Chapter 17: Broken Spirits
A/N: The story now gets a little supernatural! I love that stuff.
Sheba found herself stuck in a small dungeon cell. It was very filthy with rats and spiders and everything else that Sheba feared. It was also
very cold. She stayed where she was and cried. She was unable to move from her broken bones and injuries. She tired to sleep, but pain kept her awake. She imagined herself being with her family again, by the nice warm winter fire. Lavlivero was hot all year, but on winter nights it was very cold. She dreamed of food and water since she was getting hungry again. And her friends especially, they fought together to save
Wayard. As she though deeper about them, she thought of Ivan. What happened to him? Where was he now? The questions haunted her
mind. Will the others find out she had been locked up? And Ivan, will they find out he was killed? Thinking about that made her feel depressed.She managed to fall asleep and live next day and night without food, water, or freedom from pain.
She felt a warm touch to her shivering body. She didn't know if she was dreaming or not. It felt nice to be warm again. Her body had been
freezing in cold temperatures. She also began feeling sick with sorrow. That touch, it felt so...so soothing and calming. She couldn't feel
any broken bones in her body. She saw what is was. It was like a blue aura wrapping around her, almost like arms. Sheba scanned the
mysterious figure further more. The sweet violet eyes gave its identity away.
"Is..that you Ivan?" She said softly.
"It is."
She fell into the spirit who was holding her. He felt so real and alive to her.
"Why hasn't your spirit left Weyard yet?" Sheba asked, feeling a lot of her fear disappearing.
"I did leave Weyard, but I have to do deal with unfinished business here."
"Rescuing me again?"
"I want to, but you would have to also be dead, like me." He said sadly.
"Well can't you take me out of my misery at least?"
"Um..", Ivan said to her mind, "I don't know about that, you look pretty close to dying."
"I could try losing a lot of blood by opening my flesh wounds, but right now I'm too tired."
" I'll stay here until you fall asleep, just remember this is only a dream." The spirit made Sheba fall asleep. He hugged her and disappeared
into thin air.
Sheba awakened up a few hours later to find that she could move again. She felt no pain at all and all her wounds were gone. She also didn't feel the urge of hunger or thirst. More surprisedly, her djinn were still with her as usual. Babi hadn't taken them.
"Oh my gods!" She looked at her bleeding corpse on the floor. It was her damaged body. The rats and bugs begin to raid the corpse. She
shuddered and took a step out of the jail cell. She had died a horrible death so she was stuck forever haunting Babi's lighthouse. Maybe she could try and escape out of the window. It was a long way down, but ghosts can fly right?
"Here goes nothing." She jumped out. She couldn't fly out, but instead she fell into another one of the dark vortexes.
She was face to face with Babi again. He must have known about her escape plan.
"So my child has finally come out of hiding?" Babi grabbed her by the arm. "Now the real fun can begin."
"No, let me go!" Sheba tried to break her struggle out of his arms. She even pulled out a spark plasma at him, but all it did was make him
laugh.
"You weakling." He threw her into a glass container. She didn't contain her human form anymore. Her spirit had become a sphere of blue and
white. She was trapped in an eternal cage that Babi had been preparing. The cage had a terrible effect on her. Slowly, it was thrashing her
spirit apart. She had no idea what was going on outside the glass, the world inside the glass cage was dark, and filled with demons that had
been in the cage long before her. She had to hide from them. Fighting would drive out more demons. So she stayed where she was, shaking
uncontrollably behind a wall.
"This way, she's trapped inside!" Procne called out to Ivan quietly, "did you bring the stun bunnies?"
"I got it right here, cover me." He handed the bag full of tiny monster dust bunnies. "Atalanta should be here any time now."
"Babi it is time for your evil to end!" Atalanta appeared, fully armed with her bow. She shot them at him. At the same time, the dust bunnies
were released as they seal some of the barriers Babi was using to defend himself with.
"What the.." Babi had no idea what hit him.
