The story between "Save(

Zeph)"

Sacred Spirit of the Wind Who brings the seasonal cold winds everywhere with "Solar(

Solar)"

A beautiful girl who has never had anyone in her heart. And coincidence(?) made her meet him. This love Will it be possible?

Short story – 03 :

Wishin the air :

prayer in the wind

*All events and locations are fictitious and have no relation to reality in any way.

“The cold blizzard this Christmas Eve night was anything but cold. But there is still warmth carried by the cold wind as well.”

In a community in a cold country Located several tens of degrees above the equator. which is now covered with white snow as far as the eye can see and in this community There was a house. Giving birth to a little daughter with bright, chubby skin in the middle of a raging snowstorm that seemed intent on engulfing the entire village beneath those pale white snowflakes.

'...in the central region During this period there will be snow covering the entire area until February.' The voice of a beautiful news anchor came from the television program in the morning when the gray snow was falling heavily on Christmas Eve.

"cry!! Waa!!" A young girl's voice cried out loudly.

"Oh my.. I don't want to cry, my child. Oh." A young and beautiful mother gently picked up her baby without anyone seeing. Or were you slightly aware that there was a pair of eyes staring in from outside? Through the large window behind her

'Hm.. There's a new baby born today too. Luckily, I'm also an ugly child. Haha, today is really a good day.' The owner of those eyes stared at the little child with affection. With a slight smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. then think in your heart Then the translucent figure suddenly floated away and disappeared into the storm.

Time passes, year after year, this person still comes around year after year. Then I met a little girl who slowly Growing up every year, the more the years passed, the more I felt strangely attached to this young girl because of the difference in the dimensions of time. A period of 1 year for a creature with a short lifespan like us humans might be. It seems long enough to make you forget many things or many people.

People can only for the holy spirit of the cold wind. who has the duty of bringing happiness to everyone he passes by and has a lifespan of eons like him, just 1 year is as short as 1 day. He stopped by to see her every day without fail.

Until time has passed into the 19th year of that young girl's life She has grown up to be a beautiful young woman. With white skin as white as a banana, as if it had never been touched by sunlight, eyes of deep, dark brown color. The nose is small and has a good ridge. Thin pink lips look bright, pink cheeks soft and rosy.

Her figure has grown with age. She looks proportionate now that she has grown into a fully blossomed young woman. All around you are filled with an aura of brightness and cheerfulness, like flowers blooming to catch the morning sunshine of spring that hardly ever arrives here.

“Solar! Come help Mommy over here!” Mommy's voice, which was once beautiful and clear, has now become a little hoarse with time. calling you

"fee! I'm going right now!" The pretty girl shouted back.

December 23, 20 AD

XX

Today is another snowy day as always. 'He' who has been watching over her all this time. has come back again But what's different is that today we arrived here one day earlier.

'Phew' a strong wind blew past the front of her house. Leaving only a translucent figure in front of her house.

“Eh..” The pretty girl noticed something out of the corner of her eye.

“Who?” she asked curiously, walking closer to where she could see someone was prowling around.

'Unlucky! You saw me!' The young man's translucent body was startled and he used his power to automatically appear normal. It appeared to be a man in his early 20s, not too far in age from hers. White skin like snow He was slightly taller than her and was dressed all over in a thick white fur robe.

“I'm sorry, I don't know if there's something wrong with my house or not.” She leaned forward and looked around the doorframe. When he met the owner of that body, he asked.

“Ah..oh.. er! Well.. Hello, my name is Sef. I just happened to be passing by and.. uh.. well.. I think I'd better go first, haha. Bye bye." The young man bowed his head strangely. Before you say goodbye

“You don't seem like a scary person. Come inside first. Must be a traveler. In this area, when it comes to this period, it always snows heavily. And people's houses in this area are quite far away. Please rest for a moment.” With her innocence It made her forget to even be careful around strangers, but that made her very popular with the villagers.

