Epic of Caterpillar

I suddenly ended sighing way too loudly, waking up Luminous who was trying to sleep over the grass in the backyard. I don’t know if I should really share him my thoughts or my feelings about this entire thing, and it wasn’t as if I hadn’t done it already as I complained about how much stronger I used to be, or how I miss my entire family…

“Nothing, I just miss my family, and all the power I used to have. You know that I was able to move entire continents and distort space and time before? But at the end, I went into a war and died in the most unexpected way possible, it even surprised me who could see through the various strands of the future. I think it was a move made through a combination of Fate and Destiny over my own jurisdiction over the future itself… Agh, recalling all of that is kind of a pain.”

“Huh… So you’re saying that your previous death was caused not only by the perpetrator but by a group of individuals capable of manipulating Fate and Destiny?” Asked Luminous. He actually was able to get everything straight!

“Yeah, which is weird though. I have the power of Fortune and Defiance, so I shouldn’t had been so easily taken down… I feel sad each time I recall my family, I miss them a lot.” I sighed while feeling like I was melting out of sadness.

“Hm, have you considered that the powers did saved you at the end?” Asked Luminous.

“They did?” I wondered.

“Well, aren’t you alive now? If you say your death was sure back then, why are you even alive right now? Those powers might had helped you defy the destiny of a sure death, even, and granted you a second opportunity through being summoned by the little Elfina. Think about it for a bit.” Said Luminous.

“Heh, I guess that’s seeing the glass almost full than almost empty as I did.” I sighed.

“And well, I also miss my family, even though I never truly had the opportunity to speak with them.” He sighed.

“You didn’t?” I asked.

“No…” Luminous sighed looking at the starry night in the sky. “The moment I was born, I was only greeted by elves. My family, all of them, were long dead before I even hatched from my egg. They left me behind, for the purpose of becoming the god of this world one day…”

“Oh, I’ve heard of it.” I said.

“Well, I’ve still got to know them through the books they left behind me, the Akashic Library that only I can enter to… I’ve read their journals, the history of the world, the many secrets and mysteries. I got to know them well, even while never having interacted with them… Even when now, they’re merely gigantic corpses decorating this landscape…” Sighed Luminous.

“So that’s why you miss them?” I wondered.

“Yeah… I miss them even when I never met them. So I understand how you feel, slightly so. It is never truly accurate how much we can relate to another’s person’s feelings, but at the very least, we get close to their own feelings, enough to feel empathy.” Sighed Luminous. “Kireina, you might be a strange entity, but I can see by the way you act, form bonds, and act, that you’re a good person. You’ve helped us more than you think you’ve done… You’ve helped me too, you even saved my life some hours ago…”

“Hahah… Come on, don’t get so corny now, you’re going to elevate my ego now!” I laughed while feeling slightly embarrassed.

“If everything goes alright after the war with the humans, you’ll cross through the Desert and then reach the Demon King’s castle. If you ever come on top, win, and manage to reach the Cosmic Staircase, you might have the chance to go back home…” Sighed Luminous. “Your visit here might had been briefly, and you might be the person I’ve know the least time-wise, but you’ve already made enough of an impression on me that might last thousands of years, if not my entire life.”

“W-Woah, okay, stop saying embarrassing things already!” I said while feeling even more flustered. “You’re really good with words!”

“Hah… Did I make you embarrassed? Hahaha! Why do you act so girly? You’re just a giant metallic cocoon with bug legs! Bahahahah!” Luminous laughed cheerfully. Although I wanted to retort, he was right, I was just a giant bugger now. I couldn’t help but share his laughter.

“Hahaha! You bastard! Were you waiting all this time just to tell me that?! Hahah… And you’re just a giant feathered lizard, why are you so overly corny?! Just get over your loneliness! There’s tons of people everywhere here, form more connections, get to know them better, and live with them as your equals, even if they’ll die before you, it doesn’t mean they’re less of a person to not deserve to know you better!” I said, suddenly, Luminous eyes opened wide, as he stopped laughing.

“Eh? W-What’s wrong? Sorry, was that too harsh?” I asked.

“Quite so… But you’ve made me realize that, indeed, I’ve been always quite high in my own pedestal…” Sighed Luminous.

“Yeah, kind of… I think this might be the first time you make such a bond with people, right? Elfina, Fiere, and I, we all kind of like you as you are, you’re a pretty cool guy. And you’re brave and strong, and an intellectual at that! You’ve got so much life to live yet you’ve barely spent it at all because you never formed bonds.” I sighed.

“Hm…” Luminous seemed to be thinking. “I guess you’re right, a bit. I hate to admit it… It makes me regret never having developed a proper relationship with those I saw when I first hatched…” Luminous cried.

“The ones that saw you hatch?” I wondered. “You mean the elves that saw you come out of your egg? Did they raise you?”

“Yeah…” Luminous sighed.