the morning sun hits the ground, revealing all the beautiful land and mountains. dragons and birds flying in the sky and horses galloping in the streets, such a time to be alive...
"Uncle! Aunt Mei is looking for you!"
"ahh- tell them I'm coming" it certainly is... a time to be alive...
I am Kirin, the former head scientist and leader of the liberation party. now that the discrimination has stopped and we're at the time of peace, it's certainly calming to see such a prosperous world rejoice... the Fallen has been celebrating this new event called the liberation parade with me as the hero in the middle... it's embarrassing but it's refreshing to see not fear nor hate but joy from my kin...
I walk down the stairs and I'm immediately greeted with a warm scent- it's Liliya in the kitchen... I pass down the hallway which all has the pictures in the walls, along with that- the two weapons that both Naoya and Liliya has used to protect both me and themselves: great Jade and bloody Rose. it's been a while since I've actually seen them use these two...
"ahh! Kirin! you're awake! I've set up breakfast today, be sure to help yourself" Liliya's as cute as ever, since when did she learn to cook is none of my concern but having a hobby is also nice...
"Mom... where's mine?" the child... Liliya and Naoya's adopted daughter, Osiria Rosa... she may not be their biological child but you can still sense the motherly love Liliya gives for her...
"I'll give yours soon, don't worry" Liliya gives her a sweet smile. Naoya's currently in the graveyard, meeting up with a late friend of his...
"so... Liliya. are you alright with this outcome?" Liliya didn't heed it any mind, nor was she that concerned about it, she has the least connection with Jhuren but she still feels discomfort whenever she talks about it in front of Naoya
"I am... I just wish Naoya would release himself with this regret..." she sighs- Osiria was happily eating in the table, not even listening to our conversation... ignorance is a bliss I guess?...
anyway, the person Naoya is visiting right now is Juren, my last failed creation- my last creation. both Naoya and Liliya have seen him as an enemy to kill but a wyvern breed came in and terrorized the city Juren was living in, when Naoya and Liliya headed to the place, Juren found himself urging to kill Naoya and Liliya as spite of being alive- not Liliya and Naoya for being alive but for me for ever creating him...
after a few events happened, both Naoya and Juren found at each other's line, pushed to work together until the final day of Snow. it's thanks to Naoya talking to Juren to make him change his mind on spiting the liberation. but soon after, when Parva finally revived from the seal, my curse started to pulse and the only thing left for me to do was to finally end the circle. although a barely survived myself...
Juren had to protect me when I was out on my last Ether. that didn't fare well for him though... but those are stories from the past.
"Hey! Uncle Kirin, was Uncle Juren nice?" Osiria was glaring at me while Liliya just stared... I can tell just from the face though...
"he was nice... not when your parents first met though..." I simply smile at her as a response, although I doubt she'd be that all to concerned about it.
time passes and both Mei and Naoya arrived at the same time- "Daddy!" Osiria was the first to jump to the door, energetic as always I see... Naoya smiles, looked at Liliya and moved immediately to the table.
meanwhile, Mei arrived with a scary look on her face... ahh right, wasn't she looking for me?
"Kirin! I called you so many times already! are you really trying to piss me off?" Mei has changed quite a lot for herself... although I won't say that as a bad thing... my sister is probably rubbing off on her.
"alright-alright then. we'll talk about it outside, don't want the child getting any wrong ideas..."
I was simply enjoying myself when I piss Mei off... I think she's used to it though...
we arrived at the small park, this was recently established by my sister and I was surprised to have been finished sooner rather than later... although I do sense a bit of lingering ether in the area
"Kirin... are you really sure to cancel the Idea of multi-world traveling? we have finally completed and finished with the theories! and you suddenly drop it out in the bin?!"
ahh... Mei was mad about that... i see...
"well then... Mei, I'll grant you the choice to decide for yourself, will you do it or not?" Mei was dumbfounded but immediately replied with a yes, I can see her enthusiasm but-
"Mei... I was lucky that Liliya and Naoya refused to the point that they'll knock me out just so they can decide for themselves. meanwhile, you haven't done anything for yourself, if you have tru-" I was suddenly cut off-
"Kirin, I did, and right now, I'm truly mad that you aren't with me on this" her anger was to the point that she wasn't joking anymore... I see...