"Uh.. k.. sir." The young man bowed once and then followed in easily.

“Father! There's a traveler stopping by! I'm letting him stay at the guest table!” the beautiful woman shouted to her father.

“Yes, child! I'll go out soon." Father's deep voice shouted back.

“I'll go get some water. Please feel free to come.” With that, the little girl walked into the back of the house and prepared water to welcome him.

But when he returned, he found that everything was empty, as if nothing had happened. He's disappeared.

'Oh, are you gone?' she wondered in her heart.

“Where are you, traveler?” her father asked as he arrived.

“I'm going now,” she said, confused.

'Sigh.. We're almost gone, but how did you see us?' He was surprised at what had happened. But before he could clear his doubts, he had to leave his doubts there. and continue to float and bring happiness to people

December 24, 20 AD

XX

He circled back to her house again, but this time he purposely came to see her.

'Knock, knock,' came the sound of a knock on the wooden door.

“I'm here.” The beautiful woman opened the door slowly and looked through the door to see who was coming.

“Please help me. I have something to thank you for letting me stay here.” He bowed to her, lifted a bouquet of roses carved entirely from ice, wrapped them in a frost-proof cloth, and handed it to her.

“Oh.. Wow! Where did you get this? So beautiful!” The beautiful woman was stunned by what she saw. Because it's really ice. that seems to have been carved out very neatly and meticulously and meticulous, every leaf, every flower, down to the leaf pattern, every piece is thin but very strong

Even when it's in your hands The thin ice had not melted at all.

“Hehe, it's a secret,” the young man replied with a sweet smile.

"Oh, I can't tell you, but thank you." She smiled sweetly at the young man. before walking into the house

"oh! Would you like to come in today? I'll prepare some warm tea for you.” The woman turned around and invited the young man.

"Um.. Okay. I have free time today too, but just a cold glass of water is enough," he replied.

“You are such a strange, nice person. Even if it's snowing this much, you'll still drink cold water. Just a moment. Don't go anywhere in a hurry.” She turned around and hurried into the kitchen. This time her parents weren't home. The couple went out to run errands. Everything was fine. As if ready for all sorts of dangerous things to happen.

"Yes, I'm definitely not going anywhere," the young man promised and walked to sit in the same place he sat yesterday.

After a moment, she brought water to the table. She was glad that he was still waiting for her, not knowing what attraction she felt towards this man even though she was a stranger who had just met her for the first time. But when I was around I felt strangely safe. Until you thought about opening up

She could only ask herself if she wasn't being too gullible because of everyone who had passed by. The people who came to flirt with her were all good people. Some have status, some are ordinary people. What is good is just being a good person. Some are handsome, some are not. You can say that we have encountered all kinds. But no man had ever made her feel like she wanted to open up to this much. Who exactly was this man? Today, she was determined that she had to find out.

“Uh.. First of all, Mr. Sef, right?” She was the first to attack.

“Yes, as I have said before,” he replied calmly.

“Are you around here? I feel like I've never seen your face before. Until yesterday?” she asked.

“Oh, I come from a small village. Behind that mountain, I'm planning to come to buy some stuff in this city.” He pointed his finger at a mountain that was very far away from here. Then answer her calmly

"Really.. Wow, you've come so far." She was shocked by what she heard.

“Huh.” He held his hands together, showing a slight nervousness.

Our conversation went smoothly, the two of us got to know each other more and more, until now some feelings began to quickly form in her heart. and tight even after several hours had passed, the two of them still sat and talked until they forgot about their hunger and the sunlight from outside began to gradually fade. Then it was time for him to go to work.

'Sigh.. What should I do? It's time to organize the storm according to the schedule. I still don't want to go. Do all humans feel this fun when talking to each other?' he thought to himself.

“Look, I really want to go to a Christmas party in the town square this year. I saw that the Christmas tree was decorated so beautifully. More than every year,” she continued.

