In devastation Loun screamed. All around him another building collapsed. Breathing in slowly, Loun closed his eyes and thought of a dimension he wanted to appear in. Breathing out, he opened his eyes to see a girl, standing in front of another. Feeling his own physical fingers, Loun took a moment to take in his breath, then listened to the girl.
“Odd to learn how fragile a vessel is.” A gentle voice spoke from afar. “However, you’re not advanced enough to know how to fix anything physically yet, young Guardian.”
Eye’s narrowing, Loun looked at the girl as she turned to look for a physical form for the voice. This girl, a Guardian? She was completely inexperienced. Was this part of his test? To help this ‘Guardian’?
Cursing, Loun watched in the shadows as the voice appeared as a physical form of the ‘Guardian’s best friend’. Shaking his head, he continued to observing the girl.This Guardian, how could she have been given the title? What was so important about her?
“That’s the tenth building, Loun. When are you going to accept the fact that you’re missing ‘something’?” Thiy asked, receiving a subtle glance.
“Fine.” Loun said as he watched the girl. But I am the Guardian, so why is this girl also the Guardian?” He questioned slightly aggravated.
“You teleported yourself to safety, which usually would bring you to your own dimension, but this girl is important.” Thiy commented. “Maybe what you’re missing has to do with her.”
“I can see her.” Loun spat. “In the same way as I can see that you are a spirit from the spirit world, I can see that she is a guardian, and that…” He said, gesturing to the thing impostering her best friend. “That is…” Loun’s eyes narrowed. “Thiy, what is that?”
They laughed as it hovered next to Loun. “Your eyes are not lying to you. I will tell you that.”
Focusing on the imposter’s aura, Loun shook his head. “If I interject, she won’t believe me.”
The spirit shrugged as it wavered in and out of view. “What got you to believe in the powers of the Guardian and the worlds around you?”
“That.” Loun said as he crossed his arms. “Is a good question.” Loun said more to himself than the spirit.
“If I am missing something.” He sighed. “And the Guardian’s abilities lead me to her, then how should I approach her? That thing…” He shook his head. “If left unattended will eat her from her core…” He smirked. “But if I appear as is, she won’t want to speak to me.”
“Then become appealing to her eyes.” Thiy suggested. “Like the imposter there.”
“I can’t physically do that.” Loun said, shaking his head.
“Her mind is anew.” Thiy reminded him.
“Right.” He said then tapped his foot. “For now, we wait, and then I shall act.” He said, coating himself in the dimension’s aura.
To Fhei, he wouldn’t appear but with enough power, he would be visible. Loun watched silently as the imposter interacted with the guardian. She was young, and first discovering her powers. Meaning, she had to go through a traumatic experience to spiral her into this safe haven. Physically, she was safe. Mentally, projecting herself into another dimension exposing herself to a world she wouldn’t understand. This is why Luan awaited in the shadows to see if she was worth saving. He also waited to see how he could teach her, for each person was different. From his experience he remembered how stubborn he was to accept the fate that had been laid out for him but now, he couldn’t imagine going back to innocent ignorant him.
Being the Guardian meant much responsibility and understanding. There had to be an understanding that there was more than one world, that the universe was not the only one. At first, he thought of it as extended science, however, when it came to the spirit world, that through science out of any logic. There were dimensions and pockets of space between dimensions. Being the Guardian meant being in one place and yet another. Not only that but there was also the conscious and subconscious mind and actions.
Where would he begin? Loun wondered as he watched the girl. It took him a couple of deaths before he understood anything. When he first came to realization he lost his brother. One moment, they were in the living room playing a game of cars, the next moment, his brother wasn’t breathing. Then again, in his realm, the spiritual world was more dominant and being attacked by spirits was somewhat normal.
For now, all he could do was configure. Besides, the untouchable forces of the universes controlled what people considered ‘fate’. To Loun, there wasn’t much room for ‘believing’. There was reality in which most people considered fantasy and there was the actual reality, which he couldn’t explain to the world. Through this new guardian Loun thought about how her life was and how it would be. How certain references wouldn’t cross. He was tempted to go into her world and research but the Force brought him to her so she had to be an asset in his life or vice versa.
Closing his eyes, Loun focused in on the Guardian’s memories. Even though she wasn’t able to access them, it would be a walk in the park for him. Although, he would have to be careful considering he was stronger than her. If he pushed her too much subconsciously, she would pass out and wake up in more utter confusion. Reaching for the memory he was searching for, Loun brought it to the forefront. What traumatic event triggered her first reaction to her true abilities? Inhaling, Loun pushed out of her mind and faced her. Cursing, he watched as she fell to the floor, unconscious, baffling the imposter.
Approaching the two, Loun uncloaked himself then turned to the imposter. “The only reason why you’re alive is because I need intel from you.” He warned. “Other than that, you make the wrong move and I will cease you from existence.”
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