I sat within a gold and emerald bamboo forest in front of a traditional Chinese home, the courtyard wall spiralled out far into many circles spinning in on itself like many Ouroboros, I wondered how I ended up here, learning to control myself and the power that I hold, how I met Lord Jiāháo, I thought back to the moment I entered that city.
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I weaved between humans and Archangels and all the other sentient creatures that roam this plane, I began to wonder, is that man really here. Is, my father really here, I can't lie - it's against a sirens nature, even if I was only half - I wanted to hurt that man, he took my mama's purity and just left, he left her ( He left us, mercy not just Mama ) huffing I just shook my head a little.
"Dammit I thought you'd finally left when mama died" I grunted under my breath.... damn thing didn't respond, it never did when I actually wanted to speak to it. The ass.
The voice, who I have subsequently named Merciless and given how the voice was my voice just darker and more dangerous I've gendered it male, he's been with me since I was a child, lead me away from trouble even while being a cynical jerk about it, Merciless kept me safe when mum died, taught me how to live and fight for myself. but he never spoke to me when I wanted to speak to him.
I just sighed and skirted my self around a busy couple, my Shoulder brushing against one of many crystal towers - Towering buildings that went beyond the clouds they were almost entirely made of the sparkling crystals - and as I barely glanced at the couple I heard one of them mutter.
"Nasty mutt, it left a smudge on the crystal" a sneer on the smaller one's lips
"Shush babe, that's rude, and what happens if it hears us" The larger one sighed out. I just looked away my feathers ruffling and and urging me to spread them around myself, to make me look bigger then I am, to intimidate.
But they weren't worth it, drooping one of my hands from my satchel strap I dug around in my pocket and pulled out a map. I was looking for a guild - They'd have information on my dad, the last clue I hope to finding him, the guild back in Rosewater city were only able to tell me that he came here to Starlight city - huffing I continued walking deeper into the shining city.
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I made it to the guild, the sun already drooping below the horizon and the 4 moons rising and drifting above the clouds - lots of tsunamis happened here that's why the towers went so high, else they'd flood - and that's when i understood why the city is called Starlight, the towers glowed and shined. To bad the guild was closed I'd have to come back tomorrow, some time in the afternoon maybe.
Sighing i just turned around and looked for somewhere to rest for the night, as I walked down an alley way between the beautiful buildings, i ended up bumping into a black clothed man, he donned a mask with intricate flower designs his long blond hair was twisted into a French braid, gray hair streaked through out. He was taller then me maybe 5'9, 5'11 as I looked up at the man gawking at his height, I heard him chuckling under his breath, amusement clear in the deep voice.
"S-sorry" I whispered, I went to duck around him, but he stretched his arm out.
"No harm done kid, my name is Jiāháo, and I'd really appreciate it if you told me what you're doing in Starlight city, I'd think you'd know most aren't too happy with those of your birth coming through here? though I don't truly care, I just don't want to find a corpse floating down the river when Mother Sun comes up" the man spoke out his voice deep and raspy.
With a twitch in my finger, I felt Merciless under the surface of my skin, he pressed against my conscious ( He threatens us, leave )he spoke to me, warning me.
"I'm... Looking, f-for someone" my voice weak and stuttering. I was afraid, not of this strange man, no I was afraid for him. If he hurt us Merciless would kill him, or seriously maim him.
I did not have the time nor want to be chased by hunters.
"Hmm, I could help you find who you're looking for kid, but you can't stay here" the man growled out, voice rough but gentle.
I furrowed my brows, confused why this man was telling me to leave.
"Kid, not tryna be rude but you're a disgraced, and Starlight don't like disgrace, and before you ask why I'm telling you this, I'm to old for that nonsense and I don't really wanna see another corpse of some kid, for old politic bullshit" he spoke, hand dropping back into his cloak.
"Ah thank you for the warning, but I need to find this person!" My voice quiet but full of determination.
"And I'll help you find this person! But you gotta leave kid... you know what, as reassurance take this and live outside the walls, there's a house in the woods, I'll visit every 5 days, with any info I'd found, I'll even sweeten the deal, I'll train you, make you stronger, but you gotta leave Starlight by tonight kid." he spoke, his voice deep and slight panic hidden within the rasp, his hands riffled and twitched under his cloak, and out came calloused hands holding a jade token and a set of keys.
"I-I... Okay! just don't betray me okay? I'll go, I'm looking for a man named Alvero The Fallen, he's tan with short blonde hair and green eyes, he's 5'8 to 5'10, huge black wings." I spoke, voice confused but complying, Merciless had quieted down when the man spoke, I knew he wasn't lying, because if he was Merciless would know.
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Sighing I stood from my seated position, the palms of my hands red and blistered, I owed Lord Jiāháo my life, with the silent purge of the city last night; if I had stayed there to find clues of my father the city guards would have killed me. ( We would have killed them mercy, not them killing us) I just sighed and looked up to the sky. A rebellion will happen, and people will die, and I....
I am ALIVE.