Of Demons and Reapers

Chapter 14:History at a Glance

Ariel could feel herself falling in the darkness. She landed on the boardwalk over a canal as she looked around at all the people around her. Everyone was dressed in clothes from a time much further in the past. There was one person in particular that caught her attention, it was her other form walking around. She was wearing her hair in a high ponytail, with the front in braids leading up to the ponytail. Her outfit was a beautiful white and blue belly dancing outfit. The top covered her chest and was all white with silver beadwork covering the bottom into an arced crest. It connected to a silver leaf shaped necklace, with white lace falling on the top of her shoulders and blue lace falling passed her wrist connected to silver leaf bracelets. The bottom of the dress was white on top and slowly fading into a crystal blue at the bottom. The top part had a band of the silver beadwork around it with a design going down the front and stopping about two inches down. She then had more in a floral type pattern coming up from the bottom in the middle of the dress until it stopped just at where her knees would be.

She had a solid silver bracelet on her upper right arm, as well as on her ankles. Her shoes were a silver colored flat with the straps crisscrossing up to her ankle. Ariel couldn't believe what she was looking at right in front of her. Her other form was smiling and laughing as she danced in the street. There were many people surrounding her watching her dance. Ariel had a smile come to her face as she watched the scene fold out before her. Suddenly it turned dark and the scene switched to one from a canal side to a rundown old building.

She could see her other form jump out of a window onto the roof. From there she could see her new outfit she had. Now she was wearing long black boots that went up to her knee. She had on an assassin type outfit with the skirt stopping mid-thigh. Her top was sleek and form fitting covering up her stomach and chest area. She had leather wrist bands on her arms that went just passed her elbows with fingerless gloves; her outfit was all black. She had two swords strapped to her back and a dagger strapped on her right leg. Her hair was now in one long braid down her back, and she wore a cloak with a hood.

Ariel could see her jumping from roof to roof going somewhere. After a few minutes she came to a halt by the docks and climbed inside a building there. Ariel was suddenly transported inside, and what she saw stopped her heart. Standing there and greeting her other form were two younger men and Lizzie's other form as well. The other Lizzie was hugging her other form as she came down onto the floor of the building. Ariel saw one of the younger men with red hair walking over to her other form with a smile on his face.

Ariel took this time to look over what they were wearing. Lizzie's other form was wearing close to the same thing as her other form. The difference was she wore a longer skirt and had a mask over her face. She also carried a spear and knife instead of the swords. The other man had long brown hair that went just passed his shoulders and he had brown eyes. He wore military type shoes with armor covering up to his knees. He was wearing what looked to be a dark blue tunic with a belt around his waist; the belt held a sword attached to it. He had armor covering his chest and arms; as well as a helmet for his head that was resting in his arms.

Ariel could see the look on his face wasn't a pleasant one. He was watching the man hugging her other form. She looked over at him to see what he looked like. He was wearing a simple beige colored tunic that was wrapped around his waist and tied over his left shoulder. On his back he carried a bow, and at his waist was a curved blade. He wore simple sandals and had hair that was almost to his shoulders. He also had grey eyes that she couldn't help but stare into.

She could hear faint mumbling as the group spoke about something, but she just couldn't make it out. The image seemed to drift further and further away until finally it was gone, and she was left sitting in the darkness of her coffin. Ariel held her hand to her heart trying to figure out what her dream had been about to cause it to go so fast. She couldn't remember for the life of her what she had been dreaming up until then. "Oh well, if it was important then I would have remembered right?" She thought to herself opening the coffin lid.