6 Slayed a Manticore.

Celestia's POV:

Ember took me out for a walk in the meadows. I was astonished by the beauty of this place. The grasses were green, and the air was filled with the aroma of the beautiful red flowers. But I wasn't able to decipher what flower it was. 

I turned to Ember and asked her, " What flower is this?" 

"Oh, that's a Peonilla," she replied. "It is the most common flowers that grow in the Lowlands."

I gazed at her blankly and blurted out, "Lowlands. What are the Lowlands?"

"I am sorry again, Celestia. I forgot that you are not familiar with this place. This is the Celestial Realm! And right now, you are in the valley. This is where the Mages and Witches live."

She then motioned her hands to the mountains and said, "Those are Celestial Highlands, and that is where the Fae live. Those regions are a dozen times prettier than this one."

So the name of this realm is Celestial? And my name is Celestia! Am I named after this place? But why? They could have given me a cool name like Ember.

"Ember, can you please tell me why they named me after this realm?"

She gave me an odd look and said, "Because you are our Guardian angel. You are like the source of all the power. Even the Fae King Oberon wasn't able to access your abilities. Once you use your full potential, you will be able to do things beyond your imagination."

I was getting anxious. These people think that I am some kind of deity. But I feel like a fraud. 

"I can't do this," I screamed. " I am not the Goddess you're all looking for. I need to go back to Earth."

"Celestia, you belong here!"

"No, you all don't understand," I cried out. " I am trying hard to resist myself."

"I don't follow you. What are you resisting?"

"My thirst," I screamed. " I am so thirsty, and all I want to do is suck the blood off your neck. But I am controlling myself. And now you say that I am some kind of deity. How can a Half-Demon like me become a deity?"

I started sprinting away from her. If they are not going to send me back to Earth, then I will find a way for that by myself. 

"Celestia, you have crossed the Invisible Barrier. Please come back in," Ember shouted.

She is doing it again. She is always speaking in a language I don't understand. " What the hell is a barrier," I said and ran away from her.

"It is the shield that can conceal you from the dark forces."

I stopped in my tracks and turned to her. " So are you saying that the demon Silver Shadow will get me now?"

She nodded. "It is possible. So please come back in." 

"Try and catch me," I said and started running away from her faster. I used my vampire capabilities to sprint a bit more quickly. She wasn't able to match my speed. 

I would not have stopped if I hadn't heard the roar of a lion. I froze in my tracks and looked around. What the hell was that? Is there a zoo here nearby? 

A few seconds later, a creature like Lion appeared in front of me. As it got closer, I realized that it wasn't a Lion. It had the face of a human and the body of a Lion. The creature even had wings like a bat. 

"It is a Manticore," Ember yelled. " Runaway from here, Celestia!"

When I tried to move, the creature started to spit out fire from its mouth. The flame almost hit me, but Ember helped me to dodge out of it.

"Celestia, run away from here. I'll cover for you," she screamed. "A mage like me can't take down a Manticore. But still, I am willing to take my chances because your life is more valuable than mine."

I can't believe what she just said. Is she willing to sacrifice her life for me? 

"No, I am not leaving you alone with this creature," I announced. " You don't have to make such a sacrifice for me. I am not worth it."

"Celestial, you are our only hope. If we lose you, then we lose everything."

As she was saying that, the creature was getting close to me. Suddenly, I got an overwhelming sensation of determination in me. I got up from the ground and faced the monster. 

It spat out balls of fire at me again. I instinctively raised my hands. Something like golden sparks of light flew out of my hand, and it dissolved the fire that was about to hit me. What am I doing? 

The creature got alert. I took advantage of the situation, and I fired more sparks at it. After the beast git hit by my sparks multiple times, it fell on the ground.

But my sparks didn't seem to burn the monster. It just got stunned instead. How is this possible? Sparks always tend to burn things! 

Then I recalled what Ember said to me a while ago. She told me that my powers are too complex to understand. So she was right about me. I am the Dawn! 

But I was still thirsty. I leaped on the monster and sank my fangs deep into its neck. The creature's blood was more than enough to quench my appetite.

Ember was watching everything in complete wonderment. I know that she would be judging me for being a monster, but I didn't care. I didn't stop until the creature was completely drained out of the blood. 

"Celestia, that was amazing," Ember said. I didn't expect her to compliment me. My face and clothes were drenched in blood. I look like a monster now! How could she even say that I am amazing? 

"You got your spark back. This is huge!"

"Yeah, but I also fed on the beast. That doesn't bother you?"

She shook her head abruptly and said, "You are not going to be a Vampire forever. Once you regain your true self, you will be breaking the curse."

Did she say that I can be alleviated of the curse? That is unbelievable!

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We both went back to the cottage after that. Ember was proudly telling everyone about what I did in the meadows. And they all were delighted! No one was bothered that I sucked the blood out of a creature. 

"Celestia, I am so happy for you," my aunt said. " You are slowly regaining your angel powers."

I shrugged off and asked her, "Why do I feel like I don't deserve any of this?"

"It's because you don't know who you are. And it is time that you know about yourself," she declared.

"No, you already told me that a lot of times. I get it that I was an Angel warrior and blah blah-"

"Celestia, you are going to relive your past life in your vision. Your aura is going to tell your story to you."

My jaw dropped down as I heard what she said. "Is it…is….it possible?"

"Yea, we are all going to put an illuminating spell on you. It will take a lot of energy, but five of us will be doing the deed. All you have to do is lie down on the ground and close your eyes. After you relive your past life, you will eventually wake up."

As much as I felt nervous about the whole thing, I think that it is the best shot I got in getting clarity about myself. 

"Okay. Bring it on!"