Soul Core
Ma Jiang slowly opened her eyes upon hearing the voice call out to her.
The voice itself sounded like an echo coming from somewhere very far away while the person standing in front of her was just as mysterious.
Firstly, it was a female but she couldn't tell whether or not she was human because there were numerous ethereal wings stretching out endlessly behind her.
Her figure was flickering constantly and every time it was a little less radiant than the last.
She was beautiful and with an absolutely perfect form, well, other than her eyes which were sewn shut. It was the only flaw in an otherwise unmarred work of art.
"Y-You know me?" Ma Jiang stutteringly inquired.
She nodded, "I am known as Xu Qing."
"Xu Qing...?"
Ma Jiang silently repeated under her breath. The name sounded a little familiar but she couldn't place it anywhere. And that face certainly wasn't one she had seen before.
"Why...were you waiting for me?"