𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 (𝑩𝒆𝒚𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊)

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑴𝒚 𝑬𝒚𝒆

"It's been a while since we went up to the surface together," Onika said. "How come we stopped doing that?"

"Remember the last time we all went to the same place?" Robyn asked, side eyeing Onika playfully.

Her and Beyoncé shared a laugh at the memory. The poor man didn't see it coming. Next thing he knew, his brains were scattered on the ground beside his lifeless body.

"In my defense," Onika said, "I was acting on the dare ya'll gave me."

"Spoken like a true scapegoat."

Onika rolled her eyes before looking to Beyoncé.

"What do you say, Bey?"

As soon as Beyoncé was about to give her answer, the sight of a new holding unit in use caught her eye.

Her eyes locked onto the mist that was seeping through the crack under the door.

In all her lifetimes, she's never witnessed a soul actually preparing to enter the underworld, let alone witness the sight of a new one entering Purgatory for the first time.

"Bey?" Robyn called out.

The blonde's eyes never left the door even as she answered her fellow queens.

"Ya'll go 'head..." she said, "...I'm gonna hang back on this one..."

Robyn and Onika shrugged before making their way further into Purgatory. Once they left, Bey turned to one of the lower-class demons, her golden eyes beaming as she beckoned him over.

"How can I be of service, your majesty?"

"I'll be occupying this room for a while," she said. "Make sure no one disturbs me."

"Yes ma'am."

Beyoncé entered the room, the demon closing and locking the door behind her. The lights were dim as she laid her eyes on the only bed in the room.

There the soul laid, appearing lifeless until the blonde began to walk towards her.

Upon the first step, the translucent being started writhing against the white sheets, shallow breaths being the only sound to escape her lips.

Beyoncé observed the behavior as she got closer. She chanced touching her finger to the being's cheek.

Upon first contact, the soul's eyes fluttered open as she let out a delicate gasp.

Though her eyes held no pupils, her head immediately went up to where Beyoncé was, her smile forming ever so slowly.

The sight astounded the blonde.

This soul looked to be completely blind, but she knew exactly where to look.

She seemed to recognize Bey's presence, which intrigued the blonde even more. She couldn't help but think of the sight as endearing.

Wanting to test her curiosity, Beyoncé took off her jacket and heels before getting on the bed beside the fascinating creature.

She laid facing her, caressing her face as the soul let out another light gasp.

Bey chuckled softly at the action, smiling as she took in every detail of the soul.

She had dark, ebony skin, medium length, black hair, and soft facial features. Her body was bare, though she looked practically see through.

"Interesting," Bey uttered as she continued to caress the soul's face. "Who, on earth, do you belong to?"

The soul closed her eyes as she leaned into Beyoncé's touch, causing a far-off image to appear on the wall adjacent to the bed.

Bey looked in that direction, seeing a young woman look in her reflection.

Her looks resembled that of the soul Beyoncé was lying next to. She continued observing before hearing a voice.

"Normani! Girl, you ready? We were supposed to be at choir rehearsal fifteen minutes ago!"

Beyoncé smiled at the name.

"Normani..."

At the mention of the name, the soul beside her opened her eyes, her smile wider than ever. Bey smiled as Normani's soul melted into her touch once more.

Putting her attention back to the image in front of her, she noticed how Normani's movements were sluggish – how her face held little to no emotion as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.

She hardly uttered a word as she went about getting her things.

That's when Beyoncé's curiosity grew.

She looked back at the girl's soul and eyed her quizzically before getting behind her to sit against the headboard, Normani's soul relaxing back against her as she continued to writhe.

Beyoncé intertwined their fingers as she held her translucent hands.

"What's your story?" she asked.

She watched as Normani's soul arched her back, the temple of her head leaning into Bey's chin as black veins began appearing down her face.

Bey continued to hold her as she observed the changing images.

That's when she saw a group of three taking a drive.

All was peaceful until a tractor side railed them. Normani was the only one left alive as the other two adults sat, lifeless, in the front seats, both of them impaled from the shattered remains of the other truck.

It made sense to the blonde now – why Normani seemed to be so out of it.

She had witnessed death firsthand and was still grieving.

Any demon knew that grievance was one of the main pathways to demonic influence.

While Bey thought it would be nothing to possess the young girl, she was too intrigued to do something so simple. She wanted to know more about her.

She felt Normani's spirit's writhing becoming more consistent. Watching that memory must've triggered her.

Bey held her close to her body, bringing one of her hands up to run her thumb across her knuckles.

"Shhh..." she soothed, "...relax, little one..."

She left a lingering kiss to the soul's cheek.

When she felt Normani's soul melt into her, she couldn't stop herself from delivering gentle kisses to her skin.

The small gasp the creature let out was music to her ears, seeing that was the only sound she could make. But it was when Bey looked into those pure white eyes that she felt it...

...she imprinted on her....

Staring in awe, Beyoncé fully caressed the soul's face, completely enamored with her.

There were so many questions she had in her head – why did her connection manifest so late? And why did it occur with someone's soul?

For the time being, she decided to be in the moment and relish in this feeling. One way or another, Beyoncé's reign would finally come full circle.

And it all lied on the soul of a woman she had yet to know...

And so it begins!

What are your thoughts on:
Beyoncé's "encounter" with Normani?
Normani's soul, technically, already in Hell?
Bey imprinting on Normani's soul?

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