Night of Fate by Kinomi (books to read this summer .txt) 📕

thoughts enter my head.
I moved my hair out of my eyes and looked at him.
He couldn’t keep his mind on keeping his thoughts out of my head. S-she’s more beautiful than I thought she was. Gorgeous…I can’t believe my eyes! He thought.
I waited for him to stop gawking.
He let out a little laugh then put his hand behind his head smiling. “You look nice.”
I smiled at him then bowed. “As do you!” I said smiling.
He put his hand over his face. “Heh…,” he managed to laugh. “May I ask why was it that you wanted me to take this form?” he asked letting his hands down.
“I want to test your skills,” I said calmly.
He looked somewhat confused. “Eh…what do you mean?” he asked.
“I don’t want to hurt anything in your Galaxy by accident…,” I said looking around. “Let’s go to the battle Galaxy—the Galaxy which is meant for the Master Spirits to practice fighting,” I said looking at him.
He nodded and we teleported to the Battle Galaxy.
We made sure that there was no one around before we started anything.
“So you want to battle?” he asked.
“No, I want to teach you how to fight,” I explained.
“You want to teach me how to fight?” he asked.
I nodded. “You said your main power is ice?” I asked.
“Yep, that’s the only thing I’m really good at,” he said. “I’m no good at healing or any of the other elements…,” he admitted.
“Exactly my point. I’ll teach you how to use your other powers.”
He seemed to be following along.
“I am able to sense the stronger powers of other Spirits. Even if they do not acknowledge them themselves.”
He nodded letting me know he understood what I was saying.
“I sense fire in you. A fire that will be undefeatable by others if you use it right,” I said.
“Fire? How could that be?” he asked.
“Have you ever once thought about why you’re always warm?”
He thought about it. “Now that you put it that way.... I’ve never really practiced fire…,” he said.
I smiled. “That’s why I’m going to teach you,” I said.
He bowed as if he were ready to start training. “It would be weird since me physical age is three years older than you… but shall I address you by ‘sensei’?” he asked.
“No, just call me…,” I thought about what I had told Aaron.
“I let no one call me by my first name.”
“Call me Mikazuki,” I said.
He smiled. “So that’s your name? I think it’s the first time I’ve heard it—if I’m not mistaken,” he said kindly.
I smiled back. “Sorry for not introducing myself sooner.”
“It’s fine,” he said.
“Okay, now to start training,” I said.
He smiled. “I’m ready!”
“So I’ll start off teaching you fire,” I said. “Close your eyes.”
He closed his eyes and listened to me.
“Feel your blood pulsing into your veins…?” I asked.
He concentrated. “Yes,” he said when he knew he could feel every beat.
“From your mind, send fire through your veins,” I said doing this myself.
I let only a little fire come to my hand. “Feel the raging fire,” I said.
Little by little, flames circled him.
I created a fire ball. “Open your eyes,” I said.
He opened his eyes without hesitation.
I threw the fire ball at him.
The flames around him grew and absorbed the fire.
I shot more at him, this time they were much bigger. “Keep it up, you’re doing well!” I said.
His fire absorbed each one of my fireballs.
“Send them back!” I commanded.
All the fire he had created formed into one ball then went to a ball no bigger than my fist.
I made an ice barrier. I knew it would fall, so I put up another barrier made of water.
He pushed the fire ball to me as fast as he could.
The fire ball didn’t melt, but shattered the ice, then disintegrated into the water.
He put his hands on his knees and panted. “I’ve…never felt that much…power…!” he said trying to catch his breath.
“Great job! If you keep it up, then you’ll have it mastered. You look like you could probably only do these three times at this rate. Even then, I think you’ll end up collapsing…I’ll teach you something else. Keep practicing that, but always do it here.”
He nodded. “How powerful…on a scale of one to ten would you say mine was?” he asked after catching his breath.
“Hmm…probably just a one,” I said honestly.
“Only one!?” he exclaimed. “You want me to learn that powerful of a move?!”
“I believe you can do it. If you would like to see its full extent, I could show you. And to be truthful, I didn’t think you would even be able to get completely through my ice barrier,” I said preparing myself.
“Really?”
“I’m not lying. Here, watch,” I said closing my eyes.
Fire circled my body like chains. I made a huge firewall before making it all form into one small orb—the size of a small pebble.
Shing watched as I put two fingers in front of my face, and the other hand out in front of me.
I sent the least amount of force as I possibly could into it then sent it off.
It landed on a huge asteroid, making the entire thing explode with a loud crash!
I quickly teleported to Shing, stepped in front of him, then put a barrier around us.
The fire sucked into one spot quickly, then exploded once again, but this time its wave of fire extended all the way past where we were and past the next three battle platforms.
When the blast went away, I let my barrier down.
Shing was gawking. “Wow! Look at the damage you did!” he said.
The Battle Galaxy was a Galaxy made for fighting, so it would immediately start to regenerate after being destroyed.
I kept my back to him. I stood up straight keeping my breathing normal.
When I was sure that my breathing was steady and I wouldn’t lose my breath, I turned to him. “That’s how it’s done! I still didn’t do the entire thing…that was probably only a five though…I didn’t really want to fully use it.”
“Amazing! You’re not even breathing hard!” he said.
“It’s sure does take a lot of energy though…,” I moaned. “I can only do about five of those before I run out of energy. I use it very rarely. I usually stick with the powerful, yet less energy consuming techniques,” I started. “To tell you the truth, if I had gone all out and put my full force into it, this Galaxy would have been destroyed—I’m not saying it wouldn’t regenerate though…,” I finished.
He waited for what I was going to say next.
“Practice that every time you can, no more than once a day. When I come back next, I will show you how to make it an orb instead of a fire ball. My noble, Kein is watching Earth…I really don’t think he can handle it for too long. I’d better be getting back,” I said taking my Great Spirit form in place of my Master Spirit form.
Shing took his Great Spirit form as well. “Okay, I’ll be waiting your return…Mikazuki,” he said bowing.
I bowed to him then teleported to my Galaxy. I wonder if that helps any with the Kein problem…I didn’t think of him once until the end…when I started thinking of Earth. I thought going to Pluto.
I stepped onto its surface then looked at Kein’s name.
The circle was no longer complete, but had a little gap.
I smiled. “So Shing is my cure,” I said letting my hair down. I tied the golden-silk ribbon to my wrist as a memo of today.
I teleported back to the valley then took my human form.
I laughed. “I haven’t had that much fun in so long!” I said to myself.
I danced around the meadow as if I were in a ballroom.
I looked at the sun, which was high in the sky. I must have been gone for a couple days…. I thought.
I looked at the rimming of the valley, which was covered in roses, then walked over to one of the rose bushes.
I picked on of the roses, being careful not to stick myself with one or the thorns. I smiled as I ran my finger, gently, over one of the pedals.
“So you did go to see Shing?” I heard Kein’s voice ask.
I didn’t face him at first. I’ve got to act normal…I wonder what he’ll do…. I thought turning around.
“Um…well…,” I said still holding the rose.
“So it’s true…I was wondering why you were gone for so long,” he said. “Four days…I really didn’t think you would be gone for so long,” he said looking me in the eyes.
“Eh…well,” I started. I squeezed the rose’s stem. “Ouch!” I said dropping it.
A drop of blood trickled down my finger.
Roses…so beautiful…yet they can be so deceiving…. I thought watching it drip. I didn’t heal myself, but instead I held my hand in front of me.
Kein walk over to me seeing I wasn’t going to heal myself. He started to take my hand before I pulled away from him.
I turned my back to him. It hurts…he hurts me much more…. I thought.
He put his hand on my shoulder.
I watched as my finger healed. “Why?” I asked.
“What?”
“Why would you heal me?” I asked keeping my back to him.
He didn’t answer.
“Please leave me be,” I said walking out of the valley.
Kein picked the rose up and looked at it before taking it out of the valley with him.

