Forest of Spirits {2}

Lucian is out of commission after the battle with a malevolent cobra. The venom has already spread throughout his upper body and his head was next.

Meanwhile...

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{Spirit of Darkness POV}

Boom!

I'd slide across the ground onto the boulder.

"Spirit of Lightning, what is this insolence?!"

I yelled at the Spirit of Lightning, who was in the form of a wolf.

"How long have we been here, Spirit of Darkness?! 4 years! Why did we have to be separated from him?!"

"Because his soul couldn't withstand our powers all at once. That is why he died at such a young age."

"Where is he now?! It should be time for us to return!"

"He's right here."

I turned around as I tried to present the boy, but he was nowhere in sight.

"Where?!"

"H-he was right here."

"The boy hid behind here when we began fighting."

A low and deep voice said. The Spirit of Life said moved the boulder away, revealing an injured boy.

"What happened?!"

I said as I ran to the boy's side.

"It looks like he had his own fight while we were dealing with you."

A hostile male voice said. The Spirit of Fire faced the Spirit of Lightning and started scolding him.

"It's a malevolent cobra, the poison has already reached below his neck."

A soft female voice said. It was the Spirit of Ice. She began blowing ice over Lucian's neck.

"That should slow down the venom for now. Spirit of Terra, are you able to heal him?"

(Note: Spirit of Terra = Life and Earth)

"I'm sorry, but I can't heal him at the state he is in. If the venom was beneath his heart, I could've taken care of it ages ago."

"No, the young master can't die at such a pitiful state. We haven't even returned to him yet."

Everyone was silent as they stared at Lucian.

The young master was brought back to life, but the result is that we had to be separated from him. Michael placed us on this island in order for us to refine our berserk nature. That was why we were separated from the young master, because we wielded too much power for his soul to contain.

Now that we were new, it was time for us to return to our young master. But unfortunately, that won't happen if he dies here.

The Spirit of Lightning walked forward.

"We need to take him to Yggdrasil. He'll be able to heal him."

The Spirit of Lightning took Lucian by his collar and placed him on the Spirit of Terra's back.

And so we headed towards Yggdrasil, the tree of life.

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An hour passed.

The Spirit of Ice was keeping a check on Lucian, freezing the venom so it doesn't reach up to his brain while the Spirit of Terra was emitting an essence that calmed down Lucian.

We then arrived at a larger lake, which was about a mile deep, the average depth of an ocean.

Standing in front of us was a giant tree, Yggdrasil. Its towering figure was boundless, it emitted this holy like presence. Legends once said that Yggdrasil was born from a corpse of a god.

We were walking over a wide bridge made of hardened crystals. As we were halfway, the bridge suddenly shook.

Then out of the water and an enormous sea serpent jumped out. It was completely blue, the color of a clear ocean. It had a bright glow in its royal blue eyes.

The serpent spotted us and reached in closer.

"How was the forest outside?"

It's voice was distorted, but it was female.

"It was alright, we found the young master, but..."

"It seems he's been injured."

This is the Spirit of Water. Her form is of a leviathan's. Due to her appearance, she has to stay in this lake and wanders around the deep lake.

"Where is the Spirit of Light?"

"He is speaking with the elder dryads. He's been at with them since the morning."

"I am done."

An angelic voice said, descending from the sky. A looming figure slowly landed in front of us. It was the Spirit of Light. His form is similar to of a dragon.

"May you tell me why he has been injured?"

"A malevolent cobra bit him on his left leg."

The Spirit of Light inspected Lucian, then he turned towards the Spirit of Lightning. His figure was smaller than the Spirit of Water, but was larger than the Spirit of Lightning and the Spirit of Terra.

"You just couldn't control your rage, huh? I could hear you even from the depths of the underworld."

The Spirit of Light growled at the Spirit of Lightning, who flinched as he cowered away from the Spirit of Light.

I looked up at the sky. The moon was slowly changing into a purplish color.

"Enough, we need to heal the young master."

The Spirit of Terra said. Lucian was starting to cough up blood. It looks like the ice magic that the Spirit of Ice was using was starting to have no effect.

"Spirit of Light, you must heal him now."

The Spirit of Light inspected his talons. Then he faced his palm at Lucian.

Flash!

A light orb descended onto Lucian's body, which wrapped around him, his body would then give off a white glow.

"Now Spirit of Terra, your healing magic should work now."

"Thank you."

Gradually, the venom in Lucian's body began to go away, and after that he returned to his normal state.

I looked up at the moon once more, it was now fully purple.

"It's time, isn't it."

The Spirit of Light stared at me.

Today was our last day as physical beings. Starting tomorrow, we will be nothing but lost spirits.

We laid Lucian's body in the middle of the bridge.

We all stared at each other.

"So who wants to go first?"

No one stepped up. It's hard for us, since we've been alive for 4 years, living in this place. It's either we return to where we came from or become lost spirits.

We have no other choice.

Soon, the Spirit of Lightning stepped up. He put his paw on Lucian's chest and was then absorbed into his body.

Then right after, the Spirit of Wind hopped in front. The Spirit of Wind hasn't really talked much. He was the quietest one here. Then he looked at us.

"It was short, but it was fun."

So he was a male after all.

In order, the Spirit of Ice, the Spirit of Fire, the Spirit of Water, and the Spirit of Terra absorbed themselves into Lucian.

It was only me and the Spirit of Light next. I approached the boy and hovered my paw over Lucian's chest.

I turned towards the Spirit of Light. He looked up at the moon with a serious expression.

"Is something wrong?"

He then turned towards me.

"You... you didn't need to be separated, did you?"

I didn't say a word.

"It's true, isn't it?"

"Yes."

When we were separated, I was never berserk. I was already fully aware of what I was doing. It was just these 7 that had to calm down.

"I see..."

He then hovers his talon over Lucian's chest.

"Goodbye, Spirit of Darkness."

He taps Lucian's chest and gets sucked in.

I placed my paw on Lucian's chest as well.

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As a result, Lucian has claimed the 8 elements that he lost during birth.

A week would pass...

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