FLAMES OF LOVE, PHOENIX TOUCH.

HIS EYES

Oduma's POV

I was really scared, for three days supreme guardian visit my domain too frequently than normal, I have being trying with all the might in me to answer supreme guardian without suspicious,

I really wanted to tell her but her words "find him and kill him"

scares me to death, I don't know why I feel like I know it, it's just a bird right?

asking myself in a confuse and worrisome look, what is it about the bird that keep me pitying it? I asked myself,

Thanks to the goddess for not letting supreme guardian to detect my lies,

what can I do to save this phoenix? I asked myself,

it's alive but I don't know for how long it will live,

"I need to get some herbs to give it,"

but who can give me herbs without being cut by the supreme guardian?

If I ask for healing herbs form the herbs guardian, she will inform supreme guardian before giving me, and supreme guardian will come to check what is wrong with me.

i can't implicate myself," I need to apply wisdom, knowledge is power...

"I have no knowledge about this I said myself in mockery tune"

How did it get here? it must be something very powerful to break through two barriers,

am not really clear about it sudden appearance and it's purpose here.

I need to see it,

it being 3day now and I can't understand anything about it.

Am I playing with fire?

looking into the roof of my house..... I stood up, walk to the box where I hide it, it just a little Phoenix that wouldn't cause any harm.

I brought it out and raised it up to a higher height to view it very well, I noticed the feather has grown back very fast.

I don't know how to explain it but I have this unspeakable joy from inside me, my heart melt with happiness,

I can't express myself.

I'm surprise at myself with lots of questions running through my head,

Why are you feeling happy?....

I can't explain it but I have never felt this way in my entire life in the realm.

I could feel its breathing normal after removing it from the box. we are plants not animal, plant die faster without oxygen, we don't have any animal in our realm so I don't know anything about keeping animal in an enclosed box, it seems weak.

I felt relieved knowing it feathers are grown back,

"it's weak, it's needs food." I said to myself.

"I need to make something for it to eat."

I thought of baked cake but I can't plant any fruit myself,

"okay! I really have to give it food,"

I went to box where I hide my fermented honey and carried it, I have used more half of my magical power to preserve the honey for 2000 years,

Dose Birds like Honey? I ask myself..

I think it will be okay if it takes it because the honey has power to regain energy,

I treasured for all this years,

"I will only give it little quantity I said to myself".

I open it's peaks I put some drops of the honey it's mouth.

For some minutes it has not response, I noticed a shake after some hours, soon it stop breathing, I picked it up to check, it was lifeless, with fears in my mind,

"it's dead" I dropped it to the ground,

my eyes were wide opened,

"No...no...no.."

"I'm angry with myself,"

"I killed it"

I said to myself angrily"

"it's my fault,"

I killed the Phoenix with my honey,

Maybe the magic in the honey is reverse work? it kills oh no, I killed it,

oh goddess!

I thought I was saving it.

Maybe phoenix don't take honey, uhmm... maybe the magical concentration is too high for the Phoenix.

"it's my fault.".

what will I do now?

should I tell supreme guidance that I found the dead Phoenix?

oh goddess please forgive me!

"I can't tell her" I can't waste this wonderful meat,

"putting out my tongue"

Anyway, it's dead and I can't waste such meat,

I have to eat the Phoenix and know how it tastes like.

looking at the Phoenix.

it's okay, "touching it,

I will be nice to you, I won't waste you, I will...... uhmmm.... eat you okay....

"Okay" I have a good idea on what to do" smiling while running my hands through its feather,

I will prepare this meat and eat, so I won't waste your meat,

"you will be in me right?

"Smiling to myself, yes it will be in me so I don't need to be angry anymore,"I will prepare it to be very delicious, I said to myself"

"what do I need to cook this meat?" I asked myself,

I place my hand on my lips while thinking of what to use.

First let me get knife, bowl, water and pot, let's start from there I said to myself.

