Soul Holder

I just listened silently, who am I? Are you talking to me? Too many feelings are swirling inside me, everything happened so fast, I don't even know why I exist anymore. I looked at the girl clutching a tiara and standing in front of me inexplicably, Abigail, I know you've been through a lot too since you lost your mother too. The girl's face was completely white, and her eyes, which were full of life, no longer shone like that, didn't they look into my soul, my soul? Do I still have one? I wanted to say something, but only one word could come out of my mouth.

Rito: - I'm sorry.

That's all I remember, I most likely passed out from the shock. I woke up, I was in one of Uncle Deneron's castles, I feel like I'm dreaming, but unfortunately, it won't save the sad reality, then I looked in the mirror and wondered why my hair turned gray, this pain that presses on my chest is already pressing my heart An unexpected guest stomps into the room.

Deneron: - I see you've woken up, you've had quite a lot to deal with, I'd let you rest, but you've been in a deep sleep for almost a week, so it's about time you got out of bed.

I looked a little confused, but I took the situation off almost immediately, even though I was only an 8-year-old child, I experienced the dark reality of that age too soon.

Rito: - So according to this, I will live here from now on? Is my father okay?

Deneron: - Most likely he was killed too, sorry kid.

My childhood ended too soon, right after I woke up, Uncle Deneron told me that he would train me until I could stand on my own two feet, if I wanted to live there with Abigail, I would have to survive or become stronger, I don't want to lose her either. We went to a deserted place where my training started or at least I tried to...

Deneron: - Take this sword and come at me as fast as you can, put all your strength into it.

I did as he said, but with one hand, he pushed me about 5 meters away, simply, no matter how I approach or swing the sword, he always dodges and immediately counterattacks. After a little experimenting, I realized that one of his weak points, when he counterattacks, his left side is completely unprotected, I want to use this, so during his next counterattack, I shifted my balance to one side of me so that I can exert more force on his left side, although my defense will also decrease. Whatever, don't worry about it now, I need to get stronger, but fast!

Rito: - Get this, old man.

I did everything as planned, only the perfect opposite happened when I tipped my balance to my other side, it targeted the half of me that had hardly any weight, so I flew again big...

Deneron: - I see you are using your head, so we can move on to the second step.

Rito: - Ahhh. What second step?

Deneron: - Since you're talented enough, I don't need to teach you how to use your head, but we can start physical training right away and it wouldn't hurt to master your swordsmanship skills, you swing that sword like a baby.

Every day passed like this, in the morning I fought 20 duels with old Deneron, of which I could not win even 1, but I am trying persistently, I will win once, no matter what it costs. In the afternoon, my physical training began, which consisted only of swinging a barely 2-meter sword until dawn. All my bones and muscles screamed in pain, it was no surprise that I vomited blood because of it in the last few days, I can't call this training, just torture that I had to suffer at such a young age.

Time has passed, maybe only 1 year or 2, I don't even know anymore, but one thing is for sure, Abigail still hasn't spoken, even though I asked her to say at least one word when I trained sweating blood, she didn't worry about me, no reaction it didn't trigger it.

Rito: - But we have a nice morning, don't we...Abigail?

She turned her head towards me, a bit like she was angry with me, but with those lifeless eyes and that beautiful long gray hair from the fairy tale, she simply gave me the chills.

Abigail: -...

Rito: - I see, have a nice day Abigail.

I told her with a smile on my face, then I went to Deneron, from him I found out that almost everyone was wiped out from Deneria, all the elves, Abigail's feelings were valid, but I wanted to make her happy somehow.

Deneron: - Hello Rito, I know you came because of today's training, but we will postpone today and then tomorrow, I'm sorry.

Rito: - Okay, then tomorrow... Grandpa.

I saw Deneron's face and I know that exactly 2 years from today he lost his wife's life and all his friends and servants. Someone opens the door, I was already starting to be glad that it was Abigail, but an unexpected person surprises the old elf.

Albigon: - But I saw you a long time ago, Dad.

Deneron: - Me too, son, tell me how the expedition went.

