Chapter 30 : Heaven (1)
Keinnayi P.O.V
*crash*
A crash sound enters my ear. Of course, it is not made by me or something near me but it comes from the monitor beside me. An hour ago, I sent a golem behind Embra. In this world, it would be called a drone. Anyway, the monitor is showing everything the golem is seeing in 'live'. So, as soon as I hear the sound, I stop upgrading 'the Guide system' and calls Sethar who is going around the world.
*Flash*
Sethar teleports beside me not even a second after and before she asks, her eyes naturally follow my eyesight and looks at the monitor. We saw how Embra run to the side in preparation for crashing into the van. We saw how he crashed into the van and turn it to the right side and how Embra stopped it with the help of three other men. We also saw how Embra saved the children from the van one by one.
And, finally, we saw how Embra died kneeling and we heard Embra's last thoughts using our divinity.
'I love you Keinnayi. With all my heart...' (Embra's thought)
I smile.
Glad you also feel the same way as me. I am truly glad. I love you too, Embra. I love you like a man and want to be beside you too. But, it is not impossible for the current us. ... Yes. For 'current' us.
I will show you the path to godhood.
"Sethar, is there anyone left to mark?" (Keinnayi)
"No. I have marked all of Embra's loyal subordinates. They will surely meet in the next lives. Whether they will still be loyal or not, I will depend on Embra." (Sethar)
"Thank you, Sethar" (Keinnayi)
"No. This is my selfish wish. You do not need to thank me." (Sethar)
"Hm. I am also finished too. Let's collect Embra's soul." (Keinnayi)
Sethar becomes thoughtful when I say that but, I do not ask her further. We need to collect Embra's soul before he returns to the Samsara cycle or the cycle of Reincarnation of Earth.
I stop time and we both appear in front of Embra who is kneeling. I know that his death right now is not permanent and that he can still be reincarnated but, I can't help but, become teary. I could not contain my sorrow anymore and hug him who is kneeling down.
"Don't worry. You will surely get another chance. I will give you one... That's why become a god really quick, alright? I will be waiting for you." (Keinnayi)
I know he cannot hear me anymore but, I could not contain my feelings. Sethar put a hand on my shoulders to console me.
That's right. This is not the end. No, this is the start. The beginning of mortal Sky Embra in his path to Godhood.
I wipe my tears and collect his soul from his dead body. I nod towards ether who also nods back. Together, we go back towards my palace using our divine powers.
In a far far away place from Earth, there is a huge place floating atop a sea of white clouds. There are no buildings in the vicinity of the huge palace and there is no sun in the sky. But, it is bright with brilliant light in here. This is my own personal realm and the realm that I rule as a Guardian Goddess of Time and Space.
I and Sethar came back to the palace after living five years in the mortal world known as 'Earth'. However, it feels like it has been a long while since I left my palace to search for the 'Guide system' that I throw out in the fits of anger.
Anyway, we both arrive in front of the palace and stops in front of the entrance. There is something I need to do before I reincarnate him to his favourite world. Gifts.
As a guardian goddess, I have many things I can gift to Embra and reincarnate him but, it is best that I leave it to one of the God of Reincarnation. It is not because I am weak enough to reincarnate a mortal's soul. Uh. How do I explain this...
Oh right. it is like the differences between the wooden sculpture made by someone who merely does it as a hobby and the wooden sculpture made by a passionate carver who has been doing wood carving for years. Even if they make the same sculpture, there is an obvious differences between the quality of the two.
The same principle can be used here too. I can reincarnate a mortal soul and a god of reincarnation can do that too. But, Embra will more benefit from the god of reincarnation.
I and Sethar enter our room while I am thinking of this and that. And, in the end, I decided on who I would get help from. I takes a deep breath and with a resolve to do all my best, I speak towards Sethar,
"I am going to send him to the void. There, no one will notice. Please watch over his soul while I go talk to god of reincarnation." (Keinnayi)
"Yes, Sister Dewei, leave him to me.." (Sethar)
I smiles looking at Sethar, my reliable younger sister. I am sure she know why I choose to do so. If I leave a mortal soul in my palace for a period of time, the guardian of Heaven will surely sense it. There is an ironclad rule in Haven and that is 'Mortals are not allowed'. I can hide him with my power but, it is best to leave it in the void the place between dimensions, where the Guardian of Heaven cannot sense.
