Olibia
I folded my arms and looked at Zascare with contempt . I turned around and looked at the soul and saw his pleading eyes and knew I was done for .
Ugh , I really needed to improve my resistance against his eyes . I felt like a mother with a baby and I hated it .
I sighed , " All right . I'll tell them . If the soul believes they can keep their tongues tamed then I'll speak . "
" Good ," the ice hearted devil said , " Now , begin . I'll provide the images for those who lack imagination ."
I took a deep breath, " All right soul and you two humans . You've convinced me to tell you what is going on . But before you know anything about the present or future ... you need to know the past ."
Zascare raised his hands and the ice lake began to shift and form images .
" Long ago , before your time , before ghosts and mortals ... Djinn ruled this world . " I said slowly and the ice formed small creatures of various sizes and shapes moving forward and back . Each more hideous than the last .
" They were an evil race and led by the most cruel and powerful of them all . Three great powerful Djinn , such as never known , embodied seperately with the three elements of destruction ; Fire , Metal and Ice . " I continued and three giant figures appeared with the smaller ones on the ice . " They were heartless , savage and so cruel they slaughtered their own children . "
The three giants grabbed some small figures and crushed them in their hands like insects .
" Finally , the hands of Fate rose up . " I said in a much more sifter voice . " They were the embodiment of Life , Death and Time . " As I said this , three figures appeared at the edge of the ice .
" They saw the destruction caused by the Djinn and knew they must be stopped . So they fought , Gena the embodiment of Life with her daughters and Ciris the embodiment of Death with his sons . Time however did not fight until the last moment . " I said and the three figures charged with one of them staying behind . There was scurrying on the ice as djinn fought Gena's daughters and Ciris's sons .
" When the djinn were almost destroyed , then the three great Djinn joined the fight . Their power was formidable and soon turned the battle to the djinn's favour . " I said and the three Djinn on the ice began fighting the hands of Fate , " It was then that Time asked Life and Death to lend some of their power to her . Her brother and sister accepted her request , not knowing what she had in mind . "
The three figures of the hands of Fate huddled together and one figure rose above them all .
" Time used her power , along with the ones given to her and she ... well , during this war between the the great powers alot of humans had died . " I said and the ice showed people being feasted upon by djinn or being crushed by the great Djinn , " Time used her power to turn back the clock and bring their bodies back from dust . Then with the power from Gena , she gave them a bit of life but kept them partly dead with her brother , Ciris's power . So Time had her own children , Corpses is what they were called and they were powerful beyond imagination . They didn't die , they didn't rest and they fought hard . "
Humanoid figures emerged from the ice and began fighting the djinn .
" Soon the Djinn were over run and victory was almost at hand but ... then there was one Corpse that arose . " I said softly , " It was a woman from a small village . She had died at the hands of a Corpse who had gone beserk with hunger . What was even worse was that when she had been alive ... she had been married to a djinn . "
The ice showed a woman rising from the ground in angry shout .
" She was filled with an anger and a rage never before seen and this filled her power with darkness . " I said and the woman on the ice rose out , " She joined the djinn and started raising ghouls to fight them . Her power was tainted with evil love , she was called the Djinn lover . Offali , The Dark Corpse . "
The woman began fighting and killing all the children of the hands of Fate .
" Time realised her mistake , these creatures could not be controlled . Corpses would lead to the destruction of all things . " I said softly , " So she drew up her power and sealed all the Corpses into the soil . From dust they came and from dust they returned ."
The figure of Time waved her hands and all the Corpse disappeared from the ice .
" The Djinn wanted to fight back against them one more time but , " I paused and looked at Zascare pointedly , " They were betrayed by one of their own kind because that djinn - "
" Do not even think of it . " Zascare said in a still voice and I knew what he would do if I carried on . Fine , I thought , you're secret is none of my business anyway .
" They were betrayed and the great Djinn were sealed away . The world was given to the hands of Fate and humanity prospered ." I said with a sigh , " Life began to over see the welfare of each soul and Death began to over see the passing of each soul . "
" So , Corpses were created by Time for this big war thing but what's the Beloved thing about ? " the human next to me said .
