Forever Destined to the Silver Shadow-Chapter 283: This life belongs to me

Theo’s POV:

Finally, we reached the land when it was almost sunset. I wasn’t able to explain the feeling of bliss I felt in words when my feet landed on the shore. It is good to be back on land! The little girl took me deep into the exotic land.

At first, everything around me was just sand and seashells. But soon, the scenery around me changed. Every inch of the land below me was covered by greenish grasses. And there were countless trees around me of which names I didn’t know.

"This place is awesome," I gasped. "Is this paradise?"

"No, this is the Celestial realm," he answered.

The name of this realm sounded so unique yet pretty to me. The little me got extremely angry at Cynthia while I admired the lands. She never described this land to be this beautiful. She had told me that this was just a desert with no trees at all. I wondered what else she could have lied to me about. It is good that I am on my own to find the truth.

"Listen carefully to me," the little girl said. "You are not supposed to speak with anyone out there. Faes are more dangerous entities than Mages or Sirens. So you should keep your distance from them or else we will be in trouble—"

Till now, I thought that she was a brave little girl. Now she proved me wrong with her words. Yet, I just nodded and just agreed with her. If I disobey her now, then she wouldn’t help me. And I desperately need her now as I want to find out about both my father and mother!

We both quietly walked through the dense woods that had the pleasant aroma of flowers. The flowers were bright red in color, and the little me didn’t know what it was. But my mind told me that I had already been here in the woods. How is this place familiar to me?

I stood still when we both reached a specific spot in the woods. There was a giant tree which a countless number of branches. The tree was so huge that at least fifty people could stand under its shade. When I looked at the roots of the tree, my head started to hurt.

A vision popped up in my mind. I pictured a little baby lying under this tree. The poor little baby was crying uncontrollably. It looked like it was hungry, and it needed to be fed; next to the weeping kid, a divinely gorgeous lady was sleeping peacefully.

But how could the lady sleep?! The kid next to her is crying! She should wake and feed that poor kid. And for God’s sake, that kid wasn’t wearing any clothes. I pitied the poor kid! What did this baby ever do to deserve this?! 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After a while, I realized that the lady wasn’t breathing at all. She was not even moving her body a little. How could someone sleep this still?! Everyone will move a little while they sleep. Sometimes while I am sleeping, I even fall down from my bed without my knowledge. And when I woke up in the morning, I found myself lying on the floor. That’s why Cynthia always tugs me in the bed, and she places silk pillows over the edge of the bed—so that I don’t fall down.

Then I noticed that the kid’s eyes were green, just like mine. And that kid even looks like me! "Is that me?!" I almost shouted that out, and the girl next to me got scared.

"What is wrong with you?" Ivory screamed and took a step back from me.

Her screams made my vision blurry. Then I wasn’t able to see myself or that pretty lady anymore. I glanced at the girl in disbelief. "What have you done, Ivory? I saw myself! Why did you have to shout? Now my picture is gone—"

"What?! Is your picture gone? What are you even saying?"

It took me a while to explain to her everything that I saw in my head. The little girl listened to me patiently. Once I was done, she said, "You must be the little baby, and the gorgeous lady next to you is your mother."

I went speechless! What?! That lady is my mother?!

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"And.... From what you said now, I think that your mother died right after she gave birth to you. She must be a Siren!"

The pain I felt in my heart after that was so sharp to bear. She is gone already.... But how could she leave me alone! This is not fair! She doesn’t deserve to die. I sat down on the green grass and covered my eyes with my eyes. I don’t want her to see me cry!

Little Ivory knelt beside me and embraced me in her arms. "Don’t worry! Your father must still be alive! We can go and find him—"

She was right! My father is still alive! I wiped my tears and got up from the ground. This girl is sweet! She didn’t mock me even though I was sobbing. Back when I was on the island, whenever I used to cry, the Siren girls would tease me that boys don’t cry!

The sweet girl then held my hand and said, "We both are a team! We will do this together—"

This time I felt something different in my heart. I live on an island that is filled with girls older than me. I never had any pal of my own size before. I always felt different and left out. Finally, now I have found my match!

At that moment, we both heard an angelic voice. "Are you kids lost?"

Ivory was terrified, but I was staring wide-eyed at the angel in front of me. Without a doubt, she was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen to date. She was even prettier than Cynthia!

Her hair was sparking golden under the faint evening sunlight from the sky. Her eyes were blue like that of the deep ocean waves of the night. She was glaring at us with compassion in her eyes. Even though she was pretty from head to toe, her stomach was slightly bigger. Other than that, she was perfect! The Angel had a basket in her hand. I didn’t know what was in it, but it smelled so good.

The Angel came near me and patted my hair gently. "You are a handsome young man," she said.

I instantly smiled at her. Even Ivory had told me that I was cute, but when the Angel complimented me, I got even more delighted. My eyes then looked straight at her stomach. I felt like there was something in here that actually belonged to me. This is the strangest yet strongest feeling I have had.

"Are you hiding something in here?" I asked her hesitantly. Soon, I got embarrassed by myself for asking such a question to her.

Ivory smacked her forehead with her palm and moved near me, "This lady is pregnant! A life is growing inside her—"

"A life is growing inside you?" I gasped and looked up at the blonde-haired angel.

"Yes," she smiled and touched my hand. Then she moved my hand near her stomach. Even before my hand rested on her fabric over her abdomen, my senses got elated to no extent. Perhaps I was fascinated by the life that was growing inside her more than this angel itself!

Once my palm was on her stomach, my hands felt the vibrated pulse of a miraculous heartbeat. A lot of amusing things have happened to me today. I sailed on a raft and reached a foreign land. I saw my own baby version in my head. But feeling the heartbeat of this life amused me the most.

"Do you feel that?" the Angel asked me.

I just nodded and kept on staring at her stomach in bewilderment. At that moment, I knew for sure that this life belonged to me. I must be crazy! How can I get this allured to something that is not even born yet?!

But this life belongs to me! Something in me said that this life is the answer to all my questions. This life has the potential to make my existence complete and meaningful! I couldn’t wait for this life to come out so that I could befriend it!

Ivory forced me to pull my hand away from her stomach. I was so annoyed with her. I wanted to keep on hearing that heartbeat! Ivory was not very sweet to me after that. She was frowning at me viciously. "Why are you making the lady uncomfortable by smiling at her womb?"

How can I explain to her about everything that I felt when I touched her womb? It can’t be said in words. But the lady was just smiling at us. Unlike what Ivory said, she didn’t seem to be uncomfortable with my behavior.

"You kids seem hungry! Do you both need ruby berries?" she raised her basket and said.

Ruby berries?! That sounds delicious! And I was ready to eat whatever the Angel was about to offer me.

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Hello readers! The lady is Celestia’s mother, and she is pregnant with Celestia. And that is why Theo had that strange feeling!