FLAMES OF LOVE, PHOENIX TOUCH.

PHOENIX BLOOM

Rima's POV

Still thinking about the incident that took place in the afternoon,

it is depressing,

I can't imagine not having enough power to protect my realm, I can't even protect her, what will I tell my goddess when I meet her afterlife?

I can't even tell anyone about her true identity,

oh my goddess! I need instructions to work with,

what is my use if I can't protect her?

why will a god want in our realm?

why will he reinforce the barrier?

what is his mission her?

am just a fairy, am powerless to withstand a god, I need directions I shouted out aloud,

The Phoenix that left here today has being marked by a lover,

why am I so concern about his mark,

the heavenly realm is not my realm and I don't care what happens there,

I need to concentrate on regaining my powers first,

Oh my goddess fasten my cultivation,

supreme guardian! Chogwu called out from behind,

I'm statued,

I wasn't expecting any one from there,

what is it? I asked her,

supreme guardian,

Mabel has something to tell you.,

can't it wait? I asked

supreme guardian is very important she said,

okay,

what is it that is very important that you have to interrupt my cultivation

supreme guardian,

I had a revelation about Oduma's future,

it's bad if we continue to keep her here, what our flower goddess Nima saw and was trying to prevent will come to cause our lives and hers too,

the only person that has the power to save us from this danger is god of fire. she said,

I'm confuse and needed her to enlighten me more,

what do you mean by that?

I asked out of anxiety,

Supreme guardian, flower goddess was afraid,

Oduma having the same fate with her, which she foreseen into her future at 6weeks into the pregnancy,

she decided to hide her daughter's identity,

not telling Guma the god of water who is Oduma's biological father that she was with child,

she want Oduma to have a safe life, a life better than her's not to go through the pain of love,

the only escape for her is to stay in our realm for 10,000 years so the fate will past her by,

but the fate as already began, she know she can't stop it but she didn't want her to feel the pain,

that's why she gave her that exiler to prevent her from loving so she will not past through the pain of love,

she said,

what do you mean by the fate as began? I asked in confusion,

Yes supreme guardian, the fate as began and the only person that will lessen her burden for her is god of fire,

she doesn't understand love, she is only happy with him and that will cause a big problem if she finds another man that treat her the same way, it will the fight her mother face,

Ôjóchámáchálá sent the god of fire before Oduma came to existence to protect and love her through her trying moment, she said,

you mean only god of fire can safe her? I said out of curiosity,

yes supreme guardian, the people that will come to fight us later for her sake in our realm are people that are more powerful than us,

we can't protect, she said bitterly,

I felt the pain, I can't promise protection because my power as a fairy is less,

I want to digest all the information given to me, please can you excuse me?

I asked

yes they both answered, he will be coming tonight to beg for forgiveness and ask for Oduma's hand in marriage,

forgive and accept his offer, for our goddess sake Oduma's destiny is tough and only him can pull her through it.

she said and stood up, walked inside the inner temple with Chogwu.

What? asked for her hand in marriage? how can I give her hand to marriage to the man that his father r***d her mother?

how can I accept the man that his mother killed my goddess?

how can I accept to hand her over to him without knowing the danger that await her there?

how can I accept the man that his father arranged another woman for her father and left my goddess in pain?

lot of questions were running through my mind,

Oh my goddess! I exclaimated,

I need directions to know how to handle this matter best, I want Oduma to be safe,

my goddess I swore to keep her safe, I promised to protect her with my last strength,

I vowed to keep her identity safe,

what should I do?

should I claim her has my daughter to keep her identity hidden?

Oh my goddess I can't fail you, I wouldn't fail you,

I really need to find a way to open the barrier first, then I can decide what to do.

Suddenly,

a thought linger in my mind reminding me of the Phoenix Bloom,

why am I reminded of the Phoenix Bloom, that's heavenly realm issue to solve, finally the Phoenix tree bloom out flowers,

that's to say Phoenix has found a wife and he loves her,

it stroke me hard to know that Phoenix is god of fire..

I'm shock, goddess I scream, what is going on?

I couldn't control my heartbeat,

I want to know what am thinking is not true,

I could feel him coming through our water barrier,

he land in our realm, his five sense organs are active, he could immediately smell my presence and walk to cultivation hall,

I ain't surprise because I knew he will come as the prophecy said...

he came portrait himself to show respect,

My name is Akwu, the god of fire, I was pulled into your realm four days ago from my flame of fire temple where I was cultivating,

my gift is powerful and I haven't learnt how to control it yet, I was pull to your daughter Oduma,

where is she? why are you here? she asked in a demanding tone,

I am sorry your highness, she is fine with me,

I came here to apologize for yesterday, I was rude but scared you will kill me,

You are a god, fairies can't kill a god, I answered,

I came to sincerely apologize and beg for your forgiveness, am deeply sorry, I will unlock her barrier, and help you restore your power, he said

I don't need you to help me restore my power, I only need you to unlock the barrier, I responded

I really appreciate your forgiveness, but I came for a purpose, to tell you the truth,(oh Ojochamachala help me) Oduma is not in this realm, he said

what? I stood up from my sit and walk to him angrily, what did you just say? I demand,

