Burning Soul

…

‘What does it mean that you can meet her?

Whom is it referring to?

The one who guides me? Is it talking about the voice I keep hearing?’ Theo had a lot of questions about it.

He was also curious to know who that mysterious person was he kept hearing the voice of, was it someone he knew or the one he was looking for, he too had no clue.

But it all looked suspicious as to why would there be anything there in this world of illusion that could lead to such a result.

It was a world of illusion, after all, it could be a trap as well.

Thinking of which he kept away the potion and decided to use it after reaching back to where he was camping, also he couldn’t waste any longer as if Lumiere somehow spotted him off his location, he’d be busted.

He then hurriedly kept away the potion and note and sprinted back to the camp.

…

After a while he reached safe and sound, he then lit the fire again to see again if there was anything he missed.

He read it again only to find nothing more.

“What are you waiting for, you are finally getting to meet me, aren’t you curious?” Just as he was thinking he heard the voice again,

“Why can I hear you? Wait, can you even hear me?” Theo subconsciously replied as if he was talking to a normal person.

But to his surprise, the voice replied back to him saying

“All your questions will be answered, come on now, take that potion!”

Hearing this again he gave in to the demand and took the potion and waited for its effect. Although he waited for a while, nothing happened,

“That’s it?

Nothing’s happening!” He called out to the voice but received no reply.

‘Well, maybe I’m hallucinating, it’s too late too!’ thinking it was a fluke he decided to just let it slide and sleep.

“Master, are we going to see him sleep too?” Hearing him Diablo looked at him and replied,

“Hmm, let’s leave, for now, we are to visit someone else as well!”

Saying this they left the forest region to leave the illusionary world.

As Theodore slept, they had no reason to stay there and look at him sleeping.

…

As he opened his eyes, he was dumbstruck as he was in a very strange place.

‘Wait, am I dreaming already, or this place really terraformed?

Damn, I hate these illusions and stuff!’

He questioned as he pulled his cheek only resulting in pain.

“Ha ha ha, you are still like how you were years ago, love to see that side of you kid!”

He heard the same voice from behind, startled he looked back from where the voice came from.

He was standing in a vast empty area with a surface looking identical to the cloud and there were trees in the distance but were far different than what he had ever seen, and there was someone else than him too.

The person behind the mysterious voice.

A woman dressed in red silk with a little but quite visible golden halo was standing there. He had never seen someone like that, certainly, it wasn’t Serena whom he was looking for, but he had never seen such an appearance, almost as if she was some goddess.

“I know you have a lot of questions, but let’s keep it simple shall we!”

Her voice gave off a familiar feeling though he had never heard it other than now and then.

“Who are you?

Why are you helping me?” Were his obvious questions.

“Guardian Angel,

won’t do it, huh!” She replied with a chuckle.

“Umm,

I’m not that witch you keep hearing about too, so rest assured

As for who I am,

Ever heard of an Archangel?”

“I certainly have heard about it and know everything about it, so what’s with that?” He replied quickly.

“Hmm, everything you say.

Well, we never know everything kid, that’s the first thing, also there are so many people who are powerful yet only a handful with Plane’s will on them, do you know why?”

Her talk baffled him for a moment.

Certainly, he had never given it a thought, but it was commonly known that there can be only a few with such abilities, as for why, no clue.

He nodded with no in answer to which she let out a laugh,

“You say you know everything and not know that, well let me tell you why and you’ll understand who I am.

Just like Arch Demons can reincarnate hellish spawns, the Archangel can reincarnate beings like me, you know that right?”

He kept gazing at her in confusion,

"Hmm, let me make it easier.

There are beings called the Chosen Ones!

Do you know that?" She asked him trying to make him understand her existence,

"Yeah,

People say they carry the Plane's will!

Also, they get to enjoy the powers that come with the selection!

I kinda envy them sometimes!" He replied his point.

"Quite informed I must say!

Well, when these Chosen One's die, they can be reincarnated to the secondary planes,

Umm,

An Arch-Demon can do it or in my case, an Archangel!

Now, are we getting somewhere?"

Hearing this he nodded in agreement

"There is someone who performed the reincarnation, let’s say someone who needed some help with something that I could do for them?

In this case, I’m the reincarnated one and well I have a job to do!

Well, my pact prohibits me from disclosing on who is that person but, I'm tasked with things for them!

I work for an Archangel!”

Hearing her explanation, it seemed to make a point, although it wasn’t unheard of, the superior beings can perform reincarnation ritual to make a pact with certain ‘Dead’ individual, granting him/her new life for the time being! It was more complicated than it sounded though, Theo, with his status, had access to this information and had learnt a thing or two about this already.

“If I understand it correctly, you are telling me that you are a Guardian of some Archangel and you work for them?”

“Umm,

Not just any!

An Entity with an unprecedented amount of power!

Someone who is responsible for the very lifeline of the Plane itself!

And yet I guard her!”