Chapter 78

Wherever

life plants you

bloom with grace.

~positive quotes.

A silver thread of energy wriggles around in a foreign space. All around it is darkness, which makes its appearance particularly eye catching. There is something strange about this piece if energy, it has a warm glow encircling it. And by the looks of things, it seems to be getting bigger. Like a growing star giant.

The darkness that was originally vast and wide gets suċkėd up into the thread of energy, as if it is some kind of vacuum. The more is sucks up the darkness the brighter it's glow gets until it's light everywhere.

When there is no more darkness left, a hand appears in the sea of light it grabs it, pulling the soul towards a whole. Once it's inside the hole, it closes back up and everything returns back to normal.

The hands that grabbed the soul belonged to a higher power. It saved the soul from eliminating itself. The space where it brought the soul looks like a field of flowers. The air is pure and the field is peaceful. The bright light soon dims until all that is left is a person. It's a female. Her silver hair surrounds her tiny body, a unique aura oozing from her bones. She’s stunning.

The girl's eyebrows are scrunched together as if she is having a nightmare. Her nose crinkles in agony.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blows over the gorgeous landscape, it gently ċȧrėsses the girl's skin, ultimately waking her up. Her long eyelashes flutter open, mismatched colored eyes glow in a haze. Her facial expression mimics one of confusion before switching to shock.

Getting up she realizes that she is completely nȧkėd. Her long hair covers the important parts though, but it doesn't stop her from blushing. The buŧŧerflies in the field fly towards her. They dance in a circle almost as if they are trying to tell her something.

The vibrant hues decorating their wings seem to paint a picture. A story almost. As she inspects them more closely she realizes that it's depicting her life cycle, all the way up until she detonates. Then she remembered how she died, a flash of bewilderment lights up her face. 'How did I get here?' She thinks.

All she can think of is the searing pain she felt when she attacked that evil god; Rowan. She's sure that he died along with her. But the question is, why did she end up here? She's supposed to be on her way to the reincarnation line, drinking granny Meng's delicious soup.

When she's done looking at the buŧŧerflies she decides to explore the uniqueness of this place. Though, in her heart there is an indescribable sense of displacement. She doesn't belong here. She knows that.

She bites her lip in contemplation, gazing at the sky. She failed, she failed everyone.

Her master, all the years of hard work that he focused on her, gone down the drain. Her grandparents, the love they felt for her, she won't be able to experience that anymore. How she misses looking at their adorable loving gazes.

Baozi, her baby bird. Who's gonna feed him? Who's going to make sure that he doesn't get eaten by the old man!? Oh crap the old man, even though he was mostly cold to her she could still feel the warmth of affection that he showed her in his own special way.

Daddy and Mommy, in that life, she had finally experienced what it was to have a mother's love and a father's care. She wasn't an orphan anymore and they made her feel welcomed.

Benjamin, her big brother. She loved him so much. I wonder how he's gonna react when he realizes that she's gone. Will he cry? She doesn't want him to feel sad. Looking back, she reminisces about the first time she met him.

She had only been around around a couple days old when her parents brought him to meet her. He told her that since he was her big brother he would love and cherish her forever. And then he gave her big slobbery kiss on her cheeks. She remembers at the time also promising to love him just as he did to her.

Without even realizing it, tears begin to drop down the girl’s cheek and onto the ground. The earth quickly soaks up the moisture, and a sprout soon pops up from the same place where the tears landed.

Then she’s reminded of her only best friend. Ora. That girl, knowing her she’d probably freak out if she knew she died. Maybe even slap her at her funeral to wake her up. She wouldn’t put it past her, hehe. All of the things they went through together just to end up being separated like this, it’s too much.

She died with so much regrets. She’s unwilling. Unwilling to give up now, not when there’s still so much to accomplish. She hasn’t even married Tian Tian yet! Her beloved. She hopes he’ll still be single and a celibate until they reunite again. She knows what she’s thinking is selfish, but she can’t help it. She...she loves him.she doesn’t want him to be with anyone else but her.

‘God, please. Please give me another chance on life. I promise this time I will cherish it wholly, I won’t take it for granted. I’ll do anything! Just please God, don’t take me now! I’m not ready!’

Falling to her knees, the girl bangs her head on the ground, her cries echo throughout the quiet enchanted place. She stays in that position head bowed and arms covering her face as she sobs for all that she’s lost.

Unknowingly, the green plant that had starter to grow, shoots up like lightning. It transforms from a tiny leaf poking its head above the ground into a large oak tree. Broad leaves extending far and wide.. It’s almost as if the tears were a magic growth potion.