The Time Stone Crystal

Chapter 26 - The Stranger Shepherd

"Just hold this wood." At once, the man handed her a circle surface one-meter wood.

"What am I going to do with this wood stick?" She wondered, then she took the wood from him. "By the way, we've been talking for a while, and I don't even know your name. I saved your sheep’s life, and I helped you to take you in a bathed, but you didn't even mention your name to me. What's your name?” She realized she never been asked the man.

"Follow me." The man was walking on the hill just near his hut.

"Okay." She followed.

It was noon, and she could already feel the hot air touching her skin. She could hardly see anything around except the hard rocks accompanied by sand. There were also a few palm trees in the lower part, and she had a view of the whole village where they stayed. It was only then that she realized that they were on the high side, and like Heira's hut house, the man's house was also on the top.

She glanced again at the curve of the man's back. It was tall, just the right physique, tied long hair, clean look, and something she noticed here, it resembled a famous person and was worshiped by Christians. But it’s impossible that he’s Jesus, our Savior. As far as I know, the lord's son has not yet lived at this time. Mama Mary was not even born. This is before Christ's era.

The man stopped and faced her. "Come here, Lady. Come closer." His palm was also outstretched as if pointing to where she was going to stand.

"Why does something seem strange to this man?" she whispered to herself once she approached as well.

"I don't say my name because I don’t have."

"Huh? How come you don't have a name?"

"Lady, not everything in this world needs to have a name. It's enough for you to know what your purpose is in this world."

"Hmm..it's awkward if I call you a man. Can..you look like Can Yaman, so that's all I'll call you that name. It wasn’t hard for me at all."

He smiled. "It's up to you. Let's start your real test."

She wondered again. "Huh? Test? What test?"

"You have passed your first and second trials. First, you saved my good sheep. Second, you help to take me to bathe and cured my blind eyes. Those two qualities in you will serve as the point and basis on which you are worthy of the power in your neck."

"W-wait… I don't understand you. What do you mean, Can?" She wonders too much at what it tells her, especially the trial it refers to. That means it's all just a show. That sheep was not dying. Who is this creature in front of me? He can't be Kairo to test me because I can't feel his presence in him or the presence of other people, even Hyperion.

"Let's say that I am a messenger of the creator to guide you in your destiny. I was guiding you on your journey together with Kairo. I don't have time to gossip anymore, Lady. Just follow my movements." From its right hand, it releases blue energy. "You build this energy in the palms of your hands."

"How? I-I don't know." And he knew Kairo too.

"You forgot what you did to my sheep?"

"Look for the white light in the depths of my heart and time to find it, find its connection to the blue light. There I can see my connection to the blue light. My connection to the crystal stone! Huh! That's right!" she said and meant it.

"You're right. That's what you're going to do. You've learned a lot, mortal. Great!"

"Alright." I don’t know who you are and your purpose for me and the stone crystal, but I will do everything to learn it all.

"That's the way it is, and be determined."

She took a deep breath and then gripped the wood tightly like a sword. She closed her eyes and felt her surroundings. She will use her ability to meditate to get what the man in front of her is referring to. To gain the real power of the stone crystal.

When she regained how she could find it deep inside her, she released it in her hand while holding a stick. The strong blue energy flowed coming from the stone crystal that was already glowing. She also opened her eyes again and could see its blazing energy.

"Now, dance with me in a song that is well-known in the world you come from," he once smiled at her.

She didn’t know where that sound and music that wrapped all-around came from, but it was familiar to her as the man in front of him said. A piece of slow music now accompanies her from her hand's moves to the swing and synchronization of power from the stone crystal. She feels she can do all the magic in the world—a new life and a world for new knowledge. Immediately the atmosphere changed; the day was replaced by a clear night. It seems that the energies in their hands serve as light all around as she hears the lyrics of the song she once remembered when she and Kairo were riding a magic carpet.

A whole new world

A new fantastic point of view

No one to tell us, "No."

Or where to go

Or say we're only dreaming.

Her heart rejoices at seeing the change in herself. She also gets fast in every move and could feel the energy all around. The air, the earth, the water, the fire, the sky, and under the earth. All of that, she sensed as if she was seeing what Kairo Middlestone wants to teach her until she adopts that all.

A DEEP NIGHT and there was Weng and Can be seated while there was a bonfire between them. But the maiden was in the lotus position as she held out her two hands with blue energy. After what they did earlier, it taught them how to control the stone crystal's blue energy in her palm.

"That's one of the ways for you to maintain energy and control how strong and weak you release towards the opponent. He may be would hurt or not. It's also one of the processes whenever you will release magic in healing or other elemental energy could be produced."

