Captured Love

Chapter 10

Leaving the seemingly marble cavern we entered a white open space. The area seemed infinite, giving me an oncoming episode of agoraphobia.

"How can we be in one place and walk into this whatever this is... it's as if there's no end?"

There was no end to all the blank space. I couldn't even tell where the entrance was from the path we came in through anymore. My body already rigid from being so tense started to ache. I couldn't relax though seeing as I've just come back from the dead and my body was no longer the same. We reached an incline, the only thing different so far that I've seen from this place. Slowly you could make out that the floor was angling down like a slope. The ground started to soften into sand; it was a strange thing to see the transition from solid rock into a smooth soft powder.

Eventually the sand turned into dirt as we headed down a path through the forest garden from before. Strangely I didn't feel any difference in temperature or humidity now that I was noticing. I felt the air charge, my hair standing on end as we entered the previous building where the bedroom was. He set me gently onto the sheets as I stared back at him question. He reached a hand into the space by my head. A loud pop in my ears sounded and poof a new ball of light was there floating in his palm. This will be your aide in helping serve the realm. I stared dumbfounded at it, not knowing what to do next.

"Hello, master"

I could feel the cheerful personality waving at me from the glowing ball.

"Hello" I replied tentatively.

Suddenly Amias spoke as he began turning his back to walk away.

"I shall leave you to get aquatinted while I go to bring the book of knowledge so that I may further explain things easier for you."

Amias disappeared through the doors and the wall replaced the exit he just left. Leaving myself and a mysterious floating ball alone together I felt awkward and tried to see if it could give me any useful info to escape.

"So, what do I call you since I'm assuming you're not the same as Zemi?"

The light seems to scatter and bounce all over with glee.

"I'm not sure, what name do you give me?" It began to hover closer towards my face.

I'm caught off guard but decide to go with the flow of things.

"Hmm for some reason you're so different from that other orb. You're way too cheerful. You remind me of those professional customer service reps."

"Are you referring to those people who work in residential retail stores?"

"How do you know what that is?" I stared wide eyed back.

"I am made using a part of your being, your memories and thoughts can be shared with me, providing information for reference purposes."

"So does that mean you've been able to read my mind this whole time?" Internally I'm rearing back worried my thoughts of escape could be revealed.

"To an extent yes, however you need not be worried for we are one so any information shared stays between us, provided you grant permission for another to be informed. Your secrets are safe with me." I could feel her beaming with pride at her declaration of our sworn secrecy.

"If what you're saying is true then that must mean you know what's about to come next." I could feel a smirk slowly taking form on face.

"My name?"

"Oh, right yes of course, ha-ha sorry I tend to get sidetracked easily. Your name shall be Betty!"