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The trio quickly sat down near , Lucifer sat behind and Partner and Eraldine to the left and right. I told them I wanted to have so ti alone by myself, but they ended getting in here and following around.
“Master, why are you crying?” Asked Partner while getting saddened herself.
“I-It’s nothing…” I said, quickly cleaning the tears from my eyes. It felt surreal to even be able to cry while I was a ghost… I suppose I’ve beco sothing more than one, but I am still dead.
“Are you sad about your brother?” Asked Eraldine. “W-We’ll make sure to find him, please, have faith in us as well… I promise you we’ll find him.”
Eraldine looked at her almost angelic eyes, as she held my hands tightly. She was so warm that it comforted ever so slightly.
“It’s okay… I know you’ll help . I am just silly. I was just… crying because I am silly.” I sighed.
“I am sure that his state is troubling your heart quite a lot, Maria. However… I know there might be sothing else troubling you. Can you tell us?” Lucifer asked respectfully, petting my shoulders.
“I… Well, I was just thinking about a few things… I am just frustrated I don’t rember a single thing about my family… Not even their faces. I know the tragedy that happened to my parents but even then… I lack the knowledge of why I loved them so much for this resentnt and madness to continue to grow inside of my soul the more I learn about the injustices they went through.” I said.
“It’s just… there’s this emptiness that it is so hard to get out of , it keeps looming over my life, each ti I try to relax, this feeling cos back… I… It must be related to the true nature of my existence. Ghosts are like this, we keep our souls in the mortal world by cursing ourselves, our anger, resentnt, and fury continues to boil almost endlessly, as we evolve, this curse evolves with us. I am forever a cursed being… I might never stop feeling this empty, I might… never stop feeling so terrible with myself.”
“Master… I never imagined you were feeling this way…” Partner said.
“Have you… been hiding this from us?” Asked Eraldine.
“I didn’t wanted to worry you about my personal problems… After all, it’s just all drama that shouldn’t even be bothering anybody of you… They’re all my problems, I know I should simply carry them with myself.” I sighed, looking at my own foot.
“What? No! You shouldn’t do that…!” Said Partner. “Y-You should tell - us. I-I… I love you very much so I want to know what’s troubling you so I can… help however I can, even if it might be a little, I want to help.”
“Partner is right. You shouldn’t keep this away from us.” Eraldine replied. “After I’ve entrusted you my heart, the least I would expect from you is that you would also do the sa…”
“Maria, don’t fear our reaction to such things. We won’t find it “useless drama” at all. We are past the point where we joked about things, and we are way past the point where I was trying to simply not have relationships because I resigned to be an Undead. Now that I’ve beco sothing more at your side, the only purpose I have is to see you happy… I only want to see you smile. I had long ago… given up to most of my desires while I remained sealed and then slowly rotted to death. You… You were the one that brought life to for the first ti in hundreds of years.” Lucifer said with a calm smile.
“You guys…” I sighed, as I suddenly feel the embrace of Lucifer’s large arms, and then of Partner and Eraldine’s thin arms, their warmth slowly began to cover my entire body.
I couldn’t help it anymore; I couldn’t contain it. I began to cry again, like a baby. Like the silly woman I am. I let it all out and put my face over Lucifer’s chest while they all hugged tightly.
“I’m sorry… I should had told you about how I felt…”
“It’s alright.” Eraldine said motherly, as she caressed my head.
“Yeah, it is okay.” Partner replied quickly after.
“Were you containing these tears all this ti?” Lucifer asked.
“Maybe…” I sighed.
“It must be hard… You’re indeed a very unique being. But I am sure that there is a path you have yet to take.” Said Lucifer.
“A path?” I asked.
“Evolution is not a linear thing, Maria. There are paths. Until now, you’ve been choosing the path to power, but there are many other paths. The path to power has worsened your curse, but it has given you the strength to survive and protect those close to you, right?” Asked Lucifer.
“R-Right…” I sighed.
“You may say you’re dead, but to , you’re the liveliest person I’ve ever t in my entire life.” Said Lucifer.
“I think the sa. I’ve never t soone like you either, Maria… You even told us you have mories of living in another world completely different than this one. You’re soone very unique…” Eraldine said.
“Without you, I wouldn’t be alive right now, Master… I was created from the bones you left behind, but I feel like… I’ve always been your other half. I want to complent all the things you lack, and help you feel whole again.” Partner said.
“You guys are getting too corny… I am dying of embarrassnt…”
“That’s good then.” Lucifer said. “You should choose your path wisely the next ti you manage to evolve, Maria. There is a path that might bring the wish you desire, you have to embrace such a path though, and perhaps, even lose sothing in exchange… However, at the end, that might be what will finally make you feel complete once more. Until then, we’ll dedicate ourselves to make you feel better. And even after that, we’ll continue doing so.”
“Damn you, you’re so good with words…” I sighed. “Well, okay! I get it… Now let’s go to the farm already. I am done crying like a baby… As long as I got you with , I think I can do anything.”
I guess I am really a lucky ghost to have the three of them at my side.
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