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Rift of time
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Deep in a remote cave in Kiso Mountains Li explores as his wife Sun-jin pregnant with his son in a village miles below With rice farms surrounded by Japanese cherry blossom trees The sun rises The crisp fresh mountain air bring a breeze with a soft fragrance floating Li thinks of Sun-jin stirring in thier bed as he discover a cave hidden away in the Mountain How her voice was a gentle song He smiles softly as he think of her singing to their child in her womb soon to below takes a step forward not noticing a faint ripple in front of him steps in and in an instant everything fades to black as he faints And waking up to a distant time
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- 1The CaveDeep in a remote cave in Kiso Mountains Li explores as his wife Sun-jin pregnant with his son in a village miles below With rice farms surrounded by Japanese cherry blossom trees The sun rises The crisp fresh mountain air bring a breeze with a soft fragrance floating Li thinks of Sun-jin stirring in thier bed as he discover a cave hidden away in the Mountain How her voice was a gentle song He smiles softly as he think of her singing to their child in her womb soon to below takes a step forward not noticing a faint ripple in front of him steps in and in an instant everything fades to black as he faints And waking up to a distant time
- 2GinWalking in the tipi a woman Who looking like Sun-jin Speaking in Japanese asking if Li was well
- 3Kiso VillageWaking up to a empty bed Li no where to be found Sun-jin pregnant sings quietly to her unborn son smiling goes to gather herbs from her garden Start to brew Li favorite tea Singing in Japanese and English Preparing for breakfast not realizing her husband is worlds apart Distant eras of time Her in her silky komoto
- 4The other dimensionLi has gotten frustrated with trying to find his way back home to Sun-jin and his unborn son weeks have passed buy he is exhausted and has grown closer to Gin and family and the customs of the past more rigorous then the time he is from and the Japanese dialect he is not present but he is a fast learner so he speaks to Gin and telling stories of his life in the other dimension Li’s present in Kiso village is Gins future and her being memorized by his stories Living in tipis and him living in stone and brick houses a stark contrast between worlds but he doesn't know how he is getting home to the sweet melody of Sun-jin voice and how much time past bye in his own time speaking in Japanese and English is foreign to Gin so saying tea please and asking for his favorite soup are task he doesn't quit gradp
- 5Time stopsFirst, hours past. Then Days pass they are week past. And everything thing to come as a bluar. ¿As Sun-jin came closer to giving birth Time seems to stop as she wonders where Li was People in the village helped search to no avail Wondering where Li was what happened to him Missing his warm embrace his scent his touch
- 6In the distanceLife has a funny Way of coming. Full circle lea remembers some jappen mes proverbs i'm baut how Life connects all. In. Comes around in cool circles can the things letly. Do and the concinques over actions. City and times of od and anching citys. And anking roons lee remembers ay probled. His slowerd how ham in Japanese and The Words ecole in his. Year in the jappenings tongue in his dialet that he is use. To. Made him smile at the miry of. His wrother and began to cry in. Lemend his wife and child
- 7FatherSun-jin father heard his son in law disappearances and traveled far to be by his daughter's side with her mother Her father a pillar of strength and gentle soul her mother full of mgrace stood by her father Li was all these and more In Japanese Sun-jin greeting her. Parents as in times of old then embrace her her mother sobbing bewildered by her husband's disappearances
- 8Li prayersOne day a glimmer of hope Somehow something opened in the dancing moonlight and shimmering of the stars It pulsed like a heartbeat Li saw a glimpse of the cave walked toward it he reached out Her his father's voice whisper then Sun-jin father and her voice Near the the mouth of the cave
- 9The dreamSun-jin had a dream she saw the mouth of the cave in it an invisible wall rippled and she saw Li standing near to a fire She heard his voice she reaches for him seeing a woman smiling a mirror of her And with contraction and a strong kick from little Li her son signaling that he be born very soon seeing this she wakes from her dream wonders what it means began to whisper a song in Japanese praying and praising God
- 10Its timeSuddenly without a warning a pang Sun-jin called her mother in the room speaking in Japanese Saying that Little Li was coming Another flash and very strong kick Sun-jin sang a Japanese song to him to calm herself her mother got things prepared for bringing her Grandson in the world still weary of the disappearances of Li In the quiet of the night Li woke as if he felt the shift his baby was coming like an invisible force jolted him awake in the distance and then casam of time he felt it and could hear a faint whimper and song of a gentle lullaby
- 11FlashbackLi has a flashback that knocked him down and another jolt he was in the cave singing in Japanese one of the songs his mother sang when was little he was going to teach Little Li Then he saw it again that rift the one he carelessly walked into the day he arrived and he said to himself there's got yo be some connection to it There something that causes it to appear and disappear the explorer in him pushing him to find out what and how he can cross it again motivates his singing louder
