Empty Town

Aileen's POV

The world had felt dull for me, too quite for me just to sit around and wait for them to appear.

I started changing my clothes into a black shirt and stockings and a white short, grabbing a jacket to keep me warm from the walk, it would be probably okay if I left a note or something that I'm going for a walk since their taking to much time out from home.

Our subdivision is always quite, no kids running around playing with their soccer ball or biking around the road, no jocks trying to show off their muscles or auras, and especially, no women in short skirts and dresses walk around, going to different bars and such. Our place is just filled with faint house lights from the windows of the houses and all the old lamp pose. But even though it felt the same, there were no couples yelling at each other, clamping dishes, and tv shows that can be heard from my distance. Everything is oddly quite.

I stop in my steps. I didn't know it's happening now.

There's a great event happening in this world. An event that makes everything so quite to those who don't and to those who are reincarnated. We call it the "calling of above". Each Gods and Goddesses, warriors and angels alike, go to their respective heavens with their person.

"They should have put on an announcement that there will be one" I murmur while kicking pebbles as I walk down the lane.

That kinda reminds me though. Ailey talked to me earlier and she didn't told me anything, she would usually tell me something in advance. Guides usually tell them in advance to get ready for such a transportation for hell I know what is it.

Should I worry about this? I mean, isn't it a normal thing? I look behind, the skies are getting dull up the mountains, the sun is setting yet the skies doesn't seem to have the sunset effect, "this...might just be because the world feels lonely. It only had its .7 percent of population, maybe lower" I whispered to myself as I tried calming down, my senses tells me that this isn't particularly the every once in awhile 'calling of the above', that this is different and dangerous.

I walk downtown to see if there is anyone. Well, I'm not exactly hoping since all except a small number has Guides. "Thank all those from above cause your not losing your products since I'm the only one here..." I yell at the top of voice as I pass stores which are wide open, "what if a thief happened to be the one left?.." I murmur. To my entertainment, I walk in the store one by one, of course I only did window shopping, I'll be running back here because of guilt if I ever stolen one.

"There really isn't anybody around this town..." I grumble slumping as I got out from the last shop of the avenue. All that is making this town sound so noisy are the animals, however, I don't really like them, I'm more into the side of want them to be safe than be with me. Cars also make a lot of noises because of all this alarms blaring through the quite night.

I came back in the house all feeling bored and lonely, also, I felt like my ears are about to explode. Even if I wanted to, I actually can't just see the above since I don't really have a Guide. I drop my body down the couch and sigh, "I really don't have a choice, even if it's something odd, I can't really go and see it" I whisper to myself before finally, drowsiness came by and put me to sleep.

3:09 am I woke up feeling heavy, I look around, still dark. I get up and walk in my room to snatch my phone, it's only 3 am, they still didn't came back and it's been so late, I'm getting worried. The dream also didn't came back to me and all I could see earlier was darkness, maybe it was just a coincidence.

I wait and play a few games on my phone, waiting for mom and dad to go drop in front of the porch. It wasn't my first time to have this kind of experience, but this takes way too long.

3:12 am I checked the door, no one. I went back to my seat, it's been only 3 minutes past when I woke up but this is getting me work up. What if their in danger in above? I finally though, I shake my head to delete this thoughts, there's no way that would happen, maybe the meeting takes too long. I tried sleeping once more to hope that when I wake up, mom and dad would be standing beside me, trying to wake me up.

That's what I want to do, however, inside that darkness when I close my eyes, I feel heavy and want to wake up, but I can't. What's happening? I can't open my mouth, I can't breath normally, I thought as I tried to inhale air, but all I feel is nothing, I'm numb. The darkness wasn't this uncomfortable until now, I'm always with darkness unlike others, so what's this? Why can't I calm down? Aileen, just breath, even if it's painful...breath, the voice came back, I look around, I was on the couch so if this is a dream, I shouldn't be able to move that easy or else I would drop, but that would also mean I would wake up. But I look around and I wasn't able to awake my conscious. Aileen, I know it's hard...but breath! The voice echoed, I followed, it feels like something sticky is entering my lungs, but as I continue, the gooey feeling fade slowly, however, I felt drowsy more than ever.

Voice's POV

Aileen's all weak, she later became unconscious and silent. "Aileen, I'm sorry, I wasn't able to help you" I whispered. "She won't hear you.." a woman's voice interrupted my thought, I look around to see the Goddess of Destruction, Goddess Eris. Her history wasn't known enough but she was a Goddess given with a myth. "A human soul is weak in the darkness unless she is accompanied" the Goddess explained, "I cannot support her even if I wanted to, my soul is weak and all I can do is to be a voice to her, the same as you" she gestured to me, "we are three souls in one, Goddess, you can borrow her body anytime, and now is not really a good time to chat" I said, pulling Goddess Eris near the contact of Aileen's soul, "the above had been searching for you, they are waiting" I said, she pull her hand away and motioned backwards, "the above will wait for me no matter what so you shut up!" The Goddess yelled and created a frequency. A legend say you can never let anyone hear the Goddess yell because her voice are "commands" for destruction.

Aileen's POV

I woke up with a slight headache, actually, I feel like I drank a ton of beer. What the hell happened? All I remember is that the darkness kept on pulling me but a voice told me to just breath...and then I lost conscious again.

I spun around, my parents aren't here. Where are they? I look outside, it's morning. I could hear the clear tweeting of birds. I look outside, I could see a few students walking for school, that's good. But mom and dad is still not here.

I run upstairs to take a quick bath, they'll be back later for sure. Their just delayed because they must've been discussing important 'Above' matters.

Roughly 6 minutes...again. I switch into usual matters..well, not really, it is only the second day after all.

"Mom and dad will probably arrive around ten" I said as I look at the clock. I'm not use to it, it never even lasted longer than 5 minutes. After fitting in my t-shirt, I get down and go to the fridge, let's see...there is pudding here, a half-bite sandwich..."when did mom last gone to groceries?" I mumbled and snatch the pudding out, I ate with sucking it out the cup, for starters, I really do have the ability to do it, I think most people can, but they just won't, maybe it's disgusting, they said...? "Well, thinking of how one eat pudding doesn't really matter"I shrug off as I throw away the cup and put my bag around the shoulder...let's see, where's the tubes of mana? It's suppose to be here---"Aileen! We're going to be late you know!" That's Rachel for sure, I run towards the door, "Rachel, you go ahead, I should be able to catch up later" I said, "is it the mana reserves? It should be one of the cupboards" she said and get in the house, "you know where it is?"I ask while following her in, "look at that cabinet, I'll look in the cupboards" she ordered, I follow and check the cabinet...no tubes.

"Aileen..did aunt refilled the mana reserves?" Rachel ask, I stand beside her to have a look at the cupboard, oh shit.

Chapter 4 end.

To be continued