Olibia
Oh my aching essence !
This was brutal torture ! How could the spirit before me think she could do this for eternity ? She must have had the power of a deity to do this amount of paperwork every moment since time in memorial .
I wasn't her though and oh Sweet light , I was wearing myself into oblivion !
"..."
Okay , I get it . No dramatics , but like I said before ; you are not in my position right now so I can complain as much as I want .
I really did want to complain too . The paperwork was down halfway and my essence , although very strong was wearing of the monotony of this. It was just a loop , and my mind was being dragged through the gutters of boredom . It was the worst job to pick up and I hated what I did . All of it .
I picked a paper or a file , I read it , I read it again , I signed where I needed to sign , I reread it again , checked if I signed everywhere and then reread it again before putting it away . And again I do the same thing , thousands of times I've done it now ! This was the most dull thing in existence and I've seen my fair share of boring things .
Oh , right I remembered something ; Last time you were here , you wanted to hear about the factions in the physical realm . I had told you two before , right ?
So you've come back for the rest huh ?
Fine , but promise me this ; If you ever hear me say " I'm going back to the spiritual realm ." I want you to give me a slap of sense so I NEVER HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN !
Sorry , dramatic again . I just can't help myself .
Now , where was I ? ... I told you about the mortals and the lingering ghosts ... that left - oh right . That left ... oh , I hate saying it and I really hated thinking it .
The other faction is the Djinn .
You don't look surprised , you met one before ? I don't doubt it , djinn have a talent for pretending to be humans ... just so they can kill them later .
But for a better explanation , a brief one because I still have to get back to the paperwork infront of me .
Djinn are spiritual creatures , similar to what mortals would term as demons . They hunt humans for their life force and feed until the person is nothing but an empty husk .
See ?
That's why I hate talking about it .
There are many types of Djinn , each with their own power and form . Their true form can only be seen on the third plane . They are mysterious too aswell as ancient . They are almost as old as the hands of Fate . Almost but not quite.
They also hunt down lingering ghosts . Why do you think the whole world isn't full of ghosts ? Many of them are eaten by Djinn and so lingering ghosts often hide from them . That's where haunted houses come in .
Then there is the other ... oh , I mean ... Nothing . There is no other faction . I was just wandering with my mind . it's only the THREE factions ... only them .
Oh , all right . Don't give me that look , it's not proper to look at elders like that you know ? Fine , there is a fourth faction but they're all gone . Wiped out like the plague and gone forever . There is not a single survivor from that faction .
Well , that wasn't true . There hadn't been one but I brought one back . Oh , I hope to light I come back to the physical realm quickly before the soul gets into trouble .
What kind of trouble could he cause you ask ?
You're joking right ?
Imagine a collection of what is called nuclear bombs , tied together in a pile . Trillions and billions of them , all in one place . Now imagine those bombs had one trigger and some idiot gave that trigger to a child .
Have you guessed the meaning of my comparison ? If not , then let me explain .
I'm the idiot , the soul is the trigger and his anger are the bombs . As for the child ... hopefully he didn't have one . Because if he did find a child then it would be like -
Oh oblivious voids ! I had to get back to the paperwork . After this I would get to the physical realm and help the soul . Quickly too , before he runs into a Djinn or light forbid , he runs into HIM .
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Zascare
I sat outside the human school , invisible on planes one and two .
I had watched the Corpse and his Beloved leave with a curious smile .
So stupid , I had thought . It doesn't know anything around himself , even the Reaper in this school . He hasn't noticed him yet . I felt bitter disgust that such a fool would be brought back with the powers of a Corpse .
But it was fine , I had thought , it would not interfere with what I wanted . I knew that and as for the rest ... I didn't really care for it . The Corpse could destroy this realm if it pleased , as long as I got him back I would not care .
The necklace around my neck ebbed and glowed , a voice soon spoke in my mind .
" I'd care . " The voice said and I groaned in annoyance . It was a lapping voice like the crinkle of ambers and definitely male .
" Only you then . Fine , I'll actually try and prevent this world from being destroyed . Emphasis on try " I said to him .
" And if ... you don't - " he started but I quickly stopped him .
" Don't , " I said instantly , " Don't try and give me a sliver of hope . I'm only doing this for who I was before , not who I am now ."
" I was going to say ; what if I don't come back like I was ? Will you be okay then ? " he asked me .
" As long as it's you I'll be fine with it . I don't know if I would have been before but this me knows I am ." I answered and the necklace shook with the voice giving me a sigh .
" Who you were , who you are and who you will be . All these mean nothing , atleast to me . " he said softly , " You know I only care about you being happy . Even if I'm not there ."
" Stop it ! I hate it when you speak like this . " I said crossly , " As if I'll fail you . As if I'll just be persuaded to leave you trapped . I will freeze the world and every mortal in it , if it means I could get you back . "
" Cold , cruel and yet in its own way ... romantic ." he said and the necklace stopped glowing . He had exhausted himself with this talk about what if . Why did he do this , I thought , it hurt him and if I had to admit it , it hurt me . I had to succeed in my plan . And soon .
What if the plan didn't work ?
It would , no doubt had entered my mind as I looked into the Corpse's past . He would do exactly as I needed him to and finally when the time was right ... he'd help me get revenge . Even if it meant killing every mortal in this world ... except his Beloved .
I didn't want him to destroy me , which he would if something happened to him . Oh Arctic frost , I hated my weakness ! This was no way for a Djinn to be and a Djinn Reaper at that .
I wished I had truly gotten all my essence back then . But that could wait ... soon I'd be strong again. I'd be whole and ...
I held the necklace around my neck tenderly .
" Then I'll free you , love . I promised I would and I will . Nothing can change that ." I said to the pendant and saw a small glow passover it . It made me smile , a warm smile that only he could bring out .