Chapter 1: Long ago
We are not human when we first met each other. I was an apprentice and you, deity of water. Something changed after I met you. Is this what human said love at first sight? I never believed in love at first sight, even though I worked with the red string grandfather (he’s career is similar to cupid). It was spring time and I was on a vacation (yes, even gods have vacation). I secretly went to human world without telling grandfather (he’s quite a fusser), for we aren’t allowed to go to the human world.
I choose Japan for I want to see the sakura petals dancing in the air. I was mesmerized by the scene that I accidentally bumped into a stranger. It was then my fate change. Just a glance and an apology change my life entirely and the cause was him.
“gomenasai, anatawa daijobu?” I said to him in poor Japanese. It means I’m sorry, are you ok?
“I’m fine. Actually I’m not Japanese so you can speak to me using Chinese language,” `said the young man. “Are you alone? This is not good for recently there’s a murderer escaping from the prison and this area is currently dangerous.”
“Thank you for the concern but I’ll be fine. “ I said to him with a smile.
“I cannot leave such a lovely lady alone in this dangerous place, let me escort you home.”
“I don’t live here Mister,” I said to him. “I live up there.” I pointed to the sky. He doesn’t look surprised. He looked at me again but this time he was observing me. After a while he smiled with mischief and said, “Immortals aren’t supposed to come to the human world but I will not tell since I also break the rule.”
I stared at him, inspecting his aura. Then I noticed that he was the god of water. I sighed with relieved and then out of my astonishment, I giggled. Then he also giggled. For the rest of the trip, we were together.
The next day, in heaven, he came and visited me. I was writing the names of humans that were destined to be together when he came. He brought me some sweets, smuggled from the kitchen. We spent some of our time together since then.
When did I start loving him, I do not know. Maybe it was when I bumped into him when we first met in the human world. I do not have the courage to say out my love, for fear he might reject me and worse that he might not come see me again.
But I plucked my courage and confessed to him. He just stood there for a moment, with a look of astonishment in his face. I looked down and expected him to reject me. We were engulfed in a silent atmosphere for a moment. He then broke the silence by giving me a big hug, which shocked me at first then I cried and hugged him back.
Our relationship was stable, until she broke it. Another apprentice like him but he rejected her, for he cannot accept her love for he loves me. She was furious at me and swore that she will break us apart. She did it.
The emperor was furious when he received news that me and him were together. We were captured and a meeting was held in the hall. We kneel in front of the emperor, our hands entwined. I saw the girl smiling triumphed at me. I knew the culprit was her but I did not blame her for we will be discovered sooner or later.
“Deity of water and apprentice to the red string godfather,” bellowed the emperor, with empress sitting next to him. “Do you both know that you have broken the rule?”
“Yes, we do.” Both of us replied back.
“Then you are banished to the human world as punishment,” said the emperor without mercy.
Some immortal wanted to save us but we shake our head, signaling them not to. To them this is a cruel punishment, for our years of training (xiu xing) will be gone. But to me and him, it is the best way. Even though we will forget each other, even though we will never meet again, there is still hope, even though it was small, hope that we will surely find each other in the human world.
WE were sent to drink the soup made by grandmother who serve the hell king. her task is to cook soup which have the ability to make us forget our memory. We stared at each other, both of us holding a bowl of soup, which will wipe our memories. With one last look, both of us drank the soup and then we kissed. Our first and last kiss. Then we each went separately, ready to be incarnated. I cried went I walked that path and prayed that we will surely meet again.
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The Emperor was staring at the night sky when the empress calls for him.
“Is there something wrong?” she asks him but she receives no reply. Then it dawn to her. “You make the right decision dear. This is the only way for them.”
“I know, dear. I know,” says the emperor sadly.
“Dear,” sighs the empress, “They will meet again. You banished them so that they will free from the rule did you not? Now stop worrying and come to bed.
The emperor chuckle and says, “It seems to me everything I do cannot escape from you eyes. You sure know me well.”
The empress laughs, “I know you well because we have be together for centuries. It is impossible for me to not know you well.”
The emperor lifts his head, look at the stars with a compassion look and whisper in the air.
“They will meet again.” He said with confident. “First incarnation will be in ancient china. Second, they will be in the world of magic and lastly, in the modern world.”
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