Chapter 13: Tormented Souls

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He turned his body feeling a sore pain. His body ached as he got up and opened his eyes. It took a few seconds for his vision to clear. He rubbed his eyes to see better as he saw someone standing in front of him, facing their back at him, mumbling something. He slowly gathered up the strength to get up. There were tiny leaves and dirt over him, that he dusted off as he got up to fetch his curiosity. The figure stopped mumbling and turned towards him feeling the movement of his presence. He freaked out looking at the figure standing in front of him.

"No- NO! You died??? What?? How? You killed yourself didn't you???" he unbelievably looked into the eyes of the angelic figure in front of him. His face contracted in disbelief and his eyes blinked faster in confusion as he gasped for air even though he physically couldn't breathe anymore.

"Why! Why would you do that? This is not what I wanted! No! No! This is bad! No! This is terrible! I didn't want you to die! I told you- you, you shouldn't be guilty! I don't hate you

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"Why! Why would you do that? This is not what I wanted! No! No! This is bad! No! This is terrible! I didn't want you to die! I told you- you, you shouldn't be guilty! I don't hate you. I didn't want any proof, especially not to prove me like this!" he extended his arm as they made their way back to his throbbing head. He couldn't believe the only wish he had asked for, his brother's happiness, had not been fulfilled either. This shattered him.

He felt a hand touch his shoulder

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He felt a hand touch his shoulder. "Look around you and tell me, what do you see?" the figure in front of him said. His head shot up as he took a look around him. He looked around himself and saw he was in the middle of a breathtaking forest. There was a natural fountain of spring water. The stream of water hit the stones and pebbles, making a melodious burble, as it made its way into a channel of water flowing away from the spring, the running water sketched a beautiful picture of the night sky, a beautiful bright moon, and twinkling stars in it. As his sight turned in the other direction he saw captivating tiny lights in the forest, a sight he had never seen when he was alive, his eyes softened. His blink interrupted the enchanted scene, he was lost looking at. He looked up and saw the moon, magnificent as he ever remembered it to be, its silver outline seemed to be carved too perfectly for human vision, and the stars sparkled and twinkled above him, as he saw a shooting star speeding across the mix of a dark-spectrum sky, for the first time ever. His innocent face couldn't hide the amazement and confusion all at once.

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