“Uh.. But it's time for me to go.” He slowly lowered his head. Then he sadly told her that he wouldn't be able to see her again this year.

"Oh? It's such a pity. It's been a while since I've actually met someone like you." She lowered her head and said.

Her expression became visibly sad when he saw this. He felt as if he had done something terrible. Damn it, he didn't want things to turn out like this. He began to want to forget everything and his duties. The whole identity of who he is And what must I do? I just want him to be with this girl.

Just one night is fine. He didn't want to leave her like this, he didn't want to leave the woman he had looked up to for the 19 days of his life. She had grown up to be a good woman. He also began to feel strangely attached to her.

'Why does it have to be like this? Why does it have to be you? Why do I have to meet her? I don't understand.' He thought to himself before he had to stop and think. After all, he knew what was the most important thing to do right now. He rose slowly, bowed his head, and turned away.

'No.. Is he leaving? Don't go yet. Stay and talk with me first.' A voice sounded inside her head.

“Wait a minute!” she shouted at him suddenly.

“Yes,” he turned to answer.

“Uh.. Before you go, may I give you something in return for the ice flower?” She timidly bowed her head in her hands. Her pretty face instantly turned red, she was embarrassed.

“That matter doesn't matter. I'm willing to give you I'm not going to get anything in return." He replied with an innocent smile.

“Please, wait for me a moment. I'll go get it for you,” she finished and ran into the back of the house without waiting for the young man's answer.

'What should I do? We didn't really want to go but.. Wow!! Why did God have to let me take on this responsibility? Why did he have to let me meet her? The fact that you are the only one who can see me like this is no coincidence! What are you playing at?’ He felt angry at himself.

'But now is the best time. I don't want to have to say goodbye to you again.' He decided to open the door. He then transformed into a translucent body that slowly disappeared with the blowing wind. It would have been a success if the following events had not happened.

'Pleng!!' The sound of a small picture frame hitting the ground rang out after he disappeared. It was the picture frame she had planned to take with him. She wanted him to always remember her, but by then it had already broken.

“What.. what happened just now..” The girl was so shocked by the sight in front of her that she couldn't do anything. She saw him disappear into the storm and float away on the wind before her eyes.

When the brain perceives what the eyes see But in my heart I did not accept what had happened when I saw it. With things that she believed contradicting each other, there was only one way that she could come to a conclusion for herself. That is, she had to prove what she saw as to what it was: was he not human?

What kind of person is he? Or will he be a demon? But that doubt didn't make her forget. Or erase the feelings that arose when she met him. She was completely in love with him.

She decided to run after him. Snow was still falling heavily, completely obscuring the view. The road ahead saw only a dark emptiness, and an icy wind that seemed to freeze her immediately began to blow more violently.

"safe! You're safe!” she called out to the man who had left her alone, hands clinging to the layer of veil that lay outside her leather coat.

She ran outside, but her speed was forced to decrease gradually. With the snow layer gradually getting thicker, she slowly stomped away from the house, from running to walking. Following the direction he saw that he had disappeared, the coldness of the blizzard was raging, hurting her more and more.

'I can't take it anymore, it's too cold. My legs will lose all feeling. Save..where are you? Who exactly are you? Huh.. Just for 2 days, why did I miss you? It's as if you've been with me for a long time.' She wondered in her heart. Soon tears began to flow.

Running down the cheeks, smooth and white, but the coldness made those tears flow. It became just a dry, hard stain. The teardrops gradually turned into small clear crystals. My consciousness began to fade. The body began to feel numb all over. She sank down and shivered, darkness creeping into her eyes. The light from the distant house began to fade, but just as darkness was about to completely take over her, something unusual appeared around her.

'Phew..' A gust of wind blew and swirled around her like a wall protecting her from the cold of the snowstorm. She felt like she was slowly floating higher and higher. For how long and how much higher she could not know.

‘I.. am floating, am I dead?’ she asked herself in her heart.

