidentally bumped my butt to the floor and crawled backward away from that freaking thing! My eyes were trembling while thinking, what kind of nature is this!
My eyebrows wrinkled, and I could not stop worrying about what might happen after this. I was afraid...
My eyes widened when that single branch became more! The cracking sound that these branches created was interrupting my thoughts, and I could not think properly. All I could hear was the sound!
I wanted to scream the emotions I felt that I could not explain and burst out. I closed my eyes deep as I tried to clear my thoughts and calm myself.
Then, when I felt my back touched the wall, I felt a single tear that fell from my right eye. I covered my face and wiped my tears as I slowly opened my eyes.
When my sight became clear, I gazed at the branches that were curling around my two knees. I was confused because it became green, and I can feel its grassy texture touching my legs' skin.
I felt relieved. It was so close to death.
I thought I would die this time.
"The land cannot kill the water." A voice of a familiar man woke my quizzing thoughts. I slowly raised my head up to see where that voice came from.
It was the man I saw a few days ago.
The land cannot kill the water? What's that? I couldn't understand the words he was saying, so I just glanced at the window which was now broken. I was also thinking about that butterfly. I wonder where it was right now. I moved my head around, hoping to find it.
Even though I did not look straightly at the man who was standing in front of me, I still can feel that he was starring at me the whole time.
"Why are you still looking for that butterfly?" He asked in a fixed tone.
I accidentally looked at him and our eyes met. His gaze was different which made me look away. Also, my attention was not focused on him.
I wish I can see that butterfly once again.
"You don't have to, you are the butterfly yourself. Those tiny whites that sparkle means their mother is alive." The man's voice whispered to my thoughts. I gasped when I slowly realized that he was talking to me through my thoughts!
I glanced at him, full of questions about what was happening. But I did not bother to pardon, because he was just standing still while locking his eyes to mine.
I covered my ears while trying to analyze everything by myself.
Those white floating circles were pretty.
"I know, its color is pretty too."
It was my first time seeing a green butterfly in my entire life.
"It wasn't your first time. You weren't just aware."
When he replied to my last thought, my hands were quivering as I removed them away from my ears. I felt strange and could not move an inch. The conversation we had made me feel unusual.
What is happening to me? I puzzled.
"Since that, I found you, gradually, you are recovering the state of the one whom you used to be. You will slowly discover who you are every time we meet." The man replied, his emotions were still stagnant and I could not figure out which reality I was talking to.
I forced myself to understand what he was trying to say, but I still find it hard to comprehend.
"Don't force yourself. You will understand it soon." He advised in a way. I think he saw my reaction, that's why he said this.
I hugged my shoulders as the wind became strong and cold. I could not get to my thoughts properly, so I felt my brain giving up. I don't want to experience this again. I am afraid of what might happen to me. I could not even understand what I was witnessing. I did know why I am experiencing this.
I slowly looked at the man and I was surprised when he began to show a down emotion. His eyes moved a bit lower, and his lips formed a slightly down-curved. I tried to analyze his reaction but, I couldn't get it! Ugh!
I observed him trying to straighten up his back while forcing her face to look, maybe unaffected at all?
He went towards me and reached his hand. He wanted me to stand up. And so, I accepted it. When our hands touched each other, both our skin shined.
His skin shined green, while mine shined blue.
We stood in front of each other. My eyes were astounded when the branches of his arms turned green from being brown!
His words suddenly came back and I couldn't stop closing my eyes. And to my surprise, I was now able to understand what his words meant in the first place.
The land cannot kill the water... I whispered to my thoughts.
I kept exchanging my sight between him and his hands. I couldn't stop looking around his surroundings as well.
I tightened my lips and with a wrinkled forehead, I asked, staring at his green flickering eyes. I didn't know it was flickering.
"I-I am.."
"You are the goddess of water."
WakeLouchetteThe crisp summer wind whipped through my clothes and past my cheeks. A herd of birds slowly gazed over the breathtaking clouds slid across the bright blue sky. Hisha and I stood at the building's summit, looking at the panoramic, spectacular view of the city below. We were observing other teams who roamed around the downtown to check those newfangled plants that grew.
