Enlightenment Element VI

In the distant reaches of memory lay a vast wilderness. My memories of childhood were all trekking and travel. When I passed the edge of the "Shallow Sea," the azure sky behind the Mountain of Calmed Storms was still deeply etched into the depths of my memory. At the boundary between water and wind, two planes strangely overlapped in my field of vision.

That was my deepest impression of childhood.

But all those distant vistas had vanished. After a long journey, then another journey, and yet another, I finally arrived in this world—a strange beginning. The memories passed down through the generations of my people seemed to flow in our blood, nurturing magic and forming a sacred forest. In the distant Dark Ages, its gentle magic drew creatures from the darkness. Frost Sprites, Weeping Demons, undead—in order to protect this forest, it fought against them.

Thus, the endless battles seemed to continue for many years.

Until one day, it saw that ball of light fly before it.

"Hello, my name is Lolo. It's really beautiful here. May I stay here?"

"No," it answered solemnly.

"Why?" The little dot opened her eyes wide. Her blue eyes were filled with curiosity. It was as though refusing to let her live in the forest were an utterly strange thing.

"Because you are the same as them. You will spy on the Sacred Magic Power."

"No, no, no. I just think it's cooler here."

"Cooler?"

"Yeah. Besides, you can't keep fighting them alone, can you? You need companions, right? I'll help you."

It seemed that after that, it gained a companion. In the language of the elements, the word "companion" was far longer than its human equivalent, yet its meaning was much more profound.

"Malocha, let's build a lake. Then they won't be able