Ball of Nothing - Chapter 58
Chapter 58
The rain did stop eventually and Zero relished in the squelching sounds his shoes made against the muddy ground . Truen watched the young boy play in the puddles, jumping into the huge ones without hesitation . Some splashes were big enough to reach the elf but Truen didn't scold the boy for ruining his clothes . He knew that everything was new to Zero and wanted the brunet to enjoy himself .
The quest to find a leaf for Gaia was temporarily put on hold . Zero shot off to any puddle he could find and Truen followed closely behind . The forest was tranquil and the sounds of birds were slowly returning after the heavy downpour .
Some creatures like Namekuji appeared but they had shells on their back . Zero was fascinated by them and decided to name them Namekuji 2, Namekuji 3 etc… According to Zero, Namekuji was huge but his cousins and family looked tiny . Truen didn't have the heart to tell Zero that it was all a matter of perspective . According to Sedna, Zero was very tiny at that point of time so Namekuji appeared as huge to him .
The sun was beginning to show itself again and the humidity increased . Truen felt his skin become clammy under the heat but Zero did not notice the change . They entered a small grass clearing and for the first time ever since arriving on Earth and Zero could finally see an unobstructed view of the sky .
While there were a few fluffy white clouds, Zero ignored them . He was immediately captivated by the spectrum of colours instead .
"Truen look! It's a colourful sky bridge!"
The elf smiled . While Zero wasn't wrong, he didn't want Zero to think that he could walk on it .
"Yes Zero . That's a rainbow . It usually appears after a heavy rain but will disappear soon . "
Zero's eyes shone with awe at Truen's vast knowledge . "A rainbow… if it is going to disappear soon, we should hurry . "
"Hurry?"
Taking Truen's hand in his, Zero walked forward with a determined expression . "Mii said that if we reach the end of the rainbow, a treasure awaits . I want to get that leaf for Gaia . "
Puzzled by Zero's conclusion, Truen asked how the boy knew what the treasure was and if the treasure existed .
With a confident smiled, Zero puffed out his chest . "There has to be a treasure there . Why else would people tell stories about it? As for what kind of treasure, Mii says that it is a surprise for whoever manages to reach the end of the rainbow . I'm just guessing that it will be a leaf with the same shade as Gaia's hair . "
"But Zero," Truen frowned . He didn't want the boy to be disappointed when he learns that the treasure is a lie and that the myth isn't real . He doesn't want Zero to be disheartened when he couldn't reach the end of the rainbow either . "What if the stories aren't real? It could be simply the imagination of humans . "
Zero didn't pause . Instead, he started teleporting them as quickly as he could . "Then we will find out for ourselves . First, we need to reach the end of the rainbow . "
Helpless and slightly afraid of the speed they were travelling at, Truen held onto Zero's hand as tightly as he could without hurting the boy .