Almost a year passed; I rarely talked to Kein.
I had been visiting Shing about twice a month, as well as visiting Aaron about once a month.
I was in the valley again with Kein; we just had another argument about Shing…. Kein’s circle has about one third left until it’s completely gone.

I let out a sharp whistle.
A black horse with a white main and tail came running into the valley. It gracefully galloped towards me.
I walked to meet her. “Good day, Avilion,” I said petting her neck.
She whinnied then put her nose in my hands. Have you brought any goodies? She thought.
I laughed. “I’m sorry girl, I don’t have any right now,” I said rubbing her forehead.
She seemed to look at Kein then back to me. You seem saddened…is it something he has done? She asked.
I put my head to hers and smiled. Not really…well….
So yes…it was him?
I let go of her head and went to her side.
She watched me still wanting me to answer her question.
“I guess,” I said.
She snorted at Kein then stomped her foot.
“Calm down, Avilion,” I said patting her neck.
She was still angry. How dare he make you sad! She exclaimed.
Kein stood still but looked at me.
I looked away. Let’s go, Avilion. “I’ll be back by sundown,”
She turned her head to the side to look at me. Where to? She asked.
“Anywhere is fine,” I said leaning down to her withers. Anywhere but near Kein…. I said.
She snorted at Kein once more then lifted her head high to gracefully gallop out of the valley.
I kept my head close to her neck. “Gentle girl, we don’t want to be heard,” I told her as I patted her neck.
Her ears fell back as if she were listening to me. Would you like to go into the human village? She asked.
I thought about