short stories || lady lesso × fem. reader

55. (part 3)

no magic in this world can bring the dead back to life unless you're a god.

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It's been a month since lesso and clarissa has been hanging with you. You were still confuse as to why they were acting the way they did but you somehow didn't question it. How could you right?

Lesso was still trying to get the you back while clarissa was just happy to have her friend back. It felt as if you never had left in the first place.

×time skip×

You were hanging out with lesso while clarissa was with the storian, "good morning"

"you're looking extremely happy today, Clarissa"

"that I am, thank you"

"may I know what's the special occasion?"

"if you must know, a special someone has return"

"and who may that be?"

"why don't you guess?"

"this is unexpected of you, Clarissa. This person must make you really happy then"

"indeed they do. they make lesso very happy as well"

"I'm surprised that lesso has found someone other than y/n"

Clarissa furrowed her eyebrows, "what do you mean by that?"

"as a storian, i write for everyone's stories but you have the power to change your own story. not all stories are set in stone"

Clarissa chuckled, "then who do you think lesso is with right now?"

"that i am not sure"

"aren't you the storian?"

"yes I am but I am not god, so enlighten me."

"she's with y/n" and all of a sudden, the storian stopped writing. Clarissa was confuse, "is everything alright?"

"y/n. as in y/n cheshire"

"yes, why?"

"how is that possible? y/n cheshire is dead isn't she?"

"she was..."

"what do you mean she was?"

"we found this wishing well-"

"what wishing well?"

"a wishing well that was hidden away for centuries"

silence filled up the room. (i have never heard silence quite this loud)
clarissa stood there as she stared at the frozen quill. she didn't know what to say or do, she felt like she fucked up.

"you think you fucked up? you fucked up big time!"

"me? what did I do?!"

The quill went an inch away from clarissa's face, "you have brought chaos to y/n's soul. this is why the well was kept away for a long time" the quill went backwards a bit, "back then, a long time ago, someone decided to try it out to bring a dead friend back and it work. the only magic that is able to bring back the dead, however, it may seem like a blessing to you to have your loved one back but to the soul of the owner, it's torture. While they may seem fine to you, they are hurting. With every word, with every step they take, their body crushes itself to fit the reality the wisher wants and once the transformation is done, they would be nothing but an empty body so if you think you have y/n back, you do not"

Clarissa was too stunned to speak. Her mouth was open yet nothing came out.

"if you want to help her, you have to go to lesso to tell her to undo the wish before it's too late"

Clarissa managed to slap herself back into reality, "h-how long will it take before the transformation is complete and what do you mean by an empty body?"

"the transformation take about 2 months to complete. an empty body equals to an empty soul. She'll be like a zombie. Lifeless yet still living. How long have you had y/n?"

"i-i-it's been 1 month and 25 days-"

"go to lesso now and tell her to undo her wish at the well now!" the storian shouted and clarissa went running.

"lesso! lesso! lesso!!!! where are you????" Clarissa shouted and shouted but to no avail, "where in the heavens could you be at?"

"her room!" Clarissa thought to herself. As she barged open the door, lesso shouted softly, "what are you doing, you're going to wake y/n up!" Clarissa looked at you in your cat form and having a nap on lesso's bed.

"Lesso, this is bad. This is really bad"

"I never thought I'll see the day that you come running to me like this" Lesso said as she crossed her arms together.

"this is no joke, lesso! You have to undo your wish-"

"why would I undo it? You're happy, I'm happy, we've got y/n back"

"you don't understand. we're hurting y/n. she may be back but her soul isn't at peace-"

"hold on, where are you getting this information from?"

"the storian. remember when i told you there was a torn page in the book. the torn page was the consequences of bringing a dead person back. you have to undo it, pls lesso, to save her"

"and what if i dont?"

"she'll turn into a soulless body. we won't have y/n back."

"what's so wrong with me having a happily after?" lesso thought to herself as she clenched her fist, "fine" Lesso spoke. She took you in her arms and started to walk with Clarissa following behind.

As they reach the well, "another wish to be made?" the wish spoke.

Lesso didn't hesitate to toss the coin, "i wish to undo my wish"

"your wish is granted" as soon as the well said it, your body disperse into little small lights as it floated away, "you have one wish remaining" the well then spoke.

"I thought you would hesitate even for a little while"

"if im hurting y/n, i want to end it" Lesso said annoyingly and stormed off.

"wait!", Clarissa shouted, "where are you going?"

"to the storian" Lesso growled.

×

Lesso barged open the door, "I've been waiting for you, lesso" the storian spoke. "oh you have?" lesso was mad.

"it's only common sense for you to come running for answers when you have to do something you do not wish to do"

"yeah, you're right. I want answers"

"sit down and I'll explain" the storian was as calm as ever. Lesso snorted and took a seat.

"wishing isn't forbidden. it's wishing for one's death or to bring back the dead is. both of them has consequences. the first is that the wisher would suffer a more terrible death and the second, is what I have told to clarissa. It's a blessing to the wisher but a curse to the dead. As you live with them once more, their body slowly turns and crumples into the reality you want them to fit in. You will have them for only 2 months before the transformation is complete and that's when they become a soulless body, like a zombie. I'm glad you undo your wish when told, some would have been hunged up and ignore it"

"why. why can't i have her back"

"life and death is in the hands of god. i do not know why he does what he does but all we can do is trust in him"

Lesso didn't say anything but to leave. Clarissa wanted to chase after lesso but the storian stopped her, "let her breath"