Chapter Eleven- Ghost Of The Past Part Two: The Library, Eleri's Mark

"To see my own child after all these years, words cannot begin to express my sorrow to see her here in this place of false ideals and hidden agendas" Eleri Raku-Malphur

The Library

Enali looked up at the female that stood before her.

"Welcome dear child to the place of rest for all people, including the guardians" the woman said as she held out her hand.

"Who are you?" Enali asked as she took the womans hand.

The woman smiled and helped Enali up, "I am the Librarian"

Enali looked around at the frames that wandered around and the people that seemed to mindlessly move in lines. Everything to her seemed fake, like people were putting on a show.

"What is this place?" Enali asked as she looked at her hands.

"This is the place that all come to when they die" the librarian said, "But oddly enough, you are not quite dead"

A cold wind pushed past the librarian, pushing Enali back a little. Beside Enali stood an awoken woman with straight pink hair and cold red eyes.

"Ah, Eleri, I was wondering when you'd show up"

Eleri gave a small nod to the Librarian, "Evening ma'am, I wish to show the newest addition to her quarters"

"Very well" the librarian said before wandering off.

Eleri took a deep breath before grabbing Enali's hand and quickly dragging her off.

Once they were out of sight, Enali jerked her hand away from Eleri, "Who the hell are you and hwat did she mean by me being dead or not quite dead"

Eleri waved her hand over her body revealing a warlock outfit that looked similar to the one Enali had given to Halima.

"I am Eleri Raku-Malphur, your mother, and we are in the Library"

Enali took a step back, shaking her head.

"But how can I be dead? I was just with Jack and Kalos in the torture chamber about to..."

"About to be made into a fallen sex slave, I know Enali, I see everything up here" Eleri said as she motioned for her to follow.

Enali hesitated before finally following Eleri.

"Since you are here I assume your father has something up his sleeves..."

Enali looked over at her mother before back down at her hands.

"Oh you didnt know that your father was still alive?"

Enali shook her head as they entered through a doorway. Everything was painted in the queens colors and made to look both new and old.

"Yes, Shin Malphur is still alive and I wish that I could still be with him but Dredgen kind of messed everything up" Eleri said as she pointed to a chair in the center of the room.

Enali walked over to it and sat down, keeping her eyes on her mother.

"Why am I here?" she asked.

Eleri smiled at her daughter and handed her a small glass with some tan colored liquid in it.

"Drink up, this is going to be a long conversation"

Enali took a sip before coughing as the liquid burned her throat.

"Not a drinker huh? Your brother would have been disappointed" Eleri said with a smile.

"No, my brother would have killed me and still plans on it"

"Not that brother, the other" Eleri said handing Enali a picture.

It was her, Xander, and Jack.

"Xander Kivali Malphur, Mine and Shins first child"

Enali shook her head trying to understand what she had just been told.

"I would have hoped to have told you myself or Xander would have said something before he was killed by the Shadows but it wasnt meant to happen till now"

Enali touched Xanders face. She missed him and wished he were still here.

"Xander is still very much alive in two forms" Eleri said as she sat next to Enali, "One of the forms you already know as Kalos.. The other, thanks to Eris, is as an Exo"

Enali closed her eyes. She still couldnt wrap her mind around the concept that Xander was actually her brother and that she had let him die.

"Enali, listen to me, there is nothing that id like more than to site here for all eternity and catch up on lost time, but your destiny is not to reside here"

Enali looked over at her mother who had a smile on her face.

"Your destiny is out there, bringing the darkness to its knees and aiding David in stopping the utter destruction of the galaxy"

"But how do I even get out of here, I mean there isnt even a way to return to life…" Enali said softly as her voice cracked, "Besides… all I ever do is fail everyone, I cant manage to keep a single team together long enough to complete a task"

Eleri laughed as she ruffled Enali's hair.

"I have more pull here than you think my daughter, but its time I tell you of the legacy your father left for you" Eleri said as she pulled a photo album from a shelf.

She flipped it to a page that held a picture of Enali holding the famed hand cannon The Last Word as Shin held her on his shoulders.

"Your father was a man of many things, first and foremost he was a father to you three. But he was so proud to have you as a daughter. You showed so much promise, you were able to wield all three elements with ease"

Enali touched the picture very gently before looking at her mother.

"Your father left you his most favored weapon in a chest for you somewhere in the jungles of South America, it is your destiny to find it and use it to push back the darkness, your Red Death will only get you so far and it will draw a lot of attention" Eleri said as she drew her a small map.

Enali watched, fascinated.

"But what if I dont want to go back, what if I want to stay here with you, away from everyone else it would be better that way..." Enali said as she memorized the map.

"I wish you could sweetheart, but unfortunately I dont want you here in this shit hole"

"But everyone seems so happy"

Eleri shook her head as she closed the album and walked to the window.

"This place is not all that it seems, The Librarian for instance, she has hidden motives for allowing people to move around here in the ways that they do… I do not trust her and havent in the time that ive been here… The Traveler gave me the authority to override many of her decisions and one of those decisions was to hold you here"

Enali looked at her mother, her eyes wide.

"Im going to use my void abilities to send you back, but once I do, I will fade from all existence, even here in the library"

Enali stood to her feet, throwing the chair across the room.

"I will not let you do that mother" she yelled as void energy started building her.

"Enali, please, allow me this one act of selflessness towards my child. I will also give you something to aid you on the outside" Eleri said as she took Enali's hand.

Enali gritted her teeth as a mark burned itself into her wrist.

"The mark grants you the ability to self heal and heal others without the use of your ghost, which you have already discarded, everything that give life flows through your blood, the blood of a royal awoken"

Enali looked at the mark, noting the awokens seal.

"In return for this mark, I ask one thing of you my dearest daughter..."

Enali looked up at her mother, tears falling from her eyes.

"Deliver judgment upon those that have transgressed against you and the light and that includes your brother Jack"

Enali nodded and quickly hugged her mother, squeezing her tight.

"Now, lets see about getting you to the other side"