Chapter 335: A Trio of Souls

It was dark, silent, and still. She was lost in this world when this pale shine appeared before her. She clung to this pale shine and before long she felt the embrace of this light. Memories that were blurred became clear and the screams of someone’s back at the light

“I will give you my power,” she heard herself. “Do not give up.”

Then she saw the face of a young man lost in time and space. A young man spirited away from home who choose to fight instead of giving up. The memories she had were mixed with the memories of this woman who he chased after She ran to the deepest parts and saw a languid figure sitting on a table on this plane of existence that seems to be inside their heads. Another woman whose head was blonde sat next to this pale shine of a figure.

“You?” said the woman.

“Tania,” said the pale shine. “It seems that we are bound by fate.”

“Why am I on this plane?”

“We are forever bound now, the burnt woman had destroyed our realm, and now we reside in this woman’s sou. A trio of souls inside of a woman.”

“That’s right,” Ashia said. “You two are inside of me. Your powers are becoming too strong, and yours as well. I will stop to exist if this continues.”

“Where is he? Did you find him again?”

Ashia folded her arms. She eyed the pale shine. “You recognized him but didn’t give her the memories. What for?”

“Because it is painful. This is the main fragment.”

“He still lives,” Tania sat as well. “I thought that he was sent back to this world.”

“The Witch of the Nether took her from the stream of time for his good. The Eon-Father wanted to return him from the start. He wanted to play with time knowing that the burnt woman will succeed.”

“But you know that already,” the pale shine asked Tania.

“Yes, I’ve been with him through all of his troubles. That burnt woman, she had done things that I thought a savior wouldn’t do. He turned him into a monster and yet he never knew. It was not his control. I fought him. He sealed me and I was stuck as nourishment for his soul!”

“I see,” the pale shine lowered her head.

Tania slammed both hands on tables. “That’s why he must take responsibility as well! He is mine! Mine you hear me!?”

“Slow down,” said the pale shine. “Do you think that?”

“Of course I do!” Tania demanded. “He is a bastard! But he is a bastard that I have grown to love! Why you and not me?”

“I,” the pale shine hesitated. “I don’t know either.”

Ashia looked at the two souls. Two troubled souls who are inside of her. She could not think of this as a coincidence. It was determined by someone or something. Still, knowing the memories of these two had made her feel weak. That power of that man was similar to the demoness and the light that still glowed inside of him was the same light that brought forth to the pale shine.

“Tell me, truthfully, you two,” said Ashia. “How can you love a man like that?”

The two souls glared.

“Looks?” Ashia continued. “I understand that. But other than that?”

Tania looked at Ashia with eyes that seem to pierce a soul. “You have my memories and have seen his life. He is a single-minded man that is committed and has the sheer will to plow through the obstacles without minding.”

“Is that so?” Ashia asked. “He seems weary.”

“Can you blame him?” the pale shine defended. “He has been fighting ever since he was thrown to such worlds. To fight without complaining. To continue marching without losing himself in the process. Only because he has been put through such suffering that even the steeled heart of his has rusted. Can you walk the land knowing that within your eyes are the souls of the fallen screaming at you for every second? Can you continue forward without letting them drag you to hell?”

“He is hard, but not he has not forgotten how to be soft. I know that this may sound insane, but yes, a woman falling in love with her capturer, who had shown how manly he can be. How could I not respect him?”

“You two are insane,” Ashia said. “But I guess this isn’t something I would understand. I don’t get it, especially you, Ciara Alician. Why run?”

“I was afraid,” she said. “Afraid of what comes next. I am a warrior and I’ve never known peace ever since the day the light vanished from my home. As time passed I sought out for comfort and found him still with me. He wasn’t with me because I had beauty, and he proved that well.”

“So? What are you two going to do?” Ashia asked. “I…have grown tired and your powers sustained me. That contract with the ancients has thrown my soul into sunders. Hah, I’ve achieved my dream of becoming a teacher, with my school! Yet here I am dying because of it. I have no choice but to surrender my soul to you two and you are going to fight?”

The two were silent.

“I have a wish,” Ashia said, with that weary smile. “I wish that you would stop running away. This is a world given to you by my students at the cost of damning my soul. Your souls have been wrapped together and thus I can only tell you this. Why not just accept it? All I see are fools and I am not handing my body to fools. So what do you say?”

Tania and Ciara looked at each other. Both light and dark intertwined as they flowed inside Ashia. Memories upon memories of sadness and happiness came at her, mingling, and finally settling in.

Ashia opened her eyes with that gold red glow on her eyes shimmering. She didn’t know why but her first thoughts were to run. So she did and laughed at the cloudless skies.