"well then, let me tell you this, if we do travel across worlds, what would happen? what will we be greeted with? I could assure you that I will allow you to do this yourself, although don't ever show this to the mass, nothing good will happen when they see the Fallen race superfluous with technology like this." the human country has despised the technology we have and as a way to truly lose the discrimination, we had to hide the tech we have, that being said, I have retired as an ether scientist because of it.
"if you promise me to hide this to the mass and execute the plan with utmost secrecy, then I will allow you to use the portal with only 1-10 people in your arsenal. if not then I'm afraid that I will have to subdue you myself..."
Mei nodded, she knew all of this already, I didn't really have to tell her all of that huh?
"I already know that Kirin... that's why I'm calling you about it, will you still help me with the project?" ahh- I see...
"you need me for the parts you are unaware of... am I correct?" she nods... I didn't make her perfect... that was the main reason... but it's all coming back to bite me again huh?
"well then... what about a proposition: I will help you with it rarely and will only help you on parts you don't know, everything else is irrelevant to me and it's all your responsibility. how does that sound?"
a long silence stirred the atmosphere until-
"yeah... that sounds about right... alright, that's a deal" Mei perks up a smile. warming and mature as always... although I don't like that long hair of hers... it resembled me when I was out gathering herbs...
with the conversation out of the way, I had to teach Osiria about Ether and the usual education before she's sent off to the Grand Fall Academy just near the house I'm currently living in with my sister. Mei said her goodbyes even reminding me about our contract... that girl...
"hey Uncle... I'm tired..." shouldn't it be grandpa? in a sense, yes but considering that I'm immortal by age, Uncle is much more comfortable.
I laid her to the sofa immediately, I suppose Naoya won't be too happy when I intrude on her bedroom huh? I suppose not... they're too protective with Osiria and I was the one who suggested that name, I'm still being treated as a 3rd party with them... I don't mind it though... seeing the three of them resembles a family I wanted in the past... although now that miss Yvel isn't happy with me huh? I always get sermons whenever I pray in the church and it's one of the main reasons why I've put it on hold for a long time, i doubt she'd be happy when I meet her again...
"hmm? is something wrong?" Osiria suddenly woke up, albeit groggy... is she half asleep?
ahh- she is... she started trotting to the fridge... a drink perhaps? it's quite amusing to see a child half-asleep, especially a cute one like her.
"ahh- she's gone-" I immediately grabbed her by her back since she seemed like she was about to fall... I guess I need to manage the schedule once again...
. . .
"ahh! Kirin, you're still here?" Liliya just came back... it's still quite early too.
"a surprise to see you back Liliya... what happened?" she just took something and headed back to the door-
"I forgot something... sorry for disturbi- huh? where's Osiria?"
"she's asleep in the sofa, mind carrying her to her bedroom? I don't know if I'm even allowed to enter her room-" Liliya sighed, but she understood my concern at least...
it took a while for her to get Osiria to bed properly and to finally finish the bed up, Liliya wasn't in any rush either from what my information tells me...
"Kirin! are you sure it's fine for you to stay? I mean... aren't you a bit homesick?"
"hmm? that's weird coming from you..." it's not like I'm not comfortable or anything... "maybe probably because I like seeing you three as a family... and- I'm sorry for not maki-" I was suddenly stopped by petals, everybody wants me shut huh?
"don't... even... comment on that..." she was red with a face of anger... ahh... right.
"well besides that... let me apologize at least... I didn't think you two would want a child anyway... maybe I should blame this on Yuna..." I can't really blame the dead... I heard from Theia that she was the one responsible for her death but I don't see that in her... if she did though... I doubt she didn't have any regrets"
"that aside, I should really get going now, I have a meeting with the locales and I'm particularly busy for today. hopefully you can babysit my daughter for me"
I give her a thumbs up and a warming smile.
have I ever wondered if I was ever dead? I wonder what would the alternative be. a world where the three of them had to live without me... will Osiria still be the adopted daughter of Liliya and Naoya? or will she be forever lonely in the hands of her dead parents...
Osiria... you're an enigma to me... it feels as if... if you were in a different world... you'd be the same person with similar situations... although... this is probably the best outcome that could've happened...
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"wake... up..."
ahh-! ahh... right...
"Mister Kirin? are you alright?"
right... no matter the place... no matter the circumstance... no matter what world I am in, you will always be my compass to this horrible odyssey...
"are you alright? mister Kirin?" a child... this child... won't survive... and so will Osiria... I assume... I'm being pessimistic but I have no other conclusions...
"yeah... I'm fine...Melody"