AIZEN.

"Are you scared?" Psyche asked. Her soft eyes were looking at me, she's really beautiful that Aphrodite was once jealous of her. I know that she's hurt because I wasn't using the blessing that she gave to me, but I know that she clearly understands the worries inside my heart.

"I don't want to see her,"

She pulled me and hugged me, she was brushing my hair, "She's not here, Aizen. Trust me."

"I trust you,"

She clasped her hands and pulled me inside a spooky mansion. The moaning and creaking noises of the wooden floor were echoing, the musty smell of the mansion was filling my nose along with an eerie sensation dancing around me.

All of a sudden, several candles appeared and they began to dance in the air. And then I've remembered the spirits that Charon was carrying in his boat and at the end of the path, two doors were waiting for the arrival of the spirits.

"I granted you the blessing of Soul Subordination in which you can control the souls at your will and command," Psyche stated. I nodded. "And when you went to the Underworld, you saw the doors, right?"

"Yes,"

"The first door was for good spirits and after they passed through that door they become a Pure Soul." She explained. At kahit papaano ay may alam ako tungkol sa mga Pure Soul. They are the most diligent souls, they also have different classes and kinds and the only thing that they can do is to support.

"The other door is for the bad spirits, those who become Grim Souls," She said. Well, the Grim Souls are known as powerful souls but they are all greedy because of all them wants to steal their owner's body, simply because they represent the Seven Deadly Sins.

"Yet, another type of soul appeared," Psyche mumbled. I looked at her curiously, my eyes were seeking for her other words, "The Empyrean Soul,"

"What does an Empyrean Soul do?"

She awkwardly smiled and watched the candles dancing above, "They seek for life," She said seriously.

I flinched when the lights suddenly vanquish and then the candles plummet to the wooden floor, "The souls are welcoming you,"

"Where are they?"

"Close your eyes," I shut my eyes just like what she said. Nag-indian seat din ako sa pwesto ko upang makapagconcentrate ako ng maayos. "Now, calmly breathe, connect with the soul realm."

A moment of eerieness filled me. I awed when nothingness became an indescribable place. My eyes were still close yet I can see the surroundings like I'm wearing a night vision goggles.

I am still inside the mansion, yet different human figures were now standing before me. And even though they are just bunch of silhouette of colors, I can tell that they are looking at me. Most of the souls around were milkier than white, and the fewer ones were darker than crimson.

"Make a contract with a soul," She commanded.

And because this is my first time, I need to make a contract with a Pure Soul. I looked at the Pure Soul at the corner and began to call it by murmuring its color.

"You called me," the soul said. It was the voice of a woman, it was soft and melodious.

"What is your specialization?"

"Healing," she answered.

Luck must be with me. Light can no longer heal and having this kind of soul is a jackpot. And as far as I know, souls with healing as their ability are very rare.

I smiled. "I want a contract between you and me."

"As you wish,"

A circle around suddenly ignited. It was scorching with hot blue flames that weren't burning my skin along with it was the shifting of the place, we were suddenly surrounded with ragged cumulus clouds. The soul sat across me as the blue flames began to minimize, and as soon the flames became tiny, it went into my front.

At nang hawakan ko ang apoy ay naging isang kwintas ito. A necklace with a frozen blue flame. I looked at the soul who was waiting for my next move.

Sinuot ko sa kanya ang kwintas.

"To finish the contract process, you must name me."

Nakuha ng kwintas na sinuot ko sa kanya ang pansin ko. And then, I remembered Serena's turquoise hair. And once they become a soul, they can no longer distinguish their genders but she sounded like a woman.

"I shall name you Blue, the color of the seas."

The soul suddenly lit up. She was slowly transforming into a beautiful maiden, her midnight blue eyes were glimmering along with her wavy white hair.

"Thank you, Master."

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Psyche smiling at me. I was about to stand when I felt the heaviness of my body, "Huwag mong pilitin na makatayo. Making a contract with a soul is exhausting. A contract with a Pure Soul can cost one-fourth of your magic energy while Grim Soul cost half of your energy."

"What about the Empyrean Soul?" I asked.

"I don't know," She answered truthfully. Siguro dahil bago lamang ito ay kakaunti pa lamang ang impormasyon tungkol sa Empyrean Soul. Hindi ko rin naman nagawang makakita ng Empyrean Soul sa paligid kanina, "What is the specialization of your soul?"

"Healing,"

"You're lucky, it was a rare one." She smiled.

Hindi ko na nagawa pang umimik. I was drowned with my curiosity about the Empyrean Soul, I badly wanted to see one.

"You're curious about the Empyrean Soul," she noticed my eagerness to dig about that soul.

"I want to know what can an Empyrean Soul does," I said.

"They seek life, aren't you scared?"

"I am not,"

She heaved a sigh and ruffled my hair.

"There is only one Empyrean Soul existing, Aizen. Find it and your curiosity will be answered."

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