(Part 2)
* THE HEAVENLY CITY:
The Heavenly city, an oasis created on the highest skies, was the land of the virtuous. All year around mortal beings with extraordinary knowledge, skills and righteousness would ascend from the earth as Heavenly Supremes. Designated to their positions by the Heavenly Emperor, they would stay in lush palaces surrounding every single sight. Monitoring and protecting the mortal world form evil forces like Demons, Ghosts, Beasts and vengeful spirits was their sole task. And, every day heavenly Supremes would work all day around to maintain peace. This time around too, the sight seemed to look the same. The atmosphere sounded like a mortal world's market place. Bargaining's and Battering's with Heavenly Supremes working all over single corner.
All over, the sight looked grand. A prosperous kingdom ruling the skies. Walking through the bustling sight was a man in azure robe, with a bamboo hat over his head, he gazed at the crowding sight.
"Heavenly City is great! I can't help but wander around again!" he commented.
Behind him another man wearing white, with a sterling crown resting on his forehead walked pass him "Vagabond! All you do is wander around. Every single day I hear the exact same sentence. Unbelievable!" he complained angrily.
The azure robbed man looked at him in shock "Hey! You're cruel. I can't believe it. "Feixing Wang (King of Flights) A kindhearted prince would treat his best friend like this. Look everyone! Your most beloved prince calls his own friend a Vagabond…" he cried trying to gain attention from the people around him. Feixing chuckled "Silly Fenghuang, (Phoenix) stop acting like a kid. The 30,000th examination results are much more important for them instead of your complaints. Hurry up! Let's find Shentong (Heavens Prodigy)"
Fenghuang sighed depressed "I knew it! You only came with me since you wanted to meet Shentong. Now I'm even more depressed…" he cried. Feixing sighed eyeing around. Instantly, his gaze shifted towards the crowd which gathered a small pavilion towards the entrance of the examination palace. Inside, a young man dressed in a sea green robe with a fan in his right hand which continuously waved right and left sat glamorously.
Feixing in wonder asked "Is that Shentong? What is he doing in front of the examination palace?!" Fenghuang stared at the sight. His expression turning into a serious one. Upon Fenghuang's silence Feixing faced him more worried. "Fenghuang! You know something right? Tell me what's going on?" he asked.
"Young cloud residents, today's fortune of the cloud city is being told gather around, gather around!" called the people.
Feixing anxious soon understood. Fenghuang sighed "Shentong… saw another dream… however, the dream he saw this time was about Yeying. Rather than this he didn't tell me anything."
Feixing perplexed and shocked at the same time questioned "Yeying?! Xiao Long?! What did he dream about him? And when did he?" Fenghuang eyeing him replied "He saw the dream yesterday. As for what he dreamed about, I know nothing. But, truth to be told. He is really happy today." Feixing looking at the crowd panicking "Its fine if he dreams it and everything however, if he talks about it in the heavenly city it would be a disaster! Talking about demons is forbidden in the heavenly city! Xiao long might be our sworn brother, but Heavenly city still regards him as a demon sovereign who is never to be named here!"
Fenghuang staring at Shentong spoke up "Just tell me… can anyone stop him? No right? Being a genius and the best in eyes of every supreme in the heavenly city, he won't be afraid to say anything like this. Even if the name Yeying Long is forbidden to say here. For him it is just a warning for everyone who lives over here even the Emperor. I don't know. But this time… I have a feeling that something really big is going to happen… all we can do is listen."
"Of course only we know… and Shentong. Even if now he is a demon, Our Xiao Ye suffered a lot…" he said. Feixing unable to respond back looked at him with his expression widened.
The crowd surrounded the man in his teens. Soon they questioned "Young genius of the heavenly city, what good fortune do you have in store for us today?" asked a man. "Yes! Fortune master. Kindly enlighten us!" pleaded another. The man cladded in green gave out a heartfelt smile. His honey like eyes staring at the people surrounding him. Soon an elder made his way towards the centre of the crowd right in front of the man. His voice trembling yet firm claimed "Don't let us wait too long! Young genius! The whole heavenly realm awaits for your forever right fortune!"
Instantly, the man shut his hand fan with a clank. A wry smile escaping his lips "Though in hurry you are now with smiles on your faces, in an instant all of it might just disappear into thin air… Are you sure you want to listen to it?" he asked. Upon his comment the crowd looked at each other perplexed. Unable to make out what they just heard they questioned again "What do you mean young genius?"
Shentong stood up. Staring right at the Heavenly Palace which stood in the centre of the city the spoke up "Hmm… I also wonder that too, to tell the truth, the vision I saw was for a demon, Lurking in darkness, in solitude awaiting a path of light. For him a spirit will give birth. Fragile as glass but at the same time strong enough to tremble the Heavenly city. The light that ominous star had lost will give birth again! The song which was once lost will without falter once again soar…" he said.
In an instant, the whole Heavenly City went silent. The streets and the atmosphere which was compared to a market place before, had become as silent as grave. Just as if all the sounds from the world had been wiped off. Looking at the sight Shentong opened his fan and gazed at the crowd with his eyes sharper than knife "What's this? Scared already…?" he questioned.
Feixing and Fenghuang looked at him with their eyes widened. "That fool!!" Feixing angered clutching his fists. The crowd soon rose in anger. "That demon! That inhuman! How dare you talk about that evil in the heavenly land!" angered a supreme. "Despicable! Disgusting! How dare you have the guts to say something like this in a divine land!" roared another one. "That devils child will come back in this city once again? Impossible!" raged the other one in anger.
The elder who stood paralysed from the shock busted in rage "Presumptuous! How dare you being a Scholarly Heavenly Supreme mention the name of that demon in this place! Shame on you!"
Shentong smiled with a deep sigh. "Presumptuous? Why presumptuous? I saw this dream with my own ability why would I lie? Have I ever did that before? To begin with, I never mentioned his name in the first place. Why are you in such rage? This is the fortune I saw… there's no need for me to hide it, in the first place. Even if his name is forbidden in the Heavenly City. This has nothing to do with the fortune I told." he corrected.
Shentong looking at the crowd cleared his throat "However, now with his name i once again repeat (Ominous Star Who Soothed Nightingale), will be accompanied by a spirit and rise once again. The spirit will be born in his Eden! Under the light of his night and might, and who this spirit will be… the whole cosmos will witness…"
And just when he did, the whole Heavenly City went into chaos. News spread like a forest fire and it took no time, until it reached towards the Heavenly Palace.