A month later, they tried to bring some of the original world to this place.

  Alianna gazed down from the dias that the Thron set on. Her Knights had procured a pine tree from a forest in the north and it now stood at the base of the Dias where the Thron sat. Olivia and Jim were tying ribbons to the branches, and Jaius was hanging clear crystals that were in the shape of Icicles. Bradley and Brittney were weaving garland made of string with wooden balls of different sizes strung upon it.

  About a hundred crystals of different shapes and colors lay at Alianna’s feet. Trudi and Keri stood beside her. Alianna looked at them and smiled. “Are you both ready to bring some Christmas cheer to

  The Catha Dral?

  They smiled at her and nodded. “We are ready Ali.” Said Trudi. Alianna still could not get over the transformation that had happened to Trudi since they got here. She looked completely different, the beauty on the inside had come out all over her outside. Keri looked as stunning as she always did. Alianna pulled out the heart of the Thron, the crystal shard that controls the power of the chair she sat on. She began to sing.

  “Cold are the people, winter of life

  We tremble in shadows

  this cold endless night

  Frozen in the snow lie roses sleeping

  Flowers that will echo the sunrise

  Fire of hope is our only warmth

  Weary its flame will be dying soon.”

  As she sang a light appeared in the middle of the shard she held in her hand as it glowed the Purple Crystal Chair she sat on also began to glow with a deep purple light. Energy began to crackle around her. Keri and Trudi began to sing also, the twins voices mingling almost as if they were identical twins.

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  They both held a clear crystal shard in their hand and sang these words as Alianna started the next verse of her round.

  “Silent night! Holy night!

  All is calm, all is bright

  round yon Virgin Mother and Child,

  Holy infant so tender and mild,

  sleep in Heavenly peace!

  sleep in Heavenly peace!”

  A brilliant bright light emerged from the shards they held. As the words of the intermixed songs mingled in perfect harmony and unison so did the light from the Thron and the light from Keri and Trudi’s shards. Energy crackled all around them and slowly the Crystals at Alianna’s feet began to change shape and morphed into different forms.

  Some became reindeer and others became sleighs. Some became people and others became polar bears. There were cats and dogs and children and the detail of the sculpting was almost lifelike. As they sang the menagerie of crystal figures marched down the steps and toward the tree. As they got near the tree their forms morphed slighly again and small crystal hooks appeared at the top of each figure. Then all the figures began to climb up the tree and filter themselves throughout the branches.

  Everyone had stopped what they were doing to watch the amazing display before them. When all the figurines finally stopped they had arrayed themselves to cover each branch end and so the ornaments of the tree were in place.

  Five golden crystals remained at Alianna’s feet. Alianna and the two sisters focused on them and they merged together and formed a glowing star. The star had a golden cone at the bottom of it. As they sang the star lifted from the ground and floated over towards the top of the tree.

  As the star came closer to Brittney it moved down to float infront of her. She smiled and joined in with Alianna in singing the night of silence round. As she did the star began to glow as the energy began to store inside it. Golden light shone from the star. Brittney smiled as it lifted away from her and was set on top of the tree.

  Even Megan, who had destained any cooperation with anything Alianna, looked up from her couch in the far corner of the room and her mouth dropped open at the event taking place before her. Everyone in the room stared at the Christmas tree that had gone from ordinary to brilliant beyond even the one at Rockefeller Center in just a few moments.

  As the song reached its crescendo, the illumination on the tree erupted with glorious light, which kept shining even after the singing stopped. Alianna stood up and declared. “ Merry Christmas everyone!” They all turned and cried “Merry Christmas Ali!”

  Jaius looked up at her and mouthed the words “Your Amazing!” She blushed profusely and then mouthed back. “So are you.”

  The next day they celebrated Christmas and they told the story to those who were present of a savior who would be born. And there was much hope we had among those who would live their whole lives here. Anark told them of how the eternal had promised Adam and Eve that a redeemer would come to save their fallen race from that which narrated them from the eternal. They all had dinner together, and it was a magnificent feast. They all sang Christmas songs and the crystals illuminated the entire hall. it was the most glorious of days insights and one that they remember from many many years to come. do they know that a month from now an army would be receiving the cathedral. And all of their friendships and skills will be put to the test