45 The Little Kittens Divine Origins (1/2)
”Now then, are you ready to receive your rewards?” The Guardian Spirit asked, its serious expression warming too its usual playfulness after its explanation/lecture.
'Yes!' The little kitten nodded enthusiastically.
”Someone is already in the treasure room right now, so we'll start off with your three questions first. That okay?”
'That's fine.'
”Then, shoot away.”
'My first question is... Do I have a family?' The little kitten asked, her eyes darting about nervously. She looked at the Guardian Spirit intently, paws involuntarily clenched in preparation for its upcoming response.
”The short answer is yes!” The Guardian Spirit immediately responded and its words made the little kitten's eyes light up in excitement. ”However, I can neither tell you who they are and their current condition for I don't know. All I know is... Actually, before that. Let me ask, you have not been in this world for long, have you?”
'Eh? How did you know?!' The little kitten blurted.
”Keke, it's quite simple. Your soul has signs of being damaged, a particular damage that can only be seen due to a botched up rebirth!” The Guardian Spirit responded confidently.
'My soul is damaged? But it looks perfectly fine to me.' The little kitten asked doubtfully as she closed her eyes, her Unconscious Eye went to work and soon she could see her soul which rested close to her heart. The little kitten opened her eyes and shook her head, she could not see anything that looked like damage in her soul.
”For someone as weak as yourself, of course you can't see it. But for someone like me, its as obvious as can be.” The Guardian Spirit answered with a grin. ”All living souls upon death go through rebirth. Except yours was a very peculiar one, because someone put a special spell on your soul, guiding your soul upon death to this world.”
'What? So someone wanted me to come to this world?' The little kitten eyes opened wide before taking on a look of confusion, her mouth forming into a frown.
”And if I were to guess, I would say that the one's responsible for this would be your parents, or someone close to them.”
'Eh?' The little kitten looked on dumbly as she tried to process this information.
”Your really getting your money's worth with this first question, ah...” The Guardian Spirit sighed. ”Let me tell you my hypothesis... I believe you are a Magical Beast from the Divine Realm!”
'Divine Realm, what's that?!' The little kitten immediately blurted out in question.
”Keh! you really don't know much of anything.” The Guardian Spirit said with a disdainful gaze, the little kitten could only shrug. ”Alright, because this is getting off track from your initial question I'm going to take that question you just asked as your second question. So do you still want me to answer that?”
After thinking for a bit, the little kitten nodded her consent.
”Alright, then here we go. This universe consists of three planes. They are known accordingly as the Lesser Realm, the Higher Realm and the Divine Realm.” The Guardian Spirit's fingers were stuck up with each listing until three fingers were pointing upwards. ”The Lesser Realm have no aura or magic, instead relying on technology and science to reach higher heights. The Higher Realm is where this world currently resides as a small planet and has aura and magic. And finally, there is the realms of the Gods, the Divine Realms!”
'I... I'm a god?!' The little kitten exclaimed, her eyes gleaming with a cross between excitement and disbelief.
”No.” The Guardian Spirit's dull response broke her out of her excitement immediately. ”You are but the daughter of God's. In the end, one can only be a God after cultivating magic to its highest levels. And you are far from accomplishing that!”
'I see...' The little kitten frowned dejectedly.
”Back to your first question... As I said, I believe your parents are Gods. But don't take Gods as almighty beings, they can die too and there are different tiers of gods. I believe your parents were in some level of danger and were forced to take some drastic measures to protect your life...” The Guardian Spirit's voice turned solemn at this point.
'M-my families in danger?...' The little kitten's eyes turned hazy and a worried look overtook her instantly.
”This is but a theory, but I believe so... I believe they must have sent you down to the Lesser Realm first... You have memories of living in another world without magic, don't you?” The Guardian Spirit inquired.
'How do you know this too?...'
”A soul tells a thousand words...” The Guardian Spirit said mysteriously with a smirk. ”And, the safest place from a God, is the Lesser Realm. The Gods cannot travel to the Lesser Realm due to certain laws of the universe while they can actually have a small presence in the Higher Realms. These 'Blessing of the God's' are an example of one of the ways the God's interact with the Higher Realm.”
'I understand... So my parents sent me to the Lesser Realm for my protection from some unknown threat... But then why didn't I stay in the Lesser Realms upon death and why come to this world in particular?' The little kitten couldn't help but ask.
”This will be considered your third and final question, is that okay?” The Guardian Spirit asked after some thought. 'There is only so much I can inform you... In fact, I may already have been too generous already with what I have already said... But if your parents are who I think they are...'
The Guardian Spirit shook its head, shaking it out of its thoughts and returning its attention to the little kitten as she answered confidently after some thoughts of her own. 'It's okay!'