Once upon a time their grandmother's mother used to say that "Those children will be a pride for heaven one day, and will bring glory and esteem to their kingdoms." but no one knew what those words meant, for, perhaps, it was just to give them confined confidence or pride to be a great person in future.
But it wasn't just a coincidence that those words would spat out instantly from their mouth to mouth, it can be said those grandmothers were from ancient times. Who were living for a hundred years and taught their grandchildren rituals, rules and about their ancient monarch, through their generation without making any flawlessness in their work.
The famous line about, "Those children…" were in fact originated from three kingdoms families, the line in itself was made by those three families in an election gathering for elements in Lian palace which was gargantuan in size that can fit thousands of elephants in it. Those three families were the Hmā, Bēi and Han family. An ancient family that was said to have consecutive powers to elect the elements and check their compound powers and sent them to heaven for maintaining both peace and harmony over the mortal lands and to look after the native people of mortals.
After a long time of serving people and checking through them for a long time, there was a special occasion that heaven's gods were preparing for those three families.
A long time of year had passed and soon the day had arrived, when some of the members of heavens descended over the mortal region to give three of the families tribute for their good will for many years that they were fully fulfilling their duties.
The tributes contain many gems, extraordinary things that weren't available at the mortal region even if you go till beneath the earth's core. But the foremost thing that brought a smile on both of those families faces was a Correspondence.
It was written,
After serving for many years in heaven and sending the best elements to us. Heaven is very pleased with your work. So as to show our gratitude we would like to present you some valuable things that your family would like. But the most important thing that the heavens would like to tell you is that after nine hundred years in your family there will be a special element that is going to be born.
It was time that the happiness from their face never faded away for years.Though it was a very long and very absurd way that heaven just said nine hundred after that the special element was going to be born but was it worth it? Why is it tough? Because every ten years a new element was born in their family but after nine hundred years there was going to be a special element.
Meanwhile, when those things were happening on the sideways after years at the same time when the three families received those tributes, there occurred an endless conflict between 'Two famous tales of warriors' that shattered the region of barrier between heaven and hell, making an uproar in mortal region where heaven god himself and other elemental god had to descend themself before heaven and hell both complete collapsed in middle between mortal region.
At that time the scenes were gruesome as countless evil parasites and monsters were wandering around mortal soil searching for flesh and blood while elemental gods and deities tried their best to protect the mortals. Nonetheless there were no answers for why those two heroes to fight with each other unless there is an intruder who flare things up between them giving them wrong sources until they broke out for a war, leading them to slaughter each other brutally in their battle without giving an second thought asking each other what's the truth is?
They didn't ask, their bodies and mouths covered in scarlet blood, demons and parasites on the grounds slaughtered by their brutal force of energy, and the gods themselves had no time to pity themselves because of their fight.
Two of them were surrounded by them they didn't noticed or cared anything swayed by their griefiness without looking at back they just kept going...until their tremendous fight came to a silent atmosphere when the two swords pierced through each other's body and they both fall on their knees to look at each other and gaze behind person back, then they did realized there gruesome scenario they had created but also making gods and deities to descend over the mortal region.
Perhaps it was out of griefiness or anger the first hero asked the second hero as he coughed the scarlet blood, "Did ..you really kill..ed..my…da-ge?"
The second hero seemed to be stunned by the first warrior words, panting and exhausted by using his might power, he replied mildly, "..You are da-ge…is like..my da-ge.., then why would..I?" As he finished his words, his eyes were brimming with tears that wouldn't come out from his eyes, his tears that were stopped in his eyes were like clear river streams that hold down some memories.
"Then…those…two demons…poison did you..gaved to me? Cough cough" The second hero asked as his eyes reddened with tears swelling up little by little as he coughed in blood and looked at the first hero in front of him, who just gave him his head shake as "No" as the tears welled up in him as well.
As the conversation between them stopped, they both fell on the ground from their knees, their hair splattered on the ground in grace like a ribbons, they reached out their right hand and held tightly as the tears fell slowly in front of them.
As they might well realize it was too late for them now and accept the fate of death. How could they be swayed by their emotions and create an uproar. How could they be so careless and how many lives did they have killed by now, those were the questions both bored like seeds of a plant in their minds. They looked at each other's eyes again before finally saying their last words from their energy together, "Useless" at the end of that last message both smiled and laid in scarlet blood ground with god's looking at those wonderful souls who had just died.
That person who misled the things was in fact a jinx who made heaven go in an uproar. They started searching for that jinx person.
