In Miss Sunflower's sunflower garden, all the emotions, fate, and luck of the prey, everything were under her control. And in the entire world, no one possessed the power to resist such control. These rules her excellency personally mader for her.
That's why, when she exchanged her glances with Azrael, she learned everything immediately what he was thinking at that time.
She learned one thing about him that he thought too much before doing any actions.
By that time, the surroundings again changed and they reached into another place.
The place was felt like the richest hotel in the city. Everywhere was covered with white marble with precious gems and jewels. Although not any person could be seen in that hotel, in the middle of the ground floor, under the candlelights, a table with two chairs could be seen clearly. That table and chairs were covered with green woody branches, and carved with tiny tiny sunflowers.
"This is not real. I created this in our collective subconscious mind field. But without proper guides, it can be felt real, as it can be touched or sensed..." While walking towards the chairs, she said with a little smile.
Azrael remained silent.
"Okay, let's discuss it further..." After both sat on the chairs, she spoke very gently.
"Hmm... Tell me, how can I assist you?" He calmly asked.
"Before I tell you anything, first you tell me how you died like that.. in such a cursed state!" She pretended to be surprised.
"I encountered a few accidents. That's why I died. But, I am thankful that you saved my life. Still I couldn't get your identities. As you know, one hand alone cannot make a sound." He cleverly spoke.
"He actually is very stubborn..." She thought in her mind, then replied him calmly, "I am the a forest fairy, borned orphant, grown in that mountain range, and also observed everything happened then secretly. When you all disappeared suddenly, I thought to meet you all. That's why, I also stepped out of the forest. Then, fortunately I crossed this motel. Instantly, I recognized you by your scent. You can call me fairy Lin..." She spoke with a giggling smile.
"Isn't it too coincidental? I couldn't even notice her then..." He thought in his mind. Then suddenly another thought clicked in his mind. "Maybe I was not that strong to notice such powerhouse then."
She smiled.
"Alright then. So, before you know anything about the missions, you have to know something first. I think you know about the history of the seeds. So, I won't repeat that again...
...What I will tell you today is the varities of the powers and characteristics of those seeds, or I should say the fragments of the seeds. That vast mountain range has a total of ten full grown seeds. As you know, there are a total of forty-eight seeds exist in the entire universe. But what you don't know that throughout my experience, I came to know that, although there are total forty-eight seeds exist, among those seeds, only thirty-two seeds are the core seeds and the rest sixteen seeds are auxiliary seeds. Each core seed represents an unique quality of the creation. Whereas, what each auxiliary seed represents of the creation, that I don't know much of it. But the shocking part is within those seeds, there are also traces of destruction within them. I don't know why such completely opposite concepts resonates with each other. However, I noticed a notebook was among one of your team members. So, I want you find that notebook for me. In that notebook, there is the answer of this question...
...Will you do that?" She pretended to be humble.
He became immersed in thought. The whole time, he observed her expressions. And from her expressions, it didn't seem that she was bluffing all the time. In addition, what happened with him throughout the weeks, now he had started to completely believe in the existence of the supernatural reality. So after careful thinkings, he nodded in agreement.
"Alright, I will do. But am I that strong to fulfill your task?" He asked.
"That's why, you have to be get more stronger. However, before coming out from the mountains, unfortunately, I didn't bring any seed with me. Because each seed is a part of the creation itself. So, as the saying goes, 'With great power comes great responsibility.' That's why if we ignore this fact and leave the seed open and free, it can create existential level cataclysms and threats. So, I had to confine those seeds into the mountains..." She pretended to be sad.
"One thing we can do. I have a seed on my side. But I don't have such power to acquire that seed. If you help me to extract that seed, then I can consume it." He replied with a faint hope in his eyes.
"Oh, that's great. I can help you absolutely. But before you perform any such supernatural acts, let me tell you some rules which you have to obey no matter what. The first rule is, the seed itself is a fragment of the supreme existence. Therefore, even if it is split into thousands of pieces, directly consuming a whole full-grown seed or any of its fragments will not only be dangerous, but can also cause a complete madness in the soul. Therefore, to consume them, one must complete a special 'Advancement Ritual'. Through that ritual, the fragment can be integrated with one's own body by sacrificing flesh, blood, and bones. Only then can that fragment belong to the user. And remember, that fragment will be the foundation of the user's powers. You can also call it the user's second soul...
The second rule is about the 'Stardusts'. The stardusts are the magic energy particles. It can help the seed stable and balanced into your body. As long as the stardusts are left into your body, you can perform as many supernatural acts as you want. Also, under the stardust's effects, the seed can develop and grow even faster and stronger than it grow without the stardusts. When stardust will be gone, the seed can lose its stability and your soul can be corrupted. You can think it as a soil of the seed. The more about the stardusts, I will update you with time to time...
And the last but most important rule is that you have to perform soul cleansing ritual often. As many factors like negative emotions, coming in contact with supernatural phenomenons, surviving without stardust, directly consuming seed without stardust in the body, and many more… taint ordinary mortal's souls. That's why a soul cleansing ritual is mandatory to balance vitality of the soul and keep it in check..." She spoke with a glittering smile on her face.
He was listening everything with a very curiosity. As she was telling the rules one by one, he was very mesmerized of all such concepts.
After she ended her lecture, without any further ado, he extended the spear in front of her.
"I will obey everything what you said. Now please extract the seed from this spear. I don't want to waste any time anymore." He spoke with an extreme excitement on his face. It seemed, his cold and distant temperament had already gone from his soul.
"Hahaha... Luring him is not as difficult as I thought. In this world, truth is the best way to lure any prey... Hahaha..." She laughed into her mind.
"Alright. Let me look into your spear..." She calmly began to observe the spear.
In that very moment, suddenly her eyes lit up with a ferocious glow. She noticed something which she shouldn't have seen...