Ello folks! Arana here! And finally… Christmas break is over… I can start posting more often again… Fun Fact: I have trouble posting at home because I have distractions like video games and talking to friends over Skype.
Also, there will be a special preview for the sequel to this story, called Gabriel and Arie. Now, I don't want to spoil my idea for the beginning of the story, but I can tell you who Gabriel and Arie are. Gabriel is a witch who is also a gypsy, seeing how her family, who had supported her through her exploration of her witch powers, are gypsies. Arie is her familiar, however she is a just a rainbow fireball with two white eyes.
I would like to share a mistake I made back during my early typing stages. Back before I got to high school, in fact. A few years ago. This story I was writing was going to be a nice kids story (I still have a printed copy of it, from the printer at my old school) and in one of the later chapters, I was supposed to write "This" but instead, I wrote "T54his". I am seriously considering making this mistake a silly little recurrence in my stories.
I am a Beta Reader now! Though, I am picky about stories that I'll beta read. Only Undertale so far.
Do you want your OC to possibly make it into the story? I have a layout for writing out their info on my profile, which also includes two examples. Now, there are some rules, the biggest being that you need to PM me the layout and not put it in a review! (I'm looking at you, InkSans9542nd!) I do not want the admins of Fanfiction to look and think that this story is a interactive story.
And now, onto the story!
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Chapter 11- My Black "Soul"
I was practicing piano (yes I can play it) when I first felt it. A small pinch, it felt like at least, in my soul as my eyes and my soul started to darken, slowly going from white to gray, and still becoming darker. Luckily, it was slow, so I had time to prepare myself.
A quick call to Mom and Dad got them rushing to help me prepare for this… "meeting" between me and an entity that lived in my soul. Hopefully, they would keep people away from me~even though I would be held down doesn't mean I would not break free~as I would be stuck in bed until I said the code word to get them to release me.
Although, other people could get the wrong idea and think it was child abuse, but I was giving my consent to this. After the first time he wanted to talk to me, I didn't want anyone to get hurt.
So, that's why I'm tied down to my bed, bundled up, and my head was propped up. Downstairs I could hear Mom explaining things to Kyle~he was staying with us~but he already knew about this. In fact, she was really explaining it to Lucas~he had shown up about five minutes ago~as well as the other Angels that I could not come play for the moment.
My vision was starting to darken. Now, loud noises became whispers to me, but I did catch a faint whimper to my left~Whit had decided to pop in to keep my company. Hopefully Blackie wouldn't pop in and start a miniature Gasterblaster war…
And then, everything went black, and I felt myself falling, down into the abyss that was my soul. This time, however, I noticed that there were… others here.
Small, colored souls, each a color that co-asided with my emotion-colors, had decided to come dance around me. Almost instantly, I felt their hope, which was surprisingly strong. One of the two red souls chirped, and somehow, some way, I understood her. What did she say? That she and these other souls were here to help.
So, the souls danced around me, shifting my position so that I was falling in a slight pencil dive.
And then, I was in a miniature world, filled with small huts, a beautiful world. As I floated down, wonder in my soul, I noticed that the 20 or so souls spread out, and started to grow into different forms. Most of them became monsters, but, to my great surprise, there were little skeletons. The rest became human, like the cherry red and pink souls.
When we all landed, I looked around in wonder. "What is this?" I thought outloud.
"This is inside your soul," answered the pink soul, with a smile. She seemed… motherly. "And we… are basically your other selves."
Well that explained why there was only one male~the darker red soul~in the bunch. But, something didn't add up. All of them seemed to co-aside with the changes of my soul, besides black. Where was he?
"Jackson's at the waterfall," laughed the green soul, a big grin on her muzzle (she was a wolf monster) as she pointed in that direction. "We'll take you there!"
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Lucas was weirded out, and if he had his wings~he had them at one point of his life, but he barely remembered what they looked like now~they would probably be slightly unfurled or be twitching with slight annoyance at this.
Apparently, Ariel had another soul inside her soul, that would sometimes take her into her own soul to speak with her. In these cases, they apparently had to tie her down to her bed to keep her from hurting anyone.
Lucas hoped she'd be back in control of herself soon.
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I was surprised to see that the "waterfall" was made out of liquid rainbows. And that it was smaller than I imagined it. The pool that it trickled into seemed to be deep, but water level was… about a fourth of the pool.
"This pool has been getting lower by the year," sighed Teardrop, the turquoise soul, as she looked at the rainbow waters. "It's all we can do to keep it at this level since you haven't been getting that much Hope anymore…"
"Yeah, we seriously need to get you to learn how to take in Hope," Cherry, the cherry red soul, said with a slight snort. Seeing my confused face, she sighed. "If you focus on that fuzzy feeling you sometimes feel, you'll get more energized, because you're taking in Hope that's being released into the air by monsters and humans alike!"
"Oh," I said, still not quite getting it. Was that why my magic didn't want to work for me all the time?
Bekie, the dark purple soul, laughed, then said, "This pool is basically your magic pool."
That was when I noticed a tall human, with black hair, and fair skin. He wore an outfit similar to that of a butler, but I knew he couldn't be one. His hands were behind his back as he inspected the pool, his dark eyes darting to the waterfall every now and then. He muttered something, but I couldn't hear what he said.
