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“Shush, Child. Let me embrace my inner weirdness.” Then, things started to happen. The alligator went back into the sea and rocks started emerging from the water and what looked like a house. She stepped on the rock carefully and hoped from rock to rock until she reached the entrance of the sanctuary.
Kami avoided stepping on the blocks, instead gliding over with the soles of her feet having flames. She stepped down onto the ground of the sanctuary, looking around. "Is this…is this the magic sanctuary? It's…whoa. It's just whoa."
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“Pretty Impressive right? From the outside it looks like some sort of house, but from the inside, it just blows your mind away. The Alligator that I was talking to is the gatekeeper of the magic sanctuary. Without doing the whole conversation thingy, there is no way you can get in.”
"I guess…but let me guess. I can't touch the water?" She'd heard a lot of stories from both her parents about the water in the magic sanctuary, and she didn't want to risk it.
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Ember narrowed her eyes at the water and then shrugged. She honestly didn’t know if Kami could touch it or not, but she decided it was better that she didn’t. “I don’t know, but it would be be better if you don’t touch it.”
"I mean, I kinda wasn't planning to because of the stories my parents told me. Didn't your mum tell you tell you about it? Spend too long in it and you could lose your memories of everything."
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Ember shook her head. Star never told her stories about the water of the magic sanctuary. Now that she thought of it, she would advice anything to do with the magic sanctuary. She sighed and sat on the ground, looking around. This was actually the third time she had been here. The first time, her grandmother had brought her here for shelter and the second time, her mothers brought her here just to see it.
Kami decided to sit down besides Ember, crossing her legs. She looked around at the magic sanctuary. It was quite beautiful, really. She'd never seen anything like it. The Underworld was so bland, and Mewni was so colourful.
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“I wonder how the underworld looks like. Maybe one day you can give me the tour? Since you know, I haven’t seen your home and all that. Since you always insist that we hang out at Mewni and we end up dimension hopping all the time.”
"Yes, maybe. Although I will say that we like red and fire. I suppose I could take you to Lava Lake Beach, but I remember from when we were kids that your parents didn't really like it. Also humans can't go in without proper protection, so you might not be able to get in fully. I can only do it because I'm mostly demon, but if I spend too long in the lava then I can burn."
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“Ah, I see. It’s cool learning new things about you that I didn’t know before. Red and fire huh? I mean both of those things are cool and all, but seriously? Anyways, I would love to go to Lava Lake Beach, even though I might not be able to get in fully.”
"I guess we could go now. If it's gonna be an hour before it's less crowded in the marketplace, we could go during that time. People mistake my outbursts as anger like Papa's. Nope. Just a girl who's had PTSD since she was six years old. Fun times."
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Ember sighed and stood up from the ground. She shivered and tucked a strand of hair that was stoping her from seeing completely. During their talk, her sun had turn into hourglasses, showing how bored she was. Not bored that she was talking to Kami, no, bored because there wasn’t anything to do in the magic sanctuary. She smiled at Kami and looked around. “That’ll be pretty cool.”
"So…do you want to go then? I can easily make a portal." She properly looked at Ember. "You look bored. I'm not…boring you, am I?" It was one of the things Kami never wished for. Her friends to get bored and leave her.
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“No, you’re not boring. What’s boring to me is this sanctuary. Sure, it’s cool and all, but there’s not really much to do.” She paused and then smiled. “Yeah, I’d like to go.”
"Ok, fair enough." Kami trusted her friend. It was hard for her to do this and she didn't want to lose a friend. She stood up, moving to a very empty space. When there, she set up a fire portal to Lava Lake Beach. "Well, come on in."
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Ember looked at the fire portal and pursed her lip. For some reason, that portal reminded her from the portal that was completely orange and that brought the person to Hekapoo. Ember sighed and went through the portal, not knowing what to expect on the other side.
As Kami walked through after Ember, the portal closed behind her. In front of them was Lave Lake Beach, with it's dark sand and lava waves. It was one of her favourite places to be, whether she was alone or with someone else.
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Ember’s mouth dropped open. Never in her life had she seen something so awesome as Lava Lake Beach before. The lava waves moved back and forth, like any wave would, but the movement was slightly different. A huge smile appeared on Ember’s face and she rubbed her eyes. “Wow, this is so awesome!”
"Yeah." It was quite empty, actually. The time of day and the day of the week meant that most people weren't here yet. "Looks like we have it to ourselves right now."
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Ember looked around and flopped on the sandy ground. “It sure does like like it. So, do you think if I have one of this heat resistant suits, I’ll be able to, you know, at least be in the lava for a couple of seconds?”
"Um…We do, but I don't think you'd like it. It's not really something that you wear, per se. It's probably better to just show you." Kami began to walk in the direction of the lodge owned by her family. There was an area of it opened to the public, but for the most part it was only for the Lucitors.
(its like this goo. basically you cover yourself and that stops you from burning)
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(Wow, I want that to actually be real. Wait, maybe it is real, maybe not.)
“Not something that I’d wear? If it’s like the only option that would stop me from burning in Lava, I would happily wear it. I’m not in a position to whine and complain on how it looks. Cause, I will literally wear it, just to go into the damn Lava, and not being able to get burnt.” Ember said, with a hint of annoyance in her voice as she followed her friend.
The pair reached where the protection was. "The reason I'm saying you might not like it is because it's goo. Fire-resistant goo. We save it for the Mewnians and for Dad. Mainly for Dad."
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“Fire-resistant goo?” Ember stopped talking as they reached the goo. She took a good look at the goo and frowned. She was going to say something. . insulting, but like she stated earlier, she was in no position to whine or complain. She forced a smile onto her face and looked at Kami. “This. . This should suffice.”
"You don't have to wear it if you don't want to," Kami began to say, but she knew it was futile. "But it is all we've got. Most people say that you can't feel it after a little bit." She looked at the thick grey goo. "But I've never believed them."
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“No, I’m wearing it, even if it’s the last thing I do in this life. Well, after I figure how to actually put all that goo on myself.” Ember said as she pursed her lips, put a finger to her chin and started lightly tapping on it.
"You just jump in. Once there's enough on you no more will stick to you. So you're not gonna be this big ball of goo." Kami was still hesitant, she'd had to wear it before and it was gross.
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“Aww, I wanted to look like a deformed snowman.” Ember said jokingly. “Well, if all I need to do is jump into the very beautiful looking goo, that’s what I’ll do!”
Ember sighed and jumped into the goo, and in seconds she was covered in thick grey goo, which made Ember look like some sort of goo monster.
Kami was uncomfortable just looking at Ember. She hated the goo, and she hated seeing people wear it. "God, I don't know how you're wearing it. I hate that stuff. But, I mean, it's your choice."