I knew that not only Abigail and the old man survived the attack, but that he would be absorbed immediately after without a word...although seeing his father's face, he was not surprised by it, so he knew about it.

Albigon: - Everything went well, I wiped out all the Perenis troops who tried to retreat, all to a hair's breadth, and I avenged my mother's death.

Deneron leaned over to his son and hugged him tightly, then the boy hugged his father back, this was not expected, but I can understand them, I also lost my family thanks to that attack. Albigon looks at me and then says.

Albigon: - So you are the boy with two personalities that my father was talking about.

Rito: - What do you mean he has two personalities? I do not understand...

Albigon: - Father, didn't you tell him?

Deneron: - Not yet, but I covered it.

Rito: - Grandpa, what are you talking about?

Deneron comes to me and explains why Albigon called me a dual personality.

Deneron: - When your village was attacked and your mother was killed in front of your eyes, your personality split into two due to anger and rage, the other half is you at the moment, and the other makes me think of a cold-blooded entity.

Albigon: - So you have been training this boy for almost 2 years now, and how is he doing?

Deneron: - Not so bad for a 10-year-old.

Albigon: - I believe when I see it, I will treat it.

As this slightly arrogant and very psychopathic individual said, he took me to a slightly more spacious place, for a duel, he was able to see how much I had improved in the 2 years I spent in the old man's training. He took me to a very desolate place, even the birds didn't visit there, but at least there was room to fight. I knew I couldn't win this fight, so I had to use my head and look for at least one weak point, I have to focus all my strength, which can be expected from this small body.

Albigon: - We have arrived, I think you have already looked around and are now thinking about how you can win against me, but I have to make you sad, I am much stronger than my father.

Hearing this, the remaining chance I still had during the trip was gone. Don't think Rito, hit him with all the power you have and make yourself a weak spot for him.

Albigon: - I'm waiting for you, it's time for you to spoil me or for me to know.

Rito: - You wanted it.

I run towards him slowly, then I switch to a slightly higher speed, I have to surprise him somewhat with what I have right now, I will concentrate all my strength on one attack, as precise, faster, and stronger as possible, I swing my sword towards him, and then I strike with it in the other direction, well into this attack I have to carry all my weight to be able to push back at least a little.

Albigon: - As my father said, you are not a seven-stone, but this will still be very little against me, show the strength that your other half represents or I will crush you into the rock.

My other half? What is he talking about? I don't even know that half of me exists, I don't want to bring it up to him yet, whatever, don't think about it now Rito, focus your strength so that you can at least make a scratch. I tried to defend myself, but as soon as he counters me, he has no chance to defend it, my sword simply slams into him, it's like he wants to break me after each swing, which he does with that boring head as if he's just playing with me.

Albigon: - I will be very angry if you do not summon him immediately.

As this elf said, he was preparing for a huge blow with his sword, which I had to somehow protect or it would cut me in two and I would die, no, not anymore, I couldn't die until I saw Abigail smile at least once. Then I put every fiber of my muscle, every bone and weight into the side of me that was about to attack me, along with its cruel thirst for blood.

Albigon: - Youu?

He stared at me with a surprised face that a 10-year-old child survived with a few scratches and bruises the fatal blow that even 20 people on a Perenis team would not have withstood. It's sad to say, I had so much strength left and as I thought, it wasn't enough for him either, so he grabbed my leg and then hit the wall with all his strength.

Albigon: - That's enough for today, I saw more than I should have.

He took me back to the kingdom with him, But by the time I woke up, he was completely disappeared. A king is coming to see me.

Deneron: - I see, Albigon took good care of your problems.

Rito: - That man is a monster.

Deneron: - Don't say that, he also went through hell when you were only as old as you.

Rito: - What do you mean?

Deneron told me that he served in the army at the age of 10 in Albigon as the king's son, so his life was not easy, he fought for his life every single day to somehow survive. After hearing his story, my heart softened a little towards Albigon, that there was someone outside of me who didn't have an easy childhood. Our conversation is interrupted by a mistaken old man who is on the verge of death.

Unknown man: - Help me.

