Chapter one - soul jade

She died.....

"Well, would you look at that..." came a sarcastic voice above her. " I never expected to see you end up here iron head"

She opened her eyes and in an instant,her first swung to the face of something bending over to look at her.

*PUNCH!

" Owwh!!!.... what was that for?!!" it cried holding it's face.

She sat up straight and looked at what her fist had hit. it was a man!....well not really a man but a sculpture that has a life of it's own!

He was wearing a turquoise blue gown and his skin was white with a tinge of blue around his ears ,lips, fingers and even his eyes were blue. He also had a blue diamond shaped stone on his forehead in-between his brows. He had green long hair. His facial features were delicate like a but prettier than a woman's. You could mistake his face for a female if not for the body.

"Who are you?" she asked warily looking at him, while standing up. The environment was a white background with no trace of anything or anyone else except for a two seat dinning table , it's chairs, and a black and White chess board seated on top the table.

"You could have at least scream or show an expression or something..... not punch me on the face d*mn it!" He mumbled while still rubbing his face. She heard that.

" Let me introduce myself" he said with a mock bow." My name is Jade...cos technically I'm a Jade and I'm a soul switching jade!" He said raising his chin proudly.

"So what am I doing here?" she asked warily. She did not believe what he said. A soul switching jade? seriously? what century is she in to believe that?

" No need to look at me like that... Sheesh!" He replied to her creepy gaze. " I actually saved your soul and so.... you were fated to meet me"

"What sh*t are you spouting out now?" she asked not even understanding anything at all. she was at loss. The only thing she last remembered was that she wiped the most fearsome assassin organisation in the entire planet from the face of the earth with her hands. There was an explosion with her inside the headquarters- how did she end up here?

Jade smiled frankly and said." I'm sure you don't believe what comes from my mouth.... but the truth is... You died"

Her: "..." what the....

Seeing her stoic face finally expressing bewilderment, Jade mused to himself and continued. " Come sit down with me. Why don't we have a cup of tea and discuss about poetry and life itself- how you died of course".

"Not interested ... I'm getting out of your stupid place right now to find the exit" She stoically said and started walking away.

"*sigh...since you won't listen... I'll just sit hear and watch you fool around..." He said to himself and sat on one of the dining table's seat and started playing with the chess board.

One hour later after some searching for the "exit",she came back frustrated. This place was as vast as nothing itself.

"Have you found the 'exit' yet?" Jade's voice said obviously teasing her. He was almost done with the chess board. The white side gaining advantage over the black side.

" Just you wait!...I will get out of here!" She spat at him angrily.

" You can't get out of here at all" He said. His fingers picked up a white bishop and crossed over the black knight.

"What do you mean by that?" She asked turning her face to look at the chess board.

He sighed again and looked at her. " Don't you see... it's through me you can go back to the mortal world ?"

"Tell me what you know about this whole place" She asked him.

" Well.... you are finally interested in learning then!..... Sit and have some tea with me" He suddenly said. He clapped his hands together and the chess board disappeared into the air - in place of it was a jade tea pot with two little teacups on the table.

Her : "..." would you look at that....sorcery in the 21st century! he wasn't lying all this time....

She reluctantly sat at the other seat and looked at him while he poured out some tea for them.

" I know who you are but... let me still ask. What is your name?" He looked at her while placing a little teacup in front of her. The tea was white in colour with a refreshing fragrance.

picking up the teacup, she answered. " My name is Anna Sue"

"Well Anna Sue, you've got a lot to learn from me" He said and then smiled" before you begin your journey to another world"