The two heroes were like, immortal but not fully. With immense strength and wealth, and were also known as handsome kings of that time. They have immortal powers but they have no interest in joining those heavenly things, and where once during their public meeting they both said together something that nobody had expected,"Useless."
Many years had passed after that war of events, it took time for the people and the mortal surroundings to forget and come back in its original being of state and vibrant form after those vigorous fights between those heroes who had slaughtered each other at the end.
Perhaps heaven will power hadn't given up and about that jinx person there was only one last message that was left to heaven in the place of the first hero's room.
'See you, in the glorifying land of the future.'
After that he was nowhere to be found.
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Nine hundred years had passed away, the hells and heavens that trampled over the mortal land now settled back on its own place and the gods' word came true, both of the children were born. The ancestors didn't forget about their blessings so they taught their children many things through period to period for their upcoming elements.
Xīn Bēi (心悲) and Han-Cloud (한구름) were the those two children from Bēi and Han family and the other one was…
It was the twentieth century.
Xīn Bēi mother and Han-Cloud mother were both good friends, that is more illogical way to say that they were good friends since from twenties century 'no', the fact is that both Bēi and Han family had a very close relationship since both of the family were the elements of identifiers. So it was likely both of their upcoming generation children have a close friendship too.
The tree's leaves fall from its branches and germinate new leaves representing the beginning of the year.
"Xīn.." a kid with a vivid smile from far away called out a name, his name was 'Cloud' he has a white charming face and white wavy hair with brown eyes and has an intimate look over his cute face.
Little Xīn had an azure coloured hair with half grey coloured eyes and a carefree smile on his cute white face. Xīn responded and asked a question in a low voice to Cloud."Oh! Cloud it's you…how was your holiday, did you enjoy it ?"
It was their Grade two beginning of elementary school, and after a long time they started their classes.
"Yea I enjoyed it, what about you?"
"Same goes for me" both of them looked at eachother, maybe they were kids happy to see each other after a long time. Together they went ahead to their classes, saying bye from their parents who were behind, watching them together going into their classes before they couldn't see them in those children crowds.
The Cloud was older than Xīn in terms of age. They are always together with each other not leaving each other apart, they have such a great bond that can't ever part away, by any means. If you say so.
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The class ended at two pm. Both Xīn and Cloud's parents were waiting outside.
The bell rang and slowly many children emerged from the entrance gate, some were wearing a smiling face and some were sadful. A minute later both of them came holding each other's hands joyfully and happily.
But when they both looked towards Cloud parents they both saw ominous looks on his parents face, kids that once was merrily coming holding each other hands together but after what they saw Cloud was forced to take their hands apart.
"Mom!" Xīn spoke up.
Xīn mom looked at him and happily said "..Hi sweetie, how was your day"
He said with smiling face "It was good"
"Mm, okay what you want to eat today"
His eyes lit up like a blooming flower "I want to eat Bao bun"
Cloud, who had been standing there quietly, didn't speak a word towards his mother, but instead his father was speaking with him.
Xīn mom and father take best care of Xīn, but today Cloud mom looks very indifferent, tired and looks like doesn't have energy to speak up also and his dad is totally opposite of her, he tries his best to make him happy.
"Xīn, there is something you should know," Xīn dad said in a low, hesitant voice.
"Yea, I think we should just tell them," Cloud's father also said.
"Xīn, we are going to move to a different country," Cloud's father said.
"....." Xīn went silent.
"Isn't school just started Today uncle, aren't teacher gonna scold you for moving"
"They won't, Cloud also knows about this. He just wants to say last good bye to you and wants to spend the last time with you".
"Okay, come back fast okay" Xīn replied.
Xīn was kid on that time and doesn't know some words meaning, he was that much of innocent in kid that sometimes If someone say something bad words to him he won't even understand it.
"We are–" Cloud's father spoke and was interrupted by Cloud's mother.
"Don't worry child we will be back, take care of yourself bye"
"Say bye to Xīn, Cloud."
"Bye…."
"Seeya"
Lastly he saw Cloud looking back from his window seat and a drop of tears falling from his eyes.
Little Xīn doesn't know that moving to a different country means he just thought they will move temporarily to a different place, not country.
It was clear that you can see his innocence over his face.
Maybe that was the time Xīn must have hated his childhood himself.
When time flew by he understood the past and what had happened he was thinking in daze that he was just a dull person or maybe an idiot who wasn't even able to say nice goodbye to his beloved friend.
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