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The Valley of Triumph (2); 7-8-9-10-11-12-13

(every paragraph is a chapter!)

Sentinekka and Ojtaro are in front of the sapling of the Prairie Lightseeker. She's doing the first quest of the Prairie, and he's just waiting for her to finish. While she contemplates the plant, she tells the story of the Lightseekers; she's mostly talking to herself, but Oj' listens to her. The Lightseekers were ancestors of the Children of Light, and they were supposed to bring the Light back to before. They failed and died, but this made them become the guardians of five saplings in five realms, except for the Isle, who refused to have a sapling in its land. After telling that little story she has learned with time and patience in the Vault of Knowledge, she notices that a leaf falls from the sapling. She looks at the Prairie Lightseeker, who makes a move with their head to tell her that she can keep the leaf. When the quest finishes, she doesn't have time to ask the reason of the fallen leaf: the Spirit goes away, so she and Oj' decide to continue their missions in the Prairie.

In the Butterfly Fields, Sentinekka completes the second quest: meditation. And, after some words about that quest, she discovers one of Ojtaro's abilities. He can shapeshift into Light creatures. In fact, he takes the form of a butterfly and flies around her. When he turns back to his sky kid form, he says that he shouldn't use that power often since it damages his Internal Light. But, this time, Megabird had mercy. Sentinekka tells him to not shapeshift often and, relieved by the fact that he's okay and still amazed by his ability, she completes her third quest, taking the Golden Light of the Fields. After that, the two walk towards the Prairie Islands to ride the Manta.

The sky kids fly with the Manta, riding it. They stay there for a while, enjoying the moment they're living, until the creature begins to be weird. The Manta doesn't go to the Temple of the Elder Ayin, but is going far. To the Eden's ruins. And Oj' understands that something is wrong even before noticing where the creature is actually going. He tells Sentinekka to get off the animal, that if they stay there they could risk to fall and die. Sure, they can fly, but he doesn't really think about it at first. She doesn't really seem to understand, but manages to fly away after he does it too. When he lands on an island, he gets worried: he can't see his friend anywhere. But, when he looks up, he sees her reaching him, and she lands perfectly on the ground.

Back in the Village of Dreams, as the sun is slowly setting, Oj' has the courage to speak of something else out of what happened in the Prairie. They have a little talk. During the day, Oj' turned out to have become a fair and serious guy, but also very nice. While they keep walking towards the Theatre, they talk. Sentinekka brings up the topic of Aurora's concert because Ojtaro is wearing the Giving In To The Love Cape. But he refuses to explain her how he got the cape. Instead, he confesses her the truth about what happened in the Hidden Forest time ago, when they "played hide & seek". He tells her about the meeting with the Forest Elder, about what she thought of Sentinekka. He's glad that Teth gave Sen' a chance, because she truly deserved it and never disappointed the Elder. And, moved by his words, she hugs him tightly.

They finally have reached the Theatre. The seats are all taken, but the square is free, so they just stand near the stage. Ojtaro can see Horand, his brother, so he's sure that the Passage Guide will notice him soon. About Sen', she is trying to see if Symphony is already there. She doesn't see her, and she's getting worried. But there's nothing to be worried about: Symphony arrives some time later and instantly talks with Sentinekka, right until the shows begins.

When the show ends, Sentinekka tells her diary about it. Symphony, in the meanwhile, hides somewhere to avoid meeting Youssef and Tewezo, who still came despite her wish to not deal with them during her journey. Since Sen' and Oj' are alone, they talk about the Rhythm Guide. They didn't come, and that's strange. Sentinekka is worried about the Guide, since she thought they were coming to support Performance. The Village hasn't had new of Rhythm for much time. And Ojtaro likes the way she gets worried for the Spirits. It's so kind of her... But, suddenly, Symphony comes back with Youssef and Tewezo. They found her, and they're now greeting Sentinekka and Ojtaro with kindness. The sky kids talk for a bit, until Symphony whispers something in Sentinekka's ear. After excusing herself, Sentinekka walks away. Something has happened.