“Solar.. wake up Solar.” The light slowly returned to her eyes again. The image she saw was the first thing. It's the face you're familiar with. The only difference was that the face now looked translucent. Can see through the sky to see the dazzling stars behind.

'Save..' She tried to call out his name. But it didn't work, she couldn't pronounce as she wanted. Because he had just woken up from the cold, he could only speak in his heart.

“S.. Se..” She tried calling his name again.

“You don't have to force it yet, let your body recover a little. I'm here now You are safe,” he reassured her.

'Dao?..and just now I felt like I was floating. And just now there was a storm.. Clear sky..if that's the case..!' She was puzzled by what she saw a moment ago. and realized that being able to see the stars in a snowstorm was impossible. Unless she was outside the area where the blizzard was occurring, combined with the feeling that she was slowly Soaring high

The only thing I could think of was that she was too high up for the snowstorm to have any effect on her. However, the sequence of events And as a result, she is still confused, unable to believe in the supernatural answer.

“Save.. huh.. you can say.. hehe..” She called him.

With joy, the first tears of the new life that Save had saved flowed. From a few minutes ago She who was about to die spoke again. It was as if she had been reborn. Both fear and joy mixed together, but when she thought back to what she had wondered about a moment ago, She was so shocked that she forgot both her fear and joy.

Because of the answer she received It's so clear to the eye

“Scream!!” She screamed, frightened, wrapping her arms around his neck tightly, trembling, closing her eyes in shock at the sight she saw. Before she dared to slowly open her eyes and look at the things around her to confirm to herself once again that she was not dreaming.

What she saw was the biggest moon she had ever seen, shining brightly all over her head. It was a night sky that was as quiet as the blizzard that had nearly killed her a few moments before. There were no stars. dazzling Glittering like gems that adorned the sky, all around was a black and empty void.

Below was a thick layer of clouds that had formed a dull white color. The bluish reflection of the moon reflected everything so perfectly, peaceful and beautiful beyond description.

“How is it? Is the night sky rising above the view of humans watching?” the translucent man asked.

Not a word came from the beautiful girl's mouth. There was only the most dazzling sight that a woman could give a man.

He saw this and smiled fondly. Even though it was a cold wind spirit whose main job was to bring coldness to people according to the seasons, that smile was warm like the sunlight that shone to dispel the cold. You can feel the coldness in your heart.

“I'll take you home,” he said.

“Uh.. wait a minute.” She removed one hand from his neck to look at the watch.

“It's 11:00 p.m. It's Christmas in an hour and I want to go somewhere. One more time before I go back.” She gave a pleading look to the young man holding her.

“A courtyard in the city, right?” he asked with a smile.

“Yes,” she answered, still staring at those translucent eyes, even though they weren't normal human eyes. It looks faded But for you now It seemed to glow with something he was trying to convey to her.

“Then let's go. My work for today is finished. To make amends for lying to you from the first day we met, would you do me the honor of walking around on Christmas Eve night with me? Madam,” he said, asking for permission.

“Yes, you are welcome.” She replied with a sweet smile. and wrapped her arms back around his neck again.

When Zev received that answer, his face lit up with the brightest smile ever. And I didn't think that I would be able to have it then with joy. He accidentally took her to fly down into the clouds and into the normal atmosphere at high speed.

“Scream!!” She screamed in terror.

“Hahaha, I'm sorry.. I'm just too happy. Let's just slowly fly away.” He said apologetically and laughing.

“Don't play like this, I'm afraid!” she scolded him harshly.

He still carried her like a princess, taking her floating in the sky. Under the dense clouds, now that the storm has subsided, everything has returned to normal. Meanwhile, Solar looked down and saw a landscape of cities big and small. Glittering like a star with lights decorated for the Christmas festival, it's like a priceless masterpiece of art.

that comes from the joint efforts of many cities Only she and him could see it, it was one of the most beautiful pictures of her life. The cold wind that was always blowing against her suddenly became a light breeze because she was protected by the young man who was holding her. It also gives a feeling of freedom and relaxation. and warm inside

“Sef, who are you, exactly?” She pulled her eyes away from the beautiful scene below and looked up at his beautiful sparkling eyes.

