Feeling a strange sense of comfort from this creature. She looks a bit like me. I also can't help the fact but feel protective over her. I reach for her head and pat her. She floats down and asked me to give her a name. Confused I sat down in the corridor wondering how any of this is possible.
"Luna..please. Gimme name please. I promise to take care of you." She says while laying her head on my lap. I smile and pick her up,she weighs as much as a normal kid her size would. But I also feel like she's other worldy, like she was sent as a omen of some kind. It hits me. I placed the girl on her feet and kiss her forehead." I will call you Gala. Now little Gala..did you come from those doors? Can you tell me what's on the other side?" She shakes her head and grabs my hand. "Nothing important. But I thank you for bringing me to life. I was lonely and needed...a...mommy."She said cutely.
Shocked I knew I wasn't ready to be a parent. Im only nineteen years old. I have my whole life ahead of me, however for this sweet little dream demongirl. I can't help but not ignore her request. "Ok...I don't know much about being a parent...Nor do I want to be but we'll find out what's behind those doors for one and for two, What was the real cause of your arrival. Honestly the demon girl in my dream looked nothing like you in fact you guys are similar." I say as she falls asleep after sneakily crawling into my lap and laying her head into my chest. I gently carry her and take her back to the sleeping corners and tuck her in my bed.
So peaceful,so innocent looking and yet. This all seems wrong. From the weird glowing eyes and icy feeling I had to the suddenly being able to see after making a deal with Fafir. "Wait..That's it. Fafir did promise me sight, But he never said..a little demon girl would appear outta nowhere. Maybe this is part of my godhood..I..don't wanna be a god...I wanna be me. Luna." I say sadly as I climb into bed.
Tears come down my face a small hand wipes them away and hugs me. "Its ok Lu...I mean..Momma. Gala is here. I will make sure it'll all be ok hehe."She says before falling back to sleep. I lay in bed contemplating a bunch of things. They keep me up until five in the morning. I begin to drift off into sleep than see Gala in my dreams fighting with the demon version of myself I saw before. I try to help but invisible chains are wrapped around me. I felt powerless and watched this small girl easily win the battle.
"Mommy? Oh your awake? Hehe. I was taking care of your nightmares. No worry Gala getting stronger just like you." She giggles and defeats a giant worm I was afraid of when I was eight. I was amazed that someone so small could move so fast and had so much strength. I started to cry tears of joy. Was this how my Mom and Papa felt? Happy? Wait...proud. I was very proud.
I created this child from a dream and into reality. I wake up after Gala cuts off the chains. Her small body on top of mine. She boops my nose with her own and giggles. "Your welcome Mommy..Im hungryyyyy..Can you feed me? That was a lot of work fighting your nightmares."She says as she shows me her coal colored tummy while rubbing it. "Gala!! Put your dress down!! Your a lady. Ladies don't show their tummies unless its heading to the beach ok?"I inform her. But she just tilted her head to the side like a puppy.
"Come on. We'll get something to eat than take you to Nea. She may know what you are." I take her small hand and head to the dining hall. Every one of the Brigands who were healing or not injured notice Gala right away. "There is no way. H...How did you find her? She was said to be the most powerful one of them all!!" Clest yells. Gala seemed confused and waved hi. I have a tray of food for her, we sit at an empty table, not too long after Brigand members look at Gala in curiosity and astonishment. "Guysss my baby is eating. Let her eat ok?" I say motherly before I was surprised by what I just said. "Your..pfft..baby..haha do you know what she is? She's a Drenukk or Dream Keeper. Others called her Galastorm the Swift.
According to her book Valiant Dreams. Galastrom had a daughter. She was a infant when Galastrom was slain by a Night Worm. A beast who was able to enter the dreamers mind, thus Galastrom the Swift formed a large group of warriors called The Drenukk. In conclusion, They were killed by the Night Worm one by one. Only Galastrom remained. She crippled the beast and eventually won. However she gave her remaining power from her self into her young daughter telling her to find..Aether...You..YOUR AETHER!!" Clest yelled in happiness. She looked at Gala and brushed her hair. The other Brigands seemed skeptical of Gala being a Drenukk. I told them of what she did in my own dream last night. All skepticism vanished. Well once Ember heard of this it returned. "She did come from two large doors in a empty corridor.
Does that help explain anything?" I asked. Clest smiled and told me that was a way for Drenukk to travel in the olden days. I asked to see Galastrom's book to understand how Gala fits in all this. Doesn't take long to realize even without the book, Gala is actually the daughter of Galastrom. "The book is in ashes. Sorry about that. You got a sure look on your face Luna. What ya thinking?" Ember asked. "Gala is Galastrom's kid. Im guessing Gala when she came of a age to walk around she must've journeyed far and wide to be free.
