Project I: The Witch and The Warlock - The Gifted and The Cursed

S2: Chapter 4 - Demon's Eyes

S2: Chapter 4

Jack

When my soul was born, it was very weak. 

It's like I might not be able to continue on living and just disappear. 

Then he saved me. 

A kind ice spirit who calls himself Hyōryū. 

He found me and saved my weak soul by sharing his to mine. 

And thus since I existed in this world, we were united as one. 

Whenever I look at him, it was like I was facing a mirror. 

He looked exactly like me. 

"That's because I was once united with your soul, remember?" he spoke from behind that surprised me. 

"When a soul was fully repaired, it's pretty dangerous if there are two soul in one body fighting to be dominant. That's what those are for." he hopped mischievously and pointed at my necklace. The Soul Gem. 

"I made that for the both of us. Every spirit does in order to avoid conflict with the host's soul. Except if that spirit really wants to take over the host. That's dangerous because it may cause the disappearance of the host's soul itself." he added. 

"Witches mostly have the weakest souls that's why they were easily possessed by evil spirit to do mischief that's why you were known as a 'cursed child' but evil spirits are not the only ones that possess a soul, we good ones too! And we usually do it in order to save the soul itself. It's a hard decision you know? We knew what were the consequences if we do that. You children will be judged and discriminated because you possess our eyes." Hyōryū looked at me with his blood-red eyes with slit pupils. They call this attribute 'Demon’s Eyes'. 

"It's rare that you tell me these kinds of things." I said.

"Is that so?" he asked. 

"Yes. You don't really tell me that much. And I do think something is wrong with me now..." I sighed. 

"What do you mean?" he asked. 

"I haven't collected even a single Fragment of my past life..."

There was long silence until Hyōryū opened his mouth. 

"That's because of me. There's nothing wrong with you." he smiled. 

"What do you mean?"

 

"I once shared my soul to you throughout your entire past life. I have your Fragments and it's up to me whether to show them to you or not."

"-!" I gasped. 

"Then why aren't you showing it to me? After all these years, you haven't showed me a thing." I complained. 

"That's because I still think you're not ready for it. Especially the end. I was even shocked about it that time, so I'm frightened to show you." he took a deep sigh. 

"Then why didn't you show me at least some of it?" I asked. 

"I wanted to show you from the very beginning until the end without a stop." he spoke, "And I think you're still not ready for it..."

"Fine. Then would you answer a question for me instead?" I said. 

"What is it?"

"I know that there were lots of Witches like me but I want to find is someone around here, someone we might know. Someone possessed by a fire spirit. Do you know one?"

Hyōryū smirked and walked up the altar where an ice sculpture of a girl with a scarf he created stood. 

"Oh, Jack. You wouldn't guess it at all."