Chapter 257: The End Of Winter.
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Winter ended, in the blink of an eye, it left quietly and silently as it had come. In the middle of the night, it simply stopped snowing and no more snowflakes fell from the sky.
Most people did not see the last snowflakes, because they were sleeping but Scarlet did because she was wide awake and capturing two soul eaters that had been hovering close to the temple but not daring to head inside to feast on the souls which followed the light emitted by the soul attraction stone.
After capturing the soul eaters, she sat on the roof of the castle, close to highest tip from where images of fallen mecha warriors were projected and she looked over small the city with a smile on her face.
"I did this." She thought, with pride. Even though she did not build the buildings with her own hands, she contributed resources. Sitting next to her was Severus, in puppy form licking his paws.
She rubbed his head and he brought it closer, behaving like an ordinary dog. She laughed softly and carried him on to her laps and they watched the last bits of thin snow falling and then stop.
The chill in the air remained, but she reckoned that it would be dispelled in a day or two.
She waved at the sky, bidding goodbye to the snow and then looked at the bright twinkling christmas lights on the roof or wall of almost every building and she realized that she would never celebrate a snowy Christmas ever again. It was not the first time she was having this thought, but watching the snow dwindle emphasized this fact on this night. How sad!!
"You know what Severus, I think I just might miss the winter." She said.
"I won't." Her soul pet responded. "I enjoy playing in the lake and mud ponds with the children. I also love hunting which we can only do when the sun is out and bright. Among the world's I have seen, this one might rank third on those with the worst seasons, winter especially."
She looked at the hound and asked, "And how many worlds have you seen?"
"Three thousand sixty eight." He said.
That number was quite specific, so, she asked, "Do you keep count?"
"Yes, I keep count and I keep pictures."
"Those are too many worlds." She said one of her thoughts on this out loud.
"There are too many deities." Severus replied.
Scarlet looked up at the sky, and she wondered where all those worlds were right now and what they looked like. Were some primitive and others modern? Did they have worlds were animals talked or giants lived?
Where there worlds with only one gender and there were no female or male specifications?
And why was the hound howling as if it's reaper was gone?
"Fools." Ramslin's spirit pet looked at Scarlet and Severus disdainfully before Ramslin blinked back to his home.
Theirs was the the only attention to be drawn, because even the spirit animals came out of the castle and took a look outside, wondering what the fuss was all about.
Their was a mixture of meowls and barks which drew the attention of the castle guards, waking up those who were sensitive sleepers.
"What is wrong with them?"
"I am trying to sleep."
"Someone tell them to keep it down."
"Did something happen?"
"They are drunk, they are drinking concentrated lotus wine, I can smell it all the way below here."
The humans could not understand the language of the animals so they simply searched castle grounds for what was exciting the animals and they found nothing, they shooed them back inside forcefully.
Mega Su was one of the light sleepers who was woken up because of the fuss and she looked outside her window and sighed.
"Honey, come back to bed, you have been standing their for over five minutes." Her husband called out from where he was laying in the bed.
She sighed again.
"What's wrong?" Her husband joined her at the window and his eyes lit up when he noticed that the snow was gone. "It's over, winter is finally over. We should be celebrating, why are you sad?"
"I don't know, I just feel_, weird." she said. "As if I want to cry but I have nothing to cry over." She could feel something stuffed in her chest and her throat that was eager to escape in the form of tears.
Her husband simply hugged her from the back and comforted her without saying a single word.
In the temple, monk Fion who was more attuned to spirituality and blessed by the old deity heard the howl. Other monks too arose, very sleepless because there was something restless in the air.
"Let's pray for the souls of the dead.' Monk Fion told them.
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Winter ended, in the blink of an eye, it left quietly and silently as it had come. In the middle of the night, it simply stopped snowing and no more snowflakes fell from the sky.
Most people did not see the last snowflakes, because they were sleeping but Scarlet did because she was wide awake and capturing two soul eaters that had been hovering close to the temple but not daring to head inside to feast on the souls which followed the light emitted by the soul attraction stone.
After capturing the soul eaters, she sat on the roof of the castle, close to highest tip from where images of fallen mecha warriors were projected and she looked over small the city with a smile on her face.
"I did this." She thought, with pride. Even though she did not build the buildings with her own hands, she contributed resources. Sitting next to her was Severus, in puppy form licking his paws.
She rubbed his head and he brought it closer, behaving like an ordinary dog. She laughed softly and carried him on to her laps and they watched the last bits of thin snow falling and then stop.
The chill in the air remained, but she reckoned that it would be dispelled in a day or two.
She waved at the sky, bidding goodbye to the snow and then looked at the bright twinkling christmas lights on the roof or wall of almost every building and she realized that she would never celebrate a snowy Christmas ever again. It was not the first time she was having this thought, but watching the snow dwindle emphasized this fact on this night. How sad!!
"You know what Severus, I think I just might miss the winter." She said.
"I won't." Her soul pet responded. "I enjoy playing in the lake and mud ponds with the children. I also love hunting which we can only do when the sun is out and bright. Among the world's I have seen, this one might rank third on those with the worst seasons, winter especially."
She looked at the hound and asked, "And how many worlds have you seen?"
"Three thousand sixty eight." He said.
That number was quite specific, so, she asked, "Do you keep count?"
"Yes, I keep count and I keep pictures."
"Those are too many worlds." She said one of her thoughts on this out loud.
