Rain (The Quest Trilogy-Book Two) Read Free

Instantly, a montage of beautiful images flashed across his mind, blotting out the vision from his eyes. It was over almost as soon as it had begun, which was a good thing because when she pulled her hand away he swayed a little, almost having lost his balance due to the temporary loss of sight.
    “Wow! That was seriously cool! How’d you do that?” Rain exclaimed.
    “I was made to do these things and so I can do them. Just like the heart of a human was made to beat and feel emotions at the same time, so it can do both.”
    “Yeah, well …You should touch me more often!” he joked.
    She smiled her serene smile in reply. But then again, she was never really without a smile on her face. Her mind-bogglingly beautiful face.
    “Do all Geeya look like you?”
    “No. before coming into existence we are given the freedom to choose the form that we want. Once we have made a choice we have to remain in that form permanently. It is only in the human species that the female is more beautiful than the male. Being great admirers of beauty, we choose carefully, making sure that we adopt a form that will be a pleasure for us always.”
    “Who did you choose to be?” he asked, trying to touch the tendrils of hair surrounding her face. She quickly flitted away, out of his reach.
    “Azalea. She was a Greek queen who lived two thousand years ago.”
    “Are all Geeya females?”
    “Yes. We are all females and all of us take the human form. Taking the form of an animal would be beneath us.”
    “So you have adopted the form of a woman who lived two thousand years ago? Man! They had some good stuff back then.”
    “It’s not like you would know the difference...”
    “I guess.” he admitted with a dry laugh, reaching inside his belt for another roll.
     
    “Are you done eating?” she asked after a while.
    “Yes.” he replied, getting up and lifting his backpack, “Shall we continue onwards?”
    She nodded and fell into step beside him, gliding along peacefully.
    “Tell me again, where am I, exactly? I mean, why here, in the forest of … Al- whatever? Is it because everyone first lands here to begin their Quest?” asked Rain.
    “You are at the origin- the beginning of your Quest in Quniverse.” She replied, laying emphasis on the word ‘your’.
    “So Quniverse is basically a forest?”
    “Quniverse is a forest, a desert, a mountain, an ocean, the past, the present …. It is everything it needs to be. There are no limitations.”
    “Cool … so, when are you going to tell me what my Quest is?” he asked her, ducking in order to avoid a low branch.
    “Whenever you want to know.”
    “Okaaay … tell me now, then. What is my Quest?”
    “You have to collect eleven wisdoms. That is your Quest.”
    “Eleven wisdoms …” he repeated. Not having the slightest clue as to what that meant or how he was going to achieve what he was supposed to. “Can you tell me what those wisdoms are?” he asked cautiously.
    “No. A Geeya is forbidden from solving her sequestor’s Quest. I can only inform you of what your Quest is, not solve it for you.”
    “Do you know which wisdoms I have to collect, though?”
    “No.”
    “What if I guessed them?” he challenged.
    “You could try.”
    “Where there is a will there is a way … Look before you leap …” recited Rain.
    Nothing happened.
    “How will I know which eleven wisdoms I am supposed to collect?” Rain asked with a frown. “There are hundreds of wisdoms in the world.” he protested.
    There was a loud crack as he stepped on a snail, squishing its shell under his foot.
    “Yuck!” he exclaimed, quickly stepping away from the gooey mess.
    “Master Shengdu’s gift will help you there.” said his Geeya.
    She looked down at the chain on his neck with its eleven claws and he followed her gaze.
    “How?” he asked, lifting the chain and fingering it lightly.
    “When the time has arrived for you to collect a wisdom, it will begin to glow. Once you have collected