Deneron and I rushed over to the old man to see what we could do to help him, but it was too late, that was all he could say.

Unknown man: - Pere..nis.

Hearing this, my face turned white, Abigail saw this too, I got angry and went over my head, Deneron tried to stop me, but he didn't succeed.

Deneron: - Rito, that's not what you're planning to do, come back right away.

I ran in the direction the old man came from, a small village near Deneron, just like mine...

Unexpectedly, there was no one there, I heard a low gasping voice from behind me, and Abigail ran after me. Why did you come after me? She wanted to put something in my hand, but as soon as she reached me, she collapsed in my arms. A Syronida scarecrow shot her in the back.

Rito: - ABIIGAILLLLLLLLL!

I said in a slightly muffled voice, all my bones feeling the trembling fear I never wanted to experience.

Rito: - You won't die, I won't let you.

I tried to run with Abigail in my hand, but I was not only met with an enemy but both Perenis and Syronida's team, especially Abigail.

Rito: - What do you want from Abigail?

Syronida's man: - We only want to take the head of the princess, because her dear brother killed all our troops.

Rito: - So that's why you were able to shoot a 10-year-old girl in the back.

Desperation suddenly took over me, but some voice started whispering in my head.

"In My Head"

- So you are capable of holding a girl in your hand and not a sword that cuts all your enemies in half.

- Am I capable of that much? Who are you?

- How am I doing? I am with you!

- You can't be me, if you feel so strong, come forward.

An aura came over me that I couldn't control, then I lost consciousness, I woke up to find all the troops lying on the ground lying in blood in front of me, what I was holding was no longer Abigail, but the sword I got from Deneron.

The girl in front of me, whom I wanted to protect more than my life, is now dying there. Tears fell from my eyes, which hurriedly grabbed one of my hands, and I could only say so much about those beautiful lips.

Abigail: - R...ito, here you go.

She put a paper in my hand, is this what you wanted to give me Abigail? It was a drawing of the two of us sitting on top of a tree. I just held my already dead companion, my only friend, the little dead body in my arms, I can no longer bear the weight of this on my shoulders.

I carried in my arms the person for whom I was worth living. Halfway I met the Albigon, whose face shows anger.

Albigon: - What happened to Abigail?

Rito: - Killed by a Syronida assassin

I said this, standing with my clothes soaked in blood.

Albigon: - How could you not save her?

He grabbed Abigail from my hand, then smashed me to the ground and twisted my left hand to break it.

Rito: - AGHHH.

Albigon: - Be glad that I didn't break your neck, did you at least avenge her?

Rito: - ...

I couldn't answer your question, how could a brother be so cold-hearted...

Rito: - She was killed because of you, you worm.

I hit him in the face with my broken arm.

I see you are angry with me, but the one you should be angry with is yourself, you were not able to protect my sister. I see how attached you are to my sister, there is a way we can support her again, but I need you for this.

Albigon: - Listen to me, I don't know if you've heard of the Soul Holders, it doesn't matter if you haven't, because only you can do that, I already have a soul somebody. I'll turn Abigail into a soul, all you have to do is become her holder, if you can't even do that, I'll never see you before my eyes again.

Rito: - Anything, just bring my friend back.

I accepted his offer, and then he turned the little dying body of my childhood friend into a soul, whose heart no longer beat.

Albigon: - Be very careful, you should only absorb a soul at the age of 18, but we have to speed up this process now, I hope you can handle it, thanks to your two personalities, you have more consciousness than the average person.

I was a little confused, all I could do was kneel and burst into tears, holding Abigail's tiny, pulsing soul in my hand, then holding it to my chest, I melted it into myself.

As usual, Albigon disappeared again, I'm not surprised anymore, but he's not even interested in his sister...

I passed out for a while, but as that psychopath said, Abigail and I managed to unite.

There was no answer, I desperately called her name, but she didn't answer, I knew it was too good to be true.

Suddenly Abigail appeared, then we lay next to each other on the floor and I just told her that.

I said, smiling at her.

Abigail: - Hi Rito.

I can already see life and that beautiful sparkle in her eyes, ah, FINALLY.