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Chapter 2 - Forgotten Memory

 Jeliel reached out to the Orb, "wait . . . Up Why do you want me to be your apostle?"

Orb, "Haven't I already told you little Angel."

Jeliel, "Well yeah but you could have chosen anyone." 

The Orb goes into Jeliel's Hand, "how many people have defeated the Demon King In a one on one?" 

Jelial, "No, you got it all wrong. If it wasn't for you, I would have lost."

Orb, "Everything you see around you is why I have chosen you."

Jeliel, "B-But. . ." Jeliel holds her head, feeling a thick fog clouding her head.

Orb, " This is the price you pay Angel "

Jeliel, "do all orbs have a consequence?!?" 

Orb, "I'm not allowed to tell you that information. That is for you to find out on your own, as even I have restrictions on what I can say and what I cannot say."

Jeliel. "There is someone above you in terms of authority, isn't there!" 

Orb, "Yes, you will have to find out who and what for yourself. All I can say is tha,t in the future, you won't have an easy task as those of your kind"

Jeliel, "you're confusing me" 

Orb, "you'll understand soon enough,"

"I understand. PEOPLE OF LUMINARY " Jeliel was hardly able to function properly as her mind continued to be confined. "I leave you with one last message, I have defeated the Demon King,… and his army is no more. Call it a miracle that I will not be dying but in order for me to stay alive, I have to pay the price 'til next time. I love you all and thank you for getting me to this point."

The people and all the creatures of Luminary walk her through the palace where she will rest until Jeliel makes her return. 

Jeliel walks into her chamber and lays down, "I trust all of you to do everything y'all can to help the fate of humanity."

All around her agree, some even shed tears that their leader will be gone so soon. They believe it is unfair but it is best for her. As she closes her eyes the fog starts to set… one second, two seconds, three. Then she feels it. She fell..? her eyes startle open in a daze, looking around, everyone that was just standing around her gone, long gone… 

Hundreds of Years Later . . . .

Jeliel, "wh-what is this ? I was just… where did they…" she was speechless. "What am I doing here?"

As she tries to remember, it was painful, like there was something blocking her, she looked around the now empty and eroded room, then at her hands. On her left wrist was a platinum bracelet that read Jeliel. 

Jeliel, "J- Jeliel… is that my name?" She stood up and walked out of the room and out of whatever building she woke up in and into a deeply forested area. 

Jeliel, "great… just great, WHERE THE HECK AM I!!!"

Mysteriously someone kicks Jelial in the head. "Oi Yellow head … Shut your mouth." 

Jeliel spins around holding the back of her head, "HEY! what's your problem… that hurt."

??? "yeah? It was supposed to be. You're acting like an idiot."

Jeliel, "Hmph, how rude of you to kick a girl you don't even know who taught you your manners?"

 ??? "I'd say nobody. What's that?" 

Jeliel, "ughh you're hopeless." 

???, (In mind) Is she asking for a death wish?" 

???, "Well lemonade, I didn't have to look at my name to know my own name. Just saying."

Jeliel, "Huh? w-were you watching me!!?" 

???, "Nah I looked at the sky and guessed. What the hell do you think? Obviously, I saw you do that. If anything, that's why I kicked you, to reset your brain dysfunction" 

Jeliel, "You're really pushing my buttons right now, stop it…" 

???, "You sound upset that I answered a question you asked me" 

Jeliel, "Very." Jeliel turns and starts walking in a random direction. 

???, "You're the most interesting hypocrite I ever met. I bet you don't even know where you're going."

Jeliel, "I'm going wherever there isn't a white haired idiot kicking people in the head for fun!!!" 

???, "I literally said I kicked you to help make you think. I aint say I did it for fun!"

 Jeliel, "YOU KICKED ME AFTER I WAS DONE THINKING!!" 

???, "How was I supposed to know you were acting strange?" 

Jeliel, "By asking." 

