Chapter 2: Palomas Blancas

Just like that, he began to mold the clay day after day. A month passed, and León de Fuego was forced to remove the clay statue's face. Although all the goddesses felt sorry for that beautiful face, he still couldn't bear it, what he wanted was not only to be beautiful but also to be as gentle as water, captivating people's hearts. A year later, he once again removed the statue's face. Time and time again, he forgets time, forgets loneliness, in addition to listening to people's pleas and helping them, he only focuses on creating perfection. He also thought about giving up, but just closed his eyes, a beautiful image appeared in his mind, that statue looked at him very passionately, as if to tell him: "You are the perfect beauty in the world. your heart!"

Not knowing how much time had passed, a gentle and beautiful face finally appeared before his eyes. Her eyes are very clear, exuding tenderness, her face is as beautiful as a pink cloud, and her red lips are full of a charming smile but she doesn't know who she is smiling for. He gently touched her perfectly beautiful face, this was the face he needed!

Since then, no one has seen León de Fuego come out of his castle, nor can the Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos play chess with him. The goddesses also finished their work and left. Only León de Fuego perseveres with his work year after year. He molded the statue's hair very carefully so that each strand of her hair was of equal thickness and shine. He carefully designed the body of the statue, every curve perfectly represented by his ten fingers. He turned the white clouds into a long skirt for her, giving her the purest soul. In the end, a hundred years of hard work gave birth to a perfectly beautiful girl, a hundred years of waiting warmed León de Fuego's frozen heart, and his eyes were no longer lonely. She made him unusually gentle.

But in the end, she was just a statue, perfectly beautiful without a soul. He included the statue in one of his great castles, and only Rey de Los Lobos knew about it. "Why don't you ask the spirit goddess for the statue?" Seeing him cherish the lifeless statue like that, his close friend also curiously asked.

“There is no soul that can match the perfect goddess in my heart… Do you have a way to give her the purest soul?” Although he was talking to the Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos, León de Fuego's passionate gaze remained fixed on the statue. "I've heard that the blood and tears of the gods can create souls, but no god has ever done so." León de Fuego slashed his hand, no blood, no tears. In the end, he had to use magic to make the wound bleed and his eyes water a tear. He took blood and tears to make a heart and put it in the body of the statue. Unfortunately, he failed, she is still an earth statue, her eyes are clear but still has no soul. "No other way?" León de Fuego still refused to accept defeat. "No, there's no other way, let's go play chess" "We'll play chess another day, I have to stay with her today." Seeing León de Fuego gently dress the statue in white, the Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos did not want to say anything more.

Just like that, every day, as long as there was time, León de Fuego played the piano for her and talked to her. He knew she had no soul, no life, but he still kept telling her stories hidden in his heart. “You know, you are the white jade, the snow mountain gave birth to you, and the sun and the moon gave you your soul. Over millions of years, he acquired a soul and life and eventually transformed into this body. When he saw all the changes in mankind, he resolved to become a god to help them. Through thousands of years of training, he had a great change and finally became a god. At that time, he thought that he would have extraordinary strength, not only having a life free of worries and suffering but also being able to change the miserable fate of mankind. But after becoming a powerful god, he knew he was wrong… Human fate is determined by them, god also has no right to change, the only thing he can do is within the scope of heaven's permission. . is to rescue them, help them eliminate the evil, the evil in their souls so that they have a little less guilt when they die and be reborn as a new person. As for me, look at my life, there is nothing but loneliness. God only summons me and the gods to heaven once a year. At the end of the ceremony, the god reported his merits, and when the music and singing stopped, they remembered the suffering of the world. I once hated, once failed… After living well for a thousand years in heaven, I finally got rid of all my discomfort, used to living a lonely life day in and day out like them.”

Each time León de Fuego told her many different stories, some old stories, some confidants, and some happenings in the human world… How many people did he help each day, and how many lives did he save? many people, all the things he told her. “Today, a girl committed suicide because of her lover, unfortunately, there is nothing I can do. That girl and her lover were a very beautiful couple. Unfortunately, less than two years after being married, the mother-in-law used the excuse of not being able to have children but forced her son to leave his wife. She did not want her husband to suffer before the two choices of love and filial piety, but because she wanted her husband to rest assured to take the exam, she told her mother-in-law so that she could be with her husband, in a few days when her husband took the exam, she would quietly leave. The girl's husband took the exam, and after leaving a will, she silently went to a deserted place and committed suicide. He desperately wants to save her, but she begs him to help her husband, let her husband pass the exam, fulfill his big dream, write his name in history, and live a happy life. That girl said, even if she lived, she would only annoy her husband and make him worry. Better to be a ghost following him than to see the one you love suffer because of you. To fulfill that girl's wish, he helped her husband pass the exam so that she could see him succeed in his career. I also changed her husband's life expectancy to 85 years, so that his name would go down in history. In your opinion, is it right or wrong? Fate has arranged for her to have many children, her mother-in-law hates her not because she can't bear children, this is just her reason."

After telling this story, León de Fuego's eyes were no longer clear.

He continues to help people, but every time he asks himself, “What is happiness? After all, what do people want? ”

In the nine worlds, no one can answer this difficult question, so how can a statue without a soul answer?

Years later, one day, when León de Fuego returned to heaven from the earth, he looked at her for a long time without saying anything. After a while, León de Fuego just looked at her without saying anything, his eyes revealing a pain that he hadn't seen in thousands of years. Suddenly, one day, after playing and meditating for a long time, León de Fuego said slowly: “What is love? After all, what made it so difficult to break out of love? ”

León de Fuego approached the statue, gently stroked her hair, and said: “That man is dead, he is 85 years old. He was successful in his career and respected by everyone. I thought he would be very happy, but before he died, he learned that his only wish was to see his deceased wife again. If he is not happy in this life, is it his suffering to live so long? It's just a pity that you can't talk, if you can, can you tell me if I'm doing this right or wrong? What made him bring pain to death, despite everything, what made his wife give up her life but still want him to be happy… Why is that? At this point, León de Fuego burst into tears.

