It was a silent and cold winter night, the kind that makes anybody nostalgic, inside the Crimson Mansion, Asherit was quietly enjoying a bath in the artificial hot springs that was in his room.
The bathroom was not so fancy, but it was big enough and since it was not covered, it created a nice atmosphere.
Whooo ~
Out of nowhere, snowflakes began to descend from the sky, guided by the stars creating their way to rest somewhere, some perched on the trees adorning them with purity, others piled up on the ground imitating the mountains and trying to reach the heavens again, several more finished their trip above the hot springs and as they merged with these a sigh seemed to be heard.
Such magnificent scene, moved Asherit to some memories of his past with that person that he loved so much.
…..
"Mom, it's snowing, it's snowing!" Although he was only about 4 years old, Asherit looked like a boy between 7 and 8 years old.
Inside an isolated mansion that was housed in a majestic castle, Asherit screamed and leaped as he enjoyed the sensation of being covered in luscious snowflakes.
Beside him, an elegant and beautiful lady wore a white dress, and as she gazed lovingly and tenderly at Asherit, a warm smile spread across her face.
"That's right, I forgot that it was this time of year where the earth is painted white..." Commented in a sweet and somewhat nostalgic voice Asherit's Mom, Elizabeth.
“Did you know that although they look identical, without exception, all snowflakes are different?”, Attracting Asherit's attention, Elizabeth commented as she took a snowflake with a gentle wave of her hand.
"Some people use such a wonder to metaphorically explain the perfection of life and the events that make it up...",
"Asherit, do you want to hear a story?" The Queen asked as she looked at her son.
"Yes Mom, I do" As Elizabeth urged her young son to sit down, she began to tell him an old story.
“Years ago, when I was younger, I loved to travel the world and learn about the different cultures that inhabit it”,
“At the same time, I liked to cultivate and become stronger so that I could enter dangerous places and study mysteries that no one else had been able to solve”,
Suddenly the Queen smiled and while lovingly pricking Asherit's nose, she said.
"Although my little one's talent is incomparable, your Mom should not be underestimated either",
"Jeje" An amused giggle came from Asherit and the Queen continued.
"However, cultivation is a long and difficult road...",
"That year, although I had reached what the world believed was the insurmountable heaven, I felt that I could go further",
"However, I also felt that the risk of trying to break those chains to fly higher, was something that I was not ready for yet, so I decided to wander the world for some time to clear my mind",
"While wandering through a montane forest in the far northeast kingdoms, I came across something impressive, the little baby of an Ice Phoenix", a light of wonder passed through Asherit's eyes as he tried to imagine this mythical beast.
"Said divine beast is rarely seen in the world, and it seemed that, that little girl's mother had infused all her strength so that her offspring could be born and see the world with her own eyes",
"However, such an event caused a series of astonishing manifestations which attracted many cultivators, tempted by the ambition to possess such a magnificent creature, or at least obtain its core of energy, people began to hunt the little one",
"When I ran into her, she was full of wounds and cornered, it was only a matter of time before those people achieved their goal",
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"Mom..." Pity for the little girl who came to a lonely and cruel world without her mother to protect her, began to flood Asherit's heart.
The mother of this little Ice Phoenix calf, had brought her into the world with her life, but the little girl had not even been able to cry and thank her mom for such a gift, when there were already people trying to take it from her.
Reading her precious son's feelings, Elizabeth stroked his forehead lovingly and commented.
