Flashback: Heavenly Realm.
Valley of Fireflies:
In a flower valley, where flowers rained down majestically, a woman dressed in a peach blossom dress which fell to her feet beautifully, white hair that flowed seamlessly by the hems of her waist , a flower was attached to her hair by the side . Her features proclaimed divinity. She was a heavenly creature, the goddess of beauty and flowers, lowest in the heavenly ranking , her spiritual essence filled the valley, her eyes were as pure and mysterious as a lake . She was picking up some flowers from the ground.
The valley was filled with the sound or rather music of the song birds and the disciples who were practicing the Qin and some the Zither .
Her fair skin radiatedy in the sunlight taking all the shimmering light. After arranging the flowers, she made her way to the garden where she sat on the swing , rocking back and forth gently. This was the kind of peace that reigned in the valley.
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*HEAVENLY PALACE *
"Emperor!!!!"
The noise disrupted the meeting of the deities in the star setting pavilion.
" Silence !!!!" Deity Fang affirmatively said " What troubles the mind of heavenly physician?
Cara , the heavenly physician to the prince fell to her knees, hand stretched forth in respect " Deity Fang , the Crown Prince is barely surviving , the health is deteriorating faster than we imagined and all have been done but our efforts proved rather abortive".
" What is the final option? The goddess of trickery , Tamela asked"
" Only the ..... the ........we ...h....a ....v....e ,unless,,,,,,,,,, we..."
The god of fury was losing all patience . " Speak now woman or else....."
Knowing how quick to anger he was, Cara had no choice .
" Only if we can get the heart of a millennium flower spirit , can we truly save him. They are to heal and only they can help" . She put her head down immediately as the deities went silent. That was until Fang broke the silence.
" Asking for help from a lowly immortal is an insult to our reputation" he put down stubbornly.
" Our reputation will have to be put to side to save the Crown prince" Deza the ruler of the realm of the dead and goddess of death countered.
" It's unlike you to assist in saving a life Deza knowing your stance" Fang defended.
" Cut the banter , Fang place a strong motion, we are the deities of the heavenly realm, immortals that fear no being , all we do is right . Asking help from a being that lives in a garden? How insulting. The Emperor must decide".
" So what do we do ? Deza asked .
" We take , not ask" Alan the deity of fury stated .
" How? Fang asked .
" We kill her.... Order the guards, I want her blood served for the medicinal potion" The Emperor decreed and they fell to their knees, in a uniformed bow .
" As the Emperor states !!!!!
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Flower Valley of Fireflies :
" Orchid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The peacefulness of the valley was suddenly interrupted as the heavenly guards barged into the valley , armed with their swords , they pointed it Orchid as the leader of the guards gave the order for Orchid to be captured, they rummaged through , making their way around. The disciples by now were alerted and stood guard against the guards asking why they forcefully entered the valley disrupting the peace but they were welcome with a fight and so they accepted but compared to the heavenly guards, they were just fireflies and outcasts , their power couldn't hold a light to the guards of heaven . The guards found the garden and it only took a matter of minutes to capture Orchid . Orchid was shot down by the suppressing arrow which made it easy to capture her . With her at hand , the guards made their way out of the Flower Valley.
The disciples were left laid on the ground and tried gathering themselves up again and made their way to the mountain valley where Orchid's son and the elders were preparing for the moonlight shower.
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Mountain Valley:
A guy dressed in a white fighting regalia, white hair with the ends dark tipped, icy blue eyes, a flower mark on his hand,a sword at his back , his aura was stopping, a semblance to Orchid alongside the grace . By his side , a girl came to view, fair, tall, elegant , midnight black hair with white stripes, emerald green eyes, dressed in all black, a flower mark on her hand and a demon stripe on her neck which was covered ever so tightly. Two highly decorated symbols on her body yet she knew not of the power she wielded.
The elders were discussing with them , gesturing to the sky when .....
" Your highness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The disciples barged in anxiously .
" What an insolence ! The elders said uniformly .
The guy turned around, and spoke ever so calm " what is it ?
The youngest of the disciples came forth, about 100 years of age " Your highness, Her Majesty has been captured by the heavenly guards" he delivered in a breath .
" What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . The girl exclaimed
" Where were they headed?
" The heavenly palace"
" Did they make mention of why"
"No .... Your highness"
" We have to go NOW! . The girl said .
" We have to be calm Hazel"
" Calm? They took Orchid . Our Queen and you expect us to stay quiet? I'm going , if you want you can tag along and if not , you can stay here .... Your highness"
Caleb cast her a cold glare but she was less bothered and faced the disciples ...
" Today, we have been insulted and our Queen taken away , we will not tolerate such , who's coming with me !
The disciples raised their hands in unison " Orchid !!!!!!!!!
And with that , they made their way to the Heavenly Palace and Caleb and the others followed.
*Heavenly Palace*
Upon their arrival, they were welcomed by the Crown Prince , Arian ,the Emperor and his consort , the deities and the ever so dominating princess, Renalanda .
Sighting him, Hazel face twisted as she couldn't help but think " Isn't the Crown Prince suffering from an ailment?
The Crown Prince stepped forward wielding his infamous " Frost Bite sword" . A sword known for the deaths it has caused in the realm and beyond . He pointed it to Hazel . " How dare you outcasts barge into the Heavenly Palace" . He was about to raise it when the Emperor raised his hand and everyone went silent .....
Standing on his feet , everyone fell to their feet . Everyone except Hazel , she stood tall and proud, facing the Emperor. Caleb tugged at her cloth but she ignored him.
" Where is Orchid ? Her voice thundered!!
The Emperor voice turned frosty " Bow to your King !!!!!
Hazel stepped closer till she was inches away from him " Where is ORCHID!!!!!
The heavenly guards flinched at how powerful her voice grew. Even Caleb and the others were shocked.
The Emperor signalled to the guards and they nodded.
Minutes later , a body was brought out and placed in front of Hazel .
She froze ...
Her eyes slowly went to the body, the heart was ripped out, the body was covered in blood and her body looked like all her blood and organs have been ripped away . Her eyes went to the face and there she was , that white hair , the flowers .... It ..... was..... Orchid ..... ... it was her MOTHER!!!!! and she lay there lifeless.
A teardrop fell from her eyes and blossomed into a black flower. Her eyes turned pitch black , the white stripes on her hair turned black and a familiar nostalgic aura filled the palace.
The kind that brought an unwanted memory back to the HEAVENLY REALM .