???, "Compared to people here, what I did was nice enough" 

Jeliel, "Thanks?" 

???, "No Problem. So Goldy, what's your name?"

 Jeliel, "You watched me say it out loud like twice…" 

???, "I forgot" 

 Jeliel, "Oh yeah? Maybe I should kick you in your head to help you remember then huh"

??? "You're not that popular anyway, I'm joking, the name's Shinigi" 'Something about her is different from everyone else . . .'

Jeliel. "my name is Jeliel, the pleasure is all yours." With that, Jeliel continued walking.

Shinigi follows Jeliel, unsure where she would go. "So were you heading off to Jeliel the lost?" 

"I … don't know, but I feel something pulling me in that direction," as Jeliel walks Shinigi notices her odd choice of clothing. 

Shinigi wonders to himself, 'who is this person really. . .'

"So Shinigi, do you happen to know where we are right now?" 

Shinigi nods, "You're in the forest of the evergreen Dragon and down below is its kingdom that constantly fights with the Dragons." 

A sharp pain flew through Jeliel's head as memories flash in and out of her mind. "Temple… Temple. A temple, what temple?" sharp imagery and words came and went, "M, 

N, U , I , Y , A ,l , R… Luminary!"

Shinigi looks at Jeliel like she's lost her mind and more. Oi Jeliel, get a hold of yourself I don't know what you witnessed but look in the sky over there."

"Shhh! shut it, can't you see I'm having a Religious revelation right now? So rude." 

Shinigi, "Yeah but for your sake you better listen to me." 

"Hm? What is it now?" 

A beam of red energy burst out from the sky towards a kingdom across from the forest. People were shouting as Dragons quickly cloud the skies as people pick up their weapons and prepare for battle.

Shinigi, "Huh, Thats interesting I'm betting on the dragons." 

"Idiot, now's not the time to make bets," as if on instinct, Jeliel reaches over her shoulder trying to grab something that wasn't quite there. 

Shinigi, "I mean, you got time to see imaginary things, so I should be able to make bets." 

"That's odd … What was it I reaching for? It felt so… natural, but I guess you're right." 

Shinigi, 'This girl has issues.' 

"Well, what are you gonna do about that anyway?" 

"I'm just gonna walk to it to see if I can get some money off of this. Who knows, they might have some food I can take for myself or something."

Jeliel sees that Shinigi is quite immature although she believes that he is the key to surviving here. 

Jeliel turns around, then turns again to get a good distance away, she proceeds to sprint at Shinigi and drop-kicks him off the ledge, down the hill, "then let's go they might need help." 

Shinigi thought to himself, 'Next time im phasing and shes gonna fall herself'

Shinigi, "Does it even matter what happens to them or not?" Shinigi had his arms behind his head as popcorn would float in front of him. Shinigi eats the popcorn curious about Jeliel's intentions. 

"Where the heck did you get that white stuff from?" 

Shinigi, "It's Popcorn genius and I summoned it." Shinigi throws popcorn at Jeliel's face. "You never had food before either?" 

Jeliel evaded it swiftly, "pop, corn? An odd name indeed, what is it?" 

Shinigi, "It's a snack and let me guess you don't know what food is, either? Since you're illiterate, here's a dictionary." Shinigi tosses her the book, that way he wouldn't have to teach her himself, as the two of them slid down from the forest to the kingdom. 

She proceeded to throw it back at him, "I don't need your dictionary " "Totally," Shinigi says sarcastically, "The Kingdom's people and the dragons would stare at Jeliel, curious of what she was doing in the area before the war took place." 

"uh hey?" 

Shinigi "Oh, I got to see this" 

??? 

Who are you to be wandering off in the forest by yourself?" 

Shinigi, "Jeliel, answer the question."

"Uh, just looking around." Jeliel said worriedly.

 Shinigi "How nosey of you, huh?" Shinigi says, laughing just at that moment, a loud roar came down from the sky, 

Floating right above her was a dragon covered in ash. 

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