"You don't have to worry, such an event happening in front of your Mother's eyes, I certainly wouldn't let those people get away with it",
"After driving them away, I tried to help heal the little girl's wounds, but, her life essence had been badly damaged and being a divine beast, I didn't have enough skills to help her",
“I was desperate, such a unique form of life was going to perish in front of me and I couldn't do anything, but…”,
"Suddenly, a tall and well-formed man appeared in front of me and the little girl, my sight then seemed to blur because I couldn't make out his features well"
“Although many people thought that I was standing on the cusp of cultivation and no one at that time seemed to match me, I was not even able to estimate that man's strength…”,
"Not knowing his intentions, my heart began to beat with fear as I approached the little Ice Phoenix, and it was then that I could hear his voice that he commented with a great laugh the following;",
{Hahaha, little ones you are both amazing, one pushing her strength to the limit so as not to waste the precious gift her Mother gave her and the other fighting with all her might to protect such an amazing life},
"I couldn't see how, but the next moment, that man was already standing a few inches from both of us, one of his hands was on the head of the little phoenix while the other was pressed against my forehead",
"We were both paralyzed, unable to move an inch, however, when I realized that the little girl was healing at an impressive speed, my heart calmed down a bit and then that man commented",
{Your life will be hard and lonely for a while, but, with a great determination to live it, you will become stronger and stronger and at some point, you will be able to fly through the skies without fearing anything or anyone, as for friendship, don't worry since no soul is born alone in this world},
{As for you little princess, remember that, ´A snowflake never falls in the wrong place´},
{You arrived here without thinking, extending the life of our little friend so that she would meet me, however, nothing in life happens by coincidence, and it is not like someone writing a script of what happens, because even the actors of such novel will get out of the script while forging their own destiny with the decisions they make on their way},
{Remember that, each being is unique and unrepeatable, and like a snowflake which only exists for a sigh, until it falls to the ground and becomes a drop of water, so we only have one life before merging with the river of time, if we not risk enjoying it, having fun, improving ourselves, to living it in itself, perhaps we will never escape the ink of that script already written}
"Such words opened my mind and apparently also that of the little phoenix, because, we had both fallen into a kind of transcendent enlightenment",
"Days and nights passed while we kept our eyes closed, when we finally woke up, the Ice Phoenix had evolved and seemed even more majestic, on the other hand, I had broken the bottleneck that people considered unbeatable",
"Although to this day I don't really understand how, we both obtained an immense amount of energy for our advances and thanks to the enlightenment we were immersed in, breaking those shackles was as easy as opening our eyes..."
Asherit's eyes shone with amazement as he imagined the scenes his Mom narrated to him, seeing how she was lost as she gazed into the distance, Asherit asked.
"Mom, and what happened to that elder?" Her little son's question brought Elizabeth out of her thoughts as she gently answered.
"I don't know, the little phoenix and I looked for him for days, but it was impossible for us to track him down, then we both took different paths, but I kept looking for that older one for a long time to thank him, however, I never found him",
"After that event, throughout my travels, I would sometimes hear about a man who suddenly appeared to save someone, someone who after a long time achieved great things, whether for better or for worse...",
"On one occasion I even visited a small kingdom on the edge of the continent where a legend is constantly heard...",
“It is said, that nothing happens by coincidence in this world and that as long as someone is a key piece in history, if such a person finds himself in a dead end, a guardian, The Guardian of this world, will emerge from his chambers to show him the way or perhaps, just to make him see that there is a way…” A thoughtful and emotional look crossed Queen Elizabeth's face and it was only until much later that Asherit dared to interrupt her by saying.
"Mom, that means that you are one of the important people in this world..."
"Haha", coming out of her daze at her little one's words, the Queen stroked Asherit's hair as she commented lovingly.
"Of course that I’m important, after all, my destiny is to be the best Mom in the world"
"Mm-Mm, yes you are mom" ...
…..
"Yes, you are..." Lying in the hot springs, nostalgia hit Asherit's heart as a snowflake fell to end its journey on his cheek and merge with a small tear that ran down his face.
Although it hurt to be away from his Mom, he kept repeating such a proverb, thinking of all the things he had experienced and the people he had met, thinking of how he struggled every day to break the script and free himself of the ink that it looked stained.
"A snowflake never falls in the wrong place, does it?" That nostalgic night, Asherit continued to enjoy the atmosphere with a smile as his mind and heart grew stronger once more.