This series will be about how Gecko met Aleesha.

Scene 2 – The Astral Realm Contact

Gecko finds himself pulled deeper into the astral space. The goddess now looms vast, her multiple arms folding in prayer, in blessing, in entreaty. Beneath her warm expression lingers sorrow.

Her radiant form looms in the astral light, compassionate yet dimmed with centuries of exhaustion.



Aleesha:

“At last the silence has broken.

I am Aleesha. Once, I was light for many…

Now I am sealed, bound beneath the roots of your dwelling.

All that remains of me guards the Tree against the gnawing dark.”



Aleesha (reaching with many arms, imploring):

“I have waited… ages beyond counting.

Not for a hero foretold, nor for prophecy’s slave…

but for one whose soul the Devourers cannot touch.”



Gecko (confused, hoarse):

“Why me? …I am nothing. Only scars. Only loss.”



Aleesha (soft smile):

“Then you are more than you know.

For only the broken learn how not to break.

Come to me.

Find the waterfall.

Find the hidden door of stone.

There… free me, if your will endures.”



Her presence fades, hands still stretching toward him in promise.






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