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Chapter 3 - a pearl beneath the surface

Lana : "let's get going.. we can't stay here"

she said as she stood up from the

ground , her legs shaky and tired but she knows she has too push through

Swans face was full of worry..

Lana : are you okay swan?

She stroked swans head gently

Swan didn't say anything she just kept avoiding eye contact

Lana : let's find somewhere to settle for the night .. and then we can talk about what the heck happened back there

they moved forwards into the forest

, walked a lot and found a river ..

Swan jumped in the river and fully immersed herself in the water

"aaaah this feels good"

She dipped her head inside the water

then lifted it quickly

"Lana .. this river has a lot of Consumabilia" she shouted in excitement.

đź“– COSUMBAILIA are entities that solely exist to be consumed, eaten and hunted.

They come in different forms and can be found in many different places in this world

Every creature can recognise a consumabilia solely from their essence

Lana's facial expression instantly switched from exhaustion into excitement

" I'm begging you!! hunt some for me with you , you know I can't dive!.."

Swan : heh.. what's in it for me?

Lana : umm.. I.. oh! I will do night watch today and you can sleep

Swan : heh.. fine then imma get

plenty for you

She dove into the water to hunt a few consumabilia that were roaming beneath her.

As she swam deeper, the water began to feel lighter rather than thicker, as it normally would.

A variety of water creatures and consumabilia had gathered around a spot that glowed with a soft, steady light.

Like moths drawn to a flame, they floated in stillness, mesmerized.

She dove deeper toward the light, pushing through the crowd of creatures.

And then, she reached its source.

It was a person floating still in the water

His eyes like diamonds with a hint of blue , sleepy yet open , his hair and cloths like silk dancing in the waters still melody

His hair roots icey blue then turning into night blue and finally black

Swan then swam back to the surface carrying a bunch of consumabilia in her mouth …

She went on the ground , sat beside Lana and spat the consumabilia.

Swan : bon appétit

Lana's facial expression twisted into one of pure disgust

đź“– once a consumabilia is caught it stops moving and morphs into the shape of a pearl with mystical patterns

Lana : ughhh lemme just wash it from your saliva

As lana was coming closer to the rivers water swan shouted "NOO"

Lana looked at swan and raised an eyebrow .. then she continued to wash them

As she was crouching towards the water she sensed an essence…

And saw a faint light dancing deep in the water…

Swan : come on quickly let's go!

She started pulling Lana from her cloth

—Without a word Lana threw herself into the water plunging towards the light..

The moment she got closer to the the light all the creatures that were surrounding the person scattered away

Their eyes met and his once sleepy eyes widened

She stared encnahnted by its beauty

He then closed his eye as if he lost consciousness

She hurriedly dragged the person to the surface

She pulled him towards the riverbank

Then She layed down on the floor gasping for air

Swan looked utterly annoyed

" you can't dive huh" she said sarcastically

What do you think your doing?

Lana : … this person .. (panting)

Has a similar essence to your kind

We could ask him if he can help us get to the "eclipse forest"

đź“– the eclipse forest is a mystical hidden forest that the forces of the shadows cannot enter

In this forest resides variety of creatures however the major two are

~Swans and flames~

swans are like the calm while flames are volatile

So Lana was saying that this person has essence of a creature that belongs in that forest just like swan

Lana and swan destination is this forest

Swan : gave Lana a deadpan stare

They both turned their eyes to the person laying down unconscious

Swan : no.. uh what if he causes trouble ? What if he is with the shadows?

We can't afford to let our guard down!

Lana : easy swan…. Your not normally this freaked out , this makes me want to test your patience even more

(she chuckled)

Lana leaned forward to look at the persons face , he had his slightly wet hair covering his face

Lana : weird.. how is his hair only slightly wet

She tilted her head slightly, curiosue and amazed—like a child seeing something for the first time

She lifted her hands and removed his hair of his eyes—then he opened his eyes—staring into hers

… her hands froze

Swan : ughh i wanna poke these eyes…she looked at him from the corners of her eyes—annoyed

Person : chuckles slightly* … I guess your swan is jealous

….silence…

Lana : may we know your name…?

"Zai—my name is Zairis"

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