"There are too many deities." Severus replied.
Scarlet looked up at the sky, and she wondered where all those worlds were right now and what they looked like. Were some primitive and others modern? Did they have worlds were animals talked or giants lived?
Where there worlds with only one gender and there were no female or male specifications?
And why was the hound howling as if it's reaper was gone?
"Fools." Ramslin's spirit pet looked at Scarlet and Severus disdainfully before Ramslin blinked back to his home.
Theirs was the the only attention to be drawn, because even the spirit animals came out of the castle and took a look outside, wondering what the fuss was all about.
Their was a mixture of meowls and barks which drew the attention of the castle guards, waking up those who were sensitive sleepers.
"What is wrong with them?"
"I am trying to sleep."
"Someone tell them to keep it down."
"Did something happen?"
"They are drunk, they are drinking concentrated lotus wine, I can smell it all the way below here."
The humans could not understand the language of the animals so they simply searched castle grounds for what was exciting the animals and they found nothing, they shooed them back inside forcefully.
Mega Su was one of the light sleepers who was woken up because of the fuss and she looked outside her window and sighed.
"Honey, come back to bed, you have been standing their for over five minutes." Her husband called out from where he was laying in the bed.
She sighed again.
"What's wrong?" Her husband joined her at the window and his eyes lit up when he noticed that the snow was gone. "It's over, winter is finally over. We should be celebrating, why are you sad?"
"I don't know, I just feel_, weird." she said. "As if I want to cry but I have nothing to cry over." She could feel something stuffed in her chest and her throat that was eager to escape in the form of tears.
Her husband simply hugged her from the back and comforted her without saying a single word.
In the temple, monk Fion who was more attuned to spirituality and blessed by the old deity heard the howl. Other monks too arose, very sleepless because there was something restless in the air.
"Let's pray for the souls of the dead.' Monk Fion told them.
You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbinWinter ended, in the blink of an eye, it left quietly and silently as it had come. In the middle of the night, it simply stopped snowing and no more snowflakes fell from the sky. Most people did not see the last snowflakes, because they were sleeping but Scarlet did because she was wide awake and capturing two soul eaters that had been hovering close to the temple but not daring to head inside to feast on the souls which followed the light emitted by the soul attraction stone. After capturing the soul eaters, she sat on the roof of the castle, close to highest tip from where images of fallen mecha warriors were projected and she looked over small the city with a smile on her face. "I did this." She thought, with pride. Even though she did not build the buildings with her own hands, she contributed resources. Sitting next to her was Severus, in puppy form licking his paws. She rubbed his head and he brought it closer, behaving like an ordinary dog. She laughed softly and carried him on to her laps and they watched the last bits of thin snow falling and then stop.The chill in the air remained, but she reckoned that it would be dispelled in a day or two. She waved at the sky, bidding goodbye to the snow and then looked at the bright twinkling christmas lights on the roof or wall of almost every building and she realized that she would never celebrate a snowy Christmas ever again. It was not the first time she was having this thought, but watching the snow dwindle emphasized this fact on this night. How sad!!"You know what Severus, I think I just might miss the winter." She said. "I won't." Her soul pet responded. "I enjoy playing in the lake and mud ponds with the children. I also love hunting which we can only do when the sun is out and bright. Among the world's I have seen, this one might rank third on those with the worst seasons, winter especially." She looked at the hound and asked, "And how many worlds have you seen?" "Three thousand sixty eight." He said. That number was quite specific, so, she asked, "Do you keep count?" "Yes, I keep count and I keep pictures." "Those are too many worlds." She said one of her thoughts on this out loud."There are too many deities." Severus replied. Scarlet looked up at the sky, and she wondered where all those worlds were right now and what they looked like. Were some primitive and others modern? Did they have worlds were animals talked or giants lived? Where there worlds with only one gender and there were no female or male specifications? And why was the hound howling as if it's reaper was gone? "Fools." Ramslin's spirit pet looked at Scarlet and Severus disdainfully before Ramslin blinked back to his home. Theirs was the the only attention to be drawn, because even the spirit animals came out of the castle and took a look outside, wondering what the fuss was all about. Their was a mixture of meowls and barks which drew the attention of the castle guards, waking up those who were sensitive sleepers. "What is wrong with them?" "I am trying to sleep." "Someone tell them to keep it down." "Did something happen?" "They are drunk, they are drinking concentrated lotus wine, I can smell it all the way below here."The humans could not understand the language of the animals so they simply searched castle grounds for what was exciting the animals and they found nothing, they shooed them back inside forcefully. Mega Su was one of the light sleepers who was woken up because of the fuss and she looked outside her window and sighed. "Honey, come back to bed, you have been standing their for over five minutes." Her husband called out from where he was laying in the bed. She sighed again. "What's wrong?" Her husband joined her at the window and his eyes lit up when he noticed that the snow was gone. "It's over, winter is finally over. We should be celebrating, why are you sad?" "I don't know, I just feel_, weird." she said. "As if I want to cry but I have nothing to cry over." She could feel something stuffed in her chest and her throat that was eager to escape in the form of tears.Her husband simply hugged her from the back and comforted her without saying a single word. In the temple, monk Fion who was more attuned to spirituality and blessed by the old deity heard the howl. Other monks too arose, very sleepless because there was something restless in the air. "Let's pray for the souls of the dead.' Monk Fion told them.