- 12Little LiAwe the sound of a baby crying in the room filled Sun-jin with slight dispare she being poised and graceful like her mother pulled herself together for her baby looking down at him his fathers reflection looking back at her she began to sing hearing him began to calm gave her comfort in Japanese she whispered it will be alright mother is here i lovr ypu my sun moon and star The ling of the universe is watching over thee singing to comfort her self her parents watching her in quiet administration of thier strong daughter though the search for Li hasn't stopped she pushed on lived on hoping longing for him
- 13The stormThere was a violent storm in the mountains lightning and thunder And rain pouring down on the search party That cave that sa.e very cave a shelter from the tempst outside no one could leave while the storm rage on At a same simultaneously in the other dimension a storm raged
- 14Moon cycleEvery once in awhile during a mion cycle the invisible becomes visible Li notice a shimmering light thst seems to ripple like water He is explorer and science has always intrigued him Little faint shifts and changes catches his eyes he has been weary and worried sick since the birth of Little Li Sun-jin eons away has discover that cave husband Li disappearances occurred in has found some traces of him but is mystified
- 15GlimmerSun-jin notice a shimmering light glimmer in the cave where Li disappeared My love she called in Japanese to her loving husband and best friend her tower of strength just lie her father that's why when it csme to choosing her husband her parents match her with the perfect msn you know in this age thier were dynasties and royal family and the empire it self was awe of thier relationship The royal family helped in his choosing Blessed them as a couple with ancestors God himself seems to design their adventure love csrry across vast spsce and time
- 16Hidden ancient secretsLi ponder the ancestors and God and vast separate times He was in a different demention Yet also distance past time period It's a perplexity he has seemingly stepped out into so he was a man out of his own time so was Gin connected to Sun-jin one of her ancestors he tried to figure out
- 17Little LiLittle Li as about to celebrate his first year his father has been gone His mother sing songs of him and the village still whispers of his absence Her parents moved closer to her to help her and so did Li’s father and mover and sister Jun Li’s mother came to vist often Living a stones throw away it was easy but gap of his presence still weighing on her as she watches Little Li take after his father Sun-jin speaking in Japanese to Little Li calling him in As he plays outside with flowers he picks one and in Japanese answer her coming mamma A litt girl catches his attention momentarily hearing Little Li giggling and speaking to her Sun-jin smile at found memories of Li
- 18One yearLi frustrated with the dangling carrot of the moon cycle coming and going of the thing that brought him but still not being able to cross over back home to his Kiso Mountains village his rice farms cherry blossom trees his beautiful wife his son who without a foubt is almost a yesr old tears burning his cheeks and yet slightly deeper connected to his fruend the ancestors he kew would disappear but leave a profound matk on him once he returns
- 19SuddenlyThere it was the pulse then a magnetic pull a tate of metal a sharp headache and the veil open wider Li was in his precious cave of wonder the air thick wit scent of winter mixed with rice farms and cherry blossom trees familiar ground Li’s heart lept with glee Home again Sun-jin I coming he whispers in Japanese but he notices he's pinned down and can't move as quickly as it came it started to close and the cave started to fade his chance was fading He tried to move away from it closer to mouth of the cave but couldn't it was gone one thing his determination got him closer to getting home Sun-jin kept dreaming about her love return woke to empty bedside but she didn't give up hope she didn't stop praying
- 20FamilyA year has dawned one year Li has marked the days as best he remember Gin's father Lou came to feel as though Li was now family So as tradition bestowed his blessings and honor of the ancestors and declared a celebration for Li Li smiling and heart still heavy Remember when his father in law welcome him same way
- 21Family is beyond just bloodSun-jin has grown accustom to her mother in law and took her in and cared for Jun as much she could it was a welcome distraction a long with Little Li a toddler now speaking in Japanese mostly English broken Jun helping out time to time gave Sun-jins parents a break but all still missing Li all the more as Little Li starts to look more like his father Blood is thicker than water But sometimes so is kindness So a bond stronger than blood
- 22Weary travelerOne day a traveler from a distant place showed up in Kiso Mountain village With a resemblance of Li Telling tails of dementional traveles and Mystified worlds apart Distant eras
- 23Where's there's hope there's a willThe traveler became a puzzle piece woven in the mystery of Li disappearances Brought clarity Same he came he mysterious disappearing again Now Same occurrence happened in Japanese Village where Li was eons away a curiosity and perplexed thing Li questions to the mysterious stranger Gaining a new found hope to return home Where there's a will there's a way
- 24To be continued
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