The Spirit Child

Chapter Two

Katrine jumped slightly as the roaring audience cheered as Valerie slowly made her to a staircase made of stained pink balcony, along with a couple of other people wearing similar attire to her. Katrine gave a confused look towards Valerie, and was quickly told to make her way towards the bright spotlight where an older man stood.

The huge cave was decorated with many different colored balconies, each one leading into a brightly lit corridor, accompanied by a generous amount of people in each group. Green, Blue, Pink, Red...

"Welcome!" A booming voice roared. All eyes fell upon Katrine and the old man. Silence covered the room in an all to familiar way.

"Hello Spirit Family!" The old man shrieked giddily, clapping his hands loudly. "Welcome to another spirit ceremony! Welcoming our new guest--"

The old man stopped and gave a sweet smile to Katrine. "What's your name, child?"

Katrine felt her body jolt, she automatically felt queasy as everyone turned to her.

"Ka-Katrine..." She stuttered slowly, scratching her arm awkwardly.

"Well Katrine."  The old man laughed, "My name is Lynch. Everyone here calls me Sir-Lynch."

Katrine let a small curve appear on her pink lips.

"Today we will assign you the most important thing a Spirit member needs..." He paused. "Your Specialty." 

The room suddenly roared, people screeching and clapping. Sir Lynch held his arms up which silenced the room instantly.

"Step up onto the middle platform made of pure cracked glass. Don't worry, we made sure that it won't break upon reaction."

Katrine nodded slowly and stepped onto the platform steadily. She gulped as the room began to brighten as small thick pedestals pushed through the ground. Each marble stool holding a different colored and shaped orb. Katrine's eyes fixated upon a beautiful pink heart orb. She knew it probably belonged to Valerie's group.--What was it? Love.

"So." Sir Lynch said softly, "Which one feels the most promising to you?"

Katrine looked around and saw a bright brown orb that was shaped jaggedly. Two triangles that were on the top. Somewhat like a cat. How fitting. Katrine and Cat. Bloody Brilliant.

Katrine stepped towards the orb and felt an instant burst of warmth. When the warmth stopped, she found that the orb was gone.

The room roared again. A brown balcony with groups of people were the loudest, they were the only balcony that had a light on. Sir Lynch pointed to them.

"These are your fellow Animal Spirits. Treat them well."