Chapter three
The fear of the future & The seed of corruption
...Three hours later...
...Astral plane...
Snapped opened her eyes as she woke out of the meditative state, believing to be strong in her mind and spirit but body. Trying to figure why she all the sudden feels so weak. Softly exhaled, rubbed her temples and said to herself. "C'mon Neesa...too much training and no play will eventually kill ya." Exhaling again as she pushed herself from the ground, listened to the sounds of the birds, singing and the trees dance as the wind blew through their branches. Zahra laid upon the blanket behind her, still asleep.
Neesa gazed the cat, warmly smiling as she turned around and walked over to the golden lioness. 'Lazy kittie you are, Zahra.' Neesa thought to herself, gazing down the sleeping cat as she stood over her then slowly knelt down and gently nudged Zahra to wake, when suddenly the birds stopped singing and the trees were dead still. Silence and a strange presence filled the air around them. No wind or breeze blew, it was strange as she could smell something that was decomposing nearby.
Standing up, leaving her sleeping feline while she went to investigate what could be rotting. Slowly approaching a small bush and found a bloody cloth. A blood cloth was wrapped around something that laid in a pool of rotten dead blood. She slowly reached out and lifted part of the cloth, her hand trembled as she pulled back the cloth and what she saw...screaming so loud and frightening went unheard.
Taking a step back, disbelieving what she saw, could not be possibly real and fell into a unseen pit. Knocked on conscious slightly, when she woke and tried to raise her hand so she could place upon her head where the pain throbbed then discovered, she was tied down. She immensely tried her hardest to break free as she struggled an unfamiliar voice echoed in the darkness.
A cloaked figure walked out of the shadows and stood over Neesa, smiling her evil smile and slowly ran her sharp nails down Neesa's arms towards her chest. Trying to ignore the agonising pain but couldn't stop herself from crying out while the claws were driven deep and tore into her flesh.
"Neesa...Neesa...You are aMonster.You will bringDeathto the world. You will destroy it not save it." The voice murmured, not revealing their face while circling the prisoner.
Neesa clinched her teeth as she struggled to break free and tear the robe off the stranger and see who they were. Her wrists began to bleed as she finally broke free from her binds and reached out, viciously grasped the throat of the cloaked stranger.
As she broke free and grasped the dark cloaked figure, evil sinister laughter was all she could hear that sounded more like sharp nails on a chalk board. Her ears began to bleed when she tore the cloak off and saw who was under the hood.
Her eyes widen with disbelief, releasing her grasp and stepped back. "No...No...It can't be...Tokala? Why?" Neesa gasped disbelieving the enemy was her Dakotan tribal foster sister.
The sinister laughter echoed again. Neesa couldn't take the horrid echoes no more, viciously grasped Tokala's throat and lifted her off from the ground. Her eyes slowly changed from dried focused to disbelieving glassy gaze. Neesa tried to bring herself to squeeze tighter but couldn't.
"Coward...Ha...Ha. You can't do it, can you? Kill me...I dare ya...Ha Ha." Tokala sinisterly laughed and mocked, daring Neesa to do what she would never do if the enemy was or could be really be her best friend.
Tightening her deathly grasp then lightened up and gently placed this, whoever she was then dropped to the ground, kneeling and cried. She felt a hand underneath her chin, lifting to face up.
"Now do you understand, Neesa? You will not be saving anyone. You will be destroying everyone you care about especially the one has your heart. Don't you see; you are the queen of chaos." Tokala sinisterly mocked and corrupted her morals, compassion, faith and honour.
NO...NO...IT CAN'T BE. I'M NOT EVIL...I CAN'T BE EVIL...I WILL NOT BECOME EVIL...YOU ARE WRONG!" Neesa hissed as she lunged towards the shape shifter and began squeezing again but this time...making sure she kills it. Suddenly she felt a talon sharp hand driven through her chest. She looked down trying to breathe; glaring back to the evil red eyes staring at her.
Neesa released the fiend's throat and fell to her knees, bleeding everywhere as a bright flash woke her up when her head was severed from her body, making her realise she had fallen into the deepest hole while meditating where no one has gone before.
Normally when Neesa meditates and she is in where the astral plane presents her deepest part of her soul and where everyone and thing is safe and happy, no evil exist. That was when Neesa could sense that something or someone has invaded her mind and was trying to attack her from within. At first she couldn't find the core of the illusion until a light shown down on to remind her, what she is meant to do and why she is here.
Gazing in the corner of her eye, sensing who had invaded her was still present, waiting patiently for another attack. Remaining still but pretended to be non observant and displayed to be non cynical. This made the unwanted visitor anxious also slight uneasy but pleased with its prey. It prepared to pounce and attack, in hope to try take over Neesa's mind permanently but unaware that neesa was prepared and waited.
The demonic trickster leaped towards neesa, claws ready and open. Unaware that neesa had a plan of her own. Before the demon could get close enough to dig its claws into neesa's flesh, neesa turned around quicker than she ever turned and drove her dagger up through the head of her intruder.
Retrieved her knife, she glared eye to eye with this ugly evil creature as it fell to the ground then it suddenly burst into flames then into a pile of sinister ash.
