Carefully moving as to not make a sound, Alice slowly made her way into the unknown voidless room, shrouded in darkness. Unknown to Alice, after passing a certain point, the lights around the room began to flicker slowly, enveloping the room with light until the darkness that once engulfed the room had been driven out by the light.
Alice stood shocked at what lay in front of her, "A baby! Wait, why is there a baby here?" she questioned.
Suddenly the door behind her Slammed shut, the room then suddenly burst into flames; as where as should feel like she's burning alive, but surprisingly, the flames feel comforting.
"Welcome Alice It's been a while." An old weary voice said aloud.
"Who are you? This is the first time I have been here. How do you know me? Who is this baby in front of me? Alice questioned with a shy voice.
"I. I am nobody. You can call me the Spirit of the 1st Flame Lord. As for why you are here ; you're here because of the calling; alas for how I know you, I don't know you specifically but I have seen the future and know you. As for the baby, that's a secret until you agree to the following conditions;
You must swear to take care of and care for the child that lies in front of you.
You must swear to keep him from all harm.
You must swear that when he comes of age and asks you a very important question you say "yes".
Lastly you must promise not to lose and or leave him, or else all that lives will be doomed.
Alice stood stupefied listening to what this spirit had to say, "why, why do you care so much about how I treat this baby? What do you mean an important question? You are confusing me, I need to at least know his name." Alice said aloud as to make sure the spirit knew she was upset.
"The only reason I am so worried about him is because of how important he is. This baby is the next generation . . . . The 4th Flame Lord!" the weary voice said.
Silence, all that was heard was the sound of the roaring flames in the background.
"H. . how, w. Wh….. why do you want me to take care of him, isn't he really important?" Alice Asked, trying to make sense of what's going on. After asking, Alice walked over and knelt down in front of the baby. Thinking to herself, Alice began to question what makes her special. "Should I really be the one to watch him? What makes me special enough to take care of him? I am nothing special; I am just a simple girl from heaven. What makes me different from everyone else? Alice said in a low tone voice.
As the sound of the crackling fire begins to be drowned out by the sound of the baby; the disembodied voice speaks up in a thunderous voice,
"Alice, I know you don't understand why you were chosen but I beseech you, please help with this endeavor. I swear to you that all will be understood with time. Now that you know all of this, I need an answer alice. Will you watch over him or will you not?"
"I... I... I can't- What if I- If he-" Alice starts, unable to find any words to show how distressed she is, "I can't. I'm scared. What if he dies under my responsibility? What if I fail!" Alice whimpered in a petrified tone with tears starting streaming down her cheek and landing on the baby below her.
"I… I… I'm sor- sorry, I don- dont think I would be a good fit to watch over the baby." Alice spoke allowed while crying to keep back the tears.
After she finished speaking, Alice glanced down at the baby in front of her and saw that some of her tears landed on his cheek. So she raised her hand to wipe the tears off of his cheeks, when he raises his hand and grabs onto one of her fingers and giggles, making Alice whence and start to cry more.
"I am sorry, Cameorn, I am unable to watch over you. I don't believe that I am responsible to protect you, let alone myself." she mumbled to the baby, as she was about to get up to walk away, she took one glance towards his eyes. Which were originally shining bright polished emerald green but have begun to transition into a bright sapphire red. "That's weird. Your eyes were green not that long ago." Alice answered with an amused and curious face.
While staring into his eyes time seemed to slow and almost come to a stand still until A joyous voice spoke up in the distance,