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A/N: Hello again darlings! I have had so many ideas flying around in my head and a lot of suggestions for this story that I just had to keep writing!
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Chapter Twelve
*Maka's POV
I was dreaming, that much I knew. I was flying, soaring through the dark sky. Flying to where I did not know. I could feel an unseen force pulling me, moving me towards something. As the force propelled me closer and closer to my destination, I tried to see if I could see where I was going. But I could not. All I could see was darkness.
Suddenly, I was falling to the ground. I landed with a soft thump. I slowly rose to my feet, and looked around at my surroundings. And what I saw was breathtaking.
All around me was a garden that looked as if gods had made it. On the left side of me was a waterfall with water that landed into a lagoon surrounded by the greenest grass. On the right side of me was a gorgeous rose garden with statues of goddesses and a marble bench in the center of the garden. I felt as if I was in some other dimension. As I was taking in everything around me, a beautiful woman in a black and amber dress walked towards me.
"You've arrived." she said to me.
I looked at her with confusion. 'Has she been waiting for me? Why? Who is she? And why does she look so familiar?' I thought to myself.
"Who are you?" I asked her.
"My name is Sakura. And you are Maka, yes?" she said.
"How do you know my name?" I asked her, surprised written across my face.
"I have been waiting for you, my dear." Sakura said.
"You have? Why? And where are we?" I asked her.
"We are in the Weaver Realm. It is a realm that shinigamis go to once they have passed. Beyond this garden is the kingdom of the shinigamis. It is where shinigamis that have passed go to oversee the living and direct the dead to the realm they belong in." Sakura replied to me.
"So you are a shinigami?" I asked her.
"No. I was married to one. I am here because my soul mate is here." she said to me.
"Why have am I here?" I asked her.
" You have been brought here because a terrible evil threatens to tip the balance of the realm. This evil plans on killing you, and in doing so will tip the balance." she said.
"But what does my death have to do with anything?" I asked her.
"Because you are fated to a shinigami. If you die, he will die as well." Sakura said.
"Fated? To whom?" I asked.
"I believe you already know the answer." she said.
I thought for a moment. Then it hit me.
"Kidd? I'm fated to Kidd? That's not possible." I said incredulously.
"It is, my dear. You know it's true. Even as we speak, your powers are further developing. You have seen and felt the signs. Being able to hear his thoughts, feel his emotions. You feel a deep connection with him, one that you can't explain." Sakura said.
I thought about what she was saying. I knew what she was saying was true, but I was having a hard time believing it. The thought of Kidd being my soulmate made my heart and soul fill with inexplicable happiness. Thinking of Kidd made me realize something incredible.
"You're his mother, aren't you?" I asked her.
"Yes. Lord Death is my soulmate but I died when Kidd was young." Sakura stated.
"But I thought that when one dies, the other does too?" I said with confusion.
"That is true for most shinigamis. But in Lord Death and mine's situation, it is different. You see, all beings are meant to procreate so that our bloodlines can continue. We are meant to nurture and guide our young. And when one parent dies, the other must stay alive until the young have reached maturity. So when I had died, nature knew that my husband had to remain alive to take care of Kidd. And when Kidd received all the lines of sanzu, nature knew that he had reached maturity and took Lord Death." Sakura explained to me.
"So if Kidd and I have children, and one of us dies, the other will live until our children reach maturity?" I asked.
"Yes." she said.
I thought about that. 'It makes sense. And as much as don't want to admit it, it makes me relieved to know there is a reason I have been hearing Kidd's thoughts. But if I am his soulmate, then that means Kidd has been experiencing similar things. Is that why he keeps referring to me as his queen? But why queen? Why not soulmate?'
"Sakura?" I said.
"Yes?" she said.
"When I hear Kidd's thoughts, he keeps referring to me as his queen. Why?" I asked her.
"Ahhh. That is because you are his queen. There is a shinigami legend that states a shinigami will find his soulmate, his queen, before he reaches maturity. And since you are his soulmate, you are essentially his queen." Sakura explained.
"But why hasn't he told me this?" I asked her.
"Usually the shinigami would find a time to tell his queen all this. But in yours and Kidd's case, the Weaver realm felt it was necessary for you to learn it from us." Sakura said to me.
"Why?" I asked her.
"Because of the great evil that plans on killing you. Since your soul has fully connected to Kidd, if you die, he will as well. And you have no children yet, so there would be no one to carry on the bloodline. So nature has decided to step in and help." she said.
"But how can nature help?" I asked her with confusion.
"Nature has decided to put her arms around you and clothe you with the power of Amber Protection. This power will allow you to protect not just yourself, but Kidd as well. It is one of the greatest powers in all the realms, and nature has gifted you with it." Sakura explained to me.
Hearing Sakura explain it to me, I realized it was pretty big deal that nature had decided to bestow the gift to me. Knowing that made me feel a little overwhelmed at the responsibly of it all. I was so deep into my thoughts, that I didn't realize that Sakura had asked me a question.
"What?" I said to her.
"I asked you if you had any questions." she replied with a smile.
I thought for awhile. I couldn't think of anything that I needed answered. Everything Sakura had said to me so far had pretty much made sense. After trying and failing to think of questions, I answered her.
"I don't have any right now." I said.
"In that case, let us talk about your training. " Sakura said.
"Training?" I asked, confusion ringing in my voice.
"Yes. I know my son has asked you to rest and get better before he trains you. But what he going to train you will require spiritual and emotional strength. Which is what you and I will be focusing on. The Soul Restore technique requires a strong spiritual connection with nature, one which you have not mastered yet. Over the next few days, I will be teaching you how to become one with nature." Sakura explained to me. She walked away from me then and paused before a flower that was wilting.
