ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕥 : 𝕂𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕣- 𝟚𝟚𝕓
𝕃𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 : 𝕋𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖
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"She should've been awake by now. Did our holy powers not work on her?" Tanith enquired the priest in charge of healing people.

"I don't know. Never have I ever heard of such occurrence." He answered nervously. He wasn't sure of what was happening.

"I think we should take her to the Sacred Tree. Now, it's our last resort to cure this child." Another saint answered.

And with everyone's consent, Aislinn' body was kept beside the Sacred Tree' roots. Everyone prayed for the foreigner to heal quickly. She wasn't just a miracle but hope, for the people of this land. Decades ago, some words suddenly appeared on Temple's praying walls:

"She, who's as fragile as a sapling, as calm as the tree, and as surreal as nature itself; will bestow this land in exchange for a similar soul. She'll eradicate everything that emits evil and write a new history, together with her destined, who isn't yet fated. Curse shall befall the land when you'll fail to treasure her."

Till now, she met with every detail mentioned in that oracle. From her small and fragile frame to her terrifyingly beautiful hair, everything about her spoke serenity. Saints interpreted that they needed to heal her wounds in order to 'treasure' her. And so, everyone was doing their best. Even Lennox, who doesn't even stay inside Temple for long, waited for her to open her eyes. He even tended to the needs of other saints, when they asked him to bring towels and other essentials for her wound; something he wouldn't have done before for these same people shunned him previously.
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"Aren't you cold?" Lennox felt something warm on his shoulders, along with a groggy voice. Everyone had already left to retire for the day so of course, he was made to stay alongside her. Tanith wished to interrupt but he knew she was already tired. And he didn't really want to tire her more, nor he wanted to leave the stranger alone. He moved to see the stranger awake. She was staring intently towards him with an unwavering gaze. Her eyes held a shade of blue, darker than his and everyone else.

"You are..."
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"Isn't it a bit complicated?" Lennox looked quizzically towards Aislinn who just finished telling her tale. He was astonished that she came from a planet where one could love anyone. It was a bit weird that sometimes people didn't accept 'some types of love' but other than that everything related to Earth seemed music to Nox' ears. He wanted to visit that place so badly.

"It is. But, isn't everything complicated? Doesn't really matter where you are..." Aislinn sighed. She wished for her friend to see this planet. If only she could come here in her stead, she would truly be able to live happily with whoever she wants. There will be no judgemental eyes who'd look at her with disgust for loving people of same gender. Nor will there be people who'll find her possessed if she told that she loved a girl. This place could've become her safe heaven. If only, she were here...

𝓑𝓾𝓽, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓶 𝔀𝓪𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝔂 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮. 𝓦𝓪𝓼 𝓲𝓽 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓢𝓮𝓿𝔂𝓷' '𝓽𝔂𝓹𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮'?
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Number of words (Excluding Author's Note) : 547
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Author's Note:

Smallest chapter so far. It's not like I intended it to be this short but, I have to keep the basic chapters short to make the climax chapters a little lengthy. And, there are only 7.5k word's limit. I've already done 3522 words... Only 3978 words are left. This is so short...

Anyways, some of you may want to know how the 'Sacred Tree' may look like. So, I think I should show you my rough idea of 'sacred tree' and other relative things from the planet Kepler- 22b.

This is how it's supposed to look. Near the roots, is the area where children appear. Let me tell you why... The tree takes the passed away souls of Earth's infants (those who die soon after birth or those who are born dead) and gives them a home here.

I know this looks way too modern, but, I couldn't find anything relevant so this is how sacred water or holy water should look like. Crystal clear blue.

Since, Evangeline and Tanith are saints, white may be the best colour choice for them. In Western cultures, the color white is often associated with weddings, hospitals, and angels and is often used to convey a sense of purity, cleanliness, and peacefulness.

In many Eastern cultures, however, white is symbolically linked to death and sadness. It's often a color used in funerals and other mourning rituals. And since, Temple kind of signifies both, white is the perfect choice for them. And the planet isn't really that far from basic development as compared to Earth.
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So this is it for today. And we got our last and second couple today too (it's a double update!!)

Aislinn (or Ash) + Lennox (or Nox)

Let me write a cute quote for these two too...

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”

– Paulo Coelho

This doesn't really fit our characters entirely so let's try some more...

"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”

– C.S. Lewis

Our characters here are a bit lonely and afraid and thus, these fit well with them. I won't be giving any more analysis on this.

Till next time... Take care of yourself.