We Are the God's Most Perfect Creations!

"As a reward, of course you can."

Wuma Xiu thought the other had worked so hard that giving it a reward was only right.

So he reached out and stroked the bare shaft of the arrow.

The instant his fingertips touched it, the Star-Moon Arrow quivered slightly.

Its entire shaft bent along with the movement.

Wuma Xiu stroked the Star-Moon Arrow twice more.

To be honest, he felt a little conflicted at the moment.

Before crossing over to this world, he would never have imagined that the first thing he petted wouldn't be a fluffy, soft little creature.

It was an arrow instead.

And the arrow seemed to wish it could burrow its entire body into his palm.

Oh well. It actually felt pretty nice.

Warm and smooth.

Like a piece of jade steeped in moonlight for centuries upon centuries.

Wuma Xiu lowered his eyes and continued stroking the arrow.

Watching from the side, the Star-Moon Bow finally couldn't keep its composure.

It had been putting on airs as "the first bow to be named by Lord Moon God," hovering primly off to one side.

The starlight on its body flickered on and off as it feigned a solemn air.

But it had watched that shameless Star-Moon Arrow plunge headfirst into the Insect Nest and kill to its heart's content.

And after coming back, it had kept circling Lord Moon God.

The jealousy in its heart bubbled over like boiling water.

It hadn't expected the Star-Moon Arrow to be so thick-skinned!

No.

Absolutely not.

It wanted to compete for favor too.

[Star-Moon Bow]: Lord Moon God! Me too! Me too!

The bow hummed and vibrated as it edged closer to Wuma Xiu's hand, as if it wanted to stuff itself straight into his palm.

[Star-Moon Bow]: ᜊ•͈⌔•͈ᜊ

Wuma Xiu's gaze lingered for a moment on the little emoticon that had appeared out of thin air.

Hmm?

Why did all his creations seem to come with this feature? He wondered who had taught them.

The Star-Moon Bow acted coquettishly, but it didn't let up for a moment.

As it whined for a reward, it surreptitiously turned its body sideways and nudged the Star-Moon Arrow away from Wuma Xiu's hand.

The Star-Moon Arrow's tip immediately stood up.

What are you doing?

Trying to steal my spot?

Not to be outdone, it angled its tip toward the Star-Moon Bow's body and pushed hard into the gap.

It tried to reclaim the spot it had been pushed out of.

The Star-Moon Bow refused to budge an inch.

Its body sank and planted itself firmly in place, like a small silver-black wall.

Push.

Push again.

The Star-Moon Arrow's tip pressed stubbornly against the bow.

The Star-Moon Bow's string pulled taut, giving off a faint hum, as though it were gritting its teeth with effort.

The bow and arrow silently struggled against each other, both pretending on the surface that nothing was happening.

Neither was willing to admit defeat first.

Wuma Xiu kept his eyes lowered, taking in every little move the two made.

He said nothing and pretended not to see.

But what was he to do? Both were equally dear to him.

In the end, Wuma Xiu, a master of treating everyone equally, held out both hands.

One hand grasped the Star-Moon Bow's body, while the other rested on the Star-Moon Arrow's shaft.

"How's that?"

The Star-Moon Bow and the Star-Moon Arrow both froze for a moment.

Then they gave a comfortable wriggle.

The Star-Moon Bow arched slightly, like a cat arching its back when scratched under the chin.

The Star-Moon Arrow's shaft trembled gently, and a soft ripple spread through its layer of moon-white light.

That feels good.

So good.

Lord Moon God's hand was the most comfortable thing in the whole world.

Yet in this rare moment of harmony, the Star-Moon Bow and the Star-Moon Arrow "looked" at each other.

The next second, the arrowhead and the bow turned away in unison.

The arrowhead turned aside, and the bow twisted away too.

Even brothers have to keep their accounts straight!

Especially at a time like this! Want Lord Moon God all to yourself?

No chance!

They nestled back to back in Wuma Xiu's palms.

Neither looked at the other, but both quietly pressed themselves a little closer to the warmth of his hands.

Naturally, no one else could see this interaction between the god, the bow, and the arrow. Even though Yunhuo's livestream camera swept over this stretch of empty space again and again, the footage showed nothing but emptiness.

There was no sign of the Gods.

Nor was there any sign of the Star-Moon Arrow that liked to act coquettishly.

Without the Gods' own permission, mortal cameras and mortal eyes

couldn't capture even a trace of the moonlight around Wuma Xiu.

"It seems we caused quite a commotion here. Is that so? Are you sure you want to wait for them here?"

the silver-white Gods asked.

The Star-Moon Bow and the Star-Moon Arrow rubbed against Wuma Xiu's palms, reluctant to part.

The bow and arrow trembled slightly.

It was as though they had countless things to say about how much they hated to leave, but in the end, they forced themselves out of his hands.

[Star-Moon Arrow]: I don't want to leave...

[Star-Moon Arrow]: ŏ̥ㅁŏ̥

[Star-Moon Bow, Star-Moon Arrow]:

But we must be your strongest, mightiest, most invincible, most... most invincible and mighty creations!

[Star-Moon Arrow]: ᧔ෆ᧓

[Star-Moon Bow]: ˗ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ˗

They wanted to stay and let those others, who were also the Gods' creations, see with their own eyes

who was the most dazzling existence under Lord Moon God.

They wanted to prove to Lord Moon God

that they were the greatest of his creations.

Without equal!

Wuma Xiu looked at the two little hearts, his brows twitching slightly. His voice held the faintest hint of amusement:

"Is that so? Then let's see how you perform."

The instant the words left his mouth,

that slender figure silently vanished.

Not a trace of him could be found.

The Star-Moon Bow and the Star-Moon Arrow hovered there alone.

They looked at each other again and understood what the other meant!

They would prove their power to Lord Moon God once more.

Then the silver-white light around them surged, spreading outward in layer upon layer, sharp and dazzling.

From a distance, they no longer looked like a bow and an arrow, but rather a silver-white star burning on its own, recklessly proclaiming its presence.

The light plainly bore a message in bold letters.

We're here. Come quickly.