I brought my hands together and made a hand sign to invoke an incantation. An incantation to open a gate to the void.
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The gate opens in front of me and the surrounding became unstable because of the void. Sethar used her divine power and create a barrier to protect both of us while I am connecting the gate. The magic in the surrounding became more and more unstable and then distortion occurs in the gate which is the indication that the gate is now connected to the void.
I hurriedly summon Embra soul and let it out towards the void which is sucking everything around it. A black vortex swallowed Embra's soul and before it devours the surrounding things, I terminated the spell. The gate disappeared and the surrounding became stable again. Ugh. I hate opening the void gate. The void is the place which literally has nothing as its name suggest. Because it has nothing, it always tries to devour everything.
Even the power of us gods and the only existence that can stay in that place is a pure soul without any kind of power like Embra's soul. It is definitely not a place I will go even as a mistake.
"Phew. It is always nerve-wracking to open the void gate. Well, I will go now. Watch over him will you." (Keinnayi)
"I will, Sister Dewei. Have a safe tr-" (Sethar)
Sethar is going to dispel the barrier and send me off but, suddenly a distortion form beside her, just outside of the barrier. She sidestepped in front of me and prepare herself to ready for everything.
"Relax, Sethar. I am not going to bite you. Ha Ha you are so cute when you became serious." (An unknown voice)
A clear and small voice rung out from the distortion and a being came out of it. The most noticeable features are her wings almost golden and her two horn growing vertically upward. The wings enveloped her whole body from the back that her face can't be seen. After the vortex closed, she unfurled her wings and golden scales can be seen around it.
Her face is revealed to be plain face with a V-shaped face with no special features. Her Eyebrows are also lowered from upper and forming a V-shaped with the gap between them. A white straight line is seen to be drawn from the middle of the forehead till the gap between eyebrows. Her ears are also long; protruding to the side. She has short Platinum hair with a mix of silver here and there.
The hair near her neck are kept long and they fall till her waist. She is appeared to be wearing a tight-fitting dress of the same colour as her skin. Her hands are folded with slightly long fingers with thick claws at the tip. She has a tribal marking on her whole arms. All in all, she is a slim beauty just like me but she is thinner than I am. Her eyes are closed but I am sure she is 'looking' at the two of us in front of her.
She may be intimidating to others but, to me who knows her, she is a cheerful person.
"Al, it is been a while." (Keinnayi)
I greets her at the same time Sethar dispel her barrier. I know she is coming as I sensed her earlier but, it seems I forgot to mention it to Sethar. My bad. Al is the god of all dragons in this universe and she is also the best friend of mine, Algadore. I and she have known each other for aeons and together we were once famous as 'troublemaker' through Heaven when we were young. Those were good days. Wait, This is not the time to reminisce.
"Hey ya, Dewei, Sethar! Been a while. Are you doing good?" (Algadore)
"Mhm. I am doing good, Al. Glad to see you." (Keinnayi)
"I am sorry for my earlier rudeness, Lady Algadore." (Sethar)
"Nyahaha. No need. No need. It was my bad, suddenly appearing in your place. So, What'cha doing being all tense and that." (ALgadore)
I smile seeing Al laugh it off to Sethar's actions while the person herself is bowing in apology. *sigh* She is still stiff. Well, anyway, it is so like Al to be this carefree. If it is her, I am sure, there will be no problem.
"Al, there is something I want to tell you, about our short time in a mortal world. Let's sit somewhere" (Keinnayi)
"Nyah? A mortal world?" (Algadore)
I invite Al who is looking confused to sit down at a chair and proceed to tell her about my five years on Earth after I awake from my slumber while drinking tea that Sethar made.