"I thought you weren't going to ask," he replied, looking down into her eyes.

“Well, what's so urgent? Is there anything I should know that I don't know yet? Please tell me everything. Forcibly.” The woman made a pouty face and puffed out cheeks. Gave him a fierce glare.

“Hahahaha, I don't see the need to make such a fierce face, you know? I think it's cute instead of scary.” He laughed at her cuteness.

“Look! What are you laughing about? Hurry and tell me everything!” She slammed into his translucent body once.

“Yes, I am a spirit. I am the spirit of the season. Who is taking care of the cold breeze Whether it's cold weather Snow or blizzards are all my work, haha.” He smiled sheepishly. with remorse

“Yes!” She shouted, her eyes glaring intently at him.

“But it wasn't from my desire! No, that's not the case at all. I was just following the orders set in my schedule. But every year on this night, I'm free, so I secretly gave a gift as an apology to the people affected by the event. It's mine." He excused himself lazily.

“A gift?” she asked, tilting her head curiously.

“Ah! That's right! The most special gift I can give. I am fascinated by human beings. They are the only species that has known love, the only species that has changed the basic instinct of survival to be important and give it emotional value. I got to live.. Uh..

How can it be correct to exist in the form of a human being like this? My body almost melts just thinking about it. Haha.” He laughed loudly at his own joke.

“Oops.. was that a joke?” she laughed softly.

"Oh.. Are you laughing at my joke or laughing at my jokes? Please continue. Because of that, I felt guilty every time someone was in trouble because of my wind. And my gift, I would like to call it The gears of happiness are here.” He finished his speech with a warm smile.

“Cogs..” She looked puzzled again.

“Hahaha, then let's go see with your own eyes.” He decided to take her slowly. Landing on the soft snow below, he transformed himself into a physical body.

“Hmph.. Just pass this village and you will arrive. So, let's walk together, shall we?" he explained. before reaching out to hold her delicate hand

“Ah..” The pretty face slowly turned a little red.

"It's better to come this way." He held her hand tightly. Give her a smile Then he started to take her hand.

He took her to a stop at a nearby one-story house with the lights on. She looked through the window and saw a little boy kneeling on the bed and asking God for blessings. Under the warm lantern light

'...Amen' The sound of the prayer ended and the light of the lamp went out. He saw this and turned to speak to her.

“I can hear every wish, every wish, it flows in my wind, but I can't help those wishes come true, I can only move the tiny cogs. That will help increase your chances. And hope can be given to those people, no matter how small it is.” He finished explaining and then took her to see the next house.

She saw some families she knew where the parents were just working and not paying attention to their children. We had the opportunity to be together for a longer time as it was a festival. and the raging blizzard Some families that love each other already have more time to spend together. The more they love each other more harmoniously, some families keep fighting with each other.

Had the opportunity to open up and talk more. It can be said that from a crisis, it turned into an opportunity for many people. The family you see

“What about my parents?” She turned to him and asked anxiously.

“Don't worry. You guys were caught in a storm in the city and are probably on your way back. Relax.” He smiled warmly at her again to ease her worries.

The two of them walked hand in hand until they reached their destination. The last place they'd be together this year. It was decorated with bright multi-colored lights and a dark sky as the background. There was a giant Christmas tree in the middle of the courtyard. A circle of empty space surrounds it, edged out by shrubs decorated with twinkling lights.

There are houses surrounded by walls, with a layer of snow sprinkled throughout the area as a topping.

