The sky,the open sky.those birds do they know what’s beyond this village.? If I could fly would I know the beyond?those wings they hold the secrets to lands beyond, I wonder?

“Ashiya dinner is ready, go and get Dactus and Rebecca for me” ok mom I’ll be quick.I run to the end of the village to find my siblings playing as usual. Every day playing in the exact same spot. Why am I angry, there’s nothing beyond the village. Dactus Rebecca mom said dinners ready. “Ok” responding in unison. “Hey don’t copy me” Dactus said in frustration. “No I said it first of course” Rebecca responded. I let out a slight chuckle. that’s what happens when you spend so much time together. “She follows me everywhere I go.it’s not me it’s her” Dactus replied. “Look the suns going down.” Rebecca stated. Oh we better hurry back. Ok, let’s run back and don’t look up.With all of us here dinner begins with our mom and my 9 other siblings. After dinner we head to the bath. It’s total chaos. We all enter at the same, we all wash each other’s back. Then we head to bed. That is our day. We wake up eat breakfast and I go to help the village. once I’m done with my duties I hang out with Elvie my friend with her we venture out the village but we never see anything. Elvie today we are going south. Hopefully we find something today. “Ashiya my mom packed us sandwiches she knows you love her sandwiches” Elvie stated with a smile on her face. O, yes your mom is a great cook. “Really mom alway says she’s not.” Answered with a puzzled look. Well she’s at least better than my mom, but please don’t tell her. Elvie chuckled. “Ok let’s go Ashiya. While we leave the village we both see a tall figure cloaked in a dark robe. Who is that? we don’t have any dark fabric. “ Maybe  Mr.Yaiko found some. Now let’s go. Elvie grabbing my arm.Pant pant. Elvie! I think we should head back.There is nothing here. We’ve been walking for 2 hours already, and I’m holding back my vomit I can’t continue. “Ashiya can you smell that.” Smell what? “If you come over here the smell changes.” Ok wait I coming actually come take your sword and shield.”ok just hurry up” woah that smells weird, wait do you hear that, its like a loud crash. “Ashiya look that bird is white.” What a white bird I thought they were all black. “Let’s keep going we finally found something.” I wanted  to say no since it was getting dark, but seeing that cute smile I couldn’t deny her request. We made it closer and closer to see something as blue as the sky. It was moving and it was loud. “Come over here Ashiya. Look at the ground it’s soft and white.” What is this I can dip my hand right into it with no resistance. My hand reaches in and I hit something I grab onto it and pull it out. Look Elvie this rock purple or I think it’s a rock I can open it. “What is that white ball inside.” Elvie questioned. Weird it’s hard. I look up to see the sun go down. Elvie let’s go the sun is going down. “No I wanna stay the floor is so soft, the birds are funny looking, and this place is something different from the village. We finally found something different something new. We can stay as long as we don’t look up. Stay with me.” Elvie with tears running down her cheeks. I always knew how she felt so of course I stayed . Fine anything for you. “Yay” her expression changing quickly from sadness to happy sticking her tongue out towards me had she just tricked me. I thought that but the answer was both she guilted me to stay but I knew she really felt that. “Ok let’s go into the water.” Elvie said. Almost replying yes I froze. I processed what she said and thought does she want us to go with our only pair of clothing or does she want to swim without our clothes, if she wanted that we would be completely naked. Elvie did you want to go in with our clothes on or …. i look up seeing her blush. “Uhhhmm, I don’t want to get our clothes wet so I guess we can go n…aaaked. Are you sure? I responded. “As long as it’s you I don’t mind” Elvie said looking flustered. As we were undressing we heard a roar. Elvie rushes to get her sword and shield and looks for the creature who roared and laid eyes upon a mass of something. It was wriggling. Nothing but dark you couldn’t make up what it was. “Ashiya  get behind me and buff.” Elvie yelled. Ok. I start to buff her with continuous healing, reinforcement, and double power. She dances her way to the dark mass and slashes with her sword. The mass swipes at her with its tentacle. She dodges. The mass then heals the slash away. The mass unleashes 10 tentacles towards her and she dodges all but one. The one tentacle heading my way. I see the it coming my way but I couldn’t move I froze. She jumps in between me and the tentacle and tries to block it with her shield. It hits her and the shield destroying the shield in the process. Elvie severely injured I run over to her and quickly heal all injuries away.”see I told you Ashiya together we make an indestructible duo. Now let me show you my ultimate move” Elvie yelled with a crazed look on her face. I felt a chill down my spine. I look towards the water it begging to turn solid. I look back at Elvie with a blue aura enveloping her whole. She slashes. A blue projectile traveling towards the mass at speeds I couldn’t comprehend. Hitting the mass it completely froze. Seconds later the mass shattered into a million pieces. That was awesome Elvie how were you able to do that I don’t think anyone in the village can do that. “I’ve been training myself” Elvie replied with a boastful smirk on her face. “ what was that?” Elvie asked. Before I could even answer I collapsed onto the ground. “Come on Ashiya from that really Olivis is stronger than that and he’s 7.” Oh really. Then what if I do thi…. Oh no what have I done I forgot. I looked up. A sharp pain in my head. I look around only to see that all around me is red and no sight of Elvie. Everything still blurry but my vision quickly became clear. I finally knew what the red was. It was fire burning a village. My village.

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