'I will never let you trick me again. You will pay with your lives if you ever try to invade my mind or harm my loved ones.' Neesa warned anyone that dared, thinking out loud.
Closed her eyes once more and counted to three. The familiar sounds of birds singing and the soft whispers of the wind, gently blowing through the trees were a blessing to hear again. Feeling tired as she stook up, turned to her left and saw that Zahra was still asleep.
Softly smiled, exhaled relieved as she walked to the sleeping lioness and knelt down, gently nudged the cat to wake. Zahra opened her eyes and gazed Neesa as she softly purred. Scratching behind the cat's ear then stood up, folded the blanket and walked back to the house.
Master Wong was meditating in the far corner of the porch veranda. The old man sensed that Neesa and Zahra were approaching the house. "Neesa." He softly called
Both Neesa and Zahra flinched as they tried to walk past the old man without been detected but it was obvious there were any chance of that, happening. "Come sit down, daughter." Master Wong requested gently, eyes still closed.
Neesa immediately sat down, quietly with Zahra following her not far behind and sat down beside her. A long pause settled between them.
"What is wrong, daughter?" Wong asked concerned
"Nothing father. It was just a nightmare. Nothing to worry about." Neesa lied, twiddling her fingers between each other.
Master Wong opened his eyes and gently gazed Neesa and asked her again.
"What is wrong, daughter? I know there is more to what you have seen during your meditation. Tell me, honey." Master Wong assured and deeply concerned
A slight pause and sigh before a word came from her mouth.
"Sigh...father I saw my husband and children...dead. Apparently I'm the killer." Neesa explained
Master Wong gazed towards Neesa in shocked and disbelief. He knows deep in his soul that Neesa is not the evil queen. He knows his daughters are the goodness of the light.
"Daughter, you are not evil. You could never harm your family." Master Wong assured
"How do you know that? How could you know that I am not the one that will rise again and you or Leonardo should kill me before it is too late! How do you know that I'm not the evil chaotic queen?" Neesa exclaimed worried and tearfully in shame
"I know because you are my daughter. I know you better than anyone...you are not the evil queen of chaos. You are the queen of goodness, protection and rebirth. A saviour...a angel." Master Wong replied
Neesa smiled and always believed her father's word, never questioned his wisdom. She had always had faith in his knowledge of the world around them.
"Thankyou...father, I love you." Neesa murmured softly
"I love you too, daughter. Come here, give your old man a hug before going inside to rest and join Leo-san. You and Leo-san need to confide in each other for comfort." Wong said; requesting a hug with open arms waiting for a loving father/daughter embrace.
Neesa hugged her father and felt better also safe once again knowing that she is not and never will be the chaotic monster of the damned. Master Wong cupped neesa's chin, gazing into her eyes before kissing her forehead and nodded softly.
Meanwhile down in the pits of hell, Queen Kauket started to become frustrated when she lost her grip upon neesa's mind. Throwing a goblet into the mirror, smashing it to pieces. She walked away extreme peeved that she failed to succeed with her plan of trying to convince Neesa; she is the destroyer, the bringer of death and failed to try kill Neesa within—even though it was not her intention but she thought it would be fun to sinisterly play with her prey.
Queen Kauket's demonic cat walked up to her mistress and gently nudged her side as she sat down. She placed her hand upon the demonic cat's head as she purred. A servant knelt down before her and presented a gift for the queen. She reached out and grasped the gift, unwrapping it. Pleased with the gift; she called for one of her demonic jackal soldiers to do a special job.
"Anpu." Queen Kauket called. "Yes my queen." anpu answered kneeling
"I have a job for you." Queen Kauket said. "What kind of job you have for me, my queen?" Anpu asked. "I want you to find Neesa, learn as much you can by becoming one of them." Queen Kauket replied
"Like how my liege?" Anpu wondered. "I will send you near where they are. I want you to find her weakness and return to me." Queen Kauket answered
"Yes my queen, how will I find them and how will I convince them to allow me in the circle?" Anpu asked, warily feared. "Leave that to me. I will send you near where they are but I will send you as something she least suspect. Remain still, this may hurt...excruciatingly." Queen Kauket ordered, airily.
The Anpu remained still as it queen performed a shape shifting spell to reconstruct the appearance to become something else that would not appear suspicious or detectable by the enemy as it will learn information from the inside.
This demonic jackal changed from it own form into a young child; an 14 year old boy. The queen was very pleased with herself and waved her hand to open a doorway for her little pawn to begin its task. The door revealed neesa's ranch where it was located and she chose a certain location near the ranch to send her spy into the unaware enemy's territory.
"Now go and find a way to convince Neesa and the others to take you in then begin your task." Queen Kauket ordered
"Yes my queen." Anpu replied after endure gashes upon it's face, arms and body to show what may had happen even though nothing has. His body healed pretty quickly.
The evil queen watched as her servant walked in the door to Franklin. But instead mysteriously appear where they least expect it; he would pretend to be running from something that wishes to harm him. She began sinisterly laugh and waited for what she needs to use against Neesa and her family; only to please and amuse herself until she can walk among the earth.
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To be continued in chapter four...
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