Olibia
Well I was back . Ahead of schedule and glad for it .
If any of you were wondering how I got back so fast , the answer is simple ; the spirit who got influenza was wrong , it was a cold not the flu . I was beyond relieved when she appeared again .
I tell you , I left the spirit realm with a song and dance . Finally ! Freedom from that horrible paperwork . I swear , I'll never be around that part of the realm again . I am not going to be a replacement secretary again , not now or anytime in eternity .
So , it was with a bit of flare and style that I returned to the physical realm and my soul charge . I knew I had been gone for longer than we both expected but I would explain to him the situation I had been in .
Atleast that was what I had been planning to do . But now , as I stood floating above his head , i frowned in distaste . He hadn't listened to me , he hadn't stayed away from humans .
He was holding one right then and I saw two others infront of them . It was so ridiculous , I left for less than a few days ( yes , I know it was more than a few ) and come back to find this ?
" Well , soul , " I said folding my arms and shaking my head , " You didn't listen to anything I said it appears . Am I going to have to erase everyone of their minds ? "
" What ? " The human he held said and it was with a start that I realised I had appeared on the first plane . I looked to the other humans and saw that they could see me too . Oh void , another blunder , I thought and lifted myself to a higher plane , so the humans couldn't see me but the soul could .
" Well , now that they can't see me , can you explain yourself soul ? " I said floating next to him .
" I - " he started but the human in his arms interrupted .
" Are you Olibia ? " he asked and I was left stunned .
He could still see me ?!!
I raised my hand and waved it around to test and he followed my movements with a frown .
" What are you doing ? " he asked and I swallowed heavily .
" You can see me . " i said apprehensively and I turned to the soul .
" Soul ... in the short time I left you , please tell me you did not find a Beloved. " I said and he frowned in confusion and I cried out in frustration .
" This human , him , the one who sees me . " I said pointing to the human in his arms , " The one you're holding in a very passionate way . Did you ... develop feelings for him ? "
" Yes , Olibia . I love Nymph ." the soul said and I put my hands on my face and nearly screamed again .
Oh my Abysmal void ! In the name of all light and existence ! What has he done ?! I thought in panic and I put my hand on my chest taking deep breaths that did nothing . My nerves were about explode !
" You ... love ... him ? " I asked and he nodded his head , killing my peace and bringing my greatest fears to life .
" Excuse me , but what is this Beloved thing ? and why do creatures keep calling Bee a Corpse ? Can you answer these questions ? " the human said smiling at me and I groaned .
I was finished , I would be destroyed for this . Bringing a soul back as a Corpse and letting it bond with a human . They would send me to the realm of destruction ! Or worse ; make me take that secretary job permanently !
" Olibia , can you help me ? I have been having problems . " the soul said and I breathed out deeply . I looked around and what I saw was not pleasing .
" Is that a dead Corrose ? Are those ghoul wolves ? Do they have ... Pestilence essence infused in them ? " I asked with mounting hysteria and the human grabbed my hand . He actually touched me !
" Please , Bee has been waiting for you for days . Now that you're here ,you can help him and me . " he said and he looked just as panicked as me , " I don't understand what's going on with him . He just brought undead wolves to life . Can you please explain and help me understand ? Please help us . "
Sweet kid , I thought and removed his hand . I looked at the Corrose , it was a dead husk now . That could lead to anarchy if another djinn found it , I thought and I raised my hand . The Corrose turned to flecks of light and disappeared .
That's one problem gone , I thought and looked at the ghoul wolves . Those I could not remove by myself . I turned to the soul .
" Soul , tell those ghouls to return to the soil and rest . They'll only listen to you ." I told him and he nodded his head.
" Return to the soil and rest . " he said and the ghouls turned to dust .
" Good ,that leaves one problem left ." I said and looked at the humans , " Bring them all here and I'll erase their memories of everything they saw . "
" What ? No ! " the human next to the soul said , " Please , I just want answers . I just want to help Bee . "
I raised my hand to stop him before he could continue .
" Firstly ; who is Bee ? " I asked and the soul pointed at himself .
" Is that your name ? Your real one ?" I asked him and he shook his head .
" I am like a bee I saw dying in a meadow . I am not dead yet and not alive completely . I chose the name Bee . " he said and I felt like he was making no sense but I would humour him .
