The Shadows of Nature

16. Relativity

The blanket couldn't last for long but it the momentary comfort calmed the being, perhaps preventing a horrible outburst. The silence was so calming, devoid of all signs of a haunting obsession of simple anger.

The moment the sensation disappeared, an odd longing found its way into the innocent emotion's mind. He sensed the gradual arousal of the unconscious Shadows, their minds filled with bewilderment but doing their best to remain composed.

"All of you Shadows... return home. You simply had to see what was to come. Perhaps by opposing time I have made a mistake but well... unfortunately, I now oppose all of you."

Heavy impulses spread across the void, shivers of uncertainty running through every Shadow's minds.

"I will not let you commit any sin. No, I cannot. No..."

"How do you decide what a sin is?" Zoey asked with a wavering firmness, though she truly believed that to kill or to take away the essence of life was the greatest sin in existence.

"Sins are relative, I suppose. To kill is not a sin, or at least, not for everyone. An animal hunts its prey for their own survival. The Phoenexias would never even lay their eyes on someone else's value, respecting every individual. The Muarat that maintain a realm of horrors for all species, for what opposes the notion of living life and seeing an oblivious world. The Caifyp, hiding within the blanket of emotions as they push away disorder of lonely beings. A sin is that which is committed against one's own nature. One can also not allow another to commit something that is a sin for themselves.

"At first it may seem that the nature's if the Muarat and the Caifyp are opposites, but they share the notion of quietude and leaving reality for better or worse. However, there other deeds cause them to be each other's opposite and often strive to remove the other's influence on an individual.

"Antagonism in this world exists when beings oppose each other's nature and it is not necessary that everyone is constant with the nature that they are born with; changes are seen often. It is in a Demonic Creature's nature to help a living being realise the negativity in their emotions, but the outcome is not always certain, whether they are able to overcome it or not. You Shadows help them and maintain a balance of the energy in the world while Demonic Creatures are both of that energy, depleting it.

"You two species go against each other. No one is to blame put in the future, for you all to commit the sin of killing is inevitable for you must fulfil the greater demand of your nature. I have to try and fulfil my nature and cannot allow for such things to happen. The Demonic Creatures have to go; they weren't meant to exist in the first place."

Bizarre thoughts rose in the minds of the Shadows, once again allowing a subtle destructive force to rise. Mildred now spoke, her soft tone passing serenity for brief moments, subduing any invisible danger.

"It is against existence's nature to bring the future in the past. Do you wish to oppose existence itself? Why are the Shadows from the future here? Why did you show us that 'glimpse of the future'?

"As far as sins go, we cannot allow you to commit genocide. You're an emotion, an incredibly necessary one. Rage cannot be destroyed and we will not allow Vlad to destroy that emotion."

The snicker that surrounded the Shadows pierced their composure.

"You do not even know who Vlad is. No one does, other than perhaps Sousconic."

The thought was daunting and yet still aroused curiosity in the Shadows and especially Zindel. Although, Mildred couldn't help but notice how Vlad ignored her question in regards to the future.