"Like water, wind, fire, earth, ice, and lightning?"

"Yes." It is also in a lotus position like her. "Try it." It put out the bonfire with just using his mind.

Huh?! She was amazed at what he did to kill the fire without even doing or moving a hand. Now, she will show her ability and was looking at her two hands.

“You just need a little bit of energy and think about what kind of element you’re going to use,” he continues.

She slowly raises her right hand then slowly thinks of the element of fire. An element of fire! An element of fire! Later on, she suddenly threw energy into the bonfire wood, which caused the big fire to break out.

"Oh, my god!" She lost her balance while seated and sprained two elbows. She also lost energy in her hand.

It blew out of breath. "I said just a little bit, and you just thought a blazing element of fire."

"S-Sorry! I shouldn’t do that!" Not my lucky night!

"It's okay. You won’t get the right mix of energy right away." He raised his right hand, then slowly weakened the fire and turns to normal.

"If it were Kairo, he would be angry right away. Then he would get annoyed with me," she whispered to herself.

"That man is compassionate," the man said with a smile.

"Huh? It looks like..you knew Kairo very well."

"Yeah. I knew him very well."

"Who are you?"

Can stare at her intently as she gradually saw the golden eyes same with Kairo.

She was astounded. "Huh ?! Your eyes!"

"Every person in the world has a mirror assigned for each other, and in the time I've been following Kairo since he was little, I've known him very well. Of course, you've been there too."

"Are you an angel in heaven?"

He laughed. "Of course not! Did you see my wings?"

"Maybe you just hide it."

"Let's just say I'm a guide to both of you."

"Ah .. that's why you already knew him so well."

"He is your twin flame."

"Twin Flame?"

"A twin flame is an intense soul connection, and sometimes it is called a" mirror soul. It is also thought to be the person's other half or your other soul. It's based on the idea that sometimes one soul gets split into two bodies. One of the main characteristics of a twin flame relationship is that it will be challenging and healing. This is due to the mirroring nature of a twin flame; they show you your deepest insecurities, fears, and shadows. But they also help you overcome them and vice versa — your twin flame will be equally affected by you.

"There are signs that prove that you have seen your twin flame when you have a strong bond with him or that you have already felt the affection, connection as I said before. If you have felt it with Kairo, you are together as twin flame just like the burning blue lights with you and him."

"When I first saw Kairo, I felt that kind of affection you had said. It was just that my energy was being drawn towards him, and I felt like I had found my home with him as well. But...there are just a few things I can't do perfectly, he feels disgusted." There was a pain in the part of her heart from that incident the other night. "I'm serious about what he teaches, and I also want to be good in this field so that I don't become a burden."

"When he was young, I often saw him alone, quiet, and observant. He also didn't like messy noise, and especially in asking him a question repeatedly. He didn't like being asked all the time, and he wanted to be the one to tell it."

"That's just the way he is. So sometimes I just thought he was aloof to the crowd." And there's a part of my heart that misses him so much that he doesn't seem to see me anymore. He just left our room without even saying anything.

"Everything has a reason, and that reasons sometimes you need to understand. Every mortal or immortal creature has a different character in life. You need to understand him, and he understands you too."

"I don't think so," she whispered again, but the person in front heard it.

He laughed again. "Silly."

"Right now, he's looking for you."

"H-he didn't know we were together?"

"Yes. He also didn't sense that you were here on the hill because I also had to teach you that he shouldn't know."

"I'm fascinated by you, Can. You know a lot about things in this world. Maybe you're the creator!"

He smiled at her and nodded once. "Do I look like him? You said so; I look like the actor Can Yaman in the future. The creator rarely shows up to people, and if that ever happens, this mortal has a big mission to play in life. But it still depends. also to him. "

"You know him too?"

"Yes, but I just haven't seen him in person yet because his image is so bright, and no one can see it. When he's wrapped up in light, that's him."

"Ah. That's the sign that he was."

"Yes, and you're blabbering on like this again. Keep on training!"

"Aren't we going to rest? I'm hungry." She touches her starving stomach.

"No problem." He gets something in his back, a long stick with a chicken pitchfork in it and ready to grill.

"Huh ?!” She amazed." There's a chicken behind you?! How did you get that⸻"

"It's called magic!"

She scratched her head, and they both laughed.

He grilled the chicken on the bonfire that got somewhere. The man is very mysterious to her; especially it shows her something strange. She feels light-hearted and seems that she was with him for a long time. Whatever the meaning of what happened tonight, she will be grateful to the creator who gave her a light so she can understand everything even though she knows it is not yet clear to her who is in front of her. Until the night deepened, and it gave her rest.