The Crying Traveller (Part 12)

*The following day...*

Kita: *was on Nakh's shoulder*

Nakh: *went into the deep forests, holding onto Kita to keep him frm falling*

Kita: So What is she like?

Nakh: She's a vry beautiful Goddess, one of the nicest I've evr met. Nara n I met her wen we were being given the soul-bonding ritual, bcoz she smelled blood on her sacred Earth n came to investigate n see me. She was the one who kept me alive n kept me company throughout the whole procedure. I owe her my life

Kita: Wow. She sounds like a pure being

Nakh: She IS a pure being. She has so many children n yet she finds time to catch up on me evry now n then

Kita: Do I count as a child?

Nakh: Pretty much. Her children r mostly wht u see ard u: trees, birds, leaves, flowers, bt we can be considered her children, since we feed frm her lands

Kita: That's true. Ooof *Felt his baby move*

Nakh: Cub giving u trouble there?

Kita: No, she woke up *senses some more* No wait, she fell asleep

Nakh: *chuckles* Maybe she decided to turn to a better sleeping position

Kita: Look! Something is glowing up ahead

Nakh: *noticed* Tht must be her *runs up to the glow, holding onto Kita*

Kita: Whoa!! *held onto his friend tightly*

Nakh: *reaches there to see Mother Nature lying there, caressing her baby bump, then stops at one corner behind the bush* Shh, we better not disturb her. She's going to give birth

Kita: *the wolf prince nodded and watched*

Mother Nature: *summoned a number of tree branch to grow n bend n twist until it resembled something of a cradle, then another to form a sort of birthing recliner, then she lay into the "recliner" n closed her eyes, taking deep breaths*

Nakh: *whisper* I've seen this a few times wen she was giving birth to the Wind Sprites n the Water Sprites. Its a vry beautiful sight

Kita: *whispers* Seems like she's pregnant all the time

Nakh: Not always. She will only be pregnant if she is to give birth to the big shots, the rest r born by her own children respectively

Mother Nature: *her belly started to glow brightly n she gently leaned bk to push a little, bt it didnt look like she was in pain, more like in peace, as if she was just leaning bk to relax. The glow soon grew brighter n brighter until it lit up the whole forest, then it soon slid out of her womb, landing btwn her legs before the glow subsided to reveal something tht looked fiery red. She carried it gently to put it into the cradle. The process repeated until she had 5 fiery red babies in the cradle*

Kita: O_O Wow. That's amazing

Nakh: Amazing, innit? I think those look like Fire Sprites

Mother Nature: *heave a sigh of relief as her body looked like she was nvr pregnant at all n cooed at her little babies before turning ard* U can come out now, Nakh, n introduce me tht friend of urs

Kita: Not surprised she knew we were here since she's Mother Nature. *got onto his shouldeR*

Nakh: *shows up* Hi, Mom. I see there's another addition to the nature family

Mother Nature: Just a few new addition to the Fire Sprite clan, since the pure ones were thinning out a little aftr they started marrying humans

Kita: Fire sprites? I know a few of them

Mother Nature: N who's this new friend of urs? Is this the little Kitakaze boy u often speak abt?

Nakh: Yes, Mom. Here *carries Kita n places him on the palm of her hands*

Kita: *Bows the best he can* Nice to meet you, Mother Nature*

Mother Nature: *chuckles n gently pushed Kita's chin up* No need for the formalities, just treat me like u would treat ur mother. Oh, wht a strong little she-cub u got in there

Kita: *rubbed his big belly* Thank you, Mother. I'm due in 3 months. I came here to ask for a request, if that is okay

Mother Nature: Hm, u wish to be like Nakh for a day, is tht right?

Kita: Actually, for a week. No more than that

Mother Nature: A week, huh? Tht should be able to be done. I can see it in ur eyes tht u've always wanted to try out Nakh's life, dont u?

Kita: *nodded* that's right, Mother.

Mother Nature: *nods* Then u must give me something in return. Its the laws of nature. Equivalent return

Kita: Like alchemy. *Knowing the law itself, he doesn't know what to give up*

Mother Nature: *nods* Ur gift to me in return for this is custody of ur unborn child for a week. I will come to collect her on the day she is born n raise her for a week, n on the last day of the week, the first thing u see growing at ur frontyard will be her namesake, n I shall return her to u. Deal?

Kita: *he thought about it and looked up to her and nodded* Okay, Mother. I accept your terms. And I know you will look after my daughter with great care

Mother Nature: *smiled* Thank u for ur trust in me *puts Kita dwn on the floor n hovered her hand above his head, then a change started to form onto Kita*

Kita: *It wasn't painless at all. He started to grow taller and bigger, so big that his current outfit laid in tatters on the ground below him till he was about Nakh's height* Whoa

Nakh: Wow, didnt think I'd be able to see u eye to eye now

Mother Nature: *giggled* U look pretty good as a giant *magicked some old dead tree bark into Kita's new loincloth* There, a little decency

Kita: *looked himself over and is actually quite amazed, rubbing his pregnant stomach8

Mother Nature: Now u run along now, I need to tend to my naturelings. Remember our trade, Kita boy

Kita: Yes, Mother. *smiles and heads off with Nakh, trying to get use to his temporary form*

Nakh: Well? How does it feel to see evrything at a bird's eye view?

Kita: I'm quite amazed.

Nakh: I wonder wht would be the village's reaction to see their prince at this height *grins*

Kita: Let's go see. They're all there

Nakh: *nods n went with him side by side*