201 A Long Path

Solaris had called me bright, but in reality I felt he was more so. Though more importantly I wanted to ask what he meant, so that I could actually keep this promise.

To live my life as I have been in this so-called 'incredibly dazzling' way.

But as soon as I opened my mouth, a blinding light nearly knocked me unconscious. A beam of light that might've been brighter than standing next to the sun shot up into the sky, instantly dispersing the rain clouds in the sky. I raised a hand to cover my eyes, though it did little.

It didn't reveal a bright sunny day, as it usually did other times I saw it, but rather an endearing set of stars and the glistening moon among a gentle shower of fading rain.

As for Solaris and Sunshower Nightmare, they were nowhere to be seen.

Despite how muddy the ground used to be, it had suddenly dried up as though there

I slowly closed my mouth and lowered my hand, not knowing what else to think. Though Bryson was probably feeling that more than me.