That explains how she walked through those doors. But what doesn't add up is her intelligence. Shes like a average six year old kid. Someone had to teach her how to read. Unless. Gala?" I say her name while shes playing with a battle axe taller and bigger than her. She floats to me and Ember. "Yes Mommy? "She says cutely. "Who taught you to read? Do you know?" She puts a finger on her chin then points to herself. "Gala did hehe. I looked at a book once and slowly learned how to read. It took forever. But once Gala learned it. I read a bunch of books." She said while floating in a ball shaped. In Neotic society she would be considered as a anomaly or better yet a Ojoo. A whole race of interesting and fun friendly creatures. I was told by Papa im part Ojoo, Part Partih or dragon people and part deity. Knowingly I head back to the Sleeping Quarters and get dressed,grab Gala and immediately take her into Nius. There she would be further studied upon by Nea.
"Ooooh pretty clouds hehe. Its almost like you can touch them. Hehe" Gala says while literally touching a cloud and eating a part of it. We arrive to Nea's palace as I gently descend from flying onto a cloud. Gala bounces up and down and holds my hand. I show her to the guards and asked if they knew anything pertaining to her.
One said she reminded him of his daughter. I giggled and went inside while being escorted by the other guards. They knock on the large red doors and are allowed inside. We see Nea doing a impressive pose. She stands on one finger while using her whole weight to focus. "I can see your panties small lady." Gala says before Nea has time to cover her lower half. She does a somersault and lands on her feet still blushing and coughs into her hand.
"Well..um Sorry you had to...see that..Luna..What brings the daughter of my best friend here today?" She says trying to change the subject. "Well to cut things short. I had a dream. Demon girl showed up,I woke up and saw this little cutie at some old ancient doors and now people call her a Drenukk because she was the daughter of some heroine who gave her life to save people's dreams.
So far this little ball of cuteness only once has defended me in my own dream. But a friend basically said she only came to reality caused Im something they called Aether. What is Aether?" I asked while gasping for breath and making Gala laugh. Nea floats to Gala and inspects her from head to toe. " Indeed I've been alive for billions of years and seen many things.
Luckily for you I know of the Drenukk. They were a neighboring people of Neo and once even helped in a old war. It was called The God-Light War. So brutal and yet it ended in four hundred years. Rumors of scholars say that the Drenukk were banished to Fafir's Realm and he punished them to forever wander people's dreams with no way out. But that is true. As God of Evil he created the Great Numanag. Or Night Worm. You know the hero Galastrom and all that? Well. Its speculation until now. This girl here is in fact her daughter. Hand her the heaviest weapon and with ease she'll lift it.
A guard with a rusty curved blade struggled to even move it ,let alone he dragged it scratching Nea's floor. She glared at the guard who placed the blade in front of Gala. "Mommy? That look dangerous. Can I get sick from touching it?" She asked. I was astonished to know she had a sense of danger but expected from a small badass such as her. I nod and tell her its ok. Nea confirms further that if she is a Drenukk. They never get sick.
Happy to know this Gala bends her little knees and hands. She grabs the hilt and grunts a little casually picking it up as if it were a feather. Nea's son Psion walks in and sees this as a threat he thinks the girl is gonna attack Nea. Without further warning he strikes a beam of ice at Gala only tickling her. "Mother!! Run! can you not see that monster wishes to harm you? File vermin prepare to be defeated" He yells and charges at a oblivious Gala who easily dodges his movements and stabs the blade into the floor and sits on the hilt." My floor!! Psion its fine shes just a kid a very special one at that. Besides if she were to attack me. I'd easily subdue her. This is Gala. A Drenukk but now knowed as a Ojoo hehe." Nea assures Psion and hugs her much taller son. Gala floats down to the ground and waves to the masked god and smiles.
He leaves embarrassed and slams the door behind him. Gala giggles some more and sits on her knees respecting Nea. "Gala sorry about your floor. I no mean it".She says innocently. Nea asks Gala to strip naked so she can be studied more thoroughly. Shocked and embarrassed she looks to me for confirmation. "Its ok. She's a good guy. If she tries anything. Mommy is here ok?" I say trying to assure her. She smiles shyly and unties her brown cloak and removed her torn black dress. There she stood naked. "Interesting, silver no.
Gray markings on your shoulder down to your buttocks. It goes to your legs and stops there. Hmm dirt and a few scars. Coaled colored skin and think that's it. You really are the last of the Drenukks" .