The Fallen Consort

Yi Ling sat down and pulled out some herbs from her makeshift animal skin bag. She needed to stop the bleeding. She ate some herbs and put some on her skin where it was bleeding.

Seeing that Yi Ling somewhat passed the test. The bear pointed her paw to her and made a follow me gesture. Yi Ling was used to this, the bear was always bossy to her. Compared to when she was 10 years old, back then she thought he was cuddly. *Puh puh!* She spitted. That old bear ain't cuddly at all! It was a menace! She thought.

All through the years that she's been together with it, She was tricked multiple times! She almost got drown, pushed down the hill, got stung by bees & bitten by any sorts of insects and animals because of it! Name it! That stinking bear done it!.

"What are you up to now?" She stared at the bear in front of her, with accusing eyes. The bear shrugged and kept on walking.

At the very edge of the Abyss, lies a small hill with big rocks on it. You wouldn't think that there's any special with it. Yi Ling even passed by it by before.

The bear nudge her to move up the hill. She was confused on what he was trying to make her do. Right in front of the biggest rock, the bear pointed at her hand and then pointed at the big rock. Almost saying that she needs to put her hand on the rock. Curious, She did what she was asked.

As she touch the rock, the rock moved. Showing an entrance to a cave. She took a step back, she was shocked. She never thought that there's something behind the rock! She circled around the rock and there really was nothing behind it! Her brows furrowed as she looked at the beast. She was suspicious of it.

"What's in there?" She asked.

The bear just pointed at the entrance and then he went inside. Oh well, She thought. She then followed the beast inside.

Inside the cave, it was dark. They walked up until it was enough to burn one incense. At the end of the tunnel, the place got dimmer and light came. There was nothing there except a pedestal. In it, lays a shiny object.

The bear stopped in front of it and then looked back at her. Yi Ling's brows lift up. "What now?" she asked.

The bear pointed at the shiny object. Telling her to go near it.

Yi Ling then went closer to the pedestal. What she saw was a very beautiful ring. It was a Sapphire Jade Ring formed as a Blue Rose. Around it was some shiny colorful gems that she doesn't know about. It was magnificent to look at. It must've cost a fortune! She exhaled.

Her heart pounded as she stared at it. It seems to be calling her. Her hand lifted up and acted up on its own.

As she touched and lifted the Sapphire Jade Ring, nothing special happened. She sigh in relief. She was so sure that the beast was trying to trick her again.

She raise it up towards the light, getting a good look at it. It was really pretty, she thought. She looked at the bear, puzzled. The bear didn't react at all and kept staring at her.

She decided to put it on her Left Ring Finger, like an engagement ring. It looked weird on a young man's outfit. It totally didn't matched. As she kept admiring it in the light. A sharp blade sliced her finger. Just enough to make it bleed. It was hidden underneath the rose.

She yelp in pain, "Dammit bear! I knew you were going to trick me again! Ugh! Fine! You got me this time." She held her left hand trying to get the ring off. She was cursing the bear in her mind a million times. The bear rolled his eyes.

She couldn't get the ring off for some reason. All of a sudden, She fainted. The blood that came out of her finger was suċkėd into the Rose. It was way too quick to be noticed. Her finger stopped bleeding instantly when she fell down. The bear bȧrėly caught her in time.

It's now or never, he thought.

The heavens will under go some changes again. He sighed.