" The term came up when a Corpse fell in love with a human being . " i said and the ice showed a man and woman in an embrace , " The first one was a woman called Soria . Her husband was brought back as a Corpse and they lived together . She was the reason he came back in the first place ."
" Wait , now I'm confused . " the human interrupted again , " You said Corpses were made to fight but now you say this Corpse came to be with his wife ? "
" There are many reasons for a soul to come back . " I said , " Time didn't raise the souls at random . The Corpses who were , chose to come back and fight . Offali came for vengeance and this Corpse came to be with the woman he loved . His beloved . "
" But I've never met Bee before now . " the soul's Beloved said ( I had stopped denying it . He was a Beloved .)
" You didn't have to . As long as a Corpse loves a human , they will fight to protect that human against anything . " I said , " When a Beloved is in danger , a Corpse will often fall into dark rage ."
" So that's what happens to Bee whenever he sees me in danger . " the Beloved said , " It's scary . "
" I'm sorry if I frightened you again Nymph . " the soul said looking apologetic .
" It's okay . I dealt with it . I'm also happy to finally get answers . " the Beloved said smiling at him .
" So sweet . Now can I ask a question ? " the other human said and I waved him to proceed .
" If Time got rid of all the Corpses then how is Bee here ? Shouldn't he be dust too ? " he asked and Zascare chuckled .
" He's not that old . The other Dead ones passed on eons ago . " he answered , " He's atleast forty years old by my guess . Very new too . "
" Bee is forty years old ? " the Beloved said stunned , " He's as old as my mom . I like an old guy . "
" Yes , yes yes . I brought him back to finish his unfinished business . " I said , " I left him because my form became weak and I needed to reenergize my essence . I wish I hadn't ."
" Too bad . " Zascare said closing his hand and the ice turned to a wisp of snow .
" So now what ? " the human said , " You still gonna erase our minds ? "
" I wish I could but then I'd have to erase alot of humans and it would not end well . So I'm hoping you all can keep a secret . " I said looking at them , " I've told you everything , all the facts . Nothing's left and if you have any questions bring them now before we go ."
" Go ? Go where ? " the Beloved asked and I smiled.
" Do you think he is going to stay with you forever ? " I asked him , " He signed a contract that says he will come back , finish his unfinished business and leave this world forever . "
" I knew that but I mean now . Where are you going with him ? Do you have a place to stay ? " he asked me and I opened my mouth only to close it .
" So , you're going to make him homeless again . " he said and his voice held an edge .
" Well I could steal - I mean borrow some money and buy a home . " I said thoughtfully but the Beloved gaped at me .
" You're joking. No , please don't make a Bee a criminal . Just come and stay at my house where Bee has been staying ." he said .
" He has been staying with humans ? Did he even try to avoid humans ? " I demanded .
" I did but then I found Nymph in trouble and I - " the soul started but I raised my hand to stop him .
" It doesn't matter . Let's just find out your unfinished business and - "
" Bloody hell ! You don't even know what the unfinished business is ? " the human yelled .
" Well I wasn't here was I ? I didn't live with him when he was alive . " I said angrily and I heard Zascare chuckle again .
Oh no , please don't say -
" Oh she doesn't know anything about his unfinished business . " he said and I breathed a sigh of relief , " But she does know who you were . "
Oh void !
" What ? Who I was ? " the soul asked us and I shook my head .
" Don't listen to him . He's not trustworthy , believe me . " I said glaring at Zascare , he knew the rules , he had once obeyed them but right then he was tossing them aside .
" I could be lying or I could be telling the truth . " he said walking away , " If you want to know , find me tomorrow at that school . You've been ignoring since Monday ... both you and Yuree . If you can find me ... I'll tell you everything ... even the person who killed you ."'
I opened my mouth to tell him to shut up but he turned around and disappeared in a whirlwind of snow . Damn him, I thought . The despicable fiend , the lousy scoundrel .
" Do you really know ... who I was ? " the soul asked me with eyes like a human baby begging for food . I sighed heavily .
" No , I don't . He was lying ." I lied .
" Well , can I get my boyfriend back now ? " the other human asked and I rolled my eyes . Humans were so needy .