But the next day, it was during that time when something unusual happened. The sky turned fiery red and thunder clashes burst into my ears. An eidolon…it was strange. I thought that eidolons were just some kind of a myth. I watched it from afar as the eidolon burned almost all the living things. I watched as all the trees burned into ashes and all the animals blazed with fire around them, burning into ashes. That was when I met Gou, an old friend of mine, an old guardian. Well he was one. He took care of me since I was a baby. He used to bring me to the beach every evening. He used to carry me behind his back while singing my favorite song called, “Sight of Questira”. It has a lovely tune and a lovely chorus. He was like my father. I never knew my father, my mom used to tell me not to think of him too much. Well she never said why. Gou was there for me before and after my mom died. She died in her sleep. It was heartbreak for the villagers and me especially. I tried not to think of her right now but it is very hard not to. I wore her favorite necklace that she gave me before she died. Hand-made by her, a wooden string with a beautiful pendant attached to it. It has a symbol carved into it. It looked like a lion. Maybe it symbolizes of my courage and my strong will to strive forward. I really loved her from my bottom of my heart.
Back to Gou, he told me that I couldn’t stay in this place.
“Do you want to know the truth about all of this? Do you want to know why you are here? Follow me and be silent”. He told me that. I couldn’t understand him for one moment. He brought me to the eidolon.
“Are you out of your mind? Do you want to get all of us killed?” I shouted at him. “This is it.” He said in a calmly, muffled voice. He dragged me underneath the eidolon. I never felt so scared like this in my life but I tried to stay calm and remember mom’s words. I couldn’t say a word. I felt stiffed.
“This is it. This is where you will go.” He shouted at me.
“Huh?” I said softly. My hands began to fade away…soon, my whole body was fading away and there was this very bright light gleam into my eyes.
Moments later…
I found myself lying on the white, hot sands of a beach.
“Hey sleepy head, get up,” Gou yelled at me.
“Where are we? What happened here Gou?” I replied. My head ached and my whole body was throbbing. And I was feeling hungry.
“Gou, where are we now? I’m hungry”. I yelled at him.
He said, “Recognize this place son?”
“Could this be…Questira?” I asked him. It was Questira, my old kingdom of light. Located north of Gaia. It is the largest kingdom. Well, It looked the same. It looked unchanged. The sculptures and the statues are the same as 2000 years ago.
“2000 years ago, it was like this too”.
“2000 years ago? Boy you must have hit your head hard”. I stared at Gou for one moment. I couldn’t say a word to him. I was bamboozled with so many complications in my mind. Gou must have thought that I was some kind of an idiot.
An old man with a wooden stick approached us, together with his pet dog.
“Sano, is that really you?” He said with a subtle voice.
“Grandpa Yuren?” It was my Grandfather on my mom’s side, the chief of the village, Miihen. I remembered him when I was little. He used to call me stupid names like crybaby and little rascal. It was fun to be with him, but I was stunned for one moment. I couldn’t believe my eyes that my grandfather was still alive and active. Gou wasn’t surprised. I didn’t know why. It had been a long time since I met my grandfather and Gou. I was just confused. Well Grandfather Yuren took us back to his small house. Nothing had changed. It was all the same just like 2000 years ago. We had tea and a little discussion.
“Yuren, the eidolon, Ramuh, is still alive. I thought we took care of it a long time ago. I thought the summoner killed it.” Gou uttered.
“Yes. Ramuh died a long time ago. It’s body died. But its spirit lived. The spirit will obtain a body of any human.” Yuren replied.
“Not to interrupt or anything, I just want to know more about this eidolon…where did it come from?” I told Grandfather Yuren.
“Well son…didn’t your father, Ryo, tell you about this?” Grandfather Yuren asked me.
“Yuren, the child needs some rest. Let him rest a little.” Gou uttered.
I was lying in the bed while staring at the ceiling and thoughts entered my head. I never knew my father, Gou, so that was his name. I wonder if he is still alive and what problems did he give to my mother to make her hate him so much. I have to find out that myself. If only my mom was still alive, I would know the truth and live a blissful life. But there was something not right about Gou, something about his eyes that made my heart pounding faster every time I stare into them.
To be continued…