All the members stood up as I entered the hall premises. Every one of them bowed as they saw me entering in front of them with their two hands holding together, pressing their upper stomach. Christian, Hisha, Aniela, and Elaine sat on the right side of this circular glass table with a hologram in the middle. On the other side lies Gabriel and Alexis.My attention went towards the transparent chair beside Gabriel. It was empty.
Sarah CodacheCarefully stepping on the stairs while going down, my mom's angry and loud voice echoed all over the house as she scolded my sister about the hole that broke the wooden walls inside my room. At least, that was what I understood when I tried to analyze mom's actions.They kept blustering each other.
Wake LouchetteThe strange and utterly new environment welcomed our sight as we arrived in Layvanna. When we went down from the tube-sized floating transportation, we immediately walked straight towards our accommodation. Exclusive security officers guarded our surroundings to ensure our safety. They were wearing the same black uniform as imposed by the company. Not to mention, almost all of them looked the same with their customized eyeglasses on. These formulated accessories were adjustable regardless of the weather condition and season.
Sarah Codache"-Also, please sign these papers." I heard a random male voice talking to my mom. Both of them were sitting in front of each other inside our kitchen table.They were many unfamiliar faces circulating within that table. These people were all strangers.
Wake LouchetteI was sitting on this small sofa as I glared towards the environment right in front of our hotel room. My fingers were twirling the pen I was holding while thinking of more similarities between the plants in Prisila compared here in Layvanna. I placed my left hand on the sofa's armrest while tapping my notebook. I am fond of drawing, so I drew the similarities, slightly sketched figures, for visual purposes.
Sarah CodacheThe unfamiliar, habitual smell of a place woke me up. As I slowly opened my eyes, the nebulous and gray surroundings embraced my sight. My back can barely function while maintaining the balance to raise myself from laying down.When I was completely awake, I found out that I was sitting in the middle of this empty, huge ro
Wake LouchetteThe whole team was on fire. We individually moved to get out of this facility. The automated doors opened up to secure our safety. The emergency alarm was horning in red throughout this small hallway. My members promptly followed the instructions I gave to them at the last minute."Lance! Push the button now!" I hurriedly asked Lance to look for the button that activates the barrier between the hallway and that room inside the facility to block the water from spreading.
A panic gripped the whole metropolis, spanning all planets in the other dimension, after the unexpected growth of enormous yellow flowers surrounding them, which emitted a disagreeable and potentially lethal stench that caused people who inhaled it to perish. The odor may be found in all cities, including the provinces and other adjacent towns, as well as in the countryside. Infants were sobbing, and their moms were doing all they could to rescue their children. People scurried away from the scene, seeking refuge in the surrounding buildings and infrastructures.Others who were unfortunate enough to be the first ones in were denied the chance to knock on the glass doors, appealing with others who had already inside to please open the doors for them. There was nothing they could do except keep hammering on the glass doors, appealing with everyone who came in to open the doors for them.
In the midst of the clouds, a curious shadow of an unidentified monster emerged. The heavens parted, revealing a route that led them to an unending existence. When they continued to search for it for a little longer, the sun's beams emitted bright light that caused them to take a step back and turn their gaze away. Because the brightness was dazzling their eyes, they were avoiding opening their eyes as much as they could."Ack!" yelled Nover as he pulled his body away from them. "What type of unidentified beast is this once more?!" he asked, shouting.Cherish, Flora, and Larch congregated on one side of a massive three-tiered structure where it caters to a great number of leaves, providing them with a safe haven from the limited access to sunlight they were getting. Cassius approached Hanaele from behind and dragged he
Hanaele was catching her breath as she arrived at Cassius’ location. All of them stared at her presence like a walking dead people, especially those that argued against Cassius a while ago. Aided by her comrades at her back, they were the Esperer warriors that helped them fight against the monster trees. They were all exhausted and their eyes looked tired. Larch came to ponder about their situation. He didn’t expect them to get tired like this. It was rare to their perspective to see these legendary warriors in this facile appearance they had.Cassius welcomed them with a question, “Where is Sophia?” His question made Nover bitter. He sighed, looking away and thought of negative things about them. Inside his thoughts, he already knew that they were biased to Sophia. He s