" Okay , ... Bee , " I said slowly , " Take the humans and bring them here . I'll erase their minds and make sure they don't remember anything about all of this . "
" Please , don't do that . I'm begging you . " the human next to him said putting his hands together and I saw tears in his eyes .
Oh , light of existence , I thought , a soft human . I'll have to start with him first , he need not suffer long .
" Olibia ,I don't want Nymph to forget me . I love him ." the soul said again and I shook my head to get rid of his words from my ears .
" You can not , and you should not, love a human . You're not mortal anymore . " I told him , " It's wrong for you to have feelings for a human being . It's against law . "
" What law ? " the human asked and I glared at him .
" My law , which follows the rules of existence and these laws say my soul charge is not becoming a Corpse by falling in love with a human . " I told him with a huff .
" Yuree , who are you talking to ? " one of the humans behind them said walking up .
Oh , so only the human with my soul charge can see me . This was not good . Not good at all .
" I'm talking to Olibia . She's a spirit I think . " the human with my soul charge said and I drew myself up .
" A spirit ? " I asked in indignation , " I am Olibia , a celestial spirit and daughter of Life . A lingering ghosts is a spirit , I am an entity that has existed since the dawn of time ! My powers are beyond recognition , my knowledge beyond comprehension ! I could swipe you from this world and carry you to the hereafter before you can blink . I am not just a spirit ! "
" Sorry . She's a celestial spirit ." he said and I felt deflated . What about all my other features ?
" I saw her a second ago but she just disappeared ." The other human said looking around in the air . " Was it a ghost or an angel ? "
" It ?! " I felt my anger rise again . I looked at the human next to the one calling me an it . I narrowed my eyes .
Good structure , not a bad build . Strong from the looks of him .He would do .
I swept up my essence and pounced on the human .
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Yuree
I shouted out as Olibia rammed into Steve and he doubled over .
What was she doing ? I thought and Terry held his boyfriend who was groaning.
" Bee , way is she doi- " I started to ask Bee but before I could I heard a laugh .
" Well , well . This body isn't that bad . " Steve said standing up , his voice was not his .
" Stevey ? " Terry asked uneasily and Steve gave him a glare .
" I am Olibia . Daughter of life , celestial spirit of light and I am not an it . " Olibia said in Steve's body .
" What the hell ? " Terry said angrily , " You're that floating lady aren't you ? Get the hell out of my man ! "
" No , sorry darling but not yet . " Olibia said taking his hand , " I have to erase all your memories of this whole situation with my soul charge . Bee , hold that human with you close so I can clean his mind after I'm done with this one ."
" Wait , please Olibia . You don have to erase out minds . We won't tell anyone anything about this ." I said desperately but she shook her head or rather Steve's head .
" It's not about telling people . Well maybe alittle bit but it's about you getting involved with my soul charge and trying to turn him into a Corpse ." she said , " I am not going to let that happen . You'll not put my essence in danger over some physical desire . "
" We don't even know what a Corpse is ! " I yelled , I was mad now . She was being so unreasonable .
" You don't have to . There won't be one here anymore . " she said and turned to Terry , " Now , let's start with you . "
" No ! " Bee yelled and I looked at him gratefully .
" Soul , this is for the good of existence . If you spend to much time around these humans , especially that one next to you ... you might become a Corpse ." she said as if to a child .
" I do not want to harm this humans , Olibia and especially Nymph . They have not done anything wrong for which their minds should be erased . " he said and she gave a deep sigh .
" It's not what they did that's the problem , it's rather what you did that is the problem . " She said with a scowl , " You raised ghouls , hunted a Corrose and I'm sure you must have absorbed a Pestilence in order to get his essence . All of that can lead to alot of trouble and I am going to put a stop to it . I'll erase their minds , you'll come with me and we'll find your unfinished business and get you back to that staircase ! "
" I am sorry but this doesn't seem to be helping me get my boyfriend back . " Terry said glaring at Olibia , " I frankly don't care about Bee being a Corpse or whatever . Or that Yuree kept that a secret , although we're going to have to talk about that . All I want right now , is for this old hag to get out of my boyfriend before I slap her out ! "
I winced as I saw the look on Terry's face , he was furious and he looked like he would beat Steve to pulp just to get Olibia out .
" Don't worry , after erasing your memories ,I'm out of here. " she said and raised her hand but I grabbed it and at the same time so did Bee.
