Ara's Wish

Chapter 6

Tired eyes blinked open to a purple sky. She wondered if this was what Tarro's meadow looked like. Some how she thought there would be more stars and a night sky.

She sat up feeling odd....different than she had before as she took in the peaceful plant life around her. A weight on her neck caught her attention. Her breath caught in her throat while her hand shook before touching the blood red stone around her neck. The stone Nasu had made to replace her memories of Brassic.

With a shriek of rage, she ripped the necklace from her neck and flung it away watching as it clattered against a rock near by. Panting Ara got to her feet and called forth her energy. It was slow and sluggishly moving under her skin. She glared at the stone wondering how it managed to get around her neck. She wanted it gone. With a shout of fury ,she blasted it only to see the infernal thing still laying innocently on the ground. With another shout, she moved to smash it with another blast only to feel her muscles seize and her body freeze in place. The same man from before picked up the stone and held it in his hands and suddenly she could move again as she nearly stumbled.

"Give it to me! I'm going to destroy that abomination!"

"That would be a very bad idea, young one." Her eyes narrowed.

"You're the one that put that wretched thing on me, aren't you." She hissed. "You work for the Dark One!"

"I do not work for anyone, least of all one of the saiyan gods." He said. "I don't know why you're so upset over this necklace. I thought you might appreciate having something nice that matched your outfit." Glaring she snarled and lunged at the purple being only for him to vanish. Ara stumbled and landed hard in the grass.

"That thing was meant to trap me in a lie! To replace my mate with another in my memories! Why is it here with me in the afterlife?!" She shouted getting to her feet.

He blinked at her for a moment.

"My dear, you're not dead."

"....What?" No it couldn't be...

"You are not dead." The words cut painfully and Ara's legs gave out as she collapsed to her knees. He was lying he had to be...Her land had a crimson sky. This was a pale purple much like this strange being's skin.

"I have to be dead. This isn't right. This isn't my home."

"Ah yes. Your race doesn't know about the other worlds yet." He muttered rubbing his chin. "Rest assured you are alive. This is the sacred realm of the kais, my home. I brought you here after that explosion of yours so you could heal."

"Send me back."

"I'm sorry?"

"Send me back home." She could feel her sanity starting to fray.