Ivan sliced opened the glass cage where the Sheba's spirit was trapped in. He took the orb in his hands and it began to morph into human
form again. She looked lifeless, even for a spirit. He ran out with her into a portal that he created.
"Let's break." Procne looked over to Atalanta. They both disappeared into thin air. The stun bunnies blocked out Babi's eyes, making it hard to
see who was there. He had a feeling it was one of the goddesses from the spirit world. His power matched their strength.
"They may have gotten away this time, but they will be in for a big surprise once they come back." Babi said to himself, killing off the dust
bunny swarms in the thousands.
Sheba felt like she had been in years pure darkness, remembering her horrific experience. Where was she? The air around her felt good. It
wasn't cold like the air around Babi's lighthouse. She had awakened to find herself in a soft bed of flowers in the middle of a pond full of lilie pads. She looked scanned the area.
"I don't think we're in Weyard any more." She whispered to her djinn, who happen to be nearby.
"You're awake." Atalanta sensed the girl's awakening.
Sheba turned her head. "I've seen you before......" She walked across the water to meet up with the spirit. "Please, tell me why and what I
doing here."
Atalanta giggled, "Sheba, you're one of us now."
"You mean..I'm."
"Living in the afterlife."
"Where's Ivan?" She asked, "is he here?"
"He's running around somewhere nearby." She then pointed to the water, "but I think you should get a good look at yourself first.
Sheba looked down at her reflection in the water. She didn't look like the Sheba she was. Her hair was longer which reached down to the
bottom of her back. She was wearing strange clothing. The symbol of Jupiter centered her heart to attached her robe. Her dark purple silk robe descended all the way to the ground. Mostly, thin layers of light violet silk covered her.
"Nice isn't it?" Atalanta complimented.
"It's very nice, but how will I find Ivan in such a big place?"
"Follow your heart."
Sheba set out on her first adventure in the spirit world. The world wasn't much different from Wayard. The only nice thing was nothing
attacked her in the fields. She began to pick up on a melody. She was lured to the beautiful music. As she got closer, the music became
louder....
A/N: The story now gets a little supernatural! I love that stuff.
Sheba found herself stuck in a small dungeon cell. It was very filthy with rats and spiders and everything else that Sheba feared. It was also
very cold. She stayed where she was and cried. She was unable to move from her broken bones and injuries. She tired to sleep, but pain kept her awake. She imagined herself being with her family again, by the nice warm winter fire. Lavlivero was hot all year, but on winter nights it was very cold. She dreamed of food and water since she was getting hungry again. And her friends especially, they fought together to save
Wayard. As she though deeper about them, she thought of Ivan. What happened to him? Where was he now? The questions haunted her
mind. Will the others find out she had been locked up? And Ivan, will they find out he was killed? Thinking about that made her feel depressed.She managed to fall asleep and live next day and night without food, water, or freedom from pain.
She felt a warm touch to her shivering body. She didn't know if she was dreaming or not. It felt nice to be warm again. Her body had been
freezing in cold temperatures. She also began feeling sick with sorrow. That touch, it felt so...so soothing and calming. She couldn't feel
any broken bones in her body. She saw what is was. It was like a blue aura wrapping around her, almost like arms. Sheba scanned the
mysterious figure further more. The sweet violet eyes gave its identity away.
"Is..that you Ivan?" She said softly.
"It is."
She fell into the spirit who was holding her. He felt so real and alive to her.
"Why hasn't your spirit left Weyard yet?" Sheba asked, feeling a lot of her fear disappearing.
"I did leave Weyard, but I have to do deal with unfinished business here."
"Rescuing me again?"
"I want to, but you would have to also be dead, like me." He said sadly.
"Well can't you take me out of my misery at least?"
"Um..", Ivan said to her mind, "I don't know about that, you look pretty close to dying."
"I could try losing a lot of blood by opening my flesh wounds, but right now I'm too tired."
" I'll stay here until you fall asleep, just remember this is only a dream." The spirit made Sheba fall asleep. He hugged her and disappeared
into thin air.
