Child of Paradise

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If you don't read the story, you get no thanks. :<

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His parents called it Paradise. For him it was home.


Rafael, however, has grown without feeling hunger, cold, sadness, fear, pain, misery...without anything his parents called bad. Everything was fine here. Endless sky and grassy fields appeared whole day and night in the same glory. All beauty of nature was breathtaking...
Boring.
It helped nothing if he mentioned anything about his boredom to his parents. His mother, Kinhiae, just laughed and then told the same story about her and Lord's long journey on earth... Blah blah, Rafael thought, when his mother continued saying this is all what any gryphon can wish, our paradise.
And his father, Lord, often said for his son if you knew even one tenth of my pain when hellghost attacked, you'd know the reality of pain. And you do not want to know it.

Yes... Curiosity was strong. Rafael didn't never understand when his parents told something about their life and afterlife and all the pain inside, lost hope, sadness... It sounded interesting...not nice, but interesting. When he mentioned his mother he would like to know those feelings, Kinhiea just patted her son, smiled, and said it's better you don't know.
And again, Rafael felt himself a little stumped.

He knew much, though, all the things above mortals who need to pay their life to know these all little things...but, still, he didn't know much. Rafael looked at the sky, which was clear in all hues of blue. Here was everything fine...here was home...here was... He wanted to know more. But it wasn't possible. And everything was still fine.
Curses...

Rafael was born here - in this place his parents called Paradise. He had never been a mortal one. Technically, he was an angel. At least that was what his parents were said his whole life. The last one what's left since times when conscious gryphons walked on earth in great communes... Finally there was only two undead ones left - his parents - who reached this paradise after a little eternity, in the shape they were during their best days. ...
Eternity. Time was meaningless here. And he needed something to do. Should he start a job as guardian angel for somebody? Maybe, at least then he should have something to do.


Rafael slumped down and sighed. Everything was just fine and this wouldn't change. Lord and Kinhiae slept under a tree just an eyesight away.
Dad and mom seem to like this place until the far eternity, Rafael thought. And it was the truth - since after one life you know how horrible everything can be, you can appreciate eternal peace.
He yawned. His tail was moving on its own. Single brain stem without any intelligence caused this in every while... Lord's heritage for his son - a part of a snake tail.
Rafael yawned again. Then his tail hit his face. He gave an angry look for his scaled rest. And yawned once again.
Everything was so damn fine.

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... Yes. When I drew Rafael first time ( [link] ) I didn't think he really exist in anywhere but...things happens. And this reveals Kinhiae and Lord will get an end for their journey someday. |p

... Conscious gryphons - there's much which are just animals, but then there was some self-conscious species...who slowly extinct. Is said the whole thing was just a random try of the Creator. Kinhiae was the last true conscious gryphon, Lord was an animal but he got consciousness.

...Question to think: What is an angel in the world without human?

Coloured pencils and four days... Raffy looks so so impressed once again. |p