While Sentinekka is gone, Youssef and Tewezo keep asking questions about the Passage Season, which is coming soon. And he'd like to make them suffer just for their impatience. But Symphony stops them, and he can breathe a sigh of relief. About Sentinekka: when she reaches her friend Orlando, who was the one who called her behind a few houses of the Village, she notices his concerned and afraid stare. He speaks of the Twins of the Valley. In fact, they appear some time later in front of them. After a very normal fight between Sah and Mekh which is interrupted by the two sky kids, the Elders ask Sentinekka to always check on Ojtaro, since he's a rebel teenager (dude is in his villain and rebel arc-) and they go away. And this is how Orlando discovers about Ojtaro's identity. Our poor baby <3

The Valley of Triumph (2); 1-2-3-4-5-6

(every paragraph is a chapter!)

One year has passed, and it is Sentinekka's fourteenth birthday, the day she is supposed to see her best friend, Symphony, and her "guide", Ojtaro, again. She and Orlando are running through the Village to begin the Daily Quests they have to do for the Village of Dreams (in my AU, during the Season of Remembrance the Elders create a little assignment for the sky kids. They can decide whether to be a Missionary or not. A Missionary does the quests that a village needs daily). In the meanwhile, Ojtaro is reaching the Village with his family and Joyz, who he still doesn't like at all. They're coming with him to see Sentinekka, but also to see a show of the Theatre. The Performances Guide organized it and invited the whole Village of Dreams and more friends, and Passage is a friend of Performance soo... Yep. After walking through the Forest, the group finally comes to the Valley.

Sentinekka sends Orlando home since he was tired because of nightmares, so she remains alone in the Vault. And, in the Village of Dreams, Ojtaro goes on his way to search his friend. Suddenly, someone bumps into him: it's Judylia, but he doesn't know her yet. He asks her about Sentinekka and gives a description, since he doesn't know that she knows his little Moth. Judylia tells him that Sentinekka is in the Vault to do quests for the Village, and that she has become an amazing person that always speaks about him and Symphony. So, he goes to the Vault.

In the Vault, he hears Sentinekka's voice as she sings A Temporary High by AURORA. He sings it too while following the voice. Sentinekka is singing just to lose some time and relax a bit: she needs to complete one last quests for the Vault, then she'll have to go to the Forest and then the Prairie. The quest is to ride a Cosmic Manta (in my AU there are more different quests!). At the end, they meet on the top of the Vault and hug each other with excitement.

After that little embrace, Sentinekka tells Ojtaro that she knows his secret, she knows he's an Elder, and he gets agitated and scared. She isn't supposed to know. After taking her behind the statue of Lamed, Vault Elder, he lets his stress break free and asks her how she knows all of this. She doesn't really tell him how, but she reassures him that his secret is safe with her. So he calms down. To change topic of discussion, Sentinekka asks him how he has been during the time they've been separated, and the two begin to speak.

The future Elder and his friend are in the Forest. They speak and listen to each other, they talk about being a Missionary or an Elder. Sentinekka became smarter, and now she even knows all the name of the Elders. They were written in old books. She knows so much. It's like the student has surpassed the guide. While he explains to her his feelings about being an Elder, she tries to find solutions to set him free. But there are three only: death, Darkness or the rejection of the Light. And "the Megabird" chose him. Well, she corrects him and says that it's "Megabird" and not "The Megabird". Lmao. But, ANYWAYS: while they speak, Symphony is going away from the Sanctuary Islands to reach Sentinekka. Tewezo and Youssef would like to come with her, but she warns them to not do that since she wants to go alone. She can't wait to see her best friend again... <3

Sentinekka updates her diary about what happened and about the quests she must do in the Prairie. She needs to admire the sapling for some time, then to meditate in the Fields, then go take the Golden Light still in the Fields and then to ride a Manta. When she finishes with her diary, Ojtaro asks her why she's so organized. She explains the duty of a Missionary, and that she loves helping people at her best. He should understand that feeling more than her, that's what she tells him, since he has helped so many Moths like her and Symphony. During that discussion, Ojtaro accidentally says something in a language he must study, as a descendant of the Elders: Yoruba, an ancient language of the Sky Kingdom. Sen' recognizes it and, fascinated by the past, asks him what it means: Ori me means My Friend, he explains. He really doesn't like the stuff a future Elder must know.

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