They began to channel their mana throughout their bodies before dashing into the forest. They could have decided to channel most of their mana into their legs, but my mother didn't want to risk me falling off, and since I just awakened, she wanted me to take it easy for tonight. The air blowing on my face felt good as I rode on my father's back. Even though my father was carrying me, we were actually moving pretty quickly, with everyone matching his pace.
After about five minutes of traveling and looking around, I noticed wildlife on and about, seeing some animals with humongous antlers traveling nearby and the moon at its peak. The rays oozing through the trees overhead slightly tilted inwards in some areas of the path, like it was making a tunnel for us to move through, seeing a breathtaking view of a waterfall. I could only gasp in amazement as I saw more large antlered animals drinking from its must-be-pure water. Its water is flowing down into a pond with mossy stones, trees are leaning towards its beauty as if they wanted to become one with the water, and the moonlight is brilliantly illuminating its surrounding area.
Then, in a moment's notice, we passed its beauty, so I just enjoyed the sounds that nature had to offer until we made it to the landhearts. Now that I'm thinking about it, I dont think I've ever heard of them. Well, my father will probably do introductions once I get there, so it's not something I should be worried about.
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I startled awake, almost falling off my fathers back, "Woah, woah, relax you're gonna make me fall over." My Father said startled while stumbling trying to regain his balance, as I rubbed my eyes looking around. I noticed what father said was true, we were standing in front of a giant house right around the crack of dawn.
As Father walked through its beautiful rock path, bushes with berries and flowers made a four-way path, steps before we could get on top of the house, with a fountain spraying water up landing back in its multi-layer circular perimeter in the center of the bushes as the cycle repeated itself.
The fact that it was sunrise just enhanced the appearance. The sun's rays produced a variety of colors, including orange, pink, and red, which seemed to be trying to better represent the beauty of this house. As we continued to walk, the house came into view, with flower shrubs trimmed into the archway to further enhance it.
The house was two floors high, built of brick, with windows running the length of the walls and a stone gray paint job on the balcony. All I could think about was how lovely the balcony view must be.
Once we reached them, my father started pounding on the big two doors, "Ryan! Open up these big doors you have; you don't want to keep us outside!" My father yelled idiotically as he banged on the door, "Darling, we are coming here unannounced; they're probably sleeping; give them a little time to come to the door." My mother's face was slightly flushed, probably from all the commotion he caused, while Stella smiled at her once she noticed.
"WHO'S THERE? Coming to my house this early, being all loud." The man shouted, startled by the early morning noise, mumbling as he approached the door. As he opened the doors, I noticed his messy brown hair sticking up in all directions—probably his bed hair. His sharp hazelnut eyes were framed by dark bags, and he was about my mother's height, dressed in simple nightwear and rubbing his eyes groggily.
"Sir, what's your business here—" My father suddenly set me down, lunging at the man and throwing him into a headlock. "Sir! I'll have you know this behavior is unacceptable!" he declared, squinting as if trying to focus.
"W-Wait, is that you, Kai!?" the man exclaimed, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.
"Yes! Has your vision gone bad on me, Ryan?" My father laughed, giving him a big pat on the back.
Ryan started to stare at us, and we all kind of gave an awkward wave before Ryan turned his eyes back to my father, giving him a look that would say, "What's going on here?" as his eyes became more scrunched. Ryan let out a sigh before welcoming us in, while my father explained the situation, "So, what happened?" Ryan questioned, "My dear friend Ryan, would you be so kind as to allow us to stay here for a while?" My father made an expression I had never seen him do before; it looked like, "Puppy eyes." "Please don't do that again, but what happened? Did your house get attacked?" Ryan asked, confused, "Nope! Something even more amazing, in fact!" "'Amazing…' Okay, spill it; what happened?"
My father gave him a haughty grin. "My son awakened and took the whole house with him! I'm proud to be his father; you see that boy right there—" My father then pointed to me. "—that's my son; remember his face and never forget that face!" My dad grinned broadly.
Ryan's face looked bewildered. "Woah, Igris really is something." Oh, so he knows my name, "Akemi, Stella!" I heard a woman's voice come from behind Ryan. She cleared her voice before speaking, "My apologies." She had long, lovely, long black loose hair that fell to her waistline, a set of monolid russet brown eyes, white sleepwear, and a pretty well-developed body, to say the least. She was an exquisite woman.
"There's no need to apologize." My father and Ryan spoke in unison, "Yeah, we're all friends here, and my wife and Stella are really good friends with your wife." My father said while looking around, "Where's Alice?" "She's still sleeping, though she'll be in for quite the surprise when she's up." The woman said, walking towards my mother and Stella, and as they started talking, I heard Stella say her name, "Jasmine."
With everyone catching up and engulfed in the past, I decided to go sit on the couch in the room over. I let out a little sigh before I plumped down onto the couch, the couch almost sinking me into it. It feels nice. This house won't fail to amaze you, will it? I sat on the last sofa on the farthest side; the four couches formed a rectangle, and in the center was a little glass table and a lovely rug that appeared to be made of fur or some other material. There are chandeliers suspended from the ceiling and a silver-fronted fireplace directly behind me.
As I continued to lay on the couch I could feel my eyes becoming heavy, they wouldn't mind if I slept here right? I mean I haven't really gotten a chance to sleep too, I might as well get to sleep. My eyes got heavier and heavier, my vision blurry, but then I saw a figure of something out the corner of my eye. I couldn't really make out who or what it was. By the time I noticed the only thing that my body cared about was getting some sleep.
I could feel my eyes getting heavy as I lay there on the couch. They wouldn't mind if I slept here, right? I might as well go to sleep since I haven't really had a chance to. My eyesight became hazy, and my eyes became heavier and heavier, but then I caught a glimpse of a silhouette—maybe a girl's—out of the corner of my eye. It was difficult for me to know who or what it was. My body was just interested in getting some sleep by the time I realized it.