The appearance of monster trees was swerving towards the area that Agila and Esperers were unable to mitigate. The pouring of rain made it tough for them to counter the attacks and shoot the bearing. Cherish fought with Larch and Flora, eradicating the showering debris away from them. Hanaele carried Sophia with her bare arms that Sophia's weight was not a matter for her. The rest of the Agila squad members and Esperers helped each other in escaping away from the disastrous scene. It was risky to fight anymore. The monster trees increased their number from three to more than a five, appearing randomly below the land. "Retreat!" Cassius, running with his horse together with his comrade and Nover, arrived. Cherish used her umbrella to protect Larch and Flora when these two can no longer sustain their strength. Their bodies were wet and shivering in coldness as they ran away from the falling debris towards Cassius' cu
The splatting sound of woods bumping towards the rocks, trunks, and anywhere it gets hit occupied the whole place. The sudden breaking noise of branches and the sharp clattering of metal swords gave disturbance to Nover's hearing. These phenomena made him a hard time concentrating on fighting against the tree monster alone.In addition to that, seeing his fellow squad members died in front of him made his desire to fasten up. However, the exhaustion of thinking for revenge caused a decline in his duty to execute the offense well. He constantly covered his ears from time to time while his eyes were wandering around him. He felt uneasy that he failed to fire his launcher on-point. His forehead wrinkled as he closed his eyes in exasperation of absorbing too many events on his brain.He can't even make a step from the middle of
Sophia rolled on the ground, and she accidentally discarded her sword. She kept avoiding the attacks of this giant monster tree they were facing. She almost lost her breath every time she was making an attack, and she knew that this was her weakness. As a result, this incident brought her to this current situation.Sophia curved her body inward, and she looked like she was embracing herself. Flora used her strings to support Larch's triangular attack to counter more than two branches at one slice."Flora! Watch out!" She urged at Flora even though her back was still on the ground, feeling the pain due to her body's impact. Through her help, Flora successfully dodged more attacks from the monster tree.While Sophia was trying to overcome the pain
From the eyes of a man who sees his girl safe, there was a smile painted on his mind’s embrace. Vince was certain that even though he had to fight those branches alone, at least he felt satisfied, seeing Cherish escaped from the scene. His eyes stuck in her direction until she had landed above a normal tree’s branch.When Vince saw Cherish looking at his state, he felt a sigh of relief even though he was unsure that she noticed him sightseeing her. Meanwhile, when those branches were going to attack him again, Vince rolled on the ground and avoided the impact. He quickly stood up to condition his mind.Vince twisted his body as he dodged all the monster branches around him. Just like what happened to him a while ago, he turned in different directions while spreading his arms to fire the bullets toward
Larch headed the entire Agila squad as the members followed him from his back as they strike their way towards the west. The clinging of their weapons placed at each members' designated sides was echoing in the ears of the crowd. Since only the winds' direction made their capes swaying, they can feel the drop of humidity as it touched their sense."Hayah!" Larch expressed towards his horse while striking the rope to make the speed accelerate. The rest of the Agila did the same.Sophia aligned herself at the back of Larch while Flora and Nover distributed themselves at her both sides. Cherish was alone in the line. She felt emotionless, and Vince can notice it. She seemed in deep thoughts that he wanted to figure it out. He kept glancing at her almond round eyes, which shrunk as they reacted due to the current weather. When Vince's eyes spotted Cherish's wound at the side of her forehead once again, his forehead furrowed. He tried analyzing C
Vince Ski and Cherish Annagesini ran with their horse towards the spot where the rest of their squadmates were resting, including their squad leader Larch Laverens. When they heard a huge commotion that happened in the direction from the horizon, they immediately went back to their ways. Nover was the first one to notice the incident. So, he went a few distances ahead from the two."Nover, what do you think that was?" Cherish asked in the middle of accelerating their speed. Cherish is also part of them. She has round almond brown eyes, curly tips hair in a ponytail, slightly straight eyebrows, and peach lips. She appeared while also wandering around the woods."The sounds of the arrows, bows, chains, swords, and strings came from that direction. The splashing of woods and the direction of the wind are different. I am unsure about this, but those things I observed were exactly the same sounds I heard every time the graduated forces foug