I ran to the kitchen as fast as my legs can carry me, to get the things I needed to start preparing the meat, on my return to room where I kept the meat,

"I was shocked"

"I saw a mature man lying on the ground,"

"I was scared to death, I screamed with all my mighty......"

"I was shaking,"

the bowl and other things I was carrying felt from my hand.

"Am I dreaming?" I asked myself,

with my eyes wide open,

I try so hard to swallow my saliva,

it was very hard,

it was as if my heart was trying to jumping out of it's sit,

"I had to summon courage and speak out while he was trying to stand up,"

" wh....who...uh...who are you?"

I forcefully asked...".

I moved few steps backward from my initial position.

He stood up, turned and face me,

"wow,"

"he is really handsome,"

"he has a deep brown eyes with a touch of red at the center,

a pointed nose,

his lips is so perfect, his hair is so long and naturally fall backward by itself,

"he is a perfect definition of handsome," he was putting on a red and white rope that matches his skin color so well, I looked straight into His eyes,

I can't explain the sudden sharp pain that passes through my heart.

I held my chest in pain,

he cleared his throat to put me back from admiring his appearance,.

" am so.... sorry I said,"

trying to figure out the right word to say, uh.... uh... mhmm.. Who are you? I asked again?

He looked at me with confusion in His eye, that refresh the pain again, I held my chest so hard,

"are you okay", am Akwu God of Fire, he said"

Uh.... yes, am fine I said, I step forward a few steps, am Oduma, a grape fairy, I said bowing myself down to greet him,

"where am I?"

he asked in a soft tune, he looked anxious but calm,

You are in the flower realm, you broken through our water barriers to get here, I said,.

How many days have I spent here?

"Like 3days," I said

"3 days?"

he demanded,

yes I reply,

I need to go, he said,

my domain is fenced with water barriers, the supreme guardian came looking for you after you broken through my barriers, am sorry...

I had to hid you from her,

if she finds you,

she will kill you,

I said,

Why? he asked,

I don't know but no man is allowed to visit me, I stay isolated from the other members of this realm,

Suddenly, I hear knock on my door,

"hid,

hid,

hid ....." is the supreme guidance,

she is here, I said,

he stood where he was, he wiped his hand across his face and became

"invisible,"

I went and open the door for the supreme guardian.

from her face I could feel she knew something,

"I heard your scream and feel your fear, what happened she asked,"

Ugh.... I had a dream of birds coming to eat my grape(me), I fought and woke up from my sleep,

I was scared and screamed out of my sleep... I was gripe with fear, am sorry mother, I said"

you don't have to be sorry, is not your fault,

I will do my very best to protect you from any form of harm, she said,

okay, thank you mother I said,

I have to go back now, you stay here, no one can come to you without passing through me, she assured me again,

thank you mother, I said,

as she leaves.

mother has gone I said, he wipe himself visible, I was happy to see him again,

I have to go he said,

can't you say thank you, I have saved you twice now, I said,

he looked at me with mischief in his eyes,

what do you want he ask,

okay, I just need you to take me out of this place,

I have being here all my life and I want to see how the world outside looks like, I said.

He didn't say a word, he walked towards the door, I didn't want to miss the opportunity, so I ran after him.

we got outside the house and he looked you at my barriers, supreme guardian reinforce it after you broken through it, I said..

he nod his head and turn to face me, are you sure you want to go out of this place? he ask,

yes with all excitement I answered,

I know this is my home,

I just want to see how it looks like outside this realm,

I said in a low heavy tone,

is alright,

I will take you to my realm, I will protect you there, he said.

I was filled with joy to hear him say he will protect me.

Thank you I said, where is your realm I asked,

he looked at me strangely, am from the heavenly realm, he answered.

Okay, thank you for accepting to take me with you, I promise to be a good girl there, I proposed...

he stiff his nose, wine two of his fingers and point towards me,

"he turned me into a little golden ball-like shape, that's my soul,"

he put me in the sleeve of his dress.

he ascend from the ground into the sky passing through the barriers like nothing.

Then I also remember how powerless I am, but I I happy to leave the flower realm for the first time in 6,000 years.