Last Holiday on Terra

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Billions of colors were flying past me. Brilliant hues of blues, reds, yellows, and their tertiary shades. There was no sound. No color really, I actually felt it. And it felt familiar. I realized that the Terran that I knew as Julia had expired. But where was she? She should have remained with me. That's how this works...we carry all the souls with us forward.

I felt lonely without her. I felt...empty.

I wasn't ready for this.

I already knew that Deity was literally thawing the soulless shell of the Abraxan known as Alder Rowann once again so that reclamation of the biological shell that had originally held my primary soul could occur.

I remembered that my soul was being confined in a specific soul jar; I was immortal while held at bay inside. Suddenly, I felt trapped. I knew that I had to escape; I had to find her...to take her with me; the memories of everything that I learned from her would soon escape me like a long forgotten dream.

"As an empath, one need only to pulsate their inner light, their soul, if you will, and expand your bubble. See, you don't come into my dance space and I won't come into yours. It's pretty simple really."

Her voice was like a beacon and I felt very much like a moth to a flame.

I had to expand my bubble...my light pulsated and soon I found myself in a darkened box. I remembered that my soul jar would have been placed on a private ship under heavy guard. The jar would have been located in a series of safes, boxes within boxes within several rooms.

I had a long way to go.

I continued to pulsate my light and burst through each box and each room until I felt other souls within my proximity...they felt so close, that I could almost touch them. One of them was my brother...The range of emotion that I was feeling from him actually weakened my light...I realized that I had to remain within the light of love. I would see him again. I knew I would. I expanded my bubble more...

I felt the fearful vibrations of the men that I knew to be my guards and took this to mean that I had one more barrier to break through. I could feel the frantic vibration of Cee's soul; he was excited, yet afraid. What was he afraid of?

Open the door...My thoughts were very specific...

I could feel it...they could feel my thoughts. What was blocking my path to them?

Open the door. Do not struggle to ignore me...Open the door!

It was then that I felt her...my Julia...

OPEN THE DOOR!

The double doors whooshed open and my light filled the room, swallowing up everything inside it.

Really Rowan?

It was indeed my Julia and my light became smaller than a pin point of light and I entered the shell that housed her soul so that we could be rejoined once again. It was a futile attempt.

You have to be patient, Rowan, she said to me. The agency is jump starting your body—come on, I'll show you. It is supposed to be easy work for you right? Come on, come with me. I'll take you there...

I could feel her words. I found them to be comforting, but I was worried about my brother. I was worried about her too. Why did she not remain with me? What felt like a millennium, I finally felt the proximity of my own original body.

I saw pale blue eyes surrounded by blue corneas. The Deity. Rowan, it said. You must venture forth slowly. We are aware of your fears. Let them go. They do not serve you.