What is That Tiny Creature ?!

“Iris what is this creature ?! Help me !”

"I don't know, I've never seen a tiny creature like that before."

"But anyway, do something please."

"Don't worry, I just have to be delicate with my fingers."

The fairy-like creature is still moving and debating.

"Don't crush me ! Ah, I'm so afraid, Iris don't kill me !"

The creature is shaking.

“If you don’t move, it’s gonna be okay. Okay ?”

“Alright, I stop moving, I… I trust you Iris.

"By the way, how do you know my name ?"

"Earlier too, you called me by my name. How come you know our names ?"

"I'll explain after I'm safe, I’m too stressed for now.”

"She’s right. Why are we even speaking when I can’t even open my eyes."

“Okay, so I'm gonna do it, don’t move both of you.”

The creature and I shout. “Okay !”

Iris gently puts her delicate fingers towards my eyes, she catches the creature and pulls it out of my eyelashes. I can finally open my eyes slowly.

"Oh ! Finally free ! I thought I would become blind."

“How could you become blind like that ?”

“I’m joking, okay.”

“It’s me that should complain, I could have died by Iris' hands.

“Ah ! I can be delicate when I want to, I know I don’t look like a delicate woman but…”

“What are you even saying Iris ! You’re perfect like you are Iris !”

“Thank you.”

Iris arranges her hair on the right side of her face with her right hand. She speaks in a shy tone.

“Really, thank you.”

“Mm, it’s only the truth.”

I look at the little creature in Iris' hands, she kind of looks like a fairy but with another style.

"Oh ! You're really tiny ! And you look so cute !"

"Right, she's so cute. If you're a girl of course."

"Yes, I'm a girl. Let me introduce myself, my name is Lovy and I am in charge of your couple, I've been able to come here because you two have true love between each other.”

In charge ?

“What do you mean by “in charge” ?”

“Let me finish talking.”

“O… Okay.”

“It's only the start but I can feel this love growing more and more, little by little, a bit more sparkling each day. It's a love that has no end, it goes more and more, so much that I keep repeating the word "more". The expression “an eternal love” has been made for you, hihi. I am so happy to accompany you on this long lovely journey. It's so rare that people truly love each other and to this extent."

“So if I understand you’re a creature that stays with couples ?”

“Not exactly, I’ll stay only with your couple until you both die.”

“How long do you live ?”

“Actually I’m born thanks to the start of your love and die with the end of it, I’m sure it’s going to be a long life.”

She is smiling because she is so sure of what she says.

She really believes what she said so it means Iris and I are going to last forever !

We tend to appear on Goddess Day, the day the goddess fell in love for the first time and it’s kind of today.”

“Iris did you know about that day ?”

“Actually I only heard about it but we don’t celebrate it here.”

“I want to tell you the story of the goddess. Can I ?”

“Yes, if you want to.”

“I just hope it’s an interesting story.”

“Iris…”

“What ? I don’t have the time to stay here all day.”

“I know, but it’s surely going to be an interesting story.”

I hold her left hand with my right hand.

“Well, if you hold my hand like that I have no choice.”

“Hihi.”

“So let me tell you her story, she was a beautiful woman that wanted to help people, she was always kind to people. She fought all the lava monsters she could, she gave food to the poor ones, she wanted to change the laws, she wanted everyone to be equal. Then she fell in love with a man that was even nicer than her, he had a kindness people rarely have, they were meant to be but the man died by protecting her, after I think she didn’t want to live anymore. « What's the point of having done all this if I don’t have the right to be happy with the one I love ». At that moment she had lost her will to live so I don’t know what she did but she found the way to become a goddess to be able to avoid a couple to separate by saving the dead lover. So she died and transformed as a goddess to help people have another chance in life and be who they really are. I’m sure she is really happy now where she is. The creatures we are always know her true story but I’m only telling you the main lines.”

“I think she’s the one who helped me arrive here and she seemed happy even though I don’t even remember half of what happened.”

“Of course she is the one who helped you. Who else could it be ?”

Iris seems to be thinking, I stroke the hair on her left side with my right hand.

“Is something wrong ? My beautiful Iris ?”

“So you really come from another world, having the confirmation of it is shocking, it’s weird to think about it.”

“I understand but I’m just the Kanael that you know.”

“Of course, I know that. And the Kanael I love.”

I stroke her cheeks with both of my hands.

“Oh you two are so cute, it’s really tasty, delicious, all this love to eat.”

“What do you mean ?”

“I didn’t tell you I eat your love feelings ?”

“No you didn’t, so that’s how you live.”

“Mm, your love is so tasty and delicious.”

“It’s a cute way to eat.”

“Ah Kanael told me I’m cute.”

Lovy is happy and flying around us to express her joy.

“I have food to eat as long as you give each other affection.”

Iris joyfully says. “Don’t worry we’ll keep giving affection to each other.”

“You know Kanael, you kind of look like the goddess, she would never hesitate or stop herself to save someone, she would go as many times as people need help, I’m not sure but maybe she died by protecting or saving someone.”

I respond. “But I’m not going to die though.”

“I hope so, it would be too sad.”

Iris takes me in her arms by my back and whispers to me.

“Even if there is someone in danger, promise me you won’t die instead of them, I would not stand it and I would not forgive you.”

I put my arms on hers and turn my head on the left, my head touches hers.

“Of course I won’t, for you I won’t die.”

“Mm, alright.”

“The goddess even wanted to protect the little lava monsters because these ones are not really dangerous as long as you don't come near them.”

Iris says.

“I don’t understand why we would protect creatures like them, I mean they are nourishing and can be sold so for people who don’t have a lot of money and food like us, it’s very useful.”

“Iris, I understand what you say but maybe we should think about it the next time we see a little lava monster.”

“Why not but we have to be careful, last time there was that giant lava monster.”

“You really saw a giant lava monster ?! They weren’t supposed to be easy to see, it’s weird.”

Lovy looks at the sky. “Did something happen to make them appear ?”

“Whatever information you have about them can be useful, so don’t hesitate to give us some.”

“Okay, I’ll try to remember things.”

Lovy seems to be disturbed by the atmosphere and vibes around here.

“Lovy, what’s happening ?”

“It’s just that I have a bad feeling, as if something bad is going to happen.”

“Now that you say it, I have a weird feeling too.”

We keep talking when our weird and bad feeling is confirmed by the scream of people we suddenly hear.

“There's a monster !”

“A lava monster is here !”

“It’s the worst lava monster I’ve seen.”

“Please someone save us !”

We don’t even have the time to make a move when we hear someone scream.

“Ahhhh !!!”