Chronicles of Eden - Act IV Read Free Page A

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    Flying through the air Luna was carrying Emily in her arms, her wings fluttering gently in the air while the sun shined down through a few passing clouds. Emily was holding onto Luna while keeping her face buried in her chest, with Luna looking to her with a curious smile as they crossed over a few small wooded areas and rolling streams below.
    “Emily, are you alright?” Luna asked.
    “I’m alright, I just don’t like flying that much,” Emily said shaking her head.
    “It’s okay,” Luna giggled. “I mean, you can’t even see how high we are anyway. For all you know we could be just above the ground right now.”
    Emily slowly looked up to her with her dull eyes then turned her head as if she were gazing around at the surrounding world.
    “Yeah, I guess that’s true.”
    “Just think of us being right above the ground, that way you won’t be scared,” Luna suggested with a smile.
    “You’re so good to me, Luna,” Emily said dearly. “I don’t want to be without you ever.”
    Luna looked at her with wonder as the two stopped in the air, the butterfly girl holding the child gently in her arms as Emily nuzzled her head against the girl’s shoulder.
    “You’re so nice to me,” Emily praised with a loving smile. “And I feel so happy with you, I don’t ever want to be without you.”
    Luna felt a sense of warmth from her words as she held the child, a gentle smile forming on her face while a few tears welled up in her eyes.
    “Emily, that’s so sweet of you to say. I’m so happy being with you too.”
    “You’re going to stay with me, right?” Emily asked worriedly. “You’re not going to ever leave me, are you?”
    “Emily,” Luna said softly. “I would love to, I really like you, but you belong with humans. I can’t stay with you in a human village.”
    “I don’t want to say goodbye to you,” Emily whimpered. “I want you to stay with me, please.”
    “I don’t want to say goodbye to you either,” Luna said with a saddened smile. “I just want you to be happy and safe. It’ll be okay though, you’ll be happy and safe with people like you. You’ll see, it’ll be for the best.”
    “No, I don’t want you to go, I don’t ever want to lose you. I love you, Luna.”
    Luna looked at her with a small gasp as the child turned her dull eyes up to her.
    “I love you, Luna,” Emily repeated gently.
    “You… love me? But I’m a monster.”
    “You’re not a monster,” Emily reasoned. “You’re my best friend. I love you, please don’t ever leave me.”
    Luna started to speak before Emily whimpered and held onto her tightly, the child closing her eyes as a few tears rolled down her cheeks. The giant butterfly looked at the girl with wonder then a gentle expression as she tried not to cry herself.
    “Oh, Emily,” Luna said softly as she held the child close.
    “Stay with me, forever,” Emily whimpered.
    Luna looked at the girl with concern then around at the surrounding horizon as she flew in place above a grassy field.
    “Emily…”
    “I’m never going to let you go, Luna. Never,” Emily said quietly while holding onto the monster.
    Luna held the girl close as she closed her eyes, wishing she could stay with the child as well. After a while she leaned back with a teary-eyed smile and shook her head gently.
    “Hey,” she kindly spoke. “I promise I’ll come visit you, how does that sound? We can meet outside of your village and talk and play again, we can still be friends.”
    Emily remained silent as the butterfly girl then started to fly off again while trying to force a smile on her face. After flying a great distance Luna slowly flew down and landed on a branch of a tall tree, overlooking the surrounding landscape as she took a few deep breaths.
    “Wow,” she panted. “I’ve never flown so far before for so long, this is tough.”
    Emily looked up to her with worried eyes as the butterfly girl surveyed the area with growing concern.
    “I’m