She broke away from him and excitedly ran towards the giant Christmas tree in the middle of the courtyard. She saw a large star on top of it, sparkling gold, reflecting the moonlight. And the lights were amazing. When I got there, I reached out my hand and picked up a little gift box that was wrapped in shiny gold gift wrap, looking beautiful, and then looked up and stared at the giant golden star on top of this tree. With dazed eyes, as if in a trance

It was the first time she had had the opportunity to see and touch the giant Christmas tree since she went to school in a different city and then to a university far away. The holidays she had had to be spent helping her parents at home. causing her to hardly go out to play anywhere

“There aren't any gifts inside. Don't take it back, haha.” He quietly walked over and stood beside her from behind.

“Ah..!” She gasped, startled by the quiet entrance. His hand supporting the small gift box suddenly jerked and put it into place.

“Oh, can't you?” She turned her head and answered him shyly.

“Hahaha,” he laughed. before turning to meet her eyes

At that moment, it was as if time had stopped at 11:50 p.m. The music

Merry christmasand happy new year

It was played in the background. All the time, the crowd had thinned out so much that it was as if the two of them were left alone. The sound of small and large bells blown by the wind sounded loudly, matching the rhythm of the music. When their eyes met, everything around them stopped. It was unknown how much time had passed in reality, but within the space-time surrounding the two of them, It's been a long time.

But that time returned to normal again. The music and the atmosphere began to flow into the field of perception of both of their senses once again. Tiny snowflakes pure white It began to rain down again. She reached out both hands. Two hands grabbed his wrist and lifted him up.

“Here.. Mr. Save, if I would like to pray to your wind. Will you get it?” She asked with sweet eyes.

“Hm.. Okay, but I don't have the power to make it come true, haha.” He smiled and answered her honestly.

She closed her eyes gently. Holding his hand tighter Take a deep breath into your lungs as deeply as you can, then let it out and speak.

“I want to pray.. May you come back to me every year? Because from now on I too will wait here for you every year.” After saying that, she opened her eyes. Smile sweetly at him again.

“Are you going to wait for me?” He stared at her, his expression slightly dull.

“Yes, I will wait for you, every year, every year,” she replied with a smile.

“Sure, I'll come see you, here at the time we get here every year,” he replied.

She leaned in and hugged him slowly and gently, her eyes falling asleep. Let all the images of this night flow into the deepest parts of your memory without letting any images disturb him, who embraced you back with a visibly saddened expression, even though he wanted to cry. How much does it come out?

But a person who was only a spirit could not do what he was able to do right now. There's only so much I can hold you for as long as possible.

'Tang!.. Tang!.. Tang!..' The bell chimed, signaling midnight. It was a sign that it was now Christmas. She looked up at him before she could utter a word.

“It's time. I.. have to go.” He looked into her eyes and said goodbye with a sad face.

“Do I have to go? Can't you stay just a moment longer?" Her eyes were sweet and sweet. It turned out to be dull and sad.

“I want to stay. I want to be here with you. Forever, but why can I? My time is up. I have to continue to perform duties in other territories. But I promise I'll come back to you every year. I won't forget you, I promise.” He hugged her again as tightly as he could.

"Huh.." She who was in his arms He buried his face in his wide chest and sobbed softly as tears began to flow down his clear cheeks again.

"I.. love you.. I will wait for you. Huhu.." She confessed her feelings through tears. while still burying his face in his broad chest.

“Yes.. I will come to you, I promise,” he finished. The cold wind carried his body away. The body that was once clearly visible faded and became transparent again. then dispersed and blown away by the slightest breeze Until it was all gone, leaving only the empty embrace of a beautiful woman. The face is covered with tear stains. Sobbing alone under a giant Christmas tree on Christmas Day.

She looked up at the glittering gold star atop the giant tree that now had a large moon shining behind it. Then he raised his hands together as if to pray to the first moon of Christmas.

“I will wait for you. I will wait for you until the day I.. No strength to breathe.” This ended a sweet yet bitter night. With Solar's teardrops (

Solar)

Who is like the sun that shines so brightly that it can melt the cold wind and make it warm.

-THE END-

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