He then turned to us, and walked over. He was… menacing, I have to say, as this was the first time I had ever seen my black soul in his full form. And apparently, his name was Jackson.
"Hello, Ariel," Jackson said, his voice betraying his darkness. "It has been a while, hasn't it?"
Doing my best not to seem scare, I nodded, but choose not to speak. My voice would probably betray my growing fear.
"Well, I have summoned you here because one, we need to rebuild the pool, and two, there is darkness coming," Jackson said with a wave of his gloved hand. He motioned to the pool, then sighed. "It used to be so full when you were a child, but now it's almost empty. You have forgotten your ability to take in Hope. But, hopefully, this meeting shall unlock it once more."
"We will help you when you need us," Hikari, the gold soul, said with a smile. "So, don't worry. You're not alone here."
With a nod, I suddenly felt myself fading. Most of the souls waved their goodbyes at me. As darkness entered my vision, and then cleared to show my bedroom, I thought about this… odd meeting.
With a quick call, with the code word in it, Mom and Dad rushed into the room to untie me. Behind them, I could see Lucas peeking in, as well as the other Angels of my generation. They all had worried faces, but I gave a big smile, and it seemed to leave… a little.
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And now, for the preview! (of what the sequel seems to be right now) Remember, this could change. I might make previews for other ideas for the sequel, and maybe make a poll for which one you guys want more.
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Gabriel and Arie- Preview
Jackson frowned at the fortune teller sign. "Gabriel and Arie" it read. On another sign, this time in the window of the small shop, read, "Real magic used to tell your fortune! That or it's just Arie's odd power…"
This intrigued him, seeing as he was searching for that… familiar feeling of hope that had died away long ago. Hope magic was a almost nonexistent these days, but he and the other Souls of Hope still investigated any sort of Hope magic in the multiverse.
In case she had returned.
Still, every case involving Hope magic since… the incident… had been either too weak to belong to… her… or, once one of them managed to find the source of the magic, had such an odd feeling that it was nowhere near the magic they once knew.
But this one, the one that only Jackson had felt, felt so much like… her… that he had rushed to investigate almost instantly, leaving Arana, the Guardians, and the other Souls wondering about what had gotten into him.
It seemed that this fortune teller's shop was the source of the feeling, since it was so strong here. It definitely felt like she was here.
So, Jackson opened the door and walked in. In moments, a gypsy like woman, about 5'4', rushed into the room, obviously called by the jingle of the bell. For a moment, she stood there, panting, as a small, rainbow fireball with two, white ovals, seemingly eyes, fluttered to her shoulder. The fireball seemed to study Jackson, just as he studied the gypsy.
She had fair skin, and two save point stars, one, simple one, as a clear birthmark, on the side of her neck, and a more detailed one in the center of her forehead. This one was a bright yellow, with seven orbs, each one colored like that of a human soul, patterned on the main body, will four, small triangles were placed between the tips of the four pointed star. It could be a tattoo, but it was hard to tell. Her short, auburn hair seemed to bounce with her every step, although her bangs were kept out of the way of her more detailed save point star with a small, red jewel. She had light blue eyes, which were wide as she took Jackson in.
Her outfit was what made Jackson believe she was some kind of gypsy, as it was a light blue, long sleeve shirt; light green pants, underneath a see-through, puffy, silken leggings which were light blue; and reddish shoes. Even the way she held herself just screamed gypsy.
"Uh, hello! Welcome to our humble fortune teller shop!" the woman greeted, bowing slightly.
"'Our'?" Jackson asked, raising a brow. He had had so much experience with interacting with common folk ever since… the incident… that he knew how to act like one.
"Oh, I'm Gabriel," the woman laughed. She then motioned to the fireball, who was just floating there, studying Jackson still. "And this is Arie, my familiar… Arie, what's wrong?" Suddenly, the woman turned her attention to the fireball, who chirped an answer, surprising both Jackson and the woman, but for different reasons.
"You know this man?!" the woman cried, her eyes widening in surprise, as she motioned to Jackson. The fireball chirped once more.
The fireball wasn't actually a fireball, it was a soul, Jackson realised. And not just any old soul, it seemed. His eyes widened, as he realised just whose soul that could be.
Before he could say something, though, "Arie" started to spin around him, chirping excitedly, before she turned back to the woman, chirping with such excitement, which caused the woman to gasp.
"Close the shop?! But Arie, this is our only way of making money!" the woman gasped.
Jackson took this moment to say something. "I'm guessing she wants you to close this place so that you can go on an adventure and so 'Arie' could return to her normal state?" he asked.
The woman looked at him oddly. "For all my years as a witch, I am totally and entirely confused at this," she said. "But I guess I have to go with my familiar's advice…"
Jackson nodded. Arie chirped again. Jackson then felt a small prod at his soul, a such familiar prod that made him smile slightly.
Things were starting to look brighter for the multiverse. And, judging to why Mia was suddenly looking into the shop~wow, that woman traveled fast~he knew that soon the Multiverse Protection Liege would know about his discovery soon enough.