For the next few hours after that, Olly practiced origami-folding techniques, with some help from the Origami Craftsman. Olly smiled happily, tears welling up inside of his eyes. You may call me the Origami Craftsman… If that’s too hard, maybe just call me ‘Father’ or something else instead.” By the way, I haven’t introduced myself to you yet. “You will have a sister soon, I can assure you that. “Don’t worry, Olly.” The man placed his hand reassuringly on Olly’s back. Olly’s excitement quickly turned to loneliness and sadness… he would have the power to rule over a grand kingdom, but not have anyone to share the power with. A beautiful castle lined with smooth green sheets of paper finished with a strawberry-red roof welcomed Olly, with a small hole in the center of it, revealing two empty origami thrones. Olly quickly nodded and noticed the project the man had been talking about on the opposite side of the room. “Um… in modern terms, that basically means ‘Your name is Olly, and you are the king of this origami kingdom I have created.’ Does that clear everything up?” “I hereby declare thee King Olly of the… folded castle.” He noticed visible confusion coming from his creation. “But anyway, enough about my project.” He cleared his throat. Being able to rule over an origami kingdom, even if it was just a makeshift one, was a great honor. I will have to fold your sister using the same practice I did to bring you to life.” You see, I wanted to construct an origami castle for a presentation, and in order to fully complete it, I would need an origami king and queen, because… well, it’s obvious why. “Hmm… I’m going to change the subject for a bit. “I see you’re confused…” The man looked around the room for a few seconds, lost in thought. The origami figure turned his head and stared at his creator with a bewildered expression on his face. I should probably give you an actual name.” “I’m not sure I want to keep referring to you as ‘child’. The origami figure smiled happily and hopped off the workbench onto the desk to inspect the crane. “Bravo! Magnificent! I’ve never seen anyone master folding an origami crane quite so fast before!” A few moments later, a small object fell onto the desk beside them: an origami crane. He felt pride and satisfaction in watching what was basically his child take interest in the same things he liked to do. Rather than being angry or disappointed, he merely smiled. His devotion to creating origami art was very strong… perhaps some of his knowledge and passion was transferred over to his origami experiment. The paper began to levitate, shocking its owner. Fold to your heart’s content!”Ĭlosing its eyes, the origami figure held out its stubby arms out and concentrated on the paper in front of it. “Origami is an art… One sheet of origami paper can become virtually anything. “Well, I suppose you’ll never know until you try.” He pulled out a toolbox filled with blank white sheets of origami paper. The origami figure simply just shrugged in front of him. Since you have been brought to life with the Fold of Life, perhaps you have the ability and the knowledge to fold origami yourself?” “So, it’s true… the Fold of Life prophecy can bring origami and paper to life.” The man looked reassuringly at the origami figure. However, the origami creation hadn’t quite learned to speak at the moment, so it just tried to give its creator a quick nod as a response. The product of the man’s hard work was no ordinary creation… it was a different kind of being altogether: Origami. “Ah, you’re awake! Wonderful! How do you feel?” The man standing in front of it noticed it instantly and smiled. The object on the workbench suddenly stood up, as if it were an actual human being. For days, he had been trying to perfect his project. A short figure stood staring happily at his creation he had made on the workbench in front of him. A triumphant voice rang through the halls of a small building.
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