Time to reveal the mystery part 2

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Back to the story, Phoenix wanted to just rest and drift back to the dreamland world till her energy returns back. But, how unfortunate, the sounds of the cries and pleadings of this human were everywhere. 

And the calm, peaceful, silent, deserted place turned into a mourning and pleading place of the human. God knows, from where she got the strength to sit down on her knees, just like in a meditation pose... But she did. Then, she closed her eyes, to envision. 

Envision the situation of the person, whose cries were deafening her every passing moment. It was just like the movie scene when they first show earth, then zoom in a little, then show land and water.. then zoom in.. then show clouds... Then zoom in… then shows the little land.. fully filled up with buildings... Then zoom down further... Then finally she saw the burning place. 

Must say, a beautiful house was on fire. Anyone can tell that. Just by looking at the surroundings, anyone can tell that it has to be a rich, wealthy human's place… or what they say.. a  resident. 

She just stares at the fire. It wasn't even one/tenth as stronger or fierce as her fire. Or as Agni's (The god of fire) intensity. Ah! Indeed, there's a huge difference between Earth and Heaven. 

She looked around, only to see, she was the only one, who was idle enough to hear this… girl's heart-wrenching scream. Everyone was busy. In either cultivation, or executing their task, or taking care of the work at hand, and so on. 

She stared at the girl, and for some unknown reason, she just couldn't bear to look at the scene. I mean, the person, who had fought immense countless battles, couldn't bear to look at the girl, who was enveloped with the flames of fire. 

Strange. Well, no matter whether it was strange or not. She just closed her eyes, then fell back to the ground, and put her gaze back to the stars. 

'' What are you thinking, my lady?'' Aelin and Prithvi heard the voice. 

'' About her.'' She replied telepathically, as she wasn't in the mood, to waste her breath on talking. [ The reason why I am using " this'' instead of ' this, is because the duo is listening to the conversation, even if it's being conversed telepathically. So, don't get confused.]

'' My lady, we are in the process of reincarnation.'' The voice explained. 

'' Re-incarnation.'' She murmured. 

'' My lady, we can save her.'' The voice added while judging where the girl's thoughts were roaming around. 

'' I know.'' She replied. 

If the birdy side of Goddess Aelin has already initiated the process of re-incarnation, then it would be damn easy for her to give one of her life to this weakling. After all, like a phoenix, she has infinite lives. So, it doesn't matter if she donates one or not. 

'' Then, what is concerning my lady?'' The voice asked. 

'' Her.'' She blinked thrice, then heaved a deep sigh of frustration. 

'' Why?'' The voice asked in confusion. 

'' She is a weakling. I hate weaklings.'' She replied back. Breaking Aelin, who was listening to the conversation, the heart's into pieces.

'' My lady, you mean... She reminded you of your past self.'' The voice asked cautiously. 

' Hmm..' She replied, shocking Prithvi and Aelin. Well, Prithvi can't believe this angry bird admits herself as a weakling, which she never was, nor is. While Aelin was shocked because that girl admitted to being like her, a weakling. As she had never admitted that herself, despite knowing it.

'' But my lady, we can't break 'The Universal Law'.'' The voice replied. 

'' But, I don't wanna waste my energy on something useless.'' She retorted back, freezing Aelin the viewer, on the spot.

'' Then?''  The voice asked in curiosity. 

'' Transmigration.'' The injured girl replied, making Prithvi feel like getting choked on his breath.

'' My Lady!' The voice screamed at her. 

'' Now, why are you screaming at me?'' She asked in a displeased tone. 

'' It's not the soul-transmigration I am thinking about. Right?''  The voice asked anxiously.

'' Yep. I am thinking about soul-transmigration. I believe in you. You can save her soul from my enemies. While I can protect her body from her enemies.'' The girl replied back with indifference. 

As if she was just telling the voice how beautiful the sky is. Not about her life. 

'' But my lady, it's extremely risky and deadly dangerous. You can lose your life, forever.''  The voice said with worry and anxiety laced in its voice. Shocking Aelin and Prithvi the more. Helping someone is one thing, but by putting oneself in danger. That's stupidity, not help.

They can feel the reluctant vibe in the air.

'' There's no point in living, either. You know, I am just getting defeated, anyway.'' The girl replied in a sad, forlorn voice. 

'' I understand, my lady. But, we aren't getting defeated.'' The voice replied, trying to enlighten the girl so that she can forget about taking the extreme step.

'' You think we are winning, just because we are alive, till now. While our opponents at the battlefield are all dead. Nope, we aren't. The reason we are alive is that fellow. 

And the reason, we are being defeated in actuality, is also him. Because he won't allow me to harm the person who annihilated my entire species. So, believe me. I hate him, the more I think about him.

  Then, I hate myself for being so uncompetitive and weak. Right now, I have only two things in my mind : 

Let me save this human and do my deed. 

Let me end my life.'' The girl said in a depressed, almost giving up voice, shocking the hell out of Prithvi, who always thought, she will never know. 

He was beyond stunned, after hearing her explanation.  He just wanted to let her do whatever she wanted. But it indeed is a fact, he can't let Aelin harm Athena; his stepmother. The cause of everything. 

'' My Lady!!! This… that…'' and the voice becomes completely speechless, not being able to reply back. 

'' Answer me,'' Phoenix asked in a raged voice, her eyes turning blood red within a second, terrifying Aelin. The girl gets confused the next moment, as she doesn't know why she can never act as a calm person. Why can't she be a patient person? Why does she get enraged very easily? Why? Just why? 

'' Let's save the human, then. But you have to come back soon. As soon as possible. Until then, I will try to handle this human soul. But, please try to come soon, my lady. I will miss you.'' The voice said in an exasperating voice. 

'' Then, let's begin.'' The girl simply replied. 

After all, she knows, in this entire Universe, there is only one person, who cared selflessly about her. That person is it, this voice, her birdy side. 

So, she knows how much she is gonna miss having two souls in one body. But, she knows, she needs some time. Time to adjust. Time to introspect and change herself in a better way. She knows Prithvi can never ever let her take revenge on his stepmother.

Thus for her, heavens will only and always be a place, which she hates the most to her very core.

She rose from her lying position, then sat in the meditation position, closed her eyes again. Then she started enchanting the Universal sound ' Om'. 

Slowly, slowly a light arises from the core of her heart, then it enveloped her fully. After some time, the beaming light disappeared and the phoenix fell down on the ground, completely unconscious. 

That was the time, when the worried Celeana, who was busy wandering around, in search of Aelin, ended up finding Aelin, in such a terrifying, life-and-death situation. 

[ Edited chapter. ]