We stood together looking at her with grim frowns . She regarded us both with a look I couldn't understand .
" I won't let you harm my friend . " I said resolutely and Bee spoke softly , " Please Olibia . They are my friends . "
" Friends ? " She said with a huff , " I've been gone for awhile and in that time I'm sure you must have gotten hungry . Tell me , who did you eat ? Man , woman or child ? You are not human and can't have human friends . They're food to you and you must have killed one before now . How can you say that - "
" He ate me ! " I yelled at her and her jaw dropped or rather Steve's jaw .
" You ... let him feed on you ? " she asked and I nodded my head , " How are you still alive ? "
" He did die but someone helped me heal him ." Bee said and I nodded my head .
" Wait ... heal him ? " she said looking at us both , " Your auras are linked , that's bad but it's even worse on the higher plane . Your souls ... oh , Pure light ... Soul , who did this to you ? Who healed him and how ? "
" That would be me . " a new voice said and we all turned to the tree less than ten feet away .
A lone figure was leaning against it . He wore a billowing grey cloak like smoke or mist and I remembered him immediately . I put a hand on my chest in shock , how long had he been there ?
But my reaction was nothing compared to Olibia's though . She cried out and turned from us taking on a kneeling position . A beam of light shot from her hand or rather Steve's hand and shot toward the cloaked figure .
The figure raised his hand and a beam of blue white light shot back at her and the two powers clashed . For a moment they seemed evenly matched but then the cloaked figures beam seemed to grow stronger than Olibia's .
Olibia gave a shout as she drew up her strength and her beam increased in strength until it almost beat the figure's . Unfortunately she couldn't keep it up and her energy failed and she was blasted back into Terry's arms .
" Foolish sister . " the cloaked figure said walking up towards us . His cloak was down and I couldn't see his face except for his mouth . It held a cold smile .
" I am ... not your sister ... you monster . " Olibia said breathlessly , " What do you want ? "
" Oh , I was merely passing by and saw your spectacular entrance . " the figure said and he turned to Bee , " So this foolish Corpse is your doing ? If only Ciris could see this or better yet Gena . "
" You wouldn't dare ... get in their presence . " Olibia said angrily , " What do want Zascare ! "
" Oh , nothing . Nothing yet . I only came to here you explain to this foolish thing you brought back what he truly is . " Zascare said coldly , " When I first met him and his Beloved I was so amazed . What stupid celestial spirit could bring back a Corpse and leave it to fend for itself ? "
" I'm not stupid ! I was drained and had to revive my energy ." Olibia said getting out of Terry's grasp , she stomped her foot and glared at Zascare who merely smiled , " You linked them didn't you ? You used my poor soul charge's innocent nature for your own games . What did you demand from him ? Tell me . "
" I don't have to tell you anything , daughter of Life . We are not equals as you just saw with that pathetic attack of yours . " Zascare said , " But if you wish to know , you're charge have me a few drops of his blood . "
" Are you going to curse him or try to bind his soul ? What are you going to do ? " Olibia said and a puff of cold wind blew from Zascare .
" I owe you nothing , especially not an explanation . Unlike this soul charge of yours. " he said walking towards Bee who was glaring at him , " So much power and in the hands of a fool . He could kill everyone in this town and raise them again . What were you thinking when you brought him back ? "
" I owe you no explanation . " Olibia said cynically and Zascare cackled coldly .
" Fine , but explain to this Corpse and his little Beloved here what is going on . This is the second time they have been attacked by djinn . " he said , " You're lucky I saved him the first time or he would have done some real damage . "
" Thank you . " Olibia spat with no gratitude .
" You're welcome . Now tell them and stop this I'll erase their minds nonsense. This Corpse has been around for nearly two weeks . " he said , " He's been with alot of humans and djinn too . You can't erase all their minds. So it's better ,you explain . "
" Oh , alright . I get it. I'm a dope for having left him behind . " Olibia said looking at Bee and for a moment I thought I saw compassion but her face turned to a scowl , " I wish I had taken his soul back with me . None of this would be happening ."
" Yet , it is . Now , come out with it . " he said , " Give them a real explanation . And I will even help . "
Zascare raised his hand touched the ground on the grass . A flat placement of ice formed like a frozen puddle.
" Now , you tell and I'll show . " he said with a wicked laugh .
" I want to hear this . " Terry said speaking up and glaring at Olibia .
" Better start talking granny . "