Paraeia (1)

"Hey, slow down your path!"

A red-haired woman shouts to a blue caped woman.

"Of course, you don't want us to go the wrong way, do you? Ava."

The blue caped woman, Ava, stops her steps.

*sigh*

"We need to hurry. I don't know if I can't hold this back any longer."

"What? You need to go to the toilet?"

"Virya, need I repeat it?" said Ava louder.

"Ugh. Ava, you are scary sometimes…."

"Well, it can't be helped. This is the only way we can save everyone."

They continue their walk in a dark, narrow corridor with infinite endings. A neon-like floor is the only thing that can light their path. All around them was endless darkness.

After some walk, they arrive in front of a white door. Ancient scripts are written all around the door. This script is so familiar, yet Ava can't read it.

"I'm happy you're here with me Virya. Your knowledge regarding ancient scripts is out of the world. You can read it, can you?" Ava asks Virya.

"Yes I admit my knowledge is good and perfect and so on, but these scripts are the easiest to learn y'know," Virya answers her question with a sigh. "I don't believe you are the top student at the academy."

Virya walks forward.

"Aska Ithra"

Then she giggles. "This means 'open the door'. I bet the architect of this place has no creativity at all."

*Sigh* Ava replies with a smirk, "You should learn how to appreciate other people's effort."

Virya raises her hand and places it on her forehead. The gem in her forehead shines as she chants another ancient language. Before she continues the last phrase, she asks Ava, "I think you need to give a signal to her. Don't forget to disguise yourself."

"Hmm…. A signal huh?"

Ava places her hand on her chest and suddenly a blue aura envelopes her.

"I'll connect our souls now. You better hurry open the door."

….

Finally. All wares are clean.

'Now I can start cleaning the floors'

I wipe my sweat and go find a broom and a mop. The cafe itself is not so big, it's not hard to clean it myself. After I sweep the dust with a broom, I begin to mop the floor.

*Bump*

Suddenly I feel pain in my head and my heart. It feels like someone stabs you and hits your head hard. It hurts so much, I am almost faint.

"Ugh."

I fell and grabbed my chest. I try to scream "Help" but my voice won't come out. Fortunately, my boss watched me fall and she began to help me.

"Krisan?! Are you okay?" She asks me with concern. "Daniel! Krisan is-"

Hearing her plea, Daniel rushes to help me.

"Krisan? Krisan! What happened to you?"

Then Daniel asks my boss, "Boss. Don't you say that you were in medical school or something? Please help her!"

"It's not medical school! It's a pharmacy! I don't know how to treat someone in this situation!"

This pain starts to increase. My tears are falling. I keep trying to say something but I can't. It's like there's something that holds my throat.

Then, I faint.

….

Amid this commotion, there's someone who's knocking on the door. Daniel and the boss are too busy to handle Krisan's condition until they don't hear the sound of the door. Annoyed, a girl enters the café without permission. The girl has blonde hair and her blue eyes look intelligent with a pair of glasses.

"Hello?" the girl shouts. "Is Krisan here?"

Daniel and the boss are surprised.

"Daniel. Check the customer. I can handle Krisan." the boss asks Daniel. Daniel quietly nods and goes to check the customer. Except, she is not a customer.

"Hello. May I help you?"

"Um, is Krisan here? I'm her roommate. I was worried because she's not come home yet." answered the girl with worry.

'Krisan has a roommate?' Daniel wonders. As far as he knows, Krisan lives alone in a small apartment. But he hadn't seen her apartment so he wasn't sure about that.

But a helping hand is better than nothing, he thought.

"Yes. Unfortunately, Krisan is…. What should I say? She is having great pain. Can you help us bring her to the hospital?"

The girl sighs. "I have reminded her of her medicine…. But she didn't listen."

"Krisan has an illness?" Daniel answers with shock.

"Mmmhm. She must take the medicine at least once per day."

"Is that so? But I never heard of it-"

"Well, we must not be wasting any time. Where's she?"

Something feels off. But Daniel doesn't know why. Then Daniel leads the girl to the employee room, where Krisan is. The boss places Krisan on the sofa and her head in the boss's lap.

"Daniel, who is she?" the boss asks him.

"She says that she is Krisan's friend."

"Um hi, I'm Krisan's friend. How is she now?" The girl quietly comes and touches Krisan.

"She's asleep. The breathing is fine and I don't detect any irregular heartbeat. Just what is her condition ...."

"I'll bring her to the hospital now. May I take her?"

"Sure. I'll prepare my car right away."

The boss gently lifts Krisan and switches places with the girl.

"By the way. You two look similar." Says the boss before going to her car.

The girl then asks Daniel, "Daniel, can you prepare some drinks in case she'll wake up?"

Daniel nods and goes to prepare the drinks. After they both leave the room, the girl carefully touches Krisan's forehead and says, "I'm sorry. I don't have any other choice."

A blue light envelops Krisan and the girl.

"The fate of every living being is on my hand, but I messed it all up."

The blue light intensifies and starts to fill up the room. Then light particles started to dance, and slowly embraced them both.

"The only way I can save everyone is, by finding you."

As the light and the particles dance in harmony, their body starts to disappear. It's like they are being transported to other places.

"My other piece of my soul."

Then in the blink of an eye, they disappear.