Chapter 193 - Wait... What? (1/2)

Mother? I stare at the beautiful woman for several moments before saying ”I really think you have the wrong person...” Lady Mei chuckles and says ”My silly child, let me tell you a story. A story of how you came to be and how I became a mother.”

”Several years ago, I had a vision of an evil so great, that it would ruin our entire world and no one would be able to put a stop to it. No matter what I tried, nothing would change the outcome. One late night, I was walking a garden in the Lower Realms and happened to see a shooting star.”

”It was beautiful and bright, in the otherwise dark sky. I heard many people from the Lower Realms saying that if you see a shooting star, make a wish and it'll come true.” She gives me a shy smile and says ”Well, I felt that it was kinda silly but I really wanted to believe it so I made a wish. A wish to save our world.”

”I turned to leave the garden but suddenly, I stopped and turned back. A bright star was falling straight at me! At first, I panicked but I quickly stepped forward and caught the little star. I caught you. You were so tiny and yet you were shining so brightly.”

”Your energy was so pure and kind, I felt like snuggling up next to you but as I held you, I felt your energy slowly fading. I knew then that you were dying and was filled with a sense of loss. Suddenly, I had an idea. If we were all going to die soon, I wanted to be able to at least have a child of my own.”

”I quickly went back to my Realm and created this place. I brought you to this very pond and gently lowered you into the water. I gave you some of my blood and energy, making you into a being. Bringing you into this world as my own daughter.”

”I watched you grow every day with eagerness but one night I ended up dosing off. I had a vision that night and what I saw, changed everything. It was you, you were the one who was going to save this entire world and it all started with a wish on a shooting star.”

”You weren't just my miracle, you were everyone's. I held you as a baby and fell in love with you all over but after a few blissful years, I had another vision. The others found out about you and what I did to make you so they were going to kill you.”

Her dark eyes flash with anger as she says ”I couldn't just stand back and let them kill my child! I quickly met with them and tried to explain to them that you would save us all in the future but they wouldn't listen. I quickly left and used every ounce of my power to send you back to the stars. I wanted to hide you for a time but I never expected you to fall into another world...”

”I tried everything to get you back but I couldn't do it... I wasn't strong enough and I was punished. I was sealed in a divine tree for creating you.” She says with a look of helplessness. I lift both of my hands and say ”Wait wait wait... let's just say that everything you've said so far is true, why were you punished for creating me?”

She gives me a sad smile as she says ”You were a star, you were never meant to be a being let alone one made from a star and deity. Your power can be limitless and in a way, dangerous. That's why it's forbidden... why it's not allowed. I thought we would all die very soon and I became greedy. I fell in love with you the moment I touched you, Xing.”

My head spins as I try to understand everything but it's a little much. I look to the beautiful woman in front of me and she just continues to watch me with kind, loving eyes. ”Xing?” I ask with confusion. She slightly smiles as she says ”Star... it means star. You were and always will be, my little star.”

Something deep down throbs at the way she calls me but I quickly look down to my feet as I try to decide if she's telling the truth or not. ”You've forgotten everything, little star. If you trust me, enter the water.” She says in a soft calm voice.

I look back up to her then back to the silver water. Was this really true? Was I really made from a star and this woman? I look back to her and step into the water asking ”This is where... I grew?” She gives me a wide smile and quickly nods her head saying ”Kind of like a baby would grow in their mother's stomach, I made this especially for you.”

The water is neither warm nor cold, it seems to match my body temperature perfectly. It's not very deep so when I stop in the middle, the water only comes up to my knees. Lady Mei nods and says ”Now you just need to lay back in the water and close your eyes.”