Zjjan Master 13 Sp02 02, Sky's Rejection

Peeking back into the memories of his past; Jaino was still a child around that time, unfortunately involved to an incident that costed plenty of people to die.

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Houses are burning. The rough dark thick emitting smokes are revolving—likely a steady standing hurricane while going curvingly ascending while gathering into the clouds.

People are running, screaming, and terrified. And some of them stand to defend their village. They're vigilant however powerless for the series of people slaughtered in front; unable to foresee the a.s.sailants for they are unseeable.

Around at the path, while people are pa.s.sing through; he's sitting. His hands are behind grounded as propped to his body, along by his knees, shivering. It's a terror for him. Useless and nothing, he can't do anything.

Even when he sees those omnipotent Norims, who have defended their villages, fall down; in the view of his eye, he really can do nothing. Only to tremble more, he can't even stand. He's overwhelmed.

He has able to escape the village alongside his mother by the costed of his father's life.

Fastened by the sticky and huge cobweb after they've escaped and went into the forest. Such misfortune stumbles to his life. His mother suffers the casualty in saving him.

He's crying out loud while carrying her who's suffering in toxin. He can go losing himself for he can't do anything.

Needing to move while crying as loud as he could, he walks. He's struggled too much. His mind can't bare it anymore. His vision begins to blur and rotating. Despite of, he continues in crying. Slowly he falls, fainted.

He regains consciousness, surprise; it's not his room.

He hears murmur, a girl on the balcony is sitting on the table. She's muttering. She hates to watch the patient. She's around at his age.

He rises to sit. "Hey! Who are you?"

"Oh, you've awake boy pa.s.s out." Such arrogant offends him. "Anyway, I'm…" She runs into the door and she yells, "Father! He awakes!" Her voice resounds across the hallway.

He doesn't know why. Too confuse, he's just scratching his hair.

The girl is confused too. She is fl.u.s.tered and don't know what to do. She grabs the water jug and she pours water into a gla.s.s. "Here, take it."

And Jaino, who receives the gla.s.s, drinks. "Well, thanks."

She pours water in the gla.s.s again.

A bearded man witnesses the scene as he enters the room. His nonindulgent face frightens the boy. The next who enters is Miera; she smiles at the patient. The bearded man leans in the wall in front of the boy as Miera sits near the other side of the bed opposite to the girl is.

"You seem did sleep well. Sounds good getting along towards my daughter?" has asked by the bearded man. The boy gulps.

"I still not accept this boy pa.s.s out yet! Look! He's weak!" the girl has yelled, heavy to the boy's shoulders. His chest is tightened by the freezing pain.

"Silence! Insolence!" has scolded by the bearded man; shutting her mouth. "If you're wondering who I am, Zahamara Lightning is my full name." He's a Fange, currently formidable one. "I think you know her already."

"I asked her; she didn't tell me."

"Tch! Kilie is my name! But don't say it! Not until you've proven your worthy!"

"And I'm Miera." She's smiling at him while checking his wounds.

"Just try getting along with her, you'll adapt it later," has advised by Zahamara. "Miera, is he fine to hear a thing?"

"He'll confuse sir, I'm afraid. He needs to improve his mental state yet."

"If you say so… Come, let the three of us head outside."

"Hey, where are you going? What about me?"

Zahamara glances at him. "Someone will speak it, instead of us. I hope, you'll decide quickly."

Wondering who might be. He's thinking another person that he doesn't know; a renowned maybe or a doctor. Then it comes to his mind a relative.

He remembers suddenly what was actually happened. Everything comes flooding to his mind. Hearing the cries from those of who had been slaughtered. Feeling the scorching sea of fire while seeing the parents of him who had died.

Noticing someone hugs him. He gains consciousness. Crying; humming; a woman? He recognizes her. His eyes shred as he speaks, "I'm glad. Tell me; is all everything a lie? I'm afraid. I'm scared. Please don't leave me anymore. I don't know what to do. I'm losing myself..."

"It's fine. I'm here for I can't leave you anymore." Then she caresses his hair and kisses his cheek. "But someday you will."

"No— I can't do that."

"Yes, you will. You were brave right there. You didn't leave me no matter what I say. I guess you're just like your father."

"Tell me, am I just hallucinating?"

"Of course you're not."

"Then why we're still here? I know that forest well. No Norim like me could survive there alive."

"It's kind of funny." She then smiles. "I witnessed everything... I couldn't even rest well. Those predators, they didn't attack. They just watched us."

"Hah, hah, hah." He sniffles. "Impossible…"

"You won't live as a child forever, y'know. So, accept it." She leans her lips to his forehead. "You brought us here; we will live new. You'll study here and grow. And eventually you will live or leave here."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Someday you will grow as a man. And remember; no matter what you are; don't deprive hope. As long as you're alive; you're invincible…"

"What about father?"

"He'll rest now." She hugs him tightly as the boy cries much.

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They've struggled for our happiness

demand no return nor favor,

for us, a fruit of this life's line