An Ice Wall and a Black Hole

-Hello my little planets! This time I have decided to completely let randomness do its thing to choose our next destination, excluding gas giants for Aya.

So randomness chose a planet.

-So it is called Selane (シレイン)... Hey Aya, do you see how weird the planet looks?

-Ah yes it's funny! I wonder what we will find there!

-Let's go!

Eliote and Aye are now on a snowy plain with clear weather that exactly looks like Antarctica.

-Hey, isn't this snow Eliote?

-Yes! But right now we can see it as far as the eye can see, it's dazzling!

This plain is interrupted by something huge...

-Look Eliote! There is a gigantic ice wall ahead of us!

-Ah yes! Do you want to go take a look closer?

-Of course!

Ten minutes later.

-Wait, but how soon will we arrive there? I thought that the wall was closer to us! We should have gone there by flying!

-Don't worry Eliote, I think that we will be there in five minutes! A bit of walking feels good for our health!

-You are right! And in any case, I wouldn't be able to activate my power, there is nobody to save!

Five minutes later. Eliote and Aye are now in front of the gigantic ice wall.

-Ah yes, you were right Aya, it's been five minutes! And in addition, there is someone in front of the wall! Hello!

-Hello!

The someone in front of Eliote and Aye turns around. She is a beautiful white skinned girl with light blue ice colored long hair with a pink hairpin on the left side of her bangs. She also has some sort of tentacles that forms part of her hair, seven to be exact, ranging from light purple to light blue. She wears a chūnibyō-like white eye patch on her right eye. Her left eye is of a dark blue to turquoise gradient. She wears a cute sleeveless dress with a light blue color, and black flip flops. She has two moe fangs and elf ears.

-Hello.

Eliote and Aye talk turn by turn.

-We want to learn more about you! Would you have time for us?

-Yes of course, there is no problem! I have an enormous amount of time for you.

-Ah, do you have nothing planned?

-No I do not have anything planned, here I am just wandering around and appreciate the afterlife.

-The afterlife? How?

-I follow the same life cycle as my star. Since my star is now a white dwarf, I am technically a corpse. I only operate thanks to the extreme temperature inside of my body. Fortunately, I am cooling down extremely slowly because I don't dissipate my heat quickly.

-Wait, if you'll stop to operate at the same time your star will become a black dwarf, this would mean that you could theoretically still operate for... a few quintillion hours ?!

-It is more or less that!

-But wait, how old are you then?

-How old am I ? I am exactly 94,747,022,154,840 hours old!

-That's way too much! And this black mark on your left arm, is it a colder area of your body?

-Yes, the black areas on my body are colder, you are really insightful!

-And why do you hide your right eye?

-I hide my right eye because I have fallen from the ice wall. I am extremely tough but my eyes are more sensitive, so my right eye lost sight...

-If that doesn't bother you, can I see it?

-It's ok.

And she shows her right eye, it is not the same color as her other eye. This one is all gray, even the pupil.

-Ah yes! It's not to laugh at your misfortune, but I prefer you like that!

-You do prefer me like that? It's kind of you!

-By the way, I just thought about it, but I didn't even asked for your name! My name is Eliote, and this is my friend Aye!

-My name is Kirina (キリナ). Eliote, I don't know if that will bother you, but could you accompany me to the top of the ice wall? I have tried to climb it with my tentacles, but they aren't hard enough... That can't pierce through the ice! And since I saw that you have one wing...

-Oh certainly! Count on me Kirina!

Eliote transforms to be able to fly with her full-sized wings. She carries Kirina with her arms. Aye is somewhat jealous to not be where Kirina is right now. After flying up for 1600 meters, Eliote goes back down to carry Aye. Aye is now happy! Then they fly up the ice wall again.

-We arrived!

-Thank you so much! Come back when you want, I will be patiently waiting for you.

-Okay!

-We will come back!

Back home.

-I love it so much when our exploration goes like this! When I learn more about someone and then I help her, without any problems. I love it!

-In addition, it allows me to have a good time with you Eliote!

-While we live in relation with our star, Kirina lives like a star!

Tomorrow.

-Ah, hello! Today I want to see a nebula again, but without any light pollution. So I found a planet that has no atmosphere and doesn't receive any light from the celestial object it orbits! Let's go!

Eliote and Aye find themselves on a pitch black planet, since there is no light source. The girls look like shadows! They can really see the nebula!

-Eliote! Where are you?

-Don't worry Aya I'm right here!

-Oh that's funny, I don't see anything!

-That's normal, this planet doesn't receive any light from the celestial object it orbits!

-The planet orbits a black hole?

-Exactly! Therefore, it's an ideal place to observe a nebula!

-It's beautiful!

-Yes! When I think black holes are my only weakness...

-Is that so?

-Yes, since I can't travel faster than light, I can't escape from the black hole and I can't move in it, so I can't push the button of my stellar navigator to teleport myself back home.

-I hope that you don't stumble across a black hole!

-Yes!

Back home. Eliote and Aye are layed across the floor.

-Oh my god, the light is so dazzling!

-For me too!

Kōri talks.

-But what did you do this time?

-We went on a planet that orbits a black hole, so there wasn't any light!

-Of course! I'm already dazzled by going outside after a gaming session!

Eliote is now in her bedroom.

-This nebula was quite pretty, but I need to confess to you that knowing the planet orbits a black hole gave me a tight feeling in the stomach! See you soon on another planet!