Journey
One Hundred Four:
Dream: Almos' Realm
As I'm done fixing the 'Lost Dreams' of the children I went back to my realm to take time to relax but then the 'Crystal Heart' that was given by Ilmatar suddenly shines brightly. I don't know what is going on but it just suddenly spark a light that caught me off guard.
"It won't break no matter what you do to it," I was surprised when I heard Dione's voice speak up.
"What are you doing here?"
"You shouldn't be surprised because it was fate that I came here for you."
"What do you mean?"
"That 'Crystal Heart' belongs to the Moon and was created by the Moon Holiness the reason why no matter what you do to it, it won't break nor get any damage by any means. Only your chosen guide will lead you to open it."
"Then, you are the chosen one to guide me?"
"Indeed, I am." I just silently nodded. "Are you ready to remember your past?" She breaks my silence.
"What do I need to do?"
"Come with me to the Moon. There you will know how to open the 'Crystal Heart'."
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Moon
Going back to Moon, feels like this is my last time living as normal Guardian Angel. Because once I open the 'Crystal Heart' given by Ilmatar means letting myself to open a history that I don't know. Yet, if this is the only way I can save Jeanne then, with all my courage, I will open the crystal that contains my memories of the past.
…
"Is this the right path, Dione." I asked as soon as Dione guides me to the place where the 'Crystal Heart' can open.
"Yes it is and right now––" Dione suddenly stop herself from talking and it seems she noticed something wrong.
"What is it?" I asked curiously and it took her a minute before she answered.
"It's… nothing." Dione answered as she shakes her head then, "let's head on. The key to your Crystal Heart is already waiting." She said.
In silence, I followed her even though I knew and sense that someone was following us although their presence just suddenly vanishes without a trace. As if someone powerful came to witness my journey back to my past life.
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Crystal Palace
"Here." Dione said and point out a crystal table shape into a triangle. "This is what we call 'The Crystal Key'. If you put the 'Crystal Heart' here, it will automatically open a portal going back to your sealed past memories." She explained.
I look at it in silence before I decide. "Alright, if this is the only way to open this 'Crystal Heart' then," I walked towards it and then check on it before putting down the 'Crystal Heart'.
As soon as the jewel touches the 'The Crystal Key', the 'Crystal Heart' shaken for a quite long time before a portal in front of us suddenly opens.
"See, that portal will lead you to your hidden memories." Dione answered.
"Are you coming with me?"
"Yes, I am, because I need to guide you safely inside your hidden memories."
"Why do you need to guide me if this is my hidden memories?"
"You cannot go without a guide to enter your hidden memories of your past. Because there is only one path you can tread within your hidden memories. And that path can only be seen by a Moon God or Goddess, the reason why I'm here as your guide. To let you know the path all through out your journey."
"What will happen if I don't follow the path that you will show?"
"Then, you will lose forever into your own memories. Like you were inside the void, you will see nothing but darkness. That even if that place is a repository of your memories of your past, you will still be lost inside and no matter what you do you will never be able to return to where you entered."
Silence.
'Why do I feel that someone is watching us?'
'So, you can feel it too?' Dione speaks up through telepathy.
'Yet, whoever that was, the presence was too short I am not so sure if it was real or not.'
'You were right.' Dione agreed as she tries to locate whoever that was but to no avail. 'I can't trace it.'
'I can't too.' I answered as I continue to search the source of it yet I really can't locate whoever that was.
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In a distance…
"Are you sure it was just a glitch?" Wren seriously asked.
"Yes… I think so…" I'm not so sure if it was just a glitch or I let them know for even for seconds that someone was there following them.
"Are you just going to follow them now that the portal of Almos' past memories is open?"
"What else should I do rather than to follow them?" I asked back.
"As I already told you earlier, you're a Questor. You can travel through time and space without needing anything like the 'Crystal Heart'."
"I can quest anywhere as you told but, I don't know where to start."
"Then, follow Almos through his own journey and from there you will learn where you are destined to travel first."
I sighed. "Clearly, that is the only thing I can do by now."
"Aren't you curious? Who you really are? And why do you have such powers and abilities that a normal human will not have?"
"I am the reason why I'm here, with you. Why we're here to watch Almos as he finally decided to journey back to his past. So, yes I'm curious to know who I am before I became me. Everything that connects me from the past, I entirely want them to know."
Wren simply smiles before answering. "Then, let's journey together with Almos and Goddess Dione to your past life."
…
"Are you ready, Almos?"
I take a deep breath before I answered. "Yes, I am."
"Then, let's go and journey to your memories."
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