"See this flower? This flower will die unless it becomes healthy again. To be one with nature, you have to learn to connect with it. And to do that, you have to show it that you care. That you will do everything in your power to restore any imbalance that threatens its life force. Once you have connected with nature, you can learn how to quickly restore energy lost, control its life force, even communicate with nature. " Sakura said to me. She motioned for me to stand next to her.
"I want you to connect with this flower. Make it see that you mean it no harm." she said to me as I walked up to her.
"How do I do that?" I asked her.
"Touch the flower. Focus on the energy that is surrounding it. That energy is its life force. Concentrate on making a connection with that energy. When you have connected with it, you will feel a warm sensation caress your soul. Once you have connected with it, focus on what you want it to know. When it understands you have good intentions, it will glow a soft amber, allowing you to restore it to a healthy state." Sakura instructed me.
I knelt down on the ground next to the flower. Taking a deep breath, I touched the flower and focused on feeling the energy surrounding it. After several moments of deep concentration, I felt the air shift. My soul began to feel a warm sensation caressing it. I had connected with the flower.
"Good, good. Now focus on what you want it to know. " Sakura said to me.
I looked at the flower and focused on making the flower see that I mean it no harm. As I knelt there, I was concentrating so hard that it didn't register that I and the flower were beginning to glow a soft amber. Only did I hear the flower speak, did I stop concentrating.
"You may stop now, my child. I understand that you wish to heal me." the flower said.
"Why can I hear you? I thought I had to learn how to develop that skill." I asked with surprise and confusion.
"Generally that is true. But the strong force of your soul and your intense passion for others has given you that skill. I can tell you won't need much training. You have already master the skill of communicating with nature. No, not mastered. Surpassed." the flower said to me.
"Surpassed?" I asked.
"Yes. Not only can you communicate with nature by words and thoughts alone, but you can speak to nature through your soul. And since you can do that, you are also able to communicate with the Elders of Time, the oldest beings in the universe. Anytime you seek guidance, all you must do is simply look inside your soul and you will be granted an audience with the elders. No one has been able to do this. You are the first to ever surpass." the flower said to me with a happy smile.
"I am the first? Tha-that is incredible." I said with a huge smile.
"Yes. Quite." the flower said to me.
I let that sink in. 'I've surpassed. Surpassed. I have this great feeling swarming around in me. It feels almost like a feeling of pride, but much better.' I thought to myself. As I continued thinking, a thought struck me.
"Wait. You said I could communicate with nature through my soul. Is that how I am talking to you right now?" I asked the flower.
"Yes." the flower answered.
"This is so awesome! I am just so-. Wait. I haven't healed you yet. Oh no! I better do that! I don't want you to die!" I said with worry. I tried to think of a way to heal the flower, but nothing came to me. I began to panic.
"Oh no. I can't think of how to save you! I have to save you! I have to!" I said with extreme panic.
"Be calm my child. All you must do is look to your soul. Your soul will guide you." the flower said to me.
"Be calm and look to my soul. Got it." I said, still panicked.
I did as the flower instructed. I calmed down and turned my thoughts to my soul. As I looked at my soul, I immediately saw what I had to do. I quickly tapped my life force and gave some of it to the flower. As that piece of life force flowed into the flower, the flower began to glow a bright pink until there was a flash of white light.
"Thank you my child. You have restored my life energy. As a thank you, I will grant you the gift of control. This gift allows you to control and use nature against any enemies you have." the flower said.
"Thank you. It is a great honor." I said to the flower.
"You have done well my child. But now it is time for you to return. Be safe my child. And I wish you the best of luck in the battles to come." the flower said to me.
I said my goodbyes to the flower and let my soul return back to the Weaver realm. Upon returning to the realm, I felt a soft tug at my soul. Like someone was trying to pull me somewhere. 'That's odd.' I thought. But I didn't think any more of it.
"Well done my child. You did very well." Sakura said to me. I turned around, startled.
"Thanks you Sakura." I said.
"You are quite welcome dear. You deserve the praise. You did very well for one so young. You have even been granted the gift of control and the gift of immortal communications. That is quite impressive." Sakura paused then continued.
"Though you have mastered so much tonight, we still have so much to learn. I will need you to come back to the Weaver Realm for the next week so that we can continue to train." she said.
"How do I come back?" I asked.
"To get back to this realm, you need to be sleeping. Once you are in that state between sleeping and dreaming, just look to your soul and it will guide you to the correct path you need to take. Since you now have the gift of immortal communications, you may find that a clear path has already been made for you." Sakura explained.
"Okay. Thank you Sakura. You have been so much he-" As I spoke, I felt that soft tug again. This time more painful. I cried out in pain and fell to the ground. Sakura knelt down beside me.
"It seems my son is trying to call you back to the Earthen realm. You must go my dear. If you do not, the tugs will become more painful." she said.
"But why are they painful?" I asked through clenched teeth.
"They are painful because he does not realize that you are in another realm. All he sees is that you are in a comatose state and has become worried. He fears your soul is beginning to crumble and become sick. You must go child. Go!" Sakura said urgently.
I looked at Sakura and said goodbye as I returned back to the Earth. When I opened my eyes, my eyes met golden orbs.
Here is chapter twelve as promised! I hope you enjoyed it! The next chapter won't be for a few days, as I have began training at my new job. So until next time! And as always, please leave me a review! -Sesshomaruslover17
