Working With Phantoms

Madran's True Destiny

Madran watched as her shadow began to emit a soft white light and saw that she began to speak in a much different voice that sounded much more booming a slightly less feminine.

"Do you accept to walk the path of strife and walk amongst the thorns to fulfill what your true destiny is?"

"I do!"

"Do you, with warmth in your heart and power in your soul, accept this new fate?"

"Yes!"

"Very well then. I shall gladly lend you my power."

Shadow Madran then was vaporized in a sharp white light. Nightingale then went forth.

"I see... thou hast accepted thine divine identity, with all of thine heart. Now, thou shalt receive my true power, bestowed unto thee..."

Nightingale then became enveloped in a bright light as her wings moved from her body and formed seven small circles. Then, her dress folded in on itself and went to her back, which created a wheel. Then, the lantern shattered, which caused glass shards to fuse with the small circles, and what was left of the lantern to join with the wheel. Then, the circles began to orbit around the figure as she grew more slender and short.

"I art thou, and thou art I... from the flames of thy heart, I am reborn..."

The light shot off of the figure, which revealed a calm lady with a blissful smile and closed eyes only a few feet taller than Madran hovering off of the ground in a meditative pose. She wore what appeared to be a mix between a monk's robes and a yoga instructor's outfit, with baggy red pants and a blue sleeveless shirt with a symbol in sanskrit on the front. Her arms had rotating circlets on them, and the hands were a shiny red. Then, the arms split into six arms as the circles, which were revealed to be the seven chakras, swirled around them. Madran then noted how the being's hair was a loose bun, and the color had changed to blue instead of cerulean. An eight-spoked wheel was connected to its back by a crystal rod and rotated around slowly, which then brought Madran's attention to the fact that the entity was barefoot and had wing-like ringlets around the ankles.

"I am Dharma, the true destiny of all humans. Now, my counterpart, my friend... let us move mountains, part seas, and control the weather together. There is no force in the world that can stop you in your quest for your destiny."

Madran walked up to Dharma.

"I... you..."

Dharma then hugged Madran.

"Madran... you have endured so much, and now, I shall be the one to support you. Do not fret, my other self."

Madran felt oddly soothed by Dharma's calm voice. It reminded her of how Elia always spoke to her when she was younger, which brought a rather nostalgic feeling.

"Yeah. You're right! Let's take this world by storm, together!"

Dharma produced a gentle smile.

"The song of our truth has just begun... and, we have spectators."

Dharma and Madran looked over to see Margaret, Elizabeth, and Philemon all staring with shocked expressions.

"Madran, I... I don't know what to say. This is..."

Philemon sniffled.

"Beautiful."

"Thanks. Uh, what now? Are you... my ultimate persona?"

"Correct. I am the true realization of yourself set in a physical form. When true shadow and true self merge, I come into being."

Elizabeth smiled.