435 Bell

The cave began to change after about an hour of traveling inside. Alicia had no idea how wide this mountain was but she could feel the power of the spirit getting stronger. The cave walls were now covered in overgrowth. Roots, leaves, and flowers could be seen all over. "We are close." Mirri said as she led the way. She did not want Alicia to be in the front just in case the spirit tried to attack.

After ten more minutes of travel, the path finally turned a bend and became bright. It was as if the sun was shining down inside the cave. The little spirit that looked no more than ten years of age sat barefooted on a rock swinging her little legs back and forth. she had green hair and her eyes flickered with a green light, unfortunately, they seemed to be mainly dull as if the little spirit had no life in her whatsoever. "Are you here to take me away?" The little spirit asked, she looked at Mirri and then at Alicia. No malice could be seen in her eyes. 

"That depends. I do not want to force you to do anything. If you wish to stay here and live alone in this cave, I can create a barrier that will keep others out. But if you wish to come with me, you can. I can promise you that no one will harm you." Alicia replied as she smiled at the little spirit. Alicia felt the little spirit who wore a long white shirt looked very cute with her hair all tied up into a messy bun. 

The little spirit looked at Alicia and then at Mirri. Mirri nodded her head, this single nod caused the little spirit's eyes to begin to tear up. "I can finally not be alone!?" 

Alicia sighed. The little spirit tears rolled down her chubby little cheeks making Alicia''s heart hurt for the poor little thing. From what she knew about Mirri, was that the life of a spirit that does not know the outside world is very lonely. They are scared to venture out and will stay alone until the day they are discovered and taken away, be it willingly or by force or they will snuff out of existence. Some may even stay in a hidden location until the day the planet they are on collapses underneath them.

Alicia nodded her head and smiled. "Mhm… You can finally not be alone. If you wish to come with me then I can take you out, so you can see the world. You can live however you wish."

"Then… I will follow you..." The little spirit spoke, her lips curling up into a smile. 

"Do you have a name?" Alicia asked. She figured that the little spirit would not have a name yet but she still asked just in case.

But before Alicia could answer Mirri grabbed the little spirit's hand, pulled her over to Alicia, and then waved her hand causing a magic circle to form under the two. "Mirri?"

"Protection..." Mirri said, forcing Alicia and the little spirit to form a contract. 

The light from the contract circle faded and Alicia stood in front of the little spirit who was looking at Alicia with a confused expression. "Does this mean you are now my mommy?" 

Alicia suddenly felt like a headache was coming on. She let out a sigh and nodded her head. "You can say that." In a way, Bell was not wrong. They were now bound by contract, although it was like a master servant type thing it was no different than being a family. And, since the little spirit looked ten years of age, having her call Alicia mom, was not out of place. "Since you do not have a name, let's give you one. From now on your name will be Bell." 

"Bell… Bell… Thank you, Mommy!" Bell jumped up and down and smiled brightly. The dull eyes she had when Alicia first came, now shown with great vigor and life.

Seeing Bell become so lively made Alicia smile. "Alright let's return. Come here you two." Alicia reached out her hand and grabbed both Mirri's and Bell's hands before disappearing from sight.

On the command deck of the ship, Alicia appeared on a small platform that was used for transporting back and forth from the ship to the ground. It was also used for when Alicia came and went from the ship itself. 

"Alicia this is?" Blake saw a small figure clinging tightly to Alicia's clothes. 

"This is Bell, a spirit composed of the law of life. After I sent the cultivator messenger away, I went to the planet's surface to fetch her. " Alicia explained. Alicia then turned her attention to Bell and brought her forward. "Bell this is your dad."

Blake looked at Alicia and smiled while shaking his head. He wondered just how many adopted kids his wife was going to take in. But in a sense, this was not a normal child as it was a creation of the laws of the universe. Bell, looked at Blake and her cheeks blushed, she quickly hid behind Alicia and said: "Mommy, when I look at dad, I feel a thumping in my chest."

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