Until Dawn

Chapter 40 - Two of them?

The next morning... Elenore had been... Flirting... It felt odd, but what made it feel even odd-er was the fact that when Ciel came back to the cave, her eyes changed colour. In fact, they hadn't. I realised that she had blue eyes, but while flirting with me, they were pink. I shot Ciel a quick mind message like that but I doubt he got it. Sometimes demonic to angelic messages don't work.

But to add to the day's weirdness, Elenore said she wasn't feeling too good and told us to stay here, and wondered into the woods. But, us being us, me and Ciel stayed. We both knew that the other wanted to check on her, but we also knew she'd be mad if we went.

After about an hour of her not coming back, we decided to go. We called out her name, and then I tried to make a connection telepathically, as Ciel was unable to, and her mind was darkened.
"It's dark!" I said to him, and we both sprinted to where I felt the connection, but we were stopped in our tracks when we saw her dangling in the air, seeming almost dead. I looked around for any traps, but there was nothing. It was then that something happened. Just to Ele's side, a massive ball of extremely bright light exploded next to her, and in its place formed a tall figure with a long white dress, gold necklace and gold collars on her thighs, and long, blonde hair.

She looked like a goddess!

And I'm not talking about those lovey-dovey things where your girl slips a white dress on in a romantic movie, she looked like a literal goddess!

Then... She spoke.

"My name is Thalia of the Angel Realm. Do not worry, you have not trespassed on any land or broken rules. I am here because it seems Elenore here has a 'special' secret. When she was born, she had a twin that was going to die if not for Elenore. You see, at a young age, Elenore did not have the magic she has now. Instead, she had a "Soul Capture" magic, and she bound her sister's soul to hers. By doing so, she managed to keep her sister alive, not just in physical form. Now this wasn't intentional, she was after all just a baby. Now, this twin has been bound to her own soul and is struggling to come out. Ciel, this is why she has no memories of this morning's events, and Jacob, this is why she was so close with you this morning. The King of the Angel Realm has asked me to unbind the souls, giving the sister her own body. Right now, although it doesn't look like it, Elenore is going through that process and is in a great deal of pain. Do not worry, although it hurts now, it will be for the better. This will only take a few more minutes, but please, catch her when she falls. At this height, she will not survive the fall, and neither will the sister. I will let you choose who catches who, or if you want to catch either of them at all. I will now go back to my realm, thank you for your patience." she then opened a large white portal, and flew through it. Then I saw the figure forming, Elenore's twin, and I knew Ciel would only go for Elenore, so I would have to catch her. Once she had formed and they were falling, I felt all the power in my body flooding to my feet and legs as I sprinted, slightly cracking the ground as my feet collided with the earth and shrubbery. I saw I would never catch her in time, so I leapt through the air, and managed to catch hold of her before she became a mere bloodsplat on the ground. I skidded to a halt, then looked at Ciel with Elenore's sister in my arms. We went back to the cave and laid them down by the fire so they would keep warm.

"So... correct me if I'm wrong... Elenore had... HAD... a twin, but she was consumed into Ele... Now she's taken form... as her." I said to Ciel, gesturing to Elenore's new sister... or... not new... Agh, I won't try to explain it.

"That's what I'm getting..." he replied.

So we decided to wait it out, hoping they would wake.

When they did, they did in unison.

"Oh, hey..." they said, at exactly the same time. Then they jumped and turned to face each other.

"Ahh!" they yelped, once again in unison.