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Kaya

Chapter 25

Strangest place…

Corrine's point of view

Warmth, comfort, and peace. Those three things were the first I felt when I woke up. I did not want to open my eyes though, but somehow I felt I could not be any safer than I was at that moment. It made me feel the same as I was that first day, in the Phantom's lair, so many months ago.

The Phantom…Erik…Erik…ERIK! I shut up, completely awake now. I remembered what happened the night before. That light being, saying to Erik to take me away, but where was he? I began focusing and my eyes widened as I finally saw my surroundings. It was not the Phantom's lair, not was it any other familiar scenery…

I was in a room, or so it was how it felt, I could not tell for sure, since the walls closing the bedroom were rather made of light than an actual…palpable material. The entire place was bathed in light as though it really was made of it. It was hard to tell, where the wall ended and the floor began, it seemed surreal, even more so than the dream I've been living in ever since I was taken from my home by the Soul Maker.

Erik, where are you? I cried in my mind, needing to see my angel so much. I not only needed to see him, but had to know if he was alright. My baby moved at that moment. I had almost forgotten about my son… What a terrible mother I was…or what a terrible mother I would be. I was so self centered at that moment I did not think one moment about the baby growing in me. I clutched at my stomach, silently apologizing to my child, telling him I did not mean to forget about his presence, that I was only very shocked by what happened. He kicked again, as though he could actually understand me… Erik, I need you so very much…

-"Calm down, Corrine, everything is going to be alright…"

That voice, I knew that voice… A warm, gentle, loving voice… Closing my eyes, I turned to where it came from, afraid of opening them. When I finally did, I gasped. I thought I would see my Erik there, while instead there was a light being with wide wings spreading about the room, as though it was trying to envelope it completely. I was not scared, as surprising as it may sound, not was I nervous, far from it actually, but I could not quite explain why.

-"W-who are you? I asked in a barely audible whisper

The being had no features, not expression, only a feel and I would bet my first tooth that he smirked! He (I say 'he' because I'm positive this being is a male) came closer to me, but he stopped when I recoiled and protectively folded my arms around my balloon belly. Not that I was frightened, it was more of a reflex than anything to protect my unborn baby boy. One never was enough prudent, I learned that the hard way…

Closing his long weightless and featherless wings, the light being disappeared between them. More light emanated from him and I had to look away, blinded by its power. My eyes were shut tightly when I suddenly felt a gentle hand on my shoulder. My breathing quickened. I knew that hand…

-"Is this better?" Erik's voice asked from beside me

Turning and opening my still tired lids, I saw him there, my dear angel, my guardian, my beloved. Without any reserve on my part, I threw myself into his arms and it came as no surprise to me that he actually was waiting for me to do just that. He held me tightly as I sobbed on his shoulder, shaking like a leaf.

-"It's alright, my love, you are safe." Erik whispered tenderly

-"I-I thought I h-had lost you?" I stuttered, unable to stop the flood of tears. "You s-sure you're o-okay?"

-"I am." He chuckled. "And the baby is also."

-"Yeah, that I knew, your son has been kicking me for the past five minutes." I smiled, then sobered. "W-what happened…when you took me away?"

-"Your family fought Râvana in order to give me time to put you to safety."

-"My family?" I frowned

-"Your father and his siblings."

-"Oh." I said dumbly. "The light being…it was them then…"

-"I did not think you could see them, but yes. And it is strange that you call us light beings, for it is how we name ourselves, while mortals call us angels, or divinities."

I shrugged. This was the best name I came over for them, after all, they were beings made of light… I did not think it was overly exceptional for me to call them that… Whatever, it was not very important at that moment.

-"So it is over…" I murmured, but Erik sighed

-"No, my love. Râvana was not vanquished that night, nor was he hurt in this battle."

Shit… I shivered, not liking the sound of this at all. I wanted to crawl into my angel's arms and be rocked until the end of the world. The baby moved and I gasped as I felt love fill me, more than just being in Erik's arms and I realized that this love came from my unborn son. My baby was communicating with me, telling me how much he loved me already and nothing could have been stronger than that very particular feeling.