Finding a Broken Soul

Chapter Two

Chapter Two

  Gupta looked at me in a bit of shock before the reason came to him. Or at least that's what it looked like. He seemed to understand why I was asking. Romano.

  "I'll try and give you the simple version. Please come in and sit." Gupta said and I did so. I let him guide me to the small table that sat against the one wall. I sat on one side and Gupta sat on the other.

  "Are you familiar with the parts of the soul?" Gupta asked and I shook my head. I didn't understand what that meant. I hadn't even known there were different parts of the soul anyway. I thought the soul was one piece.

  "Alright, then I guess that's what you need to know." Gupta said but looked at me. "Would you like something to drink first? This might take a while depending how you're able to take in the information."

  "No, I'm good. Grazie though."

  "Alright well there's five parts of the soul. The Ib, Sheut, Ren, Ba, and Ka. Those five parts make up the complete soul." Gupta said and paused. It was as if to check it I was still following along.

  I nodded and he continued. "Okay well, the Ib represents the heart. The Sheut is the shadow, Ren is the name, Ba is the personality, and Ka would be the vital spark. Most souls do not split like the Ancient Egyptians originally thought, but country's souls do."

  "When they dissolve..." I concluded and Gupta nodded. "That's what happened to Lovino then."

  "Yes. Now you see, people have tried to get countries back after they dissolve, but as far as I know, no one has succeeded." Gupta said and I frowned.

  "Why what's so hard about it?" I asked and I really wanted to know. But he waved off the question. He seemed as if he had something that needed to be said first.

  "You have to find the five pieces of his soul if you want him back. The Ib - his heart - would be the easiest. Unlike most would think this part of his soul isn't in his capital. It stays with the one his heart belonged to, the one he loved most." Gupta said and my eyes widened.

  "That's why I saw him earlier." I didn't realize I had said that out loud as I began to tear up slightly. I saw him because a part of his soul was with me. I was the one he loved the most.

  "Yes, that would have been why." Gupta said and my eyes widened as I looked at him. It was then I realized I had spoken out loud. It felt as if I had just spoken of a secret I had sworn to never tell. I felt like in a way I had betrayed Lovino by saying that.

  "Now, on the other hand, another part of his soul would be in his capital. That would be the Ren, his name. It wouldn't be his human name like most people would think. It would be his country name, Romano, which is a name for an inhabitant of Rome." Gupta said and I nodded.

  It didn't seem to hard so far. I already had one part of his soul with me and I knew exactly where to get the second part. That should be easy. Although I have to admit the whole idea of soul collecting seemed a little weird to me.

  "What about the third part of his soul? Where would I find that part?" I asked hoping he had the answer.

  "The Sheut, or the shadow. You can find that part of his soul where he grew up. I can't tell you wear because I do not know." Gupta said. I knew where Lovino's Sheut would be. Spain's house.

  "No need to worry, I know where it is." I said and Gupta nodded. I was feeling a bit more confident about this. More like I actually had a chance.

  "Then as I've heard, the fourth part of his souls the Ka, is in the country grave yard. I'm sorry to say but no one knows where that is." Gupta said and I frowned. Okay so there was one thing that would make this difficult.

  "And the last part, the Ba? Where would that be?" I asked and Gupta looked away for a moment. He looked down at his jackal as if he were debating if he should tell me or not.

  He looked back up at me, a serious look on his face. "I'm sorry Feliciano, but I don't know. No one has ever gotten that far."

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  I left Gupta's hotel room feeling a bit more certain of what I was doing. But at the same time I felt lost. I didn't know where the ancient graveyard was. And to hear that no one had made it to the fifth part of the soul, it made me feel like there was no chance. How was I supposed to do this?

  I left the building feeling a little defeated. I dragged my feet along the sidewalk and looking down at the ground. I wasn't smiling like so many people were used to. I had a frown on my face, feeling hopeless.

  "Feliciano wait, I have one last thing to tell you." Gupta said coming towards me. His jackal with him once again. He probably always stayed at his side.

  "What is it?" I asked looking over at the other. He came to a stop in front of me. His brown eyes showing that whatever he had to say was important.

  "You wave two weeks. Only two weeks to find all the parts of his soul and put them together." Gupta said and my heart dropped a little more. Let's just say I was starting to feel completely hopeless.