Chapter Nine

Clair of Moon

"What are you planning to do with us? I can only see 49 days into the future, but your plan seems to be further than that, it embarks a century… who are you?" Said Clairvoya to her executioner, them pulled Clair jaw from her socket and she died on the spot.

"Why she didn't struggle like the others?"

Clair was her name; nobody could remember her last name or if she even had one; her youth was in a forgotten time and she seemed to be shunned as a witch because of her abilities to predict the ultimate consequence, but there was something Clair knew she couldn't escape and that she was going to die one year after her last show in the West End, she was at peace because she knew that her abilities expanded.

"Neville, is a pleasure to see you" She exclaimed after passing Melody Pianissima a couple of days before the ball started; the two of them were invited.

"What a pleasure my dear that you had come, we paid the fees you requested…"

"My pleasure" She said with a big smile and then ask him where her special room was, he escorted her to the Fortune Telling Room, a special room she requested to be made to fit her needs but also to enclose her spirit at the moment she was going to be assassinated.

"Luigi are you awake?"

Someone was calling Luigi, he was extremely groggy about being poisoned but when he woke up he realized he was in a room with a ghost that didn't seemed to be aggressive.

"My name is Madam Clairvoya, I was the one who saved you from the last attack of Melody"

"Why?"

"Because I am the only one who wasn't influenced by the Hollow King"

"Who? Where I am"

"You were poisoned by the beautiful pianist, I had to pull you out of that room because if you die the universe will die with the ascension of what you call Bowser but on my land we call the Morning Star better said Lucifer"

When he start to regain his senses he noticed the room was probably improvised at a last moment as it look like a guest receiving room, it was too manly, not as esoteric as he thought it was for a fortune teller but he was happy to be safe, he realized there were some windows leading to the outside and he noticed he started to rain, his GameBoy of horrors had no signal at all.

"You won't be able to communicate with Elvin, Luigi. I blocked every possible interference with the outside world, you are wondering who I am? My name is Clair I can't honestly remember my last name but I went professionally as Clairvoya on my world, I am a medium and a fortune teller I can see the future on a 49 day path but right now that path is coming to an end…"

"You know where is Mario?"

"Not on Bowser's Castle, he is not missing; he is here, his spirit is trapped in a middle point, a limbo in which his physical body got trapped in to pain, the same paintings that all of us we came from…"

That moment when the ball was over, all the sacrifices were placed on their respective locations, the ancient evil was walking in the aisles, and then he realized he made mistake, he tried to access Clairvoya room but she locked herself in, he was furious because they let them escape after killing her.

"Luigi, his body was transferred into the painting by King Boo, but he didn't do it alone the process is only applied to ghost and was created by your friend the professor"

"Why Elvin is guilty"

"He is not guilty, or innocent, he is the reason the Boo's capture your brother, but also he is the reason I am here, because he needs to be stopped from bringing the universe to a total state of entropy"

"You seem to know more than I know, how do you know all of this for real?"

"My abilities are to see the future; I can see 49 days whenever I place my skills on the minimum but when they are released, I can see the ultimate destination regards the time limit. On the year 1931 I got an invitation by Neville, or at least the ghost that was possessing his body, that invitation triggered my skills and when I saw the end of the universe and you be the last hope to avoid another cataclysm…"

"Wait, Elvin said something similar; he mentioned the universe already reset several times in the past but I don't remember anything out of the ordinary"

"He was right, the universe has reset, to be honest I do not have any memories either but is not the universe, I saw vague images with the invitation a hundred years ago on my timeline but honestly I do not understand it Luigi"

"Can you help me find my brother?" He asked in a shy manner, but also he was feeling better from the attempt of murder of Melody.

"I can, but my powers are fading, my road is coming to an end, I will need five objects that are around the house, but you don't need to worry I know the locations of this items, if you bring them to me I can help you, at least is the last thing I can do for the good of everyone, also if you ever find yourself in trouble you can take refuge in my room as the evil king or his minions can't come over here"

After listening to her, Luigi decided to walk around and start finding the items. His brother hat was missing, he was wondering how he could lose it because that was his most precious possession from his uniform? The second were his gloves, the third a letter which he was wondering the content, the fourth his shoe and the last one it was a power star that was useless in the spiritual field the mansion and the forest were encapsulated.

He was wondering why the fortune teller was helping him. What she would gain from? Maybe she was a servant of the Boo's but also, she said if he was in trouble he could go to her room and no one would be able to go in, so probably was an ally?

"Who are you revenant?" Clairvoya asked the body of Neville.

"I am a servant of the King, the real owner of this body is trapped in one of his paintings" Said the spirit that was occupying Neville's body.

"I am trying to understand why your king did this? Is far beyond any of my skills, but I swear to the all mighty God I will find a way to stop you even if take me a millennium"

"Had your powers woke up fully after I send you the invitation you witch?!"

"What are you planning to do with us? I can only see 49 days into the future, but your plan seems to be further than that, it embarks a century… who are you?" Said Clairvoya to her executioner, Neville moved his hand and with a telekinetic strike pulled Clair's jaw from her socket and she died on the spot.

"Why she didn't struggle like the others?" Said Neville to his boss.

" I do not know, but when her spirit awakes take it to the bottom where the well lies and leave it there, I have other guests to visit, I haven't fed on children's souls and I am glad your host had three children of his own" Said the ancient evil while levitating away.