(Kingdom of Lugnica)(Rosewall Mansion)(Emilia's Room)
The blue sky above the kingdom of Lugnica changed slowly into cloudy grey layered skies. Emilia stood against the castle window looking at the Rosewall courtyard with a gloomy expression. Puck watched the elven girl as if she was Juliet waiting for Romeo to come to her.
"Pack you mind If I could ask you something?" Emilia said calmly yet softly.
"What's wrong Lia?" Pack said in a concerned tone.
"I want to know what are dreams... A dream can't be just a vision we see every night, there has to be something more to it and the people we encounter in it." Emilia said softly.
"The dream you experienced last night... Is that why you ask?" Pack said as he folded his arms.
Emilia's soft fingers rested on the edge of the castle window, hearing her companion's voice made her grip the edge of the window even tighter.. The half-elf turned around from the window and gazed at the floating cat.
"So, you were observing. How can I forget that spirits can visit other people's dreams." Emilia said with a faint smile.
"Got that right, I am an artificial spirit after all, you were talking in your sleep. I manifested at night to see if you were ok using some of your od, I sensed your soul in another plane other than our own like you were in someone else's dream. The both of you shared the same dream simultaneously, it is as if this person's subconscious was calling out to someone that's the same as him so he can relate and finally form a bond. I couldn't help but look at what was going on."
Emilia gasped at Pack's words.
"Y-you really think so? Could that person have been me this person's subconscious is calling out to? " Emilia said as her amethyst eyes sparkled, as her face lit up after feeling down.
Pack closed his eyes and nodded "Precisely, you may have heard this individual's call and astral projected to his dream and shared this person's dream. What took place in your dreaming state is what some people call is a forbidden encounter.
"Astral projection... How intriguing... Personally, I'm a bit afraid of that happening to me, the thought of seeing my physical body lying in my bed before me would freak me out. Especially seeing what's around you in an out-of-body experience, like shadow people or demons." Emilia said in a scared tone of voice.
"Well, the time you fell asleep, it seemed you weren't afraid of leaving your body to see that boy." Pack teased
" Pack, the whole astral projection subject was merely just your assumption on how I ended up in that dream. Who could have known what caused our dreams to trigger simultaneously?" Emilia pouted.
"In all honesty Lia, I don't know a lot about dreams, it's a tough category to put my paw on, but in my point of view, they can be visions of stories that our mind creates while we sleep. Some can be premonitions, past lives, what's to come in the future, prophetic, or just random. Who knows... We could be traveling to different realms in the spiritual world as we and other life forms sleep. The subconscious mind is a very powerful thing, it may hold the keys and secrets of life we all seek." Pack said in an honest tone.
"I love your perspective Pack; you have an intelligent mind of an old conscious elder." Emilia said as she smiled gently, clasping her hands together."
Pack smiled, he closed his eyes and floated in the air near the half-elf.
"I am 420 years old after all, old age comes with a lot of knowledge and wisdom." Pack said.
"Of course, ancient spirit, I wouldn't be present here in this kingdom without you coming into my life." Emilia said.
Pack nodded "No matter how hard someone tries to separate us, our frozen bond will never melt, I promise you.
Emilia blissfully smiled as she closed her eyes, a faint red blush appeared on her cheeks like red roses.
"Have you tried asking the lesser spirits about dreams? They might know a thing or two." Puck said.
Emilia shook her head back and forth in response to the flying cat.
"they're low leveled spirits, their knowledge about dreams isn't as vast."
"Hmm... I would suggest asking Beatrice but that's highly unlikely. I saw you two interact or say one word to each other." Pack added.
"I don't mind... I mean I don't know much about her ever since I came to the mansion. Beatrice is so secluded from us and quiet as a mouse. I don't remember a time I saw her leave the mansion library, she cooped up in there 24/7." Emilia said in an honest tone.
"That's the way she is, nobody can change her but herself. Beatrice seems to be slowly getting along with Subaru though she is still mean as heck." Pack said as he laughed.
"To each their own, I believe you'll be able to change her since you two are quite close, or maybe convince to come out of that library for once." The half-elf said as she turned around
"Trust me, Lia, it's harder than you think. Doesn't matter if we're close, if she hears the word (come out) she's throwing me out of the library... No questions asked... Beatrice is quite the bookworm introvert; she wouldn't even leave the library even if the castle was under attack. As well a long history of not being able to deal with people since she's bad at social interactions." Pack Stated.
"Unfortunate... Since Beatrice, and I never talked, do you think she has a vendetta against me for looking like the wit...
"Enough Lia... You see! Look whose making assumptions other than me, I wouldn't overthink it and simply leave it at that." You have gone through enough over the years Lia, you need a peaceful state of mind instead of worrying about other people liking you." Pack said.
"I Have no choice but to worry about other people liking me, better yet the whole country loving me as a king one day If I ever get to see it." Emilia said seriously.
