and make a bit redder with my teeth.
After giving her a gentle kiss to follow up, I continued, "His golden bow was later used to punish the humans during their times of attempting to overtake Mother Earth with their own creations. It was before witches began to be discovered, but in comparison to witches who respected the Earth and the elemental energy they harbored, the humans were treating the Earth like trash and a hindrance to their own growth of technology. They would take land without thanks or gratitude, and destroy the homes of the animals and creatures who could only survive in certain climates. The God of Creation watched all of this and more, and his anger rose to the point that he couldn't take it anymore. With a golden bow and a palette of colorful arrows, he shot down to the Earth, and each arrow that plagued the lands resulted in an outbreak of destruction. Some were hit by red arrows that triggered flaming fires that burned down the forests. Others received orange arrows that brought famine to the lands that struggled to gain food. Yellow arrows brought intense heat like a dessert which ruined crops and dried up many pools of water. Green arrows took away many forests, which made it harder for those humans to find shelter and shade from the magnitude of problems happening around them. The blue arrows brought tsunamis and frigid temperatures, and the purple arrows plagued the land with darkness, which only added to the misery of the world."
I paused to see how immersed she was with the story, leaving me even more excited to finish the intriguing tale.
"The world leaders rushed together to try and think of a solution to all the destruction, and they looked back at all the harm they had done to the Earth with their selfish actions of taking from Mother Nature when she gave them the very land to build on, air to breathe, and the world to live upon. They agreed to change their ways and to co-exist with the intention of giving and taking in a balanced unity. They assumed that all the bad that happened was Mother Nature getting payback, but in reality, it was the God of Creation punishing them for hurting Mother Nature. It wasn't until the revelation of gods that the legend came to light and was written in ancient books. I was kind of lucky to find it. This place has a little library and the book about it was right there, but when I closed the book and opened it again, the pages were blank."
"Meaning the message was meant for you," she whispered with a pleased grin.
"I guess so." I chuckled quietly and sighed. "I saw my brother."
"Your...brother? Your older brother?" she quietly questioned, noticing how my voice had dipped with a bit of sadness. I kept my smile as I nodded my head, fighting the urge to get emotional like before.
"Ya. Flynn," I whispered and met her worried eyes. "He was keeping the bow safe for me."
"Safe," she whispered. "Do you mean you saw him in a dream or vision?"
"A dream, I guess." I shrugged. "It had to be a dream since it moved to different scenarios. He offered me the bow, and when I woke up, I knew exactly where it was."
"Is that where you and Kaito went earlier?" she asked.
"Ya," I replied with a softened expression. "I'm glad he was there, or I'm not sure I would have left. It's been a while since I've summoned up the courage to visit my family's grave. I've been a bit of a coward about going but having Kaito there helped. I didn't realize I was going there until we were teleporting there."
She was quiet for a moment before she placed her hands on my cheeks. "If you ever want to go, we can go together."
This woman is so selfless.
"I know," I whispered while blinking back my tears. "I can always rely on you, Red."
Her smile was priceless before she claimed my lips, and we kissed for a long time. If it wasn't for the gentle closing of the door that sounded from downstairs, I was sure my resolve of holding back would have dissolved entirely.
"Looks like Jax is back," I announced. "You gonna go check on him?"
"What about you?" She blinked innocently, though I knew she probably had something to discuss with him. I could feel it but couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"I'm going to go out