Cilla sighed with relief as the two last stars arrived. "We're all here now," she said to Raymond. He looked around and counted five other kids: a young girl with black hair, with feathers in her hair; the older girl, Quino; the boy who had just arrived, was it... Korian?; another girl who had just arrived; and the boy who seemed somewhat an introvert. He also noticed the other stars: they came in different shapes, colours and sizes. Some, like Cilla, were simple enough, while others, like Void or Ceolos, were more unusual.
Cilla is clearly the leader of the group, Raymond thought. but why? Cilla is one of the younger stars here. And she doesn't really seem like she has a lot of confidence.
Cilla was speaking to the group. "Greetings everyone. I think you are all wondering why you are all here together." She then turned to the stars. "Void here," she gestured to the black hole, "was just asking me how Shadow is attempting to rule over the human world. But, as you well know, there are only six of us, and the last time we saw each other was when we parted in search of the six children. None of us has had any time to investigate his plans."
She turned back to the children. "I am Cilla, also known as the Dawn Star. This is Ceolos, Void, Asta, Aeson and Saere." She indicated each of them in turn. "As I said before, you're probably wondering why you are all here. I will explain.
"A long time ago, peace reigned this land. But it had lasted for too long: its foundation was starting to crumble. The Star Staff, which we stars used to fulfill the human's wishes, was noticed by an evil being named Shadow. With help by a betrayer, Shadow stole the Star Staff, using it for his own evil wishes."
Raymond stared at Cilla in disbelief. This being was responsible for why his own world was such a mess? "But," Raymond said, "if he stole the rod 16 years ago, why couldn't he have just taken over the human world before?"
Cilla looked back at him sadly. "He may not have come up with that idea until a period of time later. Or maybe, the humans were too strong. As you can see, he slowly used the Star Staff's power and weakened the humans. But the Star Staff can only grant one major wish per day."
"But," Raymond said, "he would have had... well... a lot of major wishes by now!"
Cilla: "Yes, that is true. We," she indicated the stars, "have strong beliefs that he has taken over one of the other worlds as well." As the teenagers' eyes widened, she continued, "Oh yes, there are other worlds. There's the world of the clouds, the world of trees...
"Now, would you please introduce yourselves? I sure would like to get to know you better, and we can work much better if," she smiled, "we at least knew each other's names."
{ XD sorry for making Cilla the leader, but I am the GC! I apologize if I used any grammar incorrectly, I just marked some exams at my harmony school and my eyes and brain are like... not working correctly. }
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