After that day, the number of times León de Fuego left heaven to enter the human world increased, the time he stayed in the human world was also long, but he spoke less and less. Love in the world makes him very sad. He often asked her: “Why don't you have a soul? Why can you only listen to me but never answer me?

He often stroked her cheek and hugged her to keep her warm. “I see men and women in the human world do the same, every time they are so intimate, their faces look so happy… Do you feel happy?”

Before long, another hundred years passed. That day, after hearing a human request, León de Fuego said to the statue: “I must descend into the human world. Was the last flower you gave me beautiful? How do you like it? You will be very sad when you are alone at home, do I bring a little bird so it can sing to you? Don't worry, I'll be back soon! "

León de Fuego had just left, and the Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos had entered his friend's castle. He looked at the statue's perfect beauty with a puzzled look, then lamented: "In the world of the Fire God León de Fuego, you are the first to become a real person, not an object transformed from a ghost. art. You have taken the soul of León de Fuego, if I let him be infatuated with you like that, one day he will go mad. The Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos lifted the statue high and then threw it down, while throwing he heard León de Fuego shouting, "Don't do that!" But the Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos was determined to say only one sentence: "Forgive me!", then he threw the statue into the human world. León de Fuego also plunges into the human world.

On the top of the Montaña de Flores mountain, he found many pieces of debris. The magnificent beauty of the statue is gone, and the gentle eyes like water are also gone. Looking at the debris on the ground, warm water flowed from his eyes, it was his tears, one of his tears fell on the shard and disappeared immediately. The cold wind blew, sweeping away the debris from the ground. León de Fuego gave chase but could do nothing but watch helplessly as the debris was blown away by the wind.

He dejectedly returned to the palace, and since then no one saw him smile again. Every day, in addition to descending the human world, he only looks toward the Montaña de Flores mountain.

Finally, he understood what love is, understood why before he died, that man said a sentence: "Even if you live to be a hundred years old, what does it mean to live alone until you die?" After losing her, wasn't his life in heaven very painful?

Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos stood behind León de Fuego, he did not regret having destroyed his friend's statue. Time will change all that, and León de Fuego will forget about the statue. "Today is God's party, if we're late, he won't be happy." Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos patiently reminded. “Yeah.” León de Fuego remained motionless. The Thunder God Rey de Los Lobos laughed: “This year a beautiful goddess is dancing at the party, the gods have all gone for the conspicuous position, if we don't go we will all be taken. ”

“Prettier than her?” Leon de Fuego remained motionless. “At least that goddess has a soul.”

Finally, the God of Fire León de Fuego arrived at the banquet of God. He found a place and sat down, sitting in front of a dragon-carved wine table, a table full of purple glasses of amber wine, a wine tray made of jade, filled with ripe peaches, León de Fuego He smiled and shook his head, lifting his cup and drinking it down. O gods in heaven! Have you seen human suffering?

The gods talked, laughed together happily, and all forgot that in the human world, there was a fierce war, the people suffered, and there was no home.

Seeing that everyone was drunk, God said: "Today, the goddess Palomas Blancas - who has just become a goddess, will dance for everyone to see." As soon as God finished speaking, a beautiful goddess, with a soft white dress, stood by the lake in front of the palace. The music played, and she started dancing to the music. That soft dance is wonderful, the daffodils blooming in the middle of the lake are not as pure and noble as her.

While she was twirling around in the dance, León de Fuego saw her perfect beauty. She is not only beautiful but also gentle like water, that personality is exactly like the statue that was thrown into the human world.

León de Fuego used magic to create his guitar. His ten fingers glided over the strings, the sound of the guitar sounded like the sounds of nature, echoing through the heavens, the dance of Palomas Blancas, and the sound of León de Fuego combined beautifully.

The music ended, and Palomas Blancas gently bowed. Is it real or virtual? Leon de Fuego couldn't tell the difference either. “This song is only available in heaven! It's been a long time, I haven't heard from you." God said surprised. “God, I am not good at drinking, can you allow me to rest?” León de Fuego stood up and history asked. "Okay! Go home and rest." God nodded in agreement.

León de Fuego left the party and chased Palomas Blancas. When the captivating image reappeared in his field of vision, he hastily called out in a slightly strained voice: “Wait!” Palomas Blancas heard, but after pausing for a few seconds, she resumed walking. “Didn't you hear what I said? Can't you hear it forever?" The distant call of León de Fuego forced Palomas Blancas to stop. "Do you have any work?" She coldly asked back. "How do you think?" "I only take orders to dance for the gods to enjoy, please don't be like that." Hearing this answer, he was a bit surprised. “You don't remember me? I am Leon de Fuego.” “I know, you are the Fire God León de Fuego, the gods in heaven respect you. But that doesn't mean you can do whatever you like." “Why are you like this, I am the one who created you, and gave you soul and life, you tell me like that?” León de Fuego gripped her shoulder tightly, his eyes filled with sorrow, but her face remained unchanged, as cold as ever.

Palomas Blancas swatted his hand away, took a step back, and said: “León de Fuego, the god of fire, I live in the human world, and it took a thousand years of training to become a goddess. I don't know what you're talking about.” Then she turned to leave. León de Fuego once again gave chase, stood in front of her, and blocked her way, saying word for word: “My efforts, my waiting, my expectations are only exchanged for this coldness? "If you don't come back, I'll tell God! "

León de Fuego was surprised, and took a step back, was he wrong? Or is it all just an illusion?