Sheba awakened up a few hours later to find that she could move again. She felt no pain at all and all her wounds were gone. She also didn't feel the urge of hunger or thirst. More surprisedly, her djinn were still with her as usual. Babi hadn't taken them.
"Oh my gods!" She looked at her bleeding corpse on the floor. It was her damaged body. The rats and bugs begin to raid the corpse. She
shuddered and took a step out of the jail cell. She had died a horrible death so she was stuck forever haunting Babi's lighthouse. Maybe she could try and escape out of the window. It was a long way down, but ghosts can fly right?
"Here goes nothing." She jumped out. She couldn't fly out, but instead she fell into another one of the dark vortexes.
She was face to face with Babi again. He must have known about her escape plan.
"So my child has finally come out of hiding?" Babi grabbed her by the arm. "Now the real fun can begin."
"No, let me go!" Sheba tried to break her struggle out of his arms. She even pulled out a spark plasma at him, but all it did was make him
laugh.
"You weakling." He threw her into a glass container. She didn't contain her human form anymore. Her spirit had become a sphere of blue and
white. She was trapped in an eternal cage that Babi had been preparing. The cage had a terrible effect on her. Slowly, it was thrashing her
spirit apart. She had no idea what was going on outside the glass, the world inside the glass cage was dark, and filled with demons that had
been in the cage long before her. She had to hide from them. Fighting would drive out more demons. So she stayed where she was, shaking
uncontrollably behind a wall.
"This way, she's trapped inside!" Procne called out to Ivan quietly, "did you bring the stun bunnies?"
"I got it right here, cover me." He handed the bag full of tiny monster dust bunnies. "Atalanta should be here any time now."
"Babi it is time for your evil to end!" Atalanta appeared, fully armed with her bow. She shot them at him. At the same time, the dust bunnies
were released as they seal some of the barriers Babi was using to defend himself with.
"What the.." Babi had no idea what hit him.
Ivan sliced opened the glass cage where the Sheba's spirit was trapped in. He took the orb in his hands and it began to morph into human
form again. She looked lifeless, even for a spirit. He ran out with her into a portal that he created.
"Let's break." Procne looked over to Atalanta. They both disappeared into thin air. The stun bunnies blocked out Babi's eyes, making it hard to
see who was there. He had a feeling it was one of the goddesses from the spirit world. His power matched their strength.
"They may have gotten away this time, but they will be in for a big surprise once they come back." Babi said to himself, killing off the dust
bunny swarms in the thousands.
Sheba felt like she had been in years pure darkness, remembering her horrific experience. Where was she? The air around her felt good. It
wasn't cold like the air around Babi's lighthouse. She had awakened to find herself in a soft bed of flowers in the middle of a pond full of lilie pads. She looked scanned the area.
"I don't think we're in Weyard any more." She whispered to her djinn, who happen to be nearby.
"You're awake." Atalanta sensed the girl's awakening.
Sheba turned her head. "I've seen you before......" She walked across the water to meet up with the spirit. "Please, tell me why and what I
doing here."
Atalanta giggled, "Sheba, you're one of us now."
"You mean..I'm."
"Living in the afterlife."
"Where's Ivan?" She asked, "is he here?"
"He's running around somewhere nearby." She then pointed to the water, "but I think you should get a good look at yourself first.
Sheba looked down at her reflection in the water. She didn't look like the Sheba she was. Her hair was longer which reached down to the
bottom of her back. She was wearing strange clothing. The symbol of Jupiter centered her heart to attached her robe. Her dark purple silk robe descended all the way to the ground. Mostly, thin layers of light violet silk covered her.
"Nice isn't it?" Atalanta complimented.
"It's very nice, but how will I find Ivan in such a big place?"
"Follow your heart."
Sheba set out on her first adventure in the spirit world. The world wasn't much different from Wayard. The only nice thing was nothing
attacked her in the fields. She began to pick up on a melody. She was lured to the beautiful music. As she got closer, the music became
louder....