Pack sighed. "you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders, missy. It's almost the afternoon you should try to get a good nap after standing near the window waiting for Subaru all morning."
"I can't help it; he wouldn't lie about returning to the castle, would he?" Emilia said as she had a sad expression on her face.
"You worry too much Lia, Subaru has my approval of being trusted, he isn't the type to lie in my keen eyes. Here I know your favorite color is purple, take this amethyst stone it should help you take your mind off things, sleep well, and have better dreams."
Pack dug in his pink bag, he placed a medium-sized amethyst stone in the palm of Emilia's right hand.
The half-elf gazed at the stone in her hand in awe admiring its beauty before her.
"It's so pretty..." Emilia said in a soft tone.
"Glad you like it, put it under your pillow when you sleep, I'm sure you'll be energized soon as you wake up tomorrow and turn in your recommendation letter to the kingdom."
Emilia simply nodded.
"If I sleep with this stone under my pillow, you think I'll see that little boy again in my dream? If he is real by any chance?" Emilia asked the cat.
"Possibly, but it won't happen if you have so many things running through your mind, the multiple thoughts you think equals multiple dreams. The dream you seek must be pursued with a clear mind. You have to have a deep focus and must envision to the best of your ability. Speak the words out of your mouth as they are spells casted into the vast universe and you shall receive. The consciousness you encountered in your dream is in fact real including several other consciousnesses that were present at the time. The soul of the little boy transitioned to the astral realm but it seems he still's earthbound and unaware dwelling in worlds of unconscious minds, if my observation was correct based on his energy. Somehow, he came across your spiritual energy and gravitated to you more, seemingly calling you to his reality since he can relate to your hardships in life. I suggest what you do from now on is write down your dreams in a dream log and keep track of it, that way you can remember all the things that happened and the people you encounter." Pack explained to Emilia.
Gasping with a ray of hope the half-elf hopped and down with a blissful expression on her face.
"I -is he really? No way... I'll write down my dreams in my spare time, a new hobby suggested by the great Pack himself.
Pack rubbed his eyes and nodded. "Don't wait to the last-minute Lia, some say if you write your dreams down right away you get to continue where your dream left off and meet the people you seen again. Hey! You might meet your future knight the more you dream."
Without hesitation Emilia raced from the castle window to the table she was sitting at, not thinking clearly, she gazed at the letter lying in the middle of the table, she grabbed her writing utensil on the left of the paper and flipped the paper over to a blank page, beginning to write down what happened in her dream in detail.
Pack's eyes widen in horror as he floated in midair next to the half-elf.
"Wait! What are you doing Lia? The kingdom of Lugnica won't accept your recommendation letter if there's chicken-scratch at the back of it..."
"I don't have time to look for any other paper in my room, I have to use this chance now to write down what happened in my dream before I forget later."
Pack sighed and shook his head. " Welp my time in the physical world is long overdue it's time for some shut-eye, try not to wreck that letter to oblivion.
Emilia gazed at her lifelong friend and stuck her tongue out at him as the cat disappeared and returned into the half elf's pyroxene crystal that rested on her chest.
"And his name was..." Emilia bangs covered her eyes as she dropped her writing utensil on the wooden table.
The scene faded to black
?
Eyes opened, laying down on the dark floor the figure raised its upper half of its body studying its surroundings. From what it looked like, it looked like a dark tunnel and at the end of the tunnel was a bright white light as a swarm of blue butterflies flew towards the light leading to eternity.
"Just where the hell am I? Is this the afterlife?" The figure said to himself
It seems your awake... Summoned to a brand-new beginning... Tell me deceased soul what is your name?
A golden spirit said as it manifested in thin air.
The figure glared at the golden spirit and Muttered Its name.
"The name is InuYasha, what of it?"
The scene faded to black
-ED Theme-
(Ouji yo ~Tsuki no Ura kara~)
One of your fingers has been cut off
but nine still remain
You will not commit any crimes with these fingers
Pain is a way pain is a prayer
a short cut for being able to meet you
The people cried for you as if they were your mother
Like your father and instead of your brother
Your sweetheart cried out her eyes
Now at last the long-awaited yearning
has alighted in your chest
Oh prince you have come here
You shall become an avalanche of broken glass
My heart breaks and is set ablaze
when shouting for you to barge in
You are swayed inside this sea
Your boat of joy is overflowed
Oh prince I will immediately go for you
Silent Night the smooth river of stars
You unfasten the ribbon over your chest
Ah you can't even raise your head
One day the person who seeks you
even if you were to die and be reborn
No matter the number of wounds you received
the two of you will still become one
The love your bodies shared will not be torn
The singing wind and the birds seeking greenery carried hope with them
Oh prince I will be a light glowing in your fingertips...
illuminating your way
so you won't miss the correct path
From behind the moon...from behind the moon
From behind the moon...from behind the moon