Deamon within

~5~ Keeper

The door slowly opens and a man tries to see who is behind it before excitingly swinging it open. "Ava Deamon, I wouldn't have thought I would still see you ever in my life", the man says. He looks really old, I think. The man in the door opening has multiple scars running over his face, his hair is white and looks like it hasn't been brushed or washed for months, maybe even years. His clothes are all grey and he wears this weird earrings in his left ear, formed like some, wing? I'm not sure what to think about him. He looks like a homeless 80 year old guy without family who forgot to take care of himself.

"Don't be so sickish, say hi back or something. Damn Ava, I thought these humans brought you by better manners?!"

"I hear you found out how to communicate with your second soul Ava?", he asks me. I nod, not really knowing or I can trust this guy.

He looks deep in my left eye, which I feel flame up. "It's already Ignis, she must have been startled by me knowing my name. And I don't expect you have explained a lot".

"I think she should be more kind towards you, she at least could've greeted you!"

"WAIT, you can hear that voice too?!" I put my hand before my mouth and look behind me because I might have said this a little too loud. I see the man looking a little concerned towards the streets. I give him an apologizing look before I let my head down again.

"Uh yeah, OF COURSE, and he at least recognized both of us. You never even asked or I had a name or something"

The man sighs. "Let the girl calm her mind first Ignis.. and Ava, please come in". I follow the old man inside, but I still can't say a word. There are infinite questions racing through my mind; Who is this man? What is this man? How could he hear my.. second soul? How did he know my name? Who's Ignis, is Ignis my soul? What am I even doing here?

"You're probably wondering who I am, I'm the keeper. My identity stays secret for the safety of all bisouled creatures. Bisouled means you've two communicating souls like you demons. I, as keeper, keep record of all of these individuals. And Ava, I know your name because I registered you as a little child, you burned part of our demon world down and to protect you, I erased your memories, and put you into an human family. They didn't know you weren't their child, I put fake memories of you being born into these people. So don't worry, they really cared for you as their own..", the man stops with walking. He looks over his shoulder and sees me, I try to turn my head away, but it's too late he saw my tears. I must look like a weak idiot now.. I put my arm up to wipe away the tears but he stops me.

"Wait, don't burn yourself sweetheart" He whispers some weird words I don't understand and then wipes my tears away with his own hand, but instead of them burning him, his skin starts to look younger when they touch his hand. "How?", I ask.

"Well, everything on it's own time. For now we need to get you new clothing and fix that wrist of yours. I know you want to go to the funeral of your family and I'll go with you. Until we've found a solution, you are allowed to stay in my house", he speaks to me.

"It's really safe Ava, he can help you. Soon you'll understand everything"

"Thanks Ignis, but I think she understood already", the keeper speaks to my left eye again.

"Keeper? Ignis, he's my second soul isn't he?", so many questions.. I'm nearly ashamed I hardly understand or know a thing. "Yes, he is. All the bisouled creatures have a soul opposite gender you could say. Ignis is yours, it means fire. I don't think you need further explanation on that one", he chuckles. "Now let me see that wrist of yours".

I unwrap my wrist and show it to the keeper, he looks a little concerned. "How did this exactly happen?", he asks.

"She passed out and fell, I'm sorry I couldn't help with it keeper"

"I see..", he looks in doubt before he walks away.
A bit later the man comes back with a little bottle of green fluid and some weird leave like stuff, also he has this nice hooded sweater totally black coloured with some flames drawn in grey on the edge. "Here, you can wear this", he says. Then he puts the green stuff on my wrist and a little scream escapes my mouth. It stings and I feel my bones MOVING. But soon the pain escapes and it looks like the bones are in the right direction again.

He wraps my wrist with the leaves for support. "Wear this for the next week at least, after that we'll check how it's healing".

"I told you, he'd help us"

It sounded a little sarcastic and mean. "Okay uhhh, Ignis.. you were right", I say.

"I am ALWAYS right!"

I roll my eyes and hear the keeper laughing.

"Now lets sit down, let's show you your real past", he says.

"Finally, some action!"

"Show?", I'm a little confused.

"Yes. Show. Take my hand", he says. At that moment, the room starts shaking...