Shadow Souls

Chapter Twentyseven-Shadow Souls

~Ice~

It felt weird being back in the human world especially with a Strigoi (which the humans called vampires), another hybrid girl, a tiny dragon and a little pixie beside you. All standing in a merky old swamp around some quick sand.

Today was Blaze's funerual, and quite honestly I do sincerally wish I would of got to know him better. I will never understand why Luna agreed to having Blaze's body be put in the sand. It would of been more respectful to bury him in Crinantá but apperently this is what Blaze wanted.

I hadn't really cried over him but I would be lying if I said I didn't miss him. Luna cried every night and I tried my best to comfort her but it was hard considering Blaze was apart of her life longer than I have been.

The princess hadn't made a public apperence for almost a week, in fact today is the first time I've seen her since we came back from the battle.

The girls were both dressed in elegant black, tight fitting dresses but as for me I was just wearing black slacks and boots...it was to hot for shirts.

As one of the princess' royal guards carried Blaze's lifeless body toward us, I felt a pang of pain slice across my chest...like extremely cold ice.

Both the princess, Luna and the pixie girl began sobbing. The dragon and I however only looked soulem as the guard placed Blaze into the sand. It wasn't long before it was dragging him under.

Of all funeruals I've been to this was the worse. Blaze was innocent, it wasn't his fault he was made and not born. It didn't seem right I should be watching him depart...especially this way. I closed my eyes as bit by bit another piece of Blaze disapeared forever.

When I finally opened them all that was left of the fire colour fringed, scar faced boy was his hand that quickly got sollowed up so there was no trace of his very exsisance.

Luna's cries intensified then and she scurried into my arms sobbing into my chest. The princess was a little more composed sobbing into a tissue but I assumed she would save the worse until she was alone.

"I miss Blazey already." the pixie girl broke the silence. The dragon rubbed his cheek against the little pixie in an attempt to comfort her.

All of a sudden a bright white light began to glow from the pixie's heart, then the dragons, then Luna's, then mine and finally the princess. The light coming from each of our hearts stretched out infront of us joining together suddenly forming a shape...the shape of...no it couldn't be...Blaze...

"It's impossible!" I gasped. Even the guard was stunned. The figure of Blaze smirked proudly. He looked exactly like how we all remembered him. Clean shaven, cheeky smile, bright red scar down his left eye, messy black hair with the bright firey fringe.

"But how?" Luna stuttered. 
Blaze held up his hand. "My friends I told you this was never goodbye. I never was alive nor dead, good nor evil. I am a shadow of each of your souls. I am literally within all of you. I'm the good that shines within you all. The bad, the shy, the heroic. I was made from each living being in Crinantá. What you saw within me...shines in all of you. My image was forged but my ways is a reflection of you. So although I never really exsisted what you loved about me...is actually what you love about yourselves. Self confidence." he laughed.

Blaze began to advance toward us. "Although for a non living creation I still have some little...ways of seeming as if to be alive."
"Blaze you're confusing me." Luna squeeked.

"Don't worry sis, everything will become clear soon. I just need to say. I love you all dearly but let me tell you this and mark my words...the story is very far from over."

Blaze went over to the princess touching her belly then kissing it. We all were slightly stunned. Blaze held his arms out for a hug. Each of us embraced it...and suddenly nobody was sad anymore even when Blaze disapeared and the light went out.