Far away in a hamlet with only 34 people, everyone was moving here and there. Why? It's so early in the morning; what are you guys doing?
Old man: "We are moving out, Mr. Snailhand."
Huh? But why? Look around you. I built such nice scenery for you. The lakes aren't roaring, the mountains are high and ethereal, and there are no mutated beasts or animals that could endanger you. Look, there's even a golden forest; it's close to gulping a whole mountain.
Why are you making me think of more scenery for you, old man?
Old man: "I'm sorry, Mr. Snail Hand, we had no choice, even though the surroundings are beautiful and peaceful for us to keep on growing, but the potential to grow astral wanderer's is zero; it's non-existent."
"And don't tell this to others, but the hidden reason we are moving so fast is because of the air region that will come close to our region very soon."
"Every time one of the regions comes close to another region, there would be a big earthquake. The earthquake isn't even the reason we are hurrying so much; it's the aftermath that will come. The mutated beast will get agitated and start to move; they will lose the little bit of reasoning they have and rampage on the whole region. I don't even want to think about it." The old man was close to peeing his pants when he thought of that time: "Mr. Snail Hand, why did you add this horror for us to deal with every time a region goes past each other?"
Because I—
"Waaahhh!"
Who interrupted me?
There was a small child crying non-stop; he had a chubby face with baby fat, which gave him a cute, cuddly face that anyone would love to squeeze; his nose was small and cute, perfectly fitting his face; and his eyes were filled with water, which looked never-ending.
"Awww~, Don't cry, Roku; don't make your mother sad."
"Sophia, we will definitely come visit them after we reach our destination."
"Dekon, stop eating and crying at the same time."
"Swin, go and say goodbye to your friends; you can cry too if you want."
Swin looked at the three with red eyes: "No, Mother, I'm not crying; I'm not a child anymore."
All three of them stopped crying and glared at Swin.
Ronald and others felt relieved when they saw the kids stop crying; they quickly packed their bags and hopped on the carriage before they started to cry again.
Some went east, while some went northwest; the carriage that went northwest was the highest, while the one going
The east were low in numbers.
Roku family was one of them; together with Sophia family and two more families, they went on a long journey to the ancient tree city, also known as Blood Mountain Beverage.
Sophia looked at his father, derick curiously: " say say father, what is this tree city and air region?"
Derick looked at his daughter and roku, who was also looking at him curiously. Derick had sparkling eyes; he was a very talkative person. He might not even stop talking until they reached the air region.
"Good, good daughter." Derick was really happy his daughter asked this question: "Now, let me start with the ancient tree city before I tell you two about the air region."
Derick stood in the middle of the carriage, ready to give it his all and perform a show that will leave these kids in awe.
(I'm not going to write how he will act; think of it on your own.)
"Ancient tree city, one of the oldest cities in the region, it had once been nominated as the capital of the region. With its trees that touched the heaven itself, reaching 1,200 feet tall. "
"This is not the only noteworthy thing about the city; the transport system it has that lets people from the mountain region go to the air region and vice versa is truly a beautiful invention done by Sir Endless Wanderer."
"Papa, who's Sir Endless Wanderer?" Sophia quickly asked.
"Endless Wanderer was one of the greatest Astral wanderer in this time, able to rule over a star itself. An innovator that brought many new things into this world, the most famous being the archect, they are able to use the power of astral stone to do myriad of things. His second best creation was the transportation system that uses astral stone as well,making it easier and faster for anyone that wants to travel from one region to another."
"Then why didn't we wait a little more before going to the air region if it's so easier and faster?" This time it was Roku who asked this question.
"We could have, but the longer the distance is between the region you want to go to, the more astral stones you would need to use to get there."
"Don't worry, you two, we will definitely use that transportation to get to the other region. I will also show you guys different regions while we are moving in the transportation."
"Papa, you forgot about the air region," Sophia quickly reminded her father.
"Haha, I was just about to talk about that."
(No, he didn't; he had already forgotten a long time ago.)
"Air region is a region controlled by angels, our kind. The region is long and double the size of the region we are on; it got its name from the endless strong wind in that region. Even a giant will have a hard time walking in there. Everything is shaped weirdly in that region thanks to its weird wind current; you might even get to see whales flying in there.
"WOO! It sounds so fun." Both the kids got excited; they have already forgotten that they were crying just a moment ago.
"Of course it has to be; it's a place our kind resides in. There's more to that region that will shock you both, but I will show you rather than tell you with words."
Derick and the two kids, Roku and Sophia, talked along the way. Even the other, Ronald, Rosy, Sophia's mother, Miya got excited when they heard this.
They have left the nest that protected them till now; the children blindly followed their parents into the unknown, while the parents used their past knowledge to pave a road for their future.