122 C121 Contract Submission

The request stunned Nathan as he looked to the woman with interest. The contract system was one of the few racial perks that the Crimson angels possessed. It allowed one to form a bond with certain conditions and will enable one to see all the emotions and thoughts of the other. It was an intimate bond that generally reserved for those who wanted to get close.

"You will see me. I will see you. Is this the only way you can see this working out?"

He watched as Annie's face went scarlet. It was clear she understood the ritual enough to know that this was also an intimate thing to do but something must have compelled her to do so.

"I need to know if you have changed. If you have nothing to hide from me right?"

Shaking his head as he listened to the woman as he held his hand out to her as his eyes looked at her with kindness.

With the hands joining it was clear that Nathan led the ritual as his power passed through her body like a cold wave. Touching every fibre of her being as she shuddered under pressure on her body.

The cold wave washing over her soul as she felt the pressure building with each moment as the force of the ritual started to press against her soul as it took more of her focus to concentrate on the whole process.

"Release."

With a single word, she felt her entire being fade as her soul escaped her body. She felt nausea, sickness and a sense of dizziness that became worse as she closed her eyes and tried to cut it out.

"Relax and open up to the world."

The words echoing in her mind as she felt the sickness hitting her worse now as she tried to close off more by instinct to defend herself against this pain, panic and problem.

"OPEN ANNIE!"

The shock of the words caused her body to jolt as her eyes opened. The instance she did the world became so bright as the sickness vanished and a mild calming sensation crossed her body.

Her eyes scanning the surrounding as the beauty of this place took the breath away from her very soul as she saw beautiful purples, blues and greens all around her.

The black background only helped make the other colours stand out as the bright blazing stars of many colours seemed to twinkle in the skyscape around them. The purple streaks of a nebula in the sky as many other colours still surrounded them.

Beauty reigned not only in the sky but the ground as well. Below her feet was a vast pool of water that seemed almost endless with many lily pads that floated across the surface lazily. Each one a pure white colour as they drifted endlessly on the currents of the water.

The only building standing in this place was a single stone gazebo made out of marble pillars, roof with matching white wood railings and furniture with a similar style. The only strange difference was an onyx pedestal with a matching dark bowl sitting on top.

Sitting inside the bowl contained liquid clear as the purest river water as she noticed a world spinning slowly in the bowl. Her mind racing as she saw similar landmarks in the world to her place.

"This is our world. Our existence is inside this fragile bowl makes one think."

She said as she looked at the bowl and the surrounding area. It had a peaceful and quiet look to it all. The only one thing that set her at unease was the fact that this place had a lonely feeling to it. No one should have to be here alone no matter the circumstances.

The only one thing she could not see was Nathan. Where was the man in regards to this place? She had gotten pulled into this world by his power yet the man himself was not around himself.

"I'm here Annie."

The voice echoed again in her mind as the water rippled around her in response. Nathan's words shaping the world as it seemed to vibrate in response to his presence. Her eyes turning to look around at the water as she noticed no man standing in the area around the gazebo.

"You say here, but I do not see anyone?"

She responded as she looked around and then up into the beautiful colour sky. She felt her soul ache with need as she wished she could stay here forever.

Just as she felt her heart yearning the world around her began to shake as the water started to flow in two directions and the lazy lilypads began to float away and colliding with each other. A large black object was pushing itself out of the water.

Her breath was catching again as her eyes looked up to the object that pushed itself from the water. It was not an object, but a person as the black object was the hair of the person as the being pulled itself out and into freedom.

The massive size was dwarfing Annie in scope and scale as she looked up to him with a surprised look on her face at the presence of this person that seemed to pierce into the sky.

Her eyes were looking over the being as she felt her heart beating fast the world continued to rumble and shift. The lilypads were slowly floating back towards the man with the colour scape above him swirling around the man.

His presence along causing the world to notice and obey him with full authority. The calm atmosphere turning into one filled with energy, action and life as the world seemed to go from the gentle nature to this.

"I'm here Annie."

His words rumbled across the world as the man spoke. The world itself moving in response to it all. Annie taking steps forward to the waters edge as she looked up further.

"Nathan?"