My eyes were red as blood, I looked at him with dagger in them, he bow his head,

I know I am wrong, I am sorry your highness, I came to beg for myself and also on her behalf,

is not her fault, I force her to lie in order to follow me, he said

where is she now? I asked,

she is with me at the heavenly realm, heavenly realm? I asked

yes, your highness, he reply. (he was literally vibrating but he held it under breathe,)

I promise to keep her safe and happy forever, he said in a soft low voice,

Forever? I asked looking at him strangely,

yes forever your highness, I want to marry her,

I came to beg for forgiveness first before asking for her hand in marriage, he said in a fast and shaking voice,

I was looking at him to know where to give him instruction from, he must have love her but how he just met her,

am sure is not love, I thought to myself,

You stole her from her home, from her people and now you want to marry her,

you met her four days ago or yesterday and you want to marry her today,

how pathetic are you? I asked,

he was looking at me trying to put himself together to answer me,

yes, your highness, she saw me yesterday for the first time but I have known her for 6000years now,

6000years?

I look confused, she turn to look at the other two?

6000 years and she has never mention you to me?

you have being coming here for the past 6000years?

No! no!! no..!!!.. your highness, I have not being coming but I have being connecting with her in the spirit realm, where I first saw her,

I only see her back but I started seeing her facing when I started cultivating on my mind before going in the temple,

it all became clearer when I start my cultivation of attaining my gifted power 1000years ago,

100years into my cultivation, I started seeing her clearly, she was always calling me to come to her aid,

her face is always blur, her structure and voice will be pulling me to her,.

in the beginning I thought it was test and I mostly try to focus because I was confused, before my cultivation I only use to see her back with words, I will try and clear my thoughts and continue my meditation,

has my power grow more, I began seeing her more frequent than before,

200years ago we stayed and play together, she made my cultivation easier for me, I fell in love with her, even when her face was still blur, she makes me happy and forget the pain of staying in the temple,

125years ago, I stop seeing her, I was scared and worried about her, I wondered if she was okay, I can't tell my parents that mostly come to visit,

they might think I was losing my mind, I became depressed but hopeful that after my cultivation I will search the five realms to find her,

50years ago I started seeing her again, I was so happy and I thank Ojochamachala for bring her to me,

this time more frequently than the previous time, every second with her was worth it, I became happier, even when her face was still blur I loved her, to said the truth, I desire to say in the cultivation Flame forever, I was scare, she could be made out of my imagination, maybe after my cultivation I will not see her again,

4days ago I was cultivating and she came, I try reaching out to her, but I couldn't reach her, the more I try to get close to her, the more she run from me, I became scared and desperate, in other to reach her I concentrate all my mind and power on her, in the process of reach her my Flame throw me out of the fire that landed me in her domain, I answered,

Are you trying to tell us, you known her since 6000years ago in your vision while cultivating? I asked to confirm his word,

Yes ma'am, he answered,

and you want to marry her? I asked,

yes ma'am, he answered

what do you know about her? I asked,

nothing much,

I know I am happy when am with her and I can give anything to keep her by myself forever, he answered.

She isn't meant to go out of the flower realm till she is 10,000years old, i said,

he look shocked and speechless, he went on my kneels,

Chogwu and Mabel run to him and held me up,

I turn to back him, gods don't kneel before fairies, I said,

am sorry, I just can't hold myself back, please once it comes to her being a god is not important to me,

she means everything to me than the world,

please I will do anything you want me to do to keep her safe I promise on my life,

he said my voice was cracking, he was begging with all my strength and withholding back tears,

it will be a big problem if god of fire tears drop in our realm, I thought to myself,

I turn to face me, you are a god and I know you have lots of goddess around you, not to mention you are very handsome,

why my daughter? I ask,

your highness, your daughter is the only woman that has truly make me really happy,

I feel complete when am with her or hear her voice or the sound of her laugh, I beg you, your highness I promise to keep her safe, he said,

my daughter is naive,

she has never gone out of this realm before,

I mostly lock her in her domain, will you be able to protect her?

that no harm will come to her? I demanded?

yes, your highness, I will protect her has I protect myself, he said with all sincerity,

will you be able to obey my rules and regulations in other to marry my daughter? I asked

yes, I will your highness, he answered,

First, when coming for marriage rights come with her alone no third party, not even your parents,

Second, I don't want anyone from heavenly realm to know her identity, keep her identity safe for her safety,

am giving her to you,

because only you can protect her to accomplish her destiny,

my third in command Mabel is a seer and have told us about your coming,

Third, always make her happy, I said,

I saw the joy and relief in his eyes,

I will do all you have said your highness he said,

I will come for the marriage rites at break of dawn he said,

he went out and lunch out to a flight, I was happy because he is different from his father,

Chogwu, your highness why are you smiling? she asked

I'm relieved, she will be safe with him and he is different from his father,.I said,

Go, go go make arrangements out little goddess is getting married at dawn.

I dispatch them to different activities and I went to make preparation for the ritual rites.