Simi lands on a branch of a tall tree, with a door carved into its trunk at the top, perfectly sized. Simi stares at the door for a few seconds, then enters, saying:
"Come on, guys, it's time to work."
As soon as he finishes his sentence, a huge number of birds begin to flutter around the place in an organized manner. A small yellow bird stands on Simi's shoulder, holding a white paper and an old iron pen in its beak. Simi takes them and starts writing something. Meanwhile, Dayas and Scorpy are still standing in their place in the cosmic court, facing the judge who addresses the audience sitting in their places on a platform surrounding the hall from the far right to the far left, saying in a loud voice that shakes the place:
"Ladies and gentlemen present, today we witness a historical precedent in our cosmic court, the most just place among the three universes... A complaint submitted by the brothers Dayas and Scorpy 'Winter' coming from the central planet of the first universe, specifically from the only magical place there, the city of Beautiful Horizon."
Upon hearing the words of the cosmic judge, the audience begins to murmur among themselves, completely astonished. The judge strikes his gavel three light taps, continuing his speech:
"And Mr. Dayas and Mr. Scorpi accuse the cosmic being known as the star Shiny of stealing Dayas's shadow and feelings... The rest of the details will be revealed as soon as we summon the defendant to the courtroom."
Dayas happily responds to his brother:
"Did you hear? He knows about our city, we will be a historical symbol there."
Scorpy, terrified:
"Did you hear? He mentioned their complaint, but what does it have to do with me?"
At that moment, everyone in the City of Beautiful Horizon is busy with their ordinary day when suddenly all the televisions turn off at once and all the radios start changing their frequencies to the same frequency in a strange manner, producing a familiar but distorted sound. That sound gradually becomes clearer, saying:
"Hello, hello, is this thing working? Oh, this thing is very advanced."
It becomes clear to everyone after hearing the sound on their radios that it is the voice of Simi the bird, with remarks among them:
"It's Simi the bird."
"That's strange, I didn't know he could do this."
Simi continues his speech, saying:
"Gentlemen, I bring you some fresh news, your city's son, Dayas, is currently standing before the Lord of Judges in the Cosmic Court. We will return to you with more details after connecting the communication channels to the event location, so I ask you to wait for us."
At that time, Arenas is sitting in her office at the academy, reading her white book as usual, when suddenly all the words disappear from its pages and what Simi was saying appears in their place. Arenas is astonished, adding:
"What! The narrative usually changes at midnight."
Then she reads what is written and says:
"Damn, it's that fool again."
We return to the cosmic court where the cosmic judge is consulting with his advisors, and after finishing, he says:
"Well now, ladies and gentlemen, after completing all the legal procedures for the immediate summons, let us now welcome Mr. Shiny."
Dayas:
"Hah, he sounds like he's the owner of a secret when he speaks like that."
The cosmic judge says this while pointing with his gavel to the defendants' cage in the right corner of the court, where Shiny appears inside, turning his head around the place and exclaiming in surprise:
"The cosmic court! What am I doing here?"
At that moment, a person dressed in a red and black royal court jester outfit arrives at the attendance platform, choosing a spot among them and sitting down with an air of authority. He then asks the person next to him with his frightening face and black mask:
"Hey you, what's the case?"
That person turns to answer him and feels panic upon seeing the royal jester, saying:
"Mr. Puppeteer, that young man with black hair over there has complained about the star Shiny for stealing his feelings and shadow."
Puppeteer"
"Hmm! That sounds new."
The cosmic judge addresses Shiny, asking:
"So, Mr. Shiny, you are here now in a case of magical theft, and more seriously, it's cosmic... This is why you have been summoned to..."
Shiny notices Dias and his brother chuckling softly, interrupting the cosmic judge by saying:
"Heh heh heh, you don't need to continue, Your Honor, I understand everything."
Then he adds quietly to himself:
"I can't believe you really did it."
The cosmic judge asks Shiny:
"Do you have any objections or appeals regarding the complaint filed against you?"
Shiny confidently replies:
"Yes, Your Honor, I have... I have many excuses for these thefts, which may not prove my innocence, but will prove that I am right."
At that moment, the puppet master looks at Shiny with a calm, angry gaze upon hearing his words, while the dialogue continues between Shiny and the cosmic judge, who asks Shiny:
"Excuses, huh? It's the first time someone dares to mention that word in front of me."
Suddenly, hundreds of Simi birds enter the courtroom and start setting up microphones and transmission devices all around the hall, prompting the cosmic judge to shout angrily:
"Who allowed these birds to enter?"
A close yellow Simi bird approaches the judge, placing a written message from Simi in front of him. The judge reads the message and then says:
"Good, it seems that things are legal... Sorry for my shouting, but what I hate most is chaos. Send my regards to Simi."
The yellow bird receives the cosmic judge's reply to the message and leaves the court to inform its master, returning afterward to broadcast Simi on the radios of the beautiful horizon city, addressing everyone there, saying:
"Finally, gentlemen, we will now begin broadcasting everything that happens inside the cosmic court audibly."
One of the listeners in the city square grumbles:
"Hah, haven't we evolved beyond this?"
Simi reproaches him:
"Hey, I heard that. If you don't like it, why don't you take my place, you stinker."
That person:
"What! Can he hear me?"
Another person, moving a bit away from him:
"And it seems he can smell you too."
writes what Simi said again in the pages of Arenas' book and continues reading calmly. At that moment, Shiny says inside the defendant's cage in the cosmic court:
"Well, everyone present may wonder why I did this... I will first prove my right to Alnidor or what you have previously known as the Shadow of Dayas... This shadow, Your Honor, was formed through my own magic, and this is something the complainant does not know since he was just a small child when that incident occurred."
Then Shiny takes a breath and continues:
"And as everyone knows, magic is a recognized physical substance in the cosmic constitution..."
Dayas raises his hand, interrupting Shiny:
"I have an objection, but what does this have to do with proving that Alendor is his son!"
Shiny turns to Dias with a cunning look, responding:
"The thing that connects a son to his father and allows him to prove that is blood, isn't it... But, dear esteemed audience, I have neither blood nor veins at all, for my physiological composition is merely a body shape through which magic flows to give it consciousness and movement... And the point I want to reach based on this is simply that Alndor is my son since he is formed from my magic."
The cosmic judge:
"Hmm, your words seem logical."
Scorpy fears something upon hearing Shiny's words and adds to his brother, who stands there with his mouth open like a fool, saying:
"Unfortunately, it seems we have lost the case, come on, let's drop it and leave."
But before Scorpy can take a single step, Shiny unexpectedly responds, looking at him and saying:
"In fact, upon thinking about it... there is another person who counts